“It’s dark.”

A random look at panels and images from the Beanworld chronicles.

from page 30 of “Pod’l'Pool Past. Pod’l'Pool Present.” – TotB #10 [1988]

[page 36 of A GIFT COMES]

With those words, Beanish launched into the transforming event known as TOTAL ECLIPSE at the end of this story.  Surprising how well that Beanish fit into that series and how it fit into Beanworld.

-Link- State of the Beanworld

Massive update on future plans from Larry Marder up now.

New on-line story in April
Book 4 – Something More coming in early 2011
Short non-Beanworld comic in Fractured Fables anthology

And much more, including an appearance at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival. Hey, I live in Toronto…

Remember (almost) Here

Apparently BEANWORLD BOOK 3: REMEMBER HERE WHEN YOU ARE THERE appears on the invoices for some, but not all, comic shops getting books from Diamond this week (which probably means only one of their warehouses got it before the cut-off for pulling this weeks books). So there’s a chance you’ll be able to get it on November 25, 2009, but double check before making a special trip. Otherwise, it should be everywhere else in the direct market next week, and could show up from other booksellers at any time (it’s showing up as In Stock on Amazon as of Nov. 29).

Update, there have been a few confirmed sightings. While the rest of us are waiting, here are some preview pages and a few words from long-time Beanworld fan Scott McCloud. Oh, and I think he did a few comics himself, in addition to his Beanworld fannishness…

Remember Here

Larry Marder has an advance copy of Book 3 in his hands!.

Should be in stores in just a few more weeks, finally continuing the story after 16 years.

A Gift Comes!

Big Beanworld week, as BEANWORLD BOOK 2: A GIFT COMES should be reaching comic book stores, with the balance of the original 21 issues reprinted, some for the first time ever, and starting the countdown to REMEMBER HERE WHEN YOU ARE THERE.

And for those going to the San Diego Comic Con, here’s a selection of some stuff you can see and buy at Larry Marder’s table.

Oh, and I think MYSPACE DARK HORSE PRESENTS v3 will have the first print publication of this story, but I’m not 100% certain.

-Link- Beanworld in SCIENCE

Leigh Boerner has a review of the recent BEANWORLD reprints in a recent issue of the journal SCIENCE. Read Larry Marder’s account of how it came about here and find a link to the review over here.