John Donne: The Flea (1633)

After I drew this comic, it occured to me that I probably misread the original poem. While I saw the first stanza initially as being about a guy talking to another guy about how his ex-girlfriend was now the other guy's current girlfriend, apparently this is not the case. It's actually some crap about how some dude's girlfriend won't put out. I think my ill-informed interpretation (wherein the woman is the flea in question, sucking every dude in town) is more entertaining, if not slightly more immature. Then again, Lit Brick has never been a haven for high-minded commentary. Why start now?

Anyway, there's a new Flat Feet page over at the Troutcave. Not the most thrilling material, but it's setting us up for things to come.

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Lit Brick is a comic started by Jodie Troutman in an effort to read the entire Norton Anthology of English Literature. Having eventually succeeded in that goal, it now features comics about all manner of random literature. For more of Jodie's work, visit longtalljodie.com!