And here I was about to congratulate Deering for an original cartoon idea. (Of course, we are unlikely to learn if he reads “Mad” or he thought of this himself, though there are other options as well.)
Not necessarily stolen. Arthur C. Clarke and Charles Sheffield both wrote SF books about building a space elevator in the same year, “Fountains of Paradise” and “Web Between the Worlds.” The books had inevitable similarities. In a forward to Sheffield’s book, Clarke declared that there was no copying at all — but the fact that two good SF writers had the same idea suggested that it was a very good one.
King Shark,I remember the Mad Magazine comic as well (from decades ago ). However, in that case, after a full transformation the wolf-man was stymied by an eclipse. This comic appears to be a half-transition at a standard half-moon.On a side note, I could really use those memory cells for more useful information.
Aussie Down Under over 12 years ago
The full moon is twice as much fun.
King_Shark over 12 years ago
A gag stolen from MAD Magazine, if I’m not mistaken.
shmlss over 12 years ago
omg! another version of being human, this one being imported from romania!!
listmom over 12 years ago
@King SharkYes, I believe you are.
pschearer Premium Member over 12 years ago
And here I was about to congratulate Deering for an original cartoon idea. (Of course, we are unlikely to learn if he reads “Mad” or he thought of this himself, though there are other options as well.)
mrssaskfan over 12 years ago
Not necessarily stolen. Arthur C. Clarke and Charles Sheffield both wrote SF books about building a space elevator in the same year, “Fountains of Paradise” and “Web Between the Worlds.” The books had inevitable similarities. In a forward to Sheffield’s book, Clarke declared that there was no copying at all — but the fact that two good SF writers had the same idea suggested that it was a very good one.
DanReynolds over 12 years ago
This one is already a Reynolds Unwrapped cartoon.If you’d like to see my version send me an email to cartoonist89@homtail.com and I’ll share it.
apostate Premium Member over 12 years ago
King Shark,I remember the Mad Magazine comic as well (from decades ago ). However, in that case, after a full transformation the wolf-man was stymied by an eclipse. This comic appears to be a half-transition at a standard half-moon.On a side note, I could really use those memory cells for more useful information.
rugeirn over 12 years ago
Ultimately, there are no original ideas.