Outbursts of Everett True

A daily strip following the misadventures of Everett True, an irritable everyman prone to explosive reactions in ordinary social situations. Here, True's driving commentary annoys his companion, who retaliates with cutting insults. The strip's humor derives from exaggerated physical comedy and snappy dialogue typical of early newspaper comics. Published during the formative years of sequential narrative art, *Everett True* exemplifies the four-panel format and expressive linework that helped establish comics as a distinct medium. The strip's focus on character-driven domestic and social comedy influenced countless newspaper dailies that would dominate American popular culture throughout the twentieth century.