this is satirical for anyone unfamiliar. It’s a page from the right wing newspaper that the character Rorschach reads devotedly. It’s got everything. Excessive labels. :liberty-weeping:, the works
I’m sure the crying statue of liberty is less of a prediction and more of Stan Kelly lifting the joke straight from this panel. There’s simply no way he isn’t aware of Watchmen.
i’m pretty sure it was just an actual cliche used by hack right wing political cartoonists (but i repeat myself)
That is probably true. I tried looking into it, but there’s like only one interview that deals with the crying statue of liberty and Kelly frustratingly enough doesn’t break character:
BNR: Where did you first get the idea for the crying Statue of Liberty who so often appears in your cartoons?
SK: I take issue with your question. Lady Liberty is a powerful symbol of our nation, and I take great care to use her sparingly. It’s only when a cartoon is dealing with issues crucial to the survival of the Republic that I usher her into my panel. To see her shed a single tear should be enough to reduce every honest, patriotic American to a puddle of distraught emotion. I think hard and long before I use a weapon like that on my readers.
Pretty funny answer though
