Hey, anybody out there have any suggestions on new ways for me to send you Bug & Worm (maybe an email list or something)? I need to add something new to the site to get myself excited (other than yet another comic). Should I start some kind of Q & A or round table with you all in the Chatter section down here?

Oh, also, I posted this in the comments for a recent B & W, but I thought I’d re-post it here in case you missed it (it’s about why I do the pixel B & W the way I do):

I have these little rules I’ve set up for myself when showing Bug & Worm’s world. That’s why they are always seen from the same angle and at the same distance from the viewer. I kind of want to confine everything to a small, bug-sized space. If I start taking them all over the place and showing all kinds of far-off lands, it wouldn’t feel as much like a Bug & Worm strip to me (that’s part of why I started the hand-drawn Bug & Worm Adventures strips. I could take them different places, but it was a totally different style. It was distinct enough that it worked for me). I know that all of that limits me quite a bit in what I can show, but I like working within those parameters. Bug & Worm live in a yard somewhere in Suburbia with access to a tiny sidewalk, a beach, and a laboratory that creates tiny animals.

In my continued state of wishy-washiness, I’m going to commit to two new pixel strips a week, for the time being. I’ll try for a Tuesday-Thursday schedule. If you were one of the peopleses who liked the hand-drawn stuff better, just hold on for a bit. My brother and I are working on something…

It will be at least a few more days until a new Bug & Worm strip. I don’t want to be one of the web cartoonists who just gives up on their strip, but right now I feel like I’ve used up all of my ideas for Bug & Worm. Hopefully, if I take this break, I’ll get recharged and come back with all guns firing. In the meantime, if you feel like writing a Bug & Worm, Bug & Worm Adventures, or B & W Clippings, please do! I can’t promise I’ll draw it, but if it tickels my funny bone, I just might. You can either post the script here in the comments, or email it to me at eroomba (at) gmail.com.

Also, I want to give a great big THANK YOU to everyone who has been checking out the site on a regular basis. I want to give an even bigger THANK YOU to everyone who has been commenting and giving me all the great feedback and encouragement. And finally, a huge THANK YOU to anyone who has been reading since before I even had any kind of real site for the strip. All of you rock my socks off! Virtual head nods/high fives/hugs to all of you (pick whichever makes you the least uncomfortable)!

NOTE: If you are not a fan of aimless rambling, please ignore this post.

I need to ask everyone a question: is Bug & Worm too “vanilla?” I try and make it very accessible and not overly offensive, but I’m starting to wonder if that’s driving people away. I have a habit of being weird just for weird’s sake, and I’ve tried to stay away from that as well, since it’s so overdone. I guess I’m just having trouble trying to decide what to do with Bug & Worm, since I feel like I’m getting close to repeating myself. There’s only so many times Bug can something goofy and Worm can roll his eyes…

Sorry, everyone! The site was down for a bit due to power problems!