Pain in my Burr - Hamilton Comic

This item depicts a comic illustrating the relationship between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr through the eyes of a fan. Comics like this are posted and exchanged over multiple social-media platforms making them almost as universal as the musical itself. 

The "Pain in my Burr" Comic illustrates the relationship between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr through the eyes of a fan who contributes to the "Hamilton Fandom". The image itself dives into the childish relationship between the seemingly overly-enthusiastic Hamilton and the somehwhat clueless Burr. Although in the musical it is evident that Hamilton's passion for speaking and writing far outweighes any of his comeptitors, which is illustrated in the songs "Farmer Refuted", "Non-stop" and "Take a Break" etc; it is ignorant to think of Burr as a character unaware of Hamilton's intentions. Hamilton himself states that Burr is a "better lawyer than (him)", which establishes Burr's intelligence.

What the comic does accurately examine is the idea that Burr would silently acknowledge the fact that Hamilton has made decisions based solely on upsetting him. This sensitivity proves to be be one of Burr's weaknesses throughout the musical as it is revealed that his jealousy to be in "the room where it happens" is too powerful for his own good. Burr is depicted as stuffy and slow in this comic, especially next to the childish and charming Hamilton. This image not only depicts the complexities of their friendship, one in which they helped eachother and insulted eachother; but the image also acknowledges the polarities between the two characteres, which simply fuels their competitive relationship.

Putting the academic analysis of this comic aside it is important to acknowledge the physical and intellectual accessibility of the iillustration Through the use of images the illustrator is able to both depict emotion and create an unitimidating platform that is enticing and comprehensive to young readers. Since comics use few words alongside images, struggeling readers and alternative language speakers are more likely to understand the message intended in the comic. It is through this approachability that suddently an academic figure like Hamilton, is made accessable to an entire group of people, giving intellectual interpretation oppurtunities to groups of people who would prefer to have thier analysis centered on humor. 

Not only is the formatting of the comic favorable to a variety of audiences but the electronic availability of the image makes it incredibly influencial. This image was founf on Pinterest, which took it from Tumbler, which took it from the creator's website. From Pinterest users can continue to tweet and share the image with multiple users. This kind of accessibility creates discussion! It is discourse like this in Fandoms that inspires chains of alternative artifacts like drawings, messages, threads, and stories. By analyzing Hamilton's relationship with Burr online in the form of a comic, the story becomes accessible and enticing to another group of people, these people can now continue to mold and interpret Hamilton's story, relating to it in ways that they never could have acknowledged in a history class. 

Although Hamilton's image is played with and bent throughout the vasities of the internet, it is through these communities that Hamilton is continuously memorialized.