There are compelling arguments for rededicating Columbus Day as Exploration Day. There’s a WhiteHouse.gov petition, too, if you’re interested.
Transcript
Panel 1: Caption: “On October 8 we celebrate Columbus Day in honor of Christopher’s arrival in the Americas.” Christopher Columbus says, “For me? You GUYS. You shouldn’t have!”
Panel 2: Caption: “No. We probably shouldn’t have.” There are men and women being led in chains away from a tropical beach. Men with weapons and armor watch over them and there is a ship in the distance.
Panel 3: Caption: “There’s an idea out there to change Columbus Day to Exploration Day.” An astronaut clicks his heels on the moon. Caption: “We’re always exploring.” Amelia Earhart sits in her cockpit. Caption: “Discovering new things.”
Panel 4: A scientist pours a drop of liquid from a vial to an erlenmeyer flask. He looks nervous. Caption: “THAT’S worth celebrating.”
Great movie poster style comic. However, I don’t remember Columbus enslaving an 80′s metal band! Great work in any case
His motley crue left their ship at the dokken and got their kix at the expense of the indigenous Americans. I say enuff z’nuff for this bad holiday. Columbus was a ratt!