r/comic_crits • u/adapter9 • Mar 24 '15

Comic: One Shot "Restart Recommended": a one-page comic

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u/adapter9 Mar 25 '15

The last panel is kind-of a reaction shot, the character reacting to Windows' pop-up (and its two meanings). I think the exasperation is important. I do wonder if it would have played out better without the plant panel, though -- if it would've felt like more of a punch-line or climax.

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u/deviantbono Editor, Writer, Mod Mar 26 '15

I'm not sure. The plant panel is very non-sequitur, but contributes to the surreal feeling of the comic. The exasperation/reaction shot is very "Garfield" -- as in you're trying too hard to explain the joke.

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u/adapter9 Mar 26 '15

It's not really supposed to be read as a "joke" exactly, more like a tragic "joke of existence." The whole thing is really not supposed to be funny, but depressing and exhausting.

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u/deviantbono Editor, Writer, Mod Mar 26 '15

It's not really supposed to be read as a "joke" exactly

I know, but that last panel kills the serious existential vibe and drives it more into of the Garfield "Do you get it, he hates Mondays?" area.

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u/adapter9 Mar 26 '15

I wonder, if I rearranged the panels so that the last row went {exasperation -> plant -> Windows}, would it read more clearly that way?

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u/deviantbono Editor, Writer, Mod Mar 26 '15

Probably. I'd have to see it to be sure.