Underground Comics

These comics are interesting for the time period for which they were released.  I feel for much of it was the early ground work for more storytelling that is geared for the adult eye, something that wasn't present nearly as much in the past (or arguably even now).  While i'm not one who typically enjoys these types of comics, as an artist I can appreciate them being made very well, as well as the representation (SOME) of them present.  I can also appreciate the artist's creating them, given how censorship was in the 1970s.  Some strips that I have read, I feel are trying to be offensive for the sake of being offensive.  One example is the depictions of black men and women in the Zap comics, where the character designs are just ridiculous.  There is also the strip in Tits and Clits involving rape, where the artist tries to depict it in a romantic and almost positive sense.  I'm not won over by most of the claims unsurprisingly.  In a more positive light, these comics did give minorities a platform to write and create art (though some missed the mark with the offensive stuff I think)  Overall, I get the importance of comics like these, as they show a part of history that shouldn't be ignored or forgotten about in order to move forward, but I don't think I will be reading or revisiting any of these again like that other comics we have read in class.