February, 2010. That’s when the long-awaited Popgun 4 drops and 28 pages of Bastardy goodness are unleashed upon an unsuspecting public. Dave’s story “Elle Hath Fury” runs 16 pages while our pal Eric Sandhop’s “This Bludz For You” is a tight 12. Plus, Dave created additional art for the book featuring his solo creation, the low-rent demigod “Wamgud!” soon to re-appear in the next Bastard tale we’re cooking up right now! And here’s our promotional banner for the book:
Bastard Road is international! We’ll soon be receiving our copies of Dibbuks’ EL MANGLAR #11, featuring the Spanish language debut of our story in Popgun 2: “Bastard Road,” (aka “Carnage Asada”). Here’s what “Carretera bastarda” looks like en Español:
Why, you ask? For a rollicking SAVAGE DRAGON adventure, of course! But there’s more! Once you’ve finished absorbing all the Erik Larsen madness you can handle, turn to the back cover to witness this:
That’s right! Dragon vs. Bastard, courtesy of Dave. Erik promised to run the image in the book when it was given to him at San Diego Comic-Con…little did we know he’d give us the back cover! Will this be the last word in Dragon & Bastard existing together? Keep checking in and we’ll let you know! Many thanks to Mr. Erik Larsen for giving us this great opportunity, and Scott De Las Casas for greasin’ the wheels.
So what’s the big news we’ve mentioned far too long ago? Only this: the upcoming POPGUN volume 4 will feature TWO tales from the Bastard Road! Dave’s busy putting the finishing touches on sixteen pages of Bastard kickassery entitled “Elle Hath Fury!” while our pal Eric Sandhop joins Team Bastard® for the twelve-page, Farel-centric tale: “This Bludz For You!” Twenty-eight pages of awesome in the undoubtedly legendary POPGUN volume 4, out late 2009/early 2010!
Rob at “Talkin’ ’Bout Comics” has read “Cockfighter Blues,” and proclaims it funny x3!
Chris Partin with The Comic Addiction judges “Cockfighter Blues” and finds us lacking. 6 out of 10. Fair enough…we can see where 14 pages of awesomely-illustrated cock jokes may not be the full meal deal for everyone. Here’s hoping Chris digs up Popgun volume 2 to see where our tale began and finds the stories in the upcoming Popgun volume 4 to be of a meatier consistency.
Our pal Adam P. Knave talks to Jeff Lester about Popgun 3 and dreams about Bastard, velvet and a huge black cock.
Our new friend Daniel Crown at Wonderchroma interviewed Dave & Brian about our “...unrepentantly filthy…frightening debauchery…” What resulted was a fairly insightful exploration of the personal origins of the comedic sensibilities behind Bastard Road at a cool, new, pop culture site that everyone should immediately bookmark. Thanks, Daniel!
Matthew Price interviews Brian about Popgun 3 in today’s edition of The Oklahoman. Amazingly, this most conservative newspaper allowed the word “Bastard” fourteen times within one article. Kudos to our pal Matt for getting us in - we’re not yet sure if Brian will be allowed to pollute his NerdAge podcast with multiple “uh”s like he did for Popgun 2.
