Comic #4243: the-chosen-ones

Description

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Panel 1:

The panel features a floating orb with a simplistic face, resembling a cartoon character.
The character speaks: "I am but a messenger and will shortly self-destruct."

Panel 2:

The background appears space-like, while the cartoon character continues: "I come to speak truth: all sufficiently advanced species throughout the universe self-destructed once they realized the pointlessness of existence in a universe bound for a cold entropic demise."

Panel 3:

The scene now focuses on a human character, a man with reddish-brown hair. The orb is still present.
The character says, "Humans are unique. You possess the intelligence to discover the nature of reality, but you are so utterly self-involved that it has no serious effect on your mental well-being."

Panel 4:

The orb continues: "For instance, you, Frank, you know that you are a short-lived pattern that will meet its brief life under the shadow of death before meeting an absurd and pointless end…"

Panel 5:

The human, Frank, interrupts with "But you care more about a recent outcome of a sporting event."
A speech bubble nearby him exclaims: "Football is rigged, man!"

Panel 6:

The orb comments: "Like a horde of zombies, humans will fan out worthless around the cosmos, never meeting opposition."

Panel 7:

Panel 8:

The human, looking slightly frustrated, retorts: "Because it’s crap, and you’re crap."

Panel 9:

Frank points at a device displaying a sporting event and says: "Look, the ref can’t even see the ball!"

This comic plays with themes of existentialism and the absurdity of human concerns juxtaposed with grand universal truths.