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April 30, 2012
Some New Li'l Monty Art
Okay, so, here's some fresh Li'l Monty art in lieu of a new strip, as I have just had too much going on this month (remember, I am still looking for a day job since not enough of you click on the ads here to make this site pay for itself, ha). A new strip is coming though, believe me. In the meantime, below, we have something that is practically a Moonlight Motel strip, as Li'l Monty (if you are knew, Li'l Monty is Monty back when he was little, naturally) gives us his reflections on wearing Underoos as a kid, and how these were so popular at the time that kids even loved to get them as birthday gifts. But, not all of them were that impressive and fun to wear. Let's just say that the Hulk underoos and Fred Flintstone Underoos didn't exactly make you feel like the character.
Next, we have two Li'l Monty pieces relating to Monty's best friend character, Kiki, a girl I was spending a lot of time with myself lately IRL, and whom I totally worshipped. Well, the first one is a happy piece drawn two weeks ago, on my birthday, when Kiki baked me some gingerbread cookies. Included in the piece is a plush Donald Duck she gave me last year. The following piece, unfortunately, reflects events since then. Let's just say that we are no longer spending time together. It was her decision, and I really don't know what it was based on, but it certainly has left me with a broken heart to say the least.
Incidentally, no one has left any comments yet! If nothing turns up soon, I might just drop the comment box all together. It's just that my test comment looks stupid there all by itself.
Well, I'm about to kick back and watch the latest episode of "Once Upon a Time". I hope everyone is excited for Avengers this coming weekend. I really need to get my ticket already, I guess. I am equally excited for Dark Shadows the following weekend, even though I didn't even make it to the finals in the Barnabas Collins Portrait Project. Oh well. It's been a bad weekend for me on all counts. I did finally pick up Iron Man 2 and Thor on blu-ray though, so I have all the movies I need now to get psyched up for "The Avengers". Catch ya later!
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April 27, 2012
Monty's Even Later Movie Reviews
Mirror, Mirror
Well, I didn't know if I was going to make it to see this one. Obviously, this is one super late movie review. Truthfully, the film looked pretty bad in a lot of ways, but it also is a live-action fairy tale (which I eat right up) and stars Lily Collins, who is probably the most gorgeous actress around right now, so I couldn't stay away. Last night, I took myself to the Alamo Drafthouse Lake Creek (I'm currently a bit outside of Austin until I can find a day job, and then an apartment, within the city, so Lake Creek is the closest Drafthouse), I ordered a super-mega-delicious Raging Bull pizza with parmesan and a coke, and kicked back for the final showing of Mirror, Mirror at that particular theater (maybe all theaters, I don't know, is it still showing in your area?). I didn't even realize I was catching the last screening. Man, I'm glad I didn't put it off for yet another day.
How was it? Well... Mirror, Mirror tries to be three things: A comedy, a legitimate but original Snow White story, and also sort-of one of those stories from the villain's perspective. I don't know how much they were really trying to pull off that last one. They introduce the film as such, but if they were really trying to stick with it, then then failed on that, because it really doesn't center on the Wicked Queen more than I would have expected from any new Snow White movie. In fact, in the end, the narrating queen actually says something to the affect of, "I guess it was really Snow White's story after all..," so... Anyway, that leaves the comedy front and the just plain fairy tale story front.
This film is clearly supposed to be a comedy. They make that clear from the very beginning. The trouble is, the writing is just not funny. They make all these little wisecrack jokes throughout, and... they suck. They just aren't funny. There is some visual humor, but that stuff isn't too funny either. I was dreading the bit where the Prince is accidentally given a "puppy love" potion by the queen instead of a regular love potion, so we get the old "acting like a dog" routine, but that part probably could have been worse. I CAN say that everyone, especially the prince, seemed to be putting all their effort into their performances, even if a few here and there came up a little short. Speaking of the dwarfs... in the trailers, they had some awful puns, in the film, well, they weren't so bad. I mean, I think they even cut the awful puns from the trailers. Instead, they had this running gag where they were all talking at once, and you could here them randomly saying things that I guess were supposed to be funny and may have been adlibbed, but, they weren't funny enough little comments. If you want to know how to do this right, watch Great Muppet Caper or... I think they do it in Manhattan too, where the Muppets are all talking at once and then all stop, and Janice is heard saying something embarrassing. Anyway, basically, the dwarfs did have some funny bits, but for the most part, this comedy was rarely ever funny. You'll get a slight chuckle now and then at best. Julia Roberts' quips during the opening narration were supposed to set the mood, but they just were too lame... I think this could have done without her opening and closing narration. Though, even as bookends, narration is only on rare occasion a good idea.
So, the film fails as a comedy, but how is it as just a Snow White movie? It's actually not bad, except that you have to cringe so much at the jokes. I mean, the story, casting, performances, design, etc... are all done well. Snow White is absolutely a goddess, and really, she alone is worth the 10 bucks to see the film. The movie is basically kid-friendly, if I'm remembering correctly, and I guess that's good since the upcoming Snow White and the Hunstmen looks to be quite the opposite (I do wish I could swap the actresses between these two Snow White films, but I guess Lily's looks are more suited to the benign, kiddie film). They definitely tried to make this version of the story original though, and while it usually didn't get too extreme in that way, the climax was very different. I suppose the old apple bit is a little dull for today's audiences. They opted for something more action-packed. Still, you can't do the Snow White story without the apple! That's like doing Cinderella without the slipper! Yet, it did look like they were going to try to leave it out. Then, at the last minute, they were about to redeem themselves, but... for me this wasn't significant enough use of the famous Snow White apple. Ya gotta have the whole bite and kiss cure. That's a huge aspect of the story. So, maybe they changed this story just a bit TOO much for my tastes. Can't be as bad as the changes in the recent Asylum Snow White film, but I haven't seen that one yet (I hear they made Snow White a blonde! Blasphemy!).
Overall, I would say Mirror Mirror is an okay fairy-tale movie, but not successful as the comedy it is trying to be. If you are a NUT for fairy-tale movies, like I am, you should see it at least once. It's not Snow White: A Tale of Terror and by no means is it Disney's Snow White, and except for the Lilly Collins eye candy, I still think I find new episodes of ABC's Once Upon a Time more entertaining, but this is pretty much on par with the Canon Movie Tales Snow White. Only thing is, that one is not trying to be a true comedy and sticks very close to the traditional story. Now, I wonder, between all these Oz, Alice, and Snow White reimaginings that come amongst stupid complaints from some movie-goers that these stories have been done to death, will we ever get a truly basic, true to the original version film for the big screen? I liked Tim Burton's Alice more than a lot of folks (excluding those who worship anything Burton does), but I still was even more interested in seeing a film in the vein of Alice's flashbacks in that movie. I know Disney has done most of these stories and basically perfected them, but I still would love to see amazing, true to the original versions in live action with today's effects, like the snippets we saw in the Alice flashbacks by Burton. Despite some people's complaints about these stories being done to death, in most cases we still don't have definitive live-action versions, and I'd still like to see those, as much as I thoroughly enjoy the reimaginings. Hook, Neverland, Finding Neverland,... those are all great movies, but I am so glad we also got 2003's live-action Peter Pan. I doubt Snow White and the Huntsman will be Snow White's definitive live-action version, so I wouldn't be one to complain if another one came further down the road (for all these great stories that haven't been treated to such a thing).
And, that's pretty much my assessment. Stay through the credits if you want to watch Lily Collins do a song and dance number. I don't know if that's really her singing, and it's a little awkward/out of the blue, but it's also pretty sexy in a completely wholesome way, ha.
Stay tuned here for an all-new Moonlight Motel comic strip! And sorry for the delay! It's been a heck of a month!
April 20, 2012
My Dark Shadows
Barnabas Portrait Project Contest Entry
This is my contest entry for DeviantArt's Barnabas Collins Portrait Project. I usually don't enter contests, but since I'm a huge Dark Shadows fan (been going through the original series again, actually) and am really psyched for the movie, I definitely wanted to take part. Trouble is, I found out about the contest very late. Also, I've been busy with so many things (heck, I haven't even posted a new comic strip this month, though I will, I promise). Anyway, so I did this in quite a rush (the deadline for the competition is like, tomorrow or something), but I'm mostly happy with how it came out. I wish I had more time to spend on the background (I really hate doing backgrounds though) and on the clothing (particularly texture-wise), but overall, yeah, I feel like this is still among the better entries I've seen. Though, there are several amazing ones. Anyway, winning any of the top 3 prizes would be a longshot, but definitely awesome (all are big money prizes), but I'd be happy just to be one of the 7 finalists, because that means Tim Burton will actually be seeing your work (he selects the three winners from the 7 finalists chosen by D.A.). Being a finalist would be a longshot too though. Anyway, wish me luck! Like I said, a new Moonlight Motel strip is on the way!
April 20, 2012
Monty's Week-Late Movie Reviews:
The Cabin in the Woods
The Three Stooges
Mary Poppins U.S. Tour
Well, I actually made it out to two movies and one show over the past week, so it seems like a good time to introduce Monty's Week-Late Movie Reviews. Okay, I hope they won't always be a week late, but I rarely get out on opening weekend for anything.
Anyway, let's start with the first movie I saw this week, The Cabin in the Woods. What can I say, this movie was awesome! Of course, there are already a lot of reviews out on this, and reviewers are being careful not to reveal too much, which is tricky. The key here is to mention that it is not what you'd expect. It is not really just a horror film about some horny kids who go out to a cabin in the woods for the weekend and get killed by some unspeakable horror. It is sooo much more. And therein lies the problem with reviewing it. To reveal how much more there is to it would spoil it. Let's just say that this movie is a must see (the ladies are pretty easy on the eyes, too). One of the best horror films ever, no lie. I don't mean in that ultra-serious, Exorcist/Insidious kinda way, but more in the Evil Dead kinda way. Though, again, this is so much more than a straightforward, evil in the woods horror film. The whole thing puts such a twist on that premise. I don't want to blow anything for anyone here, so let me just say that I recommend this HIGHLY. Go see Cabin in the Woods! Don't wait! Go today!
Okay, let's move on to The Three Stooges. Now, I'm pretty different from a lotta guys in a lotta ways. I don't like sports. I don't drink beer. I would take Ellen Page over Megan Fox any day (except in Juno). However, one thing I share in common with most guys is that I love The Three Stooges. I haven't checked how well the new Three Stooges film is doing, but last I heard, it wasn't doing too badly, and it was getting mixed to positive reviews and a lot of acclaim for the trio of lead performances. I'm going to have to chime in on that. This film had a lot of people against it before it came out, including some of the popular internet reviewers I watch myself. It seems like the more vocal web-personalities these days are cynical types of that narrow mindset that if it is a remake of something, a sequel to something, or a live-action/cgi version of a classic cartoon, it is just going to suck, sight unseen. This is not always the case, but you just can't get through to such types that every movie deserves to be viewed before such an assessment is made, and if you just have a prejudice against a certain type of film, you should probably just say it is not your cup of tea and not review it at all. Someone who hates slapstick, for example, doesn't need to bother seeing/reviewing Three Stooges, and if they do so and say it sucks, well, their word isn't worth much because it's just not their kinda movie. But, partially getting off my soapbox, even though there were probably a lot of Stooge fans who didn't want to see modern actors take a turn at playing the trio, I gotta say that I was pretty psyched to see how this turned out. There are still some folks saying they thought it was going to be a biopic, and some saying they would have preferred that. Some folks are saying it should have been in black and white and/or set in the 30's or 40's. Thank goodness these folks weren't making the decisions on this film. For one thing, ABC made an excellent biopic on the Stooges in the... 90's, I believe. Another is not necessary. Secondly, setting it in the 30's or 40's, or making it black and white, those are the kinda choices that would make this new feature pointless. Setting it in modern day, in full color, seeing the Stooges in such a setting acting exactly how they did back then, that was perfect! This movie was fantastic, it truly was! Not perfect, frankly, because some of the child actors were pretty terrible, with the exception of the hilarious three kids who played the Stooges at 10. Those guys should get their own TV show, but I guess the "don't try this at home" bit at the end (the only other flaw in this film) shows why you can't really have a Stooges TV show these days, especially for and starring kids. But, despite those two issues, this film was a riot, it really was. The credit largely goes to how perfectly the Stooges are played by Chris Diamantopoulos, Will Sasso, and Sean Hayes. These guys were phenomenal. And as this was a film all about following them around and watching their Stoogey antics, that was the key to the whole thing. People can say what they want about the corny plot, but this is the Stooges, and it was perfectly suited for them. I also loved the way the film was broken up into three stages with screen cards to make it seem like they were three theatrical shorts (though, it is all one story, so it was more like the three acts of a story). The Three Stooges is a perfect movie for the subject matter. If it's not to your tastes, avoid it, but if you love the original Stooges, you should really love this. This is what we were hoping for from the Little Rascals movie of '94. *sigh* I can't wait to get Stooges on Blu Ray (and Cabin in the Woods as well).
Now, finally, here's a quick review of a Broadway musical currently on tour through the U.S., Disney's Mary Poppins. Or is it? Yeah, I went with Kiki to catch this show at the Bass Concert Hall in Austin, TX last Sunday, on my birthday, as I had been wanting to see it since it first came out. However, I believe we were both pretty disappointed in it. In my case, well, I am a huge Disney fan and a huge fan of the Julie Andrews film. I mean, really, it's one of the all-time greatest movies, in my opinion. I was hoping to see something very similar on stage, but most of the time it seemed completely different. Apparently, it is meant to be more like the books. Okay, well, that sucks. It even lacked some of the great songs from the film. Mrs. Banks is completely different (and completely boring), Mary Poppins didn't seem anywhere near as magical, statues coming to life are no match for jumping into a chalk drawing into a world of merry-go-round horses and penguin waiters, and no tea party on the ceiling with Uncle Albert? Are you serious? The bit with the evil nanny was interesting, I'll grant you, and the Step in Time performance was mostly excellent, but not set up that well. In fact, I think a viewer (like my poor Kiki) who was going into this having never seen Mary Poppins before would be totally last as to what was going on for much of this play, but for sure in the Step in Time scene, as good as it was (I DID love it when Bert walked up the side and across the ceiling of the stage and sang upside down, but after one prop malfunction partway through the show, I was very scared for him as well, ha). Basically, though there were great performances and some of the effects were cool, this was not at all what I was expecting, I think it was hard to follow (less for me, because I know the film well, but this was so different), and it was just a disappointment over all. The best part of the night, besides the company I shared it with, was that I finally got a Mary Poppins parrot head-handled umbrella, which I'd wanted since I was a little kid. Well, here's hoping The Little Mermaid eventually does get a U.S. tour, as we're both dying to see that one. And I really need to show Kiki the film version of Mary Poppins, if I can convince her to watch it after seeing the stage play. It just seemed kinda like a big mess to me, and inferior to the film in every way. The cut songs were much better than the new songs. Oh, but I was going to end this a few sentences ago. Moving on...
The last thing I want to talk about is that I have a new Comments board (located beneath the latest post). My thanks to my friend Zora for helping me test the old one. This comment board should be the kind where you can actually see your comments right on the site though, and that's more what I was looking for. I hope you visitors will make (polite) use of it, ha, especially when I post new Moonlight Motel comic strips, and even old ones, in the future. So, let's get started! Let me know what you thought of Cabin in the Woods, The Three Stooges, and Mary Poppins if you've seen it, and feel free to comment about anything else here on the site. I'll be back soon with new comic strips and much more! And please click on the ads all over this site to keep it going! Thanks!
April 8, 2012
And, no, I don't have an Easter themed strip for you. Yes, yes, new and classic strips are on the way, but this being Easter, frankly, I am often very busy on holidays, because I'm a holiday nut. Being that I don't make an income off this strip yet, it's amazing I manage to get as many holiday strips in on time as I do, purely out of the goodness of my own heart in an effort to make your holidays more enjoyable. However, this Easter, I had very special plans with a very special lady. I spent all night Friday night boiling eggs, which we colored last night, and today she is taking them to the homeless shelter she volunteers at. We also watched my two favorite Easter movies, the Rankin/Bass "Peter Cottontail" and the new, excellent Easter movie, "Hop" (I'll have to watch "The Easter Beagle" today, after I get some much needed sleep that is). I also presented to her the Easter Basket I've spent the past several weeks putting together for her. As I'm quite proud of how it turned out, here it is for your Easter viewing pleasure in lieu of a strip today. Wanna make a sweet Easter basket for someone you worship? It should turn out something like THIS:
Okay, well, a Rapunzel doll in the center isn't going to be the right choice for EVERYONE. I knew this was something Kiki had been wanting (it's from the Animator's Collection at the Disney Store). I also included some Kinder chocolate candies, as she is particularly fond of those, as well as Almond Joys, Haribo Gummies, the traditional Peeps chicks, and other select choices. She seemed quite happy with it, which made me very happy. Anyway, a Happy Easter to everyone! And we'll see you back here real soon with more funnies from Monty and the gang!
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April 3, 2012
Okay, folks, here we go and sorry for the wait. I was hoping I would have another all-new one to post before doing another "classic". Granted, odds are these classics are new to you, and I want to give them all some front page time before moving them to the Archives, but I really want to keep those all-new strips coming too. It's just that I'm still on a job hunt, got income taxes to worry about now, art commissions, getting ready for Easter, you know the drill. So, here's a strip from way back on April, 2009. This is one of those really fun ones, so hope you enjoy it. Yes, an all-new strip is on the way very soon! Please remember to click on the ads and spread the word about Moonlight Motel, because that's the only way we'll get around to making the all new strips daily someday instead of 1 to 3 new ones a month.
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March 18, 2012
Here's another classic Moonlight Motel from March, 2010, folks, to hold you over till the next all-new strip is posted. This one gives us Monty's reaction to the news of Hilary Duff's engagement. I don't suppose he's too thrilled these days either, with her fully in the "family way" and all. Anyway, enjoy, and while you're hear, please click on the ads and check out our Moonlight Motel merchandise. The site could sure use your help to keep going. Donations accepted as well through the Paypal donate buttons!
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March 17, 2012
Gettin' this one in just under the line, folks, but here's an all new one for Saint Patrick's Day! It features the return of Lampwick the Leprechaun, who we'll be seeing more of in the future. Happy St. Patty's, and enjoy!
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March 11, 2012
Here's that classic March 2008 St. Patrick's Day strip I promised. An all new strip coming soon, but this is a very interesting one, as it introduces a leprechaun character intended to be a semi-regular, and he still probably will be. As always with these earliest Moonlight Motel strips, you'll notice the characters look a little different than they do now, even if sometimes it's just in subtle ways.
Oh, and I'm not sure if I've mentioned this before, but if you go here, http://www.readwebcomics.com/Webcomics/Of-The-Grave/, you can read Erica J. Heflin's webcomic, "Of the Grave", which is posted by-weekly, and for which I did the illustrating. If you would like to hire me to illustrate for you, contact me at: slave2moonlight@yahoo.com
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March 7, 2012
Hey there, folks. Still without the internet at home for a while, so here is another classic Moonlight Motel I'm posting here before sending it into the archives. Most likely, it's new to you. This one is from March of 2009, from the pages of Magazine X, where Moonlight Motel used to run before moving to this website. I'll probably post another classic, St. Patrick's Day themed Moonlight Motel strip soon, along with an all new one for this year, but enjoy this for now. Also, scroll down below the strip for my latest Movie Review Brief, as I was in theaters all too much over the past week or two, so I might as well talk about it. Laters!
Movie Review Brief
So, I saw a few movies recently, as I was on a serious Alamo Drafthouse binge, and here's what I thought. First, I saw the new Ghost Rider sequel, Spirit of Vengeance. Okay, this is the familiar plot about trying to save/redeem a kid bound to be the antichrist, only with GhostRider, but I actually really enjoyed it. Nothing spectacular, but enjoyable, especially without what's her name from the first one, whom I'm just not a fan of. Secondly, I saw The Lorax. Totally caught this one on a whim, and I didn't realize it was going to be in 3D (I was like, "Um, why is this so expensive?"). I normally do not see movies in 3D anymore, because it usually sucks. Sometimes though, it works with animated films. This was probably the best 3D I can recall seeing in theaters outside of the awesome theme park 3D. Now, I enjoy Dr. Seuss, and this was a fun movie. However, I hated the musical numbers. I love GOOD musical numbers. These all sucked and were so forced. This is an enjoyable film, but you really have to suffer through those musical numbers. I also saw The Secret World of Arrietty. That's the new Ghibli film. Went to see it with a girl I totally adore who is a big Miyazaki fan (I also am a Miyazaki fan, for the record). I thought it was a cute movie. She felt it came up short for a Ghibli, that it was cute, but Miyazaki films are usually more than cute. I have to agree, though I was more satisfied with it than she, I think. Neither of us actually knew for sure how much Miyazaki was involved in this one, if at all. Upon researching, I believe what I discovered was that he wrote or co-wrote the film. I still recommend it. It's probably better than most animated films that will be released this year. Basically though, this is another story based on "The Borrowers". I grew up with an animated series called "The Littles", which was basically The Borrowers with tails, and I believe there was a live action movie back in the 90's starring John Goodman, as well as a British "Borrowers" TV series. I don't know how accurate that info is though, ha. Anyway, basically, it's about tiny people living amongst us.
That was all the new releases, however, I also caught Terror Tuesdays last night, and that was a hoot. We saw The Deadly Spawn, a very impressive, amateur film from the 80's. I highly recommend it. I also saw a Blaxploitation film last week, Dr. Black and Mr. Hyde, which was also pretty good. If you live in Austin and like horror films, do yourself a favor to make it out to Terror Tuesdays at the Drafthouse downtown, The Ritz. You'll often see me there, too. I also attended a Drafthouse showing of the latest episode of The Walking Dead in the LakeCreek location. That was also fun, and they unexpectedly also ran the previous episode first, so it was a full-length experience! Man, I can't believe they killed off... well, someone, in the latest episode! I don't want to give out a spoiler on this, ha. And, as the host of the night's events quoted a good friend as saying, "Carl is turning into a real dick!" Anyways, I'll be glad when I can get the net back up at home so I can catch up with my other fave shows right now, Once Upon a Time, Being Human, and Napoleon Dynamite. I really need to catch up with True Blood and Clone Wars too.
So, I saw a few movies recently, as I was on a serious Alamo Drafthouse binge, and here's what I thought. First, I saw the new Ghost Rider sequel, Spirit of Vengeance. Okay, this is the familiar plot about trying to save/redeem a kid bound to be the antichrist, only with GhostRider, but I actually really enjoyed it. Nothing spectacular, but enjoyable, especially without what's her name from the first one, whom I'm just not a fan of. Secondly, I saw The Lorax. Totally caught this one on a whim, and I didn't realize it was going to be in 3D (I was like, "Um, why is this so expensive?"). I normally do not see movies in 3D anymore, because it usually sucks. Sometimes though, it works with animated films. This was probably the best 3D I can recall seeing in theaters outside of the awesome theme park 3D. Now, I enjoy Dr. Seuss, and this was a fun movie. However, I hated the musical numbers. I love GOOD musical numbers. These all sucked and were so forced. This is an enjoyable film, but you really have to suffer through those musical numbers. I also saw The Secret World of Arrietty. That's the new Ghibli film. Went to see it with a girl I totally adore who is a big Miyazaki fan (I also am a Miyazaki fan, for the record). I thought it was a cute movie. She felt it came up short for a Ghibli, that it was cute, but Miyazaki films are usually more than cute. I have to agree, though I was more satisfied with it than she, I think. Neither of us actually knew for sure how much Miyazaki was involved in this one, if at all. Upon researching, I believe what I discovered was that he wrote or co-wrote the film. I still recommend it. It's probably better than most animated films that will be released this year. Basically though, this is another story based on "The Borrowers". I grew up with an animated series called "The Littles", which was basically The Borrowers with tails, and I believe there was a live action movie back in the 90's starring John Goodman, as well as a British "Borrowers" TV series. I don't know how accurate that info is though, ha. Anyway, basically, it's about tiny people living amongst us.
That was all the new releases, however, I also caught Terror Tuesdays last night, and that was a hoot. We saw The Deadly Spawn, a very impressive, amateur film from the 80's. I highly recommend it. I also saw a Blaxploitation film last week, Dr. Black and Mr. Hyde, which was also pretty good. If you live in Austin and like horror films, do yourself a favor to make it out to Terror Tuesdays at the Drafthouse downtown, The Ritz. You'll often see me there, too. I also attended a Drafthouse showing of the latest episode of The Walking Dead in the LakeCreek location. That was also fun, and they unexpectedly also ran the previous episode first, so it was a full-length experience! Man, I can't believe they killed off... well, someone, in the latest episode! I don't want to give out a spoiler on this, ha. And, as the host of the night's events quoted a good friend as saying, "Carl is turning into a real dick!" Anyways, I'll be glad when I can get the net back up at home so I can catch up with my other fave shows right now, Once Upon a Time, Being Human, and Napoleon Dynamite. I really need to catch up with True Blood and Clone Wars too.
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February 29, 2012
Time for another blast from the past, folks! I BELIEVE this one is from 2010. It was my first, and so far only, Post-Oscar Special. Should have posted this sooner, I suppose, but I was tied up attempting my latest career move, Used Car Salesman. Well, Used and New. I left that job pretty fast though. After 3 and a half days of being yelled at by the verbally abusive managers, I had all I wanted of it. Luckily, I did a little networking on the job and might have something else to do soon enough. If I get the interview. Anyway, here's another classic Moonlight Motel.
P.S., I recently saw Secret World of Arrietty and Ghostrider 2. Enjoyed both of them. I also will finally see My Neighbor Totoro soon, as I picked up the DVD yesterday.
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February 19, 2012
Okay folks, we got an all new one today! Enjoy! Click on the ads to support the site, and spread the word! Also, we've got donate buttons and merchandise! Everything helps to keep the new strips comin'!
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February 17, 2012
Whaddaya know, I completely missed a classic Valentine's Day Moonlight Motel! Well, I was pretty stressed in preparing for another heartbreaking Valentine's Day, so it's understandable. Anyway, here's a very special Valentine's Special from 2009 that includes the introduction of Liz Bathory, the creepy lady who runs the Starlight Hotel across the road from Monty. Enjoy! And yes, yes, an all-new strip will be posted soon, ha. I'm trying to catch up with some paying gigs though, and trying to find a day-job. Click on the ads while you're here! Maybe someday I can just make new Moonlight Motels everyday if enough people do! And spread the word!
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February 16, 2012
Okay folks, set the WABAC machine to February 2008 for another classic "Moonlight Motel". We like to post these classics here on the main page before moving them to the archives as often as possible, but keep checking back here for ALL NEW strips too. The next one is on its way! And, remember, the all new strips will show up more often if we get more traffic here, and more importantly, more clicks on the ads! Gotta generate some funding to keep the new strips coming! Thanks! And spread the word! AND the strips!
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February 15, 2012
Hi folks. Hope you had a great Valentine's Day! Mine was terrible. Not unlike Monty's, actually. Pretty similar, in fact. Ya know, I have yet to actually get a gift/have a date on Valentine's Day. Really thought this would be the one. Anyway, enough of that. To tide you over till the next all fresh Moonlight Motel strip, here's another classic. This one is from February 2010. Enjoy!
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February 14, 2012
Hello, all! Yeah, it's been a while. I still wanna get around to doing this strip daily someday, but for now I am busy trying to figure out where I'm going to live from month to month. Hopefully, I'll be settled in somewhere in Austin soon with a job and apartment, and I also will probably soon startup a Kickstarter fundraiser to get equipment to keep this site going from my new location. In the meantime, I'll get a new strip in whenever I can. I'm attempting to be back on the at least weekly track for now. Be sure to come back each week, and spread the word too!
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January 23, 2012
Well, I'm back in Austin after taking care of my mother since before Thanksgiving, mainly because she was going through radiation treatments. She has her last one today under the care of my aunt and uncle, so hopefully it will go without problems. Anyway, a new strip is coming soon, but today I have something very special for you. It's a new Monty/Kiki illustration. This one is called "Missing Her". Now, I decided to post this here since it IS part of the Moonlight Motel universe. You may have noticed some drawings in my illustration gallery featuring a chibi, or kid version of Monty with a cute girl character named Kiki. She is based on someone I know in real-life. Anyways, haven't seen her in a while, so that's why I drew this one last night...
