I owed a good friend of mine an Othello comic, so here it is! Happy birthday, Mysterious Stranger. Let it never be said that being my friend doesn’t have side benefits. I’ll draw you comics! Author: William Shakespeare / Date of Publication: 1603 / Source: Wikipedia
Yes, apparently Sporkman is my default Fool now. Author: William Shakespeare / Date of Publication: c. 1605 / Source: Wikipedia
Yep, it’s King Lear, ’cause why the hell not. It actually is next in the Norton. I’d almost forgotten, since I haven’t opened that brick in a couple months – I was using a different book for my Twelfth Night reading. In any event, I’ll be skimming this one, since I’m sorta burnt out on [...]
I have no idea what I’m gonna draw tomorrow. Author: William Shakespeare / Date of Publication: 1602 / Source: Wikipedia
After the wedding, things kind of snowball for poor Viola. While Sebastian is conveniently absent while stabbing Sir Toby, Olivia accosts Viola for continuing to serve Orsino while he/she’s supposed to serve only his/her wife now. Orsino is notably annoyed that Viola has apparently married without telling him, and to the woman he loves, no [...]
Sebastian takes this completely insane woman in stride, pledging to wed her before he even learns her name. Never underestimate what a man is willing to do if he finds a woman particularly hot. Author: William Shakespeare / Date of Publication: 1602 / Source: Wikipedia
After Maria leaves, the Fool starts talking to Malvolio as himself, only giving the poor imprisoned “madman” even more futile hope. The Fool then starts having a conversation with “the priest,” just to screw with Malvolio some more, presumably because A) he’s a fool, and B) he’s a jerk. Jerkiness aside, the Fool actually promises [...]
I’m not sure if this strip actually has any jokes in it. That’s a bit of a problem. Author: William Shakespeare / Date of Publication: 1602 / Source: Wikipedia
We now return to your regularly scheduled comic, already in progress. Olivia stumbles upon Sebastian, mistaking him for Cesario / Viola. Apparently, Viola in drag looks identical to Sebastian. This either makes Viola really butch, or Sebastian really girly. Since the play makes as point of noting how soft and feminine “Cesario” looks, I suppose [...]
In an unseen fifth panel, the entire comic strip is inside of a snowglobe being played with by Deirdre, while Molly returns home from work on a construction site. Author: William Shakespeare / Date of Publication: 1594 / Source: Wikipedia
