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Twice is nice! Right? |
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Related to [[Escalating Punchline]]. For webcomics, [[Alt Text]] is frequently used as a way to convey the second punchline. |
Related to [[Escalating Punchline]]. For webcomics, [[Alt Text]] is frequently used as a way to convey the second punchline. |
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* Often used in ''[[Pearls Before Swine]]'', especially in the pun strips. |
* Often used in ''[[Pearls Before Swine]]'', especially in the pun strips. |
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* ''[[Calvin and Hobbes]]'': Bill Watterson was fond of these, with Hobbes adding another punchline on the far right of the last panel, often a mockery or lampshade hanging on what Calvin was saying. |
* ''[[Calvin and Hobbes]]'': Bill Watterson was fond of these, with Hobbes adding another punchline on the far right of the last panel, often a mockery or lampshade hanging on what Calvin was saying. |
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* The "two punchlines in last panel" variation is frequently seen in ''[[Cul De Sac]]''. |
* The "two punchlines in last panel" variation is frequently seen in ''[[Cul De Sac]]''. |
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* Sometimes in ''[[Questionable Content]]'', as seen [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1812 here]. |
* Sometimes in ''[[Questionable Content]]'', as seen [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1812 here]. |
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* In an example from ''[[Bob and George]]'', after [http://www.bobandgeorge.com/archives/011209 Bob revives from unconciousness off panel], when he actually appears in the penultimate panel of [http://www.bobandgeorge.com/archives/011210 the next comic], he is wearing a ridiculous girly costume. The final panel has him making a reference to [http://www.bobandgeorge.com/archives/011031 the prior Halloween comic], which is where the costume originated. |
* In an example from ''[[Bob and George]]'', after [http://www.bobandgeorge.com/archives/011209 Bob revives from unconciousness off panel], when he actually appears in the penultimate panel of [http://www.bobandgeorge.com/archives/011210 the next comic], he is wearing a ridiculous girly costume. The final panel has him making a reference to [http://www.bobandgeorge.com/archives/011031 the prior Halloween comic], which is where the costume originated. |
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* ''[[Cat and Girl]]'' uses a fairly standard size format for its comics, but sometimes there will be an extra panel or two drawn in grey that adds a punchline. |
* ''[[Cat and Girl]]'' uses a fairly standard size format for its comics, but sometimes there will be an extra panel or two drawn in grey that adds a punchline. |
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* ''[[The Order of the Stick]]'' does this quite a lot. |
* ''[[The Order of the Stick]]'' does this quite a lot. |
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* Many web comics (including ''[[The Adventures of Dr. McNinja]]'', ''[[xkcd]]'' and ''[[Achewood]]'') will include secondary punchlines in hover-over alt-text. ''[[Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal]]'' and ''[[Amazing Super Powers]]'' go a step further, including an entire bonus second-punchline panel, the former by hovering over a red button at the end of the strip, and the latter by clicking a hidden question mark at the comic's side. |
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Latest revision as of 18:07, 14 May 2021
Twice is nice! Right?
A comic trope in which either the two last panels of a strip each contain a punchline, or the last panel contains double the punchlines for double the fun. May Cross the Line Twice, but doesn't necessarily need to. The penultimate panel is often a sight gag, and if this is true, then the last panel may add a spoken punchline to this.
Related to Escalating Punchline. For webcomics, Alt Text is frequently used as a way to convey the second punchline.
Examples of One-Two Punchline include:
Newspaper Comics
- Often used in Pearls Before Swine, especially in the pun strips.
- Calvin and Hobbes: Bill Watterson was fond of these, with Hobbes adding another punchline on the far right of the last panel, often a mockery or lampshade hanging on what Calvin was saying.
- FoxTrot is fond of this.
- Doonesbury was the first newspaper comicstrip to regularly use this, and was directly or indirectly the inspiration for most modern uses.
- The "two punchlines in last panel" variation is frequently seen in Cul De Sac.
Web Comics
- Sometimes in Questionable Content, as seen here.
- In an example from Bob and George, after Bob revives from unconciousness off panel, when he actually appears in the penultimate panel of the next comic, he is wearing a ridiculous girly costume. The final panel has him making a reference to the prior Halloween comic, which is where the costume originated.
- Cat and Girl uses a fairly standard size format for its comics, but sometimes there will be an extra panel or two drawn in grey that adds a punchline.
- The Order of the Stick does this quite a lot.
- Many web comics (including The Adventures of Dr. McNinja, xkcd and Achewood) will include secondary punchlines in hover-over alt-text. Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal and Amazing Super Powers go a step further, including an entire bonus second-punchline panel, the former by hovering over a red button at the end of the strip, and the latter by clicking a hidden question mark at the comic's side.