Illustration Friday: Green

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when i mentioned this week's topic to a friend of mine this week the "green-eyed monster" was suggested. which begged the question of origin. where did this oft-used metaphor for jealousy originate?

from what i could discover it was The Great Bard himself who originated the phrase in his play Othello, though it's possible its true origin preceeds his useage.

anyway, as so often happens, one thing led to another and somehow ended up here. Classics Illustrated has had several incarnations over the years (at least 2 since i started collecting comics and one before), but one of my favorites was this one from the 1970s.

Marvel never actually did any of Shakespeare's plays in this series, and (chances are) they never would have desecrated classic english literature in this manner. still, if they had this is how i believe they might have done it.

the character in the background is actually Red Skull taken from a Captain America cover (i got lazy, so sue me). created entirely in Adobe Illustrator specifically for this IF challenge.

As always thanks to everyone for the comments last week, enjoy the view and have a groovy week ahead.