Tales of the Beanworld


Tales of the Beanworld is an independently published comic book created by Larry Marder. Beanworld features stories about the life and times of the Beans, minimalistic characters which Marder has been drawing since childhood. The stories borrow concepts from various world mythologies, popular concepts of ecology, and pop culture.

Publication history

The first issue was published in 1985, and the series ran 21 issues until 1993. The first four issues were printed independently. Starting with issue five, the title was released by Eclipse Comics, and ended when Eclipse went bankrupt. A total of four book collections were released, reprinting issues #1–16.
In 2009 Dark Horse Comics republished the contents of the original series in two hardcover volumes, and then published a third hardcover volume with all new material. Marder says that this completes the "Springtime" cycle of Beanworld stories.
In 2012, Dark Horse published a very short volume that collected various short one-shot stories published over the years. This book is called "Tales of the Beanworld."
Dark Horse published Beanworld Volume 4: Hoka Hoka, Burb'l Burb'l! in July 2017.

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