Hamlet Wound Man

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.

Stick Figure Iconography: Mercutio

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.

-volio Identification

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

Stick Figure Iconography: Romeo

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

Juliet already got hers.

What Theatres' Late-Pandemic Play Choices Say

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.

Stab By Me

Another dip into the Patreon archives today! I’ve been writing a lot of Shakespearean-themed song parodies that I can play on my (relatively) newly-acquired ukulele, and this classic song had only only four chords and a really obvious parody opportunity.

“We’re gonna get in trouble now but stab by me…”

Hamlet Outtakes: The Panel Oft Proclaims the Man

Some more bonus content courtesy of my Patreon supporters! The genesis from this comic came from conversations I had with my pocket dramaturg, Kate Pitt, while working on my Hamlet adaptation. I ended up depicting the closet scene in a fairly conventional way, but I adored Kate’s suggestion for this very meta staging choice:

Seriously, I’m not sure why Kate has a better instinct for medium-busting visual jokes than I do. I’m supposed to be the artist in this partnership. It’s not fair.

How to Draw Antigonus (a.k.a. The Bear Guy)

I was hoping May was going to be the month where I finally caught up one some long-neglected commissions and got my working life under control again. Unfortunately, I ended up burning out and not getting very much of anything done. My brain basically feels like it was just mauled by a bear.

Oh, and speaking of “mauled by a bear”…

This video comes courtesy of my exquisitely generous supporters on Patreon.