Grizzly & The Bear Patrol 9

[kybearfuzz]

I was debating on holding on to this issue until Monday. I was worried that LJ becomes quite the ghost town on weekends, but I hate to leave this sitting over the weekend. This is probably the quickest turn-around for a comic issue I've ever done -- two months. This idea has been brewing in my head for a while. The Grizzly origin is tacked on to the end for those who have not seen it. There are 27 color pages behind the spoiler cut below, all work safe. I put a few issue notes at the end.

Enjoy! :)















































I've included the Grizzly Origin pages as a bonus "reprint" for those who are new to the comic.












Issue Notes:

• Again, this is my quickest turn around on an issue. I was surprised how quickly this one came together. I think I may take a break before doing the next one.
  
  
• I included the Grizzly Origin because this story has Grizzly's parents, Thom and Jay, visiting. Since they are his biological parents, I didn't want to have to keep re-explaining how.
  
  
• Stormy LaQueef went through several changes in the story writing. Originally, she was going to put on defective make up and become a giant drag queen called Dragzilla. Imagine my surprise when I did an internet search and found a movie short where this has been done already. Next, she was going to become a snake monster called "Serpentine," but I dislike snakes, so I wanted something more fun. One day at work, I was doodling during a conference call and wrote down the words "weather wig" and it was a "Eureka" moment for the character here.
  
  
• I've always wanted to do an origin story for Colour Cub. I was going to make it where Jerry gained his Colour Cub powers after meeting Grizzly. It went against the origin story I originally wrote up for his character profile, so I decided to make it the origin of how Griz and Colour Cub met.
  
  
• I tried to put a bit of humor and some character development in the story, as requested by gotmoof. I wanted to show how Griz interacts with his dads and how they react to hearing about some of his escapades.
  
  
• This story has me trying a few different "camera angles" and some different inking. I need a bit more practice.
  
  
• After chatting with a handsome California bear who works in a movie theater, I decided the cover should be a romantic movie poster, of a sort.

Any questions, comments, or criticisms? I welcome them all.

Comments

[designerotter.livejournal.com]

What a treat ...completely delightful ! Love your imagination and the way you tell the story. Also appreciated the backstory at the end (I got a kick out of BARMAID plastered across Gabe's jersey as he's dispatching some hooligans).
Your drawing and excellent use of color really puts the story across ...and best of all, you convey an aura of romance - along with sex, of course ;0)

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

Thanks Joe! "BARMAID" is one of the phrases I love to put on Gabe's shirts. Because he spends so much time at his bar, I find it funny. It's not like anyone is going to make fun of him for it and I think his patrons enjoy the irony.

I'm glad you enjoyed the issue! :)