Shotgun blast in Tales of Transhumanism

So have you guys heard about this Richard Norris guy? He survived a shotgun blast to the face and ended up like this:

Ten years of research later, he now has a normal-looking face which could be the start of an entire new era of blah blah blah...

Sadly, though, my first reaction to that picture was this:

For those who don't know what that is, it's a panel from the comic-book Preacher, and the guy with the fucked up mush is Arseface, a kid who tried to blow his head off with a shotgun. This truly is a fantastic case of life imitating art.

....What? What?