Always topical, the Author introduces the strip with two reporters asking an intelligent female scientist (humorously named Dr. Scientist) for comments on the current ecological disaster the BP oil spill in the gulf has caused, and what the latest worst case scenario could be now that the top kill solution has failed. Dr. Scientist replies that we are already living the worst case scenario. Revisiting a common thread throughout the run of this comic, the female of superior intellect is roundly dismissed as the reporters press on in their pursuit of “if it bleeds, it leads” journalism, hoping for an even worse possible future than what we are currently experiencing in order to scare people into consuming their media. This sends Dr. Scientist into a reasoned—albeit accusatory—response that bluntly comments on the tendency of the media to seek out titillating headlines and stories rather than acting as responsible journalists; a more attractive option than putting in the time and effort to investigate the situation at hand in a sober, impartial manner. Of course, this this is all just a set up by the Author signaling that the time has come to cut to the Dumb Male Character… the Audience is treated to another special guest appearance from the Author’s go-to whipping boy, Michael Bay, reprising his famously stereotyped role as a testosterone-filled alpha male with flowing unkempt hair—the perfect archetype of everything the Author despises in a man.
Predictably, the Author’s depiction of Michael Bay immediately begins to spout off an extreme and outlandish scenario in which… well, it doesn’t really matter what he came up with. Unfathomable natural disasters, scientifically impossible scenarios, absurdist humor, a dash of political intrigue thrown in for good measure, etc. In reality, the remaining frames exist purely to demonstrate the cultural and intellectual inferiority the Author views in the typical American alpha male stereotype, and the disdain he has for the plebeian average American who holds these people and their brand of entertainment in high regard. The Author is well aware that the audience of the Comic feels the same way, harkening back to their high school days when the Michael Bays of their campus were busy telling loud stories and getting lots of laughs from throngs of adoring boys and girls in the lunch time quad. The Author and Audience always knew, however, that one day their time would come when they’d be able to exact their revenge upon all of these types of extremely popular and successful men in the form of a biting commentary within a crudely drawn comic strip on the internet.
