2010-05-03
Original: 2010-05-03 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1: A young man (pale, with dark hair) speaks angrily to a blonde woman in a purple suit (his mother).
Young man: MOM, FAMILY PHOTOS ARE STUPID! I'M A VAMPIRE! I DON'T PHOTOGRAPH!
Mother: WELL YOU SHOULD'VE THOUGHT OF THAT *BEFORE* YOU WERE BITTEN! NOW PUT ON YOUR SUIT AND LET'S *GO*!
Panel 2: The young man, looking sullen and thoughtful, holds his hand to his chin.
Panel 3: A close-up of the young man's face, looking resigned and annoyed.
Young man: FINE.
Panel 4: A posed family photograph. A balding older man with glasses (the father) stands in the center wearing a tan suit and tie, smiling. The blonde mother in her purple suit stands to his right, smiling. A young girl in a pink dress stands in front. On the far left, in the spot where the vampire son is standing, there is only an empty black void (his clothing/suit is there but he is invisible/doesn't appear in the photo). A small piece of paper is pinned to the wall behind where he stands.
Votey:
A crude, hand-drawn sketch shown from behind: the back of the vampire son's head and shoulders. Pinned to the back of his head/collar is a small note that reads: "<3 U MOM" (heart U MOM).
Young man: MOM, FAMILY PHOTOS ARE STUPID! I'M A VAMPIRE! I DON'T PHOTOGRAPH!
Mother: WELL YOU SHOULD'VE THOUGHT OF THAT *BEFORE* YOU WERE BITTEN! NOW PUT ON YOUR SUIT AND LET'S *GO*!
Panel 2: The young man, looking sullen and thoughtful, holds his hand to his chin.
Panel 3: A close-up of the young man's face, looking resigned and annoyed.
Young man: FINE.
Panel 4: A posed family photograph. A balding older man with glasses (the father) stands in the center wearing a tan suit and tie, smiling. The blonde mother in her purple suit stands to his right, smiling. A young girl in a pink dress stands in front. On the far left, in the spot where the vampire son is standing, there is only an empty black void (his clothing/suit is there but he is invisible/doesn't appear in the photo). A small piece of paper is pinned to the wall behind where he stands.
Votey:
A crude, hand-drawn sketch shown from behind: the back of the vampire son's head and shoulders. Pinned to the back of his head/collar is a small note that reads: "<3 U MOM" (heart U MOM).
Alt text
A four-panel SMBC comic. Panel 1: a pale dark-haired young man yells at his blonde mother (in a purple suit): "Mom, family photos are stupid! I'm a vampire! I don't photograph!" She snaps back: "Well you should've thought of that BEFORE you were bitten! Now put on your suit and let's GO!" Panel 2: the son sulks, hand on chin. Panel 3: close-up of his resigned face saying "Fine." Panel 4: the resulting posed family photo shows the smiling father in a tan suit, the mother, and a young girl in pink, but where the vampire son stands there is only an empty black void, because vampires don't appear in photographs. Votey aftercomic: a crude sketch of the back of the son's head, with a small note pinned to it that reads "<3 U Mom" — a hidden affectionate gesture, since his face can't show in the photo.
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.