Mosquito: The Webcomic

POSTED BY: Almanac
UPDATED: Tuesday, February 3, 2009 03:17
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ALMANAC

Thursday, March 20, 2008 10:38 AM

Many of you are already familiar with Mosquito, the fan film mockumentary created by Nathan Town and some Browncoat cohorts based on Firefly. (Besides being available online, it also made its way onto Dragon*Con TV, and DVD copies have been given to several of the BDH's.)

For those of you looking for the continuing adventures of this 'verse, there is now a Mosquito webcomic, written by Town himself:

http://www.mosquitoverse.com/webcomic/

Even though the webcomic is less than two weeks old, Nathan's been busy--four episodes have already been posted, and he's stated that he has the first sixty or so plotted out.

On a personal note, I'm also pleased to point out that those of us who put together the Browncoat Saloon here in Winnipeg last year have a cameo (of sorts) in the first episode, which is quite an honour...

Already read Better Days #1 more times than you can count? Eager to learn what that other band of space cowboys has been up to since they last appeared on your screen? Click through and find out!

Edgar Governo
Historian of Things That Never Were
http://www.mts.net/~arphaxad/history.html

PUMAMANREDUX

Thursday, March 20, 2008 1:09 PM

up to 4 episodes now

http://www.mosquitoverse.com/webcomic/?page_id=9

interestin'

LETOV

Thursday, March 20, 2008 2:43 PM

I like the nod he gives to Kurtz in the faq. I always have to keep up with pvponline.

Oh, yeah, and I'm enjoying the webcomic too.

- Leto_V

"Well, my days of not taking you
seriously are certainly coming to
a middle." - Mal

"What the hell is an aluminum falcon?!?" - Palpatine - Robot Chicken

BROWNCOAT1

Thursday, March 20, 2008 3:17 PM

Shiny!

Great to see the Mosquito crew still flyin' even if it is as a comic.

You listenin' Joss? Comics! Think about it. Serenity in comic form, coming out every month, continuing the story.

__________________________________________
Holding the line since December '02!

Richmond, VA & surrounding area Firefly Fans:

http://www.richmondbrowncoats.org

Color Officer / X.O. Echo Company

http://76thbattalion.homestead.com/index.html

ALMANAC

Friday, March 21, 2008 8:46 PM

I'm bumping this just to mention that the fifth episode has now been posted...

Edgar Governo
Historian of Things That Never Were
http://www.mts.net/~arphaxad/history.html

MISSTRESSAHARA

Friday, March 21, 2008 11:42 PM

I never got to see the Mosquito mock (shame on me for not supporting my fellow Winterpeggers) Anybody have a link?

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DARKJESTER

Saturday, March 22, 2008 12:21 AM

There are links at the main site - http://www.mosquitoverse.com/ - the "Movies" link from the main page.

It's milk-through-the-nose funny!!!

MAL "You only gotta scare him."
JAYNE "Pain is scary..."

http://www.fireflytalk.com - Big Damn Podcast

AVENGINGWATCHER

Saturday, March 22, 2008 3:52 AM

many thanks for the post

When there are no heroes where will we turn?

MIMA

Saturday, March 22, 2008 9:26 PM

TOO FUNNY!

VETERAN

Saturday, March 22, 2008 9:46 PM

Good stuff. Thanks.

ALMANAC

Sunday, March 23, 2008 1:02 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by BrownCoat1:
You listenin' Joss? Comics! Think about it. Serenity in comic form, coming out every month, continuing the story.

Well, it hasn't been coming out quite every month, but I did make a reference at the end of my original post to Better Days, the comic book story by Joss Whedon which has its first issue out right now...

Edgar Governo
Historian of Things That Never Were
http://www.mts.net/~arphaxad/history.html

FAITHLOVESPURPLE

Sunday, March 23, 2008 4:55 PM

Ooh, I LOVE Mosquito... so gorramn funny!

But, sadly, I didn't find the comics funny at all. Maybe it's because Mosquito is so genius that I was easily disappointed? I would definitely prefer more live action stuff. Kudos though, thanks for putting in the effort!

--Faith

"I can't get it right...get it right...since I met you."

ALMANAC

Sunday, March 23, 2008 7:14 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Misstressahara:
I never got to see the Mosquito mock (shame on me for not supporting my fellow Winterpeggers) Anybody have a link?

Someone else has already posted the link, so I hope you've had a chance to see the original mockumentary now, if only to support that Manitoba Pride...

Edgar Governo
Historian of Things That Never Were
http://www.mts.net/~arphaxad/history.html

Visit the Firefly Timeline:

http://www.mts.net/~arphaxad/firefly.html

ALMANAC

Tuesday, March 25, 2008 4:58 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by avengingwatcher:
many thanks for the post

No worries...

I'm just happy to get the word out.

On that note, the sixth episode has now been posted...

Edgar Governo
Historian of Things That Never Were
http://www.mts.net/~arphaxad/history.html

Visit the Firefly Timeline:

http://www.mts.net/~arphaxad/firefly.html

ALMANAC

Wednesday, March 26, 2008 6:32 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by mima:
TOO FUNNY!

I'm glad to see that people are enjoying this...

Nathan's a great writer, and very funny. Many more people should be exposed to his work.

Edgar Governo
Historian of Things That Never Were
http://www.mts.net/~arphaxad/history.html

Visit the Firefly Timeline:

http://www.mts.net/~arphaxad/firefly.html

ALMANAC

Thursday, March 27, 2008 7:29 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Veteran:
Good stuff. Thanks.

You're quite welcome...

I'm glad you're enjoying it.

According to the webcomic's blog, the next episode should be up tomorrow morning.

Speaking of the blog, I would encourage anyone who's reading this continuation of Mosquito to post their thoughts as comments there. This will build a community on the actual site along with the people discussing it here, as well as let Nathan know that Browncoats are looking at this...

Edgar Governo
Historian of Things That Never Were
http://www.mts.net/~arphaxad/history.html

Visit the Firefly Timeline:

http://www.mts.net/~arphaxad/firefly.html

CAPTAINCAL

Friday, March 28, 2008 8:40 PM

Yes!
Do what the Governor says!

Tell me you care!

-Nathan (not Fillion... he's prettier)

PARTICIPANT

Monday, March 31, 2008 6:39 PM

thanks for the heads up

ALMANAC

Tuesday, April 1, 2008 5:46 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by FaithLovesPurple:
Ooh, I LOVE Mosquito... so gorramn funny!

But, sadly, I didn't find the comics funny at all.

I'm sorry to hear that...I know I've been enjoying them so far.

Quote:
Maybe it's because Mosquito is so genius that I was easily disappointed? I would definitely prefer more live action stuff.

Well, the logistics of successfully finishing a live-action fan film are notoriously difficult...

...which brings us to the current (eighth) episode, featuring a shout-out to some other Firefly fan film works in progress.

There's also a sympathetic take on fan film production delays in Nathan's accompanying blog.

Quote:
Kudos though, thanks for putting in the effort!

Don't thank me, thank Nathan (who just commented as CAPTAINCAL above), especially if you do so on the aforementioned site blog...

Edgar Governo
Historian of Things That Never Were
http://www.mts.net/~arphaxad/history.html

Visit the Firefly Timeline:

http://www.mts.net/~arphaxad/firefly.html

ALMANAC

Friday, April 4, 2008 2:27 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by participant:
thanks for the heads up

You're quite welcome...

...and please, help spread the word.

Edgar Governo
Historian of Things That Never Were
http://www.mts.net/~arphaxad/history.html

Visit the Firefly Timeline:

http://www.mts.net/~arphaxad/firefly.html

FAITHLOVESPURPLE

Friday, April 4, 2008 2:35 AM

I think it's growing on me...I quite like the art style :) I also liked the Beer joke, that was pretty great

I'll keep checking it out, 'cuz I don't wanna miss any gold jokes, heh.

--Faith

"I can't get it right...get it right...since I met you."

CAPTAINCAL

Friday, April 4, 2008 6:27 AM

Episode #9 is up! Enjoy!

Quote:
I'll keep checking it out, 'cuz I don't wanna miss any gold jokes, heh.

--Faith

I promise it'll only get better.
Thanks for sticking it out and keeping the... well... you know.

-Nathan Town

ALMANAC

Saturday, April 5, 2008 9:23 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by FaithLovesPurple:
I think it's growing on me...I quite like the art style :)

Same here...it's stylised, but with "clean" lines that avoid the crazy body proportions of some comics and webcomics.

Quote:
I also liked the Beer joke, that was pretty great

Yeah, the Canadian in me appreciated that one.

Quote:
I'll keep checking it out, 'cuz I don't wanna miss any gold jokes, heh.

See you there...

Edgar Governo
Historian of Things That Never Were
http://www.mts.net/~arphaxad/history.html

Visit the Firefly Timeline:

http://www.mts.net/~arphaxad/firefly.html

ALMANAC

Tuesday, April 8, 2008 4:39 PM

For anyone who hasn't already subscribed by email or through its RSS feed, the webcomic is now on its tenth episode...

Edgar Governo
Historian of Things That Never Were
http://www.mts.net/~arphaxad/history.html

Visit the Firefly Timeline:

http://www.mts.net/~arphaxad/firefly.html

ALMANAC

Friday, April 11, 2008 6:48 PM

For those who are interested, Episode #11 has now been posted, and each episode continues to have an accompanying blog entry...

Edgar Governo
Historian of Things That Never Were
http://www.mts.net/~arphaxad/history.html

Visit the Firefly Timeline:

http://www.mts.net/~arphaxad/firefly.html

CAPTAINCAL

Monday, April 14, 2008 3:02 PM

Howdy all.

Episode #12 is up for your Browncoat pleasure.
http://www.mosquitoverse.com/webcomic/?p=29

-Nathan Town

ALMANAC

Friday, April 18, 2008 7:25 PM

For those keeping track, the thirteenth episode has now been posted, and the accompanying blog entry indicates that the continuing storyline will be the focus again in episodes to come...

Edgar Governo
Historian of Things That Never Were
http://www.mts.net/~arphaxad/history.html

Visit the Firefly Timeline:

http://www.mts.net/~arphaxad/firefly.html

CAPTAINCAL

Friday, April 25, 2008 1:20 PM

Howdy All.

I got Episode #15 up at
http://www.mosquitoverse.com/webcomic/?p=32

I'm also gonna start something on the blog the same days as the strip, unoriginally called 'Serenity Lost'. It'll be thoughts on why Serenity didn't reach the mark and what worked and what didn't. If'n you agree or disagree, please let me know. It's a topic that's kinda close to our hearts.

Nathan Town
www.emeraldcityst.com

BROWNCOAT1

Friday, April 25, 2008 1:27 PM

Really enjoying the webcomic Nathan. Great stuff.

__________________________________________
Holding the line since December '02!

Richmond, VA & surrounding area Firefly Fans:

http://www.richmondbrowncoats.org

Color Officer / X.O. Echo Company

http://76thbattalion.homestead.com/index.html

HARDCOPY

Saturday, April 26, 2008 1:12 AM

Nathan is gonna pass me if I am not careful. I just uploaded 16 on Firefly Adventures and went to look at his site and he is on 15... I used to be ahead by a couple eps.

Well if I am gonna be beat speed wise at least it is by something as cool as Mosquito. :)

Rich.

CAPTAINCAL

Saturday, April 26, 2008 2:53 PM

Rich, I think everyone can agree that there's far more work involved in a Firefly Adventures page than my cartoony little strip.

Keep up the good works.

Nathan Town
www.emeraldcityst.com

CAPTAINCAL

Friday, May 2, 2008 4:57 PM

Hello.
Episode #17 is up on the site.
http://www.mosquitoverse.com/webcomic/?p=34
It’s a little vulgar, mostly funny, and all Canadian.

heh
These emoticons kill me.
What the heck is that even supposed to mean?

Nathan Town
www.emeraldcityst.com

ALMANAC

Wednesday, May 7, 2008 1:00 AM

Episode #18, "Hand in the Cookie Jar," has now been posted...

I'll also offer another recommendation for the accompanying blog. Nathan now has a schedule which leads to his posting on the blog more often than the webcomic appears, and a lot of it is worthwhile/hilarious in its own right.

(I'd still really like to see everyone here add some comments to his take on why Serenity didn't work out...)

Edgar Governo
Historian of Things That Never Were
http://www.mts.net/~arphaxad/history.html

Visit the Firefly Timeline:

http://www.mts.net/~arphaxad/firefly.html

FLORALBUNNY

Thursday, May 8, 2008 5:40 AM

Ka-yoot! I like the drawing especially.

bun
Frisky Browncoat
bastards singed my turtle

ALMANAC

Saturday, May 10, 2008 1:17 AM

Episode #19 has now been posted...

I keep mentioning Nathan's blog, but not linking to it, so here it is:

http://emeraldcityst.com/blog/

Edgar Governo
Historian of Things That Never Were
http://www.mts.net/~arphaxad/history.html

Visit the Firefly Timeline:

http://www.mts.net/~arphaxad/firefly.html

ALMANAC

Wednesday, May 14, 2008 1:13 AM

Episode #20, "Careful Omissions," has now been posted...

I've been told there'll be some interesting developments starting with Episode #21, so I'm excited--but then, those developments may prove more exciting for me than for others.

Edgar Governo
Historian of Things That Never Were
http://www.mts.net/~arphaxad/history.html

CAPTAINCAL

Friday, May 16, 2008 1:40 PM

Episode 21 is up
http://www.mosquitoverse.com/webcomic/?p=38
(wait for it Edgar...)
as well as Part 5 of Serenity Lost on the blog. Trying to figure out why Serenity wasn't a hit totally fascinates me. Check out the Serenity Lost articles and tell me if you agree or disagree.

Nathan Town
www.emeraldcityst.com

ALMANAC

Wednesday, May 21, 2008 6:42 PM

Episode #22 has now been posted, featuring our first look inside a rather familiar-looking saloon...

"I" am referenced, but don't appear in this one. Cynara Geissler, one of the other people involved, does show up, and I have to say that she's been translated very well into the Mosquito art style.

This gives me hope for my own (presumed) appearance to come...unless I should be worried for other reasons?

Edgar Governo
Historian of Things That Never Were
http://www.mts.net/~arphaxad/history.html

Visit the Browncoat Saloon:

http://www.myspace.com/browncoatsaloon

ALMANAC

Monday, May 26, 2008 7:58 PM

The webcomic is now up to Episode #24, "An Unfortunate Relapse"...

More of the Winnipeggers involved with the Browncoat Saloon have now shown up as guest characters: Jamie Newransky (the Browncoat in charge of that shindig) in #23, and Derek Patterson in the most recent strip.

Edgar Governo
Historian of Things That Never Were
http://www.mts.net/~arphaxad/history.html

Visit the Firefly Timeline:

http://www.mts.net/~arphaxad/firefly.html

FAITHLOVESPURPLE

Tuesday, May 27, 2008 5:03 PM

Hahah... sinners.

--Faith

"I can't get it right...get it right...since I met you."

CAPTAINCAL

Friday, May 30, 2008 3:58 PM

Howdy All.

Here's Episode #25 and the first appearance of Edgar the Governor.
http://www.mosquitoverse.com/webcomic/?p=42

The good news is that I haven't missed a strip yet. The bad news is that I don't seem to be getting any faster at it.

Nathan Town
www.emeraldcityst.com

ALMANAC

Saturday, June 7, 2008 1:32 AM

The webcomic is now up to Episode #27, "A Stout Lager"...

...and it looks like I've become a recurring character--or the Bret Maverick version of me has, at any rate.

Edgar Governo
Historian of Things That Never Were
http://www.mts.net/~arphaxad/history.html

Visit the Firefly Timeline:
http://www.mts.net/~arphaxad/firefly.html

CAPTAINCAL

Monday, June 16, 2008 3:38 PM

The strip's up to #30 now http://www.mosquitoverse.com/webcomic/?p=47
and the action is finally about to start.

Well, I guess there was that bit with the dog, but I'm not sure that counts.

Nathan Town
www.emeraldcityst.com

ALMANAC

Saturday, June 28, 2008 12:07 AM

The webcomic has gotten up to Episode #33, "Imperial Complications"...

Since Episode #30, the "cast" of webcomic Meet the Geeks have made their appearance as the current Big Bads, Jamie has reappeared, and some Ukrainian insults have been uttered.

Edgar Governo
Historian of Things That Never Were
http://www.mts.net/~arphaxad/history.html

YINYANG

Wednesday, July 9, 2008 11:27 PM

Hey-o! What's going on with the website? I'm getting a 404 Not Found error when I click the link.

Once a lurker, always a lurker.

ALMANAC

Thursday, July 10, 2008 2:19 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by yinyang:
Hey-o! What's going on with the website? I'm getting a 404 Not Found error when I click the link.

Rest assured, I'm sure it's just a technical difficulty...

Nathan Town blogged last week that the webcomic and blog were moving over to a new server, which is why there was no new episode on Friday. Clearly, there've been some issues with that plan.

If it's not back and I haven't heard anything by tomorrow, I'll get in touch with Nathan to see what's going on and post an update.

Edgar Governo
Historian of Things That Never Were
http://www.mts.net/~arphaxad/history.html

Visit the Firefly Timeline:
http://www.mts.net/~arphaxad/firefly.html

CAPTAINCAL

Thursday, July 10, 2008 7:02 PM

Hey.

The Almanac's right.
This website move has been a disaster.
I keep shaking my fist harder at the screen, but it doesn't seem to help.
By hook or by crook (if people actually still use that term) the site'll be back up by Monday. I have top men working on it.

-Nathan Town
(the tattered remains of) www.emeraldcityst.com

HARDCOPY

Thursday, July 10, 2008 11:17 PM

If you need any help, let me know, I have a bit (read a LOT) of experience with that sort of stuff.

CAPTAINCAL

Friday, July 11, 2008 1:20 PM

Gosh do I ever appreciate the webcomic artist solidarity.
I'm pretty sure we can wrap this up by the weekend, but if not, you'll certainly be getting a panicked e-mail.

BROWNCOAT1

Friday, July 11, 2008 1:53 PM

Hope you get it hammered out this weekend Nathan. Been enjoying the webcomic and was a bit worried when I tried to check it out yesterday and got that error message.

Here's hoping things go smooth with the fix.

__________________________________________
Holding the line since December '02!

Richmond, VA & surrounding area Firefly Fans:

http://www.richmondbrowncoats.org

Color Officer / X.O. Echo Company

http://76thbattalion.homestead.com/index.html

ALMANAC

Sunday, July 27, 2008 8:21 PM

Well, I'm sure everyone has seen by now that the server problems have been cleared up.

The webcomic is now up to Episode #39, "A Dry Run"...featuring a tragic, if not entirely unexpected, plot twist.

Edgar Governo
Historian of Things That Never Were
http://www.mts.net/~arphaxad/history.html

Visit the Browncoat Saloon:
http://www.myspace.com/browncoatsaloon

CAPTAINCAL

Monday, September 8, 2008 7:08 PM

Hey.
Just a little reminder that while I’ve had to cut back to one strip a week, Mosquito is still going strong.
Well, maybe not as strong as before, since it’s only once a week. But the strips are better now that they’re not as rushed so… I dunno. It’s a complicated issue.
Anyway, here’s the latest with Episode #48: Best Not to Think About It.
http://www.mosquitoverse.com/webcomic/?p=72

BROWNCOAT1

Monday, September 8, 2008 7:16 PM

Loving the webcomic CaptainCal!

__________________________________________
Holding the line since December '02!

Richmond, VA & surrounding area Firefly Fans:

http://www.richmondbrowncoats.org

Color Officer / X.O. Echo Company

http://76thbattalion.homestead.com/index.html

ALMANAC

Thursday, September 25, 2008 7:58 PM

The webcomic has arrived at the milestone Episode #50, "Tome of Secrets"...

Sadly, "I" am no longer part of the current storyline, but it's all good.

I particularly enjoyed the obscure references included as Easter Eggs in this episode's dialogue. Can you spot them?

Edgar Governo
Historian of Things That Never Were
http://www.mts.net/~arphaxad/history.html

Visit the Browncoat Saloon:
http://www.myspace.com/browncoatsaloon

ALMANAC

Sunday, October 12, 2008 8:04 AM

For those of you wondering why there's been a delay in new Mosquito webcomic episodes, Nathan has spent much of the past couple of weeks working on Vagabond, his submission to the Evil League of Evil:

Personally, I think it's excellent, and I would be shocked if it didn't make the DVD cut. Feel free to see for yourself.

Nathan is attending the Manitoba Comic Con this weekend (as am I), but I'm sure the webcomic itself will be back on schedule after that...

Edgar Governo
Historian of Things That Never Were
http://www.mts.net/~arphaxad/history.html

Visit the Browncoat Saloon:
http://www.myspace.com/browncoatsaloon

CAPTAINCAL

Tuesday, November 4, 2008 7:14 PM

Almost out of places to surf while at work? Why not hop on over to The Signal at http://signal.serenityfirefly.com/
and listen to the interview I did with Les and Wayne for Episode #20 about all things Mosquito?

Nathan Town
www.mosquitoverse.com
www.emeraldcityst.com

BROWNCOAT1

Wednesday, November 5, 2008 2:06 PM

Good interview Nathan. I am liking the webcomic and have pointed the local browncoats over to it. Looking forward to more from the Mosquito crew.

__________________________________________
Holding the line since December '02!

Richmond, VA & surrounding area Firefly Fans:

http://www.richmondbrowncoats.org

Color Officer / X.O. Echo Company

http://76thbattalion.homestead.com/index.html

ALMANAC

Tuesday, February 3, 2009 3:17 AM

Nathan has truly embraced the spirit of self-promotion with an ideal spokesperson in Episode #62, "A Brief and Violent Word from Our Sponsor," which is also the first Mosquito webcomic of 2009.

In the spirit of cross-promotion, I'll also link directly to his latest film project, The Magellan Affair:

http://www.themagellanaffair.com/

Chapter One: Bourbon and Betrayal is now available for viewing via that website, which also includes the requisite Digg, Facebook, MySpace, and YouTube links...

Edgar Governo
Historian of Things That Never Were
http://www.mts.net/~arphaxad/history.html

Visit the Browncoat Saloon:
http://www.myspace.com/browncoatsaloon