book-tour
Original: book-tour on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Main comic (a multi-panel announcement drawn in a sketchy, hand-colored style; two recurring characters appear, a man with reddish/brown hair and beard and a woman with reddish hair):
Panel 1:
Woman: Geebus! It's Zach and Kelly Weinersmith! We've failed to nag you hard enough! We have a new book out called Soonish!
Man: And we're announcing our... uh... BOOK TOUR!
Panel 2:
Man: You all only be able to locate us in an intensive sequence of arcane clues.
Woman: There's a hat actually.
Panel 3:
Man: Each clue is trickier than the last. We send a particular order.
Woman: Click to see the map!
Panel 4:
Man: The clues can be purchased as scarves, but we cover not.
Man: That's not actual information.
Woman: We'll be signing books and talking about where Zach and Kelly secured all over the US.
Panel 5:
Man (label on character): Zowie!
Woman: Just click here for more info!
Woman: And then doing spooky clues, why do I think all this blood to use as ink?
Panel 6:
Woman: We all thought you'd realize it was a joke.
Text/announcement: Click to go see! We'll have a UK book tour announced soon! (SH ...) We look forward to seeing you!
Votey:
A simple line-drawn panel. One character asks: "Will I make more blood?" The other character replies: "As a biologist... no."
Panel 1:
Woman: Geebus! It's Zach and Kelly Weinersmith! We've failed to nag you hard enough! We have a new book out called Soonish!
Man: And we're announcing our... uh... BOOK TOUR!
Panel 2:
Man: You all only be able to locate us in an intensive sequence of arcane clues.
Woman: There's a hat actually.
Panel 3:
Man: Each clue is trickier than the last. We send a particular order.
Woman: Click to see the map!
Panel 4:
Man: The clues can be purchased as scarves, but we cover not.
Man: That's not actual information.
Woman: We'll be signing books and talking about where Zach and Kelly secured all over the US.
Panel 5:
Man (label on character): Zowie!
Woman: Just click here for more info!
Woman: And then doing spooky clues, why do I think all this blood to use as ink?
Panel 6:
Woman: We all thought you'd realize it was a joke.
Text/announcement: Click to go see! We'll have a UK book tour announced soon! (SH ...) We look forward to seeing you!
Votey:
A simple line-drawn panel. One character asks: "Will I make more blood?" The other character replies: "As a biologist... no."
Alt text
A sketchy, hand-colored multi-panel SMBC comic announcing Zach and Kelly Weinersmith's book tour for their new book 'Soonish.' A man with a reddish beard and a woman with reddish hair speak across several small panels, joking that fans will have to locate them through an elaborate sequence of 'arcane clues' and that they'll be signing books across the US, with a UK tour to follow. The bit spirals into mock-spooky horror language about clues and blood used as ink, with the woman finally saying everyone was supposed to realize it was a joke. The final bottom panel (votey) is a plain black-and-white line drawing: one character asks, 'Will I make more blood?' and the other deadpans, 'As a biologist... no.'
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.