Here you can find more than just descriptions for the characters! You might also notice the tiny thumbnails included with these entries which lead to strips we're calling 'one-shots'. We hope to fill this section in far more than it is, making this a very valuable section of the site. Expect more profiles to be added along with more one-shots along with the new comic pages, so be sure to check this section out whenever you visit!

Iggy Apostol Male 34 years old Iggy is Rudy's oldest brother in law. He is somewhat of a loner, but likes to occasionally leave the house and inspire others to be irritated with him. He has an opinion on everything, and doesn't seem to care that nobody else cares about his opinions. He has a BFA, but he works as a bouncer and bartender because he doesn't quite fit in with other creative types. One of the things about his job he most enjoys are the occasional moments when he has full liberty to beat someone up for being stupid. He lifts wieghts and has a healthy diet, but still can't loose the fat he's had all his life. He has a secret hobby, he likes to make small press comics and publish them under different pseudonyms.

Rudy Immenhauser Male 36 years old Rudy was born in Austria. When he was 14, his parents sent him to his relatives in South Texas. Apart from his ostensive shyness, he appears to be a completely normal everyday boring middle-class family man of the inebriate redneck stock. Looks can be deceiving. Rudy believes in nothing, has faith in no one, and lives primarily to provide for his family, go hunting on weekends, occasionally loiter with family members he can tolerate, and of course, get drunk. He is, for the most part, also a handyman, cabinet-maker, and inside carpenter.

Anton Apostol Male 33 years old Anton is Iggy and Izzy's youngest sibling and Rudy's youngest brother-in-law. Anton never took life seriously. That trait didn't save him from burning out on life. He discovered he could make money with his hobby and has become a valued member of the local cartel community. He was married until his wife became a penticostal and booted him out. Since then he's lived with his brother, Iggy, who reluctantly took him in.

Norm & Dorma Male and female, respectively Probably each around 25 years old Observers on the highway of life... and death. Two buzzards with one common purpose in life: to clean up the discontinued items in the biological pool. They enjoy watching the pathetic and vain goings on of the creatures of planet earth, and providing one another with entertaining (and not so entertaining) commentary on the subject. Given Rudy's ability to talk with them and their respective ages, Norm and Dorma have a particular interest in him.

Carlisle Hollingsworth Male 38 years old Carl is a regular at the tavern where Iggy works as a bouncer and bartender. Carl is also an active member of his church. His achoholism is the only thing holding him back from making a higher position within his congregation. Apart from his drinking, he has no other known vices and is known to be somewhat of a self-righteous prude. He and Iggy are known to engage in frequent discussions leading to arguments about theology, religion and culture.

Shiona Faivre Female 26 years old Shiona was born in Algeria and raised in the US. She comes from an opulent multi-cultural family with a somewhat liberal outlook on life. She was hit by a drunk driver when she was fifteen where she subsequently lost her legs from the kneecaps down. She had been a well-involved and athletic highschool student, but her change of habits eventually led to her losing all her 'desirable' friends and all the support she once had from those she presumed to be mentors.

Andrew Immenhauser Male 31 years old Rudy's first cousin. Rudy was sent to America as a teenager to live with Andy's parents. The two were raised together after that, and Andrew has a certain respect for Rudy. Andrew was a fat fantasy/RPG kid who was bullied a lot, and being around Rudy inspired him to stand up for himself and to take better care of himself. He did two years in the military and came home to take a career in law enforcement. He lives in Lavaca county in a doublewide on his parents' property.

Esmerelda Immenhauser Female 36 years old Rudy's wife, commonly refered to as 'Izzy'. The two met in high school and were off-handedly friends. Through a turn of events, Rudy had indirectly lost Izzy her full scholarship, and decided that he would pay for her college to make up for it. They eventually became more than friends and married while Izzy was still going to school. Since she graduated, she's been the steady income earner during the slow times. Their companionship can be described as 'distant' but no less valued.

Doug Comacho Male 34 years old Doug was a gainfully employed salesman until a co-worker he trained discovered he was on medication for schizophrenia. Although his severance was meticulously devoid of citing medical reasons, he was promply dismissed. His difficulty finding equal employment caused him to lose his house and his fiance. He currently lives in his truck and in rental storage spaces. Since losing his benefits he's discovered that the street value of his prescription medication and of other controlled substances can be quite a bit cheaper, or at least more readily available.

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