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tigrin — to be or not to be..

Published: 2004-08-22 11:35:16 +0000 UTC; Views: 2474; Favourites: 40; Downloads: 278
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Description .. that is the question:
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,
And by opposing, end them. To die, to sleep-
No more, and by a sleep to say we end
The heart-ache and the thousand natural shocks
That flesh is heir to; 'tis a consummation
Devoutly to be wish'd. To die, to sleep-
To sleep, perchance to dream - ay, there's the rub
For in that sleep of death what dreams may come...

.. and so on. yay for Shakespeare. why can't I read Hamlet like a normal person? I wonder if I should give this a mature content label for the corpse, heh. just tell me, I will, no problem. somehow imagining Johnny ripping someone's skull out just to soliloquy is just... yeah. I'm aware that Hamlet doesn't have a skull in that scene, at least in my text... but you recognize it right away, yes? I could just see Nny saying something like that speechy thing. but once again I'm weird. I like Hamlet. he's spiffy.

.... yeah, it's 4:30 in the morning.


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character © Jhonen V./SLG
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Comments: 30

YAOI-FANGIRL-23 [2008-10-27 02:25:38 +0000 UTC]

I am no doubt going to memorize that quote.

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crazyhime [2004-10-21 17:22:30 +0000 UTC]

I've always been a big fan of Shakespeare and this is the best version of Hamlet, I swear. That is, if it was meant to be Hamlet.... *not meaning to insult*

Anyway good job! Unique style!

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tigrin In reply to crazyhime [2004-10-21 22:58:10 +0000 UTC]

ah, no, that's most certainly not Hamlet, if you mean the character. The character's Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, Jhonen Vasquez's comic creation; it's just a parody of Hamlet.

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crazyhime In reply to tigrin [2004-10-23 07:35:58 +0000 UTC]

Erm.. uh... Pshh-aw... still looks like a Hamlet to me XD

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silverstar-falcon [2004-08-31 01:40:26 +0000 UTC]

this amuses me for some odd reason. Why read hamlet like a normal person?

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Raichu-ish [2004-08-25 14:10:26 +0000 UTC]

I never did know the entire dialogue to that xD *just learned something*

But demmit I envy your pen work o__o

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tigrin In reply to Raichu-ish [2004-08-25 15:44:06 +0000 UTC]

That's just part of the monologue, but... and thanks!

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Raichu-ish In reply to tigrin [2004-08-26 13:26:19 +0000 UTC]

Oh xD I have learned something else :0

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ScislaC [2004-08-23 23:54:16 +0000 UTC]

to be!! a great pic that is

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helsong [2004-08-23 12:12:58 +0000 UTC]

I Nny in your style. Makes me even more attracted to him. XD Lovely referrence to Shakespeare, it's so easy to picture Nny doing something exactly like that.

Your ballpoint skills are mind-boggling. If I tried that, it'd be a disaster. >_>;; Wonderful work, though!

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redtabbytigress [2004-08-23 08:34:54 +0000 UTC]

nice pic! I'll be damned if i can draw that good at 4.30 in the morning

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synchra [2004-08-23 06:13:54 +0000 UTC]

ee. i love the nny. very nice job on that i really like his expression and i like how you draw him in your style.

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sweething852002 [2004-08-23 02:48:54 +0000 UTC]

that is very good. I like your style. Great job.

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nekou [2004-08-23 02:17:27 +0000 UTC]

Hamlet IS spiffy!
And so is Nny. XD I could see him doing a Hamlet soliloquy. :3 *pokes the corpse thingy with a stick* Owwie. X3

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SilentRavyn [2004-08-23 01:52:40 +0000 UTC]

cool. nice job on the skull

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Ashkevron [2004-08-23 00:32:24 +0000 UTC]

It's neat to see Johnny done in your style. I forget in what scene Hamlet actually holds the skull... it's been years since I last dealt with Shakespeare in any substancial way.

One critical comment, though: The floor's perspective is kind'a thrown off by the ledge/box Nny's sitting on. That's about it, though. The skull rocks.

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tigrin In reply to Ashkevron [2004-08-23 01:21:19 +0000 UTC]

he looks almost too cute in my style, I think the atmosphere of the picture was thrown off a little. XDD The scene where Hamlet actually has the skull is in the graveyard before the funeral procession shows up with Ophelia, I believe.

I realized that about the floor perspective afterwards, I was kind of like... #$@%. ah well. thanks!

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Ashkevron In reply to tigrin [2004-08-23 13:19:43 +0000 UTC]

Well, yeah, he does look rather handsome in your style... [] But he still looks disturbed. Even more so by the fact that he's looking at the skull as if he kind'a feels sorry for -it- and not the body he ripped it from.

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Sanatkar [2004-08-23 00:17:26 +0000 UTC]

Aiee! Lol j/k hey this is an excellent job... it kind of has that creepy atmosphere... ya know?

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cricket88x1 [2004-08-22 23:43:51 +0000 UTC]

Hamlet is the best play ever. I love Hamlet.

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splashley07 [2004-08-22 23:42:50 +0000 UTC]

Someone else loves Hamlet!? I find that it is Shakespeare's most inspiring work. WHEE!!

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toastytook [2004-08-22 19:18:21 +0000 UTC]

bwahaha. that reminds me of my old play it the company way picture whence i gave johnny elevator ropes and a hamletness(i have no other way to put it. im kinda stupid.) skull.

GIDDY.

ok i'll shut up now.


i envy your pen sK1llz

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tigrin In reply to toastytook [2004-08-22 21:29:55 +0000 UTC]

wee, haven't seen that one... great minds think alike?

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toastytook In reply to tigrin [2004-08-24 02:35:58 +0000 UTC]

blaha. mine was done on complete and total stupid whim, though... and with COMPLETE AND TOTAL lack of effort. yours actually looks nice. mine doesnt. at all.

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sunrunner68 [2004-08-22 19:14:42 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful piece. It definitely shows a certain style. Well done.

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metallixfaker [2004-08-22 19:13:00 +0000 UTC]

o.o Thats really really cool. I like how you draw Johnny. And I like Shakespeare lots, so it makes it all good!

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estarial [2004-08-22 16:50:55 +0000 UTC]

I've always loved that soliloquy, and what a fabulous accompanying picture.

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naughtyottsel1031 [2004-08-22 13:48:24 +0000 UTC]

awesome job on Nny! i luv the shading and all the detail looks great!

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Snala [2004-08-22 11:38:56 +0000 UTC]

great job... as we both sit here on DA at 4:30 AM! *plops to floor* sleeeppp....

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Feraz [2004-08-22 11:36:55 +0000 UTC]

aw! you style is great!! This picture is beautiful!

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