Bad Machinery

I like to think I keep close tabs on the world of web comics; I follow dozens in one form or another, and count several writers and illustrators in my twitter feed. However, it was through this same twitter feed that I caught wind of the conclusion of Scary Go Round, John Allison's long-running series detailing the bizarre and often supernaturally twisted lives of the citizens of small town Tackleford, England. I had heard of Scary Go Round before, but had never read a single panel, and with its run coming to an end I had no excuse not to read the entire series start to finish. One week, seven years worth of comics, and who knows how many individual pages later, I was finally caught up - but there was nothing left to read!

Luckily, John had my back.

Bad Machinery, a follow-up of sorts to Scary Go Round, began its run yesterday in the same space as its long-running predecessor. So far it has retained much of the same style as the last chapter or two of Scary Go Round, while thematically it has returned its focus to the younger high schoolers that had become the center of attention toward the end of the old series. Things look great already, and with updates four days a week we should be up to our necks in new comics in no time.

You can scope out the first comic below. Visit Bad Machinery for more.

Tags: Bad Machinery, John Allison, Scary Go Round