It's been almost a year since I started Veinity Fair—a webcomic about the bizarre and gruesome parts of Victorian life with a dash of dark humor. During that time, I've drawn over 40 comics (you can check out the first 20 comics in my first Bored Panda article), started a Patreon mini-series on Victorian slang, and met many wonderful people who also love to discuss history and unusual trivia.

Enjoy the new set of comics and follow me on Veinity Fair's social media for the upcoming Halloween-themed comics, resources, and a great community!

The everlasting pill, also known as a perpetual pill, was a popular 19th-century medicine that was supposed to bring balance to the body's humors by inducing purging. The pills were made of metallic antimony, a highly poisonous substance that causes hea

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