Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 28th July 2003

Dilbert//5217, first published 23 years ago on Monday 28th July 2003

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new ad campiagn music from artsits willing to sell out dead musicians not descomposed

Open source transcript

OUR NEW AD CAMPAIGN WILL USE FAMILIAR MUSIC FROM ARTISTS WHO ARE WILLING TO SELL OUT.

DUE TO BUDGET CUTS, WELL LIMIT OUR SEARCH TO MUSICIANS WHO ARE DEAD BUT NOT YET TOTALLY DECOMPOSED.

MAKEUP!!!

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AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Makeup"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a meeting between two executives and an artist, where they discuss a new ad campaign. The executives are looking for artists who are willing to sell out, and they plan to use familiar music from artists who are dead but not yet totally decomposed.

Panel 1:

• Two executives are seated at a table, with one executive speaking to the other.
• The first executive says, "Our new ad campaign will use familiar music from artists who are willing to sell out."
• The second executive responds, "Due to budget cuts, we'll limit our search to musicians who are dead but not yet totally decomposed."

Panel 2:

• A third executive is added to the scene, and the first executive continues, "Makeup will be provided to ensure they look alive."
• The second executive adds, "We'll also use fake blood to make them look like they're dying."

Panel 3:

• A musician is shown playing a guitar, with a camera crew filming him.
• The musician is wearing makeup and fake blood, and the camera crew is capturing his "dying" performance.
• The text above the musician reads, "MAKEUP!!!" in red letters.

Overall, the comic strip pokes fun at the music industry's tendency to exploit artists for commercial gain, and the use of gimmicks like makeup and fake blood to create a sensational image.

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