Very interesting. I don't know why, but from what I've read, I imagined him as being bigger. Not fat, but bulkier, more like a football star or something. No reason, except maybe because he's a bear and a mechanic besides. It's nice to see him in the flesh, though, as it were, and the art is beautifully done. You can just feel the biting winter cold, and his various belts and tools are quite a nice touch.

I definitely wanted to go for the 'everyman' feel with Joe, which is possibly even why I ended up naming him Joe in the first place. Unlike some of my other protagonists who choose their path, Joe is very much forced into it, being a father and husband, also firsts of mine, though he is not the first one to get shoved on his path involuntarily but with him the stakes I've tried to make much more personal and grounded.

I like the utilitarian look of his outfit as well. It's nice to see clothes where you can identify at a glance exactly what everything is and why it's there. Living in a fiercely cold environment most of the inhabitants are those naturally inclined towards winter climates, although there are exceptions of course. But this of course influenced my decision to make Joe a polar bear, because he seemed like one of the best suited species for the setting I had in mind.