Grab your mink robe of state, kick back in your Mojo Dojo Castle House with a brewski small beer, and sing along to this: In case you are somehow not familiar with Ryan “No Known Relation But I’m Not Ruling It Out” Gosling’s epic performance of this song from last year’s Barbie movie, please check it out immediately ..read more

I am thrilled to report that my epic guide to Hamlet is finally finished and available for purchase! A Stick-Figure Hamlet comic book $20.00 This is the definitive (and possibly only) stick-figure guide to Shakespeare’s greatest longest play, Hamlet! More than double the length of my previous publications, this mammoth tome is 110 pages of solid Hamlet content, featuring my complete scene-by-scene adaptation of Hamlet plus 45 pages of additional content, including extensive commentary, numerous random fun facts, previously Patreon-exclusive outtakes, and so much more. I am not exaggerating wh ..read more

Today is the 10th anniversary of Good Tickle Brain! I can't believe it's been 10 whole years since I decided to start sharing nerdy Shakespeare comics online in the hope that other people might find them mildly amusing. Ironically, my 10th year running Good Tickle Brain has also been far and away my roughest. I've posted barely anything this year, due to a particularly challenging combination of injury, chronic pain, increased family care responsibilities, and mental road blocks. But I'm still here, and I'm still committed to making Shakespeare fun and making fun of Shakespeare through the pow ..read more

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 ..read more

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 sto ..read more

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 ..read more

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 ..read more

Hey everyone! I’m still here. I just have to hop off the “content creation” hamster wheel for a bit ..read more

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 reason ..read more

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 ..read more