Is stuff like supermegacomics the post-modern equivalent

>>9294548
Supermega was an ironic meme years before ironic memes reached any level of popularity.

>>9294728
It isn't ironic, it's post-ironic.

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>>9294548
>the post-modern equivalent of literature

>>9295116
>implying books aren't dead

>>9294737
It goes even further than that. It has such a sincere love in being totally weird, it transcends post-irony.

>>9295559
Post-post-irony. I can see it.

Honestly the comic in the OP is the first non-music media I've cried to in a very long time. It's absolutely brilliant in both idea and execution.

Is this just some anti-bluepill meme

>>9295607
yes

>>9295607
no

>>9294737
No it's absurdist

>>9295673
Absurdism and pomo are deeply linked anon

>>9295607
maybe

I have free will but I choose to oscillate

Post more come on

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You really ought to go to the creator's page if you like these.

>>9296383
I dont get it

>>9296383
I liked this one

>>9295607
i don't know

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what about jerkcity?

>>9296405
It's about the fact that both me and you would consider the q-keyboard and the feels good button useless and redundant, yet they allow the characters to express themselves in authentic and meaningful ways we couldn't even conceive of. We, in a kneejerking fashion, perceive the characters as foolish, and yet they are happy. And here we are, trying to make sense of the disorder around us, foolishly deluding ourselves into thinking that our posts are more meaningful than a series of the letter "q" or the pure, cathartic expression of "feels good"
>>9296457
Get your meta-ironic pseud shit out of here you nigger. Go create your own thread.

>>9296486
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>>9296738
feels good

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>mfw i just now learned about him releasing a book and preordering one in the span of ~10 min

>>9296753
HOLY SHIT

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What about Mountain Time?

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When will Bloom add this to the western canon?

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>>9296812
>that subtle commentary on excessive consumerism
>the repeating theme of herd mentality
>the sudden betrayal of a purely alturistic ally, subverting classical christian values

This is what the 21st century literature is all about. Postmodernism has not failed, it has elevated us above the shackles of the sensible.

>>9296812
The aggressors did nothing wrong. This is the purest form of humanity and should be exalted

>>9295607
Can you repeat the question?

>>9296885
Truly - the right to an unified community, even if based on a lie, is fundamental to a functional society. If we marginalize those on the outskirts, we are doomed to end up like them. What an insightful piece of art.

>>9295612
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>>9296890
same queer

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>>9296918

>>9296890
YOU'RE NOT THE BOSS OF ME NOW

>>9296925
fucking banevadingproxysamefag

i love u guys

>>9297017
qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqq

>>9296486
>tfw to intelligent to understand shitty internet comics

>>9296838
What is the IQ of the guy who draws these? must be above 140 for sure...

>>9297207
Plese continue to frame your ignorance as a strength.

>>9297214
IQ is a meaningless number but he's gotta be pretty smart, yeah.

>>9296457
Damn this sucks compared to whatever OP posted.

Why is that?

>>9296838
I think you might be overthinking it.

>>9297280
Fuck off.

>>9297289
Were you post-ironically overthinking it?

>>9297299
There's no such thing as over-thinking. Take your anti-intellectual sentiments to another board.

>>9297307
>dude nothing is right or wrong lmao
Po mo was a mistake.

This is some Bkub stuff.

>>9297331
How did you get that from my post?

damn these comics are deep as fuck

These comics are legitimately above my intellect

>>9296812
themes which transcend Gnosticism and return to some kind of pure mystery animism

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Some of these are actually quite easy to grasp- such profundity in a simple comic.

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There is something here

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I don't know how he does it

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>>9297430
It's frustrating to know I don't have half the spark this guy has

>>9297446
classic

>>9297446
How the fuck can this random dude make such hard hitting statements in a shitty Ms paint comic while philosophers spend years trying to figure this out, it just don't make no sense

This is just samefagging right? These comics are actually just nonsensical and have no deeper meaning at all, right? Or am I just too dumb for these?

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>>9297501

>>9297504
I don't get it.

>>9297516
Exactly.

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This is my personal favorite

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This one is really easy to understand for all you brainlets out there

>>9297532
You're wasting your life.

>>9297532
Fuck I love this one

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another classic

>>9297540
>>9297570
I actually get these
>tfw too dumb for the ones that other anon was posting

>>9297446
This one is unironically great ironically

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>>9297446
Bigger res

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>ywn have his genius

>>9297532
wow this actually hits me on a personal level. I need some time alone...

>>9297603
Fuck's sake how many layers does this have?

>>9297614
None.

ITT: over analyzing and acting like these comics drawn by a man for a couple cheap laughs have any hidden meanings in them.

>>9297661
>>9297647
anti-intellectuals

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Thanks OP

>>9297661
Found the brainlet, guys. The meaning is literally right there for you, if only you could see it.

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>>9297540
>>9297532
>>9297430
I know im probably gettting fucking massively trolled right now but still, tell me the meanings of these and I'll admit defeat, because right know these are just funny.

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these are pretty old

>>9297685
Well obviously it's impossible to say for sure because there is a lot of complexity to these works and many different interpretations, as well as the fact you can't always understand authorial intent.

The jellyfish one is pretty straightforward though. It's about how we are blinded by our own biases and viewpoints. Our own jellyfish, so to speak. The man sees everything as a jellyfish because there is a jellyfish in front of him, just as our view of the world is distorted and blinds us to the truth.

>>9297685
Greg is feeling useless in a world that literally has no use for him. He's trying to be clever by pranking Robert with a banana but unknown to him everyone else was pranking Robert with the exact same joke. Robert appreciates the sentiment behind the joke but the damage is done. Greg has been exposed as only one of many in a world with not enough validation to go around.

I think the slide one is a statment about capitalism and it's pervasiveness. We rely on it to satisfy our needs but when it fails our needs go unsatisfied.

>>9297695
Hahahah this one got me good

>>9297446
This one is seriously GOAT.

>>9297361
Not that anon, but if it is impossible to overthink anything then all works deserve the same amount of thought then all works are equal.

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what did he mean by this?

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ITT

>>9297878
this isn't even ironic though. it is unfunny though.

>>9297912
what makes you say it isn't ironic?

>>9297912
It is ironic, you are unfunny though

>>9297927
are you being ironic?

>>9297939
no

>>9297939
yes (no(yes(no(yes(no)))))

>>9297967
>yes (no(yes(no(yes(no)))))*

*no

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Will Descartes ever recover?

>>9297446
WHAT DOES IT MEAN BY OSCILLATE

>>9298038
oscillate means move or swing back and forth at a regular speed.That type of fan can be called an oscillating fan

>>9297413
dark

>>9298054
I meant metaphysically, specifically in relation to his declaration of free will

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we should make our own

>>9297658
this is too heavy man

>>9298060
The fan is doing what it is designed to do. It is a machine.

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>>9297696
died

>>9298060
I always view the declaration of free will as an absurd statement meant to highlight the absurdity of our own belief in free will. We call that fan an oscillating fan and it oscillates as we call a man the mail man and find him deliverign mail. We declare that we have free will and then we find ourselves predictably oscillating between the same old patterns.

>>9298060
It's not so much of the declaration of free will, but of the extents of our perception of our own free will within the realm of our experiences. How it is that we are able to live through life, action, thought and emotion with our perceived reality, but it is in those moments when we oscillate back into the paradigm of our very consciousness, we ultimately realize that I'm not gonna tell you the rest as I figure you can figure this out yourself without someone spoon-feeding you the answer Just read the comic again.

>>9298082
>>9298082
>gets most of the way through writing something interesting
>aborts at the last moment to prevent anyone from finding his thoughts insightful

>>9298110
Why did I purposefully do that?
Think about it...

>>9295695
untrue. the postmodernists hate the absurdists because the 'surds think that stupid one-liners have a deeper meaning.

the surds desperately crave the attention and respectability that the postmodernists have worked hard for, but not to the point of actually creating anything worthwhile.

spork of doom, baby. spork. of doom.

>>9297323

Kek

>>9298117
I know why you did it. It was a dumb thing to do.

>>9298060
The fan thinks it has free will and it chooses to oscillate, but that's actually the only thing it can really 'choose' to do. It has deluded itself into thinking its fate is not set in stone.
On the optimistic side of things, it seems happy doing just that. Maybe it knows deep down that it doesn't have any real choice, but it learned to be happy doing what it was designed to do.

>>9298064
I'll get started on the logo.

>>9298124
>the 'surds think that stupid one-liners have a deeper meaning
I was under the impression that this is the exact opposite of absurdism, but I almost don't trust you to set me straight because you're clearly a pomo shitter with an agenda

>>9298012

BTFO

>>9298126
>arbitrary sexual selection of the modern world
>superficiality of transexuals
>social and practical effects of extreme irony
so fucking DEEP

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>>9297872
>last panel
top kek

>>9298267
i don't get it it's just black

>>9298293
fuck off cuck

>>9297861
>thinks himself competent to critique late 20th century hermeneutic theory
>>thinks that his own confused derivation of an ought from an is (i.e., that interpretation is always possible meaning all works deserve interpretation) somehow makes a criticism of "postmodernism")

SMC is fucking amazing. The oscillating fan comic. Christ.

>>9298364
It's not that good. Calm down.

>>9298397
No, it is unironically great (ironically).

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Needs a title

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>>9298592
idk

>>9298611
Not very good, give me a minute I'll show you how's done

>>9298611
good stuff anon, keep up the good work and ill make some as well :)

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>>9297331
qqqqqqqq

>>9298657
feels good

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Here is mine :)

>>9298672
you just dont get it bra

>>9298672
Not good

>>9298267
Nice pepe

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>>9297331
Everything in the text supports those readings though.

>>9297540
I would prefer not to

>the attempts itt

Like a 16 yo trying to replicate Joyce after reading 50 pages of Ulysses

>>9297695
I never thought I could get such insight from a webcomic. This guy put artistic merit into webcomics as a medium.

>>9298325
"overthink" was always a should you moron. It implies "too much" , which is not an existential claim but a prescriptive one.

>>9294548
I would pay decent money for a cohesive explanation as to why I find shit like this and Xavier: Renegade Angel funny. They aren't strictly funny in an approachable way, and they certainly aren't anti-humor.

For this comic, I think I appreciate how it is anti-structuralist in nature. In reading these there are not necessarily jokes, but there is definitely comedy. The highest quality supermegacomics not only reject the setups that it makes for its own punchlines, it also rejects a cynical rejection of them by redefining what the setup meant. It is like the webcomic equivalent of Jazz, in that there is a creativity underlying it all, but never it such a way that becomes predictable or tiring.

Anyone interested in this guy should:

1) Watch his "Commentary" videos on Youtube, a series which was tragically short:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBb6CG8zeZ0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zsf-0goLuNA

2) Buy his book that is shipping sometime in June/July hopefully. I have never been more excited about funding a Kickstarter.

>>9298991
You're on the right track with the rejection of cynicism. These comics were far ahead of their time - every pore of these comics spells out a sincerity that only a true labor of love could produce. It's truly a multi-level ode to Sarte's absurd authenticity.

Good post. I urge everyone else to fund him on kickstarter and am glad that my thread managed to give him more traffic and traction. The guy deserves everything we can offer.

>muh kooky zany post-irony
>muh babby quasiphilosophical subtext
>muh vacuous references to sociocultural problems
>le absolute genius i wish i could have his baby inside me
If you're over the age of 20 and sincerely find this to be profound, deep or in fact anything more than mildly amusing, then it's time to kys. The world doesn't need more vapid pomo pseuds.

>>9299529
Nobody really thinks this comic is deep and you're pretty dumb if you didn't catch the irony

>>9299529
You ought to live a more authentic life, anon.

>>9299548
>i was ironically pretending to appreciate post-irony (this is ironic) so was this not
To reiterate: kill yourself, useless pomofag.

>>9299529
It's more about how these concepts are presented so concisely in a medium usually considered pop-culture trash. My enjoyment of these comics is completely sincere. I'm sorry you can't appreciate these bite-sized literary snacks.

I can't tell who's being ironic or not anymore ITT

I'm not (I am)*
*I'm not

>>9299613
OP here, every single one of my posts has been sincere without any layers of irony.

>>9294548
I thought postmodern literature was the postmodern equivalent of literature.

>>9298804
If you wanna think that.

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REEEEEEEEEE

I don't know why people are making fun of these comics for not being deep philosophical masterpieces, they are fun jokes.

Since when did lit turn into reddit

>>9299548
I'm actually completely sincere in my love for these comics. They present ideas in such a clever way. If you don't like them you are probably
A brainlet
Need to lighten up a little

>>9300125
That is absolute genius.

I sincerely hate this thread. I wish /lit/ talked about books with genuine fervour. Instead everybody plays coy and tries to out irony each other through greentext and pretending to like shitty webcomics.

Grow up and deal with your existential despair instead of hiding behind your layers of pretence. Nobody is fooled.

>>9300490
+

>>9298240
>transexuals
>bearing children

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>>9300490
>tfw post a thread on /lit/ about something you honestly enjoy.
>tfw get called out on being dishonest

DFW was right. This irony has to stop.

>>9295607
You're not the boss of me now.

>>9300834
Of course he was right. Irony kills discussion because discussion is genuine and irony holds it in contempt.
To enjoy something is to be sincere and vulnerable. The ironist despises sincerity and fears vulnerability.
t. never read DFW

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>>9300978
I don't like /lit/ anymore. :(
I don't even care if you call me a pleb or a newfag for using a smiley, because that's how I feel.
I'm part of the problem and I'm going to try to do a better job to stop doing so.

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Is this cannon?

>>9300490
im sorry

>>9295607
youre not the boss of me now and you're not so big

>>9296800
i like it. we've all imagined ourselves in comversations we'll never have.

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R8 my ripoff

>>9297323
This one's hilarious

>>9299529
>>9299548
>>9299561
Found the biggest faggots on the board.

Get a room homos.

>>9301346
Not good at all.

>>9301465
They're really chegging things up

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>>9301346
kek, but that's way off the style of super mega comics

Are there any books like this? Please respond

>>9295607
(Life is unfair)

>>9301659
https://super-mega-comics-store.myshopify.com/products/super-mega-comics-book-free-stretch-goal-rewards

>>9300490
The ironic thing is that irony can be good quality or not. To point out the ironic is supposed to be about highlighting something that the author was not aware of, which complicated their point because their own motivation is wrapped up intimately with the thing they are attempting to make fun of.

So good quality irony shows the sincerity in the author that *thinks* they are being shallow.

The main problem is that people misunderstand the concept of irony. They think they can consciously DO irony, but the whole essence of irony is that the author is ignorant of a factor that makes their point convoluted, the unknown sincerity that complicates their known position. You can't PRETEND to be sincere, and so this whole generation of "Lel so ironic" reddit shitposting is a complete fucking hell hole. The only REAL irony in it all is that these people don't really understand irony.

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I want to share some of my comics I made at a retarded time in my life if I may

>>9297446
That fan is the greatest hero in the entire canon of human civilisation

>>9301890
lol

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>>9302006

Thank you, sir.

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A one sided die can roll only a single outcome. And yet when the potentiality of being the number one loser is attached to the ritual of the dice roll Greg is no longer confident in his asessments.

>>9300447
Work on your bait, lad.

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>>9296812
Migrants are dicks. The shoe natives should have preemptively struck and wiped them all out.

>>9303746
But it probably isn't bait. Why do you have to come to a thread and just shit on other peoples enjoyment. Don't be so mean, brighten up man

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>>9301006
>that pic

wow these really suck

delete this thread please