Chapter: Wobbly Head (part 2)

I’ve never had to have a nip of anything to “settle my nerves”. I feel like it would be counterproductive. I usually just hide in the woods until the moment has passed. I cover myself in a big pile of leaves.

When I showed this page to a cartoonist friend, he was very taken with the lad in panel 1, instantly nicknaming him “Bobby Problems”. Keep an eye out for the return of Bobby Problems.

Another glimpse of Claire’s many admirers. She’s a very popular bug! I’m sure we’ll see more of them.

Oh no, oh dear. Finally, an audience with the doppelgänger in her nightmare universe. She seems nice!

Lottie wore that x-Files hat in the final Bad Machinery story. I reckon it’s a Zazzle or Redbubble, not official merch. Don’t tell Skinner!

Only a truly cruel and vengeful Lottie duplicate would be so cruel as to consort with la Grote’s feared enemy, the seagull.

Now this is a cavalcade of classic characters, right? Have fun spotting them all.

If you want to revisit, Bad Machinery is now hosted at GoComics (and just coming to the end of its 2nd and we assume final run there) but still all available to read for free online. The links to the individual cases are below:
1 – The Case of the Team Spirit
2 – The Case of the Good Boy
3 – The Case of the Simple Soul
4 – The Case of the Lonely One
5 – The Case of the Fire Inside
6 – The Case of the Unwelcome Visitor
7 – The Case of the Forked Road
8 – The Case of the Modern Men
SPACE IS THE PLACE
9 – The Case of the Missing Piece
10 – The Case of the Severed Alliance

Porter Bookshop is a real (and very eclectic) bookshop in Sheffield, in the same spirit as the much-missed Rare & Racy.

You did not expect Linton, did you? I have made the hat fly off your head to the sound of a Swanee whistle. If you’re not familiar with this classic mystery solving character, I’m sure a brief trip into the Bad Machinery archive at GoComics will assist you.

There’s something very satisfying for me in drawing Shauna and Lottie on panel together. They were largely designed as a pair and have a certain visual harmony. Now, you might ask how Shauna (a student from modest means) can afford this fine bedsit. I think this is a question for another day, but I do know the answer.