Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson for August 30, 2015
August 29, 2015
August 31, 2015
Transcript:
Phoebe: You can see a lot more stars out here than you can at home. Marigold: Before the humans and their electric light, one could see many more. Some unicorns believed each star was the glow at the end of the horn of a sky unicorn, who was charging directly toward us. However, if they walked around with their horn lights aglow all night, it seemed to keep the invaders at bay. For eons, most unicorns were badly sleep-deprived. It is still known as the ERA of HALLUCINATION. Of course, it is possible they were right, and our doom rushes even closer. Phoebe: Thanks, I needed something to lie awake wondering about.
luducks about 9 years ago
Well… light is radiation, and if unicorn horns can radiate light… like stars radiate light… Marigold isn’t wrong…
luducks about 9 years ago
Really, compared to other star, the sun is very tiny!
DDrazen about 9 years ago
The key to unicorn cosmology: the belief that the universe really does revolve around them.
Stellagal about 9 years ago
Just one more thing to keep me awake at night too. SIGH
Simon_Jester about 9 years ago
Wow, the artwork! This some of the best use of light and shading I’ve ever seen in a cartoon. Great job, Dana.
tripwire45 about 9 years ago
Teach the unicorn to use a telescope or send her to an astronomy class.
Bustetm33 about 9 years ago
I love Unicorn History!
Comic Minister Premium Member about 9 years ago
Me too Phoebe.
I Quit about 9 years ago
Sadly, unicorns are color-blind, so they didn’t notice the red shift, which means that the sky unicorns are actually leaving.
dogday Premium Member about 9 years ago
Beautiful cartoon…I love the use of the blue-black; the beautiful depiction of the night sky; Phoebe enjoying the stars with her friend; Unicorn history; and the GREAT use of font for the Era of Hallucination. Great job, just beautiful!
Borg42 about 9 years ago
Does anybody remember how this comic ended the first time around? I do not recall.
Stingy McDuck about 9 years ago
The shading, specially on panel 3 is really something on this comic. I love it.
robinafox about 9 years ago
Or so the unicorn-denying scientists would have you believe.
ClaraBadWolf almost 9 years ago
I liked the original version better, personally.
Listic almost 8 years ago
Why these thin lines separating bluish and dark sky in the upper three panels?
MyaApplesauce almost 4 years ago
Don’t worry Phoebe. The stars are light years away, and due to the expansion of the universe, some probably never will reach our solar system.