2010-10-28

A whale floats in the ocean beneath a bright sun. The sun is drawn as a glowing yellow oval face with triangular eyes, mouth, and rays beaming outward, representing God. God says to the whale: "You shall flourish all across the seas until it turns out some goo in your brain is really good for making candles!" A caption reads: "God creates the sperm whale" (a reference to spermaceti, the waxy substance in sperm whale heads once used to make candles). In the votey aftercomic, a close-up of the same glowing God-face adds: "Then later the Japanese will decide you're tasty" — a jab at whaling.