‘The Play’s the Thing’ by Allison Bannister

Untamed

In ‘The Play’s the Thing’, Allison Bannister reimagines a classic. Loosely based on Allison’s childhood amateur Shakespeare troupe, this delightful twist on the original is sure to leave you smiling.

Enjoy the first two panels, excerpted here from Issue 35, Summer 2022.

The Play’s the Thing

by Allison Bannister

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Find out what happens next, in Issue 35, Summer 2022!

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Allison Bannister is a cartoonist and comics scholar with an MFA in Cartoon Studies and a PhD in Communication and Rhetoric. She writes and draws comics about ghosts, magic, and dinosaurs, tending toward stories about getting lost and finding a new way home. She teaches writing and visual storytelling. ‘The Play’s the Thing’ first appeared in the Shakespeare tribute anthology My Kingdom for a Panel. Allison’s graphic short ‘Ghost Room’ appears in Pulp Literature Issue 25, Winter 2020. You can find more of her work at basictelepathy.com.