This appeared on Easter, April 5. I’m puzzled.

This appeared on Easter, April 5. I’m puzzled.


Carl Fink sends this in: “I’ve never read Notes from the Underground, but this SMBC is a complete mystery to me. Dad is underground? 18 hours of reading books aloud comforts a dying man? What is going on?”
Mouseover text: “Suddenly regretting that I didn’t just draw a word for word graphic novel of the entire book twice.”
Bonus panel:

From Jack Applin, who asks, “Is this anything more than ‘Kids/parents these days!’?”


Jack Applin calls out a detail: “Which way is Thor (brown hair, right) facing? His face & spear hand indicate that he’s facing away from Peter (blond). His feet disagree.”

Marrose sends this in: “The penguin throws me. WTH?”
Mitch4 sends this in: “I don’t understand how the artist intends for this Low Rider character to stand in for the one-percent population. (If that’s even what this is about.)”


Prem sends this in: “Who’s the invisible helper? What’s the joke beyond Jake eating instead of doing his job?”

Ian C sends this in: “I’ve Googled “the Admiral’s dog” but found nothing that would make this funny.”

chemgal writes: “All I can think of is Waiting for Godot? Does that even make sense?”
Bonus text is:

