Yes, The Bear will be back very soon! My plan is to release his next adventure every Tues and Thurs starting in August! I guarantee it’ll be epic as hell.

New Game Start!

I’ve got some ‘splaining to do though! I know I was all hyping this new comic that was supposed to start in May. Then May came and went and I said Nothing. But you see, The Bear took over my brain and ate all my other projects. Literally. I jumped right into BQ2 instead, putting that other comic on the back burner.

So it’s all bears all the time now. Starting in August! This time he’s stuck in a Zelda-sorta game and I am slowly driving myself insane as the art for it is just nuts. Taking it to the next level, so to speak.

Cyclopean Animals

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You Will Hate These Guys

Don’t fret, your desire to strangle each and every one of these guys is very much intended. A fun game: pick the most annoying one and let me know.

Hmm….wonder what they are for. Their ocular traits are likely a giveaway.

It’s the first sampling of Bear Versus paintings I’ve done for the Bear Quest Signed Edition. These were great fun to do. I could spend a whole year painting Bear Vs Random Stuff 8 hours a day. Who will hire me to do such a thing?

Bear Versus First Batch

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A couple got water damage (for added effect…um). Fourth image is a creature from Colin Panetta’s awesome comic Dead Man Holiday. Maude the Chiuaua will not be featured in any comics to my knowledge.

Bear Quest Cover

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What now? Well, lots of things hopefully.

1. First up, the BQ book! It will be available in March. Cover is shown above.

2. A new online comic that will debut here in May. It won’t be BQ but I guarantee its awesomeness. I’ll be rocking the Tues/Thurs schedule too.
3. A secret Bear Quest multimedia thing.
4. Then, Bear Quest 2!! It’ll be here before you know it. I have so much insanity in store, if you only knew…

Many many things planned, so come back often.

This is your chance to contribute to Bear Quest!

What you need to do is comment on this very post with the following, suggestions for…

(A) The final form of his nemesis, A Dark Shadow.
(B) The Bear’s final move to take him down.

Here are some examples:

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Write the name of the form/move, and explain it if you feel it needs it. I’ll be perusing the suggestions, and, if yours is awesome enough, I will use it in the final showdown. That’s right, you have the opportunity to contribute to the ending of Bear Quest.

And if I do use your suggestion, not only will you get to see it rendered in full Bear Mauling Glory, I will also send you a free Bear Quest poster! So make sure you put down your email address so I can contact you if you win.

Go out and tell everyone, The Bear needs help delivering the most epic kill of all time!

A really cool review of Bear Quest went up at Ain’t it Cool News a couple days back. Much thanks to Ambush Bug who had great things like this to say:

“BEAR QUEST is as creative as it is fun…The way creator Zach Taylor understands both the comics and video game media is exceptional.”

Hey, I have blurbs to quote now. On my way up! Here’s the link to the the rest of it (scroll down a bit).

Bear Quest Villain Roster

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No proper Bear Quest pages this week because I’m on vacation. But don’t fret, I’ve got this guide to help you know and destroy your enemies!

Mark your calendars, Bear Quest is starting up May 5th! Yes, twice a week, every Tuesday and Thursday, the vicious mauling and video game action will commence right here on this site.

It’s coming Cinco de Mayo! Spread the word!