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30 Days of Shakespeare, Day 21: The Bear
Show me the bear. I've seen three live productions of The Winter's Tale, two of which had a bear and a very low-budget one of which had Antigonus become the bear (think werewolf, but with bear). I've...
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30 Days of Shakespeare, Day 22: The Folger Shakespeare Library
There are many sacred places of pilgrimage in the Shakespeare world, and this 30 Days of Shakespeare pick is one of the best. You can read all about my adventures at the Folger in 2016 in this series...
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30 Days of Shakespeare, Day 23: Straford-upon-Avon
It’s Shakespeare’s (possible) birthday! To celebrate, let’s take these 30 Days of Shakespeare back to his hometown. Not long after I started drawing Good Tickle Brian, Lisa Peter, then working with the...
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30 Days of Shakespeare, Day 24: Reunions
I very rarely cry during plays, but this is the type of scene that has the highest chance of making me sniffle. Pericles is a very weird play. Whether it "works" or not seems to be highly dependent on...
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30 Days of Shakespeare, Day 25: Gratuitous Sheep Bleats
Behhhhhhhh Does anyone pay full attention to dialogue when they are hearing sheep bleats in the background? No. Do I care? No. Bring on the bleats.
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30 Days of Shakespeare, Day 26: Is't So Saucy?
Today’s 30 Days of Shakespeare highlight needs no additional explanation. Hahahahahahahaha
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30 Days of Shakespeare, Day 27: The Buck Basket
I’ve almost made it to the finish line! I can do this! Let’s go! Two of my favorite lines in The Merry Wives of Windsor (although, admittedly, I am not spoiled for choice with that play) are Mistress...
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30 Days of Shakespeare, Day 28: Richard III
This 30 Days of Shakespeare entry is the worst, and that makes him the best. Don’t @ me, Ricardians. While I am quite prepared to believe that Richard was involved in the disappearance of his nephews,...
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30 Days of Shakespeare, Day 29: The Salic Law Speech
I’ve literally been waiting ALL MONTH to get to today’s 30 Days of Shakespeare highlight. I've been attracted to this speech ever since seeing Felix Aylmer's adorably bumbling performance of it in...
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30 Days of Shakespeare, Day 30: Theater
We’ve made it to the finish line! 30 days of April, 30 things about Shakespeare that bring me joy, 30 comics. I miss theater so much. I haven't seen a live performance of a Shakespeare play since 2019...
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The Struggle
Hey everyone! I’m still here. I just have to hop off the “content creation” hamster wheel for a bit.
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Shakespearean Avengers, pt. 1
I’m back! Sort of. Maybe? Kind of. Possibly. Anyways. Look! A comic! Unlike Cap, I cannot do this all day, but I’m going to try and get back into a sustainable comic-producing rhythm this month. Thanks...
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Shakespeare Characters on the Internet, pt. 1
I’ve been spending a lot of time recently angsting about how my tech usage is eroding my attention, creativity, and general quality of life. Fortunately, that led me into imagining how various...
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Shakespearean Christmas Carols + The Great Shoppe Restock!
The festive season is upon us, and that can mean only one thing: the return of Shakespearean Christmas Carols and the inevitable onslaught of crass commercialism!OK, that was two things… Let’s start...
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The A.I. Authorship Question
Hey! I’m back! Sort of. I've been way too stressed and burnt out lately to write new comics, due to a series of not-major-but-also-not-that-minor life disasters, but that's OK because I've found a new...
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Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival!
Hey there! I know I haven’t been posting anything lately, but I’m still here and I’m still desperately juggling life responsibilities with Shakespeare comics. I’m currently slowly but surely working on...
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Good Tickle Brain's 10th Anniversary!
Today is the 10th anniversary of Good Tickle Brain! I can't believe it's been 10 whole years since I decided to start sharing nerdy Shakespeare comics online in the hope that other people might find...
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Now Available: A STICK-FIGURE HAMLET!
I am thrilled to report that my epic guide to Hamlet is finally finished and available for purchase! A Stick-Figure Hamlet comic book $20.00 This is the definitive (and possibly only) stick-figure...
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I'm Just Hal
Grab your mink robe of state, kick back in your Mojo Dojo Castle House with a brewski small beer, and sing along to this: In case you are somehow not familiar with Ryan “No Known Relation But I’m Not...
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Santa or Falstaff?
As the holidays approach, we here at Good Tickle Brain would like to issue a Public Service Announcement: please make sure you are allowing the correct white-bearded individual into your house this...
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