[2014-04-24] 20 minutes

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[2014-04-24] 20 minutes

Post by foerno »

"then there's a huge burst of energy and before that... nothing"

so.. the burst of energy is the reader's laughter at the comic? ;p

also, one of few comics breaking the fourth wall in the actual panels (as in, not in the votey)? do you know any other examples?

http://www.smbc-comics.com/?id=3337#comic

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I don't see any fourth-wall interpretation at all. It's a sci-fi story, where they realize that the universe is about to end in a giant gamma ray blast, and they inadvertently caught a sneak preview.

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That's the best one in... well, forever! I was reading SMBC for several years, I'm a huge fan, and this really the best. Well, top-10, at least - I'll be able to admit it in a week or two.

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Seriously? I didn't even think it was good at all. It wasn't remotely funny (to me, anyway) and the originally presented idea was more interesting than the bland "twist."

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Well, I did like it. There you go. The twist might have been predictable if it wasn't a fastfood-comic but a Hollywood "epic", but in the reading tempo of a few seconds, SMBC almost never fails to make me chuckle.

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It;s a very interesting reversal in the original premise though. It gets you thinking, wow, is such a fabricated as-is universe possible? You could have a very long debate on the subject, revolving around the ideas of entropy, creation, probability, anything you want really. It gets you thinking in this manner, ad then takes a very different, very dark twist. It's certainly unexpected.

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Oh my god people are talking and agreeing with each other and being civil and DAMNIT KIMRA YOU HAD ONE JOB WHY DID YOU LET THIS HAPPEN

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No wrote:Oh my god people are talking and agreeing with each other and being civil and DAMNIT KIMRA YOU HAD ONE JOB WHY DID YOU LET THIS HAPPEN

SNAP!

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No wrote:Oh my god people are talking and agreeing with each other and being civil and DAMNIT KIMRA YOU HAD ONE JOB WHY DID YOU LET THIS HAPPEN
You're right, I'm sorry.
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I hated this comic and I hate all of you
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GUTCHUCKER wrote:I hated this comic and I hate all of you
I really, truly appreciate the effort. It really shows you care. But I'm afraid it is too late.

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Tango wrote:I don't see any fourth-wall interpretation at all. It's a sci-fi story, where they realize that the universe is about to end in a giant gamma ray blast, and they inadvertently caught a sneak preview.
clearly the "burst of energy" must be coming from us laughing at the comic, what else could it be? that's the 4th wall there.

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