Showing posts with label Macbeth. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Macbeth. Show all posts

Saturday, April 23, 2022

Comics Do Shakespeare: Macbeth, Act 12: "These late eclipses in the sun and moon portend no good to us."


"Hail Thane of Cawdor" in Hark! A Vagrant (Drawn + Quarterly, September 2011), by Kate Beaton

Comics Do Shakespeare: Macbeth, Act 11: "Rich gifts wax poor when givers prove unkind."


from "The Living Statue!" in Detective Comics #405 (DC, November 1970), script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Frank Giacoia, letters by Ben Oda

Comics Do Shakespeare: Macbeth, Act 10: "Kent, on thy life, no more."


from The Kents #7 (DC, February 1998), script by John Ostrander, pencils by Tim Truman, inks by Michael Bair, colors by Carla Feeny, color separations by Digital Chameleon, letters by Bill Oakley

Comics Do Shakespeare: Macbeth, Act 9: It will have blood they say; blood must have blood





from "The Stage Is Set...for Murder!" in Detective Comics #426 (DC, July 1972), script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano, letters by Milt Snapinn (?)

Aside from that, Mr. Batman, how did you enjoy the play?


Comics Do Shakespeare: Macbeth, Act 8: "They live like the old Robin of Gotham, and fleet the time carelessly, as they did in the golden world."




from Robin (1993 series) #34 (DC, October 1996), script by Chuck Dixon, pencils by Jennifer Graves, inks by John Dell, colors by Adrienne Roy, letters by Tim Harkins

Comics Do Shakespeare: Macbeth, Act 7: "All fancy-sick she is and pale of cheer, with sighs of love, that costs the fresh blood dear."


from Chilling Adventures of Sabrina #5 (Archie, May 2016), script by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa; pencils, inks, and colors by Robert Hack; letters by Jack Morelli

Comics Do Shakespeare: Macbeth, Act 6: Face It Shakespeare, You Hit the Jackpot


from Sensational Spider-Man (2006 series) #30 (Marvel, November 2006), script by Roberto Aguirre-Sacas, pencils by Angel Medina, inks by Scott Hanna, colors by Dan Kemp, letters by Cory Petit

And then two issues later:


from Sensational Spider-Man (2006 series) #32 (January 2007), script by Roberto Aguirre-Sacas, pencils by Sean Chen, inks by Scott Hanna, colors by Dan Kemp, letters by Cory Petit

Now here's the thing:


Wait, no, here's the thing: the play didn't close because vivacious party girl Mary Jane is totally the wrong fit for Lady Macbeth, but because the theater was under attack from killer bees.

Comics!

Comics Do Shakespeare: Macbeth, Act 5: "Blood on the streets, blood on the rocks, blood in the gutter every last drop. If you want blood, you got it." — Shakespeare, If You Want Blood


from "Operation: Overkill" in The Brave and the Bold (1955 series) #192 (DC, November 1982), script by Cary Burkett, pencils and inks by Dan Spiegle, colors by Carl Gafford, letters by Adam Kubert

Comics Do Shakespeare: Macbeth, Act 4: A scene set on the west seacoast of Bohemia


from West Coast Avengers (1985 series) #40 (Marvel, January 1989), script by Mark Gruenwald, pencils by Al Milgrom, inks by Mike Gustovich, colors by Paul Becton, letters by Rick Parker

Comics Do Shakespeare: Macbeth, Act 3: "When shall we three meet again?" "Friday, second period, after math?" "Oh no, I've got physics then."



from Gotham Academy #10 (DC, November 2015);
script by Becky Cloonan and Brenden Fletcher, cover pencils and inks by Karl Kerschl, cover colors by Msassyk,
interior pencils and inks by Karl Kerschl and Msassyk, interior inks by Serge Lapointe and Msassyk, letters by Marilyn Patrizio

Comics Do Shakespeare: Macbeth, Act 2: Eddie Campbell and Shakespeare walk into a bar...


from The Lovely Horrible Stuff graphic novel (Top Shelf/Knockabout, 2012), by Eddie Campbell

Comics Do Shakespeare: Macbeth, Act 1: It's gonna pretty much be all witches and idiots telling tales this hour, isn't it


from Classics Illustrated #128 [Macbeth] (Gilberton, September 1955), script by Lorenz Graham, pencils and inks by Alex Blum