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There's a pretty ballza documentary about him narrated by Dakota Fanning that's a mix of an abridged limited animation of his Vivian Girls story and a biography. I've embedded it here.
>a very detailed universe based somewhat on his life
The most compelling thing about that doc to me was the way they were able to draw direct parallels between things that were happening in his life and things that happened in the story. ie: early in the story, General Darger, his self-insert character was a heroic protector of children and faithful Christian. Later, the real Darger had something of a crisis of faith - these recurring tantrums where he would curse god, blaspheme, threaten to throw things at the picture of Christ on his wall, etc. Around the time of particular crisis and depression, Gen. Darger betrayed the Vivian Girls, abandoned his faith, and became a villain.
There are a ton of other examples that are examined. It's very moving. He would go through phases of relative peace and then go through phases of depression or angst and the story and artwork would veer from idyllic scenes to torture scenes and graphic violence. His bitterness and frustration with his life compounded as he aged, and his only friend, who lived in Texas, died, which was reflected in the dual endings he wrote.
I was really surprised to learn that he finished the story. This kind of thing seemed to me like it would be a textbook case of "he worked and worked and worked on it and then he died" but he actually wrapped up the story as his health waned.
Sad fact - he died in the same poorhouse where his father died, which is what lead him to be institutionalized in the first place.
Really beautiful man with a sad, touching story.
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