12/02/02

[Golabutron 3000] Narrative Abuse

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This strip was originally published in the G3K blog back in 2002. From that original post:

I don't know why I think anything is funny, but I enjoy abusing nameless cartoon characters through mean-spirited jump-cuts. I guess it's just me.

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PANEL 1 (A YOUNG MAN sits at a bar looking off-panel.) YOUNG MAN: Wow... she's cute. I think I'll go ask her out!

PANEL 2 (Jump to the man standing outside an apartment door that has just slammed shut.) CAPTION: Two years later... SFX: SLAM--! YOUNG MAN: HEY, NO FAIR! This is NARRATIVE ABUSE!