Random Nonsense Now Three Days a Week
After much thought, I’ve decided to now post new Bug Martini comics three days a week – Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. The Sunday Patreon strip will keep posting as usual.
I love this comic, but writing and drawing it five days a week (and now six with the Sunday comic) has monopolized my time. I feel like I never have time for my friends, my girlfriend, or even time to respond to comments and emails from all of you. I want to have time to be more engaged in my own website.
I also want time to work on other projects. I have a real desire to draw a second webcomic. Don’t know what the hell it would be. All I know is that it will be dialogue driven and will probably not feature any talking insects.
Don’t fret though. I have no plans to stop drawing Bug Martini. I figure I’ll be drawing this sucker right up until I die. Just need some breathing room is all.
It’s interesting to note that unlike your other comments for Nov. 7th, this entry has not received a single “like”. Obviously, nobody is overjoyed by this announcement.
However, creativity cannot survive as slave to a schedule. Do whatever you have to do, we’ll all be happy to read whatever (and whenever) you can publish.
Thanks!
Screw real life!!!…ahhh, nvm, Kilby is right… Too bad though, reading this strip brightened my mornings and now Tuesdays suck even more :-/
Especially this Tuesday. We can basically choose between a minor wreck and a flaming wreck for president. Whoopee.
Keeping yourself from burning out is a good thing. It’s as simple as that.
You got that right!
I’ve been reading this comic for about six years now, and honestly, I’m surprised it took you his long to do this. I’m glad that you’re still doing comics, and three free comics per week is still fantastic. It bums me out that there’ll be fewer comics each week, but if it’s for the sake of so ply lasting longer, that’s just fine with me. 🙂
Same as the above comments. I’m glad you’re still drawing. Whatever is necessary to not burn out! Good luck!
Love the strip. Do what you have to do so Bug does not go away.
Will do!
Agreed, Curry!
Agree with the sentiments above! Will take what Bug I can get. (I’d also take what Martini’s I could get, but that’s another story)
As others have said, I’m surprised it took you this long to scale back! Kudos to you for reprioritizing; that shit’s hard. I’ll be glad to continue reading three times a week. Even so, you’ll still be posting more often than many!
No worries, I was always impressed you did it 5 days a week to begin with, and it’s not even your real job.
Well done, you! Take care of yourself first. And I LOVE this post!
I wish this wasn’t a thing, mostly because I love Bug Martini and I’m selfish enough to want them to keep coming each day, but like others have said, do what you have to do! Don’t burn out on it! ? I’d gas rather have less than none at all… And you unhappy.
While sad, it’s not entirely unexpected. This is one of the most frequently updated comics I read, and I’ve honestly wondered how long it could be kept up. Kudos for doing it as long as you did, but I think it’s totally understandable. Keep up the good work!
Thou I am sad that I’ll be seeing less bug, I’m happy that it will mean more bug for the years to come.
Go have a beer with your friends, have a date with your girlfriend and when you’re ready, we’ll see a comic.
I’ll just go check myself in rehab to counter the side affects of bug-withdrawal…
It’s not like I don’t get 3 days’ worth of laughs per strip anyway. And as someone who knows all too well that “creativity” and “schedule” are mortal enemies, I’m fine with this being a three-day-a-week thing.
I found Bug this year and it changed my life. It’s been consistently able to make me smile when I’m down. Thank you, Adam.
Wow! Thanks!
I agree with this move.
I’m not sure where I’ll find the inspiration to get out of bed on Tuesdays and Thursdays. You’ll be posting random older strips on those days? I guess my dementia will pay off in that they will probably seem new to me and I may not even realize there’s a change. Nor remember in a few minutes.
I anticipate that you’ll be packing five days worth of funny into three. That will be like packing me into skinny jeans. Except in a good way.
Good point, we’ll definately need the Random button in the new web design
Boo!!! First Glenn dies on Walking Dead, then Trump wins, now this. 2016 needs to be over already. But I get it. You churn out a lot of content, I was really quite impressed. If this makes sense for you, go for it.
Well, that’s hardly the most disappointing announcement I’ve heard today.
I’m Adam’s girlfriend, and I approve this message. And–though everyone commenting here seems to know this already–Adam works his butt off. Almost literally. I think he’s a darn talented fellow, and I can’t wait to see the day when he can quit his day job and do cartooning full time.
Owner of an original Bug here… and I accept this news with quiet dignity and grace.
Thanks!
Quiet dignity and grace…. Does that mean screaming, “I do not want to live!”? I felt that way Tuesday night, but I can make it with the help of Bug, as long as I can hit the Random button on those otherwise empty three days a week. Take care of yourself, Adam, and hello, Sara!
Heh. I was wondering if there were fewer bugs this week.
You’ve posted five days a week for as long as I’ve known about this comic. Such frequent posting is something I’ve never seen with a comic that’s all multipanel strips (except Questionable Content, but I’m pretty sure Jeph Jacques is some sort of extraplanar comics demon sent to delight us all, and Schlock Mercenary, but I’m pretty sure there are at least twelve of Howard Taylor). You’ve banked enough good will with humor, consistency, and crap-tons of comicsing that this announcement could have been “Bug Martini will now be entirely dead baby jokes” and I would have shrugged and decided you were probably going to make it funny.
You probably should change the site’s title, it still says “5 days” and I am disappointed daily
Doesn’t that just disappoint 2 days a week?
No, because every day I come here, I see the title and for a second I am filled with joy that Adam changed his mind. Then I remember that he just forgot to change the title and I’m sad again
Having done my own webcomic for 5 years now, it has always floored me that you managed to put out a strip 5 days a week. That would be incredible for a 4-panel strip with just ONE punchline, but your strip basically makes me guffaw on EVERY PANEL. Very excited to see what else you come up with, Adam. You’re an incredibly talented cartoonist, and an inspiration.
Bug is the reason I started drawing my own comics. It’s incredible how Adam managed to do it daily for so long when I can hardly do mine once a week.
Wow! That’s awesome!
Thank you!
Given that we, the readers, get this gem of the internet for nothing, and that you, the artist, spends your time creating it with little if any remuneration, I can only be glad that you are keeping it going, even if it’s only three times a week. I’d rather that than you making a decision to quit altogether [because you’re burnt out]. I guess what I mean to say is thank you for a great strip that fits somewhere between “Far Side” and “Bizarro”and if not always funny is always “out there”.
Ten years ago, I tried doing a daily webcomic. I was actually doing two webcomics, three days a week each. I managed to last six weeks. It’s much easier just being a writer. Much easier. Oh, jeez, is it easier. You go, Adam.
Thanks!