Note to Artist: All Four Pages are based on a 12-panel grid,
four rows of three equal panels. Panels will be combined as described. No
caption boxes or dialogue balloons will be used; all text will appear on the
bottom of the panel in a color contrasting the background. (White lettering
on dark surfaces & Black lettering on light surfaces.)
PAGE ONE (Six Panels)
The title of the piece “BOTHERS US TODAY” runs
vertically along the side of the page.
PANEL 1 (Panels 1 & 4 Combined)
An unhappy group of various clergy - priest, rabbis (orthodox & reformed),
cardinal, Buddhist monk & nun.
CAPTION: ATHEISM
PANEL 2 (Panels 2 & 3 Combined)
A hardened group of New York Firemen & Policemen.
CAPTION: BIN LADEN
PANEL 3 (Panels 5 & 6 Combined)
Standing at the gravesite Kurt Cobain, a motley group of Nirvana fans;
some dressed in Nirvana apparel, others the last proponents of grunge fashion.
CAPTION: COURTNEY LOVE
PANEL 4 (Panels 7 & 8 Combined)
In your typical, non-descript business office, various bloody, dead bodies
litter the floor; all dressed in appropriate business attire.
CAPTION: DISGRUNTLED CO-WORKERS
PANEL 5 (Panels 10 & 11
Combined)
As if in a line-up, various dejected consumers hold the products causing
their dissatisfaction. Included are a flow bee hair-cutting system (held by
a person with a horrible haircut), a penis pump (held by a meek example of
a man), a thigh master (held by an enormous mass of a woman) & a can of
spray-on hair (held by a bald man whose hair looks painted on).
CAPTION: EMPTY PROMISES
PANEL 6 (Panels 9 & 12 Combined)
An overweight man sitting in a worn recliner with his daughter lying on
the floor in front of him. The girl props her up with her arms. Their despondent
faces are obviously entranced by an unseen television.
CAPTION: FALL TV SCHEDULE
PAGE TWO (Seven Panels)
PANEL 1 (Panels 1 & 2 Combined)
The audience at a “STAR WARS” conference. Most are dressed
as their favorite character (Definitely need at least one Stormtrooper), others
wear their favorite Lucas trademarked shirt. No one looks happy - no one looks
like they have ever had sex either.
CAPTION: GREEDO SHOOTING FIRST
PANEL 2 (Panel 3 only)
Reminiscent of the painting “American Gothic”, a young couple
standing in front of their house. Instead of a pitchfork, the pair holds a
screaming baby.
CAPTION: HOLE IN THE CONDOM
PANEL 3 (Panels 4-6 Combined)
Three same sex couples, two male & one female, each with their children.
CAPTION: INTOLERANCE
PANEL 4 (Panel 7 only)
A college graduation scene, the graduates doing the traditional “tossing
of their caps” into the air.
CAPTION: JOB POSSIBILITIES
PANEL 5 (Panels 8 & 9 Combined)
In the middle of a large meadow, four men stand clad in beekeeper outfits.
CAPTION: KILLER BEES
PANEL 6 (Panels 10 & 11
Combined)
A large business dinner/ceremony, filled with the fat cats of the Tobacco
Industry. A large banner reads “AMERICAN TOBACCO ASSOC.”
CAPTION: LITIGATION
PANEL 7 (Panel 12 Only)
In the front of their small house, a mother stands holding her baby as
her young daughter stands by her side.
CAPTION: MISTRESS
PAGE THREE (Seven Panels)
PANEL 1 (Panels 1 & 2 Combined)
A Cub Scout Troop dressed in full uniform; their Troopmaster stands proudly
to their right.
CAPTION: NAMBLA
PANEL 2 (Panel 3 only)
A downtrodden group of New York Jets fans, wearing their green and white
Jet sweatshirts. (They're tied with the Chiefs as I finish this.)
CAPTION: ONE AND THREE
PANEL 3 (Panels 4 & 7 combined)
O.J. Simpson walking proudly down the fairway of a prestigious gold course.
CAPTION: PURSUIT OF THE REAL KILLER
PANEL 4 (Panels 5 & 6 combined)
A young couple in bed staring bewilderly at the ceiling. Both are presumed
naked under their sheet.
CAPTION: QUICK RELEASE
PANEL 5 (Panels 8 & 9 Combined)
The long line outside the local “Employment Center”, all waiting
to collect their unemployment insurance.
CAPTION: RECESSION
PANEL 6 (Panels 10 & 11
Combined)
The crazed floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
CAPTION: SEPTEMBER 11th
PANEL 7 (Panel 12 Only)
A Norman Rockwell depiction of a family at dinner, enjoying their meal
and each other's company.
CAPTION: TELEMARKETERS
PAGE FOUR (Six Panels)
PANEL 1 (Panel 1 only)
Inside the coroner's office, several full body bags rest on examining
tables.
CAPTION: UNPROTECTED SEX
PANEL 2 (Panels 2 & 3 Combined)
A bunch of teenagers kicking and beating a grown man lying on the ground.
Referencing the mob beating in Milwaukee.
CAPTION: VIOLENCE ON TV
PANEL 3 (Panels 4, 5 & 7
combined)
In the Oval Office, President Bush sits sternly with VP Cheney standing
over his shoulder.
CAPTION: WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
PANEL 4 (Panels 6, 8 & 9
combined)
A group of concerned immigrants, ranging the full scope of the ethnic
spectrum, like a bad Benetton commercial.
CAPTION: XENOPHOBIA
PANEL 5 (Panels 10 & 11
Combined)
An elderly couple sitting on their front porch, rocking away in their
rocking chairs.
CAPTION: YOUTH
PANEL 6 (Panel 12 only)
A scared little boy stands at an oversized microphone. Behind him, a large
banner reads “SPELLING BEE”.
CAPTION: ZEITGEIST
"BOTHERS US TODAY" © 2002 Michael Wojciak
