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I used the sock puppet to represent “weird”… as is was Weird Kid’s “thing”.
In the end, the tagline is the whole purpose of this comic… You Humans are Weird … but the subtext to that, is that without the WEIRD, we wouldn’t be human. The weird is what makes us awesome. Our diversity and individual quirks are what sets us apart from other species, possibly other alien lifeforms. So, why do we spend so much time pointing out the weirdness, separating it out, ensuring those different than us feel pressured to conform?
In reality, Z&F would spend their entire lives (however long that is!) researching humanity– because we cannot be contained, or put in a box, or fully understood to any extent. As soon as you think you know someone and can predict their behavior, they surprise you. These fellow human beings are what make life interesting. Hug one today.
Tomorrow is the final comic. Will Z&F return home? Will their mission get extended and they’ll stay on Earth? Will the Weird Kid use Sproing to turn his bullies into his minions? Love to hear your thoughts.
Read the finale story from the beginning by going HERE.
Wondering why I am ending the comic, what I’m gonna do with myself after this, and why you somehow missed this? Read the ANNOUNCEMENT.
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- This is the FINAL WEEK! Let’s see if we can reach the Stretch Goals!
Tomorrow is the final Z&F episode, crying towels optional.
As for the “For Better or Worse” line, it’s not related to the Lynn Johnston strip that ceased new episodes in 2008 and continues on in most newspapers in reruns (Like Charles Schulz’s Peanuts did after Schulz died in 2000).
Hey Darryl! You caught the little reference there… I was a fan of FBoFW, and my dog is named April after the youngest daughter who always loved animals and was saved once by the family dog Farley. That strip has been important in my life, as much as Peanuts and Calvin & Hobbes.
I hope they stay where they’ve created a home. Hope Zorphie has a meltdown, and Fred takes a stand and refuses to go. I hope it ends with all of them laughing in the owners living room, including the Weird Kid. AND I hope the supervisor gets some kind of new ‘special’ assignment that’s a fitting end.
That sounds like a lovely ending! Maybe the manager can be demoted to the Z&F’s last job– “Probe Sanitation”
That’s what I’m secretly hoping for. 🙂
Dahh getting sad