A big hat tip, or a doff rather, with a big Victorian-era hat – something tall and full of mercury— to Nabs, who has sent me a link to the most wonderful thing on the entire Internets.
No, not the guy who can catch a laptop in his buttocks, although that is definitely up there. I mean the Lovelace and Babbage graphic novel / blog.
Lovelace and Babbage is a steampunk cartoon blog started by the wonderful Sydney Padua, who describes herself as “an animator, story artist, and tiresome bore [yeah, right] working mostly in visual effects in London.” She’s a friend of Suw Charman, the originator of Ada Lovelace Day, which led to “Wouldn’t it be hee-larious if there was a comic about Ada Lovelace and Charles Babbage fighting crime? Thanks, I’ll be here all week!”
Start here, with Lovelace: The Origin.
Follow the links at the top bloggy-style, and enjoy.
oh COOL.
Isn’t it?! She says if she ends up with enough material she might consider publishing it in book form. I certainly hope so!
Bless you dear. You’ve quite made an old lady smile.
Oh, Nabs. You’ve done it again…
Now you’ve made not quite such an old lady beam. What a bloody gem. Just what the world needs is a lot more of that Yankee tell it like it is. Loved the description of the Klan’s gowns being about hiding bad hair….
Keep ‘em coming dear.
Thank you for introducing me to Lovelace. Cool.