2012-02-21
Original: 2012-02-21 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
An older man in glasses and a blue suit, speaking to a superhero in a winged helmet (the Flash):
Man: FLASH! CAPTAIN BOOMERANG THREW A WOMAN OFF THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING!
Flash: THAT'S THREE THOUSAND MILES AWAY, BUT IF I LEAVE NOW, I MIGHT MAKE IT!
Panel 2:
The Flash runs at super-speed, shown as a red silhouette streaking across the scene.
Flash (thought): BOY, I'M REALLY SUPERHEATING THE AIR BY MOVING SO FAST, THIS IS GONNA BE A PAINFUL FEW SECONDS.
Panel 3:
The Flash, gritting his teeth, catches a falling blonde woman in his arms.
Panel 4:
The woman, safe and smiling, talks to the Flash, who looks away with a smug grin.
Woman: FLASH! YOU WERE AMAZING!
Flash: NOW NOW, LITTLE LADY. I DON'T WANT YOU... FALLING FOR ME.
Panel 5:
The Flash and the woman both laugh together.
Flash: HAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHA!
Panel 6:
A rolled-up newspaper. Headline: TORNADOES WRACK ENTIRE NATION! Subhead: MILLIONS FEARED DEAD. Below is a map of the United States covered in tornado funnels.
Votey:
Close-up of the Flash, head thrown back, laughing wildly.
Flash: HAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHA!
A caption near his mouth reads: WRACK VATION! (a pun mashing the newspaper headline "TORNADOES WRACK ENTIRE NATION" into the word "vacation").
An older man in glasses and a blue suit, speaking to a superhero in a winged helmet (the Flash):
Man: FLASH! CAPTAIN BOOMERANG THREW A WOMAN OFF THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING!
Flash: THAT'S THREE THOUSAND MILES AWAY, BUT IF I LEAVE NOW, I MIGHT MAKE IT!
Panel 2:
The Flash runs at super-speed, shown as a red silhouette streaking across the scene.
Flash (thought): BOY, I'M REALLY SUPERHEATING THE AIR BY MOVING SO FAST, THIS IS GONNA BE A PAINFUL FEW SECONDS.
Panel 3:
The Flash, gritting his teeth, catches a falling blonde woman in his arms.
Panel 4:
The woman, safe and smiling, talks to the Flash, who looks away with a smug grin.
Woman: FLASH! YOU WERE AMAZING!
Flash: NOW NOW, LITTLE LADY. I DON'T WANT YOU... FALLING FOR ME.
Panel 5:
The Flash and the woman both laugh together.
Flash: HAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHA!
Panel 6:
A rolled-up newspaper. Headline: TORNADOES WRACK ENTIRE NATION! Subhead: MILLIONS FEARED DEAD. Below is a map of the United States covered in tornado funnels.
Votey:
Close-up of the Flash, head thrown back, laughing wildly.
Flash: HAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHA!
A caption near his mouth reads: WRACK VATION! (a pun mashing the newspaper headline "TORNADOES WRACK ENTIRE NATION" into the word "vacation").
Alt text
A six-panel comic about the superhero Flash. Panel 1: An older man in a blue suit tells the Flash that Captain Boomerang threw a woman off the Empire State Building, three thousand miles away; the Flash says that if he leaves now he might make it. Panel 2: The Flash races there as a red speed-blur, idly thinking that moving this fast is superheating the air and will be a painful few seconds. Panel 3: He catches the falling blonde woman in time. Panel 4: She gushes that he was amazing; he smugly replies, 'Now now, little lady. I don't want you... falling for me.' Panel 5: The two laugh together. Panel 6 (final): A newspaper whose headline reads 'TORNADOES WRACK ENTIRE NATION! Millions feared dead,' over a US map full of tornadoes -- the joke being that the Flash's cross-country super-speed sprint generated catastrophic tornadoes that killed millions while he was busy saving one person and flirting. Votey (bonus panel): A close-up of the Flash laughing hysterically, with the text 'WRACK VATION!' -- a pun combining the disaster headline with the word 'vacation.'
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.