Going underground
Going underground |
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Page 30 of 36  Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off, 1978), a huge seller, by Gilbert Shelton There was also a boom in other kinds of politics. Three lines were especially important: Slow Death Funnies, Edu-Comics and Anarchy Comics. Slow Death (Last Gasp) had been the first to strike out in a politically specific direction, dating from as early as 1970, thought it did not come into its own until late in the decade. Individual issues were devoted to nuclear power, the 'medical-industrial complex', Greenpeace and the anti-War movement. It included pages of facts and figures alongside some highly amusing satirical strips by Greg Irons, Jack Jackson and others. The 'Edu-Comics' (published under the same name) were in a similar vein, with All-Atomic Comics (1976) and Energy Comics (1980), again attacking nuclear power, and Food Comix (1980), which supported non-destructive farming methods. Both Slow Death and Edu-Comics developed a 'Green' bent, whereas Anarchy (Last Gasp, 1978) was different in that it held to a specific ideology, featuring in its own words, 'comix inspired by or based on anarchist ideas and history in the belief that the true terrorists are governments and corporations who hold us hostage with their armaments, militaries, and intelligence activities.' Contributors included Spain Rodriguez, Melinda Gebbie, Jay Kinney and the Englishman Cliff Harper (whose solo Class War Comix (Kitchen Sink, 1979) had a similar agenda).  Fat Freddy's Cat  Zippy (Rip Off, 1980) |