http://www.bunnykiwi.com A webcomic about a Bunny and a Kiwi bird, created by Philip A. Werk en-us
I know, I know... This isn't a comic. The truth is, I was starting to get discouraged with the whole comic thing. I just didn't feel like it was working. Now, this doesn't mean that Bunny/Kiwi is gone forever... It may return at some point in the future. There would have to be some changes to it, though. For now, I've decided to take things in a different direction.

I've always wanted to be a late night talk show host. Unfortunately, that's not a job that you can just "do"... But now, thanks to the magic of YouTube, it's possible... sort-of... Actually Butterscotch is the one who's going to be a talk show host. The goal is to put out one new episode a week. It's proving to be a little more complicated than I had anticipated, so I'm not sure when the first episode will actually be released. For now, check out the show intro below and let me know what you think!]]> Philip A. Werk Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bunnykiwi.com/show/227 http://www.bunnykiwi.com/show/227
Finally, here's another comic! At least this time it's a double... There probably won't be another one for awhile, as I'm going to be spending the next week in beautiful Los Angeles, California! This comic is inspired by a couple of separate conversations that I had, and while it's only loosely tied together, I think the overall effect works. I think I would have to agree with Butterscotch's choice. Understanding women is a superpower, and guys can only wish to have it...]]> Philip A. Werk Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bunnykiwi.com/show/226 http://www.bunnykiwi.com/show/226
Groupies are an essential part of the rock star experience, and yet they're missing from Guitar Hero. I mean, you can drink and do drugs while playing Guitar Hero... You can even trash your mom's basement! But getting a girl to think you're cool because you play a video game well? Now that's not so easy... How did Peep suddenly become interested in Butterscotch you ask? I'm not really sure. Honestly, Peep is my only female character, so I had to put her in the strip for the joke to make sense. Since she broke up with Franz and continually refuses Mel, Butterscotch was basically her only choice... Anyway, enjoy the comic! Who knows when the next one will get done...]]> Philip A. Werk Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bunnykiwi.com/show/225 http://www.bunnykiwi.com/show/225
It's been awhile since I made a comic. I want to say that I've been busy, but honestly I haven't been any more busy than usual. Sometimes I just feel like Bunny/Kiwi is running out of steam. On the other hand, today we're breaking new ground with the first 4 panel strip! Just don't get used to it...

Unfortunately, my microwave will always beep three times, even if you've already opened the door and taken out your food. It's one of those little things that's extremely annoying to me. If I had known that it was going to do that, I would have bought a different one. Seriously. A couple weeks ago when I was reheating something, I was thinking about this whole situation and came up with Butterscotch's line from the final panel. The "10 kinds of crazy" line is something that I say to myself fairly often. I'm not sure if I heard it somewhere or if I just made it up. Either way, enjoy the comic!]]> Philip A. Werk Thu, 21 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bunnykiwi.com/show/224 http://www.bunnykiwi.com/show/224
How many times has this happened to you? What could have been solved in a sub-2 minute phone call ends up taking at least 17 texts and costing $3.40! (or $20 per month if you're on an unlimited plan...) When will it end? What really pisses me off, though, is the fact that I have an unlimited data plan and they still charge me for texting on top of that. It just doesn't make sense. Anyway, while it can be fun to play with the English language, sometimes it just gets out of control. Seriously, the next person to say "sexting" to me is going to get punched...]]> Philip A. Werk Sun, 03 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bunnykiwi.com/show/223 http://www.bunnykiwi.com/show/223
The idea for this strip came to me last week, when I actually had this problem. I kept smelling maple syrup on my hands, even though I haven't had any for months and months. The idea to turn it into a paranoia about diabetes comes partly from Achewood, where that fear is a common theme. (For extra credit, reference George's recurring fear of Lupus from Seinfeld...) Of course, Butterscotch's obliviousness rounds out the joke. I'm kind of happy with the layout on this one, and how the framing amplifies the emotions. What do you guys think?]]> Philip A. Werk Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bunnykiwi.com/show/222 http://www.bunnykiwi.com/show/222
The initial idea for this strip came to me some time last week as I was waiting in the checkout aisle of the grocery store. 20 covers and 3 online quizzes of "research" later, I had come up with the final script... Turns out that I'm a "Frisky Fraidy-cat"... Anyway, I think that Butterscotch makes a good point. If nothing else, he's convinced Mel... Check out today's video to hear another one of Mel's classic conspiracy rants!]]> Philip A. Werk Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bunnykiwi.com/show/221 http://www.bunnykiwi.com/show/221
Well, it started last year, and now I guess it's becoming somewhat of a tradition... I didn't intentionally set out to make another dark Easter comic, but here we are. I've raised the bar, if I do say so myself. In case you don't get it, that's a hacksaw that Butterscotch is holding in panel 3... You don't want to see panel 4. Since I've moved to Minnesota, the holidays have always been somewhat hard for me. They make me feel so alone. I don't really know what's funny about that, so I decided to go the disturbing route instead...]]> Philip A. Werk Sun, 12 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bunnykiwi.com/show/220 http://www.bunnykiwi.com/show/220
But wait a minute... April 1st was yesterday... April Fool's!!! I know that's a pretty lame excuse for not getting the strip done on time, but it's the best I've got. This is another one of those tragically funny and/or disturbing strips. (Sorry James.) I think that part of my sense of humor comes from using it as a coping mechanism for so long. So often laughter diffuses the tension and lets you escape for a moment. I mean, if you can't laugh at your problems, they just make you sad, right?]]> Philip A. Werk Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bunnykiwi.com/show/219 http://www.bunnykiwi.com/show/219
Comedy is all about timing. This strip has great timing. I mean, it's right after the one where Butterscotch professes his disturbing love for his iPhone, AND it coincides with the launch of my new Twitter widget. Check it out, right below here and to the left! Now you can see what I'm doing all the time! So go ahead and rest assured that you'll be the first to know when I almost kill myself Tweeting and Driving... As if people didn't have enough to worry about with talking and driving and texting and driving... I'm surprised there aren't more accidents already! I haven't checked it out myself, but a reliable source tells me that the iPod Touch documentation actually goes so far as to warn against using it while driving... What I'm really waiting for, though, is the iPhone app that will drive your car for you...]]> Philip A. Werk Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bunnykiwi.com/show/218 http://www.bunnykiwi.com/show/218
I seriously do love my iPhone. Based on the amount of time I spend with it, it's basically my best friend... Is that wrong? I'm not a programmer, but the temptation to write an iPhone app is pretty strong. Especially when you hear stories of people making hundreds of thousands of dollars from a single app. Of course, the odds of that happening are pretty slim, but a guy can still dream, can't he?? I've always been a fan of the notion that one brilliant idea can make you rich. Now all I need is an idea...

I just found out that there are already 6 apps with some variation of iKiss in the name... You see? That's the problem with getting a good idea... Six other people have probably had that same idea before you... :(]]> Philip A. Werk Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bunnykiwi.com/show/217 http://www.bunnykiwi.com/show/217
Most of the credit for this strip goes to my friends Will and Amanda. Last night around bar close, they somehow got onto this potato rant, and kept trying to come up with the most densely double entendre-d situation they could. Butterscotch's joke here represents the pinnacle of their achievements. The last line about the tots came to me this morning as I was putting the strip together. Though maybe not quite as funny as it was at 2AM, I still think it's pretty hilarious. Thanks guys!]]> Philip A. Werk Sun, 22 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bunnykiwi.com/show/216 http://www.bunnykiwi.com/show/216
This strip comes to us courtesy of Pete and our lively discussion over drinks last Friday night. It's basically a word for word transcription, to the best of my memory. Well, technically none of us saved Shamu, though... To hear that story, you'll have to check out Butterscotch's video. You may be wondering why Butterscotch didn't have a snappy Anchorman-based comeback for Mel... The truth is, I just didn't like that movie that much. Sorry.]]> Philip A. Werk Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bunnykiwi.com/show/215 http://www.bunnykiwi.com/show/215
Well, would you look at that... Another true story... It was some day this week, and I stopped at the McDonald's drive-thru on my way home from work for a Shamrock Shake. Now, you have to understand, Shamrock Shakes are one of the few things that I look forward to every year. They're what make March tolerable for me... I was looking forward to it all day, and then it was almost ruined by the smell of some dude's cologne on the cup. Sure, I still drank it, but that's beside the point. It was just such a traumatic experience that I had to make a comic about it. You see... Humor helps us deal with the everyday tragedies of life.]]> Philip A. Werk Sat, 14 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bunnykiwi.com/show/214 http://www.bunnykiwi.com/show/214
Sadly, this strip is based on a true story. The last time I went to buy some mint chocolate chip ice cream, I could only find it in a 1.5 quart package. What made it even more infuriating, though, was the fact that they were selling it side by side with leftover 1.75 quart packages of other flavors. For the same price! Oh sure, they change the design of the package and make it look all new and pretty, hoping that you'll be distracted from the fact that they're giving you less ice cream for the same amount of money! It's ridiculous.]]> Philip A. Werk Sat, 07 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bunnykiwi.com/show/213 http://www.bunnykiwi.com/show/213