Welcome to the comm, and don't worry--I don't think I've ever stumbled upon any King Bertrick fans. XD I mean, I can understand why he is the way he is, but that doesn't mean I like him.

Once Dustbin is unsealed, it turns out that it didn't contain all of mankind. I don't think it was ever addressed in the anime (really need to re-watch it sometime), but in the . . . I think it was the third novel supplement, this doctor named Hikata comes to Linevan to help them figure out the system that'd been controlling them. Apparently, scientists in the Outside World had long been working to free Dustbin.

Since you came here looking for images, I'm sure you've already seen my scans, but here's a list of the Farfalle I've got up so far just in case.