I had a joke at the end of this one but I thought, “Why tack on a joke only tangentially related just to have a joke?” So here it is sans joke. Let me know if you hate it – putting a little humor at the end isn’t difficult but felt unnecessary here.
I think I’ll do another Onan next (I’m looking at you Jonny Paycheck).
I’m debating whether I prefer black and white to color. I’m leaning towards black and white.
I love this sans humor. I agree that a joke for the sake of a joke is lame. (I’m a little curious what the joke was, of course, but that’s natural).
Also, you have me really excited for the next update if it’s an Onan (or any update, of course, but Onan! Freaking love Onan.)
I don’t completely agree with this philosophy, but your comic is a good illustration of it. For me, realizing that absolute freedom is not really possible is not the same as saying freedom=slavery, but I think that may just be because slavery is such a loaded word.
You’ve done a good job at describing my whole life in 18 panels.
Also, I think it’s much better without the joke at the end.
This wouldn’t be half as good if it were done in, say, essay format. The comic strip makes the exploration of this concept a lot more interesting. As for the argument itself, I can’t really get behind that one. But hey, that’s what makes opinions and philosophical discussions fun. 🙂
Great to see more regular updates from you!
cheers,
Phil
Its a bit horrifying without the joke (which is a great thing!) I’m glad there was no joke at the end, its a bit jarring, which work well with what i feel like you were going for.
Though, I am curious what the joke was.
I love your comic and it got me thinking about freedom.
I think the key to understanding freedom is understanding that when people desire freedom they are actually desiring having freedom from something (like oppression) or freedom to something (like make choices).
Having freedom (without the “of” or “to”) just doesn’t make sense. For me at least.
Love the strip… It’s the first one of yours I see so I can’t offer a comment about the lack of a joke. But David pretty much stole my comment! Freedom is not equal in its positivity, it should be specified to what it pertains, and thus, as David put it, having freedom without the “of” or “to” just doesn’t make that much sense to me…
Much better without the joke at the end. The zoom-in effect kind of reminds me of SBaHJ in a good way.
Ending it with a punchline invalidates everything before the punchline.