About

"Jesus Christ How Horrifying" is an expression associated with a webcomic panel that is typically used as a reaction image to a shocking or disturbing post, in similar vein to Tony Kornheiser's Why and Mother of God.

Origin

The original comic panel (shown below) was featured in the March 29th, 2009, issue of the webcomic series Horribleville, by KC Green, in which a passerby exclaims "Jesus Christ, how horrifying" in horror after confusing a fully grown man with a “fat ugly disgusting baby."

Spread

On April 6th 2009, YouTuber Shesellssheshells posted an animated version of the comic (shown below).

On September 10th, 2010, Facepunch Forums^[10] member The Man of "Wat" responded to a thread titled "You Boner You Lose" with the Horribleville panel as a reaction image. On July 4th, 2011, a page titled "Jesus Christ How Horrifying" was created on the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic image board wiki Gyropedia.^[9] On December 12th, a Dragon Ball photoshopped version of the panel was featured at the end of a dubbed Dragon Ball Z episode by YouTuber TeamFourStar (shown below).

On November 25th, 2012, Katawa Shoujo Forums member Lord Darkness posted a Katawa Shoujo version of the panel (shown below). On June 17th, 2013, Redditor hackerbots linked to the original panel as a reaction image in response to an illustration created by Redditor Shitty Watercolour.

Notable Examples

Additional photoshopped versions of the panel have been created featuring illustrated characters from a variety of fandoms, including Pokemon, Mega Man and My Little Pony.

Search Interest

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