covid-explainer
Original: covid-explainer on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Main comic (single yellow text box):
HEY! TODAY'S COMIC IS AN EXPLAINER ABOUT HOW TO INTERPRET COVID-19 MODELS. IT'S FEATURED ON 538.
CLICK TO SEE!
Votey:
FOR GOD'S SAKE, I ALREADY DREW A 105-PANEL BONUS COMIC. HOW DARE YOU CLICK FOR AN ADDITIONAL PANEL.
HEY! TODAY'S COMIC IS AN EXPLAINER ABOUT HOW TO INTERPRET COVID-19 MODELS. IT'S FEATURED ON 538.
CLICK TO SEE!
Votey:
FOR GOD'S SAKE, I ALREADY DREW A 105-PANEL BONUS COMIC. HOW DARE YOU CLICK FOR AN ADDITIONAL PANEL.
Alt text
The main comic is a single yellow box with handwritten text and no drawn characters. It reads: "HEY! TODAY'S COMIC IS AN EXPLAINER ABOUT HOW TO INTERPRET COVID-19 MODELS. IT'S FEATURED ON 538. CLICK TO SEE!" The votey is a plain white box with text reading: "FOR GOD'S SAKE, I ALREADY DREW A 105-PANEL BONUS COMIC. HOW DARE YOU CLICK FOR AN ADDITIONAL PANEL." The joke: the main comic is just a promo pointing readers to a big COVID-19 explainer hosted on FiveThirtyEight (538), and the votey mock-scolds the reader for clicking the extra-panel button when the cartoonist already drew a massive 105-panel bonus comic.
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.