The Continentals: Murder, mystery, adventure--And steampunk!!!

[TheDeeMan]

There's a new update at The Continentals. Here's the teaser:


"HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVANT!!!"

His name is Smythe. Jeffrey Tiffen Smythe. Continental Operative of the A.T.S.T.K and agent in her majesty's service. Solving grisly crimes like the murders plaguing Mansfordshire is his business--And business is good!!!

The Continentals
http://www.webcomicsnation.com/moniquem/continentals/series.php
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Dee

[TheDeeMan]

There's a new update at The Continentals. Here's the teaser:

"THIS LADY IS NO GENTLEMAN!!!"

Don't let your eyes deceive you. This dude doesn't look like a lady. Beneath that top hat and tailored suit this "man" is all woman. And she'll break your heart or your face depending on her mood. And either way--You'll love her for it.

The Continentals
http://www.webcomicsnation.com/moniquem/continentals/series.php

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Dee

[TheDeeMan]

There's a new update at The Continentals. Here's the teaser:

"A ROOM WITH A VIEW--TO MURDER!!!"

Within the posh hallowed halls of a life lived in splendor Smythe, Fiona, and Inspector Norfolk inspect the gentile setting of a brutal murder.

The Continentals
http://www.webcomicsnation.com/moniquem/continentals/series.php

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Dee

[TheDeeMan]

There's a new update at The Continentals. Here's the teaser:

'DOES THE CORPSE MATCH THE DRAPES?"

To Smythe, Fiona, and inspector Norfolk the only thing that seems out of place in Lord Ashton's study is his own blood soaked, battered body surrounded by newspaper clippings who's dates countdown to murder.

The Continentals
http://www.webcomicsnation.com/moniquem/continentals/series.php

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Dee

[Darkhound]

I quite like it so far, and am pleased that the primary characters are finally on stage. One short page per week is awfully slow, but if the plot is up to the artwork, it will be worth the wait. You've begun well, anyway, and that's something!

[TheDeeMan]

I quite like it so far, and am pleased that the primary characters are finally on stage. One short page per week is awfully slow, but if the plot is up to the artwork, it will be worth the wait. You've begun well, anyway, and that's something!

Glad you're liking it.

I hope you tell a fellow steampunker where they can find it and help spread the word about "The Continentals".

And if it makes you feel any better, it's moving slowly for me too. But Monique (the artist) is a busy busy lady with 4 other webcomics of her own and having to make a living from her art commission wok. So I can only really get whatever extra time she can afford to work on the comic. So slow and steady as she goes beats an insufferably long hiatus.

Dee

[TheDeeMan]

There's a new update at The Continentals. Here's the teaser:

"A MURDER IN HIGH SOCIAL STANDING"

Smythe, Fiona, and Inspector Norfolk figure that being rich, respected, and a member of the social elite didn't spare Lord Ashton from the killers brutal hands. But did it make him a target?

The Continentals
http://www.webcomicsnation.com/moniquem/continentals/series.php

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Dee

[TheDeeMan]

There's a new update at The Continentals. Here's the teaser:

"A HOMOCIDE IN FINE DETAIL"

Smythe, Fiona, and Norfolk turn to Higgins, Lord Ashton's man servant, for answers. What he heard and saw that fateful night may hold the details to murder.

The Continentals
http://www.webcomicsnation.com/moniquem/continentals/series.php

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Dee

[TheDeeMan]

There's a new update at The Continentals. Here's the teaser:

"A COMFORTABLE SENSE OF ILL AT EASE"

With Smythe, Fiona, and Norfolk as a riveted audience, Higgins gives an account of Lord Ashton's slow descent into madness.

The Continentals
http://www.webcomicsnation.com/moniquem/continentals/series.php

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Dee

[TheDeeMan]

I could have some interesting publishing news for The Continentals in the coming days. Stay tuned. Unil then here's the latest update:


"LATE FOR HIS OWN MURDERER!!!"

Lord Ashton discovers that the worst thing about uninvited guests is that they never show up when you don't want them to--Especially when the uninvited guest is a murderer!

The Continentals
http://www.webcomicsnation.com/moniquem/continentals/series.php


Dee

[TheDeeMan]

We got spoofed. And it's pretty funny too:

http://applebetty.deviantart.com/art/Continentals-meet-DHZ-146392424

If you notice, Applebetty even got Smythe's hair style right.

Dee

[pakled]

been following it from August...thank heavens I didn't discover this one like I did Girl Genius (in 2009) and spend an entire night reading it...
I remember Impromptu...lotsa fun...

[TheDeeMan]

been following it from August...thank heavens I didn't discover this one like I did Girl Genius (in 2009) and spend an entire night reading it...
I remember Impromptu...lotsa fun...

Glad you're enjoying it. Tell all your friends where you got it.

Here's the teaser for the latest page:


"A FALSE SENSE OF SANITY!!!"

His life spiraling into madness in private, lord Ashton clings to the frayed threads of a normal high society life in public. Unfortunately for him--His worlds are about to collide!

The Continentals
http://www.webcomicsnation.com/moniquem/continentals/series.php

Dee

[TheDeeMan]

There's a new update at The Continentals. Here's the teaser:

"ONCE MENTIONED, TWICE TOLD!!!"

An anguished Higgins reveals a trusted confidence to Smythe, Fiona, and Norfolk. Shedding a light on lord Ashton's shadowy murderer.

The Continentals
http://www.webcomicsnation.com/moniquem/continentals/series.php

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Dee

[TheDeeMan]

There's a new update at The Continentals. Here's the teaser:

"A FOOTSTEP OUT OF PLACE!!!"

A single footstep out of place proves to Lord Ashton that just because he's paranoid doesn't mean a sadistic killer isn't stalking him in the night.

The Continentals
http://www.webcomicsnation.com/moniquem/continentals/series.php

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Dee

[TheDeeMan]

There's a new update at The Continentals. Here's the teaser:

"HELLO DARKNESS, MY OLD FRIEND!!!"

As lord Ashton's paranoia pushes him further and further into madness, making every shadow that moves a murderer, the shadowy killer of his imagination becomes all too flesh and blood.

The Continentals
http://www.webcomicsnation.com/moniquem/continentals/series.php

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Dee

[TheDeeMan]

There's a new update at The Continentals. Here's the teaser:

"A DEAD IN THE LIFE OF..."

According to his manservant Higgins, lord Ashton's ordinary day as a university professor would prove to be anything but. Because how "ordinary" can a day be--If it includes being stalked by a psychotic killer?

The Continentals
http://www.webcomicsnation.com/moniquem/continentals/series.php

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Dee
 

[TheDeeMan]

There's a new update at The Continentals. Here's the teaser:

"DEATH BECOMES HIM!!!"

To lord Ashton's horror, the shadow that he imagined to be a man is suddenly made all too flesh and blood. And his faceless stalker is faceless no more.

"THE CONTINENTALS" by Darryl Hughes and Monique MacNaughton. It's like Sherlock Holmes meets the 60's tv show "The Avengers" with a dash of James Bond for flavor.

The Continentals
http://www.webcomicsnation.com/moniquem/continentals/series.php

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Dee

[TheDeeMan]

Hi guys. Jazma Online just gave The Continentals 4 out of 5 stars. Here's a link to the review:

The Continentals review:
http://forums.jazmaonline.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1500

Dee

[TheDeeMan]

NEWS!!! Finally the cat is out of the bag and I get to talk about the big secret I've been holding onto for the last few months. Now that the deal is done, and the announcement is being made, I finally get to tell you all what some of you already know--THE CONTINENTALS IS BEING PUBLISHED!!!

Here's the press release that's being sent out:
         

Transfuzion Publishing has signed to bring the webcomic series, The Continentals, to print in the form of graphic novels.  The series, which is currently running on WebcomicsNation, will be collected in a series of trade paperbacks as each storyline finishes its run.

Crisscrossing the literary genres of murder/mystery, action/adventure, historical drama, horror, science fiction, and  steampunk, "The Continentals" by writer/creator Darryl Hughes and artist Monique MacNaughton, --- both nominated for the “Rising Star” category for the Glyph Comic Awards---is a modern re-imagining of the classic 19th century Sherlock Holmes "who done it" murder mystery created for the 21st century comic fan.

The story begins in  1889. Barely a year after the mysterious Jack the Ripper's murderous rampage and equally mysterious disappearance,  the city of Mansfordshire, England is shaken by a series of brutal "mangling" murders that plunge the city into an abyss of fear.

Investigating the case, Continental Operatives Jeffrey Tiffen Smythe and his partner the gender bending adventuress, Lady Fiona Fiziwigg,  uncover the threads that bind the murderer, his victims, the highest echelons of society, it's lowest dregs, and even the police officers investigating the case in a tangled web of mystery, adventure, intrigue, and murder.

Transfuzion Publisher Gary Reed said, “when Darryl sent me the pages of The Continentals, I was very interested.  I knew that I wanted to see more so to obviously, I thought that it was something other people would like to see more of.  We started talking and I’m excited about bringing out the hard copies of the story.”

“The exact date of the first trade paperback to be released will be announced as soon as a firm schedule can be structured,” Reed stated.  “We’ll let the first story arc complete its run online and the next story will continue online while the first trade comes out.”

The Continentals is currently running on webcomicsnation.com and is also featured on other sites including Transfuzion’s home page.   Writer/creator Darryl Hughes says response so far to the online strip has been fantastic.  “The main attraction of The Continentals is that its a really well told, well drawn, murder, mystery, adventure that draws you deeper and deeper into the story with each turn of the page as you follow characters that are both interesting and engaging unravel a tangled web of intrigue as you both try to figure out who done it and why. That's what a good murder/mystery should do. And that's what The Continentals is. It's a damned good murder/mystery, with amazingly detailed black and white artwork by Monique (MacNaughton) that will just take your breath away, if I do say so myself. And I do!”

Early Reviews of The Continentals

"...Enter, The Continentals: Part Sherlock Holmes, part James Bond, part The Avengers...A gripping storyline with superb artwork in the style of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen." - The Webcomic Builder.com

  "...The Continentals holds your attention like a vice grip...Beautifully rendered...The characters jump out at you. This is an old fashioned thrill a minute mystery adventure that you will just love."--Jazma Online

 "The Continentals is a gorgeously funky Victorian crime thriller with a touch of TV's "The Avengers" or "Department 5". Darryl Hughes' writing is slyly humorous and artist Monique MacNaughton has produced some breathtakingly detailed black and white artwork..." --Drunkduck.com Feature Review

Transfuzion Publishing
www.transfuzion.biz


  I'd like to thank all the folks here who've read and supported The Continentals and I hope you continue to do so as both a webcomic and a print comic. monique and I are very excited about all this as I'm sure you can imagine. Just a year ago The Continentals was a behind the scenes "making of" comic and now it's going to be in a comic shop and bookstore near you in the future. How's that for a happy start to the new year. LOL! XD

Dee

[Jemima Annabelle Clough]

Congratulations!

[TheDeeMan]

Thanks.

As you can probably imagine Monique and I are VERY excited about this.

Dee

[Countessa Lenora]

So pleased for you!  Congratulations!

[TheDeeMan]

So pleased for you!  Congratulations!

Thank you so much.

There's a new update at The Continentals. Here's the teaser:

"AN INTERRUPTION TO MURDER!!!"

To lord Ashton's relief the arrival of his coach interrupts his stalker and his homicidal intent. At least for the moment. And as we all know, moments by definition--Are fleeting!!!

The Continentals
http://www.webcomicsnation.com/moniquem/continentals/series.php

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Dee

BTW. There's a new interview with me at Jazma online:

http://forums.jazmaonline.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1507

[TheDeeMan]

There's a new update at The Continentals. Here's the teaser:

"A HITCHHIKERS GUIDE TO MURDER!!!"

Unbeknownst to either lord Ashton or his coachman they've picked up an unwelcomed passenger with a taste for blood--THEIRS!!!

The Continentals
http://www.webcomicsnation.com/moniquem/continentals/series.php

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And here is a brand new Jazma Online interview with artist Monique MacNaughton

http://forums.jazmaonline.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1508

Dee