Comics Do Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet, Act 12: It isk the eask, ansk Juliet isk the sunsk

from Popeye (1972 series) #E-14 [Popeye and Fine Arts and Humanities Degrees] (King Features, 1973), script by Joe Gill, pencils and inks by Paul Fung Jr.

Comics Do Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet, Act 11: "Show's over, Shakespeare!" (BANG!) "Is this the end of Zombie Shakespeare?"

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
Usually I leave the Simpsons Comics posts until the end of the hour because there's nothing that can even approach the absurdity of them. That said, this is only the second-to-last Romeo and Juliet post. Your brains cannot prepare you for the final one, comin' up next!

Comics Do Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet, Act 10: A dish best served cold, with brains to taste

from "The Bride of Venom" in Amazing Spider-Man (1963 series) #375 (Marvel, March 1993), script by David Michelinie, pencils by Mark Bagley, inks by Randy Emberlin, colors by Bob Sharen, letters by Rick Parker

Comics Do Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet, Act 9: Wait, I thought these three were at the beginning of Macbeth

from Amazing Spider-Man (2018 series) #63/864 (Marvel, October 2021); script by Nick Spencer; pencils by Federico Vicentini; inks by Zé Carlos, Marcelo Ferreira, and Carlos Gómez; colors by Alex Sinclair; letters by Joe Caramagna

Comics Do Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet, Act 8: Swingin' teens remove the music from West Side Story and turn it back into Romeo and Juliet

from Teen Titans (1966 series) #16 (DC, July 1958), script by Bob Haney, pencils and inks by Nick Cardy, letters by Joe Letterese

Comics Do Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet, Act 7: When di they start making grade school kids perform this play?

...well, judging from the last post, back in the Stone Age, apparently. Stop making little kids do Shakespeare!




from "The Bark of Avon" in Heathcliff #26 (Marvel, September 1988), script by Dave Manak, pencils by Warren Kremer, inks by Jacqueline Roettcher

Comics Do Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet, Act 6: The dashing rocks thy sea-sick weary bark

from "Lights! Camera! Klunk!" in Flintstone Kids #2 (Marvel/Star, October 1987), script by Michael Gallagher, pencils by Warren Kremer, inks by Jacqueline Roettcher, colors by George Roussos, letters by Grace Kremer

Comics Do Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet, Act 5: Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair Riverdale, where we lay our scene

from "Shakespeare, Anyone?" in Archie's Pal Jughead Comics #52 (Archie, January 1994), script by Bill Golliher, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Mike Esposito, colors by Barry Grossman, letters by Bill Yoshida


from "Just Imagine!" in Archie (1959 series) #409 (Archie, March 1993), script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Henry Scarpelli, colors by Barry Grossman, letters by Bill Yoshida

Comics Do Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet, Act 4: Always the Nurse, never the Juliet

from 1602: Witch Hunter Angela #3 (Marvel, November 2015); script by Marguerite Bennett and Kieron Gillen; pencils, inks, and colors by Frazer Irving, letters by Clayton Cowles

Comics Do Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet, Act 3: On the bat's back I do fly after summer merrily

from Batman #216 (DC, November 1969), script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano, letters by Ben Oda
"The original manuscript in the Bard's own hand?" WHOA no no no I call no way on that one, Dick. Brush up your Shakespeare, Ringo.

Comics Do Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet, Act 2: Late nights on my balcony / Thinking of you, oh-oh

..."He jests at scars that never felt a wound." Ha! Can you believe it? I'm tellin' ya, nobody starts their Romeo and Juliet scene off with that quote!


from Classics Illustrated #134 [Romeo and Juliet] (Gilberton, September 1956), pencils and inks by George Evans
OH FOR CRYING OUT LOUD CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED

Comics Do Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet, Act 1: I write the quotes that make the whole world quote

And now, that one, you know, the love story, where the two kids get married and live happily ever after, y'know, I haven't quite finished watching it yet.



"The Sources of Famous Quotations" from Star Comics #1 (Chesler/Dynamic, February 1937), pencils and inks by Creig Flessel (?)
Wait, that the "famous" quotation everybody knows from Shakespeare? As if! What about "But soft, what light through yonder window breaks? It is the East, and Juliet is the sun?" Or "O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?" Or how about that favorite Shakespeare quote among thumb-biters: "Do you bite your thumb at us, sir?" Sheesh. I tell ya, nobody starts their Romeo and Juliet scene off with "He jests at scars that never felt a wound." Pfui.