We are forever thinking of new ways to delight and entertain our audience. Many of you know already—and if you don’t, we hope this will be a pleasant surprise—that we not only write different strange texty stuffs but we also produce strange comicky stuffs!
So, given that boredom is the enemy of blog readers everywhere, we have taken it upon ourselves to present to you our new comic strip ‘Trottersville’. Well… technically speaking, it’s not completely new. Tony produced some original versions of this series more than ten years ago. One version was presented to the internet in black and white, and another version was in colour. It seems that he couldn’t resist the perfectionist’s obsessive need to refine and refine and refine. Ah, the mad, balmy days of youth!
Over the years that followed, this series got buried under heaps of exciting new plans and projects, but then Tati entered the room and flipped the script—in a figurative and literal sense. She saw the potential in this funny little piggy comic, and pestered Tony into bringing it back to life. And so a ‘restoration’ project of sorts was born. ‘Trottersville’ would shine again!
We like to think that the series has been further refined with this latest incarnation. Whole strips have had their scripts tweaked or rewritten from the ground up. All strips have been completely redrawn by Tony and coloured with the able assistance of Tati. Yes, even Tati couldn’t resist the urge to join in on the fun of making comics, and it turns out she’s a natural! We hope you like our work!
So, if you’re as excited as we are—and we’re pretty freaking excited!—and you wish to see our brand spanking old/new creation, you’re very welcome to join us at these online digs:
Tapas WebToon Patreon Ko-fi
We plan to update these sites with a new episode of ‘Trottersville’ every Saturday, and all of them will be open and free for everyone. Sounds too good to be true, yes? But it is true!
Oh, and there will be a special surprise for our dear patrons. In addition to a new, shiny-as-fuck penny of a strip in your Patreon mailbox every Saturday, we’ll also provide the original black and white counterpart that was created by Tony back in the good old days. And we will be utterly delighted to hear what you think about our hellbent, unkosher adventure in general. Holy crap we’re excited!
Strap yourselves in, guys. It’s gonna be an oink fest!
Your Tati & Tony
PS: By the way, Tati is also hard at work translating the series into Russian. This is something that makes Tony feel insanely happy because he loves seeing strange looking pigs say ё, ю, ж and other funny symbols in speech bubbles. Maybe you will love this too. Stay tuned!
What exciting news! Too cute. 😀 Looking forward to seeing future piggy shenanigans. Also, the name Trottersville is great. ^_^
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Aw, thank you, Iggy! 😊
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Haha, they look cute at least!
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They’ll charm your socks off if ya let ’em! 😛
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Why are you not posting it here?
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Because we’d like everyone who wants to read it to go over to Tapas or WebToon. Y’see, Sam, we’re trying to see if we can make a little dosh from this endeavour. 😀
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This looks fun! Looking forward to more.
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Aw, thanks! We hope you enjoy what we have planned!
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Really looking forward to this series.
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We hope you’ll enjoy it, Mark! 😀
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I’m already hooked Tony.
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That pleases us no end! 😀
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Piggy speech bubbles in Cyrillic, can’t be bad. Must be worth a read. I can handle the alphabet, but I’m not so good on Russian.
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I’ve been trying to learn Russian. It’s hella HARD. 😦
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Yep. My father speaks it. I grew up with him swearing in Russian… although he’s as English as they come (5 yrs POW WWII in Prussia, in a mixed camp with Poles and Russians)
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Ah, I see!
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I suppose the next translations will be Hebrew and Arabic? Pay attention with the Chinese version! Mss Peppa has already been censored in China as being too naughty and disrespectful.
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Norwegian could be cool too. Maybe Farsi? The possibilities are endless! 😀
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I am looking forward to this. I love your sideways view of life. The name, “Trottersville” caught my eye. My dad, who’s from New Zealand where they grow them a little odd, has fond memories of trotters. That’s what they called the pickled pigs’ feet they ate.
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Trotters is such a brilliant word, Em. How could one not use it for the name of a comic strip featuring talking pigs? Hee hee. 😛
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I love everything that you both create. Thank you for the entertainment and the education. ❤️💋
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Aw, thank you! We appreciate your support very much! 😀
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and I appreciate both of you. a heart emoji
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Since pigs and piglets are a few of my favorite things ( no longer just farm animals) I am heading straight for Trottersville!
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Aw, thank you! We hope you LOVE what you see! 😀
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Loved it for sure!
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Yay! That makes me so happy! 😀
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Yay!!!😊
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