Poppy’s Garden Adventure: Part 1
(An Everyday Tale of Good Versus Evil)
Written and illustrated by Mr. Mark B.
Poppy is no ordinary poppy. This is her story, a tale that begins not in the soil of Earth but aboard the Hymenoptera, a sprawling hive-like space station where bees craft the seeds of life.
The workers create, the pollinator’s journey between worlds, and the warriors stand guard. Together, they protect life’s delicate balance.
But danger looms from the start. Watching, waiting, is the Evil Eye - a shadowy spaceship harbouring the malevolent forces of the dark side.
When Poppy and her seven seed siblings are packaged and delivered to Earth, they’re entrusted to the care of worm midwives (Poppy’s midwife is Wendy) who ensure they’re planted deep in the soil of 13 Malum Place, Woking. Nourished by moon water from the Sea of Tranquillity, Poppy begins to grow, reaching for the light. The garden flourishes, vibrant and full of promise.
Yet evil stirs. From the underworld emerges a terrifying threat: the Spina warriors and their Secasaurus machines, sworn to destroy all life and colour in the garden.
The poppies are under siege. One by one, they fall. Poppy is the last survivor, surrounded by ruin.
But just when all hope seems lost, Big T—a fearless space ranger with a spacecraft shaped like a dog bowl—lands in the garden, offering Poppy a chance at survival.
The battle for the garden is far from over. This is only the beginning of Poppy’s adventure.
I’d love to make this into a book and an animation - please get in touch if you could help make that happen ;-)… Mark
Figure 1: The Hymenoptera space hive takes on moon water, and a delivery of pollen, as Apoidea-class transport ships ferry bees to and from Earth. All the while - evil looks on.
The original hand finished screen print of this image is available for sale at £400. Please contact me at mrmarkb@btinternet.com if you’re interested.
There’s a collection of T-shirts using the characters from the story available here.
Figure 2: Deep inside the space hive, worker bees make the poppy seeds, package them up and load them onto the ships that take them to Earth to be planted. All the while - evil looks on.
The original hand finished screen print of this image is available for sale at £400. Please contact me at mrmarkb@btinternet.com if you’re interested.
There’s a collection of T-shirts using characters from the story available here.
Figure 3: As night falls, the bees go about their work - delivering and planting thousands of seeds. An army of willing worms help to make sure they’re all planted at the correct depth (17.6mm). All the while - evil looks on.
The original hand finished screen print of this image is available for sale at £400. Please contact me at mrmarkb@btinternet.com if you’re interested.
There’s a collection of T-shirts using characters from the story available here.
Figure 4: Thirsty seedlings drink up their moon water - delivered by a fleet of aquadrones from The Sea of Tranquility. Those that miss out won’t survive. All the while - evil looks on.
The original hand finished screen print of this image is available for sale at £400. Please contact me at mrmarkb@btinternet.com if you’re interested.
There’s a collection of T-shirts using characters from the story available here.
Figure 5: A perfect sunflower day, poppies in full bloom and pollinator bees at the ready. A lone worm ignores advice and goes to see what lies beneath. All the while - evil looks on.
There’s a collection of T-shirts using characters from the story available here.
Figure 6: Deep underground a dormant Secasaurus stirs into life and Spina warriors prepare for battle, watched over by the face of death. VICTORY WILL BE OURS! For a short while - a foolish worm looks on.
The original hand finished screen print of this image is available for sale at £400. Please contact me at mrmarkb@btinternet.com if you’re interested.
There’s a collection of T-shirts using characters from the story available here.
Figure 7: Spina warriors and Secasauri mount an attack on the poppies - taken by surprise they have no chance. Warrior bees from the Hymenoptera launch a futile counterattack. All the while - evil looks on.
The original hand finished screen print of this image is available for sale at £400. Please contact me at mrmarkb@btinternet.com if you’re interested.
There’s a collection of T-shirts using characters from the story available here.
Figure 8: Captured poppies are turned into Interfectores - ruthless cyborgs with one goal - to destroy all plant life. A lone bee prepares to die. All the while - evil looks on.
There’s a collection of T-shirts using characters from the story available here.
Figure 9: Evil recon eyes survey the battlefield for anything left alive as a knight in a shining dog bowl comes over the horizon. All the while - evil looks on.
The original hand finished screen print of this image is available for sale at £400. Please contact me at mrmarkb@btinternet.com if you’re interested.