"Manual for civilization"? more like MANUAL FOR TELLING A GODDAMN JOKE if you ask me! HAHA!
That wasn't really necessary. This comic wasn't that bad. It had a decent go, but then it fucked up the ending, mUCH LIKE PINK FLOYD'S CAREER...! ba-ZING!!!!!!!!!11one
The introduction is a bit awkward, but the second panel reveals that Mr. Eno's giving a speech on behalf of the LNF, so it makes sense that he'd have to explain his background. I give the first one and a half panels my coveted "Fair enough" award.
The second half of the second panel and the third panel lose me a little bit. Why, exactly, is an organization focused on environmentalism and the long term survival of humanity preparing for the end of civilization? This would have been an acceptable break from reality if the punchline wasn't crap mUCH LIKE ROGER WATERS' SOLO CAREER BLAAAAA
The punchline is that Brian Eno, rather than giving a selection of instructional manuals on how to organize nations or whatever, has chosen a series of fictional books that don't give any actual advice on how to rebuild civilization. The issue is, rather than pick a post-apocalyptic series or any series that has "advice" on how to survive (The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy and A Series of Unfortunate Events come to mind, although they aren't perfect examples), Randy picked the series that would get him the most nostalgia points. I love The Animorphs as much as the next guy, but that doesn't mean a reference automatically gives out chuckles like some sort of chuckle-based ATM.
As a final note, it irks me a bit when he responds "No!". "Of course not." would fit the presentation tone a lot better.
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