#1042; The Book of Kent

Comic Transcripts

[[Two people stand in a small restaurant or party of some sort; there are various individuals chatting in the background and paintings on the wall.]]
Comic Fan: I feel like you see the SUPERMAN-AS-CHRIST-FIGURE metaphor a lot.
Comic Fan: But consider THIS:
Comic Fan: Jor-El and Lara were the only ones who could see that Krypton was doomed.

Comic Fan: So they constructed an ARK to save what they could – their son Kal-El.
Comic Fan: In this reading, Superman represents NOT Christ, but all the animals of Noah’s Ark!

Comic Fan: Think about it – it’s so OBVIOUS!
Comic Fan: He can fly – LIKE A BIRD. He’s strong – LIKE A GORILLA.

Comic Fan: He has super eyesight – LIKE A CAT. He has super breath – LIKE A WHALE.
Comic Fan: He has tough skin – LIKE A RHINO. He has super hearing – LIKE A BAT. He’s very fast – LIKE A CHEETAH.
Comic Fan: He has heat vision – LIKE, uh, one of those BLOOD-SPITTING IGUANAS

Comic Fan: He has X-ray vision – ALSO probably like those iguanas
Comic Fan: He can survive in space – JUST LIKE those iguanas, I’m pretty sure

[[The comic fan’s friend appears doubtful. The comic fan squints her eyes in suspicion.]]
Doubter: I… don’t think you know very much about iguanas.
Comic Fan: Or do I know TOO MUCH

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#1042; The Book of Kent transcribed by in

Comic Fan: So they constructed an ARK to save what they could - their son Kal-El.
Comic Fan: In this reading, Superman represents NOT Christ, but all the animals of Noah's Ark!

Comic Fan: Think about it - it's so OBVIOUS!
Comic Fan: He can fly - LIKE A BIRD. He's strong - LIKE A GORILLA.

Comic Fan: He has super eyesight - LIKE A CAT. He has super breath - LIKE A WHALE.
Comic Fan: He has tough skin - LIKE A RHINO. He has super hearing - LIKE A BAT. He's very fast - LIKE A CHEETAH.
Comic Fan: He has heat vision - LIKE, uh, one of those BLOOD-SPITTING IGUANAS

Comic Fan: He has X-ray vision - ALSO probably like those iguanas
Comic Fan: He can survive in space - JUST LIKE those iguanas, I'm pretty sure

[[The comic fan's friend appears doubtful. The comic fan squints her eyes in suspicion.]]
Doubter: I... don't think you know very much about iguanas.
Comic Fan: Or do I know TOO MUCH

{{header: up, up, and WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: Ever see an iguana sunning itself on a rock? BEING ENERGIZED BY OUR YELLOW SUN??}}

Ever see an iguana sunning itself on a rock? BEING ENERGIZED BY OUR YELLOW SUN??