Comic 46

Latest revision as of 11:32, 27 July 2007

The Ark of the Covenant opens.

Link: Comic 46

Title: antique antics - part 2

Date: February 7, 2005

Summary: Beaver and Steve bring the Ark of the Covenant to the Antiques Roadshow.

Cast: Antiques Roadshow Guy, Stevetta, Beaver, Steve

Onomatopoeias used: "SWOON!", "SLI-I-DE!", "TSHOOON!"

"Fin" style: Egyptian hieroglyphics

Number of panels: 6

Transcript

Panel 1

[3 YEARS LATER, AT THE ANTIQUES ROADSHOW...]
Antiques Roadshow Guy is looking at a teapot. Stevetta is SWOON!'ing with affection.
ARG: "Hmm...I should say this is worth £10,000"

Panel 2

Beaver and Steve show an Egyptian tomb to ARG.
Beaver: "Would you take a look at this?"
ARG: "Oh my yes, this is very interesting!"
Beaver: "Yes...and it's even more interesting inside..."

Panel 3

ARG SLI-I-IDE!'s the tomb open.
ARG: "It's...beautiful..."

Panel 4

Powerful rays TSHOOON! out of the tomb.
ARG: "YAAAAAA!"
Beaver: "Close your eyes Steve!"
Steve: "NNK!"

Panel 5

ARG and Stevetta are now smoking skeletons on the ground.
Beaver: "It worked! Now Stevetta is bound to fall for you!"
Steve: "Er...Beaver..."

Panel 6

Beaver: "Ah well, you know what they say Steve: better to have loved and destroyed your girl with the power of the Ark of the Covenant to never to have loved at all."
Steve: "You're right Beaver. Let's go home and have some tea."

Fun Facts

• Silhouettes of Beaver and Steve feature on the Ark of the Covenant.

References

The Ark of the Covenant and its effects are a reference to Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark.