the question is not “who is next?”, but it’s “who(m) are we going after next?”
the “who(m)” is not the subject of the sentence here. it’s the object. the subject is the “we”. so “whom” applies here.
if the question were indeed “who is next?” (as you have misread it), then your point would be valid. but your entire argument stems from an incorrect premise.
No, I didn’t misread it. It’s literally in the comic right up there. There’s one “Who are we going after next.” That’s the one that whom is correct for. Then there’s “Who’s next?” which whom is incorrect for. Who is. Grammar doesn’t care about the sentence before. Did you even read the link about predicate nominatives? It explains why. Go read it.
the question is not “who is next?”, but it’s “who(m) are we going after next?”
the “who(m)” is not the subject of the sentence here. it’s the object. the subject is the “we”. so “whom” applies here.
if the question were indeed “who is next?” (as you have misread it), then your point would be valid. but your entire argument stems from an incorrect premise.
No, I didn’t misread it. It’s literally in the comic right up there. There’s one “Who are we going after next.” That’s the one that whom is correct for. Then there’s “Who’s next?” which whom is incorrect for. Who is. Grammar doesn’t care about the sentence before. Did you even read the link about predicate nominatives? It explains why. Go read it.