[ID: A twelve panel webcomic posted by Phil Jupitus @/phillipjupitus7276 on Instagram.
The first panel reads "Mark Ruffalo and his Sweary Buffalo" in bubble writing with an angry cartoon buffalo saying "Monkey Cock". All the ensuing panels are a conversation between Ruffalo and the buffalo on a red background with speech bubbles.
Ruffalo: Oh blimey! The Screen Actors Guild have called a strike! And me about to pay for speech therapy for my sweary buffalo!
(Ruffalo is now wearing a black shirt that says "Hell no, we won't appear on your show" and holding a black sign that reads SAG AFTRA WGA STRIKE.)
Ruffalo: As much as I would like to curtail my ungulate's potty mouth, the strike has to take precedence
Buffalo: Great big sweaty bollocks
(Ruffalo's shirt now says "Mark Smash")
Ruffalo: What the industry fails to address is the changing way the consumer is granted access to the labour of both actors and writers
(Ruffalo's shirt now says "Act Up!")
Ruffalo: The fact that the payment model for residuals has not been properly adjusted to take into consideration the way that viewers now access content is a major issue
Buffalo: TIt wank tit wank tit wank
(Ruffalo's shirt now says "Actor-vist")
Ruffalo: Also the implications of AI and ownership of the image of an individual requires clarification
Buffalo: Buggery fucktwat
(Ruffalo's shirt now says "Unionize")
Ruffalo: Another sticking point is that streaming services like Netflix, Amazon Prime and Disney Plus will not share viewing figures...
Buffalo: Shit prick turd balls
(Ruffalo's shirt now says "Fuck the algorithm")
Ruffalo: One industry organisation actually proposed scanning actors and owning their very likenesses for future projects without consent or compensation.
Ruffalo: The issues are complex at least. But producers and studios need to recognise that a proper debate must take place with the unions.
Buffalo: Management are CUNTS
Thank you for spreading the message, Neil! As a fellow screenwriter (non-WGA but still supporting), this is important and a great comic.