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

TheDeeMan · 08-31-2009, 12:30 AM

For the folks who like a little murder, mystery, and adventure with their steam punky webcomics--THE CONTINENTALS HAS FINALLY ARRIVED!!!

1889. Barely a year after the mysterious Jack the Rippers 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 that is like Sherlock Holmes, mixed with equal parts of the 60's tv show "The Avengers", with a dash of James Bond for flavor.

The Continentals will be showing monday, wednesday, and friday for its debut week before settling into it's "mondays only " schedule. And now, what better way to start a steam punk murder/mystery--THEN WITH A PRISON BREAK!!!

The Continentals
http://www.webcomicsnation.com/moniq...als/series.php

Dee

Freshmeat · 08-31-2009, 03:34 AM

As I'm a fan of both detective stories and steampunky [anything], I'd hereby like to voice my approval.

TheDeeMan · 08-31-2009, 06:26 AM

Ah yes, the voice of approval. Me likey. LOL! :)

Thanks. Glad you like it. Next page up on wednesday. I'll let you know.

Dee

BTW. If any of you folks use stumbleupon, and you like what you see, a thumbs up would be much appreciated. :)

TheDeeMan · 09-02-2009, 01:01 AM

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

"THE DOGS OF WAR!!!"

When the asylum guards unleash their snarling dogs on him , the escaped convict takes matters into his own hands in order not to be recaptured. Literally.

And it just might get him reported to the ASPCA for animal cruelty

The Continentals
http://www.webcomicsnation.com/moniq...als/series.php

Dee

TheDeeMan · 09-04-2009, 01:31 AM

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

"HUNTER'S MOON"

If Tim Burton and Edgar Allen Poe built a city form the ground up this would be it.

Welcome to Mansfordshire. Population: 800,000 men, women, children--And one psychotic, blood thirsty killer!

The Continentals
http://www.webcomicsnation.com/moniq...als/series.php

Dee

TheDeeMan · 09-04-2009, 12:56 PM

I was hoping for more comments. But I'm guessing it's too early in the story yet to know how you feel about it.

Dee

Fri · 09-04-2009, 01:05 PM

Wait, I didn't realized that this is the comic that you gave us that teaser once back then. Reading it with gusto now!

TheDeeMan · 09-04-2009, 01:18 PM

Cool. There are only 3 pages up. But let me know what you think of it so far.

Dee

TheDeeMan · 09-07-2009, 01:37 AM

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

"SIN AND MURDER GO KNIFE IN HAND!!!"

In a city that never sleeps sin is the national past time. But in Mansfordshire, with a serial killer on the loose in the red light district, sin and murder go knife in hand.

The Continentals
http://www.webcomicsnation.com/moniq...als/series.php

BTW. We switch over to "mondays only" updates from here on out.

Dee

TheDeeMan · 09-14-2009, 01:00 AM

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

"A DESCENT INTO MURDER!!!"

The old wives tale was wrong. That thing that goes bump in the night? The one that's lurking in the darkness ready to kill you? It isn't always behind you--Sometimes it's above you!!!

The Continentals
http://www.webcomicsnation.com/moniq...als/series.php

TheDeeMan · 09-21-2009, 02:05 AM

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

"SCREAM, "BLOODY MURDER!"--SCREAM!!!"

A dead body will always make someone scream, "bloody murder". Scream "bloody murder" and it will always make the headlines. With the arrival of the murderous "Mangler", suddenly the headlines in all the Mansfordshire newspapers are all screaming--"Bloody Murder!!!"

The Continentals
http://www.webcomicsnation.com/moniq...als/series.php

TheDeeMan · 09-21-2009, 02:31 PM

Sorry guys. Had a bit of a technical problem earlier and the new page wouldn't load. Webcomicsnation can get a little wonky.

But the new page is up and running now. :)

Dee

TheDeeMan · 09-25-2009, 02:27 PM

We've got our first offical creepy fan, guys. There's this guy (I think he's Swiss) on our mirror site who fawns over Monique's work and wants to be her "friend". That's not the creepy part. The creepiest part is that he says that if he can't be Monique's friend can he at least be friends with Fiona.

For those of you who don't know, "Fiona" is Lady Fiona Fiziwigg our cross dressing female lead character.

Ah, creepy fans. I feel pretty. LOL! :)

Dee

TheDeeMan · 09-28-2009, 07:25 AM

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

"IN DARKNESS EVIL DWELLS!!!"

Just because you can't see the killer in the darkness doesn't mean he isn't watching you from within it. Just because you're paranoid--Doesn't mean he isn't there waiting to kill you!!!

The Continentals
http://www.webcomicsnation.com/moniq...als/series.php

accountingninja · 09-29-2009, 09:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheDeeMan

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

"IN DARKNESS EVIL DWELLS!!!"

Just because you can't see the killer in the darkness doesn't mean he isn't watching you from within it. Just because you're paranoid--Doesn't mean he isn't there waiting to kill you!!!

The Continentals
http://www.webcomicsnation.com/moniq...als/series.php

Hey, I like this so far~! Great job, I'll be looking forward to the next update!

TheDeeMan · 09-30-2009, 07:50 AM

Thanks for the kind words. Much appreciated. :)

Dee

TheDeeMan · 10-03-2009, 08:50 AM

Looks like we're starting to get some recognition from the steampunk community:

http://blog.wingsofsteam.net/

It's more or less just a shout out. But how cool is that? :)

Dee

TheDeeMan · 10-05-2009, 07:22 AM

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

"MURDER IN MIRROR IMAGE!!!"

With pieces of shattered glass reflecting his every move like hundreds of tiny mirrors, a killer makes his grand escape from the murder scene.

Wait. Did I say "the" killer? Or "a" killer? Hmm?...

The Continentals
http://www.webcomicsnation.com/moniq...als/series.php

TheDeeMan · 10-12-2009, 08:25 AM

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

"A MURDER OF CROWS!!"

The murder of Lord Ashton draws the usual suspects: Police and lookyloos. Both drawn by the scent of blood for the exact same reasons--The spectacle and the gory details.

The Continentals
http://www.webcomicsnation.com/moniq...als/series.php

Dee

TheDeeMan · 10-19-2009, 08:10 AM

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

"AN INVITATION TO MURDER!!!"

Lord Ashton's home has become a crime scene overflowing with police searching for every clue and interrogating every witness they can find. But two late arrivals on the scene have come with a royal invitation to murder.

The Continentals
http://www.webcomicsnation.com/moniq...als/series.php

Dee

TheDeeMan · 10-26-2009, 07:31 AM

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/moniq...als/series.php
Updates on Mondays

Dee

TheDeeMan · 11-02-2009, 02:47 AM

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/moniq...als/series.php

Updates on Mondays

Dee

TheDeeMan · 11-09-2009, 03:17 AM

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/moniq...als/series.php

Updates on Mondays

Dee

TheDeeMan · 11-16-2009, 02:56 AM

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/moniq...als/series.php

Updates on Mondays

Dee

TheDeeMan · 11-23-2009, 03:26 AM

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/moniq...als/series.php

Updates on Mondays

Dee

TheDeeMan · 11-30-2009, 03:27 AM

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/moniq...als/series.php

Updates on Mondays

Dee

TheDeeMan · 12-07-2009, 02:09 PM

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/moniq...als/series.php

Updates on Mondays

Dee

TheDeeMan · 12-14-2009, 03:15 AM

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

"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/moniq...als/series.php

Updates on Mondays

Dee

TheDeeMan · 12-18-2009, 10:30 PM

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

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

If you read The Continentals you'll notice that Applebetty even got Smythe's hair style right.

Dee

TheDeeMan · 12-21-2009, 02:57 AM

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

"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/moniq...als/series.php

Dee