2008-11-24

A single-panel SMBC comic. A reddish-brown-haired man, seen from behind, sits across a small flying-saucer-shaped table from a green big-eyed alien in a purple tank top, in an outdoor landscape with hills. The alien says, "Oh, he comes back every two weeks or so. We gave him this big box of chocolates when he first arrived. Why? What'd you guys do?" The man can only reply, "Uhh..." A caption beneath reads: "Well, the good news is that we found out Jesus is worshipped on other planets." The joke: aliens treat Jesus as a welcome recurring visitor they greeted warmly, implying Earth, by crucifying him, did the opposite. Votey (black-and-white aftercomic): a bald priest in a clerical collar sits at a desk with a large cross-marked book and says, "But, see, from a theological perspective, it's a good thing." A deadpan listener flatly responds, "Riiight..."