the-wolfman
Original: the-wolfman on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
Man with reddish-brown hair (looking distressed): WHEN THE MOON RISES HIGH, I BECOME... A WOLFMAN. I LOSE ALL CONTROL. I BECOME VIOLENT. SO, YOU MUST RESTRAIN ME AND LOCK THE DOOR, AND NO MATTER WHAT YOU HEAR—
Woman with dark blue hair: WAIT.
Panel 2:
Woman with dark blue hair: YOU HAVE A DISSOCIATIVE EPISODE WITH AGGRESSION AND POOR IMPULSE CONTROL, WHICH YOU ALWAYS SEE COMING IN ADVANCE. WHY NOT TAKE A PREEMPTIVE DOSE OF CARBAMAZEPINE?
(She holds out a pill in her hand toward the man.)
Panel 3:
Caption: LATER...
A werewolf (the transformed man) sits glumly in an armchair watching TV.
Werewolf (thought/speech): I'M NOT KILLING ANYONE, BUT I JUST DON'T FEEL LIKE MYSELF.
Votey:
A frowning man's face (the cartoonist) at left.
Off-panel voice: WHAT'S THE POINT OF THIS COMIC?
Cartoonist: I DRAW COMICS!
Man with reddish-brown hair (looking distressed): WHEN THE MOON RISES HIGH, I BECOME... A WOLFMAN. I LOSE ALL CONTROL. I BECOME VIOLENT. SO, YOU MUST RESTRAIN ME AND LOCK THE DOOR, AND NO MATTER WHAT YOU HEAR—
Woman with dark blue hair: WAIT.
Panel 2:
Woman with dark blue hair: YOU HAVE A DISSOCIATIVE EPISODE WITH AGGRESSION AND POOR IMPULSE CONTROL, WHICH YOU ALWAYS SEE COMING IN ADVANCE. WHY NOT TAKE A PREEMPTIVE DOSE OF CARBAMAZEPINE?
(She holds out a pill in her hand toward the man.)
Panel 3:
Caption: LATER...
A werewolf (the transformed man) sits glumly in an armchair watching TV.
Werewolf (thought/speech): I'M NOT KILLING ANYONE, BUT I JUST DON'T FEEL LIKE MYSELF.
Votey:
A frowning man's face (the cartoonist) at left.
Off-panel voice: WHAT'S THE POINT OF THIS COMIC?
Cartoonist: I DRAW COMICS!
Alt text
A three-panel comic. Panel 1: A worried man with reddish-brown hair dramatically warns a woman with dark blue hair, "When the moon rises high, I become... a wolfman. I lose all control. I become violent. So you must restrain me and lock the door, and no matter what you hear—" The woman interrupts: "Wait." Panel 2: The woman calmly offers him a pill, saying, "You have a dissociative episode with aggression and poor impulse control, which you always see coming in advance. Why not take a preemptive dose of carbamazepine?" Panel 3: Labeled "Later...", the man—now transformed into a fully furry werewolf—sits slumped and bored in an armchair watching TV, saying, "I'm not killing anyone, but I just don't feel like myself." The joke: medicating the werewolf curse like a psychiatric symptom works but ruins the drama. Votey (bonus panel): A grumpy-faced cartoonist is asked off-panel, "What's the point of this comic?" He replies flatly, "I draw comics!"
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.