This page reminds me of the TV show "Parallax". Specifically, the episode where the villain Betti showed Katherine, one of the heroes, a world that she'd "blandished" by killing everyone who deviated from the norm.
It was just as creepy.
In the movie "The Matrix" the AI's created a less perfect reality when they discovered that humans couldn't believe in a perfect world in which everyone is -smiling-.
Thanks. Actually, I've read quite a bit so I knew it was the funeral clothing. I was just wondering why the funeral clothing looked like that. And which came first? Character design or the idea that the funeral attire looked like that? Don't have to answer that. I'm just pondering to myself.
It's the funeral garb of his home world([url=http://www.drunkduck.com/Crossoverlord/?p=451198]as seen here[/url]). I hate to spell it out like this, but it's the irony of Smiley's disposition. For a guy who's always happy, he's in constant mourning.
Saaayyy... This chapter is called "The Mourning"! I wonder if that ties in.
A perfect world is one where you don't have to live in fear of being caught lapsing in your smile.
I may be a happy-go-lucky, all-around cheery guy, but even I can't smile 24/7.
Besides, in a world where everyone smiles all the time, smiling loses its significance and becomes meaningless. I don't know about you, but I'd certainly consider that a negative.
This page has been up on Comic Genesis all week, mostly due to my own error. In the end, though, it seemed like a good compromise. The story got to continue as scheduled, and the cover, which we were all excited to see finished, got to spend most of the week absorbing hits.
So, the Smiling Man's world has no pain, disease, crime, or suffering, and all it cost the people were their individual liberties. Hmm, this guy should run for President, because I think he'd win.
Pieguy259 at 2:22AM, Oct. 1, 2010
This page reminds me of the TV show "Parallax". Specifically, the episode where the villain Betti showed Katherine, one of the heroes, a world that she'd "blandished" by killing everyone who deviated from the norm. It was just as creepy.
TuuronTour at 2:38PM, Aug. 23, 2009
In the movie "The Matrix" the AI's created a less perfect reality when they discovered that humans couldn't believe in a perfect world in which everyone is -smiling-.
CartoonistWill at 4:48AM, Aug. 19, 2009
Thanks. Actually, I've read quite a bit so I knew it was the funeral clothing. I was just wondering why the funeral clothing looked like that. And which came first? Character design or the idea that the funeral attire looked like that? Don't have to answer that. I'm just pondering to myself.
Neilsama at 8:27AM, Aug. 17, 2009
It's the funeral garb of his home world([url=http://www.drunkduck.com/Crossoverlord/?p=451198]as seen here[/url]). I hate to spell it out like this, but it's the irony of Smiley's disposition. For a guy who's always happy, he's in constant mourning. Saaayyy... This chapter is called "The Mourning"! I wonder if that ties in.
CartoonistWill at 9:48PM, Aug. 16, 2009
Why does the smirking man look Amish? Sorry, I couldn't help it. It just popped in there.
Tssha at 3:13PM, Aug. 15, 2009
A perfect world is one where you don't have to live in fear of being caught lapsing in your smile. I may be a happy-go-lucky, all-around cheery guy, but even I can't smile 24/7. Besides, in a world where everyone smiles all the time, smiling loses its significance and becomes meaningless. I don't know about you, but I'd certainly consider that a negative.
Hogan at 12:35PM, Aug. 14, 2009
When the world is so perfect, its time to check if you are dreaming, because something HAS to be wrong...
Xade at 5:55AM, Aug. 14, 2009
sadistically boring I call it, no individuality :(
DAJB at 11:17PM, Aug. 13, 2009
"Alive is a relative term." Gotta love that Debs!
ghostrunner at 11:09PM, Aug. 13, 2009
indeed
Neilsama at 10:00PM, Aug. 13, 2009
This page has been up on Comic Genesis all week, mostly due to my own error. In the end, though, it seemed like a good compromise. The story got to continue as scheduled, and the cover, which we were all excited to see finished, got to spend most of the week absorbing hits. So, the Smiling Man's world has no pain, disease, crime, or suffering, and all it cost the people were their individual liberties. Hmm, this guy should run for President, because I think he'd win.