open-borders-2
Original: open-borders-2 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Header (yellow box at top): HEY GEEKS!
What follows is an ad comic for my new graphic novel about immigration policy. If that doesn't interest you, please click back for today's double update.
If it does interest you, please click anywhere on the comic for more info.
Signature: ZACH
Panel 1: A man with red hair and a red beard (in a green shirt) smiles and waves.
Man: Hello!
Panel 2: The man gestures toward a book floating in a burst of yellow. The book cover reads "BRYAN CAPLAN and ZACH WEINERSMITH / OPEN BORDERS / THE SCIENCE AND ETHICS OF IMMIGRATION," with an illustration of people below.
Man (narration): About 6 months ago, I and my economist co-author, Bryan Caplan launched pre-orders for a new comic, making a radical proposal for immigration reform.
Panel 3: Close-up of the smiling man.
Man: I know that's not for everyone, so I have tried not to bug my readers too much about it.
Panel 4: The man stands holding his hands together, looking a bit sheepish.
Man: But, the book finally drops TODAY. So, I want to make a polite request.
Panel 5: The man speaks earnestly.
Man: If you plan to buy any quantity of this book ever, it'd help us a lot if you buy today. I know that sounds stupid, but here's why:
Panel 6: The man continues, gesturing.
Man: Increasing opening week sales gets us more visibility on various "bestselling" lists, which means this idea of ours is shared with more people. So, if you want to share this idea, you can help just by moving the timing of your order to now.
Panel 7: The man points to a small object (a die/cube marked with a "Z").
Man: And that's it! I'll be bugging you again later this week about it. If you're just totally not interested, please just sit back, relax, and enjoy today's double update.
Panel 8: The man gestures toward a yellow starburst that says "click to buy."
Man: Thanks for reading, geeks!
Starburst: click to buy
Votey:
Thanks geeks.
I know I try something weird and different every few years, and I always appreciate how people are willing to roll with it. You wouldn't believe what comes next!
Signature: ZACH
What follows is an ad comic for my new graphic novel about immigration policy. If that doesn't interest you, please click back for today's double update.
If it does interest you, please click anywhere on the comic for more info.
Signature: ZACH
Panel 1: A man with red hair and a red beard (in a green shirt) smiles and waves.
Man: Hello!
Panel 2: The man gestures toward a book floating in a burst of yellow. The book cover reads "BRYAN CAPLAN and ZACH WEINERSMITH / OPEN BORDERS / THE SCIENCE AND ETHICS OF IMMIGRATION," with an illustration of people below.
Man (narration): About 6 months ago, I and my economist co-author, Bryan Caplan launched pre-orders for a new comic, making a radical proposal for immigration reform.
Panel 3: Close-up of the smiling man.
Man: I know that's not for everyone, so I have tried not to bug my readers too much about it.
Panel 4: The man stands holding his hands together, looking a bit sheepish.
Man: But, the book finally drops TODAY. So, I want to make a polite request.
Panel 5: The man speaks earnestly.
Man: If you plan to buy any quantity of this book ever, it'd help us a lot if you buy today. I know that sounds stupid, but here's why:
Panel 6: The man continues, gesturing.
Man: Increasing opening week sales gets us more visibility on various "bestselling" lists, which means this idea of ours is shared with more people. So, if you want to share this idea, you can help just by moving the timing of your order to now.
Panel 7: The man points to a small object (a die/cube marked with a "Z").
Man: And that's it! I'll be bugging you again later this week about it. If you're just totally not interested, please just sit back, relax, and enjoy today's double update.
Panel 8: The man gestures toward a yellow starburst that says "click to buy."
Man: Thanks for reading, geeks!
Starburst: click to buy
Votey:
Thanks geeks.
I know I try something weird and different every few years, and I always appreciate how people are willing to roll with it. You wouldn't believe what comes next!
Signature: ZACH
Alt text
An SMBC ad comic by Zach Weinersmith promoting his graphic novel about immigration policy. A yellow header reads: "Hey geeks! What follows is an ad comic for my new graphic novel about immigration policy. If that doesn't interest you, please click back for today's double update. If it does interest you, please click anywhere on the comic for more info." signed ZACH. Across eight panels, a friendly red-haired, red-bearded man in a green shirt addresses the reader directly. He waves and says "Hello!", then points to a book floating in a yellow burst titled "OPEN BORDERS: The Science and Ethics of Immigration" by Bryan Caplan and Zach Weinersmith. He explains he and his economist co-author launched pre-orders six months ago for a comic making a radical proposal for immigration reform, that he's tried not to bug readers too much, but the book drops today so he has a polite request: if you ever plan to buy it, buying today boosts opening-week sales, which lifts it on bestseller lists and spreads the idea to more people. He reassures uninterested readers to relax and enjoy the day's double update, then gestures to a yellow "click to buy" starburst saying "Thanks for reading, geeks!" The votey (aftercomic) is a plain handwritten note that reads: "Thanks geeks. I know I try something weird and different every few years, and I always appreciate how people are willing to roll with it. You wouldn't believe what comes next!" signed ZACH.
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.