Grizzly & The Bear Patrol 12

[kybearfuzz]

I spent a large chunk of the weekend working on getting issue #12 done, leading a few of my friends to think that I'm anti-social. I just get very engrossed when I work on the comic. This is conclusion of the three-part story I started earlier this year. I'm happy to get this one posted, as the last issue stood on a cliffhanger where Grizzly vanished after being struck by a disintegration ray. If you want to catch up on past issues, hit the "Grizzly & The Bear Patrol Comics" link at the top of my journal page.

The extended Bear Patrol family characters appear in this issue, including Focus (rootbeer1), Universal Jack (qbear), Ricochet (texwriterbear) and mikiedoggie. I hope you enjoy it. As usual, there are issue notes at the end.

• This issue was a bit of a struggle for me for some reason. I put it off a few times. The artwork didn't come as easily as it usually does and I feel like I didn't stage the scenes properly in some cases. The inking took longer, the coloring took longer. Still, I'm pleased with the end result overall.



• The Ricochet character was seen toting a bag in several scenes. It's not a purse, it's a duffle bag that contains Grizzly's costume. I had planned to have a scene where he leaves it with the healing Grizzly, but it just didn't work out that way.



• I did something odd this issue. I had drawn a panel on one of the pages and couldn't figure out for the life of me why it was there -- Page 19, panel 4. It depicts a healed Colour Cub rallying the group. Even the story and page outlines written in my hardcopy comic journal doesn't explain it. I'm guessing it was supposed to explain that the rest of the team was continuing the fight while Red Beard took Ricochet to end the battle.



• I really liked how the cover turned out this round. I took a bit of extra care in the coloring.



• I'm already plotting the next issue, but I'm taking a break over the upcoming holidays, so this will be the last issue of 2013.
  

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

Comments

[prisonbitch.livejournal.com]

Nooooooo!!!!! Not Grizzly Bear! He cannot die!!!

[prisonbitch.livejournal.com]

the dog's anus made me laugh.

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

LOL... well, dogs do have them. If I didn't put it there, everyone would question me how the dog would $#!+.

[texwriterbear.livejournal.com]

YAH!!!
Awesome job as usual Mark. And glad to know I wasn't carrying a purse!! LOL
JK

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

LOL... glad you like! And I'd never give you a purse. And if I did, you have been there swinging it in battle!

[dewittar.livejournal.com]

Ok, this is funny and cool. Love it.

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

Thanks :)

[qbear.livejournal.com]

I'm honored as always to be a character, and I love my powers!! Awesome as usual, Mark---

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you enjoyed it Jack. Drawing you zooming about was a lot of fun :)

[maxauburn.livejournal.com]

I loved it! You did a fantastic job, as always!

Love how Echo was used. Characters who can duplicate the abilities of others are high on my list of favorites!

Love the relationship and powers of Grizzly and Color Cub! The others are very cool, too! Loved also when Arctica froze that lake!

ALL the characters had a part and that was so cool!

Thank you!

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

Considering how many of the characters are based on real friends of mine, I wanted to make sure everyone had a moment or two.

[mort-83.livejournal.com]

Great fur, as always!

I asked this over on FB, and haven't checked over there yet, but this one seemed longer than most of the other installments.

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you like how I draw fur :)

It was 24 pages total, which is still in the 18-24 page range I shoot for. It may seem longer because there was a lot more going on. :)

[mort-83.livejournal.com]

Yep, love the fur!

When I first got into comic books as a kid, the Beast was a big favorite. And Wolverine. ;-)

You're right..it did have more going on--that's probably what made it seem different.

[mikiedoggie.livejournal.com]

I always enjoy reading new issues as they come out!

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I hope you enjoyed ripping the tree out of the ground! Mikie has super-strength, you know :)

[mikiedoggie.livejournal.com]

I appreciate the fact I look far more burly in your comic than I do in real life. lol. And I drink more and get wittier. And prettier. And stronger!!

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

LOL! It's true. I nearly drew you with a martini glass in your hand as you raced after the devil dog. :D

[mikiedoggie.livejournal.com]

OMG, that would have been even more AMAZING. Lol.

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

Especially if you had done it without spilling a drop!

[mrdreamjeans.livejournal.com]

Don't now how I missed this, but I enjoyed it a lot! I think you've planted a suggestion ... a puppy for Mikiedoggie! :) Well done, Sir!

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

LOL... Thanks, hopefully not a monster puppy for Mikie!