Mantecoza
Encyclopedia
Mantecoza is a steampunk
-fantasy
web series
which premiered at the Phoenix ComiCon
on Saturday, May 28, 2011. It centers on the character of Sebastian King, an average office worker, who is suddenly thrust into the neo-Victorian
world of Mantecoza, where he struggles to learn how to be a wizard in order to fulfill his destiny. The realm
of Mantecoza is presented as an alternate steampunk
fantasy
reality, which can be accessed by the Wizard of Mantecoza through the use of a magic ring
.
, the first of which featuring Sebastian King being interviewed about his opinions on Felicia Day
. This episode was used primarily to demonstrate costuming and art design, as well as introduce the leads. The second spec episode introduces the Goons, minions of Lord Barr. The third is an interview with Raven, Sebastian's goth younger sister.
Most of the first season was filmed in the second half of 2010, culminating in a large crowd scene on January 30, 2011, which featured a host of local steampunk
artists and vendors as featured extras.
The first official trailer for this series was premiered at the first annual Wild Wild West Con steampunk convention on March 4, 2011, and was released on YouTube
on March 9, 2011. Further episodes will be released on the official website, Mantecoza.com.
Sebastian is the bumbling, lovable, unsure of himself wizard of Mantecoza, and simple accountant on Earth. Sebastian was old before he was 12 and took on the responsibilities of ‘man of the house’ early on after his father went missing. He has always lived through his best friend Joe Kayze - his risk it all, damn the consequences friend. Sebastian is a desk jockey - making money to support his fractured family and take care of his ailing mother. All in all Sebastian believes he is nobody of great importance, a number and a drone in this existence he calls life… until he encounters the ring.
The refined and elegant Minister of the Wizard, Lady Chenna Danbeau is the liaison between the Ring Wizard and Mantecoza. Her father was the last “Hematological”, or natural, Wizard of Mantecoza, and creator of the Ring, and it is her duty to watch over the Wizards as they learn to wield the power imbued in the Ring.
Joe is Sebastian’s best friend since childhood. Due to his own absent family, Joe views the King family as a surrogate, and Sebastian, Baz as he calls him, as his brother. He always looks for “the next big thing”, and to Sebastian’s wonderment, they frequently turn out successful enough that Joe meets his rent one more month.
Raven is the younger sister of Sebastian King. She was eight when her father died and instantly resented her older brother’s assumption of the “Man of the House” mantle. As she grew into a teenager, she became obsessed with other peoples things. Not that she wanted to sell them, but just to see them, or have them. She began to sneak into people’s houses when they were gone and look at the photos of happy families, taking a small thing as a memento. She developed quite a knack for ‘embracing’ others things as if they were her own… until she was caught and was forced to suppress this ‘gift.’
Lord Barr is the evil of Mantecoza. He is cool, calculating and determined to rule all of Mantecoza- creating it in his image. His past holds secrets that propel him into greater darkness and deception. Till now, the Ring Wizards have done little to block Lord Barr, and when they did get in the way, they were deceived into deadly mistakes. Mantecoza has not seen an evil such as him for centuries. The ring has been dangerously close to slipping onto Lord Barr’s finger and has many within the Mantecozian government nervous.
Durrus is Lord Barr’s right-hand man and Chief Goon wrangler. While the Goon minions of Lord Barr are less than able, Durrus is a true villain as well as an adept and dangerous steamsaber master. Little is known of Durrus’ background. His demeanor and bearing indicate an aristocratic background, but his delight in mayhem and pain indicates a darker origin.
Steampunk
Steampunk is a sub-genre of science fiction, fantasy, alternate history, and speculative fiction that came into prominence during the 1980s and early 1990s. Steampunk involves a setting where steam power is still widely used—usually Victorian era Britain or "Wild West"-era United...
-fantasy
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
web series
Web series
A web series is a series of episodes released on the Internet or also by mobile or cellular phone, and part of the newly emerging medium called web television. A single instance of a web series program is called an episode .While the popularity of web series is continuing to rise, the concept...
which premiered at the Phoenix ComiCon
Phoenix ComiCon
Phoenix Comicon is an annual comic book convention held in Phoenix, Arizona. started in June 2002, PCC has held comic related panels, programming events, art contests, and autograph signings for all ages. The first Phoenix Comicon was held in June 2002. It was a one day only convention for six...
on Saturday, May 28, 2011. It centers on the character of Sebastian King, an average office worker, who is suddenly thrust into the neo-Victorian
Neo-Victorian
Neo-Victorian is an aesthetic movement which amalgamates Victorian and Edwardian aesthetic sensibilities with modern principles and technologies...
world of Mantecoza, where he struggles to learn how to be a wizard in order to fulfill his destiny. The realm
Realm
A realm is a dominion of a monarch or other sovereign ruler.The Old French word reaume, modern French royaume, was the word first adopted in English; the fixed modern spelling does not appear until the beginning of the 17th century...
of Mantecoza is presented as an alternate steampunk
Steampunk
Steampunk is a sub-genre of science fiction, fantasy, alternate history, and speculative fiction that came into prominence during the 1980s and early 1990s. Steampunk involves a setting where steam power is still widely used—usually Victorian era Britain or "Wild West"-era United...
fantasy
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
reality, which can be accessed by the Wizard of Mantecoza through the use of a magic ring
Magic ring
A magic ring is a ring, usually a finger ring, that has magical properties. It appears frequently in fantasy and fairy tales. Magic rings are found in the folklore of every country where rings are worn, and they endow the wearer with a variety of abilities, including invisibility, the granting of...
.
Production
Mantecoza initially began with several spec episodes on YouTubeYouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
, the first of which featuring Sebastian King being interviewed about his opinions on Felicia Day
Felicia Day
Kathryn Felicia Day is an American actress, known for her work as "Vi" on the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and for parts in movies such as Bring It On Again and June, as well as the Internet musical, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog...
. This episode was used primarily to demonstrate costuming and art design, as well as introduce the leads. The second spec episode introduces the Goons, minions of Lord Barr. The third is an interview with Raven, Sebastian's goth younger sister.
Most of the first season was filmed in the second half of 2010, culminating in a large crowd scene on January 30, 2011, which featured a host of local steampunk
Steampunk
Steampunk is a sub-genre of science fiction, fantasy, alternate history, and speculative fiction that came into prominence during the 1980s and early 1990s. Steampunk involves a setting where steam power is still widely used—usually Victorian era Britain or "Wild West"-era United...
artists and vendors as featured extras.
The first official trailer for this series was premiered at the first annual Wild Wild West Con steampunk convention on March 4, 2011, and was released on YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
on March 9, 2011. Further episodes will be released on the official website, Mantecoza.com.
Characters
- Sebastian King (TBA)
Sebastian is the bumbling, lovable, unsure of himself wizard of Mantecoza, and simple accountant on Earth. Sebastian was old before he was 12 and took on the responsibilities of ‘man of the house’ early on after his father went missing. He has always lived through his best friend Joe Kayze - his risk it all, damn the consequences friend. Sebastian is a desk jockey - making money to support his fractured family and take care of his ailing mother. All in all Sebastian believes he is nobody of great importance, a number and a drone in this existence he calls life… until he encounters the ring.
- Lady Chenna Danbeau (Katherine Stewart)
The refined and elegant Minister of the Wizard, Lady Chenna Danbeau is the liaison between the Ring Wizard and Mantecoza. Her father was the last “Hematological”, or natural, Wizard of Mantecoza, and creator of the Ring, and it is her duty to watch over the Wizards as they learn to wield the power imbued in the Ring.
- Joe Kayze (TBA)
Joe is Sebastian’s best friend since childhood. Due to his own absent family, Joe views the King family as a surrogate, and Sebastian, Baz as he calls him, as his brother. He always looks for “the next big thing”, and to Sebastian’s wonderment, they frequently turn out successful enough that Joe meets his rent one more month.
- Joanne “Raven” King (Mallory Adams)
Raven is the younger sister of Sebastian King. She was eight when her father died and instantly resented her older brother’s assumption of the “Man of the House” mantle. As she grew into a teenager, she became obsessed with other peoples things. Not that she wanted to sell them, but just to see them, or have them. She began to sneak into people’s houses when they were gone and look at the photos of happy families, taking a small thing as a memento. She developed quite a knack for ‘embracing’ others things as if they were her own… until she was caught and was forced to suppress this ‘gift.’
- Lord Barr (Vincent Maeder)
Lord Barr is the evil of Mantecoza. He is cool, calculating and determined to rule all of Mantecoza- creating it in his image. His past holds secrets that propel him into greater darkness and deception. Till now, the Ring Wizards have done little to block Lord Barr, and when they did get in the way, they were deceived into deadly mistakes. Mantecoza has not seen an evil such as him for centuries. The ring has been dangerously close to slipping onto Lord Barr’s finger and has many within the Mantecozian government nervous.
- Durrus (Marshall Glass)
Durrus is Lord Barr’s right-hand man and Chief Goon wrangler. While the Goon minions of Lord Barr are less than able, Durrus is a true villain as well as an adept and dangerous steamsaber master. Little is known of Durrus’ background. His demeanor and bearing indicate an aristocratic background, but his delight in mayhem and pain indicates a darker origin.
- Goon #1 (Chris Michael Dennis)
- Goon #2 (Will Leon)
External links
- Mantecoza on FacebookFacebookFacebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
- Mantecoza on TwitterTwitterTwitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...