Memetic (comic)
Memetic is a 2014 comic book miniseries that was created by James Tynion IV, with art by Eryk Donovan and coloring by Adam Guzowski.Tynion IV came up with the idea for Memetic in 2012, when he was getting started in the comic book industry and wanted to create something along the lines of the horror genre.[2] He describes Memetic as coming to him “fully formed,” and he further says that the pitch document from two years prior to the comic's publication looks very much the same as the final product.Viewers of the image, which is dubbed "Good Times Sloth", claim that seeing it makes them feel amazing and tingle with happiness, and they have difficulty looking away.Aaron Sumner, a queer college-age student who is colorblind and requires hearing aids, is trying to get a hold of his boyfriend Ryan after the two had an argument.He contacts Barbara Xiang, an old friend and the author of an essay about "weaponized memetics", who isn't sure what to think of the situation, but notices that those who view the image feel compelled to spread it to others.Issue Two On the morning of "Day Two", society begins to descend into chaos as armed police forces and screamers kill each other in the streets.Barbara escorts Marcus to Washington D.C., to lead a small task force to Oregon to confront the creator and original poster of the image, who they believe might have a cure.They accumulate all over the world in spaces with high volumes of other screamers, strip off their clothes and begin climbing each other to form incredibly tall grotesque human towers.The Maker reveals to them that he was instructed by "the angels" to create the Good Times Sloth in order to trigger this apocalyptic event.