2015-01-04
Original: 2015-01-04 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1: A bearded old man (a sorcerer/wizard figure) speaks to a man in a dark suit (a prince).
Bearded man: "The princess was cursed! 500 years ago, she fell asleep. She will not waken until she is kissed by a true prince."
Panel 2: The bearded man continues, looking concerned.
Bearded man: "Unfortunately, people were really racist 500 years ago, so the opinions of Sleeping Beauty have gotten more uncomfortable over time."
Panel 3: The bearded man continues.
Bearded man: "Also her family holdings are controlled by the state and the notion of inherited political power is socially uncomfortable..."
Panel 4: The bearded man continues. The prince begins to react.
Bearded man: "Basically, I'd stay away from—"
Prince: "Aw man!"
Panel 5: The prince reacts with dismay.
Bearded man: "You're going to regret this!"
Panel 6: Scene shifts to the prince leaning toward the awakened blonde Sleeping Beauty.
Prince: "I love you! Let's go burn some Lutherans!"
Panel 7: The blonde princess, now awake, replies cheerfully.
Princess: "I can work with that."
Votey: A simply-drawn man's face with a confused/thoughtful expression.
Man: "Lutherans are people who hate Superman, right?"
Bearded man: "The princess was cursed! 500 years ago, she fell asleep. She will not waken until she is kissed by a true prince."
Panel 2: The bearded man continues, looking concerned.
Bearded man: "Unfortunately, people were really racist 500 years ago, so the opinions of Sleeping Beauty have gotten more uncomfortable over time."
Panel 3: The bearded man continues.
Bearded man: "Also her family holdings are controlled by the state and the notion of inherited political power is socially uncomfortable..."
Panel 4: The bearded man continues. The prince begins to react.
Bearded man: "Basically, I'd stay away from—"
Prince: "Aw man!"
Panel 5: The prince reacts with dismay.
Bearded man: "You're going to regret this!"
Panel 6: Scene shifts to the prince leaning toward the awakened blonde Sleeping Beauty.
Prince: "I love you! Let's go burn some Lutherans!"
Panel 7: The blonde princess, now awake, replies cheerfully.
Princess: "I can work with that."
Votey: A simply-drawn man's face with a confused/thoughtful expression.
Man: "Lutherans are people who hate Superman, right?"
Alt text
A seven-panel comic. A bearded wizard warns a prince in a suit that a princess was cursed to sleep 500 years ago and will only wake when kissed by a true prince. He cautions that, unfortunately, people were really racist 500 years ago, so Sleeping Beauty's opinions have aged badly; also her family's inherited political power is now socially uncomfortable. As he says "Basically, I'd stay away from—" the prince cries "Aw man!" The wizard warns, "You're going to regret this!" The scene cuts to the prince kissing the awakened blonde princess and saying "I love you! Let's go burn some Lutherans!" She replies, "I can work with that." Votey: a crudely drawn confused man's face asks, "Lutherans are people who hate Superman, right?" — confusing Lutherans with Lex Luthor.
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.