Kill Shakespeare #1 - A Sea of Troubles

(November 2010)

Foreword (Table of Contents: 1)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Darwyn Cooke (credited)

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typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I suppose we'll start this with my rather sketchy credentials: There is no love lost between myself and the bard in question.

Chapter One (Table of Contents: 2)

Kill Shakespeare / comic story / 32 pages (report information)

Script

Conor McReery; Anthony Del Col

Pencils

Andy Belanger (credited)

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Andy Belanger (credited)

Colors

Ian Herring (credited)

Letters

Chris Mowry (credited); Robbie Robbins (credited); Neil Uyetake

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The future. 'Arise, Shadow King...'

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Hamlet; King Claudius; Rosenkrantz; Guildenstern; pirates; Richard III; three witches; Lady Macbeth

Synopsis

Exiled to England after the death of his father, Hamlet and his ship are attacked by pirates, and he is cast adrift. He is rescued by Richard III, who insists that Hamlet is the prophesied Shadow King who will destroy the tyrant god Shakespeare. Hamlet balks until Richard promises that the power of the three witches will restore Hamlet's father to life. Behind Hamlet's back, Richard and Lady Macbeth plot to rule the land in Shakespeare's stead.

Keywords

Ghost; pirates; prophecy; witches

Chapter Two (Table of Contents: 3)

Kill Shakespeare / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script

Conor McCreery; Anthony Del Col

Pencils

Andy Belanger (credited)

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Andy Belanger (credited)

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Ian Herring (credited)

Letters

Chris Mowry (credited); Robbie Robbins (credited); Neil Uyetake (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Many of Macbeth's soldiers have yet to take the agreed-upon positions, my lord.

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Hamlet; Richard III; Ratcliffe; Iago; Prodigals (pro-Shakespeare rebels); Richard's soldiers; Sir John Falstaff

Synopsis

In hopes of resurrecting his father, Hamlet agrees to help Richard against Shakespeare. Iago attaches himself to Hamlet, distracting him from Richard's brutality behind the scenes. A band of Prodigals attacks by night, and Falstaff seizes Hamlet, spiriting him away from Richard's war band.

Chapter Three (Table of Contents: 4)

Kill Shakespeare / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script

Conor McCreery; Anthony Del Col

Pencils

Andy Belanger (credited)

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Andy Belanger (credited)

Colors

Ian Herring (credited)

Letters

Chris Mowry (credited); Robbie Robbins (credited); Neil Uyetake (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Ahhhhh!

Characters

Hamlet; Richard III; Macbeth; Lady Macbeth; Sir John Falstaff; Puck; Prodigals; barmaids; Richard's soldiers

Synopsis

Falstaff and Puck half-convince Hamlet to change sides and join the prodigals. When Richard's soldiers raid their inn, Hamlet and Falstaff disguise themselves (badly) in drag. Richard and Lady Macbeth murder Macbeth, having plotted to wield power together once Shakespeare is killed.

Chapter Four (Table of Contents: 5)

Kill Shakespeare / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script

Conor McCreery; Anthony Del Col

Pencils

Andy Belanger (credited)

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Andy Belanger (credited)

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Ian Herring (credited)

Letters

Chris Mowry (credited); Robbie Robbins (credited); Neil Uyetake (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

There is a lesson here, Ratclife...

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Hamlet; Sir John Falstaff; Richard III; Ratcliffe; Othello; Juliet; Parolles; Don John; Iago; Prodigals; Richard's soldiers

Synopsis

Falstaff brings Hamlet to Juliet and Othello, who are raising a rebellion against Richard. Don John attacks, and Iago appears at the last minute to save Hamlet, only to be himself seized by an enraged Othello.

Chapter Four (Table of Contents: 6)

Kill Shakespeare / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script

Conor McCreery; Anthony Del Col

Pencils

Andy Belanger (credited)

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Andy Belanger (credited)

Colors

Ian Herring (credited)

Letters

Chris Mowry (credited); Robbie Robbins (credited); Neil Uyetake (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I beg thee, stop!

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Hamlet; Othello; Iago; Sir John Falstaff; Juliet; Richard III; Lady Macbeth; Ratcliffe; Demetrius; Lysander; Adriana; Richard's soldiers; common people; ghost of Hamlet's father

Synopsis

Othello's comrades restrain him from killing Iago, who loudly proclaims that Othello has every right to do so. Othello keeps Iago prisoner, but Hamlet slips away from their party. While on his own he sees how Richard brutalizes his people, then falls in with Demtrius and Lysander, who hope to join forces with the Prodigals.

Chapter Six (Table of Contents: 7)

Kill Shakespeare / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script

Conor McCreery; Anthony Del Col

Pencils

Andy Belanger (credited)

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Andy Belanger (credited)

Colors

Ian Herring (credited)

Letters

Chris Mowry (credited); Robbie Robbins (credited); Neil Uyetake (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

He sleeps well, my lady.

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Hamlet; Othello; Iago; Juliet; Adriana; Sir John Falstaff; three witches; Lady Macbeth; Prodigals; Demetrius; Lysander; Don John; Richard's soldiers

Synopsis

Hamlet joins Othello and Juliet as they work the fields alongside villagers, wooing them to rebellion little by little. When a troop of Richard's soldiers threaten the villagers, Hamlet fights them. The revolution is under way, and Othello even releases Iago to fight again at his side. But Iago is in league with Lady Macbeth.

Et Tu, Hecate? (Table of Contents: 8)

Kill Shakespeare / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Owen K. Caig; Curtis Westman

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J. Bone (credited)

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J. Bone (credited)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

The past. Rome.

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Brutus; Cassius; Hecate; Julius Caesar

Synopsis

Brutus disdains Cassius's plot against Caesar, until Hecate unveils Caesar's ambition. Soon Caesar and Brutus are both dead, and Hecate will fell Shakespeare by corrupting his creations and exploiting their flaws.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

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Pencils

Marvin Law

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Characters

Hamlet; Sir John Falstaff; barmaids; Richard's soldiers

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

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Ian Herring (credited)

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Richard III

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

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Pencils

Kagan McLeod

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Kagan McLeod

Reprints

• from Kill Shakespeare (IDW, 2010 series) #1 [RI Sketch Cover]

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

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Pencils

Andy Belanger (credited)

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Andy Belanger (credited)

Colors

Andy Belanger (credited)

Characters

Hamlet; Lady Macbeth; Richard III

Reprints

• from Kill Shakespeare (IDW, 2010 series) #1 [Cover B] (April 2010)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

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Pencils

Kagan McLeod

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Kagan McLeod

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Kagan McLeod

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

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Pencils

Andy Belanger

Inks

Andy Belanger

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Andy Belanger

Characters

Richard III; wolves

Reprints

• from Kill Shakespeare (IDW, 2010 series) #1 [Cover B] (April 2010)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

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Pencils

Kagan McLeod (credited)

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Kagan McLeod (credited)

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Kagan McLeod (credited)

Characters

Pretty girls; Sir John Falstaff

Reprints

• from Kill Shakespeare (IDW, 2010 series) #3 (July 2010)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

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Pencils

Kagan McLeod (credited)

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Kagan McLeod (credited)

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Kagan McLeod (credited)

Characters

Othello; Juliet

Reprints

• from Kill Shakespeare (IDW, 2010 series) #4 (August 2010)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

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Pencils

Kagan McLeod

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Kagan McLeod

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Kagan McLeod

Characters

Hamlet

Reprints

• from Kill Shakespeare (IDW, 2010 series) #5 (September 2010)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

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Pencils

Kagan McLeod (credited)

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Kagan McLeod (credited)

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Kagan McLeod (credited)

Characters

Juliet; Prodigals

Reprints

• from Kill Shakespeare (IDW, 2010 series) #6 (October 2010)