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Please stand by....

2010-03-19T18:28:00.000Z

The redesign is really kicking up a gear now, which means that is entirely possible that parts of the site may be temporarily unavailable or may not appear correctly as I try and get things right. So if you visit over the next few days and things are broken, then just come back later and hopefully it should be sorted!

wheeeeeeee!

2010-03-14T15:20:00.014Z

For the first time in a wee while, I present a new photoshop- in a blend of photoshop stylee with my old style of single panel cartoons. Click the image to biggerize it, should you be so inclined.

Coming Attractions

2010-03-13T11:43:00.000Z

I have decided to dedicate time into getting the site redesign finished. I'm not sure if it will be a complete overhaul or more of a subtle improvement yet, so I can't say how long it will take. Don't expect many updates in the meantime- although I'll try and do some if it takes a while. At the time of writing, with no series ongoing and having just had to scrap my current project I am not sure what my next animation will be. The world , as they say, is my lobster. See you on the other side.

Triple Trouble

2010-03-07T15:11:00.000Z

Three new wallpapers are available for the iPod Touch and iPhone format. Click the images to see full size, they can then be synced to your device and set as wallpaper

Looking to the future...

2010-02-28T20:35:00.000Z

There's something I've been planning on doing for some time, but I've been waiting for the right time to put into action. With MPZ heading towards the end of it's fifth year online I'm going to shake things up a little bit and start putting more focus on comics. Not only the single-panel stuff I've been posting for years but also comic strips and full length stories. Some characters from my animations may appear in them, and some comics may end up later as animations. I'm planning big things. Before anyone worries though I am not going to be stopping doing animations- I'm not even planning on animating less often. It's just that the gaps inbetween will animations will be filled with comicky goodness and other stuff. It may take some time to get into the swing of things but hopefully you'll stick with me- and I hope you'll enjoy the ride!

New comic strip

2010-02-19T23:35:00.000Z

This is the first comic strip I've produced in quite some time. Click the first panel above to read the whole thing!

Over the Zune

2010-02-10T18:22:00.000Z

Our video podcast, Monkey Pirate Zombie TV is now a featured podcast on Zune.net (which is basically Microsoft's answer to iTunes). It's featured in the comedy section here. I'm not sure how we ended up on there, but a big thanks to anybody who may have been responsible!

new comic...

2010-02-08T13:00:00.000Z

... old joke. Another redrawn comic added to the site. Click to see full size. You can also rate or comment on the comic on Drunkduck (you'll need to sign up for free first though)

iPhone/iPod wallpapers

2010-02-05T14:41:00.000Z

Here's a new addition. If you've got a iPhone or an iPod touch then you can download these exclusive MPZ iPhone wallpapers. They are formatted to fit the iPhone/ touch screen without reformatti ng. Click to see them full size. You can then save them and transfer them to your portable device.

Lovely linkage

2010-02-01T21:07:00.000Z

You may have heard of the site DeviantArt that allows users to share their artwork galleries online. I'm here today to let you know that my good friend Siobhan (who's work has once appeared on this very site) has a gallery there and thoroughly marvelous it is too. You should check it out by clicking right here

Coming Attractions

2010-01-30T11:42:00.000Z

2010 has started well so far, but I've got big plans for mpz in the coming months! I'm planning on beefing up my comics output and with that in mind MPZ now has a space on Drunkduck, one of the web's top webcomics communities. More info on that is coming soon. A site redesign should also be happening in the near future. A new collaboration with proving ground is in the pipeline too, so watch this space...

Lovebytes: the complete saga (sort of)

2010-01-25T11:21:00.004Z

Lovebytes is now available on Youtube in HD. When I came up with the idea originally it was called UD8.tv- (pronounced you-date in case you were wondering). The plan was always to release the episodes separately and then combine them into a longer animation. Now six episodes and a name change later it's done. It was made complicated by the fact that I switched to doing animations in HD part way through, so the earlier episodes had to be tinkered with. The finished project only contains four of the episodes- I decided that the episodes featuring Lord Squiffington and Dotty were the weaker two so I thought it worked better without them. They can still be viewed here on the site.

So, that's it for Lovebytes. There may always be a second 'series' if this one proves popular (and I come up with enough ideas) and the characters may be back in other forms. But for now at least it's finished. You can check it out

HERE

Lovebytes episode 6!

2010-01-17T21:15:00.005Z

Here it is the first new animation of the year, of the decade even! It was meant to be done before Christmas but stuff got in the way. This follows directly on from the last episode in that it reuses a character from the Big brother animation but with a new take on the character. The character was initially played by my lovely friend but long story short I had to recast- and was able to take the character in a new direction. It now features a fantastic performance by a brilliant actress named Annabelle Bay.

Warning: Contains adult humour

You can watch it here. (Flash version) OR watch it/download it here as the podcast.

EDITED 23.1.10

Happy New Year...

2010-01-01T14:19:00.001Z

... from MPZ. Thanks for all your support in 2009 and there's plenty of exciting things planned for 2010! Normal service will resume shortly.

Operation Christmas Phase 3

2009-12-30T21:04:00.002Z

It's still Christmas- the big day itself may have gone but it still Tis the season until after New Year's Day...Basically this is me apologising for not bringing to you earlier. I've been busy, what with yuletide and everything. But I got some time to spare so I've made a quickie animation that sees the return of a friend of the site, the fabulous Mr BD Bear. It's more an animated Christmas/ New Years Card than anything, (if you've seen BD's first appearance you'll know what to expect)

Click here to watch!

Operation Christmas Phase 2

2009-12-24T17:40:00.003Z

Here are the second of my set of Christmas Designs. A very merry Christmas to all you out there in internet land from MPZ! Click to Embiggen. See you soon!

Operation Christmas Phase 1:

2009-12-23T15:05:00.002Z

It's Christmas Eve so it's the first Festive post of the season ( I don't know how many I'll manage to get out, festive celebrations usually get in the way, but at least one more is waiting in the wings). Firstly here are two brand new pieces of artwork for you to check out: Click to Bigify

Secondly: my festive animation from 2005 has been given a bit of a lick of HD (virtual ) paint and added to Youtube. If you haven't seen it before make sure you check it out. Click here to watch it!

New video

2009-12-02T23:34:00.002Z

I've made a short promo for The Ontario Music Awards, which is open to Canadian music types (plus international submissions for an international category) from now til next July. I made it as a favour as the event's organizer is a friend of my Canadian buddy who you may know as the talent behind Proving Ground. Obviously it's not like my usual stuff (as it's just an info based promo) but I had fun messing around with the effects and you can see it over on youtube. I can always be hired to make promos for events or websites etc. so feel free to drop me a line. Proper MPZ type shizzle will be along this side of christmas.

New Gear updates

2009-11-30T21:33:00.002Z

With the traditional present giving season nearly upon us, I will be adding more and more funky merchandising to the mpz store. In order to stop the next month being full of such shameless commercialism I'll be adding any further updates to this post by editing it. Cunning huh?

I've added a load of new Movie Monkey 'Value' T-shirts that allow you to feed your monkey habit without breaking the bank- They're just £7.50/ $10.99

New Calendar available!

2009-11-26T20:43:00.003Z

With Christmas coming up I will be adding some spanky new products to out store! I've just made available the 2010 Back To The Drawing Board calendar, featuring 12 of the best cartoons from the MPZ archives. This will be your last chance to have a Back To The Drawing Board calendar, as changes will be occurring at the MPZ comics section, and this calendar will not be available again! Ever! Check it out here.

Christmas stuff available from previous years can also be seen here.

just a little'un

2009-11-26T15:56:00.002Z

A happy Thanksgiving to all my American readers out there! Have a good one y'all. (See, I can speak American. Sidewalk, elevator, etc.) I'm less ill now so updates are coming, but I'm juggling several projects at the moment I'm not sure what'll come out first!

Hold On to Your Hats

2009-11-10T20:31:00.003Z

New stuff is coming, including a new animation which has been written and the sound recorded. However it's being held up by my being ill. So sorry, it'll have to wait a bit longer. Long time readers may observe this is about the zillionth time I've been ill lately, and this is indeed rubbish. Must stop it.

New Proving Ground Album

2009-11-05T21:55:00.003Z

The music promos I produced for Proving Ground have appeared on this site, so it might have created some PG fans among you. So you might like to know that Proving Ground has released the new Anthology Collection. It features a whopping 7 albums of music- pretty stonking good value! Visit the site for everything you need to know!

Kitten's got talent*

2009-11-04T11:46:00.004Z

Click to Bigify!

* Like 'Britain's Got Talent'.... geddit? No? Your probably not British then. But it's OK, I still love you.

Fancy Dress

2009-10-30T14:57:00.003Z

As you may have noticed MPZ has put on it's Halloween costume ready for the weekend. Hope you get a kick out of it! Have a good night and don't let the zombies get you!

EDIT: The normal banner has been restored , but you can check out the Halloween banner here.