Comic #3305: 2014-06-05

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Panel 1: Character in a suit: "Come with me, Mister Swanson." Character in a green shirt: "What's going on?"

Panel 2: Character in a suit: "Soon… Mister Swanson, the universe needs you." Character in the background: "HUH?"

Panel 3: Character in a suit: "Interdimensional travel is now possible, and other dimensions are sending spies. In most cases, we cannot recognize them, but they recognize you."

Panel 4: Character in a green shirt: "Why is this universe different?"

Panel 5: Character in a suit: "In every other universe—in literally every other universe—you are an evil mega-genius who rises to world power, reigns from space with an iron fist, and kills half of humanity before he is stopped. You are the greatest, most terrible human being ever born."

Panel 6: Character in a green shirt: "In this universe, you get dumped by Sally at 19 and use the sadness as an excuse to never finish that engineering degree."

Panel 7: Character in a suit: "Years later, you're a lonely unkempt miser, friendly to nobody, but completely harmless, who currently works at an Outback Steakhouse…"

Panel 8: Character in a suit: "…who manages at the Whitecastle."

Panel 9: Character in a green shirt: "Those people are interdimensional spies?"

Panel 10: Character in a suit: "About 10% of them, yes."

The comic humorously explores themes of identity and alternate realities in a whimsical manner.