Actually
Original: Actually on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
An elderly man stands outdoors on a grassy hill, looking up at the sky. A large speech bubble (apparently a voice from above/heaven) addresses him.
Voice from above: ACTUALLY FRANK, THE REAL HEAVEN WAS THE FRIENDS YOU MADE ALONG THE WAY
In the sky above are cartoon clouds, a glowing yellow sun/orb, and small floating winged figures (cherub- or angel-like friends).
Votey:
A framed panel showing a continuation of the same voice-from-above narration. The frame is hand-drawn and lumpy; in the lower portion is a large dark scribbled/shaded circular shape (suggesting an underground pit or cavern opening).
Voice from above: HELL, HOWEVER, IS A PLACE UNDERGROUND WITH MEAN GOAT-DUDES
An elderly man stands outdoors on a grassy hill, looking up at the sky. A large speech bubble (apparently a voice from above/heaven) addresses him.
Voice from above: ACTUALLY FRANK, THE REAL HEAVEN WAS THE FRIENDS YOU MADE ALONG THE WAY
In the sky above are cartoon clouds, a glowing yellow sun/orb, and small floating winged figures (cherub- or angel-like friends).
Votey:
A framed panel showing a continuation of the same voice-from-above narration. The frame is hand-drawn and lumpy; in the lower portion is a large dark scribbled/shaded circular shape (suggesting an underground pit or cavern opening).
Voice from above: HELL, HOWEVER, IS A PLACE UNDERGROUND WITH MEAN GOAT-DUDES
Alt text
Main comic, single panel: An elderly man (addressed as Frank) stands on a grassy hill, looking up at the sky. Cartoon clouds, a glowing sun, and tiny winged angel-like figures float overhead. A booming voice from above tells him, "Actually Frank, the real heaven was the friends you made along the way" -- a sappy inspirational-poster cliche. Votey (aftercomic): A roughly hand-drawn framed panel with a large dark scribbled circular pit in it. The same voice continues, undercutting the sentiment by getting weirdly literal: "Hell, however, is a place underground with mean goat-dudes." The joke: heaven gets the warm metaphor, but hell is described as a concrete physical location populated by mean goat-dudes.
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.