this is satirical for anyone unfamiliar. It’s a page from the right wing newspaper that the character Rorschach reads devotedly. It’s got everything. Excessive labels. :liberty-weeping:, the works

  • mittens [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    2 years ago

    I’m sure the crying statue of liberty is less of a prediction and more of Stan Kelly lifting the joke straight from this panel. There’s simply no way he isn’t aware of Watchmen.

      • mittens [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
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        2 years ago

        That is probably true. I tried looking into it, but there’s like only one interview that deals with the crying statue of liberty and Kelly frustratingly enough doesn’t break character:

        BNR: Where did you first get the idea for the crying Statue of Liberty who so often appears in your cartoons?

        SK: I take issue with your question. Lady Liberty is a powerful symbol of our nation, and I take great care to use her sparingly. It’s only when a cartoon is dealing with issues crucial to the survival of the Republic that I usher her into my panel. To see her shed a single tear should be enough to reduce every honest, patriotic American to a puddle of distraught emotion. I think hard and long before I use a weapon like that on my readers.

        Pretty funny answer though