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| date = September 30, 2005 | | date = September 30, 2005 | ||
| title = Red Spiders | | title = Red Spiders | ||
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| image = red_spiders_small.jpg | | image = red_spiders_small.jpg | ||
− | | titletext = They are six-legged spiders | + | | titletext = They are six-legged spiders |
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | + | The early comics often feature a style different to what would become the signature xkcd stick-figure style. This comic is the first in an arc of comics, spaced out over 3 years (so far) in which Red Spiders are seen attacking humans. It's objective is not to be funny, philosophical or scientifically interesting; it just tells a story, in a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Questionable_Content questionable content]-type way. | |
− | + | The full series of [[:Category:Red Spiders|Red Spiders]]: | |
− | + | *[[8: Red spiders]] | |
− | + | *[[43: Red Spiders 2]] | |
− | + | *[[47: Counter-Red Spiders]] | |
− | The full series of [[:Category:Red Spiders|Red Spiders]] | + | *[[126: Red Spiders Cometh]] |
− | *[[8: Red | + | *[[427: Bad Timing]] |
− | *[[43: Red Spiders 2]] | ||
− | *[[47: Counter-Red Spiders]] | ||
− | *[[126: Red Spiders Cometh]] | ||
− | *[[427: Bad Timing]] | ||
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
:[Many six-legged red spiders standing on and hanging from cuboids. The cuboids hang in the air with no visible means of support. Some of the spiders have made a bridge out of themselves.] | :[Many six-legged red spiders standing on and hanging from cuboids. The cuboids hang in the air with no visible means of support. Some of the spiders have made a bridge out of themselves.] | ||
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+ | ==Trivia== | ||
+ | *This is the eighth comic originally posted on livejournal. The previous was [[13: Canyon]]. The next was [[6: Irony]]. View archive [http://liveweb.archive.org/web/20070927001941/http://xkcd-drawings.livejournal.com/?skip=40 here]. | ||
+ | *Original title: "Spiders" | ||
+ | *[[Randall]] has been quoted as saying: "They're not spiders; they have six legs!" | ||
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Comics with color]] | [[Category:Comics with color]] | ||
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