Comics Do Shakespeare: King Lear, Act 6: D'oh! D'oh, winds, and crack your cheeks!

from Simpsons Comics #76 (Bongo, November 2002), script by Ian Boothby, pencils by John Costanza, inks by Phyllis Novin and Howard Shum, colors by Art Villanueva and Joey Mason, letters by Karen Bates

Comics Do Shakespeare: King Lear, Act 5: World's leading expert on mutant physiology can tell different between a man and a corpse

from Uncanny X-Men (1963 series) #379 (Marvel, April 2000), plot by Alan Davis, script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Tom Raney, inks by Scott Hanna, colors by Brian Haberlin, letters by Richard Starkings and Saida Temofonte

Comics Do Shakespeare: King Lear, Act 4: Four out of five dentists recommend sharpness for their serpent patients

Hey, how about titles based on famous Shakespearean quotes? Where were you when you first realized Claremont stole this from the Bard?:


from [Uncanny] X-Men #126 (Marvel, October 1979), script by Chris Claremont, pencils by John Byrne, inks by Terry Austin, colors by Glynis Oliver, letters by Tom Orzechowski
Oh, well, maybe he stole it from this, which is where I first encountered the quote:


title card from Star Trek: The Animated Series season 2, episode 5 (Filmation, October 5, 1974)
Poor Will Shakespeare! Bein' plagiarized left 'n' right.

Comics Do Shakespeare: King Lear, Act 3: Sample Monologues for Young Actors in a Batcave

from Batman: Gotham Knights #27 (DC, May 2002), script by Devin Grayson, pencils by Roger Robinson, inks by John Floyd, colors by Gloria Vasquez, color separations by Wildstorm FX, letters by Bill Oakley

Comics Do Shakespeare: King Lear, Act 2: Hooked on Phonics does work!

from Fantastic Four #579 (Marvel, July 2010), script by Jonathan Hickman, pencils by Neil Edwards, inks by Andrew Currie, colors by Paul Mounts, letters by Rus Wooton

Comics Do Shakespeare: King Lear, Act 1: "Ow, my cheeks hurt," or:

from Uncanny X-Men (1963 series) #151 (Marvel, November 1981), script by Chris Claremont, pencils by James Sherman, inks by Joe Rubinstein, colors by Bonnie Wilford, letters by Tom Orzechowski