The webcomic about small-town life, love, and not letting the world screw you over.

Sunday, 6 May 2012

Bottom Begins

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Since I brought this little circus to a close, I've had quite a bit of feedback and unexpected love. Thus, the site has been 'rebooted' in a fashion (hence the title. But you got that, right?), and will stay live. Tell your friends, a'ight?

Looking back at the earlier strips is, for me, incredibly cringe-inducing. Time and ability constraints took an obvious toll on the quality. Despite this, I've decided to grit the ol' gnashers, go against my natural tinker-propensity and leave the whole thing the hell alone. In this way it will stand as an interesting record of one artist/writer's development over the course of a year.

That's the theory. Still irks the crap outta me, like.

I just wanted to get some of my dialogue out there (here, wherever), even if doing that meant learning the arcane art of graphics-tabbery, and the voodoo that is the necessary software, as I went along. So, what started as little more than an experiment to see if I could keep a level of focus and motivation on a project for a long period of time, seems to have generated characters and situations that people genuinely care about; something I didn't anticipate - something which staggers me.

Still, it's with very little regret that I leave TBR behind. The time and labour-intensive process it takes to produce such a tiny slice of what I really want to present has nearly got the better of me on a number of occasions. I aimed to complete a year's worth of episodes. That's in the bag. Time to move on.

Thanks to all who have read the comic and supported this little project. Every view, every comment, every brief word of feedback has literally sustained me, every step of the way.

Andy - The Bottom Rung

@BottomRungAndy




Sunday, 19 February 2012

On The Cards

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You may notice that the most god-awfully offensive card in this strip is adorned with comic sans. This is not accidental. I pulled out all the friggin' stops, baby.

(A)

Sunday, 12 February 2012

Mamma-ria!

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Like most fellas of the male persuasion, I don't know what to believe when it comes to this particular subject, surrounded, as it is, with so much mystique. Pretty sure there's at least a bit of truth in this, though. At least, I hope there is.

(A)

Sunday, 29 January 2012

Indignation

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It's being reported even as I write this that Mr Hester could yet earn as much as three million pounds in performance-related bonuses within the next few years.

He is not, to my knowledge, a paedophile.

(A)

Sunday, 15 January 2012

To Those Who Wait

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Yes. it's a strip about this 'Skyrim' thing, which I believe to be a video game based upon some internet meme about people getting shot with arrows, or something. That's how I understand it anyway.

Incidentally, I did consider framing this within the Bottom Rung universe (The Rungniverse? No.). But then I decided this would be a certain waste of my time.

For those who simply must have some kind of link, here's a prologue-panel. Imagination...ENGAGE!- 

INT. LOUNGE - NIGHT

JIM and MAX sit around on SOFA and CHAIR. 

MAX: Been playing that Skyrim.
JIM: Oh yeah? Good?
MAX: Oh yeah. Dragons. And all that. Great. There's just one thing that bothers me. Kinda, breaks my what-is-it, suspension of disbelief.
JIM: Oh yeah? What's that then?
MAX: Well...

Happy now? Of course you are.

(A)

Sunday, 8 January 2012

The Freak Factor

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Dating, right!? Ha, am I right!? Yeah, you know.

Ah the new year, all fresh and clean and full of promise. I got a whole heap of resolutions I'm gonna bust my ass to keep, so I best make on.

(A)

Sunday, 18 December 2011

Treeson

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Part One of this year's festive extravaganza. Or 'A Very Rungy Christmas', if you like. Part Two next week. Yes, that is Christmas day. Why, what were you going to be doing?

(A)

Sunday, 11 December 2011

An Appetite For Achievement

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I always think 'bacon' is a word that should strike fear (and doubt) in the hearts of militant vegetarianism advocates everywhere. There's is nothing they can say, do, or demonstrate that can counteract what that word conveys to meat-lovers everywhere. Now excuse me, while I go check the fridge...

(A)