Dresden Codak is a webcomic described by its creator Aaron Diaz as a “celebration of science, death and human folly”. (Fun fact: when Diaz went on Kickstarter to crowdfund the book edition of the comic, he collected half a million dollars.)
The episode linked here is a lovely illustration of certain aspects of academia. It will make more sense if you also read the previous and the following ones – or just go ahead and read all of the available gorgeous material.