October 11, 1809. The life of American frontier explorer Meriwether Lewis was about to come to an abrupt and violent end. #history #comic #webcomic #ushistory #lewisandclark

By the late 1940s, the White House was in danger of collapsing in on itself. Nearly the entire interior had to be rebuilt over several years. #history #comic #webcomic #whitehouse

1923. On a remote island off the coast of Siberia, one native Alaskan woman is doing her level best to survive a failed arctic expedition. #history #comic #webcomic #adablackjack

Today I'm feeling pretty good. The best I've felt in at least a month or two. I probably don't need to clarify why (at least, to anyone reading this on the day it was posted). I'm going to enjoy it while it lasts.

The name "Joseph Ducreux" might not be a household one, but if you've been on the internet for a while you might very well know at least one of his portraits. #history #comic #webcomic #arthistory

What gave mummy brown paint such a warm color? Why, actual ground-up Egyptian mummies! #history #comic #webcomic #arthistory

Between family meetups and work, this weekend's going to be a busy one. As such, there will be no comic on Tuesday. Mea culpa. See you all on Friday!

In 1854, one of the largest cemeteries in Europe was opened about 37 km away from London. To transport both bodies and mourners, the cemetery owners ran their own train line: the London Necropolis Railway. #history #comic #webcomic #britishhistory

Before pumpkins became the norm for jack-o'-lanterns, people in Ireland and Scotland hollowed out turnips and carved faces into them. #history #comic #webcomic #folklore #jackolantern

December 1872. The sailing ship Mary Celeste was found drifting in the Atlantic Ocean. The ten people who were supposed to be on board? Gone without a trace. #history #comic #webcomic #ghostship #maryceleste

Personal history time! I never had a store-bought Halloween costume as a kid. Fortunately, a little bit of creativity (and a lot of packing tape) took me a long way. #comic #webcomic #halloween

four years ago I posted this image of paleontologist Jan Smit looking at rocks and his son-in-law replied with something even better

The Winchester Mystery House: a sprawling manor with false doors, staircases to nowhere, and a honeycomb of rooms. What inspired heiress Sarah Winchester to build such a place? #history #comic #webcomic #winchester

Famous escape artist Harry Houdini died on October 31, 1926. For ten years afterward, his wife Bess Houdini tried to contact him with annual seances. #history #comic #webcomic #houdini

In 1892, residents of Exeter, Rhode Island exhumed the body of Mercy Brown, cut out her heart and liver, and burned them. Why? Because they believed her spirit was draining the life of her dying brother. #history #comic #webcomic #vampire

In 1909, 22-year-old Alice Ramsey became the first women to drive across the United States. Well, she had three friends with her, but she gets the credit since she was the only one who knew how to drive. #history #comic #webcomic #ushistory

The first newspaper in North America was released on this day in Boston 1690. "Publick Occurrences Both Forreign and Domestick" would only last a few days before being shut down by colonial officials. #history #comic #webcomic #newspaper

1936. Berlin, Germany. Adolf Hitler wanted to turn the city into a monument to fascism. He turned to Albert Speer to put his ideas into motion. #history #comic #webcomic #wwii

Kate Warne, the first female private detective in the United States, played a key role in breaking up an alleged plot against the life of Abraham Lincoln in 1861. #history #comic #webcomic #uscivilwar

In the 1830s, wearing a beard in a small Massachusetts town wasn't just a fashion faux pas; it could land you in some serious hot water. #history #comic #webcomic #beards

No post today, sadly. I'm feeling better, but my head is still in enough metaphorical bits to make putting a comic together a struggle. Please enjoy this older drawing of a different sort of cyclops as an apology. I *will* be posting a comic on Tuesday barring some sort of disaster.

My mental health's been on a downturn the last week. Yesterday, it cratered. Hard. I'm feeling a little better now, but still not like myself. There will be no comic Tuesday. Hopefully Friday will still work, but I'll only know for sure later. I'm very sorry everyone. Mea maxima culpa.

I'm fond of a good history book. But finding a good history book isn't necessarily an easy task. The research never ends, as it turns out. #comic #webcomic #books

A rare non-history post! Rice Shower has a very important question for her trainer. (Based on an obsolete meme 'cause I'm a slow artist.) #umamusume #riceshower

The Great Sphinx of Giza. Towering. Mysterious. Noseless. Wait. Just how did that last one happen? #history #comic #webcomic #sphinx #egyptianhistory

February 19, 1942. For a single day, the city of Winnipeg experienced a taste of what life was like in Nazi-occupied Europe. This was "If Day". #history #comic #webcomic #wwii #canada #winnipeg

Cometh the hour, cometh the man. For Doris Miller, the hour came on December 7, 1941, amidst the chaos of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. #history #comic #webcomic #wwii #dorismiller

It's 1810 and Sweden has run right out of suitable royals to take the throne. So they turned to the next best option: recruiting a French soldier with no noble blood. #history #comic #webcomic #napoleonicwars #sweden

It's 1948. What's the safest and most efficient way to transport 76 beavers to the Idaho interior? If you said "by parachute", then you would have fit in well at the Idaho Department of Fish and Game. #history #comic #webcomic #idaho #beaver

There will be no comic for 8/14. I've been bogged down by work. Mea culpa. See you all on 8/18!