star-wars-2
Explanation
The Joke
The comic depicts two groups of elemental beings -- rock men and ice men -- each shouting that their kind is "best." This escalates into a massive, destructive battle between the two factions. In the aftermath, the landscape is left as a bizarre, ruined mix of rock and ice formations. Two small silhouetted figures observe the devastation, and one wonders how the strange geological features got there, to which the other replies, "Nobody knows."
The comic is a playful origin myth for unusual geological formations, attributing them not to natural processes but to an absurd ancient war between living rock and ice creatures. The title "Star Wars 2" is itself a joke, as the comic has nothing to do with the Star Wars franchise -- it is literally a war between "stars" of the geological world (rocks and ice), or perhaps just a war that leaves behind star-like formations.
The Humor
The humor comes from the absurd escalation -- two groups of sentient geological beings fighting a pointless tribal war over who is "best," which perfectly mirrors real human conflicts over arbitrary group identity. The punchline works because the aftermath of the ridiculous battle creates a landscape that looks like a real geological wonder, and future observers attribute it to mysterious natural forces, completely unaware of the silly truth. It is a parody of how we construct grand scientific explanations for things that might have laughably mundane (or absurd) origins.