Do underground comics still exist ?

[Senormac]

I mean, back in the 60's and 70's ....if you wanted to cuss, use drugs or show boobies (or more) your comics were classified as "underground".... I guess cuz of the comics code. Also the art was different, and usually was not super hero related.

 

Now days, there are so many "independent" publishers, I think undergrounds are, by that name anyways, a thing of the past. So much ground is covered by such a large group of publishers these days where all the above mentioned no-no's are depicted quite regularly..... and especially violence. I think Image and Dark Horse are the undergrounds of today. Anybody ?

 

 

 

 

[oakman29]

I read a really great one just the other day...,... Spike Mulligan something or other,it was pretty damn good.

[lizards2]

My memory is terrible, and so will be my spelling, but that's mainstream carp compared to:

 

Fantagraphics in general

Hate

Ivan Brunetti

Dame Darcy

person_without_enough_empathyy person_without_enough_empathy

Arsenic Lullaby

Charles Burns

Peep Show

Minimum Wage

Eightball

Anything by Harvey Pekar

 

If I wasn't so much under the influence of birthday, I'd bury you under pages of examples...,

 

[lizards2]

Johnny Ryan!

[nwpassage]

No, there is no counter-culture in america at the moment. We are awaiting the revolution though, and it will be televised.

[mister_not_so_nice]

Jeremy Baum puts out some mad, crazy sh

 

and +1 for ARSENIC LULLABY

[dupont2005]

This is one of my favorites.

http://fukitor.blogspot.com/?zx=b3e6302856954b46

[dupont2005]

I think Image and Dark Horse are the undergrounds of today.

No, I wouldn't say that. Self publishing still exists. Even home printing and snail mail distribution. Johnny Ryan was doing it up until just a few years ago. I was lucky enough to get back into comics in time to buy his last self published and self printed series mailed to me by him. Pretty neat, let me dig up a pic

[rjpb]

No, there is no counter-culture in america at the moment. We are awaiting the revolution though, and it will be televised.

 

But you'll have to subscribe.

[dupont2005]

Can't find my pic, but if you look up New Character Parade, Klassic Komix Klub, and Comic Book Holocaust in Google Image you'll see his home published versions with silkscreened covers.

 

Also, comic pros whose work used to be considered underground and are still doing the same work today, I'd say it's still underground no matter who is publishing it.

 

And publishers whose work was strictly underground at one time are still in business. Last Gasp and Kitchen Sink, I'd say they still put out underground work.

[rjpb]

They barely exist as one traditionally thinks of them, with off-beat independents, self-published comics and trade and hardbound collections by the original underground creators keeping the spirit alive. but it's been many a year since there was a steady flow of comic and magazine format publications coming out that could generally be described as "underground".

 

I would agree that Image and DH, while publishing some interesting material, aren't putting out anything I'd call "underground". the last publisher that with any regularity produced undergrounds would be Fantagraphics, and they're more of a book publisher these days.

[dupont2005]

This is one of my favorites.

http://fukitor.blogspot.com/?zx=b3e6302856954b46

Oh, looks like #1 is going out of print this month by the way. Pretty awesome gore and obscenity comic, if you're interested I'd suggest buying #1 before it's gone. They're digest sized, on old school pulp paper, in full color. Forgot the page count but it's about what a typical comic has. Maybe a bit thinner. Also, like a Johnny Ryan comic this is intended to offend, so fair warning if that's not your thing.

[nocutename]

<3 Dame Darcy

 

I am finishing up Buddy Does Seattle. Good stuff

[Senormac]

I read a really great one just the other day...,... Spike Mulligan something or other,it was pretty damn good.

 

[Senormac]

I think Image and Dark Horse are the undergrounds of today.

No, I wouldn't say that. Self publishing still exists. Even home printing and snail mail distribution. Johnny Ryan was doing it up until just a few years ago. I was lucky enough to get back into comics in time to buy his last self published and self printed series mailed to me by him. Pretty neat, let me dig up a pic

 

I remember Zap, the Fabulous Furry Freak Bros and all Robert Crumb stuff being examples of underground. I should have went to wikipedia earlier.... buy hey, this is my go to group for comics info

 

wiki underground comics article

[comicwiz]

Further to the Wiki, you'll find a good yardstick measurement (1963-1975) and read on the Undergrounds Era by Patrick Rosenkranz.

 

Pre-UG's, influences and early roots was covered by Justin Farrell (oldmilwaukee6er) in this oldy but goodie GPA newsletter.

[Senormac]

Further to the Wiki, you'll find a good yardstick measurement (1963-1975) and read on the Undergrounds Era by Patrick Rosenkranz.

 

Pre-UG's, influences and early roots was covered by Justin Farrell (oldmilwaukee6er) in this oldy but goodie GPA newsletter.

 

thanks for the links cw

[Mr.Illmannered]

Verotik?

[nwpassage]

This is one of my favorites.

http://fukitor.blogspot.com/?zx=b3e6302856954b46

 

Shades of S. Clay Wilson.

[lizards2]

Verotik?

That was just vile.