October 2, 2015

• Cueball
• Ponytail

#1585: Similarities explain

[Ponytail is talking to Cueball.]

Ponytail: So it’s a work of fiction about a well-known brand. written on the Internet by an enthusiast, republished as a bestselling book, and then made into a big movie.

Cueball: Yup.

[Ponytail holds her hand to her chin. Beat panel.]

[Ponytail is talking to Cueball again.]

Ponytail: Yeah, The Martian and Fifty Shades of Grey are basically the same book.

Cueball: “Fifty Shades of Red?”

Ponytail: Man, tell me you wouldn’t read that.