Editing 141: Parody Week: Achewood
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The comic is written in the style of Onstad and his humor. The last 10 panels are "awkward-pause panels," which are used frequently in Achewood, in what appears to be a joke about overuse of dialogue-free panels (there are 11 of these, but the first is a shock panel, then the pause begins). This joke is continued in the title-text, where [[Randall]] claims that this strip set the record for the most panels of this kind, a record previously held by Achewood. | The comic is written in the style of Onstad and his humor. The last 10 panels are "awkward-pause panels," which are used frequently in Achewood, in what appears to be a joke about overuse of dialogue-free panels (there are 11 of these, but the first is a shock panel, then the pause begins). This joke is continued in the title-text, where [[Randall]] claims that this strip set the record for the most panels of this kind, a record previously held by Achewood. | ||
− | {{w|Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song}} is a 1971 {{w|Blaxploitation}} film that is generally regarded as an exemplar of its genre | + | {{w|Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song}} is a 1971 {{w|Blaxploitation}} film that is generally regarded as an exemplar of its genre. Bursting fully-formed from Sweet Sweetback's head is a parody of the {{w|Athena#Birth|birth of Greek Goddess Athena}}. |
References to {{w|Fleshlight}}, such as this comment by Beef in the first panel in the third row: ''You are gonna stand out as the sort of dude who stays at home all night playing fleshlight tag '', became a [[:Category:Fleshlights|recurring theme]] in xkcd, but this seems to be the first time. | References to {{w|Fleshlight}}, such as this comment by Beef in the first panel in the third row: ''You are gonna stand out as the sort of dude who stays at home all night playing fleshlight tag '', became a [[:Category:Fleshlights|recurring theme]] in xkcd, but this seems to be the first time. |