Time Travel 2: Ask Me Anything
March 20th, 2026 Barry Posted in Becky Hawkins collaborations, Elections | No Comments »
This cartoon is by me and Becky Hawkins.
TRANSCRIPT OF CARTOON
This cartoon has four panels, plus a “kicker” panel at the bottom.
PANEL 1
Little Barry is reading in bed when he’s startled by Big Barry coming in through a glowing time portal in the air. Rags, a dog, looks around.
BIG BARRY: Hi, Barry of 1983! I’m you from decades in the future! Ask me anything!
LITTLE BARRY: ACK!
PANEL 2
Little Barry thinks about what to ask. Big Barry smiles but looks very nervous. Rags sniffs Big Barry, tail wagging.
LITTLE BARRY: Okay, um… So is Reagan still the worst President ever?
BIG BARRY: Hah haha ha ha ha! Hoo boy, you think Reagan’s bad! HA! Ha ha aaah oh God.
PANEL 3
Big Barry, weeping, rushes out through the portal.
BIG BARRY: SOB! I’m sorry, I can’t – I – it’s – I gotta go!
PANEL 4
The time portal flicks out, and Big Barry is gone. Little Barry addresses the dog.
LITTLE BARRY: Well, that bodes ill.
KICKER PANEL
Big Barry is petting Rags; Rags is happy for the attention.
BIG BARRY: I didn’t really come back to see my younger self. I came back to see Rags. Who’s a good boy?
RAGS (thought): Is it me? It’s ME!
CHICKEN FAT WATCH
Chicken fat is archaic cartoonistese for fun little details in the art.
Panel 1: A poster for the “Annie” musical above Barry’s bed says: “Annie. A New Musical and Barry’s First Celebrity Crush. Remember when tickets were affordable… Must be nice.”
Panel 2: The poster has changed to a crudely drawn caricature of Ronald Reagan, with the caption “Let’s Retire Ron.”
Panel 3: The poster has changed to a shirtless, ridiculously muscled man flexing, little mini-muscle bumps sticking up from his huge biceps. The caption says “MUSCLES MAN… His Muscles Have Muscles!” He has a word balloon, which says “Please get me to a doctor.”
Panel 4: The poster has changed to a photo of Reggie Jackson swinging a baseball bat. The caption says: REGGIE… because being good at hitting a ball with a stick makes you a HERO.”
