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July 30th, 2008

2 TRON 2B 4 GOTTEN

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Comic-Con ‘08 Revelations Pt. 2

I went to high school with a guy named Tr2n. Or maybe it was Tran Nguyen. Either way, the trailer for “Tron 2″

that premiered at Comic-Con was short and sweet and enough to get me excited.

I actually wrote this comic several months ago when they announced the film. I had a page of notes about how “Tron” and “The Big Lebowski” could intersect.

  • “Ju don’ fuck wif’ de Sark
  • “Shut the fuck up, Tronny!”
  • “and I sure as shit don’t disc on  Shabbos!
  • “Tronny died as so many young programs died in the games…”

The list went on and on. Yes, my brain is broken. As far as I’m concerned they’re the same movie now.

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  1. Rant Things » okay, one or two more

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  6. Shockeye

    That Binary Subroutine really tied the room together, man.

  7. Thearchermage

    no dice – they named the FPS "Tron 2.0". released for PC and Xbox I believe. Pretty wicked game, too – if TR2N is anything like it, I'll die a happy man.

  8. dishliquid

    LOL!

  9. gneekman9132

    steel = steal?
    And also wasn't it "Se7en"?

  10. dogs_heart77

    pho – the edible enema

  11. john_darc6624

    Oh my gawd, I saw so much of that "2 good 2 be 4gotten" shit in my older sister's yearbook.

    "We are nihilists, Lebovski!"

  12. Not_Mandatory

    I can't watch ANYTHING with Jeff Bridges in it anymore without worrying that he's gonna spill his beverage or be attacked by marmots.

  13. deanhatescoffee

    I really like the art in this one, Joel.

    I have yet to watch Tron and The Big Lebowski. I know they're classics and I should've already seen 'em, but I haven't yet. I'll put them at the top of my list.

    As a side note, has anyone had luck in posting Intense Debate comments on the iPhone?

  14. deanhatescoffee

    My copy of the movie says "Se7en", but maybe Joel has a super ultra rare mega copy that has it spelled wrong… with an alternate ending! Or not.

  15. Kim

    Hilarious, this.

  16. Rich

    Wouldn't 2RON be easier to pronounce?

  17. Ian

    Hey, if Josh is in the comic, does that mean he'll be in the podcast?

    You are going to talk about Tr2n and The Big Labowski in the podcast, aren't you?

  18. denise6217

    Turon?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turr%C3%B3n_%28Filip...

  19. Pedant

    "Steel" a rug?

  20. tindomiel30091

    Dumbest sequel title ever. I mean, ever. I cannot think of a single sequel title off the top of my head that is worse than that. How can so much fail emanate from three letters and a number?

  21. PlasteredLyric

    Fucking awesome man. Your ability to creatively mix geeky references continues to flourish.

    "You see what happens Tron? You see what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps!?!?:

  22. cero

    Brilliant. Comics like this are why I love HE.

  23. keith60091

    Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

    Oh, you said sequel *title*. My mistake.

  24. tindomiel30091

    And the bad thing about that is that the title really intimated such promise. Good ol' fashioned archaeological plunderin' of El Dorado, a real Indiana Jones movie–as opposed to the KGB and some fucking aliens with their interdimensional new age crystal skulls.

    But it's still not as bad as "Tr2n", which makes the movie sound like it's going to be a two-hour long typo.

  25. tindomiel30091

    And the bad thing about that is that the title really intimated such promise. Good ol' fashioned archaeological plunderin' of El Dorado, a real Indiana Jones movie–as opposed to the KGB and some fucking aliens with their interdimensional new age crystal skulls.

    But it's still not as bad as "Tr2n", which makes the movie sound like it's going to be a two-hour long typo.

  26. hijinksensu5337

    Fixed. Thanks.

  27. hijinksensu5337

    On my copy it was MY HEAD in the box.

  28. hijinksensu5337

    Are you suggesting that ALL enemas arent edible?

  29. hijinksensu5337

    "We cut of YUH JOHNSON!"

  30. hijinksensu5337

    Amphibious rodents are a problem for most actors… withing city limits.

  31. hijinksensu5337

    Yoda?
    Comic enjoy do you?

  32. hijinksensu5337

    WATCH LEBOWSKI NOW!!!

    Its like if they took pure joy and compressed it into movie form.

  33. hijinksensu5337

    You just HAD to pull the ethnic card.

  34. hijinksensu5337

    Thats the name of Anchorman 2.

  35. hijinksensu5337

    we already talked about Tr2n on mondays cast. Ill be uploading it tonight.

  36. hijinksensu5337

    The correct spelling is "steAl." Everyone knows that.

  37. hijinksensu5337

    Thanks! Readers that enjoy it are why I do it.

  38. tim_coker55131

    looks a lot like pr0n, imo

  39. sean5359

    Not that I know anything about art, but this is outstanding! How long did this finally end up taking you? Now I need to get me a glowing robe.

  40. hijinksensu5337

    6-7 hours total. Which is why starting these at 10pm tends to lead to not getting finished on time.

  41. gneekman9132

    You are welcome, sir. I may as well use my spelling-and-grammar-OCD to some use.

  42. GarmaZed

    First time poster, big time lover of this strip!
    "You'll never believe what happens next."
    "He fixes the cable?"

  43. AmazingAdrian

    I've never actually seen Tron. The only thing I know about it is that Journey did a song for it that ended up not making it to their albums until they released the boxed set.

  44. denise6217

    i can't help it, sounding it out loud made me hungry.

  45. hijinksensu5337

    Well it's not live baby dear faces, so I dont see why you're interested.

  46. Lardboy

    Did someone mention amphibious rodents
    http://www.boingboing.net/2008/07/29/gawker-repor...

  47. Paul Logasa Bogen II

    I'm I the only one who thinks that your depiction of John Goodman in Tron looks suspiciously like "the Tron Guy"

  48. rerun7088

    I love… references…

  49. Taedirk

    Tr0n would make an awesome prequel title.

  50. eli5537

    ….ok…seriously
    Josh would never eat PHO

  51. fraktruck8125

    I've seen Big Lebowski several times, but I've never actually paid attention…should probably get on that

  52. john_darc6624

    I thought it was the Tron guy, the Dude, and Donny. A few hours later I looked at it again and realized it was Walter. Which made it awesomer.

  53. king_zilch6474

    Yeah, the movies in my head are usually better too.

  54. king_zilch6474

    I don't know about that, but let me tell you about this delicious vinaigrette salad dressing I got from my wife's dresser…

  55. king_zilch6474

    Easy, big fella. Remember, the flick's not even in production yet; with that title animation they were trying to play on audience recognition by making it as similar to the original title animation as possible. I guarantee it's going to go through every possible combination of "Tron" and "2" before (I predict) landing on "Tron 2.0."

  56. king_zilch6474

    "And the bad thing about that is that the title really intimated such promise. Good ol' fashioned archaeological plunderin' of Coronado, a real Indiana Jones movie–as opposed to more Nazis and some fucking knights with their supernatural magic wine cup."

    FTFY

  57. Lucas

    Take-out pho sounds like one of the worst things ever.

    Seriously, you gotta sit down for that ultimate soup.

  58. josh5363

    yeah, wtf. totally broke my suspension of disbelief.

    no buy.

  59. Anny Timovich

    I see no point in this. The cars in Tron can not be destroyed. The blue fella must have a bug inside of his code.

  60. the jesus

    greatest comic ever, I thought the same thing throughout iron man.
    I kept saying "THE DUDE CAN'T BE EVIL!" during the movie.

  61. Kurt S.

    Ach! Why!? Why the fuck must you ridicule it by calling it Tr2n? Just randomly inserting numbers in the title to show that it's a sequel DOESN'T FUCKING WORK!
    What's next? Iro2 M2n?
    Where they trying to make it sound L33T? How hard is it to figure out 0 can be used as o, because it looks like it. 2 does not look like and o! If you wanted a 1337 title you could have called it T2on, that still looks like shit, but atleas the number 2 and the letter r look kind of alike (atleast when I write it)

  62. king_zilch6474

    I could also see Flynn playing Deadly Discs against The Jesus.

  63. king_zilch6474

    But if you were a hip, stylin' cool kid in 1982 you had the Tron soundtra…

    Dammit, I almost made it through that with a straight face. But yeah, the Journey song was on the soundtrack.

  64. hijinksensu5337

    2 Fast 2 furious is a close second.

  65. hijinksensu5337

    It was a toss up between what i drew up there, and Walter beating up a light cycle saying something similar.

  66. hijinksensu5337

    oh man. I need to hear this song now.

  67. hijinksensu5337

    I dont think they have fire in Tron either. This is ridiculous.

  68. hijinksensu5337

    i just tasted vomit. thanks.

  69. hijinksensu5337

    Id rather have a marmot in the bath than that.

  70. hijinksensu5337

    WATCH LEBOWSKI NOW!!!

  71. hijinksensu5337

    In my mental 40 page version of this comic, The Jesus was licking the edge of his disc.

  72. hijinksensu5337

    welcome to the comments!

    "Don't be fatuous, Jeffrey."

  73. hijinksensu5337

    they can be interchangeable for the purposes of this comic.

  74. hijinksensu5337

    shh… it's my secret. Im a hack.

  75. hijinksensu5337

    thats a tile I can respect.

  76. hijinksensu5337

    artistic license.

  77. hijinksensu5337

    there was a Vietnamese place near a call center I worked at about 9 years ago that would deliver Pho in a 32oz drink cup.

  78. hijinksensu5337

    I just couldnt see him as intimidating. I CAN NOT be scared of the Dude. He just wants a Caucasian and a nice rug.

  79. hijinksensu5337

    "Iro2 M2n" LOL

    Wait a few sequels and we can have "Iron M4n."

  80. Clu

    I am working on the movie. We love the comic! We show it to everyone who comes in the door. I will send you a pic but it won't be super exciting since everything we are doing right now is on complete lock down. I wish I could show you what the art dept. is doing but I wouldn't be working on the show any more. Some really visionary people are working on this show.

  81. amazingadrian

    Dude. Someone up there should totally get with Journey's management and see if the band would be interested in providing a song for this film, since they wrote one for Tron. I'm sure they would love another opportunity to show off their new lead singer.

  82. AmazingAdrian

    It's called "Only Solutions". It played during the arcade scene, but you could hardly hear it over the arcade machines. It's got more of a jangly guitar sound as opposed to the sweeping meoldies they usually do. Nice 80's feel, though!

  83. AmazingAdrian

    Oh man, this made me laugh.

    But consider for a minute…what if they ARE trying to make it sound L33T? This is the internet age, after all; perhaps Tron should reflect that?

    And so it came to pass that the music during the end credits was by Rick Astley.

  84. Clu

    We love the comic and have it up here at our production office. There are only 2 people in the office that know what L33T means and they had nothing to do with naming it. The internets will shut down before we ever name it Tron 2.0.

  85. hijinksensu5337

    Wait, you're working on the movie? If this is indeed true I will send you a proper print of the comic, but you must send me a picture once it's posted. If I assumed wrong, then…. something something.

    Email comics(at)hijinksensue.com

  86. Kschenke

    When he becomes Warmonger in Iron Man, I just kept whispering, "the Dude ABIDES".

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