Bearrito Publishing

Fenton Hud came about from both the previous few years of new where terms like ‘Alternative facts’ were used and also a discussion I had with my better half where I revealed that moon rays were a thing… (and hey they do, at least in the comic now!). I realised then that my stupidity/madness could be utilised in creating a new comic (hey, write about what you know!) so I thought this would be an awesome side project for me!

I had no intention in stopping Lloyd and the Bear (my then main book) so I figured what I’d do is work on this during my lunchbreak while on the day job. It would be simple! There would be little in the way of planning, I would sketch and ink each panel on an individual sheet of paper and then scan it, then add it – like a patchwork quilt – to a digital page. Yup, no issues there other than the fact that Covid and lockdown came along and I was working from home! That being said, I found that instead of working on the comic in my lunchbreak I would jump between this and LatB in my spare time and unexpectedly this gave me a chance to refresh my ideas and energies on the book I wasn’t working on at that time!

All good! And also (and sorry for finding a silver lining to Covid and lockdown) but with the streets empty around London at the time it gave me a chance to take a load of photos that I could use as background scenery in the panels of the comic! So yeah, it’s creation came about at a strange time and even though at time of typing this I’m already working on issue #2 I still find it hard to describe what the books about!

So what’s it about? Erm… Well, it’s about Fenton Hud who is out in the world cataloguing facts and saving us all from falsehoods! He’s accompanied by his sister, Tabitha, and his best friend, Cuddles who help him along the way and offer him support!

Each issue is broken in to small scenes that are connected by adverts I’ve made up. The adverts relate to something that just happened in the previous scene and are there to save me from worrying about writing full issues! I do a scene, insert an ‘advert’, and then have the next scene take place elsewhere with no need to explain how the characters got there. It’s also been a great way to provide any exposition that I need to throw out without slowing the story down. So yeah, it’s an odd concept (has it been done before? I don’t…. think so? I mean, since I started on this Wandavision came about but I’d argue their use of adverts was different. Yeah?)

Anyways, my intention of writing as I draw has stuck and that – along with the adverts – means I plan in the moment and don’t think ahead which I oddly enjoy as it really adds to the absurdity of the book!

My plan is for this book to only be a four issue series and I’ll be releasing it as individual comics rather than a collection like Lloyd and the Bear. There was going to be a Kickstarter project for it (and that might yet happen) but at the moment I have no plans. Hey, that’s very much the vibe of the book and all so why not?

All I know is that it’s been a great help to me with getting through these last couple of years and I’m so happy for that!

And hey, if you want to check out some pages why not click on the Fenton Hud button under previews?

More soon! Bear hugs!