A stick-figure Shakespeare comic by Mya Lixian Gosling
Hey! I’m back! Sort of. I've been way too stressed and burnt out lately to write new comics, due to a series of not-major-but-also-not-that-minor life disasters, but that's OK because I've found a new author to help me out!
Check the date! Love you! Bye!!!!
The festive season is upon us, and that can mean only one thing: the return of Shakespearean Christmas Carols and the inevitable onslaught of crass commercialism!
OK, that was two things… Let’s start with the carols. All together now!
And now for the crass commercialism! The Good Tickle Shoppe has seen a lot of updating today. Let’s do it in bullet points:
Shakespearean Holiday Songbook available for pre-order! I am printing my first collection of Shakespearean holiday songs, complete with extra verses and, for the instrumentally inclined among us, ukulele chords! I should have these in stock by December 6, if everything goes according to schedule. Order yours today and I’ll ship it as soon as I have the books in hand.
“Which Shakespeare Play Should You See?” flowchart poster back in stock! It’s been a hot minute, but I finally got my act together and reprinted my flowchart poster! This is the perfect gift for any Shakespeare fan. I know for a fact it hangs in the halls of various theatres around the world, in the homes of renowned Shakespeareans of all kinds, and, perhaps most importantly, in my friend’s bathroom. She always likes to make sure people have something sensational to look at when otherwise occupied.
T-Shirt Clearance Sale! I’m trying desperately to get rid of the remaining t-shirts currently cluttering up my closet, so they are all over 50% off. I can’t deal with the inventory management involved in t-shirt sales anymore and will not be printing any more, so once they’re gone, they’re gone. However, I do hope to set up a print-on-demand shop in the near/mid-range/far future, which will remove the inventory headache from me and also allow me to offer a lot more designs. Stay tuned!
Don’t forget the comic books! My classic books, The Complete Works of Shakespeare in Three Panels Each, A Stick-Figure Macbeth, A Stick-Figure Romeo and Juliet, and A Stick-Figure Midsummer Night’s Dream are all in stock and ready to stuff any stockings you might have hanging around!
Yo ho ho! Merry Christmas!
I’ve been spending a lot of time recently angsting about how my tech usage is eroding my attention, creativity, and general quality of life. Fortunately, that led me into imagining how various Shakespeare characters would use the internet and all the wonders and terrors it provides.
There will be more of these. The wilderness of the internet is infinite.
I’m back! Sort of. Maybe? Kind of. Possibly. Anyways. Look! A comic!
Unlike Cap, I cannot do this all day, but I’m going to try and get back into a sustainable comic-producing rhythm this month. Thanks for your patience! It’s good to be back.
Hey everyone! I’m still here. I just have to hop off the “content creation” hamster wheel for a bit.
We’ve made it to the finish line! 30 days of April, 30 things about Shakespeare that bring me joy, 30 comics.
I miss theater so much. I haven't seen a live performance of a Shakespeare play since 2019 and it hurts. I think a big part of why I've been struggling to create lately is that my Shakespeare well ran dry and I haven't had any chance to refill it. Hopefully I will be able to remedy that this summer.
Thanks for sticking with me through my sometimes rather uneven 30 Days of Shakespeare. It's been a struggle at times to keep up, but also very satisfying to revisit some of the many reasons I love Shakespeare and why I started this comic in the first place. I’m taking next week off to rest and regroup, but will be back soon!
I’ve literally been waiting ALL MONTH to get to today’s 30 Days of Shakespeare highlight.
I've been attracted to this speech ever since seeing Felix Aylmer's adorably bumbling performance of it in Olivier's film adaptation Henry V. It's a totally comedic scene with him dropping papers and losing his place, while Robert Helpmann's Bishop of Ely gets increasingly frustrated and eventually just gives up.
For some reason, not all productions of Henry V play it this way, which has been a source of continual disappointment to me. But that doesn't change my love of the stupid speech itself. I went so far as to memorize it, so I could trot it out in case anyone asked me what my favorite lines from Shakespeare were. Nobody has, but that hasn't stopped me from reciting it anyways.
This 30 Days of Shakespeare entry is the worst, and that makes him the best.
Don’t @ me, Ricardians. While I am quite prepared to believe that Richard was involved in the disappearance of his nephews, I also fully acknowledge that Shakespeare’s monstrous protagonist was constructed to align with Tudor propaganda and is not an accurate portrayal of the historical Richard.
But… you have to admit… he’s way more fun this way.
