Early 20th Century Comic Strip Everett True Goes Viral
Yesterday television writer Tim Neenan (Childrens Hospital, NTSF:SD:SUV) posted a tweet of the [...]
Everett True revived
As the tweets below attest, readers have been rediscovering Everett True for decades now with Black Lightning creator Tony Isabella previously reviving him for the Comics Buyer's Guide. In this version though the target of True's wrath was was none other than comic artists, writers, publishers, and distributors. In the time since, people continue to discover him as the below reactions to his antics can attest
As the back cover of the 2015 collection reads, "Here is a man who could not take it. Here is a man who stood up." We've collected some of the Everett True strips and the best reactions to the character below.
prevnextThat's really all he does
prevnextReading about Everett True (1905-1927), a cool big bald guy who went around knocking out rude people pic.twitter.com/5q68npIPDe
— grapes (@onlinegrapes) July 8, 2020
New hero
prevnextThese are absolutely golden pic.twitter.com/cA4LDfE2rT
— Scott (@FakeScottKersey) July 9, 2020
It is a pleasure, it really is
prevnextevery couple years people rediscover everett true and he goes viral and it's a pleasure every time https://t.co/cw1g1UsK38
— Josh Fruhlinger (@jfruh) July 9, 2020
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prevnextEverett says go to horny jail pic.twitter.com/PfFkMLSVwU
— Arndt We Wearing A Mask? (@DanArndtWrites) July 9, 2020
He IS Perfect
prevnextI Stan Everett True a big boi who hates jerks. Bring him back he's PERFECT https://t.co/KpBLHTlKQ2
— Jessi Sheron makes mermaid comics (@JessiSheron) July 9, 2020
Mrs True also rules
prevnextIt’s his whole deal. He even has a cool wife who agrees pic.twitter.com/A4KMHCzjBx
— grapes (@onlinegrapes) July 8, 2020
EVERETT. TRUE.
prevnextDo yourself a favour and spend a few minutes going through these. Outstanding! Also, never let anyone say someone is "a product of their time" ever again. EVERETT TRUE. https://t.co/YTv75tZstP
— la jellybean (@la_jellybean) July 9, 2020
Truer words
prevnextEverett True is the role George C. Scott was born to play, bummer he never got the opportunity
— Achtung Bae (@CleofisRtP) July 9, 2020
We are all so lucky to have learned of Everett True
prevI guess I am one of the lucky 10,000 today, because this is the first I’m hearing about him.
— Kay Gilbert (@TheManifesta) July 9, 2020