Comics Tagged : existentialism
Zoom Out
Strip Info
- Title
- Zoom Out
- Date
- April 24, 2022
- Tags
- Bird, birdseed, existentialism, field, interdependence, Kevin, night, philosophy, starsinterdependence
Transcript
- Panel 1 : Ext. Field – Night
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Kevin lays in a field of grass at night, looking up at the stars. His bird lies on it’s back on his chest, also looking up.
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- Kevin
- Ever zoom out and realize how insignificant we are?
- Panel 2 : Ext. Field – Continuous
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The bird replies.
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- Bird
- I dunno. You’re pretty significant to me.
- Kevin
- Aww! Thanks! That’s sweet.
- Panel 3 : Ext. Field – Continuous
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Kevin and the bird lie in quiet for a beat.
- Panel 4 : Ext. Field – Continuous
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Same.
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- Bird
- Don’t get me wrong: as soon as I figure out how to open bags of birdseed myself, you’re dead to me.
The Realization
Strip Info
- Title
- The Realization
- Date
- February 6, 2022
- Tags
- beach, Bird, comic making, creativity, existentialism, Garfield, Kevin, sunset
Transcript
- Panel 1 : Int. Home – Day
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Kevin sits at his desk drawing. The bird perches on his shoulder.
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- Kevin
- I’m making a comic strip about us!
- Bird
- Oh! Like Garfield?
- Panel 2 : Int. Home – Continuous
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Kevin pauses.
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- Kevin
- No. Garfield is a cat. You’re a bird.
- Bird
- Sure… But besides that, it’s basically Garfield.
- Panel 3 : Int. Home – Continuous
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Kevin scoffs.
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- Kevin
- …No it’s not.
- Bird
- Yes, it is. ‘Cartoonist and his sassy pet?’ That’s Garfield.
- Panel 4 : Int. Home – Continuous
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The bird puts a newspaper scrap with Jon Arbuckle on it next to Kevin’s drawing of himself.
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- Bird
- Look. You even draw yourself like Jon!
- Panel 5 : Int. Home – Continuous
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Kevin eyes widen. He stares off into the distance in realization.
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- Bird
- Congrats, dummy. You’ve created Garfield.
- Panel 6 : Ext. Beach – Evening
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Kevin stands on the beach at sunset, same hundred-yard stare on his face.
- Panel 7 : Ext. Beach – Continuous
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Wide shot of Kevin walking into the ocean.
- Panel 8 : Ext. Beach – Moments Later
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Kevin is gone. Only his footsteps in the sand remain.
As Good As It Gets
Strip Info
- Title
- As Good As It Gets
- Date
- June 27, 2021
- Tags
- Bird, birdcage, existentialism, Kevin, mental health, self care, The Future
Transcript
- Panel 1 : Int. Home – Day
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Kevin sits at his desk, working on his laptop. Behind him, his bird stands on its cage.
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- Bird
- What if this is as good as it gets?
(For you, I mean.)
- Panel 2 : Int. Home – Continuous
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Kevin rasies an eyebrow as the bird continues.
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- Bird
- What if you’re never as happy, healthy, or successful as you are right now?
- Panel 3 : Int. Home – Continuous
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Kevin looks visibly annoyed as the bird really drives it home.
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- Bird
- What if it’s just one long, slow slide into irrelevance from here on out?
- Panel 4 : Int. Home – Moments Later
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The bird is in its cage. A black shroud covering it.
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- Bird
(from under the shroud) - Not the self-reflective type I see.
- Bird