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Gotta shred them all
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Luchahodor
I really can’t believe that I didn’t think of this comic a year ago. Seriously.
I was incredibly late to the A Song of Ice and Fire
bandwagon, reading through all the books immediately after watching The First Season
of Game of Thrones. Hold on a sec, let me put in those Amazon ad thingies for these, as I recommend both of those products heartily.
NOTE: I’m not linking the second season. I really kind of despise the inexplicable changes made during that season. However, I’m loving the third season, which had gone to great lengths to undo the messes made by the second season. My only complaint is that it looks like we’ll not get to see Strong Belwas. Apparently, he let them cut him from the series once.
Never stop skating.
FWOOSH
Some of you have seen Strip Search, some of you haven’t. Either way, I drew this comic on the show and then I redrew it at home because people wanted to buy it and I can’t let them put my art on their wall if I didn’t at least TRY TO MAKE IT LOOK NICE.
What a difference references and peer critiques make! This is what the original looked like.
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Make it so, Master
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Business Squirrel had his reasons
You guys. No, really, you guys. Really.
We’re launching a ton of new things through Swag Shark this week.
First up, Póstumo, our deck of zombie playing cards, is now officially out of pre-order status. That means you can buy the green, red or pewter decks HERE. You can buy the dice HERE. And for a very limited time, you can buy uncut sheets of Póstumo HERE.
Second, Scurvy Dogs: Treasure and Treason is available for preorder HERE. This 54-card expansion adds in secret Missions, while also arming the pirates with some lethal new Cargo cards. It will normally cost $12, but during this month’s preorder, we’re dropping the price down to $10.
Finally, because we’ve got to do this stuff in threes, the Monster Numbers is now officially open for pre-order HERE.
Cantonese Pirate Ching Shih/Cheng I Sao/Shih Yang (1775–1844)
Art by Naomi Ward (blog, tumblr)
The early details of Ching Shih’s life are unclear, but she is believed to be a former sex worker captured by pirates. In 1801, she married the pirate captain Zheng Yi and bore two sons. Ching Shih was a full participant in the fleet as Chinese pirate bands were family affairs including women and children. In 1807, Zheng Yi was killed in Vietnam and Ching Shih took control of the fleet, a bold move for a woman of the time. She built a coalition with her husband’s nephew and cousin, appointing his adopted son Chang Pao as her second in command.
Under Ching Shih’s leadership, the Red Flag Fleet became the most powerful pirate band in Asia. They expanded from pillaging into protection schemes. Ching Shih devised a new code of laws for pirates. Complete obedience was required. Disobedience led to beheading. Female captives deemed unattractive were returned to shore, but attractive women could join the fleet as wives. However, consent and fidelity were not optional. Both rape and adultery were punishable by death.
The Red Flag Fleet thrived under Ching Shih’s command, successfully evading Chinese, British, and Portuguese opponents. In 1810, the Chinese government offered the pirates amnesty and Ching Shih retired a rich woman. She ran a gambling house with her second husband Chang Pao until her death in 1844 at the age of 69.
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Cheese Doodle: The Man Darren
