A stick-figure Shakespeare comic by Mya Lixian Gosling
As you just might have heard, the U.S. presidential campaign is well underway now. I thought it might be useful to start collecting some of the most appropriate Shakespearean quotes related to politics.
I love the phrase "scurvy politician".
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It's Saint David's Day! As a proud 1/32nd Welshwoman, I am always delighted to have an excuse to celebrate my fractional Celtic heritage.
Today's comic is actually my entry to the Graphic Shakespeare Competition being run in conjunction with this year's Elsinore Conference. For the competition, artists were asked to adapt and illustrate a scene from Shakespeare, either one of several pre-chosen scenes or one of our own choosing.
Naturally, I opted to adapt the scene that would allow me to draw people getting hit by leeks.
If you want to see some of the other awesome entries to the Graphic Shakespeare Competition, check out these links:
(There are a lot more than just those entries, but those are the ones I have links for. Will update it as I get more links.)
I just could not get that Luke figure to properly stab himself. Most uncooperative.
THE END
Thanks for putting up with this somewhat meandering tangent. People seemed to really like this series, and I must admit I had quite a bit of fun putting it together, so there might be more action figure comics in the future. After all, now I can't let my Lord of the Rings action figures feel like they're being excluded from all the fun....
I've been stuck on the sofa for about four days with a hideous cold (my second of the year - ease up on me already, viruses), so this was put together hurriedly last night under the influence of decongestants. Judge it accordingly.
Oh, and you might want to get caught up on episodes One, Two, Three, and Four.
Tune in next week for the violent and bloody conclusion of Darth Pyramus and Thisbe Skywalker!
I'll be honest. I have no idea what's going on here anymore. I'm just along for the ride. Sorry.
It's Valentine's Day today, and everyone seems to be sharing all sorts of wonderfully soppy and romantic quotes from Shakespeare. But for those of us who remain single on Valentine's Day, there's one very important thing to keep in mind...
..being in a romantic relationship, especially in Shakespeare, isn't always all it's cracked up to be.
That's one way to deal with an unruly actor.
I have to say, when I was "casting" this production, I had no idea who Han should play until I realized I had a Han Solo in carbonite action figure. Yes, I really am that cool.
