myth-2
Original: myth-2 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
Man: I think superhero stories are modern myths.
Woman: No! No! Why do people keep saying that?!
Panel 2:
Woman: The hallmarks of myth are (a) people actually believe them, (b) they don't make any sense, and (c) weird weird sex!
Panel 3:
Woman: If Superman were a myth figure, he should be turning into a cow so Batman, who is his brother, can be tricked into sex with them, leading to the birth of the Wonder Twins!
Panel 4:
Woman: Then, there should be yearly rites where virgins go to the forest and dance naked around an effigy of cow-Superman's udders in the hopes of getting impregnated by Batman!
Panel 5:
Woman: Until that day, they are POWER FANTASIES, not MYTHS.
Panel 6:
Man: You've been thinking about this a lot I guess.
Panel 7 (the two stand in silhouette):
Man: On an unrelated topic, would you like to join my Superman cult?
Votey:
A figure speaking from off-panel / in a dark room: May Bruce in his form as bat enter unto me!
(Below, in the darkness, a crudely drawn red bat-like figure glows amid scattered marks.)
Man: I think superhero stories are modern myths.
Woman: No! No! Why do people keep saying that?!
Panel 2:
Woman: The hallmarks of myth are (a) people actually believe them, (b) they don't make any sense, and (c) weird weird sex!
Panel 3:
Woman: If Superman were a myth figure, he should be turning into a cow so Batman, who is his brother, can be tricked into sex with them, leading to the birth of the Wonder Twins!
Panel 4:
Woman: Then, there should be yearly rites where virgins go to the forest and dance naked around an effigy of cow-Superman's udders in the hopes of getting impregnated by Batman!
Panel 5:
Woman: Until that day, they are POWER FANTASIES, not MYTHS.
Panel 6:
Man: You've been thinking about this a lot I guess.
Panel 7 (the two stand in silhouette):
Man: On an unrelated topic, would you like to join my Superman cult?
Votey:
A figure speaking from off-panel / in a dark room: May Bruce in his form as bat enter unto me!
(Below, in the darkness, a crudely drawn red bat-like figure glows amid scattered marks.)
Alt text
A six-panel SMBC comic. Panel 1: A man tells a woman, "I think superhero stories are modern myths." She reacts with alarm: "No! No! Why do people keep saying that?!" Panel 2: She declares the hallmarks of myth are (a) people actually believe them, (b) they don't make any sense, and (c) weird weird sex. Panel 3: She elaborates that if Superman were a myth figure, he should turn into a cow so Batman, who is his brother, can be tricked into sex with them, leading to the birth of the Wonder Twins. Panel 4: She continues that there should be yearly rites where virgins dance naked in the forest around an effigy of cow-Superman's udders, hoping to be impregnated by Batman. Panel 5: A close-up of her intense face: "Until that day, they are POWER FANTASIES, not MYTHS." Panel 6: The man, deadpan: "You've been thinking about this a lot I guess." Panel 7: The two stand as black silhouettes, and the man asks, "On an unrelated topic, would you like to join my Superman cult?" Votey: A speech bubble in a near-black panel reads, "May Bruce in his form as bat enter unto me!" Below it, a crude red glowing bat-like shape sits amid scattered white scratch marks, like a cult-worship scene in the dark.
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.