Comic #4848: evolution-3
Description
Here's a detailed description of the comic:
Panel 1:
- An alien with a green body and a large head is speaking to a human girl with brown hair. The alien's mouth is open as it talks.
- Text above: “ALL SPACEFARING SPECIES GOT THEIR INTELLIGENCE DURING A BRIEF EVOLUTIONARY PHASE IN WHICH LARGER, MORE POWERFUL BRAINS WERE SELECTED FOR.”
Panel 2:
- The alien continues speaking, with the girl listening curiously.
- Text: “THIS ECOLOGICAL CONFIGURATION IS SO RARE THAT IT SELDOM OCCURS MORE THAN ONCE PER PLANET.”
Panel 3:
- The girl responds; she looks surprised and slightly puzzled.
- Text: “SO, WE'RE SPECIAL.”
Panel 4:
- The alien replies with a humorous expression.
- Text: “HUMANS AREN'T JUST SPECIAL. YOU'RE UNIQUE.”
Panel 5:
- The alien explains further; its tone is a mix of informative and playful.
- Text: “BIPEDALISM CREATES A TRADE-OFF BETWEEN RUNNING ABILITY AND SIZE OF CRANIUM THAT CAN FIT THROUGH A FEMALE'S HIPS AT BIRTH.”
Panel 6:
- The alien maintains a serious expression.
- Text: “NATURE GAVE HUMANS SAPIENCE OF A KIND SHARED WITH ALL MINDS IN THE UNIVERSE, BUT THEN CAPPED YOUR MENTAL EXPANSION DUE TO BUTT SIZE CONSTRAINTS!”
Panel 7:
- The alien expresses its point passionately while the girl looks amused.
- Text: “YOUR INABILITY TO DENY YOUR LOVE OF BIG BUTTS IS THE VOICE OF EVOLUTION, LONG SINCE REDUCED TO A DAMPENING ECHO, BEGGING YOU TO GIVE IT ENOUGH ROOM TO FULFILL ITS GREATEST DESTINY!”
Panel 8:
- The alien looks thoughtful, its expression more serious again.
- Text: “BUT, THE EVOLUTIONARY WINDOW IS CLOSED. BUTTS HELD THEIR GROUND. BRAINS LANGUISHED.”
Panel 9:
- The alien concludes its explanation, looking off to the side with a frustrated expression.
- Text: “AND THAT IS WHY THERE'S NEVER BEEN AN APE FARTHER OUT FROM EARTH THAN THE MOON.”
Panel 10:
- A human woman with brown hair looks confused by the alien's statement.
- Text: “AND HERE I THOUGHT IT WAS BUDGET STUFF.”
The comic humorously discusses evolutionary biology and its implications for human development, framed in a playful dialogue between an alien and a human.