A Jangle of Accidents
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A comic about the highs and lows of history. Created by B. Reilly. Updates (usually) on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Santa Claus is not dressed in red and white to promote Coca-Cola. The roots of his outfit actually go a little deeper than that. #history #comic #webcomic #christmas #santaclaus
December 23, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Santa Claus is not dressed in red and white to promote Coca-Cola. The roots of his outfit actually go a little deeper than that. #history #comic #webcomic #christmas #santaclaus
Shoulder's feeling better! Too bad I pinched a nerve in my lower back and can't sit without pain. Really appreciate it, body.
December 18, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Shoulder's feeling better! Too bad I pinched a nerve in my lower back and can't sit without pain. Really appreciate it, body.
In 1647, the Puritan-dominated English government issued a ban on celebrating Christmas. Surely an idea that would not backfire in any way.
#history #comic #webcomic #christmas #puritan
#history #comic #webcomic #christmas #puritan
December 16, 2025 at 1:31 PM
In 1647, the Puritan-dominated English government issued a ban on celebrating Christmas. Surely an idea that would not backfire in any way.
#history #comic #webcomic #christmas #puritan
#history #comic #webcomic #christmas #puritan
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Rob Reiner, though. To make one film where you'd say "If he did that and nothing else he'd be a legend" is remarkable. To have made several is amazing. And for them to be in different genres? If there isn't a Rob Reiner film you like, you don't like films.
December 15, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Rob Reiner, though. To make one film where you'd say "If he did that and nothing else he'd be a legend" is remarkable. To have made several is amazing. And for them to be in different genres? If there isn't a Rob Reiner film you like, you don't like films.
I didn't properly pace myself while working on the comic meant for today. Wound up straining my drawing shoulder AND not finishing in time. Learn from my mistakes!
a man says i think i pulled in front of a wall
ALT: a man says i think i pulled in front of a wall
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December 12, 2025 at 10:53 AM
I didn't properly pace myself while working on the comic meant for today. Wound up straining my drawing shoulder AND not finishing in time. Learn from my mistakes!
The Third Mithridatic War saw a more literal interpretation of the term "honey trap." #history #comic #webcomic #romanrepublic
December 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The Third Mithridatic War saw a more literal interpretation of the term "honey trap." #history #comic #webcomic #romanrepublic
Some people are born to haggle. Others... not so much. #history #comic #webcomic #michelangelo #sistinechapel
December 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Some people are born to haggle. Others... not so much. #history #comic #webcomic #michelangelo #sistinechapel
For my 100th comic, I'll be delving into the grim development of dentures. Those teeth were almost certainly in someone else's mouth first... #history #comic #webcomic #dentistry #battleofwaterloo
December 2, 2025 at 2:03 PM
For my 100th comic, I'll be delving into the grim development of dentures. Those teeth were almost certainly in someone else's mouth first... #history #comic #webcomic #dentistry #battleofwaterloo
November 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
For seventeen years, American writer Sarah Josepha Hale pushed for the creation of a national Thanksgiving holiday. #history #comic #webcomic #thanksgiving
November 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
For seventeen years, American writer Sarah Josepha Hale pushed for the creation of a national Thanksgiving holiday. #history #comic #webcomic #thanksgiving
Hurt my drawing arm earlier this week, so no comic Friday. On the plus side, that does mean more time to finish the Ken Burns American Revolution documentary.
woody from toy story is sitting on a shelf looking at a book that says 1984
ALT: woody from toy story is sitting on a shelf looking at a book that says 1984
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November 20, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Hurt my drawing arm earlier this week, so no comic Friday. On the plus side, that does mean more time to finish the Ken Burns American Revolution documentary.
Major General John Sedgwick claimed that Confederate sharpshooters "could not hit an elephant." Perhaps... but they could hit a major general. #history #comic #webcomic #civilwarhistory
November 14, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Major General John Sedgwick claimed that Confederate sharpshooters "could not hit an elephant." Perhaps... but they could hit a major general. #history #comic #webcomic #civilwarhistory
November 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Anyway, here's the corrected version of that panel. I'm going to go review basic art and anatomy lessons.
November 4, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Anyway, here's the corrected version of that panel. I'm going to go review basic art and anatomy lessons.
Me this morning: Okay, I've double and triple-checked the dates and spelling. The comic is good to post.
Me this afternoon. Did I... draw too many fingers on Trump's hand?
*Cue the internal howls of frustration and horror.*
Me this afternoon. Did I... draw too many fingers on Trump's hand?
*Cue the internal howls of frustration and horror.*
November 4, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Me this morning: Okay, I've double and triple-checked the dates and spelling. The comic is good to post.
Me this afternoon. Did I... draw too many fingers on Trump's hand?
*Cue the internal howls of frustration and horror.*
Me this afternoon. Did I... draw too many fingers on Trump's hand?
*Cue the internal howls of frustration and horror.*
A quick and dirty look at the #history of the (now destroyed) East Wing of the White House. #comic #webcomic #whitehouse #eastwing
November 4, 2025 at 1:59 PM
A quick and dirty look at the #history of the (now destroyed) East Wing of the White House. #comic #webcomic #whitehouse #eastwing
Step aside, van Helsing. Here's the Habsburg Empire's chosen #vampire hunter (of sorts): Gerard van Swieten! #history #comic #webcomic #halloween
October 31, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Step aside, van Helsing. Here's the Habsburg Empire's chosen #vampire hunter (of sorts): Gerard van Swieten! #history #comic #webcomic #halloween
A stake through the heart can kill a vampire, but can a lawsuit kill a vampire film? #history #comic #webcomic #filmhistory #nosferatu #dracula #halloween
October 28, 2025 at 1:02 PM
A stake through the heart can kill a vampire, but can a lawsuit kill a vampire film? #history #comic #webcomic #filmhistory #nosferatu #dracula #halloween
Time to take a look back at that oh-so-controversial of #Halloween candies: candy corn. #history #comic #webcomic #candycorn
October 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Time to take a look back at that oh-so-controversial of #Halloween candies: candy corn. #history #comic #webcomic #candycorn
You might have heard tales of the creature known as the Mothman, but where and when did these stories come from? #history #comics #webcomic #mothman #halloween
October 21, 2025 at 8:21 PM
You might have heard tales of the creature known as the Mothman, but where and when did these stories come from? #history #comics #webcomic #mothman #halloween
The spintriae were strange tokens from Ancient Rome. On one side were numbers, but on the other were... very saucy images. #history #comic #webcomic #romanempire
October 17, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The spintriae were strange tokens from Ancient Rome. On one side were numbers, but on the other were... very saucy images. #history #comic #webcomic #romanempire
