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
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.
Expectations
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.
Once and For All
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.
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…”
Noticed
Please enjoy my continuing existential crisis in comic form, courtesy of my affirming Patreon supporters.
Guess I’ll keep drawing…
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.
Abandonment
Another depressingly autobiographical filler comic today, courtesy of my wonderful Patreon supporters.
If you need me I’ll just be over here, lying on the floor, waiting for July.