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LIONS, TIGERS & BEARS #1
January 2005 $2.95 full color 32 pages

written by MIKE BULLOCK
art and cover by JACK LAWRENCE

CONCEPT

A child’s need for the comfort of a stuffed animal is rooted in a reality long forgotten by the adult world. Join shy Joey Price as he discovers his stuffed animals are more than he ever thought possible in this all-ages adventure. These magical companions have always defended children, but now they need Joey’s help in stopping the dastardly plot of the evil Beasties, monsters bent on destroying the world’s children.

THIS ISSUE



FEAR AND PRIDE part 1

Joey’s world is turned upside down when his mother accepts a job in a neighboring town, forcing him to move away from his friends and his loving Grandmother. But just before the moving van is ready to pull out, Grandma brings him a special gift: four new stuffed animals -- a lion, two tigers and a panther -- known as The Night Pride. Joey is convinced his Grandmother's stories of the Night Pride having magical powers are just that: stories. But he's about to find out his new friends are more real -- and more needed -- than he could have imagined, especially when the Beasties come creeping out of a dark closet to get him.


LIONS, TIGERS & BEARS is ™ and © MIKE BULLOCK, 2004-2007. All Rights Reserved.

LIONS, TIGERS & BEARS #2
February 2005 $2.95
full color 32 pages

written by MIKE BULLOCK
art and cover by JACK LAWRENCE

FEAR AND PRIDE part 2




If Joey thought moving to the next town was bad, what's he going to think when he realizes he’s been transported to another world and that his stuffed animals have come to life? The only thing he knows for sure is he wants to go home. But to do that, Joey must accompany his stuffed animals --Pallo, Venus, Ares and Minerva – on a journey to see the Stuffed Animal King. Once they arrive at the fabled Crystal Castle, though, Joey discovers getting home might not be as easy as he’d hoped.

LIONS, TIGERS & BEARS #3
March 2005 $2.95 full color 32 pages

written by MIKE BULLOCK
art and cover by JACK LAWRENCE

FEAR AND PRIDE part 3



Stranded in the Stuffed Animal Kingdom, where his new toys have come to life, Joey just wants to get home again. But first he must help the Night Pride stop the newest plot of the evil Beasties, who delight in dragging children from their beds and spiriting them away. Soon Joey and his new friends find themselves entering the Haunted Forest in hot pursuit of the Beasties ... but little do they know they're being drawn into a nightmare from which they may never escape!


“This has all the ingredients of a truly incredible story.” – Mike Kunkel, HeroBear and the Kid

“Mike and Jack have crafted a book that confirms to the youngest of us the possibilities of magic in our world-- and touches the hearts of the oldest of us to remind us of the power and importance of imagination.” - Mike Wieringo, Fantastic Four

LIONS, TIGERS & BEARS #4
April 2005 $2.95 full color 32 pages

written by MIKE BULLOCK
art and cover by JACK LAWRENCE


FEAR AND PRIDE part 4



The Breakout Hit of 2005 Concludes! The Night Pride has been captured by the Beasties, Ares has been left for dead ,and Joey is all alone in the Haunted Forest. Will Joey be able to summon the courage to save Courtney and the Pride? Will his imagination come to the rescue in time, or will the Beasties succeed in their evil plot to rid the world’s children of their protectors once and for all?


“A pure love of storytelling permeates every page. FAR AND AWAY one of the best all-ages concepts I've seen anywhere, comics or otherwise, in ages.” – Gail Simone, Birds of Prey

LIONS, TIGERS AND BEARS volume I
TRADE PAPERBACK
Full Color $12.95 128 Pages

Creator: Mike Bullock
Writer : Mike Bullock
Art: Jack Lawrence
Cover: Jack Lawrence
Editor: Ron Marz

FEAR AND PRIDE



Follow Joey Price on the adventure of a lifetime through the Stuffed Animal Kingdom is this critically acclaimed, all-ages smash hit! When Joey’s worst fears, The Beasties, come crawling out of his closet in the middle of the night, he finds out his new stuffed animals, The Night Pride, are more real and more needed than he ever could have imagined. Contains all four issues of Lions, Tigers and Bears volume I, plus two bonus stories and an all-star pinup gallery!