Bear Factoids » News http://www.bearfactoids.com Completely untrue facts about bears. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 A Gift for Everyone http://www.bearfactoids.com/2011/12/25/a-gift-for-everyone/ http://www.bearfactoids.com/2011/12/25/a-gift-for-everyone/#comments Sun, 25 Dec 2011 18:55:35 +0000 James Zintel http://www.bearfactoids.com/?p=1129 As special holiday treat for everyone I’m giving away free digital copies of the Zintel Wilderness Guide Vol.1  formatted (hopefully) for your eBook reader of choice as long as it supports .MOBI, .EPUB or .PDF files.

Downloads (Right Click > Save As)

.MOBI | .EPUB | .PDF

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As of this writing I have no idea what my table number is so make sure to check back here for an update once I get more info.  Or follow me on twitter for updates (@JamesZintel)

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Regular Edition: $12.99 + S.H.
Artist Edition: $17.99 + S.H.
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An extra special birthday cake from my mom.

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I’ve added a new strip to my arsenal, the Chocolate Danger Express! Now every Thursday enjoy another dose of nonsense that you the gentle reader have come to expect from me.

Also Gary & Ted have made their return as well , so hit up garyandted.com while you’re at it.

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Usually this type of announcement comes after the print edition is available, but I am not one to follow trends. Also the print edition is still at the printers. So those of you with a Kindle (or device with a kindle app) and $1.99 can be the proud owner of the Zintel Wilderness Guide: Bears Vol.1 in all it’s digital glory.

Links:
Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
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]]> http://www.bearfactoids.com/2010/10/19/behold-the-treenicorn/feed/ 1 I Wrote A Letter To The Premier of Saskatchewan http://www.bearfactoids.com/2010/02/03/i-wrote-a-letter-to-the-premier-of-saskatchewan/ http://www.bearfactoids.com/2010/02/03/i-wrote-a-letter-to-the-premier-of-saskatchewan/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 04:45:11 +0000 James Zintel http://www.bearfactoids.com/?p=362 As the title of this post suggests I wrote a letter (and by letter I mean e-mail) to the Premier of Saskatchewan Brad Wall. Rather than write a short summation of the e-mail, I’ve decided to post the whole thing here for your reading pleasure.

Dear Mr. Right Honorable Premier,

I’m writing to you today as a concerned voter from the city of Prince Albert. Well, not a “voter” exactly as I’ve always seen voting for squares, but I am ninety percent certain I’m registered to vote. I diligently check that register to vote box on my income tax return every year and also have a Saskatchewan Elections refrigerator magnet so I am almost positive that if an election where called I could in theory vote.

But I’m getting side tracked.

As an almost confirmed voter I am writing to you with a request. Not only am I potential voter but I am also a cartoonist.  Currently I create two strips. The first one is Gary and Ted. It follows the adventures of Gary, an alien prince banished to Earth and his roommate/guide Ted. The other is the Zintel Wilderness Guide: Bears, which is simply a series of completely untrue facts about bears. Both strips currently run online at www.garyandted.com and www.bearfactoids.com respectively.

The problem I am having is that I cannot get any exposure through the local media. Any letters and e-mails I send are met only with silence. It seems that no one in the province wants to support the local cartooning arts.

So if you could use your provincial government endowed powers to declare a “Read James Zintel’s comic strips day” that would be a particularly awesome thing to do. And while I don’t want to tell you how to do your job, I think February 13 or 15 would make excellent dates for this as those who are alone on Valentine’s Day would have a pleasant feeling to distract them from the fact they are so very alone. You could be saving lives!

Your #1 Fan,

James Zintel

P.S. Another idea, a province run Thunderdome and/or Rollerball league.

There you have it. Ball’s in your court provincial elected officials! Make it happen.

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