XKCD on the new arsenic bacteria - Democratic Underground

krispos42

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Fri Dec-03-10 12:17 AM
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XKCD on the new arsenic bacteria

Damn, he's fast.

http://xkcd.com/829/

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hlthe2b

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Fri Dec-03-10 12:22 AM
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1. Uggh... stick figure cartoons...

No offense intended, but this is not a cartoonist. Even the most humorous or profound message gets lost for me when the cartoonist can't be bothered to do more than that. Just my opinion. Your mileage may vary, of course. :shrug:

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Webster Green

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Fri Dec-03-10 12:43 AM
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2. Mileage absolutely varies.

I love the guy's stuff. Whatever it is that he does is fucking awesome.

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krispos42

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Fri Dec-03-10 12:46 AM
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4. He can do some impressive artwork when he wants to

However, I should also mention that if you go to his webpage that shows the comics and hover over the comic with your mouse, there's usually some interesting/informative/funny/geeky comment associated with it. It doesn't come through when you link, though.

Complex ideas, simple drawings.

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Duer 157099

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Fri Dec-03-10 12:48 AM
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5. Here, try this one:

Who cares that they're stick figures? The guy is brilliant!

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hlthe2b

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Fri Dec-03-10 01:56 AM
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6. He has good messaging, I agree... but, no.. this is brilliance IMO...

Edited on Fri Dec-03-10 02:21 AM by hlthe2b

in both ideas, message, AND artwork (Mike Lukovich)

One example of countless thousands:

But, to each his own....:shrug:

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krispos42

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Fri Dec-03-10 09:59 AM
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8. Stick figures do have a problem showing front and back, that is true

Probably why he sticks to geek stuff. :-)

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Blue_Tires

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Fri Dec-03-10 10:03 AM
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9. art aside, you may want to look at his full body of work...

and the hook isn't in the visuals, it's in the dialogue...

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Duer 157099

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Fri Dec-03-10 12:45 AM
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3. Hehe, arsenic, get it? lol I love that guy

I don't care that they are stick figures, that guy is one of my favorite cartoonists ever.

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leftstreet

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Fri Dec-03-10 01:58 AM
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7. LOL

:rofl:

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