Panel 1: In the title panel of this Sunday-style colour comic, we have a parody of the advertising for The Dark Knight, with
Barbara as the Joker, smearing the blood used to write the words "West
of Bathurst?" across her mouth in a frown (she also has the Joker's
chalk-white face and blank black holes for eyes). "By Kari Maaren"
appears below.
Panel 2: In the Davies College basement, Darren and Tom follow Barbara down the corridor.
Tom: Hey, Barbara, what's up?
Darren: And why...so...serious?
Tom: Ha ha h--
Panel 3: Barbara whirls around and points at them dramatically.
Barbara: NO! Back,, thoughtless purveyors of pop culture! Back, and trouble me no more!
Panel 4: Barbara gets right into Darren's face.
Barbara: It's easy, isn't it? Popular movie...quotable line...why not just spout it mindlessly as often as possible? I mean, everyone else is doing it!
Panel 5: Darren glances at Tom in bafflement. Tom shrugs.
Barbara: Where's the context?
Where's the understanding of the themes of the film, not to mention the
literature that informs it? Do you even care what the line really means?
Panel 6:
Barbara:
I weep for humanity...for independent thought...for critical
analysis...for Batman himself. Alas! Alas! Your brainlessness has laid
waste to my hopes for the world!
Panel 7:
Darren: Dude, honestly: why so freaking serious?
Barbara [walks away]: I bang my head on walls a lot; that probably helps.
Alt-Text: Aaaaargh...creepy Barbara face...can't sleep...the eyes...they're DRILLING INTO MY SOUL...*shudder*
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