2013-06-13
Original: 2013-06-13 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
Villain (a woman with flame-like orange hair, wearing a green mask): As we all know, the demand curve always slopes downward.
Caption on TV/screen: THE LEAGUE OF ECONOMIC SUPERVILLAINS
Panel 2:
Villain: The lower the price, the more people consume.
Villain: I have the power to decrease the price of any good by lowering the price of soda to zero. I can raise consumption to infinity, causing everyone's stomach to burst.
Panel 3:
Villain: HAHAHAHA!
Crowd: HUZZAH!
Panel 4 (caption "SOON"):
Villain (Madame President): And so, Madame President, you will give me a trillion dollars, or I will explode everyone.
Panel 5:
A woman (a hero, grey-haired, in a purple coat): Nice try, Depreciatrix. Real people don't obey simple demand curves.
Villain (Depreciatrix): Oh? Well then... suppose I...
Panel 6 (sound effect: "SNAP!" / "FLICK"):
Villain: Lowered the price of popsicles.
Panel 7:
Hero: Pfft. I wouldn't change my cons-- OH MY GOD.
Panel 8:
Hero: Can't. Stop. Consuming.
Villain: HAHAHA!
Votey:
The orange-haired villain, smiling: ENJOY YOUR FREE COMICS!
Villain (a woman with flame-like orange hair, wearing a green mask): As we all know, the demand curve always slopes downward.
Caption on TV/screen: THE LEAGUE OF ECONOMIC SUPERVILLAINS
Panel 2:
Villain: The lower the price, the more people consume.
Villain: I have the power to decrease the price of any good by lowering the price of soda to zero. I can raise consumption to infinity, causing everyone's stomach to burst.
Panel 3:
Villain: HAHAHAHA!
Crowd: HUZZAH!
Panel 4 (caption "SOON"):
Villain (Madame President): And so, Madame President, you will give me a trillion dollars, or I will explode everyone.
Panel 5:
A woman (a hero, grey-haired, in a purple coat): Nice try, Depreciatrix. Real people don't obey simple demand curves.
Villain (Depreciatrix): Oh? Well then... suppose I...
Panel 6 (sound effect: "SNAP!" / "FLICK"):
Villain: Lowered the price of popsicles.
Panel 7:
Hero: Pfft. I wouldn't change my cons-- OH MY GOD.
Panel 8:
Hero: Can't. Stop. Consuming.
Villain: HAHAHA!
Votey:
The orange-haired villain, smiling: ENJOY YOUR FREE COMICS!
Alt text
An eight-panel comic about an economic supervillain. Panel 1: An orange-haired woman in a green mask addresses 'The League of Economic Supervillains,' declaring that the demand curve always slopes downward. Panel 2: She explains that lower prices mean more consumption, and that by lowering the price of soda to zero she can drive consumption to infinity and make everyone's stomachs burst. Panel 3: She laughs 'HAHAHAHA!' and a crowd cheers 'HUZZAH!' Panel 4, labeled SOON: She tells Madame President to give her a trillion dollars or she will explode everyone. Panel 5: A grey-haired hero in a purple coat scoffs, 'Nice try, Depreciatrix. Real people don't obey simple demand curves,' and the villain replies 'Oh? Well then... suppose I...' Panel 6, with a SNAP sound effect: '...lowered the price of popsicles.' Panel 7: The hero starts to say she wouldn't change her consumption, then suddenly cries 'OH MY GOD.' Panel 8: Overwhelmed, the hero gasps 'Can't. Stop. Consuming.' while the villain laughs 'HAHAHA!' Votey: A close-up of the smiling orange-haired villain saying 'ENJOY YOUR FREE COMICS!'
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.