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| title    = The Race: Part 1
 
| title    = The Race: Part 1
 
| image    = the_race_part_1.png
 
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| titletext = Great, and you JUST finished paying off the settlement over the Wayne Coyne hamster ball incident.
 
| titletext = Great, and you JUST finished paying off the settlement over the Wayne Coyne hamster ball incident.
 
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==Explanation==
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== Explanation ==
This is possibly a continuation of [[139: I Have Owned Two Electric Skateboards]]. ''{{w|Firefly (TV series)|Firefly}}'' was a television series aired by Fox in 2002 that got cancelled mid-way through, but it has a large fan base nowadays (for a more comprehensive explanation, see the Wikipedia page). The star of the show was Captain Malcolm (or Mal) Reynolds, played by [[Nathan Fillion]]. So, in this comic, [[Megan]] tells [[Cueball]] that Nathan Fillion has an electric skateboard. [[Cueball]] immediately starts planning a trip to visit and race Nathan Fillion. Electric skateboards have been the subject of several other comics like [[139: I Have Owned Two Electric Skateboards]], [[409: Electric Skateboard (Double Comic)]] and a panel in [[442: xkcd Loves the Discovery Channel]].
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This is sort of a continuation of {{explain|139: I Have Owned Two Electric Skateboards}}.
  
The title text refers to an earlier comic [[211: Hamster Ball Heist]], where [[Cueball]] kidnaps Wayne Coyne in his hamster ball.
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{{w|Firefly_(TV_series)|Firefly}} was a television series aired by FOX in 2002 that got cancelled mid-way through, but has a large fan base nowadays (for a more comprehensive explanation, see the Wikipedia page). The star of the show was Captain Malcolm (or Mal) Reynolds, played by {{w|Nathan Fillion}}.
  
This series was released on five consecutive days (Monday to Friday) and not over the usual schedule of three comics a week. These are all the comics in [[:Category:The Race|The Race series]]:
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So in this comic, [[Megan]] tells [[Cueball]] that Nathan Fillion has an electric skateboard. [[Cueball]] immediately starts planning a trip to visit and race Nathan Fillion.
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The mouseover text references an earlier comic ({{explain|211: Hamster Ball Heist}}), where [[Cueball]] kidnaps Wayne Coyne in his hamster ball.
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All comics in "[[The Race]]" series:
 
* [[577: The Race: Part 1]]
 
* [[577: The Race: Part 1]]
 
* [[578: The Race: Part 2]]
 
* [[578: The Race: Part 2]]
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* [[580: The Race: Part 4]]
 
* [[580: The Race: Part 4]]
 
* [[581: The Race: Part 5]]
 
* [[581: The Race: Part 5]]
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* This series was released on 5 consecutive days(Monday-Friday) and not over the usual Monday/Wednesday/Friday schedule.
  
 
==Transcript==
 
==Transcript==
:Megan: Huh, cool. Nathan Fillion (Mal from Firefly) has an electric skateboard. Just like you!
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:Megan:Huh, cool. Nathan Fillion (Mal from Firefly) has an electric skateboard. Just like you!
  
:[Cueball leaves the room.]
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:[Cueball leaves the room]
  
 
:Megan: Did you hear that? Nathan-
 
:Megan: Did you hear that? Nathan-
:Sounds from off-screen: ''Ratchet Zip Buckle''
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:<<Ratchet>><<Zip>><Buckle>>
  
:[Cueball returns wearing helmet, knee pads, elbow pads, sunglasses and holding his electric skateboard.]
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:[Cueball returns wearing helmet, knee pads, elbow pads, sunglasses and holding his electric skateboard]
 
:Cueball: I heard. Gimme the computer. I need to book a flight.
 
:Cueball: I heard. Gimme the computer. I need to book a flight.
  
:[Caption in a black frame at the bottom of the last panel:]
 
 
:To be continued...
 
:To be continued...
 
 
{{comic discussion}}
 
{{comic discussion}}
 
[[Category:The Race]]
 
[[Category:Comics sharing name|The Race]]
 
 
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]
 
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]
 
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]
 
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]
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[[Category:Comics featuring Nathan Fillion]]
 
[[Category:Comics featuring Nathan Fillion]]
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[[Category:Firefly]]
 
[[Category:Firefly]]
[[Category:Electric skateboard]]
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[[Category:The Race]]
[[Category:Hamster Ball]]
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[[Category:Electric Skateboard]]

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