Bulldog received the sad news last week that former DigitalBulldog client Mark Bonnett had passed away suddenly. As author Mark W. Bonnett he created the Cynos Universe which began with the epic Messiah's Shard. As extremely talented artist and creator Bonnatron/Johnbonhamatron he gave delight to many with his Transformers custom addons and third-party figures. With the impending publication of his first book, Messiah's Shard, Mark asked Bulldog to help proofread the manuscript. Whoever was supposed to do it had been unable to. Building the website for Mark's books was one of Bulldog's favourite projects - Mark had a sharp mind for science fiction with a sympathetic yet satirical humour, like the unexpected offspring of Arthur C Clark and Mark's own literary hero Terry Pratchett. Many long nights were spent bantering back and forth on how inventively daft and satirical we could make that website.
While we hadn't talked over the past few years, Bulldog would like to express his sincere condolences to Mark's family and loved ones.
Further tributes to Mark and a link to donate to his family's chosen charity can be found here.
May you find eternal peace on the next page, old friend, and maybe an epic 80s spaceweasel or two. Til all are one.