In 2002, for the second volume of this journal, Ian Lancashire reflected on the state of computing in Shakespeare. The decade since his review has seen dramatic change in the web of a digital Shakespearesa -experiments in editing and publishing, paradigm shifts in research and pedagogy, new tools and methods for analyzing a growing and varied multimedia archive-all with their share of successes and failures, a veritable a mingled yarna of a good and ill together.a This issuea s special section on Digital Shakespeares reflects on these developments and achievements, highlights current research...