"Don't Cry For Me, I'm Already Dead" by R. Sugar

Jet_Jaguar · Post by **Jet_Jaguar** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 18:18 -0700

This short graphic story about two brothers who communicate entirely with Simpsons quotes (the title is also a Simpsons quote) is both hilarious and heartbreaking (You don't have to be a Simpsons fan, but it doesn't hurt). This is one of the best pieces of graphic fiction I've read online in a while. I never expected that dialogue from a Simpsons Halloween episode could be so poignant.

http://www.sugarboukas.com/X/DCFM/wDCFM00

Stan Sakai · Post by **Stan Sakai** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 18:48 -0700

Excellent. It looks like it was inspired by voice actor Mel Blanc's near fatal 1961 car accident. Mel's skull was fractured in three place, and had broken bones, and was in a coma. He was non-responsive to stimuli, until a doctor started talking to him as Bugs Bunny. Mel answered in Bugs' voice. He eventually recovered, and credited Bugs as saving his life.

Jet_Jaguar · Post by **Jet_Jaguar** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 18:56 -0700

Interesting. I'd never head that story before. IIRC, on one of the Looney Tunes DVD sets, one of the featurettes mentions something about director Robert McKimson suffering a concussion in a car accident that did something to his brain that enabled him to draw faster and more accurately than before.

Stan Sakai · Post by **Stan Sakai** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 5:13 -0700

Jet_Jaguar wrote:Interesting. I'd never head that story before.

Wikipedia has an article about it. Scroll about a third of the way down the page:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Blanc

go · Post by go » Sat Oct 11, 2008 7:59 -0700

Dear Readers,
Mel Blanc's tomb stone really says "THAT'S ALL FOLKS"?
How perfect.
Best wishes to all!
go

Colin Solan · Post by **Colin Solan** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 16:11 -0700

Great story, thanks for sharing. The license plate on the car is the crowning touch