First look at the upcoming Biker Mice from Mars reboot and the figurines. Figures and other BMFM merch is available for pre-odering on Nacelle studio's Nacellestore. The series will air on Maximum Effort channel and based on the pre-orders delivery, it possibly starts on Fall/Winter 2023.
I asked for sketch prompts over on IG and my beloved @korrenraa wanted a serious Vinnie <3 (I owe my life to her omg I've needed an excuse to draw biker mice for a while now)
He's sulking because he slept in and the others left to get hot dogs without him :(
Cropped version of a little doodle for @junichan cause im visiting her and that means I must pay the "shirtless Modo art" tax (the og version is spicier but alas I cannot post that here)
Omigod, I actually got an art meme done while it was still relevant!
My version of the Barbie ship meme that was going around on Twitter.
I love these two dorks so much and the worst thing about the 2006 series ( among many things ) was that these two couldn’t be depicted in a romance anymore.
I will flip tables if this happens again in the upcoming reboot of the franchise.
THERE! Now I have all three mice together for reference. I just really wanna do a thing with them. I was so obsessed with Biker Mice from Mars, and it would be a fun franchise to mess around with.
Ryan Reynolds and his company, Maximum Effort, have joined Nacelle’s Biker Mice from Mars animated series, a new iteration of the cult classic series. Nacelle plans to co-produce with Maximum Effort and Fubo.
“Some people know that I am a motorcycle enthusiast, so it was only natural for us to jump on board Biker Mice from Mars,” said Reynolds. “Maximum Effort and Fubo look forward to putting a new spin on this cult classic with our friends at Nacelle.”
So the idea of ‘offspring’ has been a long batted around idea among the fandom, especially as far as Vinnie and Charley goes. And we get asked a lot ‘what would their kids look like?’ The show never quite addresses the idea of whether or not interspecies procreation is possible, but man, they really do push that interspecies attraction is definitely unquestionable, lol.
So let’s ask the fans.
There seems to be 3 main schools of thought on this:
🔹That Vinnie and Charley are capable of and can have natural children together, creating offspring that are a complete hybridization of human and Martian mouse genetics and looks
Charley with a child conceived between her and Vinnie through various ages. Art by Jess Deaton.
🔸That Vinnie and Charley are capable of and can have natural children together, but that it follows ‘Bojack Horseman’ world-building type rules, where offspring come out either completely human or Martian mouse, taking their appearance from only one parent
A manga-style depiction of Vinnie and Charley with their children, showcasing genetics that lean more towards one individual parent. Art by MontanaVII on Deviantart
🔹Or lastly, that they can’t naturally have children together and that they would adopt, specifically orphans from Mars.
Vinnie and Charley with an adopted Martian Mouse child. Art by formerlycopycat on Deviantart
Us? We like any and all of these ideas. Though we like to headcanon that Vinnie wants a little boy to raise to be a little hellraiser version of himself, but keeps getting girls that he constantly worries about hurting themselves and worries about guys hitting on them like he always did with the ladies, lol.
Today Eve decided to go into how do Martian Mice deal with thermal regulation of their bodies brought to you by a weird thought moment I had during writing a Charley X Vinnie bit.
From what I read Earth mice curiously don't sweat (like humans) nor do they pant (like dogs). They do have sweat glands on their feet but they don't use them for their controlling their body temperature but rather the traction or sticking to places better.
They do control their metabolism - when drinking a lot of water they also have a part of their brain that tells them to lower the metabolism and they become less active to preserve energy. (I am probably saying this in a very simplistic way in comparison to how it actually works lol still fascinating stuff).
An earth mouse can die in 99 degrees Fahrenheit (about 37 degrees Celsius) so they are really not heat (nor cold) resistant creatures. All this stuff from what I have gathered is due to their small size. When you are this tiny water economy within your body becomes very important.
But that isn't the case for Martian Cave Mice. They are size XLarge so to speak, around human or taller sized. They need a different mechanism for body heat control.
So I thought of something that is possible for them to thermoregulate.
They still posses large ears - extremity to release heat like in elephants perhaps? (It would cause them to be very rich in veins. Potentially risking significant/life threatening blood loss when damaged.)
The helmets most folk on Mars wear have exposed ears instead of full coverage (except the main trio). Probably to keep the ears letting out heat when adrenaline runs high?
I was thinking maybe their clothes being on more airy side but they seem to like leather- like trousers? Maybe they make up for it with the lack of shirts (looking at the main trio). And even military seems to prefer short sleeves attire with a few exceptions? It would makes sense also why a motorbike would also be logical option of modern transport (one being the terrain being difficult after the Plutarkian war for anything 4-wheely). The wind during the motorcycle ride would be a cool (hehe) way to cool off as well.
Then I got thinking on how it might affect their cultural/social life and architecture.
The Martian Mice probably also enjoy spending days in shadow rather full sun. I don't think they would be fans of sunbathing (unless it was colder season). Cuddle piles among family and friends are probably common. At least maybe during peaceful times more than during wartime.
Since they are Cave Mice I was thinking also there might be communal spaces underground to hanging out and cooling off during hotter seasons. Like a reverse igloo to keep the cooler air in and release the heat above ground mixed with your local town park/aquapark lol. Just a hub connecting different cave systems/homes.
I think panting we see in dogs would be a sign of early stages of overheating as well.
I wonder if it means that any sign of fever requires an ice bath...
Anywho this was me having thoughts.
Toodles
Tagging those who seems to be interested in BMFM lol lemme know if you rather I didn't or if you do want to be added here @sharpwindow @thelaundrybitch @ninjaintheshadow
Quick n’ dirty Throttle sketch, coz I really need to practice dynamic action shots and foreshortening more. Always a great excuse to draw macho mice. I really got lazy on the concrete. I think I did this in about an hour, which is a record for me since everything else takes MONTHS.