epic-2
Original: epic-2 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1 (single panel):
A person in a dark hooded robe (speaking, back/side to viewer) gestures at two men dressed in ornate robes and tall pointed hats:
Hooded person: "WAIT, WAIT. YOU THINK IT'S AN EPIC? THE STORY WHERE THE GUY COMES OUT OF THE WOODS, BANGS A PROSTITUTE FOR 7 DAYS STRAIGHT, GETS SUPERPOWERS, MEETS THE KING TILL THEY'RE BEST FRIENDS, THEN GETS KILLED IMMEDIATELY. YOU THOUGHT THAT WAS SERIOUS?"
Caption below the panel: "Time travel completely changed our understanding of The Comedy of Gilgamesh."
Votey:
Close-up of a stern-faced bearded man with a frown.
Man: "HIS NAME IS EENKY-DOO FOR ANU'S SAKE."
A person in a dark hooded robe (speaking, back/side to viewer) gestures at two men dressed in ornate robes and tall pointed hats:
Hooded person: "WAIT, WAIT. YOU THINK IT'S AN EPIC? THE STORY WHERE THE GUY COMES OUT OF THE WOODS, BANGS A PROSTITUTE FOR 7 DAYS STRAIGHT, GETS SUPERPOWERS, MEETS THE KING TILL THEY'RE BEST FRIENDS, THEN GETS KILLED IMMEDIATELY. YOU THOUGHT THAT WAS SERIOUS?"
Caption below the panel: "Time travel completely changed our understanding of The Comedy of Gilgamesh."
Votey:
Close-up of a stern-faced bearded man with a frown.
Man: "HIS NAME IS EENKY-DOO FOR ANU'S SAKE."
Alt text
An SMBC comic. In a single wide panel, a person in a dark hooded robe gestures emphatically at two men wearing ornate robes and tall pointed (vizier-like) hats. The hooded person says: "Wait, wait. You think it's an epic? The story where the guy comes out of the woods, bangs a prostitute for 7 days straight, gets superpowers, meets the king till they're best friends, then gets killed immediately. You thought that was serious?" A caption below reads: "Time travel completely changed our understanding of The Comedy of Gilgamesh." The joke recasts the ancient Epic of Gilgamesh as an absurd comedy. Votey aftercomic: a close-up of a stern, frowning bearded man saying, "His name is Eenky-Doo for Anu's sake." (A jab at the seriousness of the character Enkidu and the Mesopotamian god Anu.)
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.