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Comic #2063: 2011-01-06

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Description:

The comic is divided into several rows featuring colorful cartoon characters, primarily an ant and a grasshopper. The art style is simplistic and expressive, with bright colors and exaggerated features.

Row Details:

  1. Row 1:
    • The ant is busy working while the grasshopper is playing a fiddle under a clear sky with musical notes flowing around.
    • Text: "The ant worked all day while the grasshopper played his fiddle."
  2. Row 2:
    • Winter scene. The grasshopper appears cold and hungry, while the ant is warm.
    • Text: "Come winter, the grasshopper was cold and hungry while the ant was warm and fat."
  3. Row 3:
    • Next spring, the ant is shown at a computer, looking upset. A notification peeks from the screen indicating outsourcing.
    • Text: "Next spring, the ant was informed that his job was outsourced to a more efficient ant in Asia."
  4. Row 4:
    • The ant is now trying to talk to his sons, who look disinterested. He seems frustrated.
    • Text: "Later, the ant tried to explain the value of hard work to his sons, but they didn't believe him since he was a penniless cashier at a discount retailer."
  5. Row 5:
    • The grasshopper appears on a TV screen, looking embarrassed as a celebrity points at him.
    • Text: "The grasshopper got rich because a video of him getting stepped on by a celebrity became an internet meme."
  6. Row 6:
    • The ant, still working hard, appears frustrated as he watches his lazy children playing video games.
    • Text: "The ant still works hard, but his money goes to his shiftless adult children who play video games all day."
  7. Row 7:
    • The ant's face shows frustration as he watches news shows, and he seems to be arguing with someone off-screen.
    • Text: "His main form of amusement is yelling at cable news shows and being acutely aware of how right his wife was to leave him."
  8. Row 8:
    • A panel shows the ant sitting alone, looking resigned.
    • Text: "THE END."
  9. Final Row:
    • Two characters are discussing the story. One seems skeptical, while the other offers a glimmer of hope.
    • Text:
      • First Character: "It’s a little bleak, no?"
      • Second Character: "Really? In this version, only hope dies."

This comic depicts a modern twist on the classic fable, highlighting themes of work ethics, generational differences, and societal changes.

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