Alternative Comics The Samurai Vs the Technological Eyeballs!

HEY APATHY! Alternative Comics Samurai

As the technological monstrosities continue to assimilate the city streets, the appearance of unique individuals becomes extraordinarily obvious. Similar to the ill-gotten hero, StudaBaker Hawk, a trained and determined wandering Ronin rises up to take arms against the horrific homogenization. through many years of meditative focus, the lone swordsman reaches a heightened state of awareness. He alone is able to instantly determine the difference between the mechanically corrupted eyeballs and those of the true metropolis consciousness. Drawing his weapon the Ronin attacks the impersonating eyeballs in an attempt to maintain balance in the void. The diabolical business demi-god becomes irritated as he over looks the destruction of his hypnotic minions and questions whether or not it is time to face the warrior himself.

The Samurai Vs. The Technological Eyeballs illustration was the first appearance of my wandering Ronin character in the HEY APATHY mythology. I introduced the figure as a symbolic representation of old world traditions and Taoist values. In the drawing the Samurai can be seen in battle with a giant eyeball. The Giant Eye is the centrifugal element in the city of gears. The eyeball of our thoughts and consciousness lies in chaos center of the metropolis as an axis for the infinite spiralling of the denizens routines. However a diabolic over lord has developed technologically enhance eyeballs determined to manipulate the urban rhythms for his own personnel gain. The Samurai has detected one of these corrupted Eyeballs and decidedly taken action. The 20 x 30 inch ink drawing is an action packed allegorical narration regarding the balance of Zen and humanist philosophies and modern day commercial ideologies.

The Samurai figure has since become an important player in the HEY APATHY! mythology as he returned to signify the nature of humanity throughout many of the large street murals and illustrations. The character is also featured in HEY APATHY! BOOK TWO, in which a traditional type Japanese Western becomes a vessel for my subliminal stories from the City of Gears. In the comics I explain the Ronin’s quest, lineage and association with the Evil Eyeballs, thus expanding on both historical and future occurrences from of the City of Gears. The whole book is told from my vantage point as a professional street performer in which the images that I document on the streets become actual events within the comic (or maybe it s the other way around?)

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