August 14th, 2009
Page 109
I imagine Death to have umpteen amounts of patience (by the way, where did the word umpteen come from anyway??) so we’ll have to see what happens when he reaches the boiling point, or generally just loses control … oh wait, I wrote that arc already 
Today’s vote incentive: The final page of Plight of the Puny Pirates! Oh the implied gore and violence! Oh the reverse racism!
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August 14th, 2009 at 12:02 am
He probably locked the memory of the scar deep inside him. Maybe we will learn in Part 2!
August 14th, 2009 at 12:10 am
maybe they (the circus guys) punished him after wards! I hope Evil wins.
August 14th, 2009 at 12:10 am
*sniff* Poor little Evil, he was just a cute little cub who got wrapped into the sick and violent Evil, all for our amusment, that we see now. Oh, but I love Death…oh how I fear and egerly await him losing his patience
August 14th, 2009 at 12:11 am
Awww look at his cute little horns growing in on the 4th panel.
You know, for a bear named death he seems to care about people lives.
August 14th, 2009 at 12:26 am
Interesting how his horns were starting to grow out.
I went to the O.C. County Fair last weekend. When I saw the elephant ride (where a WHOLE FAMILY can ride on it), I thought of Evil’s back story.
Same with the petting zoo. Thankfully, no animals started any fires, but I did want to set them all free from the horrors of being touched upon all day by little stinky kids and adults.
Love this comic by the way. The art is refreshing and different and the storyline keeps me intrigued, entertained, and giggling.
August 14th, 2009 at 12:31 am
hehe, i can see his little horns commin in
August 14th, 2009 at 12:32 am
“Umpteen” comes from “umpty” (a colloquial term for the dash in Morse code) meaning “indefinite, unspecified” and “-teen” (derived from numbers between thirteen and nineteen, inclusive).
And so Evil starts along the path to where he is today. He’s got the fire down pat. Now for the brimstone.
August 14th, 2009 at 12:59 am
And the horns begin to show >3
August 14th, 2009 at 1:33 am
@CyverCorn: I’m going to be telling people that all day FOR NO REASON now.
Thanks!
And Evil is so cute in the first panel. <33
August 14th, 2009 at 1:33 am
@CyberCorn:***
Typos irritate me.
August 14th, 2009 at 1:46 am
Ok but how did he get his scar?
August 14th, 2009 at 1:50 am
You have officially dethroned Scott Ramsoomair as the master of goofy faces. Hats off to ya!
August 14th, 2009 at 2:23 am
Did Evil get horns in the same manner the hero does in Fable (2)? Like growing in evil points you get horns? If so, I’d say Evil is only about a 3rd there.
August 14th, 2009 at 3:40 am
I just read through the entire archive and this is what I have to say: brilliant alternative twist on an overly sweet series called Care Bears. I love the fact that the art is so bright and cheery, very contrasting with the mature and extremely macabre and inappropriate style of humor this comic has that keeps me laughing whenever a gag comes up like Tanked Bear’s failed Tuck-and-Roll maneuver, the fact that each bear has a symbol on their chest that represents their personality, the diversity of each character and the numerous amounts of visual humor each of them get to.
In a non-fancy and coincidentally horrible way: great comic, I am so hooked.
August 14th, 2009 at 4:27 am
So his horns symbolize selfish pleasure, lol
August 14th, 2009 at 4:48 am
But roasting a child builds character……
August 14th, 2009 at 5:49 am
Great page as always! The facial expressions are fabulous, especially in the 7th panel!
But I wouldn’t expect from Death that he ever really loses control. Oo
I also got my book now. Very good work! Love it.
August 14th, 2009 at 6:12 am
Tingly-Death-Touch his face again!
August 14th, 2009 at 6:41 am
xxmilesxx & Gosed: Apparently he’s a pyromaniac, fire makes him horny.
August 14th, 2009 at 7:43 am
I guess he got the scar the first time he went through the flaming hoop and went “fwoom” or from any of the seemingly umpteen items thrown at him or the ringmaster’s whip…
I love panel four where you just see the horns starting to peek through the fur. But panel one’s enthralled stare is just so adorable.
August 14th, 2009 at 7:56 am
Haha, the first panel is just adorable, and the fourth panel is cute when you see his horns coming in.
It would be very interesting seeing whenever Death finally snaps.
August 14th, 2009 at 7:57 am
umpty
1905, “of an indefinite number,” originally Morse code slang for “dash,” influenced by association with numerals such as twenty, thirty, etc.; umpteen (1917) is World War I army slang, from umpty + teen.
August 14th, 2009 at 7:59 am
Aww… he finally looks happy now that he’s sowing destruction! And he’s getting his horns!! Our little Evil’s growing up. *sniff*
August 14th, 2009 at 8:24 am
“NOTHING. NOWHERE. I DON’T REMEMBER. >_>”
Haha, seems Evil is a bit embarrased of his circus days. Although, knowing how some of the other bears would dog him about it, I can see why…that and maybe Death would have known about the tent burning extravaganza and really get mad at Evil. xD
August 14th, 2009 at 8:35 am
AWW i hope you and ur baby r doing welll thank u for updating because i know being preggo and doing anything is difficut so really thank you. but hey ur child will grow up with there own personal twisted care bears lol ^_^ congratsula
August 14th, 2009 at 8:41 am
@Cat1864: If it was from the hoop, his whole body would be scarred. It couldn’t be the kids because they only threw food at him. And if it was the ringmaster’s whip, the scar would be a lot smaller.
August 14th, 2009 at 9:49 am
Awwwww. Evil’s cute when he’s burning things
August 14th, 2009 at 10:19 am
hey…
that doesn’t explain Evil’s horns and pentagram.
will we have an story arc on that?
August 14th, 2009 at 10:24 am
Can’t wait for the Death Arc…
Evil:Hmpf*
*But I like Roasting Children…
August 14th, 2009 at 12:39 pm
Awesome comic as always! I don’t know why is Evil so afraid of tell his history to Death. The black bear (along with Prozac and perphaps Gimp) is the last one I can imagine laughing at such embarrasing events for the mean bear.
But I’m kinda confused… It all explained Evil’s behavior, but didn’t tell where did that scar come from. (Either that or I’m not paying enough attention) n_nU
Also, to Ian:
Take a closer look at panel 4. You can see Evil’s horns growing out of his head.
Aaaaand at last, loved Evil’s expression in 9th panel.
August 14th, 2009 at 12:43 pm
I mean, Death’s expression in panel 9th*
Mmmyep, me has some attention problems. xDU
August 14th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
I just want to pick up evil and give him a great big old bear hug. I would if I didn’t think he would try and plant a 8 inch dagger right between my shoulder blades. He’s had a rough life and I can understand being picked on and thoroughly bullied myself including having had someone set my hair on fire. Evil is my new most favorite bear followed closely by Prozac and Nerd.
August 14th, 2009 at 2:28 pm
I love Evil’s lines in this one
One of the first rules of being evil is : DENY EVERYTHING!
This is kinda a long chapter…how shall it end…
August 14th, 2009 at 2:54 pm
@ Jenna: How many people on one elephant?? And thanks for the comment!
@ CyberCorn Entropic and Bjartr: Thanks guys!
@ machchunk: Thanks! There’s a lot of animators I know who would also be good contenders
@ Gozed: That’s kind of how I picture it.
@ Ruff: Thanks! And welcome to BN
@ Rungard: Thank you!
@ squeakybunny: lol, I guess so.
@ Cat1864: That’s what I figured, I imagine there was lots and varied abuse at the circus unfortunately.
@ Moopietheoriginal: Thank you for asking, we’re doing pretty good! Except I’m very cranky lately… and hot.
@ superbeastor: It’s often the ones who act out the most that need the most understanding I guess.
August 14th, 2009 at 2:55 pm
And……How does this in anyway explain his scar and Pentogram?…*Confused*
August 14th, 2009 at 3:08 pm
Revenge is sweet! At least he waited till everybody was gone before he burned the circus down! He just has arson on his record now! But who’s gonna believe a bear did it!? I got my BEAR NUTS comic in the mail! It’s worth every penny! The colors,sketches,stickers,and Lech tried to get his cone off! Everything fantastic! (i didn’t know Tanked had an artistic side!)
August 14th, 2009 at 3:49 pm
The colors on my computer are, as I expected, a bit wonky. After recieving my BN book in the mail, I gotta say… Nerd Bear has purple eyes. That is adorable.
August 14th, 2009 at 4:27 pm
My word, this must be like the 6th time now I’ve read the whole thing through, just literally cannot get enough! The perfect relationships between every bear, the hate/love between Lech and Gay, Tanked’s adorable yet stupid cuteness, Evil and his odd acts of vague ‘bordering-on-niceness’ just, WOW! Please please please keep up the awesome work, as every page is a real treat to read.
Definitely something I’d really consider buying a series of, and I don’t think I’ve ever thought that about a webcomic yet! xxxx
August 14th, 2009 at 5:05 pm
Yay! My copy came in today! Thank you, Mrs. Alison! Now to find a frame for my Prozac sketch…
August 14th, 2009 at 6:22 pm
The word ‘umpteen’ comes from ‘ump(ty)’, which was a dash in Morse code, which now seems to symbolise an unknown quantity, and ‘teen’ which means ‘ten’ (aka, fifTEEN).
August 14th, 2009 at 9:51 pm
D’aww! I love Death! His concern is adorable, I can’t wait for the Death arc.
I also see other people have their books! Bah! Mine hasn’t arrived yet…I’m getting anxious, I can’t wait for it either…
August 14th, 2009 at 11:50 pm
Kudos To THE AMAZING FRIGGEN WORK! Your Exspression’s Are Perfect. But… That Still Dosent Describe the Mystery of The Scare..
August 15th, 2009 at 1:36 am
O.o, Death looks pissed in the last panel. A cue for some Death Treatments?
August 15th, 2009 at 12:37 pm
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/umpteen — it shows teh etimology
August 15th, 2009 at 7:05 pm
Awww Evil is too cute I’ll take him home and make sure no snot nosed kid gets near him ever ever again D: <3
August 15th, 2009 at 11:23 pm
i bet evil will try it again
August 16th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
Gah…Death is always so depressed…
Go cut yourself, Emo-Bear.
August 16th, 2009 at 4:33 pm
He’s not as depressed as you might think. His arc in volume one shows a much brighter side of him.
August 16th, 2009 at 11:58 pm
@Alison I’m not sure, I saw two grown adults and maybe two kids on one at once. >_<
August 17th, 2009 at 2:29 pm
I wonder how nobody got hurt. Where were the animals, out at pasture?
September 27th, 2009 at 6:02 pm
“The older Evil wouldn’t have made that mistake.” XD
Death is so nice. 8″D
July 21st, 2010 at 12:34 pm
So, how did he get the scar?
September 16th, 2010 at 6:28 pm
This is my second time reading throu the comic, and I’ve just noticed Evil’s horns growing.
November 21st, 2010 at 12:08 am
I promist not to roast a child again. [Heh. Gonna fry the next one.]