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[-] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 50 points 1 year ago

I like these, I just wish there was a joke beyond "Everett attacks shitty dudes"

[-] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago

It does seem to be his whole gimmick, lol

I'll see if I can find any that break the formula.

[-] everett@lemmy.ml 19 points 1 year ago

There are some where he complains to his wife and ends up the target of her anger.

[-] snooggums@midwest.social 8 points 1 year ago

I wouldn't expect there to be any since him attacking shitty people is a match for the comic's title.

[-] snooggums@midwest.social 32 points 1 year ago

I am absolutely loving these for showing someone in the early 1900s was making art about how absolutely shitty people were.

On the downside it is clear that society has learned nothing.

[-] Rednax@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Not just art. They were making memes. Every strip has the same structure: Everett makes a statement of common decency, some random dude disagrees, then Everett physically assault the random dude. This is literally a meme template, from the early 1900s.

Question is: will the meme evolve in a similar fashion that we see modern memes evolve? Or does the fact that it has a single author prevent this natural evolution?

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

There's also a pun, since conflagration can also mean conflict.

[-] kamenlady@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Sometimes the pun's more obvious

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Hm, is that a pun? The movie title happens to also be describing what's happening in the frame, I think that's another literary device.

[-] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago

Situational Irony?

(I'm always scared to mention irony online)

this post was submitted on 12 Jun 2024
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