Bearrito Publishing

So I figure this gives the game away on who’s work I’m aping/acknowledging for the final short story in LatB!

I’ve been a big fan of Mike Mignola’s work since I read the Rocket Raccoon limited series (I think it ran as a backup in the UK Star Wars comic…?) and although I dipped in and out of his work since it was Hellboy that really made me fall in love with Mignola’s work!

And this here is my nod (well, one panel of it so far) to his work!

If you’ve been at my table at conventions (or checked the old website) you might have seen a parody print I did called Hellbear.

I’ll be honest, my first idea was to go with Bear again as the main character but I kinda figured I’d done that and as Lloyd wears a red outfit plus I’d already drawn a large version of Bear in another short story I thought I’d mix things up (it also didn’t hurt that it was easier to ‘explain’ Lloyd with a giant arm as he’s got his Bubble Armour).

The big surprise (even for me) was how Bear ended up! I had various designs I tried out but when I came up with drawing Lloyd I added a wee beary goblin thing on his arm and I liked how Bear looked so the design stayed!

I dunno, I think he looks kinda gross and I feel bad for that but I just really liked the look!

I’ll post more panels as I get on with the page so more real soon!

Bear hugs!