Ronald Reagan draped in the American flag as if he were a Roman Emperor is a fantastic visual metaphor. I’ve read that Kierkegaard was living in DC when he wrote this, so it’s sort of like a ground-level view of what the city felt like.

The Capitol Land sign on the next page is great, because the city has always felt like it was overrun by tourists. The only difference here is that Marriott is in charge now. Government contractors took care of everything.

(Heavy Metal issue #51, June 1981 – Pages 92&93 Rock Opera by Kierkegaard)

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