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* a literal interpretation of a stick figure, with minimal volume, folding up into a hat, thus defying the readers' habit of seeing the stick figures as representations of real humans of flesh and blood; | * a literal interpretation of a stick figure, with minimal volume, folding up into a hat, thus defying the readers' habit of seeing the stick figures as representations of real humans of flesh and blood; | ||
* a joke on Black Hat's nickname, as the nicknamed "reduces him to his black hat," which is what Black Hat ''literally'' does to himself; | * a joke on Black Hat's nickname, as the nicknamed "reduces him to his black hat," which is what Black Hat ''literally'' does to himself; | ||
β | * a suggestion that Black Hat is an otherworldly being running more on his own fancies than the laws of reality (which would explain how he pulls off many of the things he does, and is backed up by [[2174: First News | + | * a suggestion that Black Hat is an otherworldly being running more on his own fancies than the laws of reality (which would explain how he pulls off many of the things he does, and is backed up by [[2174: First News Memories]]). This interpretation is rendered all the more likely by the fact that Cueball's and Megan's reactions make it clear that Black Hat's actions ''should not be possible'' in the world of the comic as ''they'' understand it. |
The title text is only "...", implying that Randall himself shares the reaction of Cueball and Megan, who are left speechless and immobile in the last panels, as Black Hat completes his physics-defying stunt. The same title text is used in [[82: Frame]] and [[455: Hats]]. One could say of these comics that they're somewhat surreal, and any further commentary might have detrimentally brought them down to Earth. | The title text is only "...", implying that Randall himself shares the reaction of Cueball and Megan, who are left speechless and immobile in the last panels, as Black Hat completes his physics-defying stunt. The same title text is used in [[82: Frame]] and [[455: Hats]]. One could say of these comics that they're somewhat surreal, and any further commentary might have detrimentally brought them down to Earth. |