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{{comic | {{comic | ||
| number = 22 | | number = 22 | ||
− | | date = October | + | | date = October 19, 2005 |
| title = Barrel - Part 3 | | title = Barrel - Part 3 | ||
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| image = barrel_whirlpool.jpg | | image = barrel_whirlpool.jpg | ||
− | | titletext = A whirlpool! | + | | titletext = A whirlpool! |
}} | }} | ||
==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | + | In the first two comics in the Barrel series, the boy is floating in the ocean in a barrel, making fairly innocent points about life's uncertainty. In this comic the view has zoomed out considerably and the boy is seen to be on the edge of a gigantic {{w|whirlpool}}. Thus, there is now a palpably heightened sense of danger, though the boy's reaction continues to be innocent wonder. | |
− | + | The comic's visual composition is reminiscent of {{w|File:Maelstrom-Clarke.jpg|a classic 1919 illustration}} by {{w|Harry Clarke}}, made for {{w|Edgar Allan Poe}}'s 1841 short story "{{w|A Descent into the Maelström}}." In the short story, the main character escapes from drowning by using a barrel to escape The Maelström. | |
− | + | This is the third in a five-part series of comics whose parts were randomly published during the first several dozen strips. The series features a [[:Category:Barrel|character]] that is not consistent with what would quickly become the [[xkcd]] [[stick figure]] style. The character is in a barrel. | |
− | + | The full series can be found [[:Category:Barrel|here]]: | |
− | * [[1: Barrel - Part 1 | + | *[[1: Barrel - Part 1]] |
− | + | *[[11: Barrel - Part 2]] | |
− | * [[11: Barrel - Part 2]] | + | *22: Barrel - Part 3 (this one) |
− | * | + | *[[25: Barrel - Part 4]] |
− | * [[25: Barrel - Part 4]] | + | *[[31: Barrel - Part 5]] |
− | * [[31: Barrel - Part 5]] | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[ | + | :[Large vortex, spinning water covers the whole panel. A boy in a floating barrel is near the edge, apparently about to be sucked in.] |
− | :Boy: | + | :Boy: Wow! |
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+ | == Trivia == | ||
+ | *This is the twenty-third comic originally posted to livejournal. The previous was [[40: Light]]. The next was [[23: T-shirts]]. | ||
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Comics with color]] | [[Category:Comics with color]] | ||
− | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Barrel|03]] |
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