• Snot Flickerman
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    9 months ago

    Holy shit.

    I was unfamiliar with Astro Boy as a kid. I totally remember this storyline with him messing with his hair for school picture day, but I never understood who or what Astro Boy was until now.

    He’s literally got the Astro Boy 'Do. Calvin’s parents let him see some cool shit as a kid.

    In other words, Calvin was into anime before it was cool. Peak Xennial right there.

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      9 months ago

      Calvin’s parents let him see some cool shit as a kid.

      Well, the previous two comics indicate that his mom was not exactly on board with this.

      Peak Xennial right there.

      Wait, Calvin is gen X or Y? I suppose he stayed six years old from 1985 to 1995, so maybe a bit of both?

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        I chose Xennial because he started as Gen X but was still 6 in the 90’s and could have also technically been a millennial and as a xennial myself, the “I was into X before it was cool” was widepsread in my 20’s.