hydra
Original: hydra on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1: A bearded man in a toga gestures toward a multi-headed green hydra rising from the darkness.
Bearded man: "If you once remove a head from the hydra, there grow two in its place!"
Panel 2: Two robed men (one bearded, one not) regard each other thoughtfully.
Man: "Huh. Huh."
Panel 3: A black void with several glowing-eyed, sharp-toothed hydra heads lurking. Two robed figures stand in silhouette at the bottom.
Figure: "Do you think we could catch it?"
Panel 4 (within the same dark scene):
Figure: "Why?"
Panel 5: A pink banner reads "EVER AFTER..." A modern-day father in a gray jacket stands beside a small boy.
Boy: "Dad, where does shawarma meat come from?"
Father: "Nobody knows, son. Nobody knows."
Votey:
Text only (no image): "Also hot dogs are made of sasquatch."
Bearded man: "If you once remove a head from the hydra, there grow two in its place!"
Panel 2: Two robed men (one bearded, one not) regard each other thoughtfully.
Man: "Huh. Huh."
Panel 3: A black void with several glowing-eyed, sharp-toothed hydra heads lurking. Two robed figures stand in silhouette at the bottom.
Figure: "Do you think we could catch it?"
Panel 4 (within the same dark scene):
Figure: "Why?"
Panel 5: A pink banner reads "EVER AFTER..." A modern-day father in a gray jacket stands beside a small boy.
Boy: "Dad, where does shawarma meat come from?"
Father: "Nobody knows, son. Nobody knows."
Votey:
Text only (no image): "Also hot dogs are made of sasquatch."
Alt text
A five-panel SMBC comic. Panel 1: a bearded man in ancient Greek robes points at a multi-headed green hydra and declares, "If you once remove a head from the hydra, there grow two in its place!" Panel 2: two robed men exchange a knowing look, each going "Huh. Huh." Panel 3: in a dark void full of glowing-eyed hydra heads, a figure asks, "Do you think we could catch it?" Panel 4: another figure replies, "Why?" Panel 5: a pink banner says "EVER AFTER..."; a modern man in a gray jacket stands with his young son, who asks, "Dad, where does shawarma meat come from?" The father answers, "Nobody knows, son. Nobody knows." The joke implies the ever-regenerating hydra became an endless meat source. Votey: a text-only panel reading, "Also hot dogs are made of sasquatch."
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.