Smut (comics)
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Smut was a British
adult comic that was launched in the late 1980s.
"Smut" is a slang
word - most common in Britain - for any form of media
that is considered profane or offensive, particularly with regards to sexual content
. Smut comic is named as such for a good reason.
The comic is similar to Viz, although is considered to be a downmarket copycat of Viz, being less subtle and lacking in Viz's surreal satire
, and printed on lower quality paper.
Its strips are usually heavily violent, full of profanity
and with themes many may regard as being politically incorrect
. Its flagship character is "Everard Edbutt", a heavily built skinhead
who, despite his cheerfully moronic nature, tends to get very violent when anyone bothers him. His surreal strength invariably means he horribly mutilates people without much effort, such as by punching someone in the face with such strength that his fist bursts through the back of their head.
Other characters, who invariably have self-explanatory names, include:
In July 2007, Smut relaunched itself as 'Twisted! incorporating Smut'. Despite the name change, the comic's content remained broadly similar, and reprinted earlier material. The title stopped publishing shortly afterwards.
United Kingdom
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adult comic that was launched in the late 1980s.
"Smut" is a slang
Slang
Slang is the use of informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker's language or dialect but are considered more acceptable when used socially. Slang is often to be found in areas of the lexicon that refer to things considered taboo...
word - most common in Britain - for any form of media
Mass media
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that is considered profane or offensive, particularly with regards to sexual content
Pornography
Pornography or porn is the explicit portrayal of sexual subject matter for the purposes of sexual arousal and erotic satisfaction.Pornography may use any of a variety of media, ranging from books, magazines, postcards, photos, sculpture, drawing, painting, animation, sound recording, film, video,...
. Smut comic is named as such for a good reason.
The comic is similar to Viz, although is considered to be a downmarket copycat of Viz, being less subtle and lacking in Viz's surreal satire
Satire
Satire is primarily a literary genre or form, although in practice it can also be found in the graphic and performing arts. In satire, vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming individuals, and society itself, into improvement...
, and printed on lower quality paper.
Its strips are usually heavily violent, full of profanity
Profanity
Profanity is a show of disrespect, or a desecration or debasement of someone or something. Profanity can take the form of words, expressions, gestures, or other social behaviors that are socially constructed or interpreted as insulting, rude, vulgar, obscene, desecrating, or other forms.The...
and with themes many may regard as being politically incorrect
Political correctness
Political correctness is a term which denotes language, ideas, policies, and behavior seen as seeking to minimize social and institutional offense in occupational, gender, racial, cultural, sexual orientation, certain other religions, beliefs or ideologies, disability, and age-related contexts,...
. Its flagship character is "Everard Edbutt", a heavily built skinhead
Skinhead
A skinhead is a member of a subculture that originated among working class youths in the United Kingdom in the 1960s, and then spread to other parts of the world. Named for their close-cropped or shaven heads, the first skinheads were greatly influenced by West Indian rude boys and British mods,...
who, despite his cheerfully moronic nature, tends to get very violent when anyone bothers him. His surreal strength invariably means he horribly mutilates people without much effort, such as by punching someone in the face with such strength that his fist bursts through the back of their head.
Other characters, who invariably have self-explanatory names, include:
- Everard ead Butt- A man who is as hard as wee wee.
- Tactless Terence - a man who has no knowledge of good manners or being tactful
- Sarky Marky - an incredibly sarcastic man
- Psycho Sid - a grinning psychopath who ends every strip by viciously murdering someone for no reason
- Papercut Pete - a short, fat little man who solves problems by giving people agonizing papercutsPaper cutA paper cut occurs when a piece of paper or other thin, sharp material slices a person's skin.Paper cuts, though named from paper, can also be caused by other thin, stiff materials, such as aluminium foil, knives, and thin blades of grass....
- Fat Idle Bastard - a total slob who is as unproductive as he is greedy, deceitful and sexist
- The Skeggys- Similar to the Viz's Biffa Bacon, a family of immoral, overweight benefit scroungers.
- Twatman and Nobbin- An obvious parody of BatmanBatmanBatman is a fictional character created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger. A comic book superhero, Batman first appeared in Detective Comics #27 , and since then has appeared primarily in publications by DC Comics...
- Twatman is an older sexist pig while Nobbin is a young and inexperienced nerd. - Klaus The Louse - Pubic Enemy Number One -- the travels of a pubic louse.
In July 2007, Smut relaunched itself as 'Twisted! incorporating Smut'. Despite the name change, the comic's content remained broadly similar, and reprinted earlier material. The title stopped publishing shortly afterwards.