From the Publisher

WELCOME TO SIDETOWN

IF YOU LOOK DOWN THE BACK OF THE SOFA OF LA YOU’LL FIND AN OLD, DUSTY, BUT INCREDIBLY PRECIOUS RARE GEM – SIDETOWN.

And there, you’d meet a friendly bunch of equally rare gems all living their best life and working hard to make that life even better. They’re a curious bunch of misfits, dreamers, and schemers who look out for each other and look after each other.

At the centre of it all is the B-Sides bar, the beating heart and soul of Sidetown. At the centre of the bar is Gus, the barkeep, who lives in an old airstream in the car park behind the bar.

Out front, on their bench, you’ll usually find Slippery Kev and his mate, Sketch – a Riff Rat. The Riff Rats live with, and under, the other residents of Sidetown in their own Riff Rat world. With their own speakeasy Riff Rat bar underneath the B-Side bar. There’s a regular open mic night at the bar hosted by the slightly irregular Open Mike, who gets his name from being, well, open, too open… Next door is the vinyl record exchange, Sounds Good Record Store, run by the couple Sheena and Debs.

On the other side of the bar is Bodhi’s Taco truck where you can get the best tacos in Sidetown, that is unless ‘surf’s up’, then Bodhi and his sous chef Nacho are nowhere to be seen.

Come and visit Sidetown, it’s a dusty, precious gem that’s ready to shine.

STORIES IN B-SIDES VOL.1

SEAWEED

Bodhi and Nacho set up the food truck at the beach to sell tacos. What could possibly go wrong?

GOLF NIGHT

A heartwarming short tale featuring Gus, a makeshift urban golf course and his trusty Riff Rat caddy.

POT OF GOLD

What's going down in the Riff Rats building across the road from the B-Side bar? Secrets unfold and turn to gold...

ANOTHER DIMENSION

A day in the life view from Ollie. Sidetown's resident skate rat.

B-Sides from a Riff Rat's perspective, above and blow the streets

BRINGING SIDETOWN TO LIFE WITH ANIMATED CONTENT

Using real-life actors and voiceovers we produced animated shorts to further develop our characters and their world. Scan QR codes in the comic for pop-up scenes.

Look out for real-life artists living in Sidetown. Residents already here in Issue 1 include comedians and B-Siders Dex Carvey, Mike Masilotti and Nolan Culver.