So, it’s that time again. The third instalment of Moon is beginning to hove into view. With it is the introduction of a very special kind of evil. Revealed briefly in Moon 2, BunBun Warmheart is a villain that had everything going for him. Now his crimes against humanity mean not even his cute little face can get him off. Our hero, Moon and Shades will be facing this little bleeder directly. What will they find out? What will they glean from this little furry bastard?
This is very much the start of the first story arc for Moon. The introduction is over – now it’s all about the investigation! Moon and his new partner, Shades Rodriguez are about to start dog paddling in dangerous waters, and there be sharks there. Heavily armed, laser guided, furry faced sharks that want to bite their legs off. With guns. And things. Threats will come from directions you’d never expect. You have been warned.
Evil is back. And it’s sitting on a raised chair in an interrogation room at the heart of the Agency.
The potential for high offence is always a surprising distance away in the world of Black Dynamite by Adultswim. Would never’ve thought something so obvious’d be so funny. I’ll be looking up Black Dynamite – and none of your Reverse Honky Psychology’ll change my mind. Ha ha! White people are lame!!
Deliberately tongue in cheek, Black Dynamite manages to match the crude joy of Seth McFarlane’s Family Guy and American Dad with cool references to blaxploitation movies from the 60s and 70s.Not one for the kids but not everything can be…
I don’t tend to like introducing other artists too enthusiastically onto our own blog site unless they’re working with Dan on one of his projects – makes me look bad when they can colour and things – but this discovery on Deviantart the other day had to be shared, including as it does a Dangermouse Movie Poster!!
Before we begin – Dangermouse, (Power House) – He’s the fastest, he’s the quickest, he’s the best – DAANGERMOOOUUUSE!! Dada dada di daa!! DAAANGERMOOOOUSE!! Dada dada di daa!! DANGERMOOOUU-OOOOUU-OOOU-SE!! DA DA DA DA DADI DA DA DA DAA – some more Da das!! – DAAAAAAAAAAAH!! BOOM!!
I have a special affinity with Dangermouse given my surname (Penfold -tut to you at the back looking confused) so when I stumbled upon this set of treats by Daztibbles I was understandably excited that Dangermouse might be returning to a larger screen.
As a child I was gangly and lanky so in no way represented my namesake in any way. One accidental poke in the eye from my mum though and the application of an eye patch and it was clear to all involved (aged 6) as to what we would be playing. Unflappable, unstoppable and with a brilliantly cowardly gerbil for a sidekick DM would fight the nefarious Baron Greenback weekly. Budgets were so short at times that scenes woulds appear in every episode in which Dangermouse and Penfold would famously end up in a darkened room with only their eyes visible. This became one of the best bits of the whole show as it added a ‘dark edge’ that Bananaman and Superted never bothered to get to.
Anyway, Daztibbles, originally from England and now over in Oz, took a Lambourghini and stretched it about a bit until it resembled DM’s car (the vents very handy for the lights of the original apparently). It was a great choice though – look at that. Genius.
Anyway – I’m using this as a jump in to demand a Dangermouse movie. I think Cosgrove Hall has closed it’s doors but by Jove we’ve got to get it made while David Jason’s still got good voice!! We’ve already lost the original voice of Penfold (Terry Scott) so it has to happen soon. At least a CGI series? Failing that – just repeat Wind in the Willows. POOP POOP! WAHEY!!!
We continue to work solidly on the second issue of moon 2. Moving (very swiftly) towards the last pages now, iv is doing all she can to complete the colour work on the second edition of our semi-orbital hero.
It’s been a long while now and I can only apologise profusely to all those who are waiting so patiently for the second edition of Moon. Rest assured, that while there have been delays we are sincerely working as hard and fast as we possibly can to get it completed.
In the back of my mind, particularly because of the length of time it has been between issues I am not prepared to put out anything less than an excellent issue. Those who have supported us, and Dan, and Iv for all her hard work deserve to see the best outing (of two) for Moon there has ever been.
Moon is out benchmark, Moon feels like our way out of the amateur field (much as we love it) and present ourselves as the professionals we want to be.
Course, being a professional means finishing the damn book so I’m lacking slightly in that respect. I’d like to point out that danno completed the script for the first volume of moon 2 years ago so frankly he deserves an award for patience beyond the ken of icici.
It’s coming!!! – and by Jove it’ll be awesome if it kills me.
Page 17 of Moon 2 in all its ‘leaden’ ‘glory’ presented for your perusal. Work on Moon 2 is continuing apace and is looking really rather good for the extra effort. Many, many pages are already back from Iv’s South American palette. She continues to teach English to 11 different schools so is achieving an incredible feat by putting out any Moon pages at all. We remain as ever in awe of the lass.
But what is going on here? Both characters from the previous book and new to the series having a fight about something. But what? And what does it have to do with Moon?
We’re not telling you. Sorry. Maybe stop by the Moon table at a future con (perhaps not Kapow or MCM – sorry as it might not be available by then) or attend the Moon Launch and we’ll reveal all for a measly £3.50. Stop by anyway!!
In the meantime – why not grab another copy of Moon 1? Seriously – one for the week, one for Sunday best.
Back in the 17th Century a cabal of fantasists met in a small London pub to discuss the containment of extra terrestrial life that had crash landed in Bermondsey. It hadn’t. They were fantasists. But they were quite drunk. That was not the beginning of the Agency. Nobody knows when the date or way that the Agency was formed but it operates in London and has done for at least the last 30 years.
As for the 17th Century fantasists – is there really no link? No. No, there isn’t.
The Agency stands between the general public and the powers of the ludicrous. With their headquarters at the far end of the runway at City Airport they have access to the rivers, air and streets of London. Far from recession proof – the Agency is struggling to make ends meet. Underpaid and undervalued – the brave men, women and Moon stand against the wave of silly that sweeps Great Britain on an almost weekly basis.
We know we’re a small independent comic book right now but we have plans for big things. Sales of Moon 1 are a little lacking in digital form which we think is a shame as we’d love to think our American, Canadian, Australian, Mexican, Chinese, Japanese cousins would get a chance to have a quick look at our work here at Beyond the Bunker.com. So, to our global brothers and sisters we have a ready to go digital version you can download onto your desktop, smartphone, tablet etc. Please enjoy!!
If you’re interested click on the link below. If there are any problems downloading based on where you are please let us know.
There’s plenty of reasons to hate this country. It has no idea when it was an Empire or not and depending on who you ask may or may not have been one. It has no idea where its going. The Daily Mail and the Sun continue to sell. The government runs the country like a business. It has no direction and refuses to admit to itself basic truths about its future and past. Its students think they’re owed a degree. The politicians lie.
But through all of this one thing will stand out. Moon will stand dead centre of the heart of this fine nation; at the gates of Buckingham Palace and non-sing through his no mouth the words of the New and poignant National Anthem. No one will know the words as no words will be sung out loud to be heard but a feeling of contentedness and togetherness and a new sense of unity and belief will fall upon all of her citizens and we shall lead the world to a better tomorrow.
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