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Dogs of War, edited by Fred Patten, is launching at Further Confusion 2017 in San Jose, California over the January 12-16 five-day weekend. The book can be pre-ordered from FurPlanet Productions. It will be for sale on the FurPlanet online catalogue afterwards.
Dogs of War is an all-original anthology of 23 short stories and novelettes of anthropomorphic animals (not just dogs) in military scenarios, from battle action to boot
The Prancing Skiltaire
Ever been to a furry house?
They don’t smell like barns or zoos, with shedding all over the place. But they are full of nerdy games and comics, fursuit parts, and framed animation and fursona commission art on the walls. Sometimes there’s art that might cause awkwardness during a pizza delivery or surprise visit from mom. But it’s not for them. It’s by and for fellow furries when they get together for meets, parties, art jams, and movie screenings as a community.
A fu
Remember when I said I would try to sketch a couple times a week and then only made two blog posts ever? Hahaha... ha. ._."
I've been sketching more now so I might as well dump stuff here. Been working on faces.
Furry friends, I’m honored to share a special invitation with you from media producer Ben McShane. A professional studio is offered for you to make YOUR video show. (Please be aware – this is on site in Burbank, CA.)
When Ben’s call for furry talent came to my inbox, I had to be careful to screen it (we know about ‘the media,’ right?) I saw that Ben’s genuinely into cool stuff, has worked on some shows you may know (Battlebots, Shark Tank), and is associated with Nerdist. I’m copying from his r
Goddess by Arilin Thorferra – guest review submitted by Bill Kieffer, AKA Grayflank (author of The Goat: Building a Perfect Victim.) See also Fred Patten’s review of Goddess. Guests are invited to submit articles to: patch.ofurr(at)gmail.com. A childhood full of monster of the week movies made me into the horse I am today. As a horror fan, giants hold a very special place in my heart. Giants played no small (ahem) part in helping me see monsters as more often dangerously misunderstood creatur
Here’s a special announcement from Joe Strike. Joe’s a writer and reporter about animation for the New York Daily News and Animation World Network. His website shows work with TV cartoons you may know. He’s a first-wave furry “greymuzzle.” And he talks like a velvet alligator on the phone.
Joe has an incredibly exciting book coming out. He’s putting the story of furry fandom in print from an established publisher. He wants your help.
I want to tell your story in Furry Nation.
I’m in the f
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The Art of Moana, by Jessica Julius and Maggie Malone. Preface by John Lasseter. Foreword by Ron Clements and John Musker.
San Francisco, CA, Chronicle Books, November 2016, hardcover $40.00 (160 pages), Kindle $16.19.
Moana is a 103-minute 3D computer-animated comedy fantasy feature film from Walt Disney Animation Studios, released on November 23rd, 2016. The Art of Moana is a coffee-table, full-color art book describing that
If you only saw furries in the media, you might think they only meet at cons. But after the con, there’s local events you won’t know about unless you’re tuned in to their channels. Some of them are established with their own names, venues and dedicated dates. You can go and say tonight, this place is ours. That’s a sign of a movement by a full-fledged subculture.
Independent furry dance parties are well covered at Dogpatch Press. That’s adult night life. But for all ages, there’s furry bowli
“Our world is one rich with diversity and culture, but how would civilized animals change that?”
That is the question Ocean Tigrox asks for you to write about in the upcoming anthology, Tales From the Guild 2: World Tour. Building from Tales From the Guild: Music to the Ears, the purpose of Tales is not just to have another outlet for Furry stories.
…we want to showcase great furry stories and show what we as a guild support. In addition to that, we want to help fund the guild while paying aut
Help here: Relief Fund for Victims of Ghostship Oakland Fire
“Ghost Ship” was the name of the warehouse in the inner city of Oakland, California. I’ve often visited the neighborhood under the booming overhead trestle of the BART train. The warehouse was zoned for business, but harbored a live/work space that was built under the radar of building inspectors. It was funded by parties and rent from people living in RV’s parked there. It was home for a collective of artists, musicians, and the
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Wishing Season: Holiday Tales of Whimsy and Wonder, by Renee Carter Hall
Seattle, WA, CreateSpace, December 2015, trade paperback $7.99 (125 pages), Kindle, December 2014, $2.99.
This little collection presents seven gentle short fantasies “for all ages” about the Christmas spirit. The title implies that these may cover the different holidays of the year, but they are all about either a snowy Christmas, a snowy winter, or Santa
Thanks to Pup Nacho for his news tip below. First, let me ask: Are knots funny?
If you’re giggling like I did when I posted those, you might be Furry Trash. And you might appreciate how they only make sense for those in the know.
Having unique language is a mark of a fully-fledged subculture. They call it slang, vernacular, cant, or cryptolect. Fans of fantasy fiction and role-playing might know about Thieves’ Cant (for criminals, beggars and hustlers, traveling performers, and carniv
(Patch O’Furr:) Furries love plush like a fat kid loves cake. My friends do, anyways. That’s how I got introduced to Amy Brown, a non-furry crafter who specializes in plush. I heard that she enjoyed commissions for fursuit props. (It makes me happy when furries make friends like that!) Amy mentioned getting weirder commissions, and that made me invite her to tell some juicy stories. (Mmm… carrot juice).
Christmas is coming. Need gifts for furry friends who already have every Zootopia tie-in
Hey there! Arrkay here from Culturally F’d with a special guest post. I want to open right away with a new T-Shirt design poll, closing on Sunday Nov. 29:
Culturally F’d giving some Sh**ts away
SHIRTS that is! Sign up to our newsletter to enter into a draw for the winning design. Here’s what Rusty has to say about it:
Vote here: https://goo.gl/forms/9NJxjVg11GUq7lqy2
Subscribe to Culturally F’ds newsletter at www.culturallyfd.com to enter the draw to win. If the shirts end up in a tie, the
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The Right to Arm Bears, by Gordon R. Dickson
Riverdale, NY, Baen Books, November 2016, trade paperback $16.00 (384 pages).
Several years ago I had a review published on Flayrah of The Right to Arm Bears, by Gordon R. Dickson. It wasn’t a new book then, being published by Baen Books in December 2000. It’s gone through several printings so it’s remained available (with a slightly modified cover), but I don’t know how many furry f
Want a change from intense American news? German furry fan Stefan sends a tip (thanks!) This is very nice to get, since otherwise it would be completely missed by American furs. It’s from comic site “Erzaehlmirnix”, which has 80,000 followers on Facebook and over 13,000 on Twitter – but likely none who won’t follow non-English in images that won’t translate easily. (Patch)
(Stefan:) A quite popular german comic site just made two furry-related comics in quick order.
First comic:
Text:
“I
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War of the Third Demon, Part 1: Parents of a Savior, by Casey Thomas Lehman.
Seattle, WA, CreateSpace, July 2016, trade paperback $7.99 (288 pages), Kindle $2.99.
I’m not sure quite what to say about this book. The cover, which appears to be by crayon, gives an idea of its quality. The title is taken from the cover; the title page says Part 1 is Raising a Savior. The Copyright Notice, usually on the back of the title page in sm
Here at Dogpatch Press, we get an awful lot of confused outsiders asking, “what’s this all about?” Here’s some definitions to help. If you have family or friends who want to know more about your hobby, share this to help them understand.
Anthropomorphic: Mixing animals with human characteristics. Think of cartoons, Aesop’s Fables, werewolves, and much more.
Furry: Anthropomorphic media and its fans. They often (but not always) role-play an animal character. A reptile one is a Scaly.
The fan
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The Art of Trolls, by Jerry Schmitz. Foreword by Anna Kendrick.
Petaluma, CA, Cameron + Company, October 2016, hardcover $45.00 (160 pages).
Trolls is a 92-minute 3D computer-animated musical comedy fantasy feature film from DreamWorks Animation, released on November 4th, 2016. The Art of Trolls is a coffee-table, full-color art book describing that film, and its making, in detail. Jerry Schmitz, the book’s author, is a Hollywo
Submitted by Fred Patten, Furry’s favorite historian and reviewer
Conventional Wisdom, by Arthur Drooker. Foreword by James Wollcott.
NYC, Glitterati Inc., August 2016, hardcover $50.00 (191 [+ 1] pages).
This is a de luxe coffee-table art book of photographs by Arthur Drooker, an award-winning documentary and fine-art photographer/author whose work has been exhibited since 1980, and whose studies have been called “visual poetry”. For ConventionalWisdom, Drooker spent three years up to 2015
The most original creations of furry fandom.
Here’s a fun feature about the future. But first, let me make a bold claim about fursuiting.
Mascots and costuming have been around forever. But furries are doing something new. They don’t just play with generic icons from myths and media. They add original fursonas and custom craft for everyone. It makes a subculture with personal expression beyond anything else.
Of course, many furs don’t have (or want) fursuits. But the ones who do make a phot
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The Familiar: A Paranormal Romance, by Jill Nojack
Kent, OH, IndieHeart Press, September 2015, trade paperback $9.99 (277 [+ 1] pages), Kindle $2.99.
Witch Risen: A Paranormal Adventure, by Jill Nojack
Kent, OH IndieHeart Press, September 2016, trade paperback $9.99 (285 pages), Kindle December 2015 $3.99.
Nine Lives: A Paranormal Adventure, by Jill Nojack
Kent, OH, IndieHeart Press, September 2016, trade paperback $9.99 (2
Badges from Mary Mouse
Missing, flaky commissions suck. it’s a chronic problem that’s only modestly addressed by small watchdogs like the Artist Beware community.
Things should be smoother. But there’s a reason why commissioning is unpredictable. Things are dragged down by underbidding among artists. Nobody becomes an artist to get rich, and many don’t charge enough for the service they’re doing.
Why ask a customer to fix problems of a business? I get it… if someone promises something, the
