A stick-figure Shakespeare comic by Mya Lixian Gosling
Today’s saunter through the R&J cast list features everyone’s favorite feline fencer!
Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt
My favorite Tybalt remains Michael York from the Zeffirelli film, but special mention to Alan Rickman, who managed to somehow still be menacing despite being saddled with this truly appalling and not at all intimidating look. No wonder he was in such a bad mood all the time.
A “wound man” is a medical illustration depicting the world’s most stoic man and the many near-fatal diseases and wounds it is possible for the human body to suffer.
A “Hamlet wound man” is essentially the same thing, documenting al the various places Hamlet receives his fatal scratch in his final duel. I’ve taken the liberty of reviewing all the filmed Hamlets I have been able to find to and documenting the scratch locations, but feel free to add your own in the blanks provided.
Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt
In the many live Hamlets I have see, I remember seeing one face wound (cheek) and one that looked suspiciously like he was stabbed in the butt (also cheek). Variety is the spice of life.
Let’s keep working our way through the R&J cast list, shall we? He may not have the biggest part (wahey!) but he certainly has the biggest mouth.
Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt
Ugh, this jerk.
I’ve been meaning to draw a comic about the oppositely-named Benvolio and Malvolio for years, but never got around to it. Well, here it is!
Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt
Protect Benvolio
Lots of big-name characters still haven’t gotten the stick figure iconography treatment yet, so let’s take a closer look at the cast of Romeo and Juliet!
Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt
Aaaand we’re back! Thanks for your patience.
Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt
Maybe it’s just me, but I feel like everyone is doing R&J right now. Also, I’m OK with never seeing Lear again in my life.
Hey noble Good Tickle Brain readers! Just a quick note to let you know I will be taking July off as a mental health month. I’m OK, but the last couple months have definitely been a struggle and I’ve got to take some time to properly fix things instead of just constantly papering over the cracks. It’s really difficult, because the first rule of webcomics is “commit and stick to a regular posting schedule!!” and I can probably count on two hands the number of times I’ve missed a comic deadline over the past 7+ years. However, I’m tired of constantly having days like this:
Shoppe orders will continue to be filled, although I unexpectedly ran out of posters, so it might be a couple weeks before they are back in stock. See you back here in August! Thanks for your patience and understanding.
I wasn’t planning to take June off, but it’s been good for me. I’ve been trying vaguely to work, but mostly I’ve been letting myself rest and recharge a bit.
One thing I have not been doing is trying to get to Inbox Zero.
If I never responded to you e-mail, this is what happened and I’m sorry.
Today’s comic, as with all of this month’s filler content, comes courtesy of my noble and patient supporters on Patreon.
