He’s Back- Get ‘Im! (Jesus Returns)
Cartoon by Barry
Check out the video of me drawing this cartoon!
TRANSCRIPT OF CARTOON
This cartoon has four panels. The first three take place on a city sidwalk.
PANEL 1
Jesus Christ, a smile on his face and a glowing halo over his head, is talking to a man wearing an ICE jacket. The ICE agent is talking into his phone.
JESUS: Yes, it’s me, Jesus Christ! I’ve come back to–
ICE AGENT (thought balloon): ✓ Foreign accent. ✓ Brown skin. ✓ Doesn’t look rich.
ICE AGENT (aloud): Guys, I think I got one!
PANEL 2
Two more ICE agents, big men wearing black masks that cover their whole faces other than their eyes, have rushed in and are shoving Jesus (now wearing handcuffs) to the sidewalk.
MASK DUDE: He looks mid-eastern to me.
JESUS: But I– OW!
ICE AGENT: No talking back, terrorist!
PANEL 3
A cartoon dust cloud, from which raised fists and clubs emerge, indicates a beat down going on.
JESUS: I’m only here to–
MASK DUDE: He’s resisting!
ICE AGENT: Get him!
PANEL 4
The Ice Agent, hands on hips, is grinning as he chats with Kristi Noem (Trump’s Homeland Security secretary). In the background is a cell full of prisoners, shirtless and with their heads shaved. One of the prisoners is Jesus, covered with bruises, looking very irritated.
NOEM: We really are doing God’s work here.
ICE AGENT: Heck yeah!
CHICKEN FAT WATCH
“Chicken fat” is a long-obsolete cartoonists’ term for unimportant details drawn in a cartoon.
PANEL 1 – The building directory in the background:
Accountant
Accountspider
Spider-Man
Copyright Suit
Tailored Suit
Taylor Hebert
Hebert ‘n Ernie
Ernied Interest
Interest Ing Inc
Dentist
A newspaper lying on the sidewalk says “Background Detail News. Headline Leaves No Room for Story Text. Lazy Cartoonist To Blame, Says Bob. Bob? Who’s Bob?” (Some of that last line is literally impossible to read, because panel borders. Honestly, the entire newspaper might be impossible to read, partly because I distorted the lettering to put it in perspective.)
A poster on the wall says “WORDS. They’re all over! Where do they come from? What do they want? Do they have plans? No one knows.”
Oscar the Grouch is peeking out of a trash can in the foreground.
PANEL 2 – The Tin Man, The Scarecrow, and the Lion are watching from a window in the background. In another window, the three-eyed alien from “Toy Story” watches. A bumper sticker on the ICE van says “My other car is unmarked.” One of the ICE agents has actually stuck his hand through the middle of Jesus’ halo.
PANEL 3 – One of the Ice Agent’s arms has a “Care Bears” tattoo. Micky Mouse’s fist is sticking out of the dust cloud.
PANEL 4 – The people in the jail cell include Chico Marx, Mr. Spock, Superman, Albert Einstein, Bob Hope, Beldar Conehead, and Mr. Miyagi.
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