aftermath
Original: aftermath on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
A four-panel comic showing different family members giving eulogies at a funeral, each titled by their relationship to the deceased.
Panel 1 - Title: THE SIBLINGS:
An older man stands at a podium.
Man: "He lived a good long life, and he's now reunited with his darling, Celia."
Panel 2 - Title: THE CHILDREN:
A woman stands at a podium.
Woman: "We'll miss Pop but we're glad his suffering is at an end and he's in a better place."
Panel 3 - Title: THE GRANDCHILDREN:
A young red-haired child speaks emotionally.
Child: "Gampa died and also I squished a bug, so it's a bad week for me."
Panel 4 - Title: THE DOG:
A dog with a stricken expression.
Caption (the dog's thought): "GOD IS DEAD"
Votey:
A close-up of the same dog looking upward, mouth slightly open.
Dog: "FINALLY."
Panel 1 - Title: THE SIBLINGS:
An older man stands at a podium.
Man: "He lived a good long life, and he's now reunited with his darling, Celia."
Panel 2 - Title: THE CHILDREN:
A woman stands at a podium.
Woman: "We'll miss Pop but we're glad his suffering is at an end and he's in a better place."
Panel 3 - Title: THE GRANDCHILDREN:
A young red-haired child speaks emotionally.
Child: "Gampa died and also I squished a bug, so it's a bad week for me."
Panel 4 - Title: THE DOG:
A dog with a stricken expression.
Caption (the dog's thought): "GOD IS DEAD"
Votey:
A close-up of the same dog looking upward, mouth slightly open.
Dog: "FINALLY."
Alt text
A four-panel SMBC comic captioned by each mourner's relation to a dead man. Panel 1, 'THE SIBLINGS': a dignified older man at a podium says, 'He lived a good long life, and he's now reunited with his darling, Celia.' Panel 2, 'THE CHILDREN': a woman at a podium says, 'We'll miss Pop but we're glad his suffering is at an end and he's in a better place.' Panel 3, 'THE GRANDCHILDREN': a small red-haired kid wails, 'Gampa died and also I squished a bug, so it's a bad week for me.' Panel 4, 'THE DOG': a shaggy terrier with a wide-eyed, devastated face and the caption 'GOD IS DEAD' — to the dog, its owner was God, so the loss is total and cosmic. Votey: a close-up of the same dog gazing upward, saying 'FINALLY' — revealing the dog is actually relieved, undercutting the prior panel's grief.
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.