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And Ever Thanks?
It's Thanksgiving Day in America! Let's take a closer look at one of Shakespeare's most famous "thanks" quotes... Some thoughts:No, this isn't the only instance of editors messing with Shakespeare's...
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Edward III (in 3 Panels)
I've pretty much run out of standard Shakespeare plays and epic poems to turn into three-panel plays, but fortunately there's still a lot of kinda-sorta Shakespeare material out there! Let's take a...
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Sir Thomas More (in 3 Panels)
Continuing my 3-panel play journey through Shakespeare's so-called "apocrypha"... Sir Thomas More exists as a heavily revised manuscript showing evidence of collaboration by around six different...
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Cardenio (in 3 Panels)
We continue our 3-panel play journey through Shakespeare's "apocrypha" with a closer look at Shakespeare's infamous lost play, Cardenio! GET IT? BECAUSE IT'S LOST? HAHAHAHAHA I AM SO FUNNY...ahem. But...
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Shakespearean Selfies, part 6
Wow, it's been a long time since we've seen any Shakespearean Selfies...
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A Modern Major Shakespeare Fan
Are you familiar with the song "I am the very model of a modern major general" from Gilbert and Sullivan's The Pirate of Penzance?Are you familiar with mathematician and satirical songwriter Tom...
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The Star Wars Saga So Far... (in 18 Panels)
Star Wars: Rogue One opens tomorrow! In case you're not up to date, here's what has happened in every since Star Wars movie so far. SPOILERS, obviously... This was a lot harder to put together than I...
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Shakespearean Snowmen, part 2
As a large quantity of snow has been dumped in my general vicinity recently, I thought it only appropriate to revisit my Shakespearean snowmen...
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Shakespearean Christmas Carols, part 3
You've sang through part 1 and part 2, so here's the most recent set of Shakespearean Christmas carols! Happy holidays to all of you! I will be taking next week off to spend time with my family, but I...
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Shakespearean New Year's Resolutions, part 4
Happy New Year, everyone! 2016 is (fortunately) fading in the rear view mirror of life, and I'm so excited to see where Good Tickle Brain takes me this year. Thanks for being along for the ride!Let's...
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Shakespeare's Missing Mothers, part 1
The number of Shakespearean characters who have a father but are, for some usually unspoken reason, missing a mother is often commented on. This isn't to say that there aren't any mothers in...
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Shakespeare's Missing Mothers, part 2
Following up on last Thursday's comic highlighting some of the many mothers missing from Shakespeare's plays, here are some more missing mothers, rightfully restored to their places. A few...
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Pun Police: Sole/Soul
Time for another installment of Pun Police! Just for the record, it's definitely not funny if you have to explain it...
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Shakespearean Vocabulary, part 4
Time to check in again with some potentially tricky Shakespearean words! (You can catch up on part 1, part 2, and part 3 if you missed them.) I would fain wot if thou art a wanton villain. Also, I'm...
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What Tweets That Trump? part 1
Seeing as tomorrow is (alas) Inauguration Day, I thought I would take some of our incoming president's more recent tweets and match them up with Shakespearean characters... with some strategic...
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The Tomb Where It Happened (a Hamilton parody)
Time for another Hamilton/Shakespeare parody! Today's offering takes Romeo and Juliet and sets it to "The Room Where It Happens": In case you missed them, don't forget to check out my other Hamilton...
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Romeo and Juliet: Dramatis Personae
Time for another scene-by-scene retelling of an entire play! This time around it's that classic (i.e. one you probably all had to study in school at sometime in your life) Romeo and Juliet! Let's...
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Romeo and Juliet: Prologue
Our scene-by-scene journey through Romeo and Juliet continues today with a look at one of the most famous prologues in literature: SPOILERS, man! SPOILERS.Romeo and JulietDramatis Personae | Prologue
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Romeo and Juliet: Act 1, Scene 1 (part 1)
Let us set the scene... It is a quiet day in Verona's main marketplace, when all of a sudden various young men wearing conspicuously different-colored clothing arrive... It's a pity that Sampson and...
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Romeo and Juliet: Act 1, Scene 1 (part 2)
When we last left the cast of Romeo and Juliet, they were engaged in a mass brawl in the marketplace. As usual. Benvolio is totally underrated, by the way. He's one of the few truly sensible people in...
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