For those of you keeping count, this was drawn after this Friday’s comic and yesterday’s Menander comic, so drawing #5000 is still ahead….
Misenum
Newly minted emperor of Rome at the time of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, Titus worked hard to meet the needs of his citizens in the aftermath–travelling to the area, arranging for aid and distribution of funds–and during a series[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Newly minted emperor of Rome at the time of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, Titus worked hard to meet the needs of his citizens in the aftermath–travelling to the area, arranging for aid and distribution of funds–and during a series[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The end, but not the end. I fudged a bit on the 10,000 Drawings countdown and counted this as single drawing. The rules are somewhat arbitrary.
If I can get a little time to myself overnight (and stay awake), I’ll finish this one, but here’s a preview. It took an hour and a half of coddling, but I got my ailing laptop up and running again.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
No shading on this one (for now). The computer ate my homework again (crashed and mangled a project that was due today), and even with the backup I have to redo a lot of work. It’s slower the second time[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
UPDATE: Here’s the finished version of XXV. I’m going to keep drawing tonight and try to finish this one and XXVI. I think tomorrow is going to be very busy, so I’d like to get some story done before then!
The Flavian court–or, at least, Vespasian and Titus–strove to avoid the reputation for extravagance and profligacy of the previous regime, especially Nero’s excesses and empire-bankrupting expenditures on luxuries and banquets. Why then the elaborate coiffures of the Flavian women, which[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The inking is taking me a long time, so here’s a lettered preview using the pencils. Here’s the finished version. Here’s the pencil version (click to see larger):













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