I asked the extremely cute Perdido (website - profile) to write me an article about his most excellent cartoon Bear Degeneration (Italian 19 episodes - English 13 episodes), so without further ado, the following is from our Italian cartoonist:

"I created the comic strip 'Bear Degeneration' a few years ago as a 'serial novel' to be published in the Italian fanzine 'WOOF!', a magazine that my partner and I printed and distributed around Italy for about 5 years. My intent was to put out a series of short episodes, 4 boards at a time, and present a Bear world full of fantasy. The story line starting point came from the 'Star Trek' universe with all of its particularities, such as the stellar fleet and the teleport. The alien enemies - the Bearg - are obviously inspired from the Borg. However, after creating a few episodes, the story started to change, and the comic started turning into a bizarre gay Bear saga which drew ideas freely from many science fiction sources (books, comics, film), including X-Men and Matrix.

Today WOOF! magazine is no longer in print and has found its home within the blogosphere. The same thing for 'Bear Degeneration' - it continues to be published online. Thanks to the initiative and the interest of my friend Forrest (TubeBear - PlanetBears - profile), my comic strip has been given a new life as it is now being translated into English, gaining new readers which in turn is renewing my enthusiasm.

As for 'Bear Degeneration', it's about the adventures of shameless Bears in space, in battles, meeting up with mysterious characters and having colossal orgies. The spicier situations in the strip arise from my personal erotic fantasies (some I've actually fulfilled, some which remain as dreams). And with imagination, we know, anything is possible.

'Bear Degeneration' is pervaded with a thin 'fetish' atmosphere; in some cases a soft S&M style. I could never maim my adored Bears the way Master Tagame (website) does to his characters in his comics, however it's always easier on paper to whip the Bears, put them in bondage and seduce them in the rudest of ways, yet the underlying theme in 'Bear Degeneration' is pleasure; the idea that joy can override everything, even during the most dangerous and conflicting of times. 'Bear Degeneration' is an erotic comics however one which is filled with optimism, joy and how to get the most pleasure out of life".

In space no one can hear you scream... WOOF...!

Dr. Puzuk has travelled in time. He's in the future. The universe is completely different from how he used to remember it. There's new evils that rule the planets. Exactly what is he going to do...?

We've got another Bear Degeneration issue translated in English for you guys to enjoy. It's issue #13 and Dr. Puzuk is discovering that the universe is quite a different place ever since he and his Deep Dark Hole compatriots travelled time to escape the alien nation Bearg. Here's the issue: (page #1 - page #2 - page #3 - page #4).

Bear Degeneration is the creation of Italian artist Perdido (website - blog - profile). If you can read Italian then you can follow his cartoon here since he's at issue #18 in the series. Perdido and I have been translating the strip over to English, and we're slowly catching up. And for those who've never heard of Bear Degeneration, you should start from the beginning: episode #1 - episode #2 - episode #3 - episode #4 - episode #5 - episode #6 - episode #7 - episode #8 - episode #9 - episode #10 - episode #11 - episode #12, and today's episode - episode #13. 

Once again it's time to dwell where no Bear has gone before as we follow the members of the crew of the Deep Dark Hole. We now have the English episode #12 of the fantastic Bear Degeneration cartoon drawn by Italian cutey Perdido (website - blog - profile). If you can read Italian, then check out this page since Perdido has done 18 episodes so far, however Perdido and I have been translating them over to English, and we're slowly catching up as we added #12 today (page #1 - page #2 - page #3 - page #4). And for those who are new to Bear Degeneration, it's best you start from the beginning: episode #1 - episode #2 - episode #3 - episode #4 - episode #5 - episode #6 - episode #7 - episode #8 - episode #9 - episode #10 - episode #11 - and today's update episode #12.

It's been over 2 months since we received a new episode of Bear Degeneration however it's always worth the wait. First off, for those who can read Italian, cartoonist Perdido (website - profile) has added a brand new episode #18 which you can read here from his Blog. Secondly, with a little help from yours truly, here on PlanetBears you can read the latest English translated episode #12 (page #1 - page #2 - page #3 - page #4). And for those who are new to Bear Degeneration, it's best you start from the beginning: episode #1 - episode #2 - episode #3 - episode #4 - episode #5 - episode #6 - episode #7 - episode #8 - episode #9 - episode #10 - and today's update - episode #11.

Have you been following the Bear Degeneration chronicles...? I hope so because we are now up to #10 in the English series. See it here - page #1 - page #2 - page #3 - page #4. In this episode, Doctor Puzak meets up with DarkDom, the evil police captain of Fatterland. If he doesn't like you, you're forked.

Bear Degeneration is the creation of the ever so cute and huggable Italian artist Perdido (website - profile). He has been creating these cartoons in Italian and he's up to episode #17 (and his drawing technique have been changing and improving all the while). So if you're good in Italian, then check out this page from his Blog. When I saw the cartoons, I was seriously curious what the story was about, so I have been helping Perdido with translating the toon over into English, and so far we've done 10.

If you haven't read a single one of these, it's best you start at the beginning - episode #1 - episode #2 - episode #3 - episode #4 - episode #5 - episode #6 - episode #7 - episode #8 - episode #9... and for today's update - episode #10.

Once again, put on your space boots and take a flight with the hot cartooned gang that make up Bear Degeneration. This time artist Perdido (website - profile) and I (Forrest - profile) have translated episode #9. In the last episode, we left corporal Slutton to deal with Reverend Beef and his fanatics, and now we follow Doctor Puzuk as he transports onto a strange planet that forks its inhabitants...

Check Episode #9 here: page #1 - page #2 - page #3 - page #4. This cartoon is more than great, and Perdido has already done 17 issues which you can see on his Blog however they are all in Italian, and we are working hard on translating them to English. The only setback is that we have not put all of the English episodes onto one page, so you're gonna have to do a bit of digging to get caught up, but I did my best to make it easy as possible to follow this most excellent adventure. If you've never heard about it before, then start from the beginning - episode #1 - episode #2 - episode #3 - episode #4 - episode #5 - episode #6 - episode #7 - episode #8 - and for today's update - episode #9.

The truly cute Perdido (website - blog - profile) has added another episode to his Bear Degeneration. This is episode #17. Now this is just to let you know this cartoon is in Italian, however we (Perdido and I) have been working on Englishifyizing (I made that up) his cartoons... in other words, we've been translating them, and I am working on #9 (coming soon). To see the others in English, click here (they are in the archives pages, so start from the bottom of the page)

Once again it's time to visit the husky brothers of the Deep Dark Hole as their misadventures continue in Bear Degeneration, a cartoon drawn by the Italian hunk Perdido (website - Blog (Italian) - TubeBear profile which he recently updated his photo gallery).

We are now at episode #8 in the 'English' version of Bear Degeneration. Check it out here: page #1 - page #2 - page #3 - page #4 ~ however if you're fluent in Italian, you can click here and you'll be able to read up to #16. Perdido and I (Forrest - TubeBear profile) have been translating his work over to English... we'll catch up soon.

Instead of spoiling the story, why not read the series yourself. Follow these links and you'll be caught up too: episode #1 - episode #2 - episode #3 - episode #4 - episode #5 - episode #6 - episode #7 - and here's today's episode once again - episode #8.

Usually there's a month delay, sometimes 2, before the translated versions of Bear Degeneration are up and available on PlanetBears. However this time took us only 2 weeks to put up the latest episode. It's once again time we followed the adventures of the burly crew that makes up the Deep Dark Hole.

We are now at episode #7 when it comes to the English version. This time, Corporal Slutton landed on an unknown planet and his mission is to find his lost compatriots. He meets up with Reverend Beef who has completely changed his vows; since the only way to survive the Bearg attacks is by having hot and saucy male to male sex, Reverend Beef and his brothers have been indulging in a new form of prayer. Corporal Slutton becomes his captive and the Reverend takes it upon himself to save this Bear Cub's soul... and this is where we are at. To view the cartoon, click here, or if you would prefer to see it page by page: Page #1 - Page #2 - Page #3 - Page #4.

If this is your 1st time hearing about Bear Degeneration, the master mind behind these cartooned adventures is named Perdido (website - TubeBear profile - articles). He originally makes Bear Degeneration in Italian so if you can read that sexy language, click here to see all 16 episodes (Perdido just recently added a new episode on April 7th).

What Perdido and I (Forrest - TubeBear profile) have been doing is we've been translating them over to English. What Perdido does is that he sends them over in a rough English and I just do my best in smoothing out the dialogue (no I'm not able to read Italian but ever since I've been working on these cartoons I'm starting to understand the language a little bit, and since I know French the languages are kinda similar).

So... again... if you're new to Bear Degeneration, it's best if you start from the beginning - Episode #1 - Episode #2 - Episode #3 - Episode #4 - Episode #5 - Episode #6 - and in this update - Episode #7.

It's time to catch up on the latest adventures from the crew of Deep Dark Hole. It's the English episode #6 of Bear Degeneration by Perdido (website - Blog (Italian) - TubeBear profile - and if you can read Italian, then click here to see all 15 episodes).

So what's gone on... in the last episode, the crew had to make a quick getaway... real quick or else they would have melted like ice cream on a hot day. The doctor sent out a message into the dark letting the universe know that the only way to survive the Beargs was to have good old fashion sex with the closest Bear you can get grab your hands on. Once the message was sent, the ship they were on was set to self-destruct, so they made their quick getaway in a small spaceship... however the blast from the explosion did something that was before only proven in theory, and that was: they were shot into the future. Now their job was to see if anyone had survived the Bearg attack in the 8 years they lost.

And that brings us to Episode 6 - page #1 - page #2 - page #3 - page #4. Perdido is truly a professional cartoonist and Bear Degeneration is absolutely the best science-fiction Bear toon material anywhere in this universe.

If this is your 1st time hearing about Bear Degeneration, then it's best you start from the beginning - episode #1 - episode #2 - episode #3 - episode #4 - episode #5 - and of course today's edition - episode #6).

His name is Roger Baptist and he's part of a band called Rummelsnuff. From their site they state that their music is considered Elektropunk which to me sounds a bit like a watered down version of Rammstein - but that is not necessarily a bad thing. Actually, you cannot but help keep your eyes on this massive 'bodybuilder gone Bear' singer. It's all in German and I can't understand a word but from I read he sings about power in the wrestling ring, the men on the high seas and the Schwerstarbeitern underground (which I have no clue what it is since the translator didn't do it's job). You gotta check out his videos, especially if you dig seeing a huge guy in the ring butt naked, in the shower, or from I can tell coming alive from a fountain to become an executive. I love his videos, this guy is great and his band is a ton of fun (they also have a MySpace page).

Thanks to Perdido for the word-up about this big brute singer (website - blog - Bear Degeneration - articles - TubeBear profile).

If you can read Italian, then simply skip this article and go straight to Perdido's Blogger page 'Per una Cultura degli Orsi' - a blog in which you will find his incredible cartoon strip entitled Bear Degeneration. Perdido's cartoon is about a few husky hairy men who are out to save the universe by having sexual intercourse with those of the same sex. This is the only way to ward off the Bearg.

Now if you cannot read Italian, then this article is for you. Perdido has been translating his cartoon into English with a little help from yours truly, and today we have episode #5 for you (we're catching up... slowly but surely). In this episode things go haywire as the crew of Deep Dark Hole get shot deeper into space and time, finding they have unwillingly traveled into the future. To read the latest episode, go here - (or by each individual page - page #1 - page #2 - page #3 - page #4).

If this is your 1st time hearing about Bear Degeneration, then it's best you start from the beginning - episode #1 - episode #2 - episode #3 - episode #4 - and today's addition episode #5).

From more of Perdido - check out his webpage - the front page of his blog (in Italian) and his TubeBear profile.

Need some Bearish icons to place on your desktop for the new year...? Then head on over to Perdido's Bear Icons page and surely you'll be getting all kinds of raving comments on how cool your computer looks. There's 20 to choose from (including a few of the characters from his Bear Degeneration cartoon - in Italian - in English). To find out more about the handsome Perdido, check out his website, his Woof Blog as well as his TubeBear profile.

It's time to return to the Star Station 'Deep Dark Hole' and follow up on the adventures of Puzuk, Turk and Slutton... meaning it's time to check out the newest English edited version of Bear Degeneration, the truly brilliant cartoon drawn by Perdido (website - blog - TubeBear profile).

Now I always have to mention that these cartoons are initially made in Italian, so if you can read Italian, then head on over to here and you'll be able to read all 14 episodes. As for those of us who cannot read Italian, Perdido - with the help from myself (Forrest - TubeBear profile) have been translating them over to English. We are now at Episode #4 in which we discover that doctor Puzuk's theory in fact is true; that homosexuality will save our dear planet Earth. Yes, the evil Bearg is about to take over and destroy all humans and the only way to defend ourselves is by sex-same copulation.

The cartoon is excellent and I cannot wait to find out what is in store for the crew in Bear Degeneration, but for now, you check out the latest version (page #1 - page #2 - page #3 - page #4), and if you've missed the other episodes, then go here - Episode #1 - Episode #2 - Episode #3, and you can see all the English edited version on Bear Degeneration's TubeBear profile.

His name is Jrice, his nickname is Chubtoons and he runs a blog right here that consists of "erotic imagery of the larger than life man". What you have to love is that Jrice is a super cutey. From his profile, he says he is "a big man with a passion for meaty male physiques... a struggling cartoonist with aspirations of a career in erotic art".

It was the artist Perdido (website - blog - TubeBear profile),  creator of Bear Degeneration (website - articles) who directed me towards Jrice's work, and if you can read Italian (or use a translator), you will see a great article about Mr. Chubtoons that Perdido wrote, stating that Jrice's artwork is "full of colour" and has a great "joie de vivre" about it.

While you're at it, check out Jrice's Geocities page - you'll see some of his older drawings.

I received this interesting link from Perdido (website - blog - TubeBear profile) who sent me off to check out a Spanish masseur by the name of Max. Now Max is in the capital Madrid and he welcomes you to come and get a massage by him. Check out Max' blog page in order to contact him. However, if you need a little more proof of just what you'll be getting for your money, then check out his videos he's posted on YouTube. He goes by the nick Massidob. There's a few vids of him massaging some husky Bears.

In other - somewhat related not really related - news... I have been helping with the translation to Perdido's Bear Degeneration (website - TubeBear profile). Perdido has sent me #3 to translate and I haven't had the time to do it yet but I will... promise... so watch for the 3rd episode, and you can read all 13 episodes on his site if you can read Italian.

It's time to catch up with the adventures of Puzuk, Turk and Slutton as they do battle against a terrible foe known as the Bearg. The adventure is called Bear Degeneration and its creator is the very good looking Perdido (website - TubeBear profile).

Now if you can read Italian then head on over to Perdido's Woof Blog page and you'll be able to enjoy 13 excellently drawn episodes, however if your Italian is as good as mine, then how about we take you all the way back to episode #2 which we just finished translating from Italian to English: page #1 - page #2 - page #3 - page #4 (go here for all 4 pages). And if this is your 1st time reading about Bear Degeneration, then make sure to read episode #1 beforehand.

I'm helping Perdido with the translations and it's turning out to be a very enjoyable process, especially since the story - as well as the drawings - are top notch. Stay tuned for episode #3 which we will most likely get to you in a week or 2.

Perdido (website - TubeBear profile) is one seriously busy, creative and very cute Bear. It was only on Tuesday (article here) that I mentioned that his excellent cartoon Bear Degeneration is now being translated from Italian to English (with a little help from little old me) and you can see Episode #1 on the Bear Degeneration's TubeBear profile.

Well Perdido has just updated his Woof Blog and has added Episode #13 ~ in Italian only. As for you new English fans, we'll have Episode #2 up soon so you'll be able to find out what happens to Captain Turk, Colonel Slutton, doctor Puzuk and the rest of the whacky Bears in space... who are being attacked by the BEARG... you just have to read this cartoon...

Just a wee bit back, not even a month ago (article here), I posted about this excellent Italian cartoon called Bear Degeneration, created by the very hot and handsome Perdido (website - pics - TubeBear profile). I also mentioned it was such a pity that the cartoon was in Italian since I'm not able to read Italian and, well, this was one cartoon I really wanted to actually read.

After speaking with Perdido, he told me that there were quite a few people who's been asking him to translate it, so guess what - he did. He and I worked on Episode #1 together and now you English folks can enjoy this most excellent take on Bears in space.

Click here to see all 4 pages or click the following: Page #1 - Page #2 - Page #3 - Page #4. Right now only episode #1 has been translated but I've agreed to work on the others so expect to see episode #2 being available (sometime next week, I'm guessing).

Now if your Italian is good then just head on over to Perdido's Woof Blog page and you'll be able to enjoy all 12 episodes (so far), however to see them in English, check out the Bear Degeneration profile page here on TubeBear.

It's not all that easy to talk about artists from countries such as Italy when you can't read the Italian on their sites, but whether or not you're affluent in the Roman language of love, you have to check out Perdido's work. First his website is a blast, tons of great Bear drawings and cartoons. The guy is talented and it looks like he has a lot of fun with his work.

But the real fun stuff is this whacked out series called Bear Degeneration... this is what happens when you mix Star Trek, acid and Bears... you get stuff like this. I wish I could read Italian so I could fully appreciate the genius, but I will just have to settle with the incredibly wild drawings of Bears in space... and sex and bondage and flying saucers and scary monsters.

Oh... and Perdido is really frikkin' cute too. Check him out. And a cartoon strip tease... cute.