prokopetz:

prokopetz:

I enjoy when people give me a hard time about using the term “sequential art” because they think it’s just a pretentious way of saying “comics”, because when I point out that “comics” and “sequential art” are overlapping but non-identical mediums, they invariably demand an example of sequential art that isn’t comics, and I get to hit them with “PowerPoint presentations”.

@urlocallesbiab replied:

i like how you said “overlapping” instead of “one being a wider category than the other” do you have any examples of comics that don’t count as sequential art? (this isn’t a gotcha question, this is me engaging in good-natured, sportsmanlike pedantry, along with expressing my curiosity)

A scan of the infamous "cow tools" comic from Gary Larson's "The Far Side". It displays a single panel depicting a cow standing on its hind legs, staring at the viewer. In front of the cow is a low wooden table on which four lumpy implements of unclear function or purpose are displayed. The rightmost implements vaguely resembles a carpenter's saw, apparently carved from wood or stone; the second-to-right is a long wooden stick with three short, asymmetrical prongs projecting from it at various angles; and the last two are indecipherable blobs of some unknown substance. The panel's caption reads "cow tools".ALT

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