And there you have it folks, the element of this story I, in general, tried to keep somewhat quiet about unless you read an interview here or there. I want to say so much, but I shouldn’t because the story should just work on its own merit and I don’t want to give too much away. I will tell you that this character’s name is Dickinson Killdeer. You will learn more about him as the story progresses.
This page is the only one in the story that I did in real ink and brush first then scanned it in. I did some work on it after I scanned it, but this page actually exists as a real page. It is one of the only original pages I have. If you are the kind of person who might want to buy something like that, email me your offer. I may sell it, or I may wait and sell it later. I’ve never sold original pages before so I am curious how the reaction may be.
In other news, CBR did an awesome interview/write up on Bearmageddon. Please check it out, and share it with your friends who haven’t been gettin’ with the ‘geddon. I just made that up.
I’m still cranking away on this Axe Cop miniseries first issue. I have 5 pages left then I can get back to working on Bearmageddon pages so i can stay ahead of things. I’m cutting it a lot closer than I wanted to with this at this point, you guys have almost caught up to me. Thanks so much for reading and for sharing this comic, I really enjoy posting pages and you guys and gals are seriously the best online group of readers a guy could ask for. 44 pages and still troll free. I should have a counter posted like one of those “days without injuries” signs at factories that are always on movies though I don’t know if they actually exist.
Alright, see you next page.
Ethan
I love the shocked looks on the faces of the bears in the background. “BARRY, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!”
..why are you always the first comment
I love this comic so much I’m waiting for 11:00 (CST) every Wednesday and Friday for a new page to load!
I really don’t care about being first. I just want to know what happens next.
I like your dedication.
thas pretty consistent. i dont know what days this updates so i just check every now and then
He’s a scout! Bear Grills probably…
Scout neckerchief? Awesome. Bet he was an Eagle Scout.
Nah, he only made it to Webelo status before his entire troop was killed in a tragic knot tying accident and left him stranded in the forest.
I heard he was a Bear scout, and that his troop was tragically and ironically eaten by bears.
I agree, that is totally a Webelo neckerchief. (I have just realized how funny the word neckerchief is.)
Not as weird as “Webelo”. Hehehe….Webelo Scouts…
Its funny because it sounds like “We Blow”
That is clearly a Bear Cub scout neckerchief–look it up!
The only problem with those signs is that they only exist if they are about to need to be reset, so putting one up might be tempting fate.
Also, how tall is that guy then exactly?
Looking suspiciously like Joel’s dad under all that facial hair.
Two other things:
1. Make a Dickinson Killdeer Facebook page. I’ll like it.
2. There’s this (Bearmageddon Lego kit! Complete with bear!): http://shop.lego.com/en-US/Forest-Police-Station-4440?CMP=EMC-SH2012_Jan_City_US&HQS=mod1herocta&RRID=2790512&RMID=SAH_2012_01_City_PR_US
That’s awesome.
DK page, I love it. Great idea, i may have to do that.
Look out behind you Lego police!! There’s a bear about to get you!
Pure awesome
I think Gog’s expression says it all. You sir, are my new hero.
It’s armed Sockarang! I’d recognize that manic face anywhere! :-p
Whoa, that is Sockarang! He’s got the same crazy eyes and Bad Santa beard. Good call!
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. Every page gets better.
Yeah, this guy is going to be Gogs new hero, or at least they are going to have some fantastic conversations, I think.
Also, yes, the bears expressions are great.
see, now you can see that I was setting up all these characters just so they could react to this guy and be stuck with him in bear hell.
Fantastic. I look forward to seeing if any of the characters argue about his methods, but really, if you want to survive bear hell, who else would you want to be stuck with?
i love the expression on the dead bear’s face. Also why does Joel look kinda angry?
He knows he’s just been replaced as knowledgable “Into the Woods” leader, forever.
To tell the truth, most of there facial expressions seem to range from Nigels “what the hell?” look to Joel’s “Is this actually happening?” look.
He also knows that his chances to impress Andrea have just hit rock bottom, and kept on going. What hope does he have next to this mighty specimen of woodsmanship? Come on, his name is Dickinson Killdeer and his vest is made of wolves!
You are looking for this sign: http://www.mcmaster.com/#days-without-accident-signs/=frg2vt
Loving the comic BTW. Keep it up!
The bow must be just for show, I can’t imagine something that size in those hands.
A two or three foot bow seems to be a bit small. The Mongolian short bows were about 5 feet.
Is Killdeer wearing a bear skin vest?
yeah, this being the initial drawing of DK, I didn’t think about the bow needing to be a lot bigger. You will see it gradually grow in coming pages. For now, just pretend it is at a weird angle behind his back so you can’t see how big and bulky it actually is.
Nooo! No counter!
Putting something like that up is a veritable sign just SHRIEKING “TROLL ME, FOR THE HATE OF GOD!”
Merely speaking of the absence of trolls as you just have may be enough to call them forth from under their bridges, and their darkest of holes.
It may already be too late…
There, Nigel? That man there? THAT’S a man who “lives with nature”.
AND HE HAS AN AXE!
Wow! It’s beautiful! So much win! 😀
Movie poster right there.
I don’t think my vote counts, but I would totally buy this as a poster.
I still say it’s Paul Bunyan. Or maybe his smaller brother.
Good eatin’ tonight!
woodsmen for the wiiiin.
Hell to the yes!!!!
Best character name ever. He looks way more beastly than I could have ever envisioned.
hahah yeah you were there at his inception. I’ll tell that story in an upcoming blog post.
I knew about Axe Cop, but only heard about this via the CBR interview I saw the other day. Um, wow. This is freaking awesome. Time to go back and re-read along with the blog postings. I work nights, so there is no one to supervise me, so this is what I do. Tremendous.
nice!! Glad you found it.
I totally love this new character already. He has an awesome design and an awesome name. Dickinson Killdeer–sounds very woodsy. In particular the “killdeer” part which is the name of a small bird.
Dickinson and Killdeer are both names of small towns in North Dakota as well. More on that later.
I don’t remember bear slaughtering when I was in scouts
It’s a patch not many of us got.
OH SHIT IT’S A CANADIAN LUMBERJACK D:
No, no, we all dress like that in Canada.
Yes! A Hero!
And now with Octo-bear comes the inclusion of the much anticipated BARF-BEAR! T’shirt and plushie coming soon.
Ooh! Awesome page, awesome new character. Love it!
Best character introduction since Liborg! I love reading this cartoon because I have absolutely no idea where it’s going.
It’s been said already so the hell with it because it has to be said again:
Dickinson Killdeer
GREATEST. NAME. EVER!!!
I just wanted to let you know, yes those “days without an incident” signs do exist in real life 🙂
You know, I’d love to see a renewed popularity in Scouting. And Dickinson Killdeer could be the new face of Scouting.
Can you imagine the cover of Boy’s Life magazine – Dickinson on the cover with that exact expression on his face. Yes, life would be good if that could happen…..
You could be on to something! We haven’t had a macho bastard scouting influence since Theodore Roosevelt passed. We could bring back the bear skinning merit badges.
Yo, wait, that’s not my avatar.
that’s better.
Just throwing this out there, but what if Dickinson was the guy they made “Into the Woods” about? We don’t know what happens to him, since the guys have never watched it through to the end, so maybe he didn’t die and just learned how to hunt and became awesome?
It’s based on a real movie, and in the end the kid who goes to the woods… well, I won’t spoil it.
No, no. I know what happens to him at the end. Just a wild idea is all.
“Dickinson Killdeer” may be his given name, but henceforth he shall be known as Axe Hermit.