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Sketch 283
April 28, 2020
Hairstyles of the Woolly Spacefaring Adventurer
Sketch 282
April 17, 2020
Francis. Space explorer. Trigger happy. Sheep.
Sketch 281
April 9, 2020
Speaking moistly.
Robot Fixes the Engine
February 25, 2020-
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Robot Fixes the Engine
Comic written and illustrated by Ryan Reid
Panel 1: ROBOT is floating alone in space. Stars flicker. He’s tethered to the ship, which is off panel.
ROBOT
Space is such a lonely place…
Panel 2: Somewhere inside the ship, FRANCIS is holding a space helmet, which is full of plants.
FRANCIS
I’d be out there with you if you hadn’t used my helmet as a terrarium.
Panel 3: ROBOT, still floating in space. FRANCIS can be heard over the ship communicator.
ROBOT
…and so very complainy.
FRANCIS
Just fix the engine.
Panel 4: ROBOT is pulling technical looking stuff out of an open hatch on the top of the ship. FRANCIS can be heard over the ship communicator.
ROBOT
Try it now.
FRANCIS
Nothing.
Panel 5: ROBOT is now head first into the hatch, still pulling stuff out of the ship. FRANCIS can be heard over the SHIP COMMUNICATOR.
ROBOT
How about now?
FRANCIS
Nope.
Panel 6: ROBOT floats down into the engine room. It’s huge, and complex.
ROBOT
Whoa! The engine is bigger than I thought!
Panel 7: ROBOT taps on a gauge on the wall. A MYSTERIOUS FIGURE addresses him off panel.
MYSTERIOUS FIGURE
Cuppa cake?
ROBOT
No thanks.
Panel 8: The MYSTERIOUS FIGURE is a giant BUG! ROBOT confronts the BUG.
ROBOT
Ack! A bug!! Get out! Get out!
BUG
But, yum! Yum!
Panel 9: ROBOT forcibly removes the BUG from the engine room. The BUG floats off into space, yelling about yummy cup cakes.
ROBOT
And! Stay!! Out!!!
BUG
Creamy cheese icing!
Panel 10: Meanwhile, somewhere inside the ship, FRANCIS discovers a cable unplugged from a wall receptacle.
FRANCIS
Oh! The engine was just unplugged!
Panel 11: FRANCIS, having solved the engine problem, is visibly proud. ROBOT, having just exerted way too much effort for no discernible purpose, couldn’t care less.
FRANCIS
I fixed the engine!
ROBOT
Great. Have a cupcake.
Robot Blames the Universe
July 24, 2019-
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Robot Blames the Universe
Comic written and illustrated by Ryan Reid
Panel 1: ROBOT and FRANCIS run for their lives across an alien landscape. It’s mostly giant mushrooms, and rocks. ORB SHAPED ROBOTS are in hot pursuit, shooting deadly laser beams at them. ROBOT is holding an original iPod for a reason not yet revealed.
ROBOT
This isn’t my fault.
Panel 2: FRANCIS slides down a giant mushroom.
FRANCIS
Really?! You just got caught stealing their sacred idol!
Panel 3: ROBOT runs away from the giant mushrooms, toward a rocky outcrop.
ROBOT
Well, yeah! It’s a thousand songs in your pocket!
Panel 4: ORB SHAPED ROBOTS are relentlessly in pursuit.
Panel 5: ROBOT and FRANCIS run into a huge cavern.
ROBOT
Everything we do is the result of events that occurred long before we arrived.
Panel 6: ROBOT and FRANCIS hide behind a large rock in the cavern. The cavern is a dead end. FRANCIS returns fire with her laser pistol. ROBOT picked a lousy time to examine strange glowing rocks.
ROBOT
Events that stretch back to the start of the Universe. Outcomes are unchangeable!
Panel 7: FRANCIS’ gun jams. Things are looking bleak. ROBOT has succeeded in creating some kind of ramshackle device using the iPod, and some of those glowing rocks.
ROBOT
At least, that’s what the dumb universe would have you believe. Hold on to your woolies!
Panel 8: ROBOT and FRANCIS have teleported to the top of the cliff. Their space ship is close by, and ready to go.
DEVICE
Teleport complete!
FRANCIS
UGH! Your daring escapes should come with dire warnings.
Panel 9: ROBOT and FRANCIS speed away from the planet in their space ship, miraculously surviving this adventure.
ROBOT
So the universe could take all the credit for my selfless heroism?! Never!
Robot and the Echo Chamber
December 20, 2016-
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Robot and the Echo Chamber
Comic written and illustrated by Ryan Reid
Panel 1: ROBOT and FRANCIS in their SPACE SHIP, observing something off panel.
ROBOT
It appears to be some kind of sentient bubble.
Panel 2: Pull out to see their small SHIP next to a giant BUBBLE.
ROBOT
Whatever we do, let’s not get sucked into it.
Panel 3: Same as panel 2, except they get sucked into it. Sound effect: SHOOP!
ROBOT
Aw, crap.
Panel 4: ROBOT and FRANCIS are inside the BUBBLE. They are confronted by very happy looking CLONES of ROBOT. There is a POP! sound effect as more CLONES appear seemingly out of nowhere.
ROBOT
Ack! Who are you?
CLONE 1
We’re your tribe! Welcome to your echo chamber!
Panel 5: Close up of CLONE 1. More POP! noises in the background.
CLONE 1
You’ll love it here! We’re all the same, and completely impervious to view point diversity.
Panel 6: Pull out to frame ROBOT, FRANCIS, and CLONE 1 in the panel. Another POP! noise.
ROBOT
But I like counter arguments. They prove how smart I am.
Panel 7: The panel expands to see a bunch of the CLONES, all wearing the same UGLY VESTS. FRANCIS looks terrified, ROBOT has had enough. They are leaving.
CLONE 1
Being uninformed leaves us more time for our vests!
ROBOT
Aaand…I’m out!
Panel 8: Mirror of panel 3, except their SPACE SHIP is rocketing out of the giant BUBBLE. Sound effect: SPLOOT!
Panel 9: ROBOT and FRANCIS in their SHIP.
ROBOT (exhausted)
Being willfully stupid is just dumb.
Robot Solves the Water Crisis
August 31, 2016-
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Robot Solves the Water Crisis
Comic written and illustrated by Ryan Reid
Panel 1: ROBOT is showing his INVENTION to FRANCIS.
ROBOT
Good news, Francis! I solved the water crisis!
Panel 2: Close up of ROBOT and his INVENTION. Sound effect: CLICK!
ROBOT (sincerely)
This device will open a tiny fissure in space-time, allowing the abundant fresh water from pre-history to flow into the now! Watch this!
Panel 3: A gigantic pre-historic WHALE-like creature appears out of nowhere, with a moist POP! sound. ROBOT and FRANCIS are startled.
Panel 4: Close crop on the eye of the WHALE. ROBOT and FRANCIS lean in off panel.
ROBOT (angry)
Oh, great! Another special interest blocking scientific progress!
Panel 5: ROBOT and FRANCIS walking away from the WHALE. ROBOT tosses his INVENTION away.
ROBOT
Seriously, Francis - if I knew it would be hard I never would’ve bothered.