https://nex-3.com/tag/swan+boy/ 2026-08-15T07:00:40Z https://nex-3.com/blog/sorely-disappointed-that-the-canon/ 2026-08-15T07:00:40Z 2026-08-15T07:00:40Z Natalie Weizenbaum https://nex-3.com/<p>Sorely disappointed that the canon that dogs in the <em>Swan Boy</em> universe are in fact just small humans, as established in the third comic:</p> <blockquote class="h-entry u-repost-of" style=" padding: 0.75rem; margin: 1rem 0.2rem 1.15rem; border-radius: 0.5rem; box-shadow: 0px 4px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.14), 0px 1px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12), 0px 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2); "> <p> <strong class="p-author h-card"><data class="u-photo" value="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591cfb33ebbd1acf37f5a469/1519065235932-SJUWEAYSO96V24QXJ2XJ/0-1.png"></data><a class="u-url" href="https://www.branson-reese.com/"><span class="p-name">Branson Reese</span></a></strong> wrote: </p> <div class="e-content"><h1 class="p-name"><a class="u-url" href="https://swanboy.com/comic/swan-boy-texts-his-mom/">Swan Boy Texts His Mom</a></h1> <figure class=" image "> <a href="https://i0.wp.com/swanboy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/swanboy11.jpg?fit=3737%2C2515&amp;amp;ssl=1"> <img src="https://i0.wp.com/swanboy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/swanboy11.jpg?fit=3737%2C2515&amp;amp;ssl=1" alt="His mom is a Dalmatian, sure."> </a> </figure></div> </blockquote> <p>...has now been definitively disavowed in today's comic:</p> <blockquote class="h-entry u-repost-of" style=" padding: 0.75rem; margin: 1rem 0.2rem 1.15rem; border-radius: 0.5rem; box-shadow: 0px 4px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.14), 0px 1px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12), 0px 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2); "> <p> <strong class="p-author h-card"><data class="u-photo" value="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591cfb33ebbd1acf37f5a469/1519065235932-SJUWEAYSO96V24QXJ2XJ/0-1.png"></data><a class="u-url" href="https://www.branson-reese.com/"><span class="p-name">Branson Reese</span></a></strong> wrote: </p> <div class="e-content"><h1 class="p-name"><a class="u-url" href="https://swanboy.com/comic/saddam-hussein-hole-rebirth-shannon/">Saddam Hussein Hole Rebirth: Shannon</a></h1> <figure class=" image "> <a href="https://i0.wp.com/swanboy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_3346.jpeg?fit=7057%2C8100&amp;amp;ssl=1"> <img src="https://i0.wp.com/swanboy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_3346.jpeg?fit=7057%2C8100&amp;amp;ssl=1" alt="This oughta clear all those furry confusion questions the strip gets RIGHT up."> </a> </figure></div> </blockquote> <p>Note the decidedly canine dogs in the first panel:</p> <figure class=" image "> <a href="https://nex-3.com/assets/331/swan-boy-panel.jpeg?v=a15231a7cb90"> <img src="https://nex-3.com/assets/331/swan-boy-panel.jpeg?v=a15231a7cb90"> </a> </figure> <p>I always thought this gag was quite charming and kept looking forward to it coming back one day, but alas, today my hopes are dashed.</p>