Ha
Original: Ha on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1: On a rooftop, a green-cloaked villain laughs maniacally while a terrified man in a brown coat stands at the rooftop's edge with his arms thrown up.
Villain: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Panel 2: A Superman-like hero (dark hair, a single curl on his forehead) is in civilian clothes, tearing open his shirt to reveal the 'S' emblem on his chest. He looks grimly determined against a city skyline.
Panel 3: Caption at top: SHORTLY...
A woman in a dark suit confronts the hero, who now stands in full costume (blue suit, red cape, 'S' emblem). He is holding a small apple in one hand.
Woman: YOU COULD'VE SAVED THEM IF YOU'D JUST KEPT YOUR SUIT ON AND GONE IMMEDIATELY!
Hero: I GUESS BY "THEM" YOU AREN'T REFERRING TO MY BRAND.
Votey:
A close-up of the hero, eyes closed, contentedly eating the apple.
Hero: REALLY WORK UP A HUNGER WATCHING THE INNOCENT PERISH.
Villain: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Panel 2: A Superman-like hero (dark hair, a single curl on his forehead) is in civilian clothes, tearing open his shirt to reveal the 'S' emblem on his chest. He looks grimly determined against a city skyline.
Panel 3: Caption at top: SHORTLY...
A woman in a dark suit confronts the hero, who now stands in full costume (blue suit, red cape, 'S' emblem). He is holding a small apple in one hand.
Woman: YOU COULD'VE SAVED THEM IF YOU'D JUST KEPT YOUR SUIT ON AND GONE IMMEDIATELY!
Hero: I GUESS BY "THEM" YOU AREN'T REFERRING TO MY BRAND.
Votey:
A close-up of the hero, eyes closed, contentedly eating the apple.
Hero: REALLY WORK UP A HUNGER WATCHING THE INNOCENT PERISH.
Alt text
A four-panel SMBC comic parodying Superman. Panel 1: on a rooftop, a green-cloaked villain laughs maniacally (HAHAHAHA...) while a terrified man in a brown coat teeters at the edge with arms flung up. Panel 2: a Superman-like hero, in civilian clothes, grimly tears open his shirt to reveal the 'S' emblem, framed against a dark city skyline. Panel 3, captioned 'SHORTLY...': a woman in a dark suit angrily confronts the now fully-costumed hero, saying 'You could've saved them if you'd just kept your suit on and gone immediately!' The hero, casually holding a small apple, replies 'I guess by "them" you aren't referring to my brand.' The joke: he prioritized his costume's branding image over actually rescuing people. Votey panel: a close-up of the hero blissfully eating the apple, eyes closed, adding 'Really work up a hunger watching the innocent perish.'
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.