The Shakespeare World Cup: Group Stage Summary, part 1

The Shakespeare World Cup
The Teams | Groups A & B | Groups C & D | Groups E & F | Groups G & H | Group Stage Summary, pt. 1 | Group Stage Summary, pt. 2 | Round of 16 Summary | Quarter Finals Summary | Semi Finals Summary | Final Summary

The knockout stage of the World Cup is beginning today, so I thought it would be a good idea to take a look back at what happened in the group stage. 

Seriously, so far Colombia has the best dance moves of the tournament.

Part 2 coming later today!

The Shakespeare World Cup
The Teams | Groups A & B | Groups C & D | Groups E & F | Groups G & H | Group Stage Summary, pt. 1 | Group Stage Summary, pt. 2 | Round of 16 Summary | Quarter Finals Summary | Semi Finals Summary | Final Summary

KRC 2014: Buddhist is an Honorable Man

I had copies of my Shakespearean What-Ifs mini-comics on sale at the Kids Read Comics convention, and my littlest fan had several questions about the cover image of the Julius Caesar edition.

I can see it now.. Buddhist and Cautious meet to discuss the assassination of Juiciest Scissors, but Cautious thinks it's too risky and Buddhist refuses to participate in the taking of life, so Scissors becomes Rome's new emperor and cuts everyone else down to size.

KRC 2014: Hamlet's Shocking Plot Twist

So, my littlest fan from the Kids Read Comics convention last weekend wasn't completely satisfied with my new ending to Hamlet. She decided it wasn't nice of Claudius to poison Hamlet's father in the first place - and, let's face it, she has a point. Fortunately, she gave me the following suggestions on how to fix that:

In case you're wondering where this little dramatic genius comes from, she's part of the excellent Dim Sum Warriors team. Check out their stuff! You'll never look at your food in the same way again.

KRC 2014: The End of Hamlet

I had a really fun time at my first convention this past weekend. Thanks so much to the organizers for hosting such a fun, laid-back and enjoyable show, and thanks to my table neighbors, Emily Zelasko and The Amazing Cynicalman, for providing good company, advice and inspiration. Also, thanks to those of you who stopped by to say hello! I really enjoyed meeting and talking with you. 

The Kids Read Comics! convention is, perhaps unsurprisingly, full of kids, and I had a lovely time chatting with many of them about Shakespeare. Here, preserved for posterity, is a conversation I had with my littlest fan:

Well.... what was I supposed to do?

Kids Read Comics! (A.K.A. My First Convention)

Hi everyone! I am super-excited, because this weekend I will be sharing my work at my very first comics convention - Kids Read Comics! I will be at Table #22 in Artist Alley, and will be there 12:00pm-6:00pm on Saturday, and 12:30pm-6:00pm on Sunday. 

I know most of my readers are not in the Southeastern Michigan area, but if you are, stop by and say hello! I've prepared some convention-exclusive swag for you, including a collection of my three-panel Shakespeare plays and some physical copies of my mini-comics.

Before you ask, let me just say that no, I have NOT yet gotten my act together and figured out how to most efficiently (and profitably) sell my stuff online yet, so this motley collection of material is, for the moment anyways, ONLY available at the Kids Read Comics! convention. However, I am hoping to get some sort of online shop up and running in the future. If you have any suggestions or want to share your own experiences selling stuff online, please do send me a message (goodticklebrain at gmail dot com) because I'd love to hear from you.

I will be at Table #22 in Artist Alley, and will be there 12:00pm-6:00pm on Saturday, and 12:30pm-6:00pm on Sunday. I hope to see some of you there!

The Shakespeare World Cup: Groups G & H

The Shakespeare World Cup
The Teams | Groups A & B | Groups C & D | Groups E & F | Groups G & H | Group Stage Summary, pt. 1 | Group Stage Summary, pt. 2 | Round of 16 Summary | Quarter Finals Summary | Semi Finals Summary | Final Summary

Here we go, the last two groups in the Shakespeare World Cup!

And now for Group G:

Thank goodness that's over. Now I can sit back and enjoy the tournament without freaking out about how I'm going to connect Algeria with Much Ado About Nothing.

The Shakespeare World Cup
The Teams | Groups A & B | Groups C & D | Groups E & F | Groups G & H | Group Stage Summary, pt. 1 | Group Stage Summary, pt. 2 | Round of 16 Summary | Quarter Finals Summary | Semi Finals Summary | Final Summary

All You Need To Know About Henry IV, part 2

Tomorrow the RSC is live-broadcasting their current production of Henry IV, part 2, starring Antony Sher as Falstaff and Alex Hassell as Prince Hal! I just saw their production of Henry IV, part 1 at my local cinema this past weekend and I thoroughly enjoyed it. To help get everyone caught up for part 2, here is a handy-dandy guide to the play:

Forgot what happens in part 1? Check out my guide here!

Stop by tomorrow for the last of my Shakespeare World Cup team rundowns!

The Shakespeare World Cup: Groups E & F

The Shakespeare World Cup
The Teams | Groups A & B | Groups C & D | Groups E & F | Groups G & H | Group Stage Summary, pt. 1 | Group Stage Summary, pt. 2 | Round of 16 Summary | Quarter Finals Summary | Semi Finals Summary | Final Summary

Apologies! I was trying to get this finished on Sunday, but a weekend full of incident (including, finally, a local screening of the RSC's Henry IV, part 1) kept me from sitting at my computer for hours trying vainly to come up with a stupid rationale for each of these teams.

This was one of those projects that seemed like much less work when I came up with the idea. 

The answer is no, Ecuador will not have a bright start to the tournament. However, I was right about Honduras's tactics (aka KICK ALL THE THINGS).

Some non-World Cup stuff tomorrow, and then I'll try and fill in the rest of the teams on Wednesday. Tally ho!

The Shakespeare World Cup
The Teams | Groups A & B | Groups C & D | Groups E & F | Groups G & H | Group Stage Summary, pt. 1 | Group Stage Summary, pt. 2 | Round of 16 Summary | Quarter Finals Summary | Semi Finals Summary | Final Summary