Outright Steampunkery!

Well, hello, Max...Hope your holidays are turning out to be as festive as can (safely) be.  Mine?  Hmm...rewarding, really.  As you can see from the drawing on the left, I've been scavenging through Mary Morgan's journal again (or should I say..still?) Although I've discovered a great number of interesting (and sometimes frightening) entries, few have caught my eye as profoundly as this little mister here:  I believe the Sorceress described this [creature] as a watership!  Study it and see that despite its overall "fishy" appearance, it nevertheless has windows (!) along its starboard side!  

Obviously, I was rather stunned when I first came across this journal entry, but upon closer inspection, I became even more surprised by the particulars of this so-called watership.  I began to focus on details such as the legs--with finned feet no less!--protruding from its side, its peculiarly gloved hands, and (how shall I phrase it?) its outright steampunkery!  It appears to be a fairly equal mix of living parts appended by mechanics, the likes of which (as far as I know at least) have been so far unseen by mankind!  


Upon my initial sighting of this bizarre curiosity, I wondered frightfully, Who in the world could imagine this?!   But, the answer, of course, is NO ONE!  According to Mary Morgan's testimonials, this creature/contraption was (is?) true-to-the-world REAL! 

I know all this sounds ultimately insane, Max, but you must understand that based on all that I have so far learned of the Sorceress Mary Morgan, her accounts of everything that happened to her in her long and honorable fight against Evil do ring true!  They are all crammed full of actual documented historical facts.  An incredible number of real people (Abe Lincoln, Amelia Earhart, and so on) populate the Sorceress' experiences and I sincerely believe you will find her adventures as incredible and intriguing as I do.  And one other thing I'll tell you now that you will inevitably learn first hand soon enough:  this is merely the tip of the iceberg!  

Along with this watership drawing, I found other entries detailing airships and overland vehicles, not to mention what seems like a never-ending collection of monsters (Demons, according to Mary Morgan) and the like.  Her stories about them are truly harrowing adventures and the more I read, the more determined I become to deliver these stories to the world.  They are a clear example of an alternate history of which no one--aside from those directly involved, of course--is even aware!  As it currently stands, the only obstacle I foresee is this:

Mary Morgan's drawings have a tendency to do this...

And then this!










Ah, well....No worries, Max.  It will come back; they always do.  Until then, have a safe and happy New Year celebration, and may all your dreams be BIG!

 

 P. S. Chinchilla courtesy of www.turbomilk.com.  Very funny!  Ha!

The Grym

Hello, Max...Good to be here despite the fact I have to admit once more that you were right:  I have found yet another tangent that will invariably lead me astray! (Never met a tangent I didn't like, remember!)

As focused as I was these past few days on reviewing all the notes, histories, drawings, etc., I have collected over the years that pertain to the Buggy Crenshaw adventures, I have nevertheless stumbled onto another obsession:  Mary Morgan's Demon Slayer Logbook!

As you well know, it takes very little for me to lose focus and deviate from the master plan, but I ask you to take one look at this page from one of Mary Morgan's journals and tell me how in the world I could force myself to ignore the possibilities presented by such a splendid discovery?!  According to this gem of a page, Mary Morgan was only 16 years old when she was tracking this creature called the Grym (and for very good reason if you refer to the drawing and read her words for yourself).  

I feel I have no choice but to continue my investigation into this matter pertaining to the Sorceress' long and mostly unknown history.  Beings that I have already uncovered virtual reams of her drawings, descriptions, stories, and so on, I suspect you'll be hearing from me somewhat regularly if for no other reason than to share with you such remarkable finds. 

Needless to say, I am quite anxious to get back to the treasures I've discovered, and so I'll go for now.  Look soon for my next post.  Until then...

P. S.  Oops...Hmm...don't take it personally!  I'm sure it was just the Grym that made me do it...

Mary Morgan's Logbook

Hello, Max, and good morning to you.  I hope the world is treating you well and properly.  

Today, I'd like to share with you a notion that's slithering around in my head about what to do with Mary Morgan's journal entries...If you'll kindly remember, last week I revealed the first of many drawings I've come across while refreshing my memory on the Buggy Crenshaw adventures.  I've gone through a great number of journals, logbooks, and reams of haphazardly scrawled notes (my own as well as those of a long list of characters) and have discovered a tangent that I cannot help but explore.  (Never met a tangent I didn't like, you know!)  

Obviously, I found the sketch of Detritous Clax quite intriguing (as I hope you did as well), but since posting it, I've come across several more drawings that are equally (disturbing) interesting...

So, now, I ask you:  how can I NOT follow this tangent, eh?

As you can see, this is another of Mary Morgan's entries in her Demon Slayer's Logbook.  If you'll recall, Buggy Crenshaw ran into these very creatures (and was in fact captured by a roving band of them!) in Buggy Crenshaw and the Deadwood Principle: Evolution.  I won't say a lot here about that encounter, but believe that Buggy's not finished dealing with the Sticklers just yet...(That's another tangent altogether!)

Back to the matter at hand:  what to do with Mary Morgan's Logbook entries...She cataloged quite a number of interesting characters like the Sticklers, but most of the information she documented was not simply cut-and-dried, as is the page posted above.  Not many can be as easily separated from the rest.  Thankfully, her "logbook" consists of many (many) volumes, and much of her work was written in an ongoing format, as actual journal entries, or stories, if you will.  

Perhaps that in itself answers my question, eh?  

In the coming days, I'll look into the possibility of collecting some of the Sorceress's most interesting (and best preserved) encounters with the end goal being to offer them to the public for their perusal.  I will, of course, have to run this by Buggy to make sure nothing is revealed out of turn, but I suspect she will be as supportive of this venture as she was of Persnickitus Crum jotting out Magpie & Dilly.  It is, after all, for the Greater Good of Mankind, eh?

So, on that note, Max, I thank you again for lending me your ear-like appendages while I prattled on.  My wish for you is a safe and happy week!

P.S. This guy looks interested, eh?  (That's why I like him, of course.)  If you like him, too, you'll be interested to know he comes to us by way of freeiconsweb.com, courtesty of banzaitokyo.  Many thanks!

Detritous Clax

Well, hello, Max and good morning.  I hope you're well this fine December day.  Yes, it's been a long while since I last posted here, but as I previously mentioned, I've been busy catching up with Buggy Crenshaw so that together, we can document her next adventure.  It's not easy going, I'll admit, beings that she's had such an extraordinary life so far, but trust there's much more in store for her.  The trick is in sorting it all out.  (This, of course, was the primary reason for starting the second series of books, A Nexus Series Tangent.  A great deal of background information can be discovered there.)


Now then, as for Buggy's next epic adventure, I can't tell you everything, of course, but I will tell you some:  after having gone through pages upon pages of the available notes and journals, etc., I can safely say that Buggy's next adventure promises to showcase her grandest schemes of all.  Sorry I can't say what, but the goal is to have this installment available by the end of 2012, so at least you won't have as long to wait.  I know!  Best get to crackin', eh?  In good time, my friend.  Have no worries.


My purpose in posting today is to bring you news of something I discovered while digging through all these notes.  It appears to be a treasure, indeed!  If you'll recall from the Deadwood Principle, one of the things that helped Buggy, Sid, and Veronica determine who their enemy actually was was a Witch's journal, specifically, Mary Morgan's Demon Slayer's Logbook.  What you see below is an actual page from that very journal!

Woo-hoooo! What a find, eh?  That fella who's pictured goes by the name Detritous Clax, but I won't say much more for now.  I will, however, admit that there was a great deal more information on this page than what you see before you...When I first came across this precious nugget, it was actually in horrendous condition!  Obviously, I've cleaned it up and digitized it, but also, I've kept hidden most of what was on the original page.  (Trust it wasn't only this lovely mug!)  In time, all will be revealed, but for now, knowing too much can be as....well, not really dangerous, but I don't want to spoil anything for you.  Suffice to say you will soon be meeting the real Detritous Clax.  Don't be alarmed when I hint that he had to have been someone... (hmm)...extraordinary to have made it into Mary Morgan's logbook.  That Black Cat Sorceress had a nearly-two-hundred-year-long career, you know, and a very busy one as well, so surely she couldn't document every creature everyone she met, eh?

So, anyhooooo!  I just wanted to take a quick break from all my hard work (!) to show you what I'd found.  Believe me, though, that's not the end of it.  I promise I'll come back sooner next time to show you a little more of the booty I've discovered.  (So much that I'm beginning to believe Buggy's been holding back on me!)  In the meantime, I suggest you snuggle in somewhere warm and comfy and begin to discover "the rest of the story" by reading Magpie & Dilly.  After all, they, too, play a very important role in Buggy's upcoming adventure Buggy Crenshaw and the Infinite Sisterhood:  The Seventh Sister.

Until next time....uh...hmm...still sort of missing that clever send off, aren't I?  Well, here's this at least:

 

P.S. Hmm...Not exactly what I had in mind, but...never mind.

P.P.S.  That lovely fish there is courtesy of iconka.com.  Thanks again, iconka!