Comic #4143: wishes
Description
Here's a detailed and accurate transcription of the comic:
Panel 1:
- Caption (top left): "Simply light the black candle, and place it upon my brow, and you may have your wish."
- Character (left) with a goat skull:
Panel 2:
- Character (right): "There's just no freakin' way. If I do that, it's gonna be one of those deals where I wish for money and my parents die, or I wish for a dead friend to live again, but he turns out to be a zombie."
Panel 3:
- Character (left): "Jeez! Why does everyone think that? I'm just here to grant wishes!"
- Character (right): "Look, wish for pancakes. You want pancakes?"
Panel 4:
- Character (right): "Sure."
- Dispelling sound effect: "BAM! PANCAKES!"
Panel 5:
- Character (right): "I'm not gonna eat those. They're probably made of locusts or snake skin or something."
Panel 6:
- Character (left): "They're made of flour."
- Character (right): "Bug flour?"
Panel 7:
- Character (left): "It's from wheat, okay?"
Panel 8:
- Character (right): "Forget it. It's free wishes! How come nobody wants my wishes?"
Panel 9:
- Character (left): "Hey! Come back! This is a form of bigotry! This is a form of bigotry!"
Panel 10:
- Character (right, sighing): "Have you considered maybe changing your voice so it doesn't sound like a shrieking infant?"
Panel 11:
- Character (left): "Why should I have to change?"
The comic plays with themes of wish-making and humorous misunderstandings.