Next month will mark the 20th anniversary of the Bitsmack comic. On Friday we will kick off a storyline throughout the month of June that’s the 20 year culmination of convoluted plots, running gags, nonsense, inside jokes, self references and ridiculousness. If you are not well versed in the deep lore of the Bitsmackaverse, here’s a list of essential strips to catch you up:

The Beginning

https://bitsmack.com/2002/07/the-bt-smackers-comic-is-online/

https://bitsmack.com/2002/07/enter-berzerker/

A New Threat

https://bitsmack.com/2002/07/a-new-threat/

https://bitsmack.com/2002/07/k-dog-returns/

The First Adventure

https://bitsmack.com/2002/08/the-first-adventure-part-1/

https://bitsmack.com/2002/08/the-first-adventure-part-2/

https://bitsmack.com/2002/08/the-first-adventure-part-3/

https://bitsmack.com/2002/08/the-first-adventure-part-4/

https://bitsmack.com/2002/08/the-first-adventure-part-5/

https://bitsmack.com/2002/08/the-first-adventure-part-6/

https://bitsmack.com/2002/08/the-first-adventure-part-7/

https://bitsmack.com/2002/08/the-first-adventure-part-8/

Gerkin’s Revenge

https://bitsmack.com/2002/10/gerkins-revenge-part-1/

https://bitsmack.com/2002/10/gerkins-revenge-part-2/

https://bitsmack.com/2002/10/gerkins-revenge-part-3/

https://bitsmack.com/2002/10/gerkins-revenge-part-4/

https://bitsmack.com/2002/10/gerkins-revenge-part-5/

Ebay-Man

https://bitsmack.com/2003/02/a-hero-is-born/

https://bitsmack.com/2003/03/ebay-man-episode-2-two-peas-in-an-ipod/

https://bitsmack.com/2003/04/ebay-man-two-scoops-of-evil-part-1/

https://bitsmack.com/2003/04/ebay-man-two-scoops-of-evil-part-2/

https://bitsmack.com/2003/04/ebay-man-two-scoops-of-evil-part-3/

https://bitsmack.com/2003/04/ebay-man-two-scoops-of-evil-part-4/

https://bitsmack.com/2003/04/ebay-man-two-scoops-of-evil-part-5/

https://bitsmack.com/2003/04/ebay-man-two-scoops-of-evil-part-6/

https://bitsmack.com/2003/04/ebay-man-two-scoops-of-evil-part-7/

https://bitsmack.com/2003/04/ebay-man-two-scoops-of-evil-part-8/

https://bitsmack.com/2003/04/ebay-man-two-scoops-of-evil-part-9/

Bitsmack 4000

https://bitsmack.com/2003/08/ill-push-back-the-release-date-you/

https://bitsmack.com/2003/08/cliche-is-french-for-cool/

https://bitsmack.com/2003/08/obvious/

https://bitsmack.com/2003/08/bitsmackers-in-space/

https://bitsmack.com/2003/08/raiders-of-the-lost-crap/

https://bitsmack.com/2003/08/plug-in/

https://bitsmack.com/2003/08/my-life-the-sitcom/

https://bitsmack.com/2003/09/1-gone/

https://bitsmack.com/2003/09/2-abduction/

https://bitsmack.com/2003/09/3-details/

https://bitsmack.com/2003/09/4-mission/

https://bitsmack.com/2003/09/5-implementation/

RC’s Eleven

https://bitsmack.com/2009/11/comic-rcs-eleven-part-1/

https://bitsmack.com/2009/12/comic-rcs-eleven-part-2/

https://bitsmack.com/2009/12/comic-rcs-eleven-part-3/

https://bitsmack.com/2009/12/comic-rcs-eleven-part-4/

https://bitsmack.com/2009/12/comic-rcs-eleven-part-5/

https://bitsmack.com/2009/12/comic-rcs-eleven-part-6/

https://bitsmack.com/2009/12/comic-rcs-eleven-part-7/

https://bitsmack.com/2009/12/comic-rcs-eleven-part-8/

https://bitsmack.com/2009/12/comic-rcs-eleven-part-9/

https://bitsmack.com/2009/12/comic-rcs-eleven-finale/

Ingress

https://bitsmack.com/2016/01/ingress-part-1/

https://bitsmack.com/2016/01/ingress-part-2/

https://bitsmack.com/2016/01/ingress-part-3/

https://bitsmack.com/2016/01/ingress-part-4/

https://bitsmack.com/2016/01/ingress-part-5/

https://bitsmack.com/2016/02/ingress-part-6/

Random Time Travel

https://bitsmack.com/2002/12/back-to-the-beginning-part-1/

https://bitsmack.com/2003/01/back-to-the-beginning-part-2/

https://bitsmack.com/2003/01/back-to-the-beginning-part-3/

https://bitsmack.com/2003/01/back-to-the-beginning-part-4/

https://bitsmack.com/2004/01/the-bitsmack-effect-part-1/

https://bitsmack.com/2004/01/the-bitsmack-effect-part-2/

https://bitsmack.com/2008/04/wasting-time/

https://bitsmack.com/2008/04/wasting-time-part-2/

https://bitsmack.com/2011/06/comic-impress-myself/

https://bitsmack.com/2016/08/specter-detaintrixes/

https://bitsmack.com/2021/03/plenitude/

Lego Comics

https://bitsmack.com/2007/03/destructoplanet-9-episode-1/

https://bitsmack.com/2007/03/3-2-1-first-contact/

https://bitsmack.com/2007/04/fully-functional/

https://bitsmack.com/2018/04/pizza-gals-daydreamin/

https://bitsmack.com/2018/05/pizza-gals-origins/

https://bitsmack.com/2018/08/pizza-gals-the-regular/

Misc

https://bitsmack.com/2002/09/stays-crunchy-in-milk/

https://bitsmack.com/2003/10/n-gage-joke-off/

https://bitsmack.com/2003/10/treason/

https://bitsmack.com/2003/10/the-matrix-re-edited/

https://bitsmack.com/2003/10/ok-one-more/

https://bitsmack.com/2004/05/another-hero-another-origin/

https://bitsmack.com/2004/05/my-secret-identity/

https://bitsmack.com/2008/02/black-holes-and-aspirations/

Part of the Team (optional)

https://bitsmack.com/2005/11/part-of-the-team-part-1/

https://bitsmack.com/2005/12/part-of-the-team-part-2/

https://bitsmack.com/2005/12/part-of-the-team-part-3/

https://bitsmack.com/2005/12/part-of-the-team-part-4/

https://bitsmack.com/2005/12/part-of-the-team-part-5/

https://bitsmack.com/2005/12/part-of-the-team-part-6/

https://bitsmack.com/2005/12/part-of-the-team-part-7/

https://bitsmack.com/2005/12/part-of-the-team-part-8/