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I can feel the Christmas noose beginning to tighten all too soon 🎃🙅🎄 #OldBearComics #TheBearMinimum
Holly bear stands in a supermarket, looking at days after Halloween candy on sale. She says: "Man what a good Halloween! I love that spooky fall feel-". She is distracted by distant music playing 'Holly jolly Christmas' & asks (afraid) "Wait what was that?" Holly bear takes off screaming "No! Not now!" as too early Christmas decorations put out by the store move in aggressively towards her. 'I don't know if there'll be snow but have a cup of cheer' sounds in the background louder now as the song continues. A desperate Holly bear struggles to get through the store's door screaming "HELP! It's got me!!" as her claws scrape the doorframe, she is being pulled back in by the Christmas decorations. Holly Jolly Christmas continues to play louder. Holly bear is yanked back inside as the door slams on her, trapped in the store. Ominously the last refrain of 'Holly jolly Christmas' seeps loudly through the shut door.
November 7, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Since I've been at college I barely have the mental space to conceptualize good art, or challenge myself to make something detailed and not quickly finished. The sillies are all I have right now & it feels very unbalanced creatively. I can feel my skills atrophying 🥲 #OldBearComics #TheBearMinimum
Text reads: I strive to make visually appealing art! Art that shows off my years of practice & love for the creatures, shape and color used in each piece. Holly bear stands proudly by an artwork with a love heart. Text reads: Or art that will connect with people & convey the depth of my feelings and emotions. Art that could guide them, inspire them, or just give them the sense that they are not alone... Holly bear holds the spark of inspiration close to her chest, looking serene and contemplative. Text reads: These are the goals that shape my work! Lofty as they are, sometimes I just want to drop all pretenses and- (the sentence cuts off) Holly bear looking over her shoulder and tapping her claws together nervously. Holly bear drawing a messy silly pose with no meaning, just for the fun of it.
November 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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One of the spookiest sensations is that of feeling watched; when you can't see anyone looking at you 🌲👻 #OldbearComics #TheBearMinimum
Holly bear poses thoughtfully as spirits moan spookily all around her. Text reads: I don't have many true, scary stories to tell. I'm only a little superstitious & have yet to encounter anything paranormal that I can remember. However there was this one time... Text reads: We were hiking out in the woods off trail. Husburr & I, plus our friend and dog. A mountainous area with pretty dense foliage. We came out into a small grass clearing & I stopped to admire it, while the guys went on ahead. Just for a minute. Holly bear stands with her fur prickling up, looking scared. Text reads: Out of nowhere I was struck by an inescapable feeling of danger. All the hair on my body stood on end & my adrenaline started firing! There was nothing that I could see or hear to make me feel this way. My brain was screaming that if I stayed there death was coming for me. Text reads: I took off and caught up with the others very rapidly. Confused about what had made me feel so sure, that something was wrong in that clearing. I can still remember the sensation a decade later... Like something was stalking me.
October 29, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Let me keep my Halloweeny vibes! 🎃🦇🍂 No Christmas allowed 🎅🚫 #OldBearComics #TheBearMinimum
"EEEEE Pumpkins!" Holly bear's head is turning to and fro excitedly as she holds up her paws like she can barely contain herself "Decorative corn and gourds!!" she shouts Holly bear skidding into frame, waving her paws and shouting "Fun Halloween decorations!" Infront of her are dangling cardboard bats, a fake tombstone with a zombie hand and a wolf skeleton with inexplicable ears. "Beautifully colored leaves!!!!" Holly bear continues to exclaim at all the wonderful Autumn sights, her eyes big and sparkling and her paws squishing her cheeks. Some happy/cheeky eyes shine from within the darkness of an impromptu fort having been built with all the items Holly was exclaiming over. The fort has a wood plank sign that says: 'Fall fort' + 'No Christmas allowed'.
October 21, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Animals and Weres! I just think they're neat ;) 🫴🐺 the more humanistic an anthropomorphic animal is, the less my personal preference for it aesthetically #OldBearComics #TheBearMinimum
Holly bear sitting on a couch looking at an image called genericfurrylady.png saying "Eh not my thing..." Holly bear sitting on a couch, starting to take interest in the image she is looking at called: Naturalisticanthro .bmp saying: "Hmm getting closer" Holly bear sitting on a couch, leaning forward as she gets engrossed in viewing the next image Snarlywerewolf .png saying: "Now you're talking!" Holly bear sitting on the edge of her couch, yelling excitedly at the image being displayed 'justawolfstandingthere .jpg' saying "HELL YEAH!!!"
October 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Happy Autumn Equinox! 🍂🍁
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Holly bear sits at a nature vista, looking out and up Husburr approaches Hollybear and asks "Hey are you ok?" he seems concerned because she is just sitting and staring so hard. She holds paw like 'wait a second' as a leaf detaches from a branch above her. Holly bear does a huge gasp as the first leaf falls from the tree right infront of her. "Oh I'm fabulous!" Hollybear replies belatedly to Husburr's inquiry, walking off with a scarf on, a pumpkin spice latte in one hand and a Halloween decorated tore on the other arm. Husburr face-plams asking "Where did yo- ugh never mind".
September 22, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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So in class I was told whenever we go to the Dr's office someone is supposed to take our temp/pulse/resp/weight beforehand at each visit. I think at most I have been rarely asked to do blood pressure cuff? Do ya'll get this treatment at the GP every time???
Drawn reacting image of Holly bear from #TheBearMinimum comic holding up her paw with a wait-what!? gesture
September 18, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Oh god the lady at the physio office called me pretty & the ‘Whaaaaaat?!’ Of disbelief that exited me may have reached a higher register of squeaky than I intended 😳 #Oldbearcomics #TheBearMinimum
A moon bear tells Holly bear: "Love what you've done with your fur! Very cute! Holly seems startled and blushing, replies: "Oh! th-thanks?" As the moon bear leaves. Holly bear clutches her face with an embarrassed but pleased looking expression thinking: "Oh my!" A while later Holly bear returns to her house still blushing and looking faintly embarrassed. Entering the door. Husburr laying on the couch with a wry expression asks: "Why are you blushing?" Holly bear stopping by him replies: "Someone complimented me and I wasn't ready for it!"
September 6, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Whatever plant is proliferating in the greater Vancouver area right now is attempting to DESTROY ME 🌲🌾🐻🤧 #OldBearComics #TheBearMinimum
May 31, 2024 at 5:59 PM
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I will continue to be a hypocrite about this but I am glad the option exists 😂 🍤=🐛 #OldBearComics #TheBearMinimum
An australian spectacled bear tells me (aged 7) "This is proper bush tucker! The witchetty grub is an excellent source of protein. Young Holly bear is gagging and saying "Blegh!" in response, holding a paw up while the australian bear holds up the grubs Adult Holly bear looking at a poster which says "The future of food! Crickets and more!" depicting a bag of cricket flour and cooked spiders. I look sick to my stomach and say "Urgh" Husburr notices Holly bear stuffing her face at the shrimp platter Husburr smugly tells Holly bear "You know shrimp are basically bugs of the sea-" getting cut off as I scream angrily with a full mouth "Don't you ruin this for me!!"
April 3, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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I love transit🐻🚌 but when it's crowded it's hard not to feel anxious squeezed up like sardines next to strangers! I have walked many hours to avoid this xD #OldBearComics #TheBearMinimum
January 17, 2024 at 9:13 PM
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How it feels to get a full panel blood test 🐻💦 The vampires are at it again 💉 #TheBearMinimum
Holly bear sits in a chair with a single arm rest, her arm turned over for the procedure. The sloth bear phlebotomist says: "For these blood tests we're going to need five vials" as she puts the collection needle in Holly's arm. Holly bear exclaims: "Dang that's a lot!" while looking concerned. The sloth bear answers with a carefree expression: "Don't worry it will be quick and easy" Holly bear still sitting looks worn down and slightly uncomfortable as HUGE vials of blood are collected from her arm. The sloth bear phlebotomist holding up two and checking the lables as she collects the third. Holly's arm looks slightly thinner. As the fourth vial is being collected Holly bear is looking noticeably gaunt & seems surprised at how much blood has been taken as she finally looks over. The sloth bear phlebotomist still looks carefree as she does her job. Having finished taking the 5th huge vial of blood the sloth bear phlebotomist says "Ok that's all we need this time! You'll get your results soon" they walk away taking the armful of vials with them. Holly bear still seated looks damn near skeletal from the extraction as though all of her mass and essence was sucked out. She says "Thanks..." in a wavering voice.
August 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Hahah yes I do indeed have another one regarding haters! #Oldbearcomics #TheBearMinimum
Art depicts: Holly bear checks on a message under one of her comics saying "Huh? This old comic is still getting comments?" Art depicts: The top part of a letter, sent from someone with an angry fox profile pic. Letter says: "Fuck this comic & fuck you too you stupid lefty bitch!! Your opinions are shit & they don't belong anywhere in furry spaces. I don't care if this comic was made 3 years ago! I am going to go through point by point & explain in exquisite detail how you are wrong. So you better have all the research and time to refute me or you are going to look even more- (letter cuts off as it is not opened any further) Art depicts: Holly bear looks surprised and a little concerned saying "Oh no!" Art depicts: Holly bear throwing the letter over her shoulder without a care saying "Anyway..." (a reference to the Oh no! Anyway meme)
February 22, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Btw if you like rough sketchy stuff like this I usually save it for my patreon/ko-fi memberships ;) there's a bunch of Stormcall (my tauren there) recently plus a ton of sketchy from years to look thru for just $2 ...Pspspspsps 🫴🐮 www.patreon.com/TheBearMinimum or mirrored: ko-fi.com/thebearminim...
August 5, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Don't think about it 🐻💭
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October 28, 2023 at 6:09 PM
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There is always one in every D&D group ;) 🎲 #OldBearComics #TheBearMinimum
January 25, 2024 at 7:02 PM
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I'm sure we've all been on the giving or receiving end of this slip of the tongue 😂🐻📱
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August 9, 2023 at 6:05 PM
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The usual re-occurring nightmares ✏️🩸
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November 22, 2023 at 10:32 PM
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Husburr should have known not to ask 😏
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September 15, 2023 at 6:01 PM
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My body is a temple 🙏 Ancient and crumbling 🥲
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Title: How it feels when your spine is aging faster than the rest of your body Ypu make grandpa noises when you bend over Holly bear bending over to pick up a ball to throw it for a friend's dog saying "Ungh" If you twist around at just the wrong angle, you'll feel it for days Holly bear cooking infront of a stove, opening a high up cupboard at an awkward angle. Eyes bugging as her back goes 'crunch!' Going from laying down to standing up too fast be like: Holly bear laying de-spiritedly on the couch the reacting excitedly to a speech bubble (assuredly husburr) saying "I'm Home". She boings up to her feet from the sofa. Experiencing the effects of getting up too fast from a laying position Holly experiences all the car error alerts in her body.
January 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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There is a reason one of my favorite places to be is out in the wilderness of a hike, or in my own comfort bubble at home. PEOPLE ARE TOO GODDAMN NOISY! 🔊🐻 #TheBearMinimum
Text reads: Loud sounds genuinely terrorize me. They activate a primal desire to flee, deep in my bones. Art depicts: Holly bear doing Edvard Munch's 'The Scream' while loud noises assault her from either side. Text reads: The intrusive thoughts that come to mind when an inescapable sound is drilling into my skull are pretty heinous. Image depicts: Holly bear's face screwed up in clear displeasure while a mother bear on the phone completely ignores her shrieking child who is tantruming for her attention. Text reads: Once the volume rises over a certain level, even the most enjoyable music can become unbearable. Image depicts: Holly bear standing near a concert speaker as the music starts to play. Her fur spiking on end and her eyes vacant as her skeleton bursts free of her mortal husk to run away. Text reads: At least when I am on my own; I can wear noise cancelling earbuds, playing soft music, to take the edge off. Tiny text nearby reads: (Also good for pretending you are in a call to avoid aggressive sales people!) Image depicts: Holly bear showing off her noise cancelling earbuds with a chill smile
July 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Let me be happy in my fall fort! (No mentions that Christmas is on the way pls) 🎃👻🍂🍁 #Oldbearcomics #TheBearMinimum
October 19, 2024 at 4:12 PM
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Oh yeah it's time to bring back this one for real! Hell some of these furrys don't even follow me in the first place. Have some manners! 🐻💢 #OldBearComics #TheBearMinimum
November 21, 2024 at 7:00 PM
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Dysmorphia & why I started drawing myself as an animal
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Text reads: When I was young, something changed & I can't pinpoint when. Whenever I looked in the mirror I didn't see me... I saw some horrible creature. Art depicts: A picasso styled young Holly staring Text reads: Nothing that was on my inside, matched my outside. This dysmorphia strangled my perception of myself & what I assumed other people thought of me. Art depicts: A differently styled young Holly pulling open the fabric of herself and stardust spilling out Text reads: I still wanted to express myself in art, but the thought of attempting to replicate my physical features made me sick. Art depicts: young Holly on hands and knees in a cubism-esque style her expression looks frustrated Text reads: So I drew myself as an animal. I was a wolf, all hard lines and jagged teeth, cloaked in soft fur. The wolf was as far from my human appearance as I could get. Art depicts: Holly as a wolf now in a different style, her expression snarling.
May 13, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Dyscalculia is almost as common as Dyslexia but it is so unheard of that even auto-correct tells me it doesn’t exist :P Doing my part to raise awareness. I was thankful to scrape a passing grade in HS! People tend to think you’re just dumb or not trying #OldBearComics #TheBearminimum
April 15, 2024 at 10:24 PM