Hm… Is she putting the telescope in the sea, or is she taking somebody’s snorkel?
The text makes me think that perhaps it isn’t intended to be read classically (left to right, down, and again). After all, that’s just the proximity of the panels influencing how we perceive the “fate” of the storyline.
I did it! I read the entire archive starting when Drew from ToothPaste for Dinner blogged about comics that link to TPfD on 12/22. I’m caught up, and now I shall subscribe. Happy new year!
The fated retrospectoscope is saying that the unexpected appearance of mystical objects is usually a matter of coincidence. We can hardly fault the retrospectoscope for being somewhat ambivalent regarding its role in the universe.
December 31, 2009
word.
December 31, 2009
Hm… Is she putting the telescope in the sea, or is she taking somebody’s snorkel?
The text makes me think that perhaps it isn’t intended to be read classically (left to right, down, and again). After all, that’s just the proximity of the panels influencing how we perceive the “fate” of the storyline.
Or am I overthinking this?
December 31, 2009
It’s the retrospectoscope. Fitting, eh?
December 31, 2009
Select:
a) “We were meant to be together!”
b) “We live in a 15-mile radius and frequent the same supermarket!”
December 31, 2009
I want Cat’s swimsuit.
January 1, 2010
i want cat’s logic.
January 1, 2010
Happy New Year, Dorothy!
Wishing you great things for 2010. Thanks for bringing Cat and Girl into the world. You are a true original.
All the best,
Adam
January 1, 2010
Happy New Year!!!
January 1, 2010
I did it! I read the entire archive starting when Drew from ToothPaste for Dinner blogged about comics that link to TPfD on 12/22. I’m caught up, and now I shall subscribe. Happy new year!
January 2, 2010
“Mistake” implies that there is a difference.
January 3, 2010
When a retrospectoscope suddenly appears in the water, in close proximity to your boat, that’s got to be fate.
But what is fate saying? That you really need to start looking at your past right now?
January 3, 2010
@Erika, I think coincidence is another thing people mistake for fate.
January 3, 2010
@sad: i think its because there is a difference.
January 5, 2010
The fated retrospectoscope is saying that the unexpected appearance of mystical objects is usually a matter of coincidence. We can hardly fault the retrospectoscope for being somewhat ambivalent regarding its role in the universe.
January 13, 2010
I miss Girl’s Sailor Suit.
February 16, 2011
Lovin’ the beach ping-pong game.