Whine and Cheese

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. :)

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.

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.

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 )

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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.

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.

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 )

( GBP 24 - The Gathering )

( Issue Notes - May Contain Spoilers )

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

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?

I had planned on having this issue done back in June, but work, life, and other odds & ends caused a bit of a delay. I managed to get all the pieces done during the week and I got the cover done last night.

The rest of the pages are behind the cut below, along with some issue notes.





































































The issue notes are below.

• This is the longest issue I've produced with 31 pages and a cover. I thought about slapping a big "Extra-Sized Issue" thing on the cover, but decided that I liked the cover the way it was.


• Speaking of the cover, I think this is definitely one of my favorites. I recycled the engagement photo from last issue to make the invitation card for the cover. It is a simple cover, and it conveys the story inside without a lot of fuss.


• In readying the issue, I realized that a lot of fans will fill in a story-hole or two, but new readers might have questions. I should have been a bit more descriptive in how Grizzly can erase memories using his telepathic power.


• This is the first issue where Echo has used Grizzly's Sonic Growl in battle.


• This issue has a lot of our ancillary heroes in attendance at the wedding (and the bachelor party), including mikiedoggie, Focus, Universal Jack, Ricochet, Dynamo, Cloak, and Arctica. I wish I had been able to incorporate them into the fight, but I didn't feel that Stormy LaQueef was a villain that would require a dozen heroes or more to defeat.


• The wedding and aftermath literally takes place during a 12-hour period, with a morning wedding, an early afternoon reception, a late afternoon battle with the villain, and the evening resolution. I've not heard of early morning weddings, but I can imagine a summer morning, outdoor wedding would be rather pretty.


• I ended the issue with Gabe and Jerry getting into bed on their wedding night, but not rushing to have sex. I read an article some time back that a lot of married couples are so wiped out from the festivities that they forgo the usual wedding night activities. After the day they had, I just thought it was a fun way to end the issue. I'm sure the next morning is quite the love fest.

Any questions, comments, or criticisms? I welcome any and all of them. Thanks!