Chapter 17: Page 16a | Chasing Social Media Clout... When the Content Never Stops

In today’s comic, chasing social media clout doesn’t stop just because the cameras are off. Hailey may be saying goodbye, but her brain is still spinning with viral ideas, brand tie-ins, and audience targeting — proving that once you start thinking like an influencer, everything becomes content.

Transcript

Panel 1:Narration: “That night…”Hailey (crying): “sob! I’m gonna miss you so much!”Yazmine: “I’m sorry, Hailey…”

Panel 2:Yazmine: “If Cap’s not comfortable making content with you… then we have to stop.”Hailey: “What about another hero?”

  Panel 3:Hailey (excited, imagining): “I could dump soup on Elastic Man! Clam chowder, this time… appeal to the East Coast…”Yazmine: “Hailey…”

Panel 4:Hailey: “You’re right. Soup is played out. ’ll spill coffee.”Yazmine: “Hailey, no…”

Panel 5:Hailey: “No… not coffee. A caramel latte with low-fat foam. Throw in a Starbucks sponsorship, and we’ll kill in the millennial segment.”Yazmine: “Hai— hmm.”

Panel 6:Hailey: “Pair it with a limited-edition travel mug, and we’d sweep the Gen-X mom demo.” 

Inset panel:(Yazmine looks stunned.)

Panel 7:Yazmine (crying , hugging Hailey): “sob! I’m gonna miss you so much!”

Alt text:

Seven-panel comic showing a waitress, Hailey, and Yazmine Velour discussing ending a content partnership. Hailey tearfully hugs Yazmine, then they discuss alternative stunts involving superheroes. Hailey imagines dumping soup on Elastic Man, shown in a cutaway panel as a green figure being splashed. The conversation shifts to spilling coffee and marketing ideas, with Hailey becoming animated about branding and demographics while Yazmine looks surprised. The comic ends with Hailey and Yazmine hugging goodbye in a restaurant setting with counters and equipment in the background.