‘Bottoms Up’ Explores Food and the Stress of Survival in the Gig Economy

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We often wonder why a food blog feels the need to have a detailed description of a tragic life at the beginning, but that’s just Search Engine Optimization my friends! In Bottoms Up, a food blogger steps into the realm of madness as they try to make the highest quality tiramisu. Exploring their ability to just sort of “berserker” in the kitchen during busy times, we soon see our main character may just be hanging on by a thread.

Barbara Benas’ Bottoms Up has that familiar feeling for anyone who has ever worked in food service and longed for something more. It highlights how much stress we as a people put on ourselves to live something more than just a regular survival plan. In short, the feelings are familiar, and the art is fascinating. Bottoms Up also won the award for 2024 Minicomic Award Winner for Horror.

Bottoms Up is now available from Silver Sprocket.

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