Underground Comix

Underground Comix

     Going into Underground comix I had mentally prepared myself for the worst of the worst and in this case they did not disappoint. When it comes to the cruelest and the most controversial subjects Comix definitely doesn't pull any punches. The first set of comix I read were Mr. Natural by Robert Crump and by the second issue there was not only a child molestation joke, but several panels of Mr. Natural having sex with a minor. Honestly this was the only comix that was able to shock me. The other pieces of underground comix didn't give me that same punch, but that's obviously coming from my perspective were most things don't offend me.

      One of the things that's interesting about Comix is the use of recognizable characters, such as Mickey Mouse, whom we normally associate with innocence and throws them in a very grotesque world. This use of children characters surely adds to the shock value to these types of comics, and since this is the objective of the comic, it was truly successful up until it got taken down by Disney.

      Something I've noticed about Underground Comix that separates it from other comics is that there is no one type of art style. When you pick up a superhero comic book, based on the art style it's easily recognizable as a comic book. But each comix has it's own unique art style, some that are poorly drawn but still able to hold meaning. And some that are very detailed in order to add to the grotesqueness of the comix. This freedom of art style gives anyone the ability to create their own comix, even if they can't draw.