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Work on The Last of the Dashkin 2 (temporary title) has begun. The story has been in place for a while but it’s now a matter of getting it into screenplay format before moving on to panels and a working visual format.

LotD was a prologue. The plan for part 2 therefore is that it’ll be an on-board view as the story really begins to blossom. It’s not the story that will be told in the feature film, so some of the bigger mysteries will remain.

For the conclusion of the story, I’ve decided against putting myself through hell. In other words, I’m using Animate Pro. I have a plan and a little secret to help me get the movie onto NG at a reasonable filesize. In the meantime, I’ll keep you posted with screenshots and updates!

Yes, the witch at the end of LotD is Lemonee Wee. I’ve been getting feedback from disappointed fans who say they’ll miss the old design.

So to answer the question, why the redesign?

1. Mainly: because the original design (by my friend and ex-Disney colleague David Wilkinson) was very different to my own style. In the semi-realistic world of Brackenwood, Lemonee Wee’s ‘Cartoon Network style’ now clashes terribly. The old design was well-suited to ‘Bitey of Brackenwood’, but that’s back when all of Brackenwood was very simply drawn and animated. Still, I was getting the occasional feedback that Lemonee Wee somehow didn’t fit the rest of the world. Anyway, since then, the series has evolved in every way. Rather than a pointy witches hat, straight from cliché, she now has a hooded cloak. Rather than a huge nose with a big wart, straight from cliché, she now has a face.. just like Bitey is now has several colours in his skin, hair and horns, rather than a single flat colour for each.
2. Partly: because in the feature film, Lemonee Wee  is not a grumpy old broom-riding cliché with warts. She’s one of a race of people with their own unique history and traditions.

There may or may not be some narration in the Dashkin sequel, but Lemonee Wee definitely does some talking so if I can get the same voice actor on board, you’ll be hearing her again.