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History Shapes is an open web, absurdist comic strip romp through the pages of history.

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About the Author

History Shapes is an Obol, Ink. feature.

Written and drawn by Merton Dot.

Mert is an American cartoonist and was raised in the small town of Alpena, Michigan. Other notable residents include Presidential assassin Leon Czolgosz whose corpse was dissolved in acid and buried in an unmarked grave.

A detailed biography about Mert can be found here.