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Barrel Boy was an early series of 5 comics.
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"The Boy and his Barrel" is an early series of six comics, whose parts were randomly published during the first several dozen strips. The series features [[Barrel Boy]], a character that is different from what would quickly become the xkcd [[stick figure]] style. After Randall released the full [http://liveweb.archive.org/web/20070207052159/http://www.xkcd.com/barrel.html The Boy and his Barrel] story on the site, it became clear that the original comic [[20: Ferret]] was also part of the series. The last image on the ''[[what if? (blog)|what if?]]'' article {{what if|147|Niagara Straw}} features [[Beret Guy]] flying inside a barrel, which may be a reference to this series. The series is probably inspired by the novella {{w|The Little Prince}} by {{w|Antoine de Saint-Exupéry}}. Randall is known to be a fan of this book.
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For the character, see Barrel Boy.

"The Boy and his Barrel" is an early series of six comics, whose parts were randomly published during the first several dozen strips. The series features Barrel Boy, a character that is different from what would quickly become the xkcd stick figure style. After Randall released the full The Boy and his Barrel story on the site, it became clear that the original comic 20: Ferret was also part of the series. The last image on the what if? article Niagara Straw features Beret Guy flying inside a barrel, which may be a reference to this series. The series is probably inspired by the novella The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Randall is known to be a fan of this book.

The comics in this category are listed in the order chosen by Randall.

Pages in category "The Boy and his Barrel"

The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.