Careful what you wish for, folks. You might just get it in an ironically hilarious way.
Shout out to Kroox for donating this idea to me!
Bonus panel on Patreon!
Panel 01
Mel is in an attic holding up a monkey's paw with one finger raised.
Panel 02
Mel leans in close to the paw.
Mel: Kill all the billionaires.
Panel 03
The monkey's paw index finger curls in.
Panel 04
Mel's phone vibrates.
SFX: VMM VMM
Panel 05
Mel holds up the phone to her ear. She looks worried.
Phone: Mel, it's your lawyer. Your long lost billionaire uncle just died and left you his entire fortune. Congrats, kid, you're rich!
Panel 06
Mel, on her knees, desperately screams to the skies.
Mel: NOOOOOOOOO!!
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2 thoughts on “Monkey’s Paw”
Pepsiman
Does that count the billionaires who have most of their money being tied to other investments or just anyone with over a billion dollars of cash at their immediate disposal?
Kewkoh
It’s probably anyone with a net worth of over 1 billion USD.