A place to appreciate the twentieth century comic character Everett True of "The Outbursts of Everett True." Feel free to check out the sticky.
Good morning everetters. I had the strangest dream that.I opened up Voyager and entered truecomics and a lot of people had posted comic strips and I was so happy then I awoke and checked only ro see that I am still the major provider. Life is funny that way
You know what I find interesting about Everett True? How people relate to the comic today.
Love it or hate it, there's something about the way it attacks (semi-literally and figuratively) social issues in a way that shows how common some of them are, to have survived into another century. Makes the artist pretty damn perceptive.
Now, another thing I find entertaining is the way people look at the character. It really does seem that a majority of people side with Everett's views, despite the fact that his core view is that he is the arbiter of rights and wrong, and has the freedom to punish the wrong, violently.
He's a vigilante. A social vigilante. He's a fat Batman that ignores crooks and goes right to the heart of social ills as he sees them.
That's fucking fascinating to me. That, number one, the comic was popular enough to last long enough for so many to be made. Number two, that people are so willing to accept cartoon violence as the appropriate response to social problems, in the abstract (and, I suspect, in the privacy of the mind, in reality). And, number three, that all of us that enjoy this C/ seem to just ignore that True is a giant, flaming asshole because he's entertaining.
Now, I'm not against the idea of violence as a tool of social change. To the contrary, viva la revolution! Something, something, tree of liberty and all that. I am, however, very skeptical that any given person that's using violence for social change should be trusted enough to be allowed to do so.
But our comic Fatman, sans Robin, is the vicarious outlet for our more direct and tightly reined rage at the world. Which is, I suspect, what was intended.
I deeply appreciate this analysis. Looking forward to the next one, of whatever comic it may be!
It would be interesting to do a write up comparing Everett True to Larry David. Both focus on social situations that they find intolerable and both have a characteristic reaction. But True looks at social injustice and discourtesy and reacts with anger and violence. David looks at the world through idiosyncratic personal ethics and reacts with a variety of whines and ineffectual confrontations.
Sometimes it takes an asshole to get shit done.
I appreciate the time and effort you put into all these posts. If I ever find another fitting comic I will do what I can to help out.
No need to feel pressured though! I just think it's fun if people feel they can post the comics they want instead of idly watching but I don't mind providing for the most part (: only post if you feel like it.
Pretty sure Everett would have been on fuckcars of he'd had the chance. Seen a good number of them where he targets drivers by now.
And he's always (?) using public transportation.
Everett sure loves punching people in the face.