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A Comic By Any Other Name…

A Comic By Any Other Name…

by Adam on May 27, 2013 at 12:00 am
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  1. Ataro
    Ataro
    May 27, 2013, 12:20 am | # | Reply

    It will always be Bug comic in my heart.

    • Izzie
      Izzie
      February 11, 2014, 7:21 pm | # | Reply

      Same here.

  2. Rich W
    Rich W
    May 27, 2013, 12:35 am | # | Reply

    I’m gonna have to remember to update the RSS link…

  3. Hana
    Hana
    May 27, 2013, 1:52 am | # | Reply

    Why

    • Adam
      Adam
      May 27, 2013, 9:29 am | # | Reply

      Please see the blog post.

      • Seolyk
        Seolyk
        May 27, 2013, 11:42 am | # | Reply

        forgive me for being stupid, but I can’t find a link to your blog.

        Theres Twitter, which the current most recent tweet links here, audioblog which you haven’t upadated in nearly a year, and GOS which unless im missing something doesn’t mention it. No other blog link to be found.

        • Seolyk
          Seolyk
          May 27, 2013, 11:46 am | # | Reply

          nevermind. i forgot that the blog only shows up on ‘bug.com’ and not on individual comic pages.

  4. James Mc
    James Mc
    May 27, 2013, 2:01 am | # | Reply

    Is that a sly Calvin and Hobbes reference in the first frame?

    • Satherian
      Satherian
      May 27, 2013, 12:10 pm | # | Reply

      It seems not many people noticed the actual comic part. I’m wondering what would have been there

  5. Xartarin
    Xartarin
    May 27, 2013, 2:03 am | # | Reply

    I’m gonna miss the comics, but I *have* been hankering for some cockroach-themed drinks as of late…

    • Garrett Williams
      Garrett Williams
      May 27, 2013, 2:11 am | # | Reply

      @Xartarin: The comic isn’t going away, the name’s just changing.

  6. Riordian
    Riordian
    May 27, 2013, 4:10 am | # | Reply

    um, may I ask why? I like the current name. Also I’m not sure if this is serious… am I missing a pun?

    • Adam
      Adam
      May 27, 2013, 9:03 am | # | Reply

      Please see the blog post.

      • David Michaelangelo Silva
        David Michaelangelo Silva
        May 27, 2013, 12:39 pm | # | Reply

        Hi Adam,

        You’ve mentioned this elusive “blog post” a couple times. Care to link it? I tried to visit bug.com but it’s not loading and I have no idea how to get to the blog . . .

        Also, I suppose we will need to update the RSS feed?

        • Cob
          Cob
          May 28, 2013, 6:05 pm | # | Reply

          Click the Home tab and scroll down.

  7. Idol Revolver
    Idol Revolver
    May 27, 2013, 4:27 am | # | Reply

    I DON’T LIKE IT CHANGE IS BAD DON’T DO THIS I HATE YOU FOREVER.

    • Mortal Anonymous
      Mortal Anonymous
      May 27, 2013, 5:02 am | # | Reply

      Well that’s a little extreme, don’t you think?

  8. Ethel
    Ethel
    May 27, 2013, 4:54 am | # | Reply

    See, Jerkass Bug? You can have fun with news WITHOUT charades!

  9. Mortal Anonymous
    Mortal Anonymous
    May 27, 2013, 5:01 am | # | Reply

    I must say, I don’t like the changed name. Seems a lot less relevant. But it’s not like it’s the end of the world, and if Mr. Huber feels there’s a reason to switch it, then ok, whatever.

    I am a little curious as TO the reason, though.

  10. Qeruiem
    Qeruiem
    May 27, 2013, 5:14 am | # | Reply

    Is it only me that wonders what really happened in frame 2 and 3? How did he get from the world being a wonderful place to farting in a roller skate?

    I NEED TO KNOW! I’LL BE LYING SLEEPLESS OVER THIS!

    • Rat
      Rat
      May 27, 2013, 5:24 am | # | Reply

      Indeed. Meh @ the name thing. Oh, and us old-timers can still visit via bugcomic.com, right? Much meh. To mother nature’s pressure valves, if you please!

      • Rat
        Rat
        May 27, 2013, 7:06 am | # | Reply

        Oh, and props for the Eco reference.

  11. Echoj2
    Echoj2
    May 27, 2013, 5:25 am | # | Reply

    Change leaves me confused and confusion leads to evil which in turn spreads chaos! At least I enjoy those things.

  12. Dave Dell
    Dave Dell
    May 27, 2013, 7:34 am | # | Reply

    I don’t think the “name change” is anything more than Adam’s quirky humor.

  13. Jacob Davis
    Jacob Davis
    May 27, 2013, 8:03 am | # | Reply

    Just tell us if we need to update our RSS feeds, that’s all I ask!

  14. Mystify
    Mystify
    May 27, 2013, 9:40 am | # | Reply

    I’ll admit, I was a bit incredulous at first, but after reading the blog post your reasoning is sound, and the new name does have a good ring to it. Setting aside instinctive fear of change, this seems like a good idea and you have my support.

  15. John Sutton
    John Sutton
    May 27, 2013, 10:26 am | # | Reply

    Adam, you are probably one of the hardest working web comic producers I know. Keep up the good work. Looking forward to whatever ‘newness’ the new strip name brings!

  16. Satherian
    Satherian
    May 27, 2013, 11:47 am | # | Reply

    I saw the blog post. It makes complete sense why he’s changing it. I agree with him about the search, too. It sometimes takes me a while to figure out what I should search to find the website.

  17. mac
    mac
    May 27, 2013, 12:45 pm | # | Reply

    To read Adam’s blog post explaining the name change, go to the home page and scroll down below the comic. (Or go here: http://www.bugcomic.com/blog/thats-right-its-bug-martini-now/ )

    Basically, the reason for the change is that the name “Bug” is too generic and could cause trademark problems down the road. The name change opens the door to making Bug (Martini) books.

    As to why “Bug Martini” — he says it just felt/sounded like the right name.

  18. Bob Peters
    Bob Peters
    May 27, 2013, 1:25 pm | # | Reply

    Cool announcement, but now I want context on the child bug farting in his sister’s roller skate. 🙂

  19. Barlakopofai
    Barlakopofai
    May 27, 2013, 1:55 pm | # | Reply

    I kinda had an idea for a comic for you. I didn’t really think of a comic but I had a thought and I copypasted it here so you may think something of it yourself and make something funny out of it.

    “I wish we lived in a world where giving your first-born child had a higher meaning than just making someone else adopt it.

    Whatever happened to demons who want your first-born in exchange for riches…”

  20. Jeff Clough
    Jeff Clough
    May 27, 2013, 3:30 pm | # | Reply

    Last panel made me put my head down on my desk. You made me snort, Adam! Curse you! ha ha ha ha ha!
    Now I’m off to read the blogpost. Bug Martini sounds a bit odd, but hell, this whole comic is odd. It says Random Nonsense 5 days a week, and well…Bug Martini is pretty random.
    Cheers!

  21. gscratch
    gscratch
    May 27, 2013, 4:29 pm | # | Reply

    all I can say is, the very first strip of BugTini better be the complete version of today’s, or there will be trouble

  22. antcowburn
    antcowburn
    May 27, 2013, 5:25 pm | # | Reply

    I am sad to see the passing of Bug. It will be easier to google it on other computers though. Best of luck with the name change!

  23. Matt
    Matt
    May 27, 2013, 8:28 pm | # | Reply

    Comic names are one of those funny little things. They really don’t matter a whole bunch in the grand sceme of things. Take a look at “Peanuts”. Schulz hated that name for decades, and for good reason. It’s a terrible name. But I doubt it hurt that comic one bit and ultimately people called it what the wanted. Like “Charlie Brown” or in my Great Grandmother’s case, “Snoopy”.

    Adam is right though. In this era of Google it is important to have a unique identifier and Bug Martini is that. PLUS it is a great name for the comic as well! It is a gentelman’s drink. A mix of the very finest of life’s elixers. Yet if you indulge yourself in too many, you’ll find yourself passed out in the floor with your pants on your head.

    I think Bug Martini is a fantastic name.

  24. Lobuscus
    Lobuscus
    May 27, 2013, 8:40 pm | # | Reply

    Uhh, does nobody else remember this happening in the C&H comics? Remember, the guys were talking and all of a sudden a random chick shows up and talks about merchandise and returns to the comic, where the two guys blew up. Am I the only one who saw this?

  25. ElBruce
    ElBruce
    May 28, 2013, 2:57 am | # | Reply

    So, you’re one of about 30 webcomics I keep up with using my Google Reader RSS feed. Google is eliminating their Reader service as of June 1. Which is to say, this is about the worst possible time you could have chosen to change your URL. Seriously.

    • Patrick
      Patrick
      May 28, 2013, 10:26 am | # | Reply

      July 1st, actually.

  26. Kai Gon
    Kai Gon
    May 28, 2013, 5:50 am | # | Reply

    Yes.

  27. StarlitStella
    StarlitStella
    May 28, 2013, 7:10 am | # | Reply

    We were going to name our puppy “Bug”. Do you think the neighbors will raise an eyebrow if we’re yelling for a “Martini” out the back door?

  28. LanceThruster
    LanceThruster
    May 28, 2013, 3:03 pm | # | Reply

    In martini parlance wouldn’t that be a ‘bug-tini?’

  29. oldfurr
    oldfurr
    May 28, 2013, 4:10 pm | # | Reply

    Not to put too fine a point on it, fuck that!

    • Adam
      Adam
      May 28, 2013, 6:03 pm | # | Reply

      Watch it with the F-bombs.

      • Mahnarch
        Mahnarch
        June 1, 2013, 4:28 pm | # | Reply

        FFFFUUUUUDDDDGGgggeeeee!*

        a la, “Christmas Story” 😀

  30. oldfurr
    oldfurr
    May 28, 2013, 4:11 pm | # | Reply

    Messing with perfection ALWAYS sucks, stop doing that!

  31. ferreroni
    ferreroni
    May 28, 2013, 5:34 pm | # | Reply

    Make the bug in the top of the site hold a martini glass in one hand and have raised eyebrows. Please. I’m begging you.

  32. antcowburn
    antcowburn
    May 28, 2013, 6:09 pm | # | Reply

    Sudden realisation: why has this come before getting merch?
    I don’t know how long we’ve been waiting on your promise for merchandise and now this comes out of the blue!
    I’m not saying that this is a bad decision but priorities man!
    P.S. Thank you for the daily laughs. No insult is intended by this post.

  33. Arbysmom
    Arbysmom
    May 28, 2013, 7:16 pm | # | Reply

    First, I LOVE IT! (more about that below*)

    I read all entries at (currently) bug.com through RSS, so I saw both this and the blog post. Chronologically, the blog post was first, so this comic made total sense. It’s also a smart move, and a great choice for a new name.

    * I don’t know why, but when I saw “Bug Martini” my first thought was, isn’t that the name now? I realized immediately that the idea was perfect. It could be I feel that way because Huber is my family name as well, and maybe we’re (distantly) related somehow. But I think it’s more that it’s just perfect because it IS.

    Thanks for making me smile with your art.

  34. Karine76
    Karine76
    June 10, 2013, 8:54 am | # | Reply

    I walk away for five weeks and I come back to a new Bug. No wait, same bug, different name. I have to admit the first time I tried to find it via google it wasn’t easy so even before I read the explanation I knew what this was done. Good name.

    • Karine76
      Karine76
      June 10, 2013, 8:55 am | # | Reply

      Oh and I had you in my Google Reader feed and now I’m with Feedly and it had no trouble tracking the strips in spite of the name change.

  35. Quinn
    Quinn
    August 3, 2016, 8:32 pm | # | Reply

    If you’re like me, Reader, then you wondered why the name was changed, but, being that this is archived, the blog Adam referred to wasn’t so easily accessed, as it would be if the post was not an archived page.

    Well, here’s the blog he was referring to: https://www.bugmartini.com/blog/thats-right-its-bug-martini-now/

    • raker
      raker
      January 28, 2017, 10:09 am | # | Reply

      Thanks! I was looking for exactly that.

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