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.
There will be no comic tomorrow, as I am in bits from having to shovel snow for almost four hours yesterday (and probably a few more hours today). Stay safe out there.
January 26, 2026 at 1:13 PM
There will be no comic tomorrow, as I am in bits from having to shovel snow for almost four hours yesterday (and probably a few more hours today). Stay safe out there.
By reading this comic, you are running the risk of being put on Richard Nixon's enemies list — or at least, you would have been in the early '70s. #history #comic #webcomic #richardnixon
January 23, 2026 at 2:02 PM
By reading this comic, you are running the risk of being put on Richard Nixon's enemies list — or at least, you would have been in the early '70s. #history #comic #webcomic #richardnixon
Rather than turn over Nobel Prize medals to fascists, try this method courtesy of radiochemist George de Hevesy instead! #history #comic #webcomic #nobelprize
January 20, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Rather than turn over Nobel Prize medals to fascists, try this method courtesy of radiochemist George de Hevesy instead! #history #comic #webcomic #nobelprize
A bit of non-history nonsense with some Fear and Loathing in Tracen Academy. #umamusume #agnestachyon
January 17, 2026 at 1:34 AM
A bit of non-history nonsense with some Fear and Loathing in Tracen Academy. #umamusume #agnestachyon
What did Amerigo Vespucci do to get his name attached to the Americas? Not much, in all honesty. #history #comic #webcomic #america #amerigovespucci
January 16, 2026 at 2:01 PM
What did Amerigo Vespucci do to get his name attached to the Americas? Not much, in all honesty. #history #comic #webcomic #america #amerigovespucci
The US has a long and seedy history of mucking around with its neighbors in the Western Hemisphere. Take, for example, the Banana Wars. #history #comic #webcomic #latinamerica
January 6, 2026 at 2:02 PM
The US has a long and seedy history of mucking around with its neighbors in the Western Hemisphere. Take, for example, the Banana Wars. #history #comic #webcomic #latinamerica
"Annus mirabilis" or "annus horribilis" - where did your 2025 fall on the sliding scale? #history #comic #webcomic #happynewyear
January 2, 2026 at 2:01 PM
"Annus mirabilis" or "annus horribilis" - where did your 2025 fall on the sliding scale? #history #comic #webcomic #happynewyear
Good King Wenceslas looked out, on the Feast of Stephen... but who was Wenceslas? What did he do that earned him a carol? #history #comic #webcomic #goodkingwenceslas #christmas
December 26, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Good King Wenceslas looked out, on the Feast of Stephen... but who was Wenceslas? What did he do that earned him a carol? #history #comic #webcomic #goodkingwenceslas #christmas
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