This is the last Bad Machinery strip. If you want to keep reading my comics, there are lots of places to do that – the GIANT DAYS and BY NIGHT series of books from Boom!Box, the huge archive of my other webcomics at scarygoround.com and bobbins.horse, or my new comic STEEPLE (in print and with new pages Mo-We-Fr at the steeple.church website).
There’s also a follow-up mini-series to Bad Machinery, WICKED THINGS – issue 1 is in comic shops and on ComiXology now!
Thank you all so much for reading, and for commenting – I’ve enjoyed reading the comments from the GoComics community every day, it’s been wonderful to see people so engaged with the stories and characters. And thank you to Shena Wolf and John F. Glynn for being such good hosts at GoComics.
It is nice to see how tall they are compared to the other kids — a perfect way to end before the final three-panel close-up. Thank you for the delightful artwork, the spot-on sound effects, and the excellent combination of ridiculousness and suspense!
The end is a good end. The lifelong friendship is safe and the future looks full of possibilities♡.Thank you Mr John Allison for this incredible comics and thank you GoComics for have made me discover such a great comics artist.
We shall never know whether Blossom will come between them again. Perhaps that uncertainty is for the best. I also wonder whether that dangerous nutter Mildred eventually married Sewerman General Johnson.
Flash forward to 2020. In a Monte Carlo casino a man steps away from the baccarat table, cutting an especially striking figure in his tuxedo that is so elegantly tailored that it doesn’t even bulge over the shoulder holster bearing the Walther PPK. A waiter holding a tray of drinks approaches the man and says, “Your vodka martini, shaken not stirred, just as you requested, Mr. …?”
Just came across this strip a couple of months ago. Fantastic! Of course just found out it ended in March 2020 after going back and reading past strips. Will say with the current timeline for the next 3 years and enjoy the ride, hoping Sir Allison will develop another series to be told in his fascinating style.
W_Inc-ThePPP over 4 years ago
What a ride.
Kiba65 over 4 years ago
Finally!! What a ride is right, still working on the story line!
MeanBob Premium Member over 4 years ago
@Scarygoround Now finally I can go back to the beginning and see what I missed. Many thanks Mr. Allison.
imagenesis over 4 years ago
Wait, no more?! (╥﹏╥)
Pharmakeus Ubik over 4 years ago
Thanks for all of your efforts to entertain us, Mr. Allison. It’s been a fantastic run, congratulations.
scarygoround creator over 4 years ago
This is the last Bad Machinery strip. If you want to keep reading my comics, there are lots of places to do that – the GIANT DAYS and BY NIGHT series of books from Boom!Box, the huge archive of my other webcomics at scarygoround.com and bobbins.horse, or my new comic STEEPLE (in print and with new pages Mo-We-Fr at the steeple.church website).
There’s also a follow-up mini-series to Bad Machinery, WICKED THINGS – issue 1 is in comic shops and on ComiXology now!
Thank you all so much for reading, and for commenting – I’ve enjoyed reading the comments from the GoComics community every day, it’s been wonderful to see people so engaged with the stories and characters. And thank you to Shena Wolf and John F. Glynn for being such good hosts at GoComics.
Sir Ruddy Blighter over 4 years ago
Very sorry to see this end…but it’s been a fantastic ride! Thank you, Mr. Allison!
Tom_Tildrum over 4 years ago
I’m sad that it’s over, but very happy to have been along for the ride.
Jimmyk939 over 4 years ago
So long and farewell
Michael G. over 4 years ago
One of the best strips of my adult life! Well done, John Allison! Your fans salute you!
Michael G. over 4 years ago
And Claire does have a bright future before her, eh? >;-)
jonesbeltone over 4 years ago
Boo! I am sad. This was a place where I did not have to be grown up.
rroxxanna over 4 years ago
It is nice to see how tall they are compared to the other kids — a perfect way to end before the final three-panel close-up. Thank you for the delightful artwork, the spot-on sound effects, and the excellent combination of ridiculousness and suspense!
Aladar30 Premium Member over 4 years ago
The end is a good end. The lifelong friendship is safe and the future looks full of possibilities♡.Thank you Mr John Allison for this incredible comics and thank you GoComics for have made me discover such a great comics artist.
seismic-2 Premium Member over 4 years ago
Is it ominous that in the final panel where we see Little Claire, she has a fire burning over her head?
MJKesquire over 4 years ago
I will miss Shauna the most! Thank you John Allison!
scyphi26 over 4 years ago
What a mundane note to end what was decidedly not a mundane comic on. I love it. :D
banjinshiju over 4 years ago
Your comic will be missed.
seismic-2 Premium Member over 4 years ago
We shall never know whether Blossom will come between them again. Perhaps that uncertainty is for the best. I also wonder whether that dangerous nutter Mildred eventually married Sewerman General Johnson.
exitseven over 4 years ago
All good things……………
Mac.the.Knife Premium Member over 4 years ago
Hate to leave Bad Machinery. I loved watching the gang grow up but I’m excited about what you are up to next Mr. Allison!
craig kisro over 4 years ago
I started with the scooter saga. Will the first ones be reprinted in gocomics?
Brian Perler Premium Member over 4 years ago
Just remember, Lottie: don’t tit about with expense accounts. (Sorry, we needed at least one more.)
Whatever happened to common sense? over 4 years ago
No more Shauna. No-o-o-o!
soupygeorge over 4 years ago
This was my favourite strip on GoComics. Thanks for the last few years, Mr A.
seismic-2 Premium Member over 4 years ago
Flash forward to 2020. In a Monte Carlo casino a man steps away from the baccarat table, cutting an especially striking figure in his tuxedo that is so elegantly tailored that it doesn’t even bulge over the shoulder holster bearing the Walther PPK. A waiter holding a tray of drinks approaches the man and says, “Your vodka martini, shaken not stirred, just as you requested, Mr. …?”
“Finch. Jack Finch.”
finis
nailer Premium Member over 4 years ago
That was a good raid, really. Thank you so much and hope to see more of your work. Bye!
RonBerg13 Premium Member over 4 years ago
You should NEVER tit about with a great ending!
Grayhair, The Pirate Formerly Known as Tom Powell Premium Member over 4 years ago
Okay, this is from tomorrow but I’m having Bad Machinery withdrawal pains. Any chance Mr. Allison will run it all again?
Sir Ruddy Blighter over 4 years ago
That last panel is the saddest graphic I’ve ever seen
fronczakr Premium Member over 4 years ago
Any chance of Go Comics rerunning from the beginning?
An Iron Hand in a Velvet Glove over 4 years ago
reruns, please!
RadioDial Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Just came across this strip a couple of months ago. Fantastic! Of course just found out it ended in March 2020 after going back and reading past strips. Will say with the current timeline for the next 3 years and enjoy the ride, hoping Sir Allison will develop another series to be told in his fascinating style.