That first comic slays me. This is pretty much exactly what happened to my last name when that branch of the family first came over to the States. (And people still have trouble pronouncing it, way to go silly Irish forefathers.)

Your style is so expressive! I love it. And hockey mask Russia may or may not have made me snort in terror.

By the by, if you're still doing research for this WWI project you allude to, this (http://www.landships.freeservers.com/ww1figures.htm) is an utterly fascinating reference site which I wish I'd found several weeks ago. If you've already heard of it, excuse me. :'D