Comic #6855: bottleneck
Description
Here's a detailed description of the comic:
Panel 1:
- Text: "DEAR LORD, WHY ARE HUMAN BEINGS COLOSSAL DICKWADS? EVOLUTION? THE FALL FROM GRACE…"
- A character with medium-length reddish hair is speaking, with an expression of questioning or exasperation. There is a thought bubble around the text.
Panel 2:
- Text: "GENETIC BOTTLENECK."
- A larger graphic element showing an abstract design that represents a genetic concept.
Panel 3:
- Text: "ABOUT 75,000 YEARS AGO A GIANT VOLCANO ERUPTED AND A BUNCH OF PEOPLE DIED MORE OR LESS AT RANDOM."
- The same character appears again, looking slightly resigned or frustrated.
Panel 4:
- Text: "BY BAD LUCK, A HIGH PERCENT OF ALL SURVIVORS HAD A SUITE OF GENETIC FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO DICKWADDERY."
- The character is still talking and is accompanied by an illustrated visual of genetic concepts.
Panel 5:
- Text: "IN A HIGH-DICKWAD ENVIRONMENT, BEING A DICKWAD IS THE LEAST BAD STRATEGY. SO THE DICKWAD ALLELES GOT LOCKED IN AND ARE NOW AS CHARACTERISTIC OF YOUR PRIMATE SPECIES AS HAIRLESSNESS, BIPEDALISM, AND BIG FLOPPY BOOBS."
- The tone is humorous as the character continues to explain.
Panel 6:
- Text: "SO IT WASN'T YOUR PLAN?"
- The character appears to be inquiring from another character who is off-panel.
Panel 7:
- Text: "THE VOLCANO WAS, BUT EVERYTHING AFTER THAT IS JUST FUNNY."
- This final panel delivers a humorous punchline, indicating that while the volcano's eruption may have been planned, the resulting evolution is viewed as a humorous twist of fate.
The comic's overall tone is humorous and discusses genetics and evolution in a lighthearted way.