He's Having A Moment

I remember dissecting a shriveled up frog in what, fourth grade? Completely dehydrated, as if someone had siphoned all the interesting out its pores and buried it in kitty litter for a few years. An ancient egyptian recipe, now with a few additives.

I didn't exaggerate Volta's appearance one bit, though he somehow turned Dickensian in the last few panels.

Genius In Drag

Oh, poor Roger Bacon, so misunderstood/feared/suppressed/imprisoned.

In my research, I investigated the appropriate 'moody' astrology signs. The text reeked of tabloids and Weightwatchers packaging. Bacon himself was a firm advocate for both astrology and the oft-maligned pseudoscience of alchemy. He'd probably be all over Scientology.

Note my restraint.