Category: Beartoons

  • Defining Bearman

    Bearman Cartoon Gay Bears vs Animal Bears

    It has come to my attention that a definition of “Bearman” is in order

    1. Bearman – The name acquired by the owner of this website as a young man among his friends.  It could be his propensity to hibernate like a bear or grow a full beard mere minutes after shaving (see Fred Flinstone or Homer Simpson).

    2. Bearman – A term used to describe a walking, talking animal (See Yogi Bear, Smokey the Bear or Bear Bryant)

    3. Bearman – (or Bear) A term used to describe a member of a subgroup of gay culture.  Bears (according to wikipedia) “tend to have hairy bodies and facial hair; some are heavy-set; some project an image of working-class masculinity in their grooming and appearance, though none of these are requirements or unique indicators.

    Now of course I was always familiar with the first two definitions.  And of course, thanks to my crash course in everything gay culture provided by one Kathy Griffin (don’t call her Griffith or she will beat you down), I was also aware of the third. (Yes Kathy I was the one hetero male at your Cincinnati appearance.)

    Anyway, I knew that there would be some confusion with folks looking for cartoons of either definition 2 or 3.  I was just waiting for the day.  Well it finally came in a nice email from a guy named Bob.  Bob said “just a quick question – do you in any way relate with Bear culture, as in the gay sub-culture? I didn’t find any cartoons relating to it, so I’m guessing no, but I thought I would ask.”

    In assuring Bob that while supportive of gay rights, I did indeed play for the other team.  (wait…unless you think the other team is his team.  I mean the other team from his perspective).  Bob runs a site called PlanetBears and wondered if I would be offended if he posted about our email interaction.  That post is here (WARNING:  If you are offended by half naked big hairy men or are at work, DO NOT click the link).  Thanks to the tens of people who came here from there.

     I jokingly said I would do this cartoon and Bob was all for it.  So there you have it.

    Oh and to the hotel where I am posting this thing.  Please know that all the sites that I am looking at were merely for research.

    I am still waiting for the email from the Furries .



  • Bearman Cartoon: Terrell Owens and Chad Ocho Cinco

    Bengals Bromance T.O. and Chad

    Outside of the United States you may not have heard about two of the most colorful players in American Football – Terrell Owens and Chad (Johnson) Ocho Cinco.  But since they both have reality series on VH1, they are more popular than just their speed on the gridiron.

    The Cincinnati Bengals have just signed Terrell to a contract bringing him on the same team as his longtime friend Chad.  Terrell is also known by his initials – “T.O”.  Let the Bengals Bromance begin!!

    BTW, anyone actually own one of those two piece friend/love necklaces?

  • Bearman Cartoon: Noisy SunChips

     

    Noisy SunChips Bag Cartoon


    Don’t know if SunChips (from Frito Lay) are available outside the United States but essentially it is a yummy multigrain chips that come in multiple flavors.   The wife and I have always been big fans…that is until EARTH DAY.



    Bravo to Frito Lay for making something that not only is yummy but also is environmentally friendly.  That is until you actually pull the bag off the shelf.  It’s hard to explain but this guy shows you how annoying this new packaging is.



    Now I am afraid to even go down the chip aisle for fear of someone grabbing a bag.   I mistakenly went down one day while the poor Frito Lay delivery guy was restocking the shelves.  I told him how bad I felt that he had to spend his day listening to that awful noise while stocking the SunChips.  He didn’t say anything but gave me a pleading look to help him find a way out of his misery.

    Even now, there is a half eaten bag of SunChips in our kitchen.  It has been there way longer than normal, because neither of us want to grab the bag.  So Frito Lay I hope your intention in saving the environment wasn’t to send sales of SunChips into a downward spiral thus eliminating any potential waste.  Thankfully the singles haven’t made the move to the new packaging yet.

  • Comic Con now Hollywood Con? – Cartoon

    Bearman Cartoon How Hollywood took over Comic-Con

    Something painfully obvious I know but this article in the LA Times (hat tip to Alan of the Daily Cartoonist) laments the takeover each year of Comic-Con by Hollywood elite hoping to get a strong internet buzz for their latest endeavors.

    For those who go, do you feel the loss of the way it used to be or is it better for smaller exhibitors because what you lose in focus you make up because if the sheer number of people. 

    I have never been to a comic convention and even with the proliferation of webcartoonists that exhibit at them these days, I will probably not ever be one of them.  Face it, political cartoon compilations are not what fanboys are clamoring for.  Maybe if there’s ever a newsie-con, I’ll be setting up shop between Rachel Maddow and Glenn Beck who are there trying to hock their own books.

  • Seven Deadly Sins Poster

    Seven Deadly Sins Poster

    So here it is. The final compilation poster image of my Seven Deadly Sins series.

    And as many of you recommended all week, the above poster image, shirts, buttons, magnets and more are now available at WackSack.com – the official Beartoons.com store).

    Seven Deadly Sins Shirts available at WackSack.com

  • Seven Deadly Sins Cartoon: Sloth

    Seven Deadly Sins cartoon: Sloth

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    And on the seventh day….Bearman rested.

    This is for those who claimed the sloth position this week (including Duncan, Loon, and Scott).  Sloth is the final in our collection of the Seven Deadly Sins.  Hope you enjoyed it.  Check in on Sunday for a cool compilation image of all the sins and thanks for hanging with me this week.

  • Seven Deadly Sins Cartoon: Envy

    Envy Cartoon: Seven Deadly Sins

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    Day six in our quest to showcase the Seven Deadly Sins in cute devil form.  Today’s topic is Envy.

    I really love how this one turned out.  It is probably my favorite of the bunch.  And yet another “sin” that I am guilty of.

    I remember looking for houses and setting a housing budget like my dad taught me; no more than 33% of your gross income should go to housing expenses (including mortgage, insurance and utilities).  Knowing the neighborhood we wanted to be in, I kept getting frustrated seeing all these houses that I liked but couldn’t afford with my budget.  I remember asking my wife how the heck all these people could afford these houses and we couldn’t.  She, being the financial whiz she is, replied “Because many of them are mortgaged to the hilt.”  Sure enough when the housing market collapsed many of those same houses suddenly went on the market.

    I envy other cartoonists, both in how amazing some of them can draw and how some who I feel I do better get many thousands of visitors daily.  Yet I know there are others out there struggling to find an audience or their niche on the web and think I have it made.

    So envy is a weird thing.  You can be envious of someone one day and feel sorry for them the next.  And for as much as you can be envious of others, there are probably people out the envious of you or your situation.

  • Seven Deadly Sins Cartoon: Pride

    Seven Deadly Sins Cartoon: Pride

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    Today is the fifth cartoon in my series on the Seven Deadly Sins.

    This one is a tricky one.  I think Pride tends to get a bad rap among the sins world.  A healthy dose of pride can be good for many people.  Whether it be National Pride, Gay Pride, or simply Pride that you weren’t so stupid that despite other’s belief that you wouldn’t, you got a degree.

    But as always too much of a good thing is bad.  A strong belief in yourself is great.  So strong a belief that you come off that you are better than everyone else or their opinion isn’t just as valid as yours is bad.

  • Seven Deadly Sins Cartoon: Anger

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    Today is part four in a series of the Seven Deadly Sins Cartoons.  This one focuses on the sin or Anger or Wrath (but who knows what wrath means anymore)

    Of all the sins, this is the one I probably suffer from the least.  I am just not an angry person.  Things don’t get me too upset.  But if I am, you better watch out because you have pushed me too far.

    I think life is too short to be an asshole (maybe I’ll make that saying into a tshirt…haha).  There are people who walk around constantly with a chip on their shoulder as if the world owes them something.  It doesn’t, so please stop thinking the world revolves around you; it revolves around me (oops there goes my “pride” coming in early).

    I read something by author/blogger Seth Godin recently that technology hasn’t brought people together as many claim but rather created anonymous interactions where people are empowered to be assholes (my words not his)  Couldn’t find the link.   The utter vileness that people spew on the net that they wouldn’t dare say to someone they know or even face to face baffles me.  But it goes beyond that.  Politically, disagreeing with the government is not enough.  The sheer vile anger towards Bush and now Obama shows that when it comes to meanness, it crosses the political spectrum.

  • Seven Deadly Sins Cartoon: Gluttony

    Seven Deadly Sins Cartoon: Gluttony

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    Part three of my week showcasing the Seven Deadly Sins focuses on Gluttony.  So far Dave has been the only one to fess up to this.

    Yet another sin of mine. I grew up in a house where you had to clean your plate.  That is great when you are a spastic kid who burns alot of calories but not so good when you become a sedentary adult.  And as opposed to the Friggin Loon’s constant betrayal that I have a blogger’s butt, I have to say my butt is quite fine.  And in other good news, I am down 14lbs in my quest to lose 24 to get back to my college weight.  Why not 25…well that has to do with Sloth which is another of my sins…