Larry Marder's Beanworld formerly known as Tales of the Beanworld is an independently published comic book, created by Larry Marder. Beanworld features stories about the life and times of a host of "bean" characters including Beanish and Mr. Spook. It takes influence from Native American mythology, ecology and pop culture. In September 2008, a short Beanworld story, ? and !, was published online by Dark Horse. This was the second Beanworld story to be told in color. The fourth volume, Hoka Hoka Burb'l Burb'l, will be published in March 2017.