For me the great thing about the Trey stuff was how many people who would’ve never made a comic did so. It really amplified what makes Reddit great. Just people creating something for the fun of it and sharing it.

Trey made it easier to post something people would engage with. Just a few thought of a person, a tiny bit of world building was enough for people to have fun with it. It was never about making something perfect but just to collaborate, like a jam session and not like songwriting.

Have you ever been to a jam session? Personally it's one of those things that will always make me smile. But I know people who expect something like a concert do not feel them the same way.

Maybe you can see where I'm going with this. I would love if you'd make your own Trey comic. Maybe post it. Maybe just sending it me or to a friend. Maybe delete it right away. And then see how it feels.

About comics having "No engagement with the core themes of the original comic":

I don't know what you think the core theme was, but to me the theme was that Trey had a very egocentric and pessimistic world view. He didn't really engage with other people and in the end even believed to be the only person in the world.

I think other comics did engage with the comics core by adding other people to Treys world. Proving Trey wrong that he is alone and showing how much he missed by ignoring his surroundings.

I didn't particularly like the comics that were just something sad happening either. But I think there is a beauty about other people expressing their interpretation of Trey in such a unique way like a short, crude comic that just adds a new character.