Beanworld Holiday Special - that perfect gift for the holidays!

More good Beanworld news.

In advance of the upcoming February release for the reprint of volume 1, comes an all-new Beanworld holiday special, due 18th December 2008.

I'll be wanting that underneath my tree.

Beanworld Is Back.....

The return of Larry Marder's most wonderful comic - Tales Of The Beanworld happened today. There's a new 8 page Beanworld strip over at My Space Dark Horse Presents.



The world is a much better place for a bit of Beanworld. More to follow later in the year. And we have the books being reissued at some point as well.

Beanworld - more news....

Over at his blog, Larry Marder posts more news about the resurgence of Beanworld. And good news it is as well. Here's a transcript of the PR release:

Dark Horse Comics proudly announces the arrival of a most peculiar graphic novel experience -- Larry Marder's Beanworld!
Beanworld has captivated readers from grade school to grad school since its first publication as a series of comic books in the 1980s. Starting in early 2009, Dark Horse will present Beanworld as a series of affordable graphic novels collecting all existing Beanworld stories, with new material to follow in the same format, beginning with the all new graphic novel Remember Here When You Are There! To whet the appetite of new and loyal fans alike, Dark Horse will also release an all new Beanworld webcomic this Fall, with a full color Beanworld comic book to follow in time for the holidays!

Series creator Larry Marder explains, "Beanworld is about the affinity of life. It's like A Bugs Life meets Mutts, as told by Dr. Seuss & Joseph Campbell. It's a weird fantasy dimension that operates under its own rules and laws, but also reflects deep truths about our world in doing so. All the characters, whether they are friends or adversaries, understand that ultimately they depend on each other for survival. Beanworld isn't a place, it's a process, and I can't wait to share that process with a new generation of readers!"

"I couldn't be happier to welcome Larry Marder's wonderful stories home here at Dark Horse! I've always felt this is where they belonged, and I'm thrilled to be bringing them to today's readers," says Dark Horse President, Mike Richardson.

"Wahoolazuma! Larry Marder's personal Look-See Show is back on the boards! Beanworld is simply a joyous experience," said editor Diana Schutz, "total eye-candy, and it's good for you, too!"

"When Beanworld was first published, many people said it was ahead of its time," Marder says. "Looking at today's world raised on Pixar, Cartoon Network, and manga, I think it's fair to say that Beanworld's time has come. I'm looking forward to working closely with the team at Dark Horse to introduce the Beanworld to this comics-literate world!"

Look for Beanworld adventures, new and old, in the coming year!

Great news. I'm guessing the "affordable" reprints will mean manga sized reprints, a perfect size for the modern audience to really appreciate the wonder of Larry Marder's series.

More Beanworld stuff...

There was great news earlier this week that Larry Marder has negotiated a deal with Dark Horse Comics to republish his long out of print Tales of the Beanworld stories:

"Dark Horse plans to republish the first 21 issues of Tales of the Beanworld, possibly in deluxe hardcover editions, then deliver Marder's new adventures sometime in early 2009. Diana Schutz will edit"

Larry Marder's poster for the recent Stumptown comic show. Who are these strange little character you ask? They're beans and they're wonderful.

For those of us who fell so easily in love with Marder's most peculiar comic book experience, this is fantastic news. And on it's own, would be enough to celebrate. But Marder has also been hard at work in the last few months on new Beanworld material, starting with a new Graphic Novel: Remember Here When You Are There.

For those of you wondering what the hell all these strange little characters are there are a couple of essential websites for more information: Tales of the BeanWeb & Gunk'l'dunk. Both are excellent primers to what was (and will be) one of the greatest comic book series you've never heard of.

The Beanworld is precisely that, a self contained world packed with bizarre and amazing characters. The Beans live in harmony with their environment, and the entire ecosystem forms the story of the Beanworld. It's a magical, surreal story which, if you're lucky enough to get it, will make you a convert for life.

It's difficult to explain why those of us who get Beanworld love it so much, but luckily for us we won't have to explain without the comics to back us up for much longer. Beanworld is coming back and the world of comics just became that little better.

Fashion Buddha have put a little animation together called "Chow Raid" based on Marder's Beanworld cartoons. It's a great taster for the book.
Larry Marder's blog.
Larry Marder's Flickr stream

Larry Marder's Beanworld - at last - we have news!

Larry Marder's Beanworld is at last returning. After years and years of being lost in the wilderness (or working at Todd McFarlane's Toy empire - same thing) he's bringing it all back.

From a panel at the weekend's Stumptown Festival:

"Dark Horse plans to republish the first 21 issues of Tales of the Beanworld, possibly in deluxe hardcover editions, then deliver Marder's new adventures sometime in early 2009.
Diana Schutz will edit."

Hardcover would be a must buy.

Plus his new Graphic Novel has a name:
Interview with Larry Marder at CBR.
Larry Marder's Beanworld to Dark Horse announcement.
Big happy times in Bruton mansions with this news.

State of the Beanworld in 2008now that's a birthday present!

What a lovely bit of news to finish off a great birthday:
this from Larry Marder:

To summarise:
Reprinting Beanworld into collections,
New website,
New webcomic,
New merchandise,
New graphic Novels.

Life is good.

A Happy New Year from Larry Marder & Beanworld...

This is great news indeed. Larry Marder's latest post up on the Beanworld website includes the following....
2008 - The year of the Beanworld. Oh. Please let it be true.