About the Comic
Brightly Wound is described as a comic of physics, astronomy, math, and grammar. But really what it's about is keeping me sane during lecture (where I get most of the comicing done). Brightly Wound started out as a random sketches of fake movie posters, with a math and science twist, and it just evolved from there.
About the Artist
Brightly Wound is drawn by me, Mike Fenwick. I'm currently an undergraduate at the University of Arizona majoring in Physics and Astronomy, with minors in Mathematics and Philosophy. Besides these areas, I also have interests in casual linguistics, programming, and really just about anything with a non-zero current density. I am the writer, artist, and webmaster for the comic, so if you have any complaints, I'm going to be the one to whom you should direct them.
Cast of Characters
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| Non-Descript Stick Figure 1 |
Non-Descript Stick
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Non-Descript Female Stick Figure |
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| Professor |
Numerical Therapist |
Physics Ghost |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How do you pronounce "Brightly Wound?"
- I'm really hoping you're asking whether it's pronounced 'waund or 'wünd, because if you can't pronounce "brightly" then this isn't the right comic for you. To answer the question, it is pronounced 'waund, as in the past tense of wind. You should have been able to figure that out though, as there is no way to pronounce it 'wünd while remaining grammatically correct (at the least, you would need to split an infinitive to do so.)
- Why is the comic called "Brightly Wound?"
- The name of the comic is taken from the title of a song by my favorite band, Eisley. I've always cherished the juxtaposition of those two words, and (in my mind at least) they seem to describe the spirit of the comic well. If you're trying to make sense of the name, then you're trying too much. But it might help to think of "Wound" as describing the deeply geeky subject matter, and "Brightly" as the funny manner in which it is treated.
- Why don't you learn how to draw?
- I can't draw. Never have been able to. Why don't I learn? I've been slowly trying to improve the art over the life of the comic (compare recent comics to some of the first few), but I don't foresee it getting much better. There are some comics that you read because the art is amazing (Minus is a great example), but this isn't one of them. This is the type of comic you read for content.
- Hey! Your comic is a rip off of xkcd!
- I can't tell you how sick of this one I am. Yes my comic has a number of similarities with xkcd. No, you aren't the first to notice this. My comic is similar by necessity. I can't draw (see above) and I'm a physics major (see further above). What type of comic do you think is going to come out of that combination? I didn't set out to try to copy xkcd, and hopefully by reading both comics you'll be able to see that there are indeed different styles to them despite the similar art style and subject matter.
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