This world is inhabited by strange creatures called monsters, which were created long ago to solve the world’s problems. Unfortunately, that didn’t work out too well, so they were all sealed in “Disk Stones.”
Fast forward thousands of years and humanity has discovered how to unlock the monsters from these disk stones. It’s working out pretty well so far, except that it had the side-effect of producing the most bizarre creatures the world has ever seen…
Monster Breeders.
Welcome to the world of Dingus Rancher!
Dingus Rancher is a weekly comic strip based on the Monster Rancher series of video games by Tecmo-Koei, in which players can regenerate monsters from household CDs and DVDs and raise them to compete against others. The games have appeared on the Playstation, PS2, Gameboy Advance and other Sony and Nintendo platforms, as well as mobile phones. The strip is updated weekly on Sundays, with occasional bonus strips earlier in the week.
The comics may contain mild language, cartoon violence, crude humor, alcohol and tobacco use, and/or suggestive themes. Parental guidance is suggested for children under 12 years and select species of sea cucumber.
A graduate of the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, having worked with Cambridge University in the UK and SRI International in the San Francisco Bay Area, GM has done his fair share of computer engineering. In his spare time, though, he loves nothing more than going to town on them vidya games, and his number one with a bullet is Monster Rancher. He and his good friend Yam had talked about giving a Monster Rancher comic a shot someday. Then Dingus Rancher happened and all was good times.
Also he loves the beef. A lot.
Yam is a strange cartoonist from Yanaguana. She’s been drawing ever since she could pick up a crayon without eating it. Her love affair with comics started at a very early age, even before she could read. Yam received a BFA in graphic arts/communication design from Texas State University. She has worked on many freelance projects, and also created the comic strip series “Silly Hill.” She’s very excited to be working on Dingus Rancher.
