Part SIX, page 5 of 6

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A deep philosophical dilemma?

Part SIX, page 4 of 6

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Splech!

Part SIX, page 3 of 6

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The splatter was created by flicking a toothbrush that had been dunked in my wife's special blood recipe.

Part SIX, page 2 of 6

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We had fun making this set, and our six-year old was fascinated at the various things we did for these pages ... which I'm sure will all come out in therapy.

Part SIX, page 1 of 6

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I had fun with the panel layouts this episode.

Part FIVE, page 6 of 6

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He was just axing for trouble.

Part FIVE, page 5 of 6

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Da-dum, da-dum, da-dum ...

Part FIVE, page 4 of 6

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Our 'heroes' are not exactly the most enlightened duo on the planet.

Part FIVE, page 3 of 6

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Hmm ....

Part FIVE, page 2 of 6

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Just what could have made the Inspector dislike rugby players ... ?

Part FIVE, page 1 of 6

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You never utter such words in a horror story.

Part FOUR, page 6 of 6

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Now, that's a tight-head prop.

Part FOUR, page 5 of 6

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We all have our little vices. (groan)

Many thanks to my wife for creating the vice out of modeling clay, toothpicks, and paint.

Part FOUR, page 4 of 6

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Utterly Rucked was written in a flurry of activity in Feb 2010 as an experiment in churning out writing -- six pages or script a day minimum. It was written to be drawn, not to be done as a Playmobil comic. The photo-comic format has required some rewriting, and some ingenuity, in order to get the images we wanted.

Part FOUR, page 3 of 6

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Yes, yes, I know ... I'm a sick puppy.

Part FOUR, page 2 of 6

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Sometimes you get lucky with camera angles.

Part FOUR, page 1 of 6

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In a scrum there are two props on each side that, well, prop up the scrum. Due to the interlocking nature of these two front rows each team has a loose head prop and a tight head prop, which refers to the side of the scrum their halfback puts the ball in.

Or you could just ignore that and side with Cheryl on all these rugby terms.

Part THREE, page 6 of 6

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In rugby, like many sports, if a player starts to bleed they must leave the field to get medical attention to stop the flow of blood. The player is said to be in the blood bin while receiving attention.

Part THREE, page 5 of 6

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Well ... do you?

Part THREE, page 4 of 6

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Even in adversity our hero still attempts to flirt a little with the Inspector. What a guy.

Part THREE, page 3 of 6

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The 'blood' is a secret recipe concocted by my wife. While the ingredients may be secret, let's just say you could serve the some of the blood with sausages, but you may find your insides changing colour.

Part THREE, page 2 of 6

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I hand-rolled the tiny cigarettes myself.

Part THREE, page 1 of 6

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Part Three (of Twenty-Four total) starts. A page-a-day until completed.

Part TWO, page 6 of 6

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Thud!

Part TWO, page 5 of 6

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For Shorty! A brave Playmobil who forever gave up the use of his legs.

Part TWO, page 4 of 6

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My wonderful wife did something she swore she'd never do to make this page ... she purchased scrapbooking supplies. The horror, the horror!

Part TWO, page 3 of 6

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Only 135 pages left to go!

Part TWO, page 2 of 6

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Who knew Playmobil made tacky, pink sunglasses? We now have a few pairs.

Part TWO, page 1 of 6

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We introduce the coppers ...

Part ONE, page 6 of 6

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Part Two starts tomorrow ... a page-a-day until all 144 pages are up.