While Craig Rousseau hasn’t joined us quite yet–he will soon, and the story will be updated–this is the first time in a couple of years that there’s been a new Perhapanauts story to write about. So we wanted to get right down to it.For the uninitiated, the ‘Haps are a super-secret team, a bit like the BPRD or something like that, which is populated by cryptozoological wonders. Led by a super-intelligent bigfoot named Big, the rest of the main team includes a ghost named Molly, a chupacabra named Choopie (they tried to do the super-intelligent thing on him and it didn’t take), a mothman named Karl and some other folks who, as yet, are still missing from the team’s last adventure in the Bermuda Triangle.The remainder of the team are on the run to their organization’s sister facility in Australia, when…Buy this issue and follow along with us as we provide commentary. There are spoilers ahead.So this is the first new ‘Haps issue in a while. Are you guys doing a lot of store appearances and the like to keep visible?Todd: We’ll both be at the Coast City Comic Con in Portland, Maine this weekend–November 10 and 11–to celebrate,
and then I’ll be at Comic Book Jones on Saturday November 17th along with local girl Lauren Monardo Gramprey
(Ham and Eggs, Jesus Hates Zombies) who gifted us with her artistic talents on issue 1’s back-up story, “Goodbye Larry.”It’s also the first time you guys have been day-and-date digital with the series, right? What’s that like?Todd: We were asking the guys at Image about it and they said, yeah, we can do that! So thanks to Kevin and Jonathan at
Image and everyone at Comixology for that! Since it actually hasn’t happened yet–I’m writing this on Sunday–I can’t really
tell you what it feels like, Russ. I imagine good. Lemme get back to you.
As a reader, it’s interesting to be dropped into the series and have it be mostly new characters on the first page. Was there a temptation to pick up with the “series regulars” right away?
There’s a Sharon and a Karen on base at BEDLAM? Are they twins?
Todd:
Are they named after anyone in particular? You guys haven’t been above that sort of thing in the past.
Todd:
You know, I remember there was a “redshirt” character on the TV series Bones that, like Emo Woody Franson, was always referred to by his full name, middle included. Is that something you figure you can get away with since you letter it yourselves?
Todd:
Bones
Having never heard of the Bunyip until this series, and hearing your explanation in our last interview, I kinda feel like this thing is The Gruffalo. Just kinda tossed together. How did you guys first hear about it?
Todd:
Do you get a lot of these odd myths thrown at you by readers, too?
Todd:
I think we’ve discussed this before, but is the decision to keep the Director’s nose obscured most of the time one of those “everything in secret” kind of things? We get a decent look of it in profile here…!
Todd:
I’m guessing we’ll be splitting time between the infirmary and the battle scenes? We can’t leave Choopie out of the story!
Todd:
It’s good to see Dr. Mike again! I was wondering if he’d be more of a one-off type of character.
Todd:
I’m a little surprised by Sampaquita. With that cover, I was half-expecting the Chimaera. After having had him recur so often in the previous stories, did you decide it was just time to give him a rest?
Todd:
So…how long have you guys been waiting to pull out the Cheeto-fingers-as-
incriminating-evidence joke? That was pretty good.
Todd:
So I recognize at least two of the names of the BEDLAM scientists. Are they all people I should know?
Todd:
I was hoping we’d see the Gremlins! Any chance of us getting a King Nosmo t-shirt?
Todd:
So–what do Sara and Cuttle do?
Todd:
