When I first started reading this story, and I began reading the lines about Chanticleer, my heart immediately sank, because I knew I’d be drawing a comic about It-Which-Shall-Not-Be-Named. Though I dreaded the thought, I went ahead and drew it anyway. If any of your own childhoods were blighted by this… thing… then feel free [...]
So ends the Pardoner’s Tale. I changed the circumstances around which the three men betrayed each other (obviously), but the real way was far too complicated to draw in four panels. As such, you get them arguing about an 80′s Pop-Rock band and killing each other in the process. Why? Because it sounded funny in [...]
“The Pardoner’s Tale” is so short that this is essentially a complete retelling of the story, albeit a retelling that’s rather hurried. It’ll end on Monday. Also, am I the only one that reads “Pardoner” as “Howdy, Pardoner!” like he’s some sort of cowboy? I suspect that I am. There’ll be bonus strips again this [...]
First, a comment yesterday from Ascension pretty much won the internet: “Because I would not flirt with Death, he kindly killed my boyfriend and flirted with me.” Considering I took an entire class on Emily Dickinson in college, I really should’ve thought of that myself. Second, Chaucer actually used the phrase “Death shall be dead,” [...]
In my head, I’ve subtitled the next series of strips as “Death Takes A Holiday.” The Pardoner’s Tale is tough to riff on, because so much of it is just generic sermons with no characters to poke fun at. And while mocking the Bible is great fun, there just wasn’t much in the Tale to [...]
Ah, I love a good callback. Anyway, so yeah, the Wife of Bath’s tale is pretty much bullshit. I know it seems like I keep harping on this, but I can’t get over the fact that the rapist gets off scot free. Granted, that’s sadly realistic, but still. Not only does he get let off [...]
Man, it feels weird to be returning to Canterbury after spending a couple days in the 1960s. Be sure to go back and check out the strips that went online over the weekend, courtesy of the fine and noble people who donated to get each bonus comic online. So, back to the Tales: Sir Rapeslot [...]
Well, this is easily the most self-indulgent thing I’ve ever drawn. In any event, I didn’t have to exaggerate the story much. Sir Rapeslot finds an old woman on the side of the road who whispers the secret of what women want into his ear: “Wommen desiren to have sovereynetee / As wel over hir [...]
I love Guinevere. Oh, don’t get me wrong, she’s a total bitch, but she’s great fun to include in comics. While I grow tired of drawing knights all the time, sticking Gwen into the comic always perks me back up. It may also be because I don’t get to draw many girls in Lit Brick. [...]
Heere bigynneth the Tale of the Wyf of Bathe. Oh, and it’s yet another story about King Arthur. How terribly original. Anyway, the gist of it is this: Sir Rapesalot (he doesn’t have a real name) finds some random young woman in Camelot and bangs her without consent. He is therefore brought to trial in [...]
