Comics Tagged : social media
New Year’s with Instagram
Strip Info
- Title
- New Year’s with Instagram
- Date
- January 1, 2020
- Tags
- anti-social, anxiety, celebration, fomo, holidays, Instagram, new years, Sarah, social interactions, social media
- Notes
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This is a redraw of my original Instagram strip. The nice thing about this strip is that it works for almost any social situation. I guess that’s also the sad thing about this strip. Hmmm.
Transcript
- Panel 1 : Int. Home – Monday
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Sarah sits on a stool, wearing a party hat, looking folorn. On the adjacent table, Instagram steps up.
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- Why so sad?
- Sarah
- -Sigh- My New Year’s was lame.
- Panel 2 : Int. Home – Continuous
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Instagram perks up.
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- Wanna see pics of your friends having fun without you?
- Panel 3 : Int. Home – Continuous
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Sarah glares at Instagram
- Panel 4 : Int. Home – Continuous
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Sarah slumps further. Defeated.
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- Sarah
- -Sigh- Kinda….
- Yeah y’do! C’mon!
Selling Stuff on Craigslist – Part I
Strip Info
- Title
- Selling Stuff on Craigslist – Part I
- Date
- August 14, 2019
- Tags
- commerce, Craigslist Guy, dumb things people do, Kevin, social interactions, social media
Transcript
- Panel 1 : Int. Void – Day
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Kevin sits at a little table. On the table, there’s a little red lamp. A tag hangs off that says “$5.” Craigslist Guy walks up.
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- Craigslist Guy
- Hey is your lamp still available?
- Kevin
- Yup! Just $5!
- Panel 2 : Int. Void – Continuous
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Without a word, Craigslist Guy starts to literally fade away.
- Panel 3 : Int. Void – Continuous
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Going. Going…
- Panel 4 : Int. Void – Continuous
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Gone. Craigslist Guy has disappeared. Leaving Kevin alone, deadpanning to camera.
Advice From The Future
Strip Info
- Title
- Advice From The Future
- Date
- July 9, 2019
- Tags
- cell phone, dumb things people do, Future Kevin, Instagram, Kevin, smart phone, social media, time travel, white people
- Notes
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Easter Egg: I actually made an Instagram account for Future Kevin. That’s how far I’ll go for a bit.
Transcript
- Panel 1 : Int. Room – Day
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Present Kevin looks at his phone.
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- Present Kevin
- Oh look – a new social network.
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He starts to type a username: “fartybut..”
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- Present Kevin
- Heheh.
- Panel 2 : Int. Room – Continuous
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A time portal opens and out steps Future Kevin. Future Kevin looks just like Present Kevin, except he has greying hair, a pudgy belly, and a beard.
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- Future Kevin
- Stop!
- Panel 3 : Int. Room – Continuous
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Present Kevin is taken aback.
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- Present Kevin
- Who are you?
- Future Kevin
- I’m you from the future!
- Panel 4 : Int. Room – Continuous
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Present Kevin looks incredulous.
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- Present Kevin
- I grow a beard in the future?
- Future Kevin
- Yeah.
- Present Kevin
- Weird.
- Panel 5 : Int. Room – Continuous
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Future Kevin ignores him.
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- Future Kevin
- Listen! Someday you’ll want to use that account for professional stuff.
- Panel 6 : Int. Room – Continuous
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Present Kevin looks down at his phone as Future Kevin continues.
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- Future Kevin
- People won’t take you seriously with a dumb username. So don’t do it!
- Panel 7 : Int. Room – Continuous
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Present Kevin smiles as Future Kevin steps back into the time portal.
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- Present Kevin
- OK I won’t. Thanks!
- Future Kevin
- Thank you!
- Panel 8 : Int. Room – In The Future
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Future Kevin looks down at his phone. His username is now “dumbbeard69.”
Weekend FOMO
Strip Info
- Title
- Weekend FOMO
- Date
- April 8, 2019
- Tags
- fomo, Instagram, Sarah, social interactions, social media
- Notes
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Inspired by the great Nathan W. Pyle, this comic is one of my favorites of all I’ve done (so far).
Transcript
- Panel 1 : Int. Home – Monday
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Sarah sits on a stool, looking folorn. On the adjacent table, Instagram steps up.
-
- Why so sad?
- Sarah
- -Sigh- My weekend was lame.
- Panel 2 : Int. Home – Continuous
-
Instagram perks up.
-
- Wanna see pics of your friends having fun without you?
- Panel 3 : Int. Home – Continuous
-
Sarah glares at Instagram
- Panel 4 : Int. Home – Continuous
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Sarah slumps further. Defeated.
-
- Sarah
- -Sigh- Kinda….
- Yeah y’do! C’mon!
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