Comics Tagged : Bird
Blue’s Clues Blues
Strip Info
- Title
- Blue’s Clues Blues
- Date
- September 19, 2021
- Tags
- apartment, bachelor pad, Bird, Blues Clues, childhood, couch, Kevin, mental health, nostalgia, self care, Steve from Blues Clues, TV
Transcript
- Panel 1 : Kevin’s Int. Living Room – Day
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Kevin’s POV: Steve from Blues Clues speaks in a clip from that recent video.
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- Steve
- And then you at you! And look at all you’ve accomplished!
- Panel 2 : Int. Kevin’s Living Room – Continuous
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Up angle on Kevin, who is watching the clip on his phone, derpy look on his face. The bird watches over his shoulder.
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- Steve (OS)
- And it’s just… it’s just so amazing, right?
- Panel 3 : Int. Kevin’s Living Room – Continuous
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Wide angle of Kevin’s shitty bachelor apartment. Laundry on the floor. Dirty plates and trash strewn about. Unopened mail. Framed Quentin Tarantino movie posters on the wall. And that one torch lamp every dude had in the early 00s. Kevin sits slumped on the couch, in his boxers and socks, watching the video on his phone.
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- Bird
- He’s not talking to you.
- Kevin
- I figured.
After You
Strip Info
Transcript
- Panel 1 : Int. Home – Day
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Kevin sits on his couch. His bird perched on his hand.
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- Kevin
- Have you ever eaten a worm?
- Bird
- No. I’m an indoor bird.
- Panel 2 : Int. Home – Continuous
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The bird hops to Kevin’s shoulder.
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- Bird
- Have you?
- Kevin
- Nope.
- Panel 3 : Int. Home – Continuous
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Kevin continues.
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- Kevin
- D-do you want to?
- Bird
- Do you?
- Panel 4 : Int. Home – Continuous
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Kevin shrugs.
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- Kevin
- I mean…
- Bird
- …Cuz it sounds like you do.
- Panel 4 : Int. Home – Moments Later
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Kevin and the bird face off on opposite sides of a plate with an earthworm on it. Kevin raises his eyebrows.
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- Bird
(skeptical) - O.K. What’s… what’s going on here?
- Bird
The Film School Grad’s Lament
Strip Info
- Title
- The Film School Grad’s Lament
- Date
- July 11, 2021
- Tags
- Bird, film school, Kevin, movies, my unfinished screenplay, productivity
Transcript
- Panel 1 : Int. Living Room – Day
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Kevin slouches on his couch, watching TV. His bird sits on his head.
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- Kevin
- Man, this movie is awful! I could easily write something better than this crap!
- Panel 2 : Int. Living Room – Continuous
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Kevin’s bird perks up.
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- Bird
- Oh! Does this mean you’re finally going ot finish that screenplay you started in your 20’s?
- Panel 3 : Int. Living Room – Continuous
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Kevin glowers at the bird.
- Panel 4 : Int. Living Room – Continuous
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Kevin picks up the remote.
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- Kevin
- Let’s see what else is on.
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
The Cord Cutter’s Lament
Strip Info
- Title
- The Cord Cutter’s Lament
- Date
- May 9, 2021
- Tags
- Bird, cable, cord cutting, dumb things people do, Kevin, Netflix, streaming, TV
Transcript
- Panel 1 : Int. Void – Day
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Kevin stands, looking at his credit card bill. His bird sits on his shoulder.
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- Kevin
- Man! All these streaming services really add up!
- Panel 2 : Int. Void – Continuous
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His bird ponders.
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- Bird
- Hmm… if only there was a single service that gave you hundreds of channels for one price…
- Panel 3 : Int. Void – Continuous
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Kevin starts to respond.
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- Kevin
- …You mean like ca-
- Bird
(interrupting) - LIKE CABLE.
- Panel 4 : Int. Void – Continuous
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His bird looks closer at his cable bill.
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- Bird
- Also: You pay for Netflix? What a chump!
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Kevin deadpans to camera.
Tote Bags
Strip Info
- Title
- Tote Bags
- Date
- August 14, 2020
- Tags
- Bird, capitalism, controversy, environmentalism, ethcial consumption, Kevin, liberalism, NPR, tote bags, white people
Transcript
- Panel 1 : Int. Home – Day
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Kevin holds a reusable tote bag filled with groceries. A logo printed on the bag reads “NPR.” A green ring-necked parrot sits on a perch behind him.
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- Bird
- Wait, Kevin- haven’t you heard? Tote bags are bad for the environment.
- Panel 2 : Int. Home – Continuous
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The parrot is now on Kevin’s shoulder. Kevin looks incredulous.
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- Kevin
- What? How?
- Bird
- Reusable cotton totes take more energy to create than plastic bags.
- Panel 3 : Int. Home – Continuous
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Kevin looks down at his tote bag as the parrot continues.
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- Bird
- Each new tote has to be reused 20,000 times to break even.
- Panel 4 : Int. Home – Continuous
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Kevin raises his eyebrows.
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- Kevin
- But… how will people know I support NPR?
- Panel 5 : Int. Home – Continuous
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The parrot leans in.
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- Bird
- Kevin, you’re a white, middle-aged liberal… we know.
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Kevin deadpans to camera.
Welcome Back
Strip Info
- Title
- Welcome Back
- Date
- June 22, 2020
- Tags
- anti-social, anxiety, Bird, Kevin, parrot, self own, social media
- Notes
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This was the first comic I made in over three months after the COVID-19 lockdown started. Inspiration was hard to come by during those first few months. This is not the greatest joke in the world, but I’m glad I got something out there.
Transcript
- Panel 1 : Int. Void – Day
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A green ring-necked parrot sits on a perch, talking to Kevin.
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- Bird
- Hey, Kevin! Where y’been?
- Kevin
- Been off social media lately.
- Panel 2 : Int. Void – Continuous
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Kevin shrugs at the parrot.
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- Kevin
- With everything going on in the world right now… is it o.k. to be funny?
- Panel 3 : Int. Void – Continuous
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The parrot responds.
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- Bird
- Well luckily, you don’t have to worry about being funny.
- Panel 4 : Int. Void – Continuous
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The parrot leans in.
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- Bird
- Take all the time off you want, champ!
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Kevin deadpans to camera.
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