Herobear And The Kid Volume 1: The Inheritance (Herobear and the Kid)

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Summary: Truly inspiring...
Review: Created by ex-Disney animator, Mike Kunkel, award winning Herobear and the Kid is the perfect bedtime story for children and adults alike. It's a simple tale of a boy and his best friend. Only this best friend is a polar bear who can fly.
The story will move you, the artwork will inspire you, and the characters will live in your hearts forever.

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Summary: One of my favorite comics ever.
Review: Herobear and the kid is a great, nostialgic book. I cannot reccomend it highly enough to anyone, from a parent who wants to give their child some good wholesome fun, to a jaded cynic who might need to remember their childhood (and pass it on).

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Summary: Great introduction to characters
Review: I've enjoyed the individual issues of the comic book since day one, but suffered through long, L O N G waits between issues. As a collected volume, the story makes much more sense and the beauty of the art can be better appreciated. We are introduced to charming, imaginative characters whose storylines aren't completely wrapped up in the final chapter, promising further adventures.
Unlike a previous reviewer, I don't consider the extra, "behind-the-scenes" artwork to be "bad news." Like my favorite DVDs, this collection of extras enhances my enjoyment and makes me feel like I'm in on the creative process.
Buy the book. You can't go wrong with a polar bear in a red cape.

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Summary: It's not that great, but mildly entertaining
Review: This book is a collection of the first 6 issues of Herobear. That's the good news. The bad news is that about 1/3 of the book isn't really stories, just a bunch of sketches with some background info.

The book takes you through the discovery of a Boy and his stuffed bear, who when hit on the nose, turns into a superhero. There are undeveloped hints that if this boy believes in something, it becomes so, thus the mantra "Believing is seeing", typical new age stuff. The book then follows the boy on a few quick fights against a clock robot, but leaves with everything unresolved, including his crush on the red haired girl, the local bullies, his family, and new home. He does get a butler, and finds out he is (*spoiler*), the son of Santa Claus, which pretty much eliminates other kids from associating with him- his powers aren't because he's a kid, but because this little 10 year old has now become the youngest Santa ever. So, for those who want to explain or buy in to this version of Santa, it is quite a story.
Good, rough visuals, but the story is weak and incomplete, and my nephew and niece weren't particularly impressed. Not the best money I've ever spent, not the worst either... *sigh*

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Summary: What Comics SHOULD Be!
Review: This is the Comic book that more comics should aspire to be about! Mike Kunkel has really created a deep, personal and beautiful adventure that made me feel like a kid again reading it.

As a lover of animation, the Penciled, sketchy style just sucked me in and kept everything moving across the page. The story is exciting, hilarious and thrilling all at the same time. I LOVE Herobear, and even though I bought all of the individual issues when they came out, I LOVE this collection. The Sketckbook pages are wonderful and really give readers a fantastic peak inside the creative process.

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Summary: Herobear is Magical
Review: You're ten years old. And your best friend is a bear. It's not just any bear, mind you. It's a stuffed toy bear that can magically transform into the stupendous superhero, Herobear. And he's not only your best friend, he's your ticket to exciting adventures. Throw in the fact that you have to prepare for having a secret, superhero identity, and still make it to school on time, and you begin to understand the complexities of Tyler's life ' 'the kid' in Herobear and the kid.

Mike Kunkel's wondrous look into the life of an average boy (average for someone with a magic bear) is one of the best things to come along in a long while. Kunkel's unique style (it's almost like cartoons on paper) and his well-crafted stories and characters will have you reading ' and re-reading ' this collection many times over and for many years to come.

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Summary: Herobear is Magical
Review: You�re ten years old. And your best friend is a bear. It�s not just any bear, mind you. It�s a stuffed toy bear that can magically transform into the stupendous superhero, Herobear. And he�s not only your best friend, he�s your ticket to exciting adventures. Throw in the fact that you have to prepare for having a secret, superhero identity, and still make it to school on time, and you begin to understand the complexities of Tyler�s life � �the kid� in Herobear and the kid.

Mike Kunkel�s wondrous look into the life of an average boy (average for someone with a magic bear) is one of the best things to come along in a long while. Kunkel�s unique style (it�s almost like cartoons on paper) and his well-crafted stories and characters will have you reading � and re-reading � this collection many times over and for many years to come.