Above the Crowd Below the Lights
@atcbtl.bsky.social
Above the Crowd Below the Lights is a romantic rock comedy written by Charlie Champion and illustrated by @matttherattking about two rockstars in love
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Above The Crowd, Below The Lights is an ongoing webcomic about the burgeoning love story between Kristian, frontman of metal band Voyd, and Nor, frontman for rock band Oxy. The story is based on a shared love of music, theater, art and middle aged people falling in love.
We got our first hate comment on tumblr should we like. Frame it or something
November 6, 2025 at 6:59 PM
We got our first hate comment on tumblr should we like. Frame it or something
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Drawing Kristian is a real Clark Kent-Superman glasses paradox situation. W glasses: normal German sweetie boy. W/O: AAAAAAHHHHHH WHO ARE YOOOOOUUUUU
November 3, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Drawing Kristian is a real Clark Kent-Superman glasses paradox situation. W glasses: normal German sweetie boy. W/O: AAAAAAHHHHHH WHO ARE YOOOOOUUUUU
A face so bootifool you gotta spend $20 on them
October 31, 2025 at 9:58 PM
A face so bootifool you gotta spend $20 on them
Wanted to take a moment to thank the handful of you enjoying the comic so far! That you have liked and shared and said sweet things about 15 pages of two randos being music nerds at each other is crazy. Y’all haven’t even met the rest of the crew yet. They haven’t DONE anything yet!!!! So! Thanks!!!
October 30, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Wanted to take a moment to thank the handful of you enjoying the comic so far! That you have liked and shared and said sweet things about 15 pages of two randos being music nerds at each other is crazy. Y’all haven’t even met the rest of the crew yet. They haven’t DONE anything yet!!!! So! Thanks!!!
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Don’t be like this guy, go see next week’s Atcbtl page on patreon right now! (If you want to that is you don’t gotta)
patreon.com/mattcosgrove
patreon.com/mattcosgrove
October 27, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Don’t be like this guy, go see next week’s Atcbtl page on patreon right now! (If you want to that is you don’t gotta)
patreon.com/mattcosgrove
patreon.com/mattcosgrove
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Coming just under the wire for #PortfolioDay ! I’m Matt and recently I’ve been the artist for me and my buddy’s ongoing comic Above the Crowd, Below the Lights (that you can read here @atcbtl.bsky.social ) I also draw fan art and animatics on YouTube :)
October 15, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Coming just under the wire for #PortfolioDay ! I’m Matt and recently I’ve been the artist for me and my buddy’s ongoing comic Above the Crowd, Below the Lights (that you can read here @atcbtl.bsky.social ) I also draw fan art and animatics on YouTube :)
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Btw you can also get the good shit w next weeks Atcbtl page and exclusive stuff I just up on patreon
patreon.com/mattcosgrove...
patreon.com/mattcosgrove...
October 11, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Btw you can also get the good shit w next weeks Atcbtl page and exclusive stuff I just up on patreon
patreon.com/mattcosgrove...
patreon.com/mattcosgrove...
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October 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
October 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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October 2, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Noooo middle age German boy don’t hunch like that you’ll get back pain!!!
October 2, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Noooo middle age German boy don’t hunch like that you’ll get back pain!!!
October 2, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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How @atcbtl.bsky.social comic/characters has me currently, specially Nor 🎶
(There was a budget cut after the first panel) (I also need y’all to know what I’m referencing)
(There was a budget cut after the first panel) (I also need y’all to know what I’m referencing)
September 29, 2025 at 1:44 AM
How @atcbtl.bsky.social comic/characters has me currently, specially Nor 🎶
(There was a budget cut after the first panel) (I also need y’all to know what I’m referencing)
(There was a budget cut after the first panel) (I also need y’all to know what I’m referencing)
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Had to pull some ref of Kris for a comm I’m getting and. Sigh. Look at him. Precious floppy haired German boy <3
September 26, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Had to pull some ref of Kris for a comm I’m getting and. Sigh. Look at him. Precious floppy haired German boy <3
