A single-panel color comic by Madscott (madscottcomic.com), rendered in a muted gray and pop-art halftone style with colorful characters. A large purple blob-like alien lies on the ground holding a smoking pistol, grinning slyly. Smoke billows dramatically in the background. Facing it is a small, round blue alien with a single large yellow eye, two yellow horns, fanged smile, and hands confidently on its hips — apparently unfazed. The purple alien's speech bubble reads: "I can't believe they always fall for that 'we come in peace' line if B.S." A caption box at the bottom reads: "Hint: It was never going to be a fair fight." The comic plays on the classic sci-fi trope of deceptive alien first contact, with the twist that the seemingly more menacing alien has clearly come off worse in the encounter.

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