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| date      = January 9, 2006
 
| date      = January 9, 2006
 
| title    = Counter-Red Spiders
 
| title    = Counter-Red Spiders
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| before    = <big><big><span class="plainlinks">[https://web.archive.org/web/20060529063441/http://xkcd-drawings.livejournal.com/#:~:text=Drawing%3A%20Counter%2DRed%20Spiders LiveJournal title</span>]: '''Drawing: Counter-Red Spiders'''</big></big>
 
 
| image    = counter-red-spiders.jpg
 
| image    = counter-red-spiders.jpg
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| titletext = I hope we can stop them<br><br><span class="plainlinks">[https://web.archive.org/web/20060529063441/http://xkcd-drawings.livejournal.com/#:~:text=Drawing%3A%20Counter%2DRed%20Spiders LiveJournal caption</span>]: [http://www.xkcd.com/red_spiders_small.jpg They] must be [http://www.xkcd.com/red_spiders_2.jpg stopped].
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| titletext = I hope we can stop them
 
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==Explanation==
 
==Explanation==
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This was the forty-forth comic originally posted to [[LiveJournal]]. The previous one was [[46: Secrets]], and the next one was [[48: Found]]. It was among the [[:Category:Posted on LiveJournal after xkcd.com|last eleven comics]] posted both on LiveJournal and on [https://xkcd.com xkcd.com] after the new site was launched. This comic was published on the same day across both sites, but not all of them shared the same posting day.
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In previous comics, red spiders are seen navigating similar landscapes. Here, humanoid stick figures are standing on top of each other to reach some place above the top of the comic, in a similar manner to how the red spiders navigate. These stick figures must be extremely light, or gravity must be really weak there, because it is extremely unlikely or even impossible to have a stack of humans that tall.
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In previous comics, red spiders are seen navigating similar landscapes. Here, humanoid stick figures are standing on top of each other to reach some place above the top of the comic, in a similar manner to how the red spiders navigate, in order to engage in a {{w|counter-offensive}} against the red spiders. These stick figures must be extremely light, or gravity must be really weak there, because it is extremely unlikely or even impossible to have a stack of humans that tall.
 
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The title text indicates that [[Randall Munroe|Randall]] hopes the counter-offensive is able to prevent the red spiders' attack. However, the invasion in [[126: Red Spiders Cometh|Red Spiders Cometh]] suggests that it may have been unsuccessful. In the original caption, he provides two links to the images of the previous comics. The links are now defunct, so here's the caption with the archived versions of the links: "[https://web.archive.org/web/20060529063826/http://www.xkcd.com/red_spiders_small.jpg They] must be [https://web.archive.org/web/20060529063826/http://www.xkcd.com/red_spiders_2.jpg stopped]."
 
  
 
The full series of [[:Category:Red Spiders|Red Spiders]] comics:
 
The full series of [[:Category:Red Spiders|Red Spiders]] comics:
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==Transcript==
 
==Transcript==
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:[A stack of stick figures, standing on each others shoulders, 11 stick figures shown in the comic, extends from the bottom of the frame to the top. Cuboids hang in the air.]
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:[A stack of stick figures, standing on each others shoulders, extends from the bottom of the frame to the top. Cuboids hang in the air.]
 
:The counter-red-spider offensive begins...
 
:The counter-red-spider offensive begins...
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==Trivia==
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*This was the 44th comic originally posted to [[LiveJournal]].
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**The previous was [[46: Secrets]].
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**The next was [[48: Found]].
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*Original title: "Drawing: Counter-Red Spiders"
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*Original [[Randall]] quote: "[[8: Red spiders|They]] must be [[43: Red Spiders 2|stopped]]."
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**The links pointing to the first two Red Spiders comics.
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*This comic was one of the last 11 comics posted on LiveJournal.
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**These 11 comics were [[:Category:Posted on LiveJournal after xkcd|posted both on LiveJournal and xkcd]] after the [[xkcd]] site opened on the 1st of January 2006.
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**This comic was posted on the same day on both sites.
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**They were not all posted on the same day though.
  
 
{{comic discussion}}
 
{{comic discussion}}
  
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[[Category:Posted on LiveJournal| 44]]
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[[Category:Comics posted on livejournal| 44]]
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[[Category:Posted on LiveJournal after xkcd]]
 
[[Category:Comics with color]]
 
[[Category:Comics with color]]
 
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]
 
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]
 
[[Category:Multiple Cueballs]]
 
[[Category:Multiple Cueballs]]
 
[[Category:Red Spiders]]
 
[[Category:Red Spiders]]

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