Volume : VI, Issue : VI, June - 2016

Negative Humour and Connotations of the Comics: Tintumon Jokes as Visual Literature

Biju. Vk

Abstract :

 Tintumon is the titular hero of one of the most popular jokes titled Tintumon Comics in Malayalam. Tintumon is not just a comic strip hero to the new generation Mallus and other Keralites. He is the incarnation of the phenomenal shifts and updated trends in the heart of the children and young adults of Kerala or Tintumon is the foster child of the new generation in Kerala. Tintumon jokes began to appear as text messages in mobile phones following the trends of Sardarji Jokes. But later Tintumon conquered E–Mails and internet and new generation media like Orkut, Facebook and Whatsapp. Side by side, Tintumon Jokes began to appear as cartoon strip entries, comic book entries, and as books with exclusive collection of Tintumon jokes. Though his age is below four years in many comics, the lack of respect for elders, the self centered attitude, vulgar dialogues and the distorted re–interpretation of the context within which he appears deprecate his sense of humour rather than glorifying his genuine innocence. In many occasions the belittling messages he communicates are anti humanistic and anti social rather than a thought provoking, anti traditional and progressive comics.

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BIJU.VK Negative Humour and Connotations of the Comics: Tintumon Jokes as Visual Literature Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.6, Issue : 6 JUNE 2016

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