Sun May 25, 2008 — by Rick Marshall

Wes Molebash Reimagines 'Oedipus Rex'

Oedipus goes rockabilly in new character designs from YHT creator

A while back, I spoke with You'll Have That webcomic creator Wes Molebash about YHT, Zuda Comics and various other subjects, and it looks like the talented writer/artist has been keeping busy since that interview. This set of new character designs recently popped up in his Flickr gallery, and I can't help but direct some attention to them.

The set is titled "The Legend of Eddie King," and Molebash provides the following description:

For my Interdisciplinary Arts class I had to create a modern adaptation of Sophocles' stage play "Oedipus the King". Here are the character designs I created for the adaptation.

For my adaptation I wanted to use the vintage/rockabilly/biker scene as the backdrop for the story. Instead of becoming king of Thebes, Eddie becomes the sole proprietor and leader of a biker gang/bar called The White Knuckle Society. The Society was formerly lead by his father, Louis, who has been mysteriously murdered . . .

Here's hoping we get to see the final product -- and that it earns Molebash an "A" on the assignment, of course.

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