Here is the following that I know about an upcoming internet webseries. It's called Bulk and it promises to be "an exciting, raw, sexy dramatic web series exploring the Bear Community in New York City... BULK follows Leo Duran, who after months of avoiding reminders of his ex, has returned to the scene. Can he escape his past and find happiness again?". J. Julian Christopher and D.R. Knott are Executive Producers. Right now they have a Facebook page with what I believe the website is soon to follow (source: The Woofington Post).

There's some guys who beautify this world in their own unique way. One of these guys is Spanish artist Yotto Bano, and not only does Yotto beautify our world, he does so by drawing the most creative and colourful urban style graffiti with the cutest Bearish guys as his main focus. A quick visit to his blog Ursulalala will let you decide for yourself what you think, however I love his stuff.

Yotto sent me a message to let me know that his work can be seen in a brand new Bearish book entitled Hair - 'Hairy Men in Gay Art' - which was published in May 2010 (Hair's Press Release), and this meaty anthology was put out by the Bruno Gmünder Media Group.

From artist Yotto Bano: "I'm very proud to announce that I'm a featured artist in the recently published book 'Hair', an anthology dedicated to the Bearish aspects of visual art. It's quite nice to be in the same book with maestros like Ralf König and new school kings like Daniel Mainé of Flashes Before Your Eyes".

I have to thank Perdido - it is his incredible 'Bear Degeneration' world that you are seeing a little bit everywhere (here as in PlanetBears and a bit on Bear-Pics too). I have been blessed to be able to work with Perdido who just happens to be an insanely cute Italian OrsoBear that is twice as talented. If you haven't had a chance to follow Perdido's Bear Degeneration, it's definitely a roller coaster ride for those who love comics. The detail in each frame is almost like looking at wee little Bearish masterpieces.

Over the past little while, Perdido and I have been translating the original Bear Degeneration from Italian to English, and right now Perdido is waiting on me to catch up on my translations, however I have been having more fun with his cute little furry drawings than with the texts.

All this to say - it is on my todo list - to translate the next episode of Bear Degeneration for you English fans out there, that is. And for any of you who haven't had a chance to see this comic, then click here to read 16 episodes in English... and you Italian fans can stay tuned in the future with Perdido with his 22 episodes.

For all you fans of Bear Degeneration, there's good news since Italian artist Perdido (website - blog - TubeBear) has added a new episode #22. Right now it's only available in Italian and available here.

We are continuing to translate the cartoon over to English. So far, we have 16 episodes translated and I will soon have #17 available for you guys real soon.

It's sad that when I finally get around to mentioning Riot Bear's blog, he's gone ahead and closed shop. Riot Bear maintained an excellent blog since 2007, posting about all kinds of stuff and posting a ton of photos of himself in the process.

From RiotBear: "For 2 1/2 years RiotBear was therapy for me. Like I said in the very first post I wanted to shake off any expectations the world and I placed upon myself and my body image. I was thrilled to be free to gain weight and be a Big Fat Bear. Things change. What changed for me was moving Upstate. My new lifestyle caused me to lose 40 lbs in 3 months". 

Yes it's the day after Xmas so I really should not be posting anything about Xmas until November 2010, however for 'father' Damian Abraham, the lead singer for the band 'Fucked Up' (blogsite - article - video), I don't mind making an exception. Check out his site as his band has created a version of 'Do They Know It's Christmas' with funds going to charity. Buy it Now, listen to it until Xmas 2010... yes...?

Spanish artist Yotto Bano (articles - TubeBear) who runs the blogsite Ursulalala is wishing us all...

A Merry Christmas & Feliz Navidad...!

Spanish artist Daniel Mainé of the 'Flashes Before Your Eyes' blog site aka Sinister Bears (website - articles - TubeBear) has put together an excellent Bearish calendar, focusing on the Zodiac signs. He has a few previews up on his site, and copies of this 2010 calendar are available from his blog as well. Goes without saying that this is an excellent XMas gift. Check out the rest of his great work while there.

Let's explore Darren's side of the net. Here we have a highly talented artist who - on his spare time - does what he loves; to draw men all over the world, many of these drawings consisting of the Beefy Bearish type. And when we mean 'all over the world' - you'll see hints of Asia to Arabia with a pinch of something native, even primal (when bear meets man). He states it's only simple and pen yet the effects are stunning, even erotic. Por favor - visit his blog - Leadbellyart.

More news from Spanish artist Daniel, creator of Sinister Bears (website - articles - TubeBear). Daniel is working on his Zodiac series, with the dozen images representing the different façades of Gay people with much of it slanted to Bear culture (Leather, Dads, Polar Bears).

He recently held a poll on his blog asking which Zodiacs his viewers wanted to see first, and from this he's posted 3 of them and the rest he will be posting soon (and he promised me that Libra is very cool - that being my sign). And the best part of all of this is that he'll be having an exposition in Madrid, Spain soon to show off all of his talented works.

Just a little update regarding our favorite 'Sinister Bear' - Spanish artist Daniel who runs the blog site 'Flashes Before Your Eyes' (website - articles - TubeBear): make sure to check out his latests in his 'Angels & Demons' series. And while you're at his site, take a look at his Zodiac Bear set. Lastly, Daniel is now on Flickr, so head on over to his page and add him as a contact.

Italian artist Perdido has written an extensive review on the latest web-series THC that I am currently working on. The review is in Italian however throwing it into a translator does the job. Perdido is quite kind with his review, and he also hits on a few subjects that I didn't even consider while making it. A big thank you.

For those who don't know, Perdido is the creator of Bear Degeneration, a highly erotic serial cartoon about a fleet of Bears in space dealing with all kinds of horrible adversaries. Bear Degeneration is initially in Italian with 21 episodes so far, and we've been working at translating the series into English with 16 episodes translated so far, which you can read here.

Getting back to the web-series - THC is short for 'The Horsemen Chronicles', and the 1st episode is called 'Extortion ~ Bear Style'. So far we find out that Roger is being blackmailed for some 'expletive' photos that Gary has possession of and is asking Roger to hand over some money if he wishes to keep this a secret. Roger is initially surprised about the whole ordeal, yet tables can always turn in any situation, and Roger demonstrates this by showing that he in no way wishes to be the victim.

Episode 2 - 'In The Forest' - should be ready in a few weeks. We'll learn a bit more about the mysterious character who's walking about in the woods with his dogs, and we'll also see what Roger does to Gary for trying to extort money from him. Stay tuned.

Just shy 2 years after BearForce1 (website - articles) made their appearance, the quartet have now disbanded with the simple words 'website is closed' adorning their front page. But... for some reason... I don't think we'll see the last of these guys yet. I'm sure one of them will wake up in a dancing flurry, email the others, get the creative juices flowing, and then plan for their comeback... oh joy!

Actually, I have to be honest and say that I was actually a little embarrassed whenever I watched any of their videos. In the back of my mind, I had this horrible thought that the str8 people who would watch their videos and then think that all Bears wear pink Polo and do silly dances to horrible disco mixes. And just a little quick add: there's a difference between what a Bear man is and what a Gay man is - and I really think these guys should have simply called themselves GayForce69 or something, and not do something simply to cash in on the Bear culture.

If you need a reminder of who these guys were, then check out their YouTube channel which is still around (thanks to Bearotic's article for the tip about this story, and there's another short blurb about the force going out of BearForce1 here on Joe.My.God).

The wonderful world of blogging, and brother has the blogging landscape changed in over the years. At one time blogs were all texts with a few well-placed thumbnail-like photos to give the blog a touch of colour. Today blogs are more and more about big, beautiful and bold photos, pics which reveal everything while concealing nothing.

Here's a few blogs for you to peruse on this fine Sunday. This one I've mentioned before but it's worth mentioning again. It's called BullneckBlog, and essentially this blog is all about chunky cops. Tons of photos, however if you need even more pics, then check out his Flickr page.

The next is called Musclechubs - which might seem a bit like a contradiction in terms, however once you begin browsing this blog, you'll quickly understand what turns this blogger on.

Next is called Scourserugger's Real Men, and it's best I just take the blog's description in order to introduce it:"I'm homosexual. I don't do 'camp'. I don't do 'gay'. I just do men. This site is a celebration of my favourite men, and my favourite type of men". I just have to add - his type of men are quite fine to look at.

And the last blog for today is called Gay Bear Heads and it's all about the 'Hairy, Muscular, Mature & Sexy' - and once you visit this site, just be ready for a lot of manliness right up into your face.

Have a Bearish blog and would like to see it mentioned on PlanetBears, then simply submit it.

Over here on the Planet of the Bears, we dig all types of Bearish artists. And why is that so?... well it's thru the artist's drawings that we ~ the rest of the world ~ will have a unique perspective as to what a Bear man represents. Artists help us with the age old question "what is a Bear...?" by defining Bear thru art.

Ahem... getting less heavy - if you haven't seen an article about your Bearish artwork, it's simply because I haven't come across your work yet. Remember - there's almost 7 billion of us on Mother Earth... yet with that being said, every Bearishly inclined artist I come across while surfing the net is like a brand new discovery for me - in a genuine way!

I've made calls for artists time and time again to let me know of their work, and with the new TubeBear coming soon, hopefully more artists will be inclined to showcase their work.

PS - The smiling cuties connected by their beards is a piece done by Ursalalala (BlogSpot), a talented Spanish artist who loosely labels his work as 'Graffiti & Urban Bear Art'.

Spanish artist Daniel who runs the blog site 'Flashes Before Your Eyes' (website - articles - TubeBear) has put up a new look to his site. Also, he is working on a new illustration project entitled 'Angels & Demons' that he began on October 5th: on ever Monday he will be adding a new drawing. He started with Saint Peter (a personal fave saint of mine, being the big burly best buddy of Jesus and all), then he'll move onto 3 angels then 3 demons. It's all so other worldly!

On another note and a slight reminder ~ Daniel - among other artists - have sent in a TubeBear drawing, and if you're an artist who is either a Bear or who does Bear drawings, you're more than welcomed to send in your own TubeBear drawing, which shows up randomly on the main page of TubeBear alongside a link back to your own site. Click here to find out more.

Captain Turk awakes, surprised to find himself tied down to a machine. All around him are Bearish versions of the 7 Dwarves. As the captain's memory slowly returns to him, he remembers that these guys might be small, yet their privates are of monstrous proportions. What in the universe is going on? Welcome back to the wonderful world of Bear Degeneration. Here's the latest 'toon - episode #16 - page #1 - page #2 - page #3 - page #4.

If this is your 1st time hearing about Bear Degeneration, it's a cartoon drawn by the cute Italian artist Perdido (website - blog - TubeBear). You can read the cartoon in Italian by following this link - up to episode #21 (which is a brand new episode to boot). We have been working at translating the cartoon over into English, and here are all the episodes 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, episode #13, episode #14, episode #15 and this update's - episode #16.

Just a reminder that we are working on TubeBear ~ version 2.o which will be a completely redone website. Are goal is to have it ready and wrapped for Xmas '09. We are open to suggestions, and if you think you can contribute in any way (right now we could use someone who is good with Flash), then by all means contact us. And of course suggestions are welcomed (we know there are a lot of issues with the site, that's why we're redoing it from scratch).

On another note: the cartoon of the Bear holding the TubeBear bal was drawn by Daniel of Flashes Before Your Eyes (BlogSpot - article - TubeBear). If you're an artist and wish to do a TubeBear drawing, please send it. Take a look here at what other very talented artists have sent in already. And just a little note: one of the goals with the new TubeBear is to have a section featuring Bear artists (artists who are Bears and artists who draw Bears).

So have you ever needed to practice your French that you learnt back in school? Nowadays, however, all you have to do is place a website into a translator and you can pretty much get the gist of an article. However if you're in the mood to sharpen your Français, there's a great blogue called BearZine maintained by Manu Oso. Real good stuff and up to date. Bookmarkez!

Welcome to Jeryn's World where it's all about drawings of mature men being bound in some pretty uncomfortable positions. Jeryn (profile) is an artist from France who launched his blog page in July '09 and has been very good at updating it. He states that not all his guys are Bearish, but there's enough to peak my interest. And alongside his drawings are narratives that allows us to get to know Jeryn a little better with each update.