Real Life – with Extra Satellites
About a week ago I discovered a long-running webcomic called Real Life, a loosely autobiographical comic done in Illustrator by Greg Dean. The comics and some of the situations are based on Greg’s life, his friends, and his various hobbies. Others are clearly science fiction scenarios played for humor, such as dimension hopping, time travel, and evil geniuses taking over the world. There’s also a healthy amount of metafictional fourth-wall-breaking interactions with The Cartoonist. All in all, it’s quite entertaining. Reading the entire seven-plus years in the archives, I was most struck by Greg’s evolution from a 20-year-old with a serious ramen noodle habit to a culinary school graduate. How’s that for unplanned foreshadowing?
About Dave Thomer
Born and raised in Philadelphia. Studied philosophy at Fordham University in the Bronx, where I made many great friends and met my wonderful wife. We moved back to Philadelphia, where I studied philosophy some more and became a teacher. Online and off, I'm looking for ways that we can be better citizens and build stronger communities.