And there you have it. Book one is DONE!
No, this is not the end. It should be pretty clear, this is the beginning. Now the story can really get going! That is why I have two more books planned. The story up to this point in the original script is about 1/3 into it. So, yes there is much more yet to be told.
I don’t know when I will be able to tell it yet. My goal right now is to get this book done and printed, and once that is done I’ll go back to the page-a-week schedule on volume 2, once it is feasible.
Thanks for being such a great audience through this whole thing! Thanks especially to those on Patreon! You not only made drawing it more fun, your reactions helped me write it (or at least catch typos). Once I have more info on the book I will post it.
Ethan
“War is hell.”
No, war was created by the devil himself. In the belly of a canine! That dog walks with demons!
That does sound better. ;__;
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It’s been amazing to go through this journey with you – and all you’ve done, at the same time (marriage, kids, you know, little stuff! ;D). Looking forward to the book and a chance to support the work that way, too.
Thanks Lynn!
I knew this was gonna happen
I hope Besser is in there. I hope Nigel didn’t think of coming there first.
Well Nigel didn’t work there, right? I guess we’ll never see him again. *crosses fingers*
Actually when they know him as an ex-employee, so it is possible. But I am not saying whether or not he is in here.
This reminds me of that zombie game, Rebuild, where you can take over a mall and fortify it much like this.
Such a great game. Rebuild 2 isn’t bad, either.
So is it just me, or does it look like some of those people were shot, rather than mauled to death?
Could be, could be. Maybe there was such a huge battle that indiscriminate rounds hit the random, non-mauled folks we’re seeing there.
Other possibility: those folks were mid-mauling, and someone with a clear shot (who couldn’t get all the Bears before they’d be too mauled/eaten to save) gave them mercy shots (like starship troopers…haven’t thought about that movie for a while)
Other-other possibility: bandits.
Final-other possibility: Bears with guns.
Well, there is a bear saddled with an autocannon in the title art, so maybe this is it’s handiwork?
Two more books planned huh, did you intend to make Bearmageddon into a trilogy of books or did you originally intend to make it a saga? Also I you gonna self publish Bearmageddon book 1 or is Dark Horse gonna publish that, I wish the WebComic could adapt into a thriller dark comedy movie, now that would be awesome in a potential cult classic way.
I originally planned to make it one fairly large book, inspired by Doug TenNapel’s EarthBoy Jacobus. I liked the girth of that epic book and I wanted to make a book with that kind of span. I always feel like GN’s are too fast and too short. I wanted to make one that took its time being cinematic and epic. I got carried away I guess, because my initial goal to make a 200-250 page book was pretty ambitious under the demands of my life, and judging from where I am now at on page 149 in the story I want to tell, I still have 2/3 more to tell.
At this point I honestly do have part of me that would not mind doing an ongoing series without a true “end” in sight, because I am falling in love with the universe and the characters. But I for now I am going to stick to the trilogy plan.
This first third has been a real (fun) rollercoaster ride. I wish you well with all your endeavors and hope you get to part 2 sooner rather than later. BTW: For those craving a bear fix, today’s chapter of Girl Genius might appeal to you: http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php#.VUzjpZNWLK0
Thanks! Yes I hope to also. I feel the longer I wait, the less chance I will do it, and this is just where it really gets going.
Makes you wonder if Joel will find his family in there–or if Ken is even still alive–of course he probably is–generally the jerks have to stay around for a bit before they get killed off.
If that’s true, then I expect to see Nigel there too!
The bear at the bottom looks like he died happy.
Oh wow
Hey Ethan, I just wanted to say I’m a fan of book 1 & I’ll keep an eye on the published version. Have you considered putting on the Kindle store? I’ve been enjoying digital comics on my Kindle recently and I think it’d be cool to add Bearmageddon to my library. I have also been put in charge of publishing Kindle content at my job (and considering publishing my own webcomic on Kindle) and it seems pretty cost-effective for self-publishing work. Amazon also has free software to format content for Kindle that is really easy to use, though I haven’t had a chance to use the comic book version of the software yet.
Again, I’m a Bearmageddon fan so I thought I’d mention digital sales in case you haven’t considered it already.
Much Awesomeness.
Definitely will have a digital version and I’ll look at doing a Kindle version.
Wow. Nick Offerman just Tweeted about the comic: https://twitter.com/Nick_Offerman/status/597956978644652032
Yeah, he’s awesome. I will never deserve the amazing amount of support he throws on me and my work, but I’ll take it.
Loving it so far. I really hope you get to finish the whole story.
Thanks, me too!
Hi,
I stumbled upon Bearmageddon back when it started in 2011. I stopped reading it back when the author had to take his first hiatus because Axe Cop was coming to tv! Yesterday I asked myself, “I wonder what ever happened with Bearmageddon?”. And now I know it’s going strong, and book 1 is done! Congrats on sticking with it all these years.
Thanks for checking back in!
I need more of this. And it must end with the triumph of beardom and the birth of the Empire of Bear!
Congratulations on the completion of book 1! Few people could juggle the amount of things you have going on in your life and still bring their projects to completion. Where most of us would just have loose ends in life, you keep tying those knots. Well done and looking forward to more!
Hey Etahn,
what about the Bearicatures back from 2012 that were promised to appear in the comic? Will those still be in there somewhere? Now that it’s done for the moment I guess we’ll have to be a bit more patient…
Hi Rin,
Yeah I’ve mentioned before… this comic has taken much longer than expected. Once the next chapter gets going there will be a lot more bystanders and situations for bearicatures to happen again.
If you purchased one and want a refund, email me and I will happily send a refund. If you want to wait it out, I still have my list of paid bearicatures and I will get to you eventually. Thanks for being so patient.
Ethan
That’s perfectly fine, sometimes things turn out differently along the road. I just wanted to be up to speed regarding those because I’ve been excited to appear in Bearmageddon for 3 years now, and while it is a bit of a bummer that the bearicatures won’t be in the first volume, I’m sure the second book is gonna be just as great.
Maybe a mail to the supporters informing us would’ve been nice. Still, no refunds necessary at all – and sorry for butchering our name up there.
Splendid! Can’t wait for the book!
Can’t wait to get my hands on this book!
New reader here and I just binged on Bearmageddon…
…damn was it good!
As an avid Webcomic reader here’s hoping this one doesn’t fade off into the void because it has a much needed uniqueness to it on top of a cool story and characters you can bond with.
Either way, what you have accomplished here so far is excellent, well done.
This has been a great read. Thoroughly enjoyed.
Looking forward to book two when it happens. Good luck with everything.
This is awesome, when you finish (if you do) you should make a storyboard of the entire comics, so if you can, make the best movie since Gran Torino. It’d still be a better love story than twilight.
P.S. Did you use a pen for Pg. 149, as it looks different from Pg.148 which I can tell is pencil.
I used Manga Studio for both. Digital inking.
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Is this going to continue ever, or…?
hop on over to Ethan’s other site, Axe Cop, for an update/hiatus status.
He doesn’t make enough money off the comic and he can’t do it often enough to build a audience big enough to make that money. Meanwhile he has to take work that pays the bills and bills always need paying so… it’s effectively dead.
Try upping your Patreon level if you’re desperate!