Comics Tagged : pop culture
The Origin of Hip-Hop
Strip Info
- Title
- The Origin of Hip-Hop
- Date
- April 18, 2021
- Tags
- hip-hop, history, music, pop culture, Sugarhill Gang
Transcript
- Panel 1 : Int. Recording Booth – Day
- Rapper’s Delight Recording Session, 1979
The 3 members of The Sugarhill Gang: Master Gee, Big Bank Hank, and Wonder Mike, crowd around a microphone.
- Master Gee
- My verse is about how the ladies love me.
- Panel 2 : Int. Recording Booth – Continuous
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Big Bank Hank speaks.
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- Big Bank Hank
- My verse is also about how the ladies love me.
- Panel 3 : Int. Recording Booth – Continuous
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Now Wonder Mike.
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- Wonder Mike
- My verse is about an awkward dinner party!
- Panel 4 : Int. Recording Booth – Continuous
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The guys look skeptical as Wonder Mike tries to sell his idea with a big grin.
How to Beat The Queen’s Gambit
Strip Info
- Title
- How to Beat The Queen’s Gambit
- Date
- February 28, 2021
- Tags
- Anya Taylor Joy, celebrities, chess, Kevin, pop culture, Queens Gambit, TV, white people
- Notes
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This comic made Chess Reddit very mad. Apparently I didn’t draw the chess board correctly and her opening move in the first panel is bullshit. There were even folks who couldn’t get over the fact that I only have four fingers here. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Transcript
- Panel 1 : Int. Chess Tournament Hall – Day
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CLOSE up on Beth Harmon’s hand at a chess tournament as she advances her first piece, a pawn, someplace that got Chess Reddit very mad at me.
- Panel 2 : Int. Chess Tournament Hall – Continuous
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CLOSE on a confused Beth’s face as her opponent extends his hand in surrender.
- Panel 3 : Int. Chess Tournament Hall – Continuous
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WIDER to reveal Kevin is her opponent.
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- Beth Harmon
- That was my first move.
- Kevin
- I don’t know how to play chess.
If I Was On “Hot Ones”
Strip Info
- Title
- If I Was On “Hot Ones”
- Date
- January 8, 2020
- Tags
- dumb things people do, food, funny faces, Hot Ones, Kevin, life or death situation, pop culture, Sean Evans, white people, YouTube
- Notes
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Sean Evans liked this on Instagram.
Transcript
- Panel 1 : Int. Hot Ones Set – Day
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Close up on Kevin sitting at the Hot Ones table. His eyes pop out and his mouth pickers.
- Panel 2 : Int. Hot Ones Set – Continuous
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Still close up. Kevin opens his mouth. Fire bursts out. His eyes pour water.
- Panel 3 : Int. Hot Ones Set – Continuous
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Still close up. Kevin hunches over. Crying in pain. Tears streaming from his face.
- Panel 4 : Int. Hot Ones Set – Continuous
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Now wider. We see Sean Evens sitting across from Kevin. A confused look on his face.
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- Sean Evans
- Um… We haven’t started yet.
- Kevin
- I’m out!
Sliding Doors
Strip Info
- Title
- Sliding Doors
- Date
- November 16, 2018
- Tags
- Jedi, Kevin, Padawan, pop culture, shopping, single panel, Star Wars, Wall-Mart
Transcript
- Panel 1 : Ext. Wal-Maht – Day
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Kevin steps up to the sliding glass doors of a Wal-Maht.
- Ever since I was a kid, I’ve loved automatic sliding doors.
- Panel 2 : Ext. Wal-Maht – Continuous
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Extreme close-up on Kevin’s eyes.
- I still pretend I’m opening them with my mind.
- Panel 3 : Ext. Tatooine – Dusk
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[Fantasy] Kevin, dressed in Jedi garb, waves his hand to open the sliding glass doors.
- …like a Jedi
- Panel 4 : Int. Wal-Maht – Continuous
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Kevin strides confidently past a Greeter.
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- Greeter
- Welcome to Wal-
- Kevin
(interrupting) - To the sock section, my Padawan!
When You Can’t Take A Compliment
Strip Info
- Title
- When You Can’t Take A Compliment
- Date
- October 15, 2018
- Tags
- Brad Cooper, funny faces, Kevin, Lady Gaga, movies, pop culture, shallows
Transcript
- Panel 1 : Ext. Jersey Home – Evening
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Bradley Cooper leans out from the window of his black SUV.
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- Bradley Cooper
- Hey…
- Panel 2 : Ext. Jersey Home – Continuous
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Near the front gate, Kevin turns around. Interest peaked.
- Panel 3 : Ext. Jersey Home – Continuous
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Cooper’s eyes twinkle.
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- Bradley Cooper
- I just wanted to take another look at you.
- Panel 4 : Ext. Jersey Home – Continuous
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Kevin’s face contorts into the worst “pretty ugly” smile imaginable.
The Hogwarts Sorting Hat Is A Jerk
Strip Info
- Title
- The Hogwarts Sorting Hat Is A Jerk
- Date
- August 31, 2018
- Tags
- Dumbledore, Harry Potter, Hogwarts, Kevin, Muggles, pop culture, shame, Sorting Hat
- Notes
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This comic is a perennial favorite. Every couple of months, a Harry Potter themed Instagram account will post it. Then all the others will too. People love the Harry Potter, what can I say?
Transcript
- Panel 1 : Int. Hogwarts – Night
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A new Hogwarts student smiles as the Sorting Hat proclaims his house.
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- Sorting Hat
- Gryffindor!
- Panel 2 : Int. Hogwarts – Moments Later
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Same thing. But with a different student.
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- Sorting Hat
- Hufflepuff!
- Panel 3 : Int. Hogwarts – Moments Later
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Same thing. Only this time with Kevin.
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- Sorting Hat
- Only saw the movies! Never read the books!
- Panel 4 : Ext. Hogwarts – Moments Later
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Surrounded by new students, Dumbledore banishes Kevin from Hogwarts. Kevin, shoulders slumped, walks away.