Dinosaur Comics
June 15, 2008
"Dinosaur Comics" by Ryan North
Dinosaur Comics is a litmus test for internet geekery. If you read it regularly, you have passed the point of being a casual internet browser and stepped into the realm of full-fledged dweeb. Dealing with a vast swirling mass of half-baked ideas and goofy thought trains, it's probably the only comic strip in existence to deal with both ethical relativism and island dwarfism. Written by Ryan North, the strip is probably the least visually dynamic comic available, consisting of the same six panels of dinosaurs standing around in every strip (there is some variation, though this is rare). The dialog is the only thing that is changed. While this might seem repetitive, North has found endless variations to the conversation the dinosaurs are having, all led by T-Rex, who is described as being "a dinosaur who is enthusiastic about ideas." The goofy dialog often moves from stoner-inspired bursts of inspiration one day to deeper philosophical concerns the next, usually landing somewhere in between. The dialog is always pitched at a conversational goofiness that makes even the most abstract strips seem like an elaborate, usually well-thought-out joke.
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