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2009-01-19: Prophecy (horselover)
Terrible science fiction
There's a big difference between useful and important pulp, like say VALIS, and shoddy unimportant pulp, like say Ender in Exile which I tried to start reading recently.
Then again it must be hard trying to write characters who are Smarter Than Anyone Ever At All, Including Each Other, as opposed to characters who are smart because a pink laser told them to be smart.
This comic is in the storyline:
- Variations
A long-running series, maybe the crux of the site. Reader submits a suggestion, and I draw three comics based on that suggestion. Originally all three had to start the same, but it evolved.
This comic includes the contribution:
- zusty suggested: Noel is being unwittingly prophetic.
Text transcript
Noel: And then they have to put the dollar on the HEDONIC STANDARD! Rabid: I don't really read science fiction... Noel: SPECULATIVE fiction!! G-man: We, the government, would like to talk to you about your supposedly fictional writing. Noel: What, my sci-fi crap? Noel: Heyyy, that looks like a TRUTH EGG like in my story cycle "The Hyperultralon Contribution"! Truth Egg: Good call. G-man: Detect the truth, Truth Egg!! Other G-man: Go go go! Noel: So it turns out I'm just a lucky guesser and not actually seeing the future. Rabid: What's the difference? Dr Quickly: We must harness the power of terrible science fiction with cautious responsibility. G-man: Can I try the egg thing now?