[Fanart] Useless Historical Facts

[chikapus.livejournal.com]

You guys tired of me yet?



'John Conrad Russell, 4th Earl Russell, addressed the House of Lords for more than an hour on the desirability of abolishing law and order. He concluded by asserting that Leonid Breshnev and Jimmy Carter were, in fact, the same person.'

From "The Totally Useless History of the World' by Ian Crofter



Just some really quick sketches that I was able to do as soon as I stopped laughing at the mental images of American and Russia delayed reactions.

OH HEY ENGLAND.  You're screwed.  Maybe one day I'll post something vaguely not-sketchy :l
 

Comments

[vitalregions.livejournal.com]

hehehehe.

I love America's expression in the first one lol.

I may have to read this book...

[silvardepoch.livejournal.com]

That second one has me in fits (in my mind). Oh England. When you're a massive colonial empire, colonized countries tend to want you out.

[chikapus.livejournal.com]

It's totally worth getting! It has the most useless, interesting facts I've ever heard of.

[chikapus.livejournal.com]

He has a line of countries who want him gone I think XD

[sapphire-pyro.livejournal.com]

thanks for sharing historical facts xD I don't know much western history, hehe.

Run England! Run for your life! xD hahaha . . .and I love America and Russia's expressions in the first pic xD

[chikapus.livejournal.com]

Complete and utter shock XD They'll snap out of it in a few minutes.

[insomniel.livejournal.com]

As if I didn't already love historical trivia, this makes it much more awesome.

[chikapus.livejournal.com]

Believe me, if you like random historical trivia, read this book!

[fujiappletan.livejournal.com]

AHHHAHAHAHA.

England/America/Russia is OT3.
pfff we could never tire of you, you show us GREAT THINGS.

[meltedpeep.livejournal.com]

I don't think I shall ever tire of you, historyfag friend. <3

Something about Russia's expression up there is completely hilarious to me. I love it. And I think I may have to sell my body for a copy of that book now.

[unasuvas.livejournal.com]

T-there's a book about useless/random historical facts!?
Oh God, I NEED THIS NOW.

I really love useless tidbits about history (especially American presidents (i.e. John Quincy Adams was the first president to be photographed, Gerald Ford was the first to smile in his official portrait, etc.) so maybe I should save up my money or~ gently coerce someone into buying it for me...

The comic is so funny, btw. I love America & Russia's expressions and the evil aura behind UK. (US + Russia = PROFIT) Keep up the good work~!!

[the-404-error.livejournal.com]

Their "wth is box doing floating above our heads?! ... and, wait, we're-- what?" expressions are priceless. xD

... and I had to look up that book only to end up adding it to my wish/Christmas/whatever list.

[bipolarbliss.livejournal.com]

I...need...that...book ):

Ahaahhaa evil aura of combined doom out to get UK?
Yeah.
As if Russia alone wasn't bad enough xD (he came out of a magic circle meant to summon demons WTH?!)

[shilian0.livejournal.com]

we wanna more of you!

[chikapus.livejournal.com]

I mean, seriously, after they're done beating him up....

[chikapus.livejournal.com]

♥

It's probably the fact that there is NO EMOTION on Russia's face. He's just :l 'how should I kill him. There's so many ways to choose from'. But this book was on bargain when I got it at Borders XD so hopefully it won't cost too much to get it!

[chikapus.livejournal.com]

Yessss I just found it randomly on a Borders run and I was all *_*

This book has the most random facts like:

A Russian Amazon A young Russian Woman called Nadezhda Durove left her husband and son to become a soldier. She served so bravely in the wars agains Napolean that the tsar made her an officer- the first female officer in the Russian army. She later had to change regiments after the colonel's daughter fell in love with her.

Old Soak Leaves Stage: The English actor Edmund Kean was so drunk while playing Macbeth in New Yor that at the intermission it was announced that an understudy would take over his part, as Mr. Kean was suffering from malaria. 'I'd like a bottle of that,' jerered a member of the audience.

A Disreputable Prime Minister: Lord Salisbury, the British Prime minister at the time, was refused entry to the casino at Monte Carlo on the grounds that he was dressed like a tramp.

[chikapus.livejournal.com]

What's worse, the breaking of the fourth wall, or what's past that fourth wall? XD

It's totally worth it!

[chikapus.livejournal.com]

GO GET IT~

England: "Go...Back into the Abyss....of Siberia"
Man that strip scared me!

[chikapus.livejournal.com]

=D Glad to hear it!

[elsabroso.livejournal.com]

I see that earlier you say Russia has no expression, but to me it looks like he's entertaining the idea as if it could be true.

AMERICA: Wut.

RUSSIA: ...go on.

[feuillu.livejournal.com]

XD I love how they're looking at the caption in the first one. And America's face really is perfect.

And oh England. XDDD