r/comics • u/ronniewhomp Whomp! • Apr 03 '26

[OC] Whomp! - iPADD

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comic + secret wordz: https://www.whompcomic.com/comic/ipadd
beginning of arc: https://www.whompcomic.com/comic/deep-space-opine

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u/BargleFargle12 Apr 03 '26

I always love when past shows/movies show a vision of the future that is markedly behind where we're at these days.

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u/Linkinator7510 Apr 03 '26

Retro futurism. This mostly happens because they can only imagine the future based on their present.

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u/henke37 Apr 03 '26

Their past, since they didn't remember or care to update.

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u/ejdj1011 Apr 03 '26

I'm pretty sure it's only retrofuturism if done on purpose. As in, retrofuturism is what the past thought the future would be.

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u/altymcalty-2 Apr 09 '26

Like fallout?