Take the Gloves Off

comic heroism

The Hero

Clowns, champions, jester-bodies, heroic embarrassment, and failed dignity.

The fool is not the opposite of the hero. The fool is the hero after exposure.

This show now reuses anything tagged Peco or hero when the work belongs in the fool/hero lane. The point is the recurring heroic body, not exclusivity.

Fool: Embarrassed dignityHero: Public absurdityHero Bodies: Peco / hero tags

Fool - Embarrassed dignity

Zacchaeus - A tan cub-like animal, a black grinning cat-like figure, a seated blue figure, and small figures share a staged…

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Zacchaeus

Achilles cannot get off the ceiling.

Song Pairing: Talking Heads - This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)

Comic scale and spiritual seriousness share the same little body.

fool/heroChristianfigurestrange

Hero - Public absurdity

Buckshot - A black-haired child-like figure in a red jacket holds or bites a white object, standing on a brown floor with a red…

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Buckshot

The Hero is missing.

Song Pairing: Violent Femmes - Kiss Off

Another Ping Pong-adjacent body, but here the point is absence, impact, and heroic instability.

fool/heroimpactfigurepressure

Hero Bodies - Peco / hero tags

Sunburn at the Garden - A red rectangular chamber with the word DEAD sits beside a dense field of small ringed circles and rows, like…

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Sunburn at the Garden

Sunburn at the Garden.

Song Pairing: Michael Jackson - Thriller 7” (Special Edit)

Pulled into the hero lane by the Peco or hero tag.

fool/hero
Walking the Dog - A yellow-suited figure walks across a green field holding dark objects, with a loose dog-like or bag-like black…

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Walking the Dog

Walking the Dog.

Song Pairing: The Rolling Stones - Fool to Cry

Pulled into the hero lane by the Peco or hero tag.

fool/hero
My Friend Color Guy - A red outlined character or creature faces a black silhouette on a red-brown ground, with a glowing red profile and…

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My Friend Color Guy

My Friend Color Guy.

Song Pairing: Pixies - Mr. Grieves

Pulled into the hero lane by the Peco or hero tag.

fool/hero
Sunburn - A yellow circular face or sun with wide eyes sits in front of a red star shape, with the word smile near the upper…

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Sunburn

Sunburn.

Song Pairing: Ween - Push th' Little Daisies

Pulled into the hero lane by the Peco or hero tag.

fool/hero
Bastard Feudalism - A boxer in a ring appears beside a rose, a black-and-white inset figure, and blue architectural or sky shapes.

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Bastard Feudalism

Bastard Feudalism.

Song Pairing: Kanye West - Roses

Pulled into the hero lane by the Peco or hero tag.

fool/hero
Break Point - A yellow field contains a large central black-and-red circular paddle or head form on a black body, with a…

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Break Point

Break Point.

Song Pairing: Brown Bird - Cast No Shadow

Pulled into the hero lane by the Peco or hero tag.

fool/hero
Table Tennis - A gray, scraped interior-like field shows a large foreground hand over a dark circular head or paddle form, with a…

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Table Tennis

Table Tennis.

Song Pairing: MF DOOM - Kon Karne

Pulled into the hero lane by the Peco or hero tag.

fool/hero