FROM THE ARCHIVE / EP12

Obsolete

The future of work is still working on taking criticism.

October 12, 20264 panels + full strip

Obsolete, panel 1. AX-1 approaches a battered yellow industrial arm beside a display reading THE FUTURE OF WORK. The arm works at a table of metal parts. A red E-stop stands between them.

Obsolete, panel 2. AX-1 crosses his arms and looks offended while the older industrial arm continues at its workstation.

Obsolete, panel 3. AX-1 quickly looks around, shown with a ghosted second head position, and presses the E-stop. Sprocket peeks from behind the workbench leg at the lower right. Silent beat.

Obsolete, panel 4. The older arm stops behind AX-1 as he walks away whistling. His terminal balloon contains two music notes. The arm’s green terminal balloon shows an interrupted protest and shutdown.

EP12 — Obsolete. Complete four-panel strip.

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