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And so, by inserting Circle into the myths of Sisyphus,Tantalus, and Ixion, I have completely used up any shred of humor that one could possibly glean from the concept of ‘circle.’

Now, stay tuned for more Circle and Almost Circle comics that are so devoid of humor that they’re essentially anti-humor. It’s eleven variations on the ‘joke’ that starts with “So Circle and Almost Circle walk into a bar . . .”

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I’m not certain if Circle is venturing into the underworld in an Orpheistic quest to find peace for his suffocated love, or if it’s just an extension of my classical obsessions at the time. There wasn’t enough space in the CAC panels to do actual plot exposition. Plus I was working to deconstruct that whole rational narrative thing. Because I thought nonsense was fun.

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Here we come back to Heraclitus, since I was pretty obsessed with that at the time. Is the last line a pun on “Hiroshima Mon Amour?” I guess not. I think in my mind, at the time of drawing this, it made sense.

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There’s no better way to follow up a tragic death than with swearing children.

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This is my favorite episode in this series. Circle hasn’t been present for a while, I’d been focusing on the imperfections of Almost Circle, forgetting that the perfection of Circle can be almost as tragic. Also, it makes one wonder what happened to that turtle from earlier.

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Here’s where Heraclitus comes into the storyline. Essentially the humor comes from a juxtaposition of classical aphorisms with self-destructive sub-cultures.

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Narratively speaking, this comic directly follows the goth story in the previous CAC. I know, it’s just a dick joke. I’m not proud of it.

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This comic is based on a true story. I don’t hang out with goths anymore.

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Almost Circle is not only mutable, but too wobbly to adequately perform as a hula hoop.

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