"Happy Birthday, Hal"[1] is a webcomic in the Angry Birds series, released on the series' official X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram accounts on September 11, 2024, as the second comic to be dedicated towards the series' 15th anniversary, the first one being "Bad Egg".[1][2]
Official description[]
- angry birds 15th anniversary comic #2: "Happy Birthday, Hal"!
- in this one the flock teams up to celebrate hal's birthday in style. after all, who doesn't like a party?
- Script by Frank Stankiewicz, Art by Laura Jay
Plot[]
Hal is singing and playing his banjo alone on Piggy Island. The Blues and Bomb remember that it's Hal's birthday and believe that Hal has is lonely on that day. They decide to "cheer" him up, causing Bomb to explode out of excitement. The birds call Bubbles, Matilda, and Chuck to come up with ideas on how to make Hal happier.
The Blues called Hal to help them prank Red by stealing an egg he is guarding (the titular egg from "Bad Egg"). This plan fails as Hal's beak can be seen through his newspaper disguise. Chuck sets up an extreme obstacle course for them, but Hal trips over just as the race starts. Matilda takes Hal to her place (possibly the Infinity Acceptance Center) and makes him relax by setting up the mood. After turning off the lights, the other birds give him a surprise party. Hal, fed up with the birds' misunderstanding, suddenly loses his cool and snaps. He comes up with a plan on how he wants his birthday party to be spent.
Hal takes The Blues, Chuck, Bomb, Matilda, and Bubbles to the slingshot and launches them far away into a deserted island. Just before Hal lands on it, he activates his boomerang ability and reverses the direction of his flight, leaving the other birds behind. Hal continues singing and playing his banjo, free from any disturbances.
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Trivia[]
- Hal's design in the comic is based on his Angry Birds Toons design.
- The Pink Egg from "Bad Egg" makes a cameo appearance in this comic.
- The Infinity Acceptance Center makes an appearance a few times indicating it exists within the Classic Universe.
- The comic mentions "birthday" despite in universe, birds call it "birdday" or "hatchday."
Goofs[]
- In the bottom panel of page 2, Hal's tail is missing.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 angrybirds (September 11, 2024). angrybirds on Instagram. Instagram. Retrieved on September 12, 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Red (September 12, 2024). Red on Twitter. Twitter. Retrieved on September 12, 2024. “Story by Frank Stankiewicz, Art by Laura Jay”
