Death to the Extremist
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| Author(s) | Michael Zole |
| Website | http://www.dtecomic.com/ |
| Current status | Updating every Monday, Wednesday and Friday |
| Launch date | 2000 April 13 |
| Genre(s) | minimalist / absurdist fiction |
Death to the Extremist is a series of minimalist web comics created by Michael Zole. Initially published in Hampshire College's magazine The Omen, it has been published regularly online since 2001. The final episode appeared on January 1, 2007.
The strip follows the strange, often music-oriented adventures of two amorphous entities, named One and Two, each of whom is represented only by a quarter circle. The comic is ultra-minimalist and features no artwork, only dialogue and graphics.
Each comic consists of nine cells, often with one or more blank cells in which neither of the characters say anything. Each comic has its own background, and there is an extra short sentence hidden in light text at the bottom of each image and in the RSS feed.
The font used in the comic appears to come from the Megaman NES games.
Material from Death to the Extremist appears in Attitude 3: The New Subversive Online Cartoonists.
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[edit] Characters
Neither of the two main characters have any real personalities. They mainly just exist to create a back-and-forth conversation dynamic.
[edit] One
One is a black quarter circle, labeled with the numeral '1'. He usually appears at the bottom-left corner of the panels in which he appears. Of One and Two, One is reportedly the 'fan favourite'.
[edit] Two
Two is a white quarter circle with a black outline, bearing the label '2'. He usually appears in the bottom-right corner of each panel. Two does not have any arms. He is afraid of ponies.
[edit] Notable guest appearances
Slither of Steven L. Cloud's Boy on a Stick and Slither features as a replacement for Two in Episode 41, "Replacement". There is later a guest appearance from comedian Bill Hicks (although he looks one helluva lot like Two...) in Episode 257, "Bill Hicks".
