Bear vs. Bear - LOG4J - 48-Page All-Out BRAWL! (DIGITAL) started as a scrappy R&D experiment. The team behind PROMPT# wanted to figure out how to make comic books for REKCAH Comics, so we kept the idea brutally simple:
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Blue Bear is the defender.
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RansomBear is every attacker rolled into one.
They clock in, wreck each other, clock out, and do it all again tomorrow.
Welcome to cybersecurity.
The first issue dropped as a 48-page, all-out brawl inspired by Log4j. No subtlety—just a fight so destructive it levels everything in its path.
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Blue Bear (that's you) never quits.
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RansomBear (the bad guys) never stops coming.
When the dust settles, Purple Team Platypus shows up to explain what actually happened, how Log4j worked, and why it was such a disaster. He's the grizzled veteran who's seen it all and breaks it down anyway.
Blue Bear doesn't fight alone. He's backed by Hash Panda, T.H. Tiger, and friends. RansomBear rolls deep too, with criminals like Malratatat and Spearkitty ready to cause chaos.
The compilation edition of the PROMPT# zine includes three five-page Bear vs. Bear shorts that have never been printed before.
Bear vs. Bear taught us how to do comics right. Everything we learned led directly to our next series, The Future Is ****** now available in comic shops worldwide and here at the Spearphish General Store.
Bear vs. Bear still has a loyal fanbase, and it's become a surprisingly effective way to introduce cybersecurity to middle and high school students.
Turns out bears punching each other is a great teaching tool.
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Written by: Joseph Keatinge
Pencils and Inks: Rob Guillory
Cover by: Rob Guillory
Editor: Kassie Kimball
Graphic Design: Kim Elliott
Chief Ctreative Officers: Jason Blanchard and John Strand
Tech Reviewer: Noah Heckman
CTF Challenge by: MetaCTF
Bear vs. Bear created by: Black Hills Information Security
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