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Grizzly and The Bear Patrol 38

2025-12-07T01:47:56Z

I really wanted to try to get one more issue of the comic out before the end of the year, which has been quite a feat considering how challenging this year has been so far.

In this issue, I am introducing a new character and bringing back an original to tie up some loose ends that may have been here and there in the long history of the Grizzly-verse. This issue has some flashbacks of past issues. Instead of redrawing those images, I've elected to select images from the colored artwork (sans lettering) of past issues to place in the current one. It's been a great way to go back through past issues and get a bit re-acquainted with the older stories.

So I hope you all enjoy Issue 38 - Evil By Design. You can get to the issue by clicking the cover below:

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Grizzly and The Bear Patrol 37

2025-07-11T23:47:51Z

My mother used to sit for hours and hours crocheting while watching television. Often she was crocheting a new blanket with a new pattern, or just burning through some scrap yarn to make something random. Either way, it was usually amazingly beautiful as my mom had serious creative talents. It kept her mind occupied and her hands busy.

I completely understand that thought process. I often do my comic book for the same reason. Creative outlets are relaxing, especially in stressful times (like now).

I finished the final edit last night and posted Issue 37 today. I love the feeling of getting an issue done. This issue has been oddly fun, as some of the panels turned out far better than I expected, if I do say so myself. I'm happy with the final result, especially the cover. There is something so pleasing about drawing Grizzly and then coloring it.

I hope you enjoy Issue 37 - "Wrestling Demons." You can read the whole issue by clicking the cover below.

Grizzly & The Bear Patrol #37 - Wrestling Demons

Questions, comments, or criticisms? Hit me with them. :)

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Grizzly and The Bear Patrol 36

2025-01-26T20:54:47Z

One of the few things that has given me some solace this week was working on this comic book. There is an artistic concept called flow that I experience often. Wikipedia worded the definition so well, I'm going to post it:

"Flow in positive psychology, also known colloquially as being in the zone or locked in, is the mental state in which a person performing some activity is fully immersed in a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and enjoyment in the process of the activity. In essence, flow is characterized by the complete absorption in what one does, and a resulting transformation in one's sense of time. Flow is the melting together of action and consciousness; the state of finding a balance between a skill and how challenging that task is. It requires a high level of concentration. Flow is used as a coping skill for stress and anxiety when productively pursuing a form of leisure that matches one's skill set."

I've had some great moments of this lately, and it's definitely helped with my stress levels.

Last night, I got Issue 36 of "Grizzly and The Bear Patrol" finished. I wasn't sure I was going to be able to post it this weekend, but I got lucky and things fell into place. You can read the full issue by clicking on the cover below. I hope you enjoy Issue 36 - "Relative Discord."

Questions, comments, or criticisms? Hit me with them. :)

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Grizzly and the Bear Patrol #35

2024-04-12T23:34:42Z

Last night, I finished up the latest issue of "Grizzly and Bear Patrol." I had tried to upload the issue to the journal, but the system kept locking up after getting a few pages in, so I had to give up.

I've been working on this one for a few months, due to work and other delays, but I will say that I'm pretty happy with the end result. You can read the full issue by clicking on the cover below.

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Grizzly and The Bear Patrol 34

2023-09-28T23:28:03Z

I've been working on this issue for several months at this point. I was looking forward to taking a week off to finish this, but the looming government shutdown put the plans to take off on hold. So I've been doing a page a night or so until I got it done.

I'm pleased with the outcome to be honest. Where last issue had several Bear Patrollers take a back seat, I put those heroes in the forefront this issue. I think folks will get a chuckle out of some pages. Issue notes are attached to the last page.

( Issue 34 - Possession of Malice/To Werk and To Serve )

Questions, comments, criticism -- just let me know.

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Grizzly and the Bear Patrol 33

2023-03-12T21:01:38Z

After a LOT of work, I finally got this issue done. It's not that I dreaded working on it, but my day job has been very overwhelming of late. I was lucky to draw or ink or color a single page a night. I'm very pleased how this issue turned out though. Notes about the issue are on the last page. I hope you all enjoy it.

( Issue 33 - Hunting for Bear )

Questions, comments, criticism -- just let me know.

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Grizzly and the Bear Patrol 32

2022-05-07T03:31:16Z

This issue was a long-time coming. My last Bear Patrol issue was back in June 2021. I did take a break to do the Halloween "Grisly" comic, but I was eager to get back to the characters I love to create. There were a lot of setbacks in trying to get this issue done, including abandoning the previous story and several already penciled pages to restart anew. You can read more about that in the "Notes Page" toward the end. In addition, since the last issue, I have gotten a new computer which required me to download the newest version of the Comic Life software I use for panels and lettering. I know the software designers move things to make functions more user friendly, but sometimes it's like they are hiding them. Still, I eventually figured it out. I hope you enjoy this latest issue.

( Issue 32 - Fear The Reaper )

Questions, comments, criticisms - I welcome them all, just send me a reply below or a message privately.

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Grisly 1

2021-10-02T19:18:12Z

Lately, I have been enjoying horror comics. They are usually in black and white, printed on newsprint, and often have more than one story in them. After the last issue of "Grizzly and The Bear Patrol," I decided that I wanted to give a horror comic a try. Coloring them in black and white saved me a lot of time and, having three different stories, I created them in stages, finishing each story completely before starting the next installment.

Loving horror movies like I do, it took some time for me to pick the stories. I selected these three from the six or seven possibilities I drafted. So there may be a second issue in the future.

These are a bit more adult than the Bear Patrol comics, but not so adult that I think most of my usual comic readers will be offended.

So, enjoy "Grisly #1"...

( Grisly #1 )

Questions, comments, criticisms - I welcome them all, just send me a reply below or a message privately.

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Grizzly and The Bear Patrol 31

2021-06-19T21:45:58Z

I finally got this issue finished. With my new position at work, my brain has been too frazzled at night to work on this, but I finally got my groove on and finished it last night. I was going to upload this last night, only to have a severe thunderstorm roll through and knock out my internet for the last 18 or so hours. With my internet connection back in action, I got this going again.

I had fun with this and based the story on a cartoon I'd drawn while playing with my iPad a few months back. I included it as a pin-up after the issue notes.

So, enjoy "The Hunger"...

( Issue 31 - The Hunger )

Questions, comments, criticisms - I welcome them all, just send me a reply below or a message privately.

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Grizzly and The Bear Patrol 30

2021-01-24T21:20:07Z

I was originally working on a different story, but could not get the story to come together, at least not to a point I was satisfied. Eventually, I put it aside and this story came much easier. I think given all the stresses of life of late, I thought this story might be more fun for everyone.

Behind the cut below is Issue 30 of "Grizzly and The Bear Patrol" with a story I originally called "Uncommon Scents," but eventually renamed "Dark Colours."

( Issue 30 - Dark Colours )

No speaker notes, as they are the last page of the comic now. Questions, comments, criticisms - I welcome them all, just send me a reply below or a message privately.

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Grizzly and The Bear Patrol 29

2020-09-13T20:42:14Z

This one was a long time coming, though I seem to say that every time. My work life during the quarantine has actually grown much busier and my downtime seems to be geared more toward relaxation and decompression. I read somewhere that stress actually stifles creativity, so that's probably a big reason why getting this issue finished took so long.

Right now, because of our current political environment and the election, bigoted people are feeling emboldened to make their hate well known. Black people, gay people, and immigrants are all being targeted by people who feel "threatened" by the push for fairness and equality. It obviously influenced the coming story.

Behind the cut below is Issue 29 of "Grizzly and The Bear Patrol" with a story I call "Hoodlum Stains".

( Issue 29 - Hoodlum Stains )

No speaker notes, as they are the last page of the comic now. Questions, comments, criticisms - I welcome them all, just send me a reply below or a message privately.

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Grizzly and The Bear Patrol 28

2020-04-07T23:32:31Z

Holidays, work, work travel, epidemic -- so many things have gotten in the way of my working on this issue. Only when the quarantine happened did I find that I had a wonderful respite from the dreadful news of the world in finishing this issue. I've been wanting to do more origin stories. After 10 years and 27 prior issues, I figured it was time to flesh out some stories of the hirsute heroes of Bruin City.

So behind the cut below is Issue 28 of "Grizzly and The Bear Patrol" with a story I call "Heroic Beginnings."

( Issue 28 - Heroic Beginnings )

No speaker notes, as they are the last page of the comic now. Questions, comments, criticisms - I welcome them all, just send me a reply below or a message privately.

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Grizzly and The Bear Patrol 27

2019-10-19T04:22:07Z

I've spent a large chunk of my staycation this week working on this issue. With work, work travel, and Mom's passing this summer, I haven't had a lot of time to work on this. So it's been actually pretty nice having a week where I had nothing to do but sleeping in, working on the comic, and putting together my Halloween costume.

I finished the comic book tonight and I thought I'd give the journal folks a limited first jump on it. I do like how this issue turned out, so I hope you enjoy it. Issue notes are now the last comic page.

( Grizzly & The Bear Patrol 27 - Party Animals )

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Grizzly and The Bear Patrol 26

2019-04-07T22:39:33Z

It has taken a LOT longer to get this issue done than I would have liked. It has been since August since the last issue was posted. With holidays, work, and work travel, and other things, the process seemed to drag and get repeatedly interrupted. Eventually, things calmed down enough for me to get this issue completed. Despite a rocky creative start, I am very happy with the end result and I hope you will enjoy it.

( Grizzly and the Bear Patrol - Issue 26 )

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Grizzly and the Bear Patrol 25

2018-08-13T17:24:10Z

Finally! Because of my work schedule, travel, and the fact this was a "Bear-Sized 25th Issue," it took much longer to get this issue done. Still, I'm pretty happy with the end result and the story. This issue concludes last issue, where the Bear Patrol had been captured by a group of unknown super-powered villains, led by the nefarious and half-naked Bear Collector. This issue also has the extended Bear Patrol roster, including mikiedoggie, rootbeer1, and qbear. Something different in this issue is that the "Issue Notes" are now included as the last page of the comic. Enjoy!

( Grizzly and The Bear Patrol 25 - Full Circle )

Any questions, comments, or criticisms? I welcome them all! Thanks!

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Grizzly and The Bear Patrol 24

2018-03-15T00:45:29Z

( GBP 24 - The Gathering )

( Issue Notes - May Contain Spoilers )

Any questions, comments, or criticisms? Post them below. All are welcome.

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Grizzly and the Bear Patrol 23

2017-11-11T14:43:40Z

It's been a few months since the last issue. I've been working on it, off and on, but other side-projects have interrupted my progress. My goal was to have this out by Halloween, so I'm only off by a couple of weeks.

It's funny how while working on the current issue, I always start brainstorming for the next issue. I've been jotting down notes for it, so we'll see what develops there. Issue notes are at the bottom, as usual. Enjoy :)

( GBP 23 - The Body Thief )

( Issue Notes - May Contain Spoilers )

Any questions, comments, or criticisms? Post them below. All are welcome.

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Grizzly and the Bear Patrol 22

2017-07-09T20:28:25Z

This issue took a LONG time to get done. I was writing the issue back in February, but family and work stuff got busy and I finally had the time to put the issue together. I drew the villain for this issue a long time back, but finally got around to using the character. I already have the idea for the next issue, so hopefully the next issue won't take so long to put together. Issue Notes are at the bottom as usual. Enjoy :)

( Issue #22 - Shadows & Light )

( Issue Notes - May Contain Spoilers )

Comments, questions, criticisms?

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Grizzly & The Bear Patrol #21

2017-01-29T04:49:04Z

After several weeks, I finally got Issue #21 finished. While I enjoy working on the comic book, I do realize that it turns me into a temporary hermit. Needless to say, winter is a good time to work on the comic as the weather usually isn't conducive to outside activities.

I can't believe that I've cranked out 21 of these. Anyway, the full pages are behind the cut below. Enjoy!

Issue Notes:

This issue is slightly shorter than regular. While I enjoyed the last issue, I needed a bit of a break after a 30-page wedding issue. I hadn't planned for it to take five months, but the holidays tend to get in the way. So, I planned a shorter issue to get it out a bit faster.

I've really wanting to do another origin story. I almost did this issue as a three-story issue, with each mini-story giving an abbreviated origin story of a Bear Patrol member. Once I started writing, I decided to stick to one hero and leave the others for future issues.

The costume that Red Beard dons in the flashback story is modeled after the original costume I designed for Red Beard (see page 20). Originally, Red Beard was going to have acrobatic powers and a flaming sword (insert joke here). I decided that it really didn't work and did a re-design that you see in the stories.

This is the first issue where none of the heroes are in their costume (minus the flashback story).

This issue probably has more panels and backgrounds per page than any I have done to date.

Questions, comments, criticisms... I welcome them all. :)

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