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Published: 2017-06-07 00:31:02 +0000 UTC; Views: 1780; Favourites: 49; Downloads: 4
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I don’t know if I’m dating myself with this particular comic–I know I’ve got a lot of readers out there that are 10+ years younger than I am. But this particular comic is based on a John Carpenter movie from 1988 called They Live! starring Roddy Piper, Keith David, and Meg Foster. The line in the first panel is taken directly from that movie, and it’s pretty famous. Even if you haven’t heard of They Live! you’ve probably heard some variation of that line somewhere. Right?Anyway, the movie involves a pair of sunglasses that gives the wearer the ability to see the world as it really is–and the world is filled with monstrous aliens masquerading as humans, alien propaganda, and listening devices. The glasses expose them all in glorious black and white! You should probably just stop reading this comic and go watch They Live! instead. It’s a classic.
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This first appeared on Defenestration www.defenestrationmag.net on Friday, June 2nd.
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---AK
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Comments: 30
It's one of my favorite movies...the ending gets me every time!
...But will he be able to see them through the gum?
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Nope. He's running blind, now.
---AK
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The fact that there are people who have never heard of "They Live" makes me very sad. Anyone who hasn't seen it should also watch "Big Trouble in Little China" "The Thing " Mouth of Madness" and all of his other movies. Educate yourselves folks
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Big Trouble in Little China is another classic. Love that movie.
---AK
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Yeah, arguably his masterpiece
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I love how the small poster behind them changes on each panel.
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Thanks! Each poster mimics the hidden propaganda that appeared in the movie.
---AK
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I have heard that line before, but had no idea where it was from! I've never heard of that movie...I'll have to keep an eye out for it
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I hadn't heard of the movie before, either. Then I randomly saw it on TV.
---AK
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You're right... I should go watch that movie because that sign keeps changing!
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All of those signs are actually in the movie.
---AK
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They Live is very much the reason Duke Nukem exists really.
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Awesome. I love this movie so much that I actually wrote a song in the 90s as a tribute to the movie.
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That's dedication!
---AK
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THIS COMIC IS FULL OF LIES! CHEWY LIES!
---AK
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Little does he know it's actually Ass-Flavored Bubblegum
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He likes to combine his hobbies. It's more efficient.
---AK
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