LAS VEGAS - After a six-year hiatus, Bear magazine has resumed publication with Issue 65, which is available now. The "revival" issue is free and will be distributed at bear and gay events and adult bookstores.
New owner Bear Omnimedia LLC said it produced 40,000 copies to be circulated worldwide.
When Bear launched in 1984, it put a name to a growing gay community that previously had gone unnoticed: the unapologetically, and often hairy, hyper-masculine gay male. With its no-nonsense editorials, blue-collar fiction and candid black-and-white photos of working men and bikers, Bear celebrated unshaven, primal masculinity.
In 2008, Bear underwent the most dramatic metamorphosis of its history, re-emerging with a new look and a new direction to reflect the many levels of an emerging contemporary, mature, masculine bear movement. The result was a crisp, modern look at bears with fresh editorial content featuring erotic photography and provocative fiction blended with humor and information that are of interest to bears and the gay mainstream.
Bear is supported by the new Bear video line which features classic bear videos repackaged and released on DVD, as well as new Bear movies. Cabin Fever, one of the new titles under the Bear brand, received a 2008 GAYVN Award nomination.
Bear magazine will be published quarterly beginning in February 2009.
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