Why Jane Austen Had No Friends

GodDAMMIT, Jane!

Gap Year, the Victorian Way

...Not the whores, Edward.

comic by Emily

The Land of Legendary Characters

I mean, if I were a wannabe legendary king, I would probably bitch about the uppity legendary yeoman, too.

Oh Dear, Satan's Egging the Neighbor's House Again

As it turns out, The Ancient Enemy of Mankind is kind of petty.

The Gift that Keeps on Giving

In which Miss M. and the Emilandian Queen discover the meaning of the phrase, "Be careful what you wish for."

Baudolino Likes It Hot

For Umberto Eco, omnia vincit amor.

The Dark Ages: Not Dark Enough

It's hard to be an ascetic with a luminous left arm.

Kingly Duties

Inspired by an actual early medieval weekly schedule of Irish kingly duties. No joke. It's good to be the king.

Knight-Errant

A lost knight-errant wanders into some peasants, who have built their cottage out of wattle.

comic credit to Juliana

Margery Kempe

Margery Kempe, exasperated mother of fourteen, receives divine inspiration.

Geoffrey of Monmouth Returns!

Geoffrey of Monmouth gets uppity when Wace tries something new with literature.

comic credit to Juliana

Geoffrey of Monmouth

Geoffrey of Monmouth re-imagines the legend of Arthur, with some dubious claims of ancestry, leaving us with only this question: who the hell is Lucius Tiberius?

comic credit to Juliana