Comics in Category : Politics
Keyboard Generals
Strip Info
- Title
- Keyboard Generals
- Date
- March 7, 2022
- Tags
- current events, Dunning Kruger, politics, President, single panel, Situation Room, social media, Twitter, war
- Notes
Transcript
- Panel 1 : Int. The Situation Room – Day
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A stressed US President hunches over a large conference table in The Situation Room. Seated around the table are military generals, advisers, and policy leaders. On the table are laptops and papers with sensitive military information. The President motions to a round, bald-headed man wearing wraparound sunglasses and a Bored Ape Yacht Club t-shirt standing beside him. The guy throws up the devil horns sign.
“Gentlemen, this is a very precarious international situation, Which is why I brought in @callofdoody69 for his expert opinion.”
The Tale of Climate Policy – Part 2
Strip Info
- Title
- The Tale of Climate Policy – Part 2
- Date
- September 5, 2021
- Tags
- bedtime story, castle, climate change, forest fires, King, The Kingdumb, villagers
Transcript
- Panel 1 : Ext. Castle – Day
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A storybook king stands atop his castle, addressing his subjects below. Behind him, flames and a great plume of smoke waft skywards.
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- King
- Good news! I have a plan to end the wildfiles ravaging our kingdom…
- Panel 2 : Ext. Castle – Continuous
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The crowd below cheers.
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- Crowd
- Huzzah!
- Panel 3 : Ext. Castle – Continuous
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The king continues
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- King
- …over the next thirty years!
- Panel 4 : Int. Bedroom – Night
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A modern-day child lays in their bed, looking confused.
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- Little Boy
- Wait- Why thirty years? The forest is on fire now!
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Sitting at the foot of the bed, the mother scowls at the bedtime story she’s reading.
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- Mom
- Because the king and all his rich friends will be dead by then.
The Tale of Climate Policy – Part 1
Strip Info
- Title
- The Tale of Climate Policy – Part 1
- Date
- August 22, 2021
- Tags
- blacksmith, castle, climate change, dumb things people do, forest fires, King, politics, The Kingdumb, villagers, white people
Transcript
- Panel 1 : Ext. Castle – Day
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The Tale of Climate Policy
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A medieval King stands on the wall of his castle, looking over the nearby village. An aide stands next to him, gesturing at the burning forest beyond.
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- Aide
- Your Highness, the forest beyond the village is aflame again!
- King
- Hmmm. What seems to be the cause?
- Panel 2 : Ext. Castle – Continuous
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The King listens, stroking his beard and pondering.
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- Aide
- We believe it to be the sparks from the Blacksmith’s shop.
- King
- Then I shall speak to the Blacksmith!
- Panel 3 : Int. Blacksmith’s Shop – Later
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The King stands opposite the Blacksmith in his shop. The Blacksmith is twice the size of the King and twice as mean-looking. A nearby kiln showers sparks everywhere.
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- King
- Fair Blacksmith! Could you please produce less sparks from your shop?
- Blacksmith
- No.
- Panel 4 : Ext. Castle – Later
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The King stands atop his castle wall, addressing the villagers below. Behind him, a great plume of smoke and embers rises.
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- King
- I HAVE DONE ALL I CAN TO STOP THE FOREST FIRES!
The Kingdom That Almost Won
Strip Info
- Title
- The Kingdom That Almost Won
- Date
- August 1, 2021
- Tags
- bedtime story, COVID, dragon, dumb things people do, knight, medieval, misinformation, pandemic, The Kingdumb, villagers, white people
- Notes
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This comic went crazy viral (go figure). Here’s my Twitter thread examining the spread.
Transcript
- Panel 1 : Ext. Kingdumb – Day
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A medieval knight points at a giant dragon lying on its back in a destroyed village. The knight beckons to nearby villagers.
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- Knight
- Look! The dragon is almost slain! Let us arm ourselves and end its reign of terror!
- Panel 2 : Ext. Kingdumb – Continuous
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The nearby villagers look at their armor with skepticism.
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- Villager 1
- Wait- What’s this armor made of?
- Villager 2
- The court jester says it makes you magnetic…
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A third villager wears a helmet with visor hanging under his chin.
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- Villager 3
- I can’t breathe in this helmet!
- Panel 3 : Ext. Kingdumb – Continuous
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The knight looks on in despair as the villagers continue.
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- Villager 1
- Don’t push your pro-armor agenda on us!
- Villager 2
- The dragon hasn’t eaten anyone -I- know.
- Villager 3
- We should let the dragon eat us until it gets full.
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Meanwhile, the dragon looms over the knight.
- Panel 4 : Int. Bedroom – Night
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In a modern-day child’s bedroom, a little boy in bed furrows his brow.
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- Little Boy
- I don’t like this story. The people are dumb.
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Sitting at the foot of his bed, his mother hunches over a storybook, head in hands.
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- Mom
- -Sigh- I know.
Opening Up
Strip Info
- Title
- Opening Up
- Date
- July 16, 2020
- Tags
- Becky, castle, controversy, COVID, crowd, dumb things people do, emergency, King, life or death situation, lockdown, Murder Fog, politics, quarantine, The Kingdumb, villagers, white people
- Notes
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This is probably my most political comic to date. It blew up on Reddit. I think it even made it to the front page. People used the comments as a place to debate COVID-19 lockdown re-opening. The debate got so heated that the moderators of r/funny actually took it down.
Transcript
- Panel 1 : Ext. Castle Courtyard – Day
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A King addresses a crowd of his subjects from the top of a high wall.
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- King
- My loyal subjects.. I’ve decided to reopen the castle!
- Panel 2 : Int. Castle Courtyard – Continuous
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From the crowd below, a lowly subject speaks up. Behind him is the main gate of the castle. On the other side of that, a green fog can be seen lingering right over the wall.
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- Subject
- But Your Majesty! The Murder Fog is right outside the gates! We’ll be killed!
- Panel 3 : Int. Castle Courtyard – Time
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The king motions to a group of three younger people to his left. They look insufferable. Like mideval hipsters.
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- King
- I’m sorry, but I’m afraid I have no choice… Beck and her friends MUST BRUNCH!
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