This is all Scrubbo’s fault. After forcing me to draw Friday’s comic when I really wanted to just avoid “Lludd” like the plague, he got even more upity and sent me scripts for three strips based on this damn story. Unfortunately for me, the scripts in question were actually pretty funny, so they’re getting posted. [...]
I was gonna leave “Lludd and Lleuelys” alone after just the one strip. Really, I tried. But I’ve never really been able to say no to my old pal Scrubbo, so when he e-mailed me Thursday morning and derided my exclusion of the demon and the wine, well… there ya go. I drew this off the [...]
“Lludd and Lleuelys” is easily the stupidest story I’ve read so far in the Norton Anthology. As such, I’ve drawn an equally stupid strip for it. I’d tell exactly why the story is so stupid, but really, it’s only four pages long. You can skim through the idiocy yourself. Just a few minutes ago, I [...]
See, I told you she was crazy. Rather than spend her life with Conchobor and his friend Whathisface, Deirdre stuck her head out the proverbial car window just as a giant rock appeared beside the chariot. All in all, it was a pretty gruesome way to go. So sayeth the text: “A big block of [...]
With the titular Sons of Uisliu having been summarily disposed of, Conchobor locks Deirdre up in his castle, where she promptly stops talking to him entirely. The silent treatment continues for around a year, during which time musicians are sent over to her cell to start some impromptu jam sessions. This is all in an [...]
Poor Noisiu. He really didn’t deserve to die. Deirdre forced him into the relationship to begin with. I mean, sure, he got a few fringe benefits out of the deal. One has to assume Deirdre was at least pretty good in bed, and the two of them probably got down to business on a regular [...]
Conchobor really has the most roundabout way of assassinating Derdriu’s husband ever. It makes no sense given that he’s, you know, the king. Instead of simply killing the Brothers Uisliu, he sets up ridiculously dangerous tasks for them to do. I suppose the idea is that he’d make their deaths look like an accident, but [...]
“Are you rejecting me?” “I am,” he said. Then she rushed at him and caught the two ears of his head. “Two ears of shame and mockery,” she said, “if you don’t take me with you.” “Woman, leave me alone!” he said. “You will do it,” she said, binding him. This actually happened to me [...]
Part of me feels like I should be apologizing for this comic. On the other hand, it typifies the idea behind “Lit Brick” itself – that every strip is simply whatever popped into my head while reading the original story. From that, you can probably draw the conclusion that I’m a huge pervert. But hey, [...]
Prophets really are kind of jerks. They spoil history for everyone else. You could also argue that they cause the very things they prophesize to occur. Would Oedipus have boned his mom if he hadn’t already been told it would happen? Would Brutus have killed his dad? Would Deirdre have helped bring about the downfall [...]
