Jab Comix - Grumpy Old Man Jefferson 1-3 An Adu... [2021]
Since “Jab Comix” is known for adult-themed parody animation, this essay treats the subject as a satirical work of graphic fiction.
Thematically, the trilogy examines the American fear of obsolescence. Jefferson is not a villain; he is a monument to a pre-digital ethics of work and place. His grumpiness is a shield against a consumer culture that demands perpetual cheerfulness. JAB COMIX - GRUMPY OLD MAN JEFFERSON 1-3 An Adu...
Volume 1
: Establishes the visual language of the series, focusing on the character design of Jefferson and the immediate setting of his neighborhood. Since “Jab Comix” is known for adult-themed parody
Jefferson P. Hornsby
Issue #1, simply titled "Get Off My Lawn," opens not with an explosion, but with a dead dandelion. We meet , a 72-year-old widower living in the cookie-cutter subdivision of Evergreen Estates. Within the first three pages, he has already filed noise complaints against a teenager’s skateboard, deconstructed the poor engineering of a leaf blower, and declared war on a HOA board member over the acceptable height of ornamental grass. His grumpiness is a shield against a consumer
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I only heard this for the first time a few years ago. I was pretty impressed, it’s a lot better than its rep. Pleasuredome had more peaks, like you say, but more filler too. All the cover versions midway really bring that album down for me. Guess they got sick of doing them too, judging by the Heroin story!
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Yes, I think the covers thing was much more Paul Morley’s bag than the band’s…
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The reference to Stan Boardman is because he speaks the lines “In the coming age of automation……..”
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Thanks Tony. Any idea where that info came from?
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