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2011-03-01

Original: 2011-03-01 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal

Transcript

Panel 1:
The Riddler (a green-suited villain in a bowler hat and purple mask) sits while Batman, holding a small card, reacts.
Batman: "THAT'S NOT EVEN A RIDDLE. YOU AREN'T- OH GOD. OH, I'M SORRY... I DIDN'T..."

Panel 2:
The Riddler, looking hurt and angry, leans forward.
The Riddler: "YEAH, YOU DIDN'T."

Panel 3:
Close-up of Batman, mouth open, looking stricken.

Panel 4 (caption banner): "EARLIER..."
A flashback scene. The Riddler's green bowler hat sits on a green couch beside a large purple question mark. Batman is handing over a small handwritten card.
The card reads: "Did you remember my birthday?"

Votey:
Extreme close-up of Batman's face.
Batman: "WE'RE NOT EVEN DATING ANY MORE."
The Riddler (off-panel, small speech bubble): "I HATE YOU!"

Alt text

A four-panel SMBC comic parodying Batman and the Riddler as exes. Panel 1: Batman reads a card from the Riddler and says, "That's not even a riddle. You aren't- oh god. Oh, I'm sorry... I didn't..." Panel 2: The Riddler, looking hurt, snaps, "Yeah, you didn't." Panel 3: Close-up of a stricken, open-mouthed Batman. Panel 4, labeled "Earlier...": a flashback where the Riddler's hat and a big question mark sit on a couch while Batman holds out a card reading "Did you remember my birthday?" The joke: the Riddler's "riddle" was actually an emotional question about whether Batman remembered his birthday, and Batman failed. Votey (aftercomic): a close-up of Batman saying, "We're not even dating any more," while the Riddler shouts off-panel, "I hate you!"

Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.