When I do my daily rounds on the net, one of the many important things I do is check a webcomic called Moképon. Moképon follows the misadventures of Atty, a boy who is kicked out of the house to become a Pokémon master. The sarcastic, unlucky, cigarette eating chap gets paired up with a charmander who he “affectionately” calls, Dragonthing. And thus, the hilarity starts. That’s what this comic is: hilarious! And, lucky for me, I managed to snag an interview with the writer and artist of this comic, h0lyhandgrenade.

Pockymouse: H0ly, I’ve be following along with Moképon for a long time now, as have the many other fans you have. What inspired you to write such a comic?

H: It was mostly just a whim… There was no huge amount of planning involved before I started. I just wanted a fun comic to work on on the side which I could relax with. I leapt right in armed only with a couple of ideas for gags, a brittle idea for a plot and my character Atticus, whom I’ve had for some time. This kind of approach I would never recommend normally. Fortunately I can now say that the plans for the comic are slightly more structured… Slightly.

P: Do/Did you play the Pokemon games, watch the TV shows, or trade the cards? I know I’m still a fan of the games myself, although I prefer the classics.

H: It may be odd considering the comic I’m making, but I’m not heavily into Pokemon. I watched the show a little, and loved the old games (I’ve barely even touched the new ones), but Pokemon is more or less just something I really enjoyed as a kid. Moképon is based on my memories of playing Red version, particularly the first play through I had of it when I knew nothing about Pokemon. Which suits Atty’s approach well.
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So today I was walking down the hallway, whistling a little tune, as happy as a person can be. Like usual, I was wearing my bright, crazy clothing, which does turn a few heads, but generally amuses and keeps me happy. Now, although people probably think it, no one has ever really brought up my clothing to me. I mean, how rude would that be, right?
Obviously my old teacher finds no boundaries on the subject of rudeness.

So, like I stated before, I was just walking down the hall when my old dean of students stopped me and said, “Hey, Bridget, is today crazy fashion day, or wear clothes that don’t match day?”

Oh my god, oh my god. How awkward can you BE? Do you understand how awkwardly awful that is? Not only is it completely insulting, but seriously, that’s like asking a fat lady when the baby’s due, only to learn that there is no baby, she’s just had a few too many cheeseburgers.
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“Back my days, teenagers weren’t so disgusting and undignified!”
WRONG. I found this photo in with the rest of the pictures we have from back in the day when my parents were teenagers. This is official proof that teenagers in 1980 were just as sick minded as teenagers are today. (If you don’t believe that it’s from 1980, take a look at the corners of the picture. They’re round!) Click on it for a larger picture!