Our friends over at Beyond the Bunker have reminded us to remind you about this little shindig they’ve put together. This shindig will be like no other shindig was before. Not only is it a launch for their excellent comic Moon, and not only will there be music from some top musical chaps, but THE JOKER IS GOING TO BE THERE.

So if you fancy seeing some bands, reading a comic, and witnessing a murder or two at the hands of a maniac, then swing by The Square Pig tomorrow at around 7 or something… 30-32 Proctor Street, Holborn, WC1V 6NX. It’ll be fffuuuunnnn, AND you’ll get a copy of Moon with the £5 ticket price. Can’t get fairer than that.

For more info… CLICK THE FLYER

Moon is the brain child of writer Dan Thompson and artist Steve Penfold, and they go together like honey in tea (quite well). The writing has this whimsical charm to it that the art really helps to establish, with the stylised character models communicating everything about the characters before they deliver any dialogue. Moon as a character is especially well rendered as he doesn’t have a mouth for talking, but you can tell if he did, he’d say something incredibly profound… like silent Bob I suppose.

It should also be said that the colouring is absolutely lovely in this book, Ivanna Matilla has done an incredible job on colour. I especially like the ethereal glow around Moon’s head, the light gives him a lot of character, and that is an awesome concept.

The story is something that could develop in millions of directions, they might do the procedural cop drama thing in one issue, then have druids and spirits in another, then have one in space for good measure. It’s got an incredibly british sense of humour while being massively influenced by US TV, like if Blackadder had been made by HBO.

As a small press comic, it’s rare to have something that looks this good. In this day an age, there aren’t many reasons why you can’t think big, and it’s nice to remember that comics are only as restricted as the creators imagination… something you probably won’t need to worry about with Moon, because the sky is nowhere near the limit.

Anyway, I’d advise you to keep an eye on Moon, it’s awesome fun, and utterly worth the admission. They’re holding a launch party on the 26th March in London and you’ll receive a copy of Moon #1 on arrival! Tickets are £5 and I’m kicking myself because I’ll be in Jersey. Click HERE for more details from Beyond the Bunker.

Joe Innes.

Here's Tom Hunt, he does Steeltoecaps, which is pretty much the acest webcomic ever.

STEELTOECAPS

Simon M and Nick Soucek of 'Smoo' and 'Misinterpreted Complications' pointing at something.

SMOO | MISINTERPRETED COMPLICATIONS

The Dirty Rotten Comics Crew

DIRTY ROTTEN COMICS | ANDY PANDA

Joe Decie and Joe List (Joe List annotates the Guardian's Weekender, he was doing it on the day!).

JOE DECIE | JOE LIST

Marc Ellercy, of Chloe Noonan fame. A thoroughly nice chap.

MARC ELLERBY

Simon Perrins, creator of Hope for the Future.

HOPE FOR THE FUTURE

These are the guys behind Taroch (an absolutely beautiful comic).

TAROCH

Futurequake | 2000AD inspired awesomeness.

FUTUREQUAKE

Here's Elliot Baggott and Laura N Tamara. Both extremely talented makers of nice things.

ELLIOT BAGGOTT | LAURA N. TAMARA

Get a copy of this comic! I picked it up from creators Steve Penfold and Dan Thompson and it's ace.

MOON

Keep a look out for this one too.

SCHEME COMIX

Thanks to everyone who said hello! Again, this is only a small fraction of the great stuff that was there, we’ll be giving you some in depth reviews and recommendations later, but that’s your lot for now! If you wanted to see it all, you should’ve been there yourself. The next event is in Bristol on the 14th-15th May, GO! Click your clicker HERE for more details.

Joe Innes.