Week 6: Underground Comics

            Underground comics were made as a response to the implemented Comics Code and the disquiet throughout the late 1960s and early 1970s: the Civil Rights movement, the Sexual Revolution, the Vietnam War, anti-drug laws. They were also intended as adult reading material for those with unconventional taste. While these works are products of the period’s famous counterculture, it is undeniable that their purpose is still relevant today.

            I read through Mother Oats. Mother Oats looks like it was made to resemble an acid trip – immersive drawings with intense detail, characters that stumble across layers of reality, and some parts of the narrative feel much longer than they actually are. Some parts I found pretty hard to follow, but I still found it funny and entertaining.