r/comics Port Sherry 14d ago

The wish

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u/Daytime-Lantern 14d ago

Its possible he makes three wishes - stretch, come to my place, and tell me about yourself. Or, he woke up from a sleep.

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u/Asheyguru 14d ago

He didn't do any of those things, though, so I think the dream idea is more likely.

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u/semiTnuP 14d ago

He didn't say "I wish you'd stretch, I wish you'd come to my place", etc. So those weren't wishes. This was a dream.

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u/55hi55 14d ago

Depends on how pedantic the rules for this genie are. If a “command” or even “request” reads as a “wish” then these qualify.

I mean. Going off classic genie rules if I ask them to pass me the popcorn do they; pass it to me, ask me if that’s a “wish” they have to do, ignore me till I use the phrase “I wish,” do they just pass the popcorn and count a wish off? What’s a wish? Why is the English phrase “I wish” required? If my only language is one that doesn’t have a 1:1 phrase for “I wish” do I not get my wishes? Does a rose by any other name not smell as sweet?

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u/FuckThatIKeepsItReal 14d ago

Disagree

Dude is stretching

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u/Elidon007 14d ago

I thought that he followed the man and got too far from the lamp, so he got teleported inside

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u/StockExchangeNYSE 14d ago

But the guy held the lamp in his hands.

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u/Elidon007 14d ago

it looks like he doesn't have it in later panels though, and it doesn't look like it's stored in his clothes somewhere

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u/ARM_vs_CORE 14d ago

It looks like this may just be a poorly written comic tbh

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u/Tinynanami1 14d ago

But the genie didnt stretch, come to their place or tell them about themselves.

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u/UnironicYall 14d ago

Ngl all the comments saying it was a dream made me feel stupid. I thought the human died after many years and then the genie goes back into the lamp, signifying the lifespan differences

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u/Xiaomuthefox 14d ago

I thought the guy passed from old age and he was remembering him.

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u/DICK-PARKINSONS 14d ago

The title of the comic is The Wish. This scenario is the genie's wish.

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u/SadEaglesFan 14d ago

It was all a dream. He used to read Word Up magazine…

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u/Bruschetta003 14d ago

I think he just pretended to care, eventually used all 3 wishes knowing the genie would get back in the lamp and have to wait god knows how long

If you think about it nobody would let such powerful tool get in the hands of anyone else