The Oatmeal

The Oatmeal

New print: Thomas Edison's Nightmare

I drew a print of Tesla having a good time and Edison not having a very good time.

New print: Thomas Edison's Nightmare

Posted November 7, 2012
A few facts:
  • Nikola Tesla was the mustache-donning father of the electric age
  • Tesla was quite fond of cats, and owned a cat when he was a boy. When this cat shocked him with static electricity it inspired him to learn the secrets of the electric world and subsequently usher humanity into a second industrial revolution.
  • Thomas Edison electrocuted cats for marketing purposes.

Complete with pigeons, lightning bolts, a fully operational Wardenclyffe, and one well placed light bulb, I present to you:

Thomas Edison's nightmare

Thomas Edison's Nightmare
Click here to zoom

These are printed on an acid-free, archival, 100 lb stock and they're sized at 19" x 27 1/4" (48cm x 66cm), so they're nearly poster sized. Shipping is free anywhere in the world, and I'm signing the first few hundred copies.

I also added tote bags to the shop today. We started selling these at New York City Comicon and they were so popular we decided to sell them on the shop as well.





More comics from The Oatmeal  

Random  -  Popular  -  Latest

If air mattresses were honest 10 Words You Need to Stop Misspelling I always do this at the movies Flesh out an idea VS flush out an idea Free Hugs How to Name a Volcano 17 Things Worth Knowing About Your Cat 10 things you need to stop tweeting about How The Male Angler Fish Gets Completely Screwed Why haven't you had kids yet? My email is a monster Turbulence For a non-sports person, this is sorta what it's like to be on the internet right now. This is a blog post about dinosaurs, Tesla, and a hotel in Colorado How I interpret my beverage options on an airplane How to get me to watch a movie