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Brunel

I’m working on Part 2 of Lovelace and Babbage vs the economy but I had to draw this for some reason:

Isambard Kingdom Brunel was like the Wolverine of the early Victorians.  He was short, ripped, had big sideburns, smoked 50 cigars a day, AND KICKED EVERYONE’S ASS!!

Okay, I don’t know for a fact that he was ripped.  It’s hard to tell:

I’m struggling with the unforgiving black-and-white—- pretty much all the drawing I’ve done, I noodle happily with a soft blue pencil and then leave it that (or some poor sap had to clean it up). I think it reads better on screen than half-tones though; plus it’s good discipline; plus in a weird way you can get away with more stuff.

Some of the serious research us here at L&B enterprises have been doing:

OMG how cool is this– LEGO DIFFERENCE ENGINE!

Or, with some really nice videos of the Awesome Might of the Difference Engine– Mechano Difference Engine!

And, if you can HANDLE THIS:  Babbage’s BRAAAAAAIIIIIINNSSS!! at the Science Museum.

This entry was written by sydney , posted on Monday April 27 2009at 04:04 pm , filed under Meanwhile.. . Bookmark the permalink . Post a comment below or leave a trackback: Trackback URL.

9 Responses to “Brunel”

  1. Justin Pickard, on April 27th, 2009 at 5:48 pm Said:

    Just want you to know that I would happily pay money for a t-shirt with that image of Brunel on it. Keep up the awesome!

  2. sydney, on April 27th, 2009 at 6:49 pm Said:

    Hahaha, I hadn’t thought about tshirts.. I have a Brunel mug, with him in front of the chains, I got from the Thames Tunnel museum.

  3. meanderings » Blog Archive » Things I’ve liked: April 22nd, on April 27th, 2009 at 9:21 pm Said:

    [...] 2D Goggles » Brunel – "Isambard Kingdom Brunel was like the Wolverine of the early Victorians." [...]

  4. subliminalfox, on May 4th, 2009 at 6:00 pm Said:

    Seriously great work on Lovelace and Babbage. Please continue! I would also happily pay money for a t-shirt with that picture of I.K. Brunel on it.

    Love the work!

  5. Rod Gillies, on May 5th, 2009 at 8:45 pm Said:

    I too would pay for a Brunel t-shirt. As long as it said “Brunel – Victorian Wolverine” on it.

    I am enjoying the comic, but would like an airship to appear soon.

    Very good. Carry on.

  6. Zander, on May 6th, 2009 at 2:11 pm Said:

    Oh, (I know it’s probably not what you want to hear but) this is WONDERFUL!

    Thank you! I must now send virtual hugs to the person who linked me to it. And some to you of course.

  7. En Avant » Blog Archive » Brunel the Victorian Wolverine, on May 11th, 2009 at 6:01 am Said:

    [...] Goggles, the creators of the Lovelace and Babbage comic, have developed a new character – my hero, Isambard Kingdom Brunel! Brunel was like the Wolverine of the early Victorians.  He was [...]

  8. Steve Swift, on November 1st, 2009 at 8:27 am Said:

    For those of us whose only language is English, what is the meaning of the word “ripped”?

  9. sydney, on November 1st, 2009 at 10:35 am Said:

    In the sub-dialect California-English, of which I am a non-native speaker, it means ‘having notably large and well-defined musculature’, dude.

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