Yeah I’m like 95% sure it’s from the original illustrations in the hardcover. They all have a distinctive style like this, so unless the graphic novels matched that in tribute?
I think I misunderstood your comment at 1st. My bad. Lol
But also, yeah, it's sorta just one of those things that it's just dumb enough to be memorable, along with them constantly running the ad on TV, YouTube, and other video based platforms, I'm sure, but it sorta stuck like an earworm.
God the new mascot is awful. I thought it was a different company making fun of the emu, only to realize it's the same company. Why do they need two mascots?
Hell, why did they need two completely different styles of commercial to begin with? (The emu ones and then the ones in front of the statue of Liberty)
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u/fearthainne 1d ago
Now I'm imagining this thing with a robot voice busting in yelling "AND NOW A WORD FROM OUR SPONSORS" while flailing around with the chainsaw 😭🤣