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[[File:A Matter of Some Gravity.png|right]] | [[File:A Matter of Some Gravity.png|right]] | ||
| − | This comic is humorously built-up like a short drama story, about a man | + | This comic is humorously built-up like a short drama story, about a man with an unusual condition. |
It might have been inspired by the {{w|Uncle Scrooge}} adventure comic "{{w|A Matter of Some Gravity}}" ([http://coa.inducks.org/story.php?c=D+96001 Inducks]) by {{w|Don Rosa}}, in which {{w|Magica de Spell}} makes gravity pull sideways at {{w|Scrooge McDuck}} and {{w|Donald Duck}}. | It might have been inspired by the {{w|Uncle Scrooge}} adventure comic "{{w|A Matter of Some Gravity}}" ([http://coa.inducks.org/story.php?c=D+96001 Inducks]) by {{w|Don Rosa}}, in which {{w|Magica de Spell}} makes gravity pull sideways at {{w|Scrooge McDuck}} and {{w|Donald Duck}}. | ||
| − | The same topic is covered by 1996 graphic novel ''{{w|L'enfant penchée}}'' (''The Leaning Child'') | + | The same topic is covered by 1996 graphic novel ''{{w|L'enfant penchée}}'' (''The Leaning Child'') but, as it was only published in English in 2014, it’s very unlikely to be a source of inspiration for this comic. |
| − | "Soon to be a major motion picture" in the title text might refer to | + | "Soon to be a major motion picture" in the title text might refer to {{w|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button}}, a film released later in 2008 (and based on a short story), in which the protagonist Benjamin suffers of the impossible condition of aging backwards. |
| − | "Over land... and sea" might be from the song "Nature Boy" by | + | "Over land... and sea", might be from the song "Nature Boy" by eden ahbez. Nat King Cole sung (the most famous version) about "A very strange, enchanted boy. They say he wandered very far, very far over land and sea". |
| − | The title text mentions {{w|Jeph Jacques}}, who runs the webcomic | + | The title text mentions {{w|Jeph Jacques}}, who runs the webcomic {{w|Questionable Content}}. |
| − | When Cueball hits Megan, he knocks her down and | + | When Cueball hits Megan, he knocks her down and knocks her up. Megan tells [[Hairy]] about a person knocking her over and tumbling into the distance. She hints that she is falling for him which might be a joke regarding Cueball's condition. |
| − | The baby shares his tendency to be pulled sideways by gravity, but this apparently does not start until | + | The baby shares his tendency to be pulled sideways by gravity, but this apparently does not start until it is born, because Megan and the doctor do not seem to have been expecting it. If gravity had affected the unborn fetus in the same way, Megan would have been able to feel it, would have noticed that her uterus was hanging differently, and would have had difficulty balancing due to the sideways forces. |
| − | The last panel is a reference to the opening scene of | + | The last panel is a reference to the opening scene of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lion_King The Lion King], called 'The Circle Of Life'. |
| − | The first part of the comic has some resemblance to this much later comic: [[1376: Jump]] | + | The first part of the comic has some resemblance to this much later comic: [[1376: Jump]] |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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:Doctor: Okay, push! | :Doctor: Okay, push! | ||
:[Megan at hospital with doctor and new baby, who is bouncing/rolling away.] | :[Megan at hospital with doctor and new baby, who is bouncing/rolling away.] | ||
| − | :Doctor: It's a | + | :Doctor: It's a gir- |
:Megan: !! | :Megan: !! | ||
:Doctor: Whoops! | :Doctor: Whoops! | ||
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[[Category:Romance]] | [[Category:Romance]] | ||
[[Category:The Lion King]] | [[Category:The Lion King]] | ||
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