==Introduction==
Bier Suppe is a webcomic about Rudy Immenhauser, a drunk hunter who can speak with animals and his emergence into a new life where he finds he isn't quite as normal as he had considered. The lives of other characters are liberally thrown in creating a plot that's often hidden within comic situations. The authors have taken time in creating a site featuring some interactivity and an expansion of the main comic into a well-stocked profile page.

About The Comic

Plot Synopsis

The first part of Bier Suppe features Rudy's encounter with a killer deer by the name of El Toro whom he had been seriously injured by once before. After El Toro is inadvertantly slain Rudy finds himself being pulled further into his own realization that his ability to talk to animals isn't in his alchohol-induced imagination and several other characters are introduced.

About the Authors

Bier Suppe is primarily drawn and written by M.A. LaBombard. is the webmaster, editor, and primary promoter. Although Bier Suppe is mostly black and white, some colorization has been done by both authors. The authors are currently living in southern Texas in the United States.

Production & Style

Bier Suppe was in planning in 2003 and, at the request of Clinton, was made as a webcomic in 2004. Bier Suppe was on hold during a move to a different town during 2005 and began regular updates again in December of 2006. The artistic style of Bier Suppe is primary old-school manga<!-- [please help me, Mel, I have no idea what I'm talkin about] --> and blah blah blah please shoot me.

<!-- Mel- -->The production of the comic is mixed media, using traditional pen and ink mixed with a digital equivalent of tracing the preliminary sketches with AutoCAD.

The Characters

Rudy Immenhauser 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.

Esmerelda Immenhauser is Rudy's wife and is more commonly known 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.

Andrew Immenhauser is 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.

Iggy Apostal is Rudy's oldest brother in law. He prefers to be known by ‘Iggy’ – he hates his given name. 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.

Anton Apostal 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 and Dorma are 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.

Doug Comacho 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.

Carlisle Hollingsworth 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.

Links

Bier Suppe

Authentic Ink – Official company website