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Shirtless Bear-Fighter #1-5
Shirtless Bear-Fighter!
"After being betrayed by the bears that raised him, the legendary SHIRTLESS BEAR-FIGHTER wanders the forest he's sworn to protect, fist-fighting bears, eating flapjacks and being the angriest man the world has ever known!
When wild-eyed, super-strong bears attack the citizens of Major City, Shirtless ventures into the human world to do what he does best...PUNCH THOSE BEARS IN THE FACE! But all is not as it seems. Someone is manipulating Shirtless...and only by confronting the demons of his past can Shirtless hope to save his future!
A heart-filled, hilarious, tall tale for the ages...you don't want to miss SHIRTLESS BEAR-FIGHTER!
Collecting SHIRTLESS BEAR-FIGHTER! #1-5"
When wild-eyed, super-strong bears attack the citizens of Major City, Shirtless ventures into the human world to do what he does best...PUNCH THOSE BEARS IN THE FACE! But all is not as it seems. Someone is manipulating Shirtless...and only by confronting the demons of his past can Shirtless hope to save his future!
A heart-filled, hilarious, tall tale for the ages...you don't want to miss SHIRTLESS BEAR-FIGHTER!
Collecting SHIRTLESS BEAR-FIGHTER! #1-5"
164 pages, Paperback
First published December 6, 2017
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December 5, 2017
If you go down to the woods today, you're sure of a big (pixelated) surprise…
The bears have invaded. Hopped up on magic bacon, with the backing of Big Toilet, they’re an unstoppable force of furious furriness – not even the army is a match for them! Only one man is naked enough to take them down, if he’ll come out of retirement for one last job: Shirtless Bear-Fighter!
This comic could’ve gone either way. It might’ve been way too crazy or not crazy enough but it turned to be juuuuust right! (Yup, that was a Goldilocks and the Three Bears pun – I’ll try to keep the bear puns in this review to the BEAR minimum but – ahhh! See!? I can’t help myself!)
Shirtless Bear-Fighter is a deliriously zany, over-the-top comedy about a naked mountain man who saves the world from bears. It’s utterly ridiculous but so very enjoyable as it’s crammed full of knowing action movie clichés and doesn’t even attempt to make sense most of the time. Its off-the-wall humour made me genuinely laugh many times too like the cop who’s always talking about his time in the military, either when he and Shirtless were in ‘Nam, WW2 or the Civil War, the bears’ message to Shirtless which was just a piece of paper with gibberish written on it, or the bear fighting montage where Shirtless takes on the Chicago Bears football team and a bunch of hairy gay dudes in San Francisco. And I love that his Kryptonite is clothes!
Nil Vendrell’s art strikes the perfect balance for the tone – it’s cartoony enough for the comedy but not overly so as to undermine the jacked-up melodrama – and it was an inspired choice to pixel out Shirtless’ many gratuitous full frontal scenes rather than tastefully position him out of shot. You’ll never see a manlier baby than in this book!
The story doesn’t totally hang comfortably together at times. I get that it’s a deliberately cheesy aspect of the plot but there were too many rushed flashbacks thrown at me which I found a bit much. Also a couple of characters – the Hillbilly Warlock and Silva, the female cop – were unnecessary additions with Silva’s origin flashback being especially pointless. Generally though writers Jody LeHeup and Sebastian Girner did a spectacular job crafting a highly entertaining and readable action comedy, particularly as they’re usually editing comics rather than writing them.
You might need to be in a certain mood to enjoy this book but then I read it tired at the end of a long day and wary of its intentionally wacky jokes and it still won me over so maybe not! Shirtless Bear-Fighter is a great laugh, very colourful and imaginative, bursting with plenty of amusing details, and a ton of fun to read – easily the best new title Image have published this year!
The bears have invaded. Hopped up on magic bacon, with the backing of Big Toilet, they’re an unstoppable force of furious furriness – not even the army is a match for them! Only one man is naked enough to take them down, if he’ll come out of retirement for one last job: Shirtless Bear-Fighter!
This comic could’ve gone either way. It might’ve been way too crazy or not crazy enough but it turned to be juuuuust right! (Yup, that was a Goldilocks and the Three Bears pun – I’ll try to keep the bear puns in this review to the BEAR minimum but – ahhh! See!? I can’t help myself!)
Shirtless Bear-Fighter is a deliriously zany, over-the-top comedy about a naked mountain man who saves the world from bears. It’s utterly ridiculous but so very enjoyable as it’s crammed full of knowing action movie clichés and doesn’t even attempt to make sense most of the time. Its off-the-wall humour made me genuinely laugh many times too like the cop who’s always talking about his time in the military, either when he and Shirtless were in ‘Nam, WW2 or the Civil War, the bears’ message to Shirtless which was just a piece of paper with gibberish written on it, or the bear fighting montage where Shirtless takes on the Chicago Bears football team and a bunch of hairy gay dudes in San Francisco. And I love that his Kryptonite is clothes!
Nil Vendrell’s art strikes the perfect balance for the tone – it’s cartoony enough for the comedy but not overly so as to undermine the jacked-up melodrama – and it was an inspired choice to pixel out Shirtless’ many gratuitous full frontal scenes rather than tastefully position him out of shot. You’ll never see a manlier baby than in this book!
The story doesn’t totally hang comfortably together at times. I get that it’s a deliberately cheesy aspect of the plot but there were too many rushed flashbacks thrown at me which I found a bit much. Also a couple of characters – the Hillbilly Warlock and Silva, the female cop – were unnecessary additions with Silva’s origin flashback being especially pointless. Generally though writers Jody LeHeup and Sebastian Girner did a spectacular job crafting a highly entertaining and readable action comedy, particularly as they’re usually editing comics rather than writing them.
You might need to be in a certain mood to enjoy this book but then I read it tired at the end of a long day and wary of its intentionally wacky jokes and it still won me over so maybe not! Shirtless Bear-Fighter is a great laugh, very colourful and imaginative, bursting with plenty of amusing details, and a ton of fun to read – easily the best new title Image have published this year!
December 30, 2017
note to self: buy this IMMEDIATELY!!
December 11, 2017
Shirtless Bear-Fighter is too sexy for this shirt...and pants for that matter too. In the vein of Grizzly Shark, this thing is so ridiculously over the top you can't help but laugh. It's one goofy, hairy heap of fun.
Received an advance copy from Image in exchange for an honest review.
Received an advance copy from Image in exchange for an honest review.
November 4, 2017
Absolutely loved this one! I remember seeing this in the previews thinking, "Oh my gosh, what is this?", but I tried it and I got say it....its so gooooooooooood! So the story has Shirtless(An orphan raised from birth in the forest by a pack of bears, which he was later exiled. Now Bears are attacking cities and the government needs Shirtless to save them! This is a book that is very self aware, but at the same time it just wants to make you laugh. Sure its not Shakespeare in terms of the writing, but hey, you got to be a good writer to come up with a lot of the jokes in this! I myself pretty much had a permanent grin on my face while reading and rolled on the floor laughing quite a few times! It is something you probably have to switch your brain off a bit(I know people hate books and movies like that), but there's a lot of fun to be had with this one, which is why I fully recommend it!
January 31, 2018
Okay... I’m not entirely sure how to review this since it’s so ridiculous on purpose but I’ll give it a shot.
What’s it about?
When a bunch of bears start going crazy so the FBI tries to get SHIRTLESS BEAR FIGHTER to fight back and save the day!
Pros:
The story is surprisingly good and pretty interesting.
The art is fantastic! Really fun, cartoony style that fits this book perfectly!
There’s some great action scenes throughout! Lots of bears and blood!
This book is suspenseful which surprised me a lot. Very unpredictable with lots of plot twists.
There’s a lot of good humor. If you like puns and bats*** crazy stuff, you’re almost guaranteed to laugh!
The ending’s a great one.
Cons:
The characters aren’t interesting and make a lot of stupid decisions.
There’s some unexpected potty humor and honestly I’m not a fan of potty humor. Not that I think it’s gross or too vulgar (I’ll be honest I love a good NSFW joke or some dark humor... emphasis on the word good) but for some reason potty humor usually doesn’t make me laugh, it seems immature IMO and those jokes are kinda s***ty most of the time.
I did not appreciate the fact that one of the villains was really angry at how ungrateful many Americans are to their military. It wouldn’t be as bad if it wasn’t focused on so much that I think it was possibly trying to be disrespectful to veterans (though I can’t be entirely sure).
For a fair bit of this book Shirtless Bear Fighter has no pants for some reason. His privates are pixelated out so if you were worried about that, don’t worry, but it still felt a bit dumb and gratuitous. Maybe it was meant to be funny or something but... it wasn’t.
Overall:
This book is very entertaining but don’t expect anything too particularly amazing which I didn’t. The art and humor are great, I was pleasantly surprised by how unpredictable this book is. It is also at times a bit immature and has a lack of character... anything so yeah, I think it earns...
3/5
What’s it about?
When a bunch of bears start going crazy so the FBI tries to get SHIRTLESS BEAR FIGHTER to fight back and save the day!
Pros:
The story is surprisingly good and pretty interesting.
The art is fantastic! Really fun, cartoony style that fits this book perfectly!
There’s some great action scenes throughout! Lots of bears and blood!
This book is suspenseful which surprised me a lot. Very unpredictable with lots of plot twists.
There’s a lot of good humor. If you like puns and bats*** crazy stuff, you’re almost guaranteed to laugh!
The ending’s a great one.
Cons:
The characters aren’t interesting and make a lot of stupid decisions.
There’s some unexpected potty humor and honestly I’m not a fan of potty humor. Not that I think it’s gross or too vulgar (I’ll be honest I love a good NSFW joke or some dark humor... emphasis on the word good) but for some reason potty humor usually doesn’t make me laugh, it seems immature IMO and those jokes are kinda s***ty most of the time.
I did not appreciate the fact that one of the villains was really angry at how ungrateful many Americans are to their military. It wouldn’t be as bad if it wasn’t focused on so much that I think it was possibly trying to be disrespectful to veterans (though I can’t be entirely sure).
For a fair bit of this book Shirtless Bear Fighter has no pants for some reason. His privates are pixelated out so if you were worried about that, don’t worry, but it still felt a bit dumb and gratuitous. Maybe it was meant to be funny or something but... it wasn’t.
Overall:
This book is very entertaining but don’t expect anything too particularly amazing which I didn’t. The art and humor are great, I was pleasantly surprised by how unpredictable this book is. It is also at times a bit immature and has a lack of character... anything so yeah, I think it earns...
3/5
September 6, 2022
Humorous premise and set up, but does not have far to go. The title explains 75% of the plot.
Unless one is in a certain mood, perhaps one where an obsession with flapjacks is endlessly entertaining, this book might come across as nothing more than a mildly amusing sketch.
Some images were pixelated, but this gimmick was annoying rather than clever. Perhaps it was just overused.
About 2.5 stars, because sometimes bears are cranky.
Unless one is in a certain mood, perhaps one where an obsession with flapjacks is endlessly entertaining, this book might come across as nothing more than a mildly amusing sketch.
Some images were pixelated, but this gimmick was annoying rather than clever. Perhaps it was just overused.
About 2.5 stars, because sometimes bears are cranky.
January 4, 2021
With sheer amount of ridiculousness and over-the-top situations, Shirtless Bear-Fighter never stops being fun and humorous throughout the span of its pages.
July 15, 2021
Very, very stupid, but pretty darn fun too. The title basically tells the story, leaving out only that the bears talk and that some humans and a pig also need to be fought.
January 15, 2018
"Sometimes God makes a mistake and makes a man...too much of a man."
Enter Shirtless Bear-Fighter! A warrior paid in flapjacks to help stop the Bearrorists.
And it just keeps getting better and better and better...
Also - there's magic bacon.
That's all you really need to know. This comic is bananas and I laughed my ass off every single issue. Tons of poking fun at all the typical cheesy movies and...well...just don't take it seriously and you'll have a good time.
I'm really hoping for a sequel. Good god please let there be more.
Enter Shirtless Bear-Fighter! A warrior paid in flapjacks to help stop the Bearrorists.
And it just keeps getting better and better and better...
Also - there's magic bacon.
That's all you really need to know. This comic is bananas and I laughed my ass off every single issue. Tons of poking fun at all the typical cheesy movies and...well...just don't take it seriously and you'll have a good time.
I'm really hoping for a sequel. Good god please let there be more.
December 10, 2017
3.5 stars.
Cute premise, and one that shockingly doesn't wear out its welcome by the end. ( Don't get me wrong, it's no "Watchmen", but it is some light fluffy entertaiment, and there's nothing wrong with that!)
Cute premise, and one that shockingly doesn't wear out its welcome by the end. ( Don't get me wrong, it's no "Watchmen", but it is some light fluffy entertaiment, and there's nothing wrong with that!)
April 14, 2018
Σας αρέσει το South Park; Γιατί σίγουρα αρέσει στους δημιουργούς του κόμικ.
Παίρνοντας όλα τα κλισέ ταινιών δράσης του '80 και του '90 και των Shonen Manga, μας πετάνε σε έναν κόσμο όπου αρκούδες επιτήθενται σε μεγάλες πόλεις και μόνο ο Shirtless Bear Fighter μπορεί να τις σταματήσει.
Αν σας αρέσουν τα άκυρα, καμμένα αστεία (πχ στο Chicago παλεύει ενάντια στην ομάδα ράγμπι Chicago Bears) θα περάσετε καλά. Αν όχι, και πάλι δε θα μείνετε παραπονεμένοι: είναι ένα καλογραμμένο, καλοσχεδιασμένο κόμικ όπου ξέρετε τι θα διαβάσετε εξαρχής, αλλά όπου ξέρει πώς να δουλέψει το gimmick του με τρόπο που να μην κουράσει μέχρι το τέλος.
Παίρνοντας όλα τα κλισέ ταινιών δράσης του '80 και του '90 και των Shonen Manga, μας πετάνε σε έναν κόσμο όπου αρκούδες επιτήθενται σε μεγάλες πόλεις και μόνο ο Shirtless Bear Fighter μπορεί να τις σταματήσει.
Αν σας αρέσουν τα άκυρα, καμμένα αστεία (πχ στο Chicago παλεύει ενάντια στην ομάδα ράγμπι Chicago Bears) θα περάσετε καλά. Αν όχι, και πάλι δε θα μείνετε παραπονεμένοι: είναι ένα καλογραμμένο, καλοσχεδιασμένο κόμικ όπου ξέρετε τι θα διαβάσετε εξαρχής, αλλά όπου ξέρει πώς να δουλέψει το gimmick του με τρόπο που να μην κουράσει μέχρι το τέλος.
July 13, 2022
A bear-plane?
Magic bacon?
A giant walking toilet?
Reading this was one of the happiest experiences of my life.
Sniff.
Magic bacon?
A giant walking toilet?
Reading this was one of the happiest experiences of my life.
Sniff.
March 25, 2018
It's a huge naked dude punching the shit out of everything that tries to destroy forests. There's also poop and penis jokes.
Did I mention the dude was BLOODY BORN WITH A BEARD AND SCHLONG THE SIZE OF A BLOODY BASEBALL BAT?
10/10
Did I mention the dude was BLOODY BORN WITH A BEARD AND SCHLONG THE SIZE OF A BLOODY BASEBALL BAT?
10/10
December 28, 2017
What is this?! It's so ridiculous, reads as an over-the-top slapstick parody and has some glaring grammatical errors (or is that bear talk?)... but I liked it? Shirtless Bear-Fighter!, or SBF for short, plays up every hunky lumberjack stereotype - an outdoorsy man with a bushy beard, a hairy chest and uh a big [censored] (the way it is pixelated in the comic), love for flapjacks (not pancakes, mind you) and maple syrup, and scores bonus points for Shirtless fighting the Chicago Bears and the San Francisco gay bears, and bear puns like bearamedics and dinglebearies. Why isn't this a cartoon show on Adult Swim already?
May 10, 2018
This was one of funniest and fun graphics I have ever read. Shirtless is a character you want to root for. The art is amazing and ironic. I loved the quirky storyline and the lgbt innuendo. The innuendo is subtle but clever and quite comical. I really enjoyed this gem. I can't wait for volume 2.
September 2, 2019
Naked dude fighting bears, house made of bears, evil man and evil brother bear, a toilet paper company, Hillbilly warlock, characters making stupid decisions - this was so incredibly stupid that I actually liked it. Sure, there were flaws, but I just tried to enjoy it and in the end, I really did.
April 20, 2018
WHAT IS THIS I DON'T EVEN KNOW BUT IT'S HILARIOUS.
No, seriously. The premise: a super strong man raised by bears has sworn to protect the forest. But when his bear family betrays him, he turns his oath around and vows to fight bears. Now super strong bears hopped up on magic bacon (yes, magic bacon) are attacking cities world wide. The FBI calls in Shirtless to save the day, and boy does he ever.
Of course, on the way there are plot twists, hijinks, pixelated nudity, bears in hats, AND SO MUCH MORE. I was wary of this title because of its hyper-masculinity, but the authors are totally self-aware and play on masculine tropes throughout.
Read my full review at my blog!
No, seriously. The premise: a super strong man raised by bears has sworn to protect the forest. But when his bear family betrays him, he turns his oath around and vows to fight bears. Now super strong bears hopped up on magic bacon (yes, magic bacon) are attacking cities world wide. The FBI calls in Shirtless to save the day, and boy does he ever.
Of course, on the way there are plot twists, hijinks, pixelated nudity, bears in hats, AND SO MUCH MORE. I was wary of this title because of its hyper-masculinity, but the authors are totally self-aware and play on masculine tropes throughout.
Read my full review at my blog!
June 4, 2021
There are no surprises here. Read the title and you know exactly what you're getting. Fun and never takes itself too seriously but worth a read if you're up for some silliness.
May 2, 2024
Momma Bear: I don't like that one. He stinks of hate. Come closer, Child. I won't hurt you. We share a common enemy and a common friend.
Silva: Shirtless is no friend of yours.
Momma Bear: My son is very angry. But he is one of us. He will remember when the time is right.
Silva: What makes you so sure?
Momma Bear: He must. If any of us are to survive. You don't believe me.
Silva: You can smell that too, huh?
Momma Bear: I can hear it in your voice. You have no faith.
Silva: In Shirtless?
Momma Bear: In yourself.
Silva: Tell me about it. This is crazy. I don't even know what I'm doing here.
"Tell me about it. This is crazy" sums up this entire book. Jody LeHeup creates an outlandish 80s-action hero named "Shirtless Bear-Fighter" and a world where bears think, talk, conspire, and fight. Momma Bear wears half-spectacles and a string of pearls; Poppa Bear wears a fishing hat; Shirtless Bear-Fighter wears nothing at all--just modest pixelation when he is viewed south of the equator. The villain is a greedy corporate businessman hoping to harvest all of Shirtless' home-forest in order to compete in the world of three-ply toilet paper. There are puns, there is absurdity, there is scatalogical humor. Everything about this comic is over-the-top and dialed up to eleven--the art is great, the plot, despite the absurdty and the constant barrage of ironic references to tropes prevalent in comics and old action films, is riveting.
This comic walks a delicate line which, at times, veers too far for a cheap reference or laugh. But in the end, it works as what it is. If you read comics "seriously," you may be missing the point that they really aren't "serious." Batman? Iron Man? Shirtless-Bear Fighter? What's the difference?
Recommended for a free afternoon of escapism and chortles quiet to avoid people coming closer to see what you are reading.
Logger: Yes! YES! HAHAHA! Taste sweet flannel fury, you--
A-OOGA!
Logger: --eh? NO! BEAR CAVALRY!"
Silva: Yeah, Logger...You're pretty much %@$#ed!
Random Henchman Logger #1: Bears driving monster trucks!
Random Henchman Logger #2: Just like the old fortune teller saiiid!
Poppa Bear: Raaghr!
Shirtless: We ain't through yet, Logger! You and me still got an axe to grind!
Logger: You really are a pain in my exfoliated ass, you know that? The undigested peanut in an otherwise perfectly formed deuce!
December 27, 2017
In a world where bears run amok all around the globe, the world turns to one man.... SHIRTLESS BEAR-FIGHTER! Betrayed by the bears who raised him, Shirtless has vowed to fight ALL bears and protect the forest in this timeless epic adventure.
Y'all, I was so excited when I received this book in the mail that I started reading it immediately. The bear punching action started only a few page flips from the cover, in all of Shirtless's naked, pixelated dongle glory. This man does not like to wear pants, he lives in a bear-house, and god help you if call his flapjacks "pancakes". Shirtless has a heartbreaking past akin to every vigilante superhero. It's like Wolverine and Batman had a feral, bearded baby. I love him.
Enter FBI agents Burke and Silvia, who come to the forest to ask Shirtless to fight the bearrorists who are attacking the nation. Burke, the senior agent in command, has been in more wars than humanly possible, and he will definitely make you question his age and his sanity when he recounts the battlefields he's fought on. The only one who seems as confused about Burke's 14 American Conflicts is agent Silvia, a young agent keen on playing by the book and following orders until she learns her instincts are more important.
There is a malicious force behind the bear attacks, someone who has been feeding them magic bacon to control them, and bend their bear-will to his own. His motives are for shitty revenge against Shirtless, all for the growth of his three-ply TP company.
All in all this was a fantastic read. There was always something to make me laugh on pretty much every page. The whole story seems to be parodying big name superheroes while also creating a superhero. It's hilarious and I'm 100% here for more Shirtless adventures.
I give this book 5 out of 5 bear-stars.
I received this copy in exchange for my honest review
Y'all, I was so excited when I received this book in the mail that I started reading it immediately. The bear punching action started only a few page flips from the cover, in all of Shirtless's naked, pixelated dongle glory. This man does not like to wear pants, he lives in a bear-house, and god help you if call his flapjacks "pancakes". Shirtless has a heartbreaking past akin to every vigilante superhero. It's like Wolverine and Batman had a feral, bearded baby. I love him.
Enter FBI agents Burke and Silvia, who come to the forest to ask Shirtless to fight the bearrorists who are attacking the nation. Burke, the senior agent in command, has been in more wars than humanly possible, and he will definitely make you question his age and his sanity when he recounts the battlefields he's fought on. The only one who seems as confused about Burke's 14 American Conflicts is agent Silvia, a young agent keen on playing by the book and following orders until she learns her instincts are more important.
There is a malicious force behind the bear attacks, someone who has been feeding them magic bacon to control them, and bend their bear-will to his own. His motives are for shitty revenge against Shirtless, all for the growth of his three-ply TP company.
All in all this was a fantastic read. There was always something to make me laugh on pretty much every page. The whole story seems to be parodying big name superheroes while also creating a superhero. It's hilarious and I'm 100% here for more Shirtless adventures.
I give this book 5 out of 5 bear-stars.
I received this copy in exchange for my honest review
January 10, 2020
Hilarious, indeed! This story reminded me of a Rambo parody named Hot Shots. If you liked the comedy there, you're certain to like it here.
Shirtless Bear-Fighter was raised by bears as an infant. They betrayed him, so now he fights all bears everywhere. He is summoned by his friend Burke the FBI agent to fight a menace that has been attacking Major City - a bear of supernatural strength. Someone from Shirtless's past is responsible. He must leave his forest to save Major City from the bears he is sworn to kill.
Shirtless Bear-Fighter was raised by bears as an infant. They betrayed him, so now he fights all bears everywhere. He is summoned by his friend Burke the FBI agent to fight a menace that has been attacking Major City - a bear of supernatural strength. Someone from Shirtless's past is responsible. He must leave his forest to save Major City from the bears he is sworn to kill.
January 12, 2019
Whilst hungrily rifling through the graphic novel selection at my local library, my eye scanning row after row for quality content to engorge upon within the next day or two; the words "Shirtless Bear Fighter" registered in my brain for a second and i kept scanning the shelf. It took me a second to realize what kind of ridiculous, wonderful goldmine I had just discovered. I hurriedly pulled it off the rack, as if someone would run up out of nowhere and steal it before I could discover the flapjack-chomping, bear-slapping goodness that was now lying in my hands. I flipped through it just for a second but stopped myself so as not to ruin the surprises that lie ahead of me.
If you have a thing for stuff that is SO ridiculous that it's actually top quality, then this book is for you. If your inner man is feeling down and needs a pick-me-up, this book is for you. If you've watched every show that Adult Swim has to offer and you're questioning what the next thing to do with your life is, then this book is for you. I haven't laughed so hard at a graphic novel in a hot minute. It is such a funny, witty, bear-pun laden book that every page brought a new smile onto my face.
But the best part of this, by far, is how amazingly engaging the story is. I picked this book up for the sheer spectacle that I knew it would be, but was blown away by how impressive the writing was, how linear the storytelling was, and by how great the art was. Every page, every panel is just dripping with bright colors, expressive faces and animated characters (no pun intended). I really grew emotionally attached to the Shirtless Bear Fighter, and his struggle truly became my own.
Read this book.
Please.
If you won't do it for yourself, do it for me.
If you have a thing for stuff that is SO ridiculous that it's actually top quality, then this book is for you. If your inner man is feeling down and needs a pick-me-up, this book is for you. If you've watched every show that Adult Swim has to offer and you're questioning what the next thing to do with your life is, then this book is for you. I haven't laughed so hard at a graphic novel in a hot minute. It is such a funny, witty, bear-pun laden book that every page brought a new smile onto my face.
But the best part of this, by far, is how amazingly engaging the story is. I picked this book up for the sheer spectacle that I knew it would be, but was blown away by how impressive the writing was, how linear the storytelling was, and by how great the art was. Every page, every panel is just dripping with bright colors, expressive faces and animated characters (no pun intended). I really grew emotionally attached to the Shirtless Bear Fighter, and his struggle truly became my own.
Read this book.
Please.
If you won't do it for yourself, do it for me.
June 2, 2018
I’m going to preface this with the fact that I hardly ever read comics or graphic novels. I was at bookexpo this week and met the authors of Shirtless Bearfighter and the title caught my eye and seemed right up my alley though, and I was right! I giggled through the whole thing. It’s super funny, and definitely weird, but this is exactly the kind of humor I love. The story revolves around Shirtless (he has no other name) who grew up with bears who are now attacking cities like mini godzillas or something. Shirtless is called in to save the day. The story is filled with alot of familiar tropes, but they’re done in a tongue in cheek kind of way. There’s pixilated nudity, lots of evil bears, lots of fun details in the illustrations (which are fabulous), and just hilarious weirdness. I really enjoyed this and would highly recommend it.
June 10, 2018
I received a copy of this graphic novel at BEA 2018 and WOW, was I in for a wild ride. This bizarre story has plenty of potty-related jokes, but it also manages its ridiculousness more successfully than Grizzly Shark or Axe Cop. “Shirtless” is on a mission to hurt the bears that raised him from infancy because Brother Bear killed his one true love. When crazed bears start attacking cities, Shirtless is recruited to help. Filled with conspiracy, a naked (yet pixelated) man fighting bears, a villainous toilet paper factory owner that has a huge robotic walking toilet, and a Pig Warlock that produces magical bacon — there is absolutely nothing serious to be found here. However, nothing too mature that teens and adults won’t have something to giggle over if they want this type of humor.
August 23, 2024
The story was laugh out loud hilarious, and completely ridiculous. The perfect story to read for a laugh. I adored all the references to the different types of bears the main character Shirtless was fighting. Oh! And the evil villain was the perfect example of a guy with a crazy laugh and eyes. He was a tycoon of a toilet paper company, and he wanted to destroy the forest for his toilet paper empire. Not only was his attitude villain like, but he always made sure his golden toilet was near by and used the bears as his slaves. Overall, it was an enjoyable read.
February 13, 2018
So much silliness and awesomeness packed in. Go into this book with childish abandonment and you will enjoy it immensely. If you go into it seriously then I can see how this book could be too much. I absolutely loved it and was laughing out loud throughout.
December 20, 2018
Works for me.
January 21, 2018
This was so much better then it had any right to be...
February 23, 2018
So weird, silly and over the top you can’t help but like it.
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