My friend Sebastian Rusic created new mascot art for Rune Bear. The original design by Phil Kiner was fantastic, but we’ve been searching for a new look, something with a crisp elegance and just a tad more magic.

A mischievous Rune Bear commission by Yrene Castelli.
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I’ve been photoshopping advertisements for Rune Bear‘s weekly posts. In each image I tried to capture some element of the companion piece while not making a picture that sucks terribly. Some have been not-so-great, as to be expected, but these three below were somewhat successful.

The first is a rune bear mounted on the wall for Amanda Bender’s “The Hero and the Hunter.” Her piece is part one of an emerging storyline (we’ll be posting Part II at a later date). Basically, a failing zoo has to turn to a big game hunter who pursues exotic beasts. But since Rune Bear Weekly features pieces that are under three hundred words, I’ll have to be careful summarizing anything, since the synopsis might end up longer than the story.

Look at those pain-sullied eyes. Look at ’em.

The second image is of a bear spying on himself in a sword blade. This was created for T. J. Locustwood’s “The Recruitment of Steel.” The piece is a cantos that pairs with his upcoming book, Alexander Croft and the Corvian Wrath.

Finally, for Joe Amaral’s “We are Seeds,” about a village destroyed and its sole vengeful survivor (a little girl with druidic magic),  I shopped a rune bear casting a leafy magical curse.

A feather-fraught Rune Bear by Valeria Rios.
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A rune birb, I mean bear, by Birdy Carroll.
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Shi Xin Ch’ng created her own line art of Rune Bear.
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Two unique Rune Bear commissions by Vieve S. Ponce.
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Ameen Ali recreated Rune Bear in his personal style.
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