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Hoo boy: The things we forgot to ask for for Christmas! Petpool: Pool Party is a very strange one-shot that Marvel Comics brought us last holiday season. “How many PetPools does it take to collect a comic? Find out in this oversized, fan-favorite, once-in-a-lifetime, Tony Award-winning, DOGgone, CATastrophic, MOUSE… somethingorother comic book, collecting EVERY SINGLE INSTALLMENT EVER of the Dogpool, Catpool, Mousepool and Dogpool Team-Up infinity comics. What’s that? You want more?! Well, it’s your lucky day, because we’ve also thrown in a brand-new, never-before-seen PetPool holiday instant classic that we created just for this printing. Why? Because you $@&%ing deserve it.” Why, thank you. This strangeness comes to us from the mind of writer MacKenzie Cadenhead (Marvel Mutts) and artist Enid Balam. And, it’s still on the loose.

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Every so often, a game comes along that grabs my attention to where I can’t stop thinking about it. It’s not often but it does happen and today’s game is one such game. Not just for how many times I called it BAD Bunny Nemesis (don’t ask me why I did) and not Bunny Battle Nemesis, but for some fun, if basic, gameplay and a neat artstyle that I instantly fell in love with.

Happening now: Anthrocon and Room Party show at Bunker Projects, 5106 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh

Anthrocon has competitors for the world’s biggest furry convention, but is unsurpassed in other ways. Their street parade is a wonder of the furry world, uniquely partnered with Pittsburgh and swarmed by cheering residents on a blocked off city street.

Fursuiters make public image by flaunting millions in art at such events, but it’s also about the artists. They’re enjoying how Pittsburgh welcomes furries like nowhere else, with their own art show at a gallery apart from the con.

SEE ROOM PARTY: http://room-party.com. The show has a 6-week run with film screenings, workshops, and informal art-making gatherings. Curators include Brett Hanover (previously in furry news with his movie Rukus.) Brett sent info:

Room Party is the first-ever large-scale group exhibition of contemporary and experimental furry art, featuring over 50 artists working in drawing and painting, comics, photography, installation, video, and new media. Curated by furry artists Lane Lincecum, Brett Hanover, Cass Dickenson, and Paul Peng, Room Party takes its name from the unofficial hotel room parties held during conventions—embodied virtual realities where furries try on unimagined identities, invent new sexualities and artistic expressions, and discover alternative ways of being known. Room Party brings the love and creativity of these events to Pittsburgh’s Bunker Projects, putting furry artists in conversation with the fine art world, the broader queer community, and the contemporary moment.

Mainstream media is cranking out copious Anthrocon headlines. You can find those on nonfurry channels, but they probably won’t show you all the unique meetings with characters on the scene, like the time Patch O’Furr met a drag queen film maker on a Pittsburgh street corner who was looking for a furry boyfriend.

Furries are on NPR, no matter what the White House wants

Close All Tabs goes “inside the world of furry funerals” for their podcast about internet culture, on KQED, the San Francisco Bay Area’s NPR channel. Host Morgan Sung interviewed Changa Husky and Patch O’Furr about how furries memorialize members who have passed: How the Furry Fandom Says Goodbye.

The show was originally going to feature a certain furry project, until they learned it was corrupt from evidence at Dogpatch Press. More browsing led them to 2024’s Your fursona has an afterlife: Online community has unique ways to memorialize. That became the new topic – proof that hiding bad things doesn’t make good things, and reporting everything can do more good.

Furries are on the Republicans list of “woke” things to attack. A 2025 White House press release put a furry story on a list of media from NPR and PBS as a reason to strip their funding. Hiding from hate won’t stop it; putting this on NPR looks like being an ally to defy bad government.

we did it guys we got furries on the npr app

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— morgan sung is on Close All Tabs (@morgansung.bsky.social) July 3, 2025 at 9:29 AM

Public image and The Furry Detectives docuseries trailer from AMC+ 

The Furry Detectives 4-episode true crime docuseries goes public on July 17. Since it was announced in April, Dogpatch Press attended the June theater premiere in New York and saw the show. (Review: all furry viewers agreed it was great and handled a loaded story with skill.)

The show features community members who report abusers, and the exposure of an abuse ring in 2018. The story is current because in 2025, most of the same abusers are still active without consequences. It’s the tip of an iceberg; there are corrupt people involved who hold community influence today, who held it in the 1990’s before the media said anything. This timeline shows the futility of blaming the media for causing bad image, when exposure is how to get to the root of it.

Being part of society includes the full spectrum of human behavior, and showing it all doesn’t remove the good parts. Remember, The Fandom is a very positive documentary that just turned 5 years old.

NEW VIDEO IS OUT!

The “furry detectives” series on Kero the Wolf and the whole story might not be exactly a bad thing. In fact, I understand it could be a sort of “justice” and a side B to a whole untold story; the one from the heroes who unmasked the nightmare.

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— Zyly! BFF (@zylythefox.bsky.social) June 16, 2025 at 1:32 PM

More politics and crime news for a good reason

Furries are on the “woke” attack list of some Republicans in Colorado, who sued a journalist and news outlet for reporting about those attacks. A Colorado court just dismissed the Republican’s libel lawsuit.

• Colorado’s appeals court dismisses defamation lawsuit over article about ‘furries’ discussion

In 2020, an extreme abuser emerged out of furry fandom to target its members. Krystal Scott tortured and killed animals on video to shock them, earning the label “Omegle Cat Killer” until she was caught and convicted in Indiana. Scott was in federal prison for a few years and released. In 2025, Scott was just caught doing the same crimes again.

• Original story (Updated) The Omegle Cat Killer: A true crime tale of stopping online animal abuse
• 2025 update: Woman on federal probation for ‘animal crushing’ found with dogs, cats in Fountain Square
• July 4: New Animal Cruelty Charges for Woman with Violent History

Furry Bewares first raised alarm about Scott, a year before she got wider notice, while she was doing serious crimes that the police didn’t take seriously at first. After Scott was released and went back to the same behavior, an alert citizen made incredible effort to get her caught and save a lot of animals. Reporting about this can help stop the next one with the power of community.

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Sooner even than we’d hoped, Tales from the Guild: Blood and Water is available from Fenris Publishing! The anthology is available in paperback, ebook, or a bundle of both!

The new guidelines for guild membership are now in place, reflecting the recent guild vote. We decided to keep things simple, and changed “novel, short story, or poetry” to “fiction.” All other requirements remain the same.

It’s hard to believe we’re more than halfway through the year (and halfway through the decade). Pretty soon it’ll be time to look ahead to Furry Book Month in October, but until then those of us in the northern hemisphere can enjoy the lazy days of summer, relaxing in the sun and considering plot twists and character interactions. Or, of course, we can do the same inside in the air conditioning. Those writers in the southern hemisphere can sip cocoa and outline the next furry masterpiece.

Here are the current open markets for your short stories:
Digital Villainy Summit Con Book – Deadline July 9, 2025
The Second Hayven Celestia Anthology – Deadline July 15, 2025
Monsterf*ck – Deadline July 15, 2025
Furvana 2025 Conbook – Deadline July 21st, 2025
Indecent Exposure – Deadline December 22, 2025
This Is Halloween – Deadline When Full
Children Of The Night – Deadline When Full

Please also check out the latest book releases from our members:
My Remise, by Koda Copeland, Released March 25, 2025
Tales of Scales, by Michael Miele, Released April 2, 2025.
Wind Singer: An Imbrium Novella, by Frances Pauli, Released April 19, 2025
Meeting Dominique, by Royce Day, Released May 1, 2025.
Dragon’s Soul, by J.F.R. Coates, Released June 7, 2025.

Happy writing!

Kate Shaw

I need to make a confession: I have never played an Atlus game before. I’ve certainly heard of them and am familiar with their reputation. It’s hard to exist in the video game space without the name Persona 5 coming up at least once. Metaphor ReFantazio, one of their most recent projects, released less than a year ago to critical acclaim. Garnering numerous accolades and being praised for its story and well designed characters. Even the most successful companies start somewhere though, and it’s interesting to take a look back at that history. Either out of curiosity due to the recent hits, or because a remaster of a lesser known title makes its way into the spotlight. Enter Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army.

Godzilla: Monster Island Summer Camp. Now isn’t that a title that’s gonna catch your eye? Okay, true, it slipped by us, but we’re glad to let you know about now while it’s still available. “As an aspiring cartoonist, Zelda has always dreamed of attending an art summer camp, and this year she finally gets to go! But when she arrives to Make It Summer Camp, she’s horrified to see the easels and sketchboards have been replaced with dodgeball and calisthenics. The camp is under new, suspicious management that’s turned it into an extreme sports nightmare. Determined to salvage her summer, Zelda escapes to a secluded corner of the island. Here she can finally draw in peace. At least until she stumbles into a portal to a fantastic world: Welcome to Monster Island, Zelda! There she makes a connection with baby kaiju Minilla and discovers the beauty of these legendary creatures. However, all is not well on Monster Island. Great evils are stirring and if Zelda can’t protect their home, the kaiju will unleash their wrath on the world.” This graphic novel (available in hardcover and softcover) is written by Rosie Knight, with illustration by Oliver Ono.

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Twenty years ago writer Grant Morrison and artist Frank Quitely knocked it outta the park (again) with a limited comic book series called WE3: “Deep inside a top-secret U.S. Air Force research facility, a revolution in cybernetics is taking shape. Using ordinary domestic animals for their test subjects, the scientists of Project AWE have created a new class of cyborgs — flesh-and-metal creatures designed to rule the battlefields of tomorrow. The project’s crowning achievement is a trio of prototypes code-named WE3 — each one custom-built and trained to work as specialists within a team. With their nervous systems enhanced and supplemented by cutting-edge military hardware, WE3 are the ultimate smart weapons — programmable yet autonomous, loyal yet utterly ruthless. But successful as they are, WE3 are still only prototypes, to be dismantled when their testing is complete. Inside their fearsome mechanical shells, however, are three lost pets whose amplified traits include the will to survive— an instinct which proves to be even stronger than their makers knew. Faced with destruction, WE3 runs —out into a frightening and confusing world, where they are now as much of a threat as those who hunt them. Relentlessly pursued, WE3 fights with the combined firepower of a battalion — and a faint, warm memory of somewhere called Home.” Now, two decades later, DC Comics brings us WE3: The 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition, including the original graphic novel compilation plus some extensive behind-the-scenes material. It also features a new forward by director James Gunn — who has admitted that aspects of Batch 89 from Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 were directly inspired by this comic.

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Ready for a kooky one? Ruffy and the Riverside is one of the quirkiest games I’ve played in quite a while, and though it took me a bit to warm up to it, once I started to get comfortable in the world, I found myself really appreciating the vision the developers set out to bring to life. Ruffy is an adventurous open world puzzle extravaganza with a kaleidoscope of retro and hand drawn graphical treats to enjoy whilst figuring out its wealth of brain teasing tests sprinkled judiciously around the town of Riverside and its many outlying regions. It’s weird, it’s wildly inventive, and it’s worthy of your time!

Before this gets away from us! Two comic book power-houses, Disney and Marvel, combined last year for a very special one-shot: Uncle Scrooge and the Infinity Dime, written by Jason Aaron and featuring some of the most talented artists in Italy. “One of the greatest characters in the history of comics leaps into his most epic adventure yet, in the manner only Marvel can deliver! When Uncle Scrooge’s fabled money bin gets stolen by a shocking culprit, the world’s toughest duck must undertake a quest unlike any other, alongside a surprising array of allies: Other versions of himself!” Hurry! It’s still available at comic book stores.

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Roguelikes are meant to be tough. The best ones are designed in a way that the gameplay loop encourages you to learn as you fail. That is, until your learning becomes so good that you succeed. Then maybe they’ll add on an additional challenge, or another stepping stone. Some even reward you as you progress, making it easier to succeed, eventually. Not all of them do though, and that’s not inherently a fault. Sometimes it’s rewarding to try, try, and try again…as long as things feel fair in the end. Unfortunately, as much as I loved the preview demo I played of Shuffle Tactics, the full experience of the newly released game ratchets up the difficulty with unforgiving randomness when it comes to succeeding in this roguelike genre it firmly sits within.

Kiseff has made an amazing adventure with fast action, impactful class fantasy, relentless enemies, a strong emphasis on defense and positioning, a healthy amount of customization options, and the ability to host a small server of friends! Atlyss races come in 5 forms, mischievous imps, rabbit/fox like poons, the cheng rodents, corvid like byrdles, the scaley goobers the kobolds. You can play with face characteristics, tails, species-defining characteristics like ears or beaks, body size (we all know about this), color, and body patterns. It’s satisfying playing with these tools, making your character. You’re a reincarnated creature, summoned by the Guardian, Angela, to prevent the world from succumbing to corrupt energies. You get acquainted with the hub, accept your starting quest, and begin a deceptively simple task of killing slimes. 

Check this out before it goes away! Based on  a popular video game, DC Comics’ Multiversus: Collision Detected is a new series that combines famous superheroes with famous cartoon stars in a multi-universal mash-up. “Bruce Wayne, Diana Prince, and Clark Kent each wake in a cold sweat, troubled by strange dreams they’ve had about ‘the rabbit’, ‘the star child’, and ‘the witch’. Their investigation into these enigmatic visions brings them to unexpected locales and unusual characters, but none more unusual than the mysterious ‘rabbit’ from their dreams as they find themselves face-to-face with the one and only Bugs Bunny. What the heck is going on here? And who in the name of the Multiverse are ‘the star child’ and ‘the witch’?” The cover might just give you a clue. Issues are on the shelves right now, written by Bryan Q. Miller and illustrated by Jon Sommariva.

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After they gave us Marvel Meow, the folks at Marvel Comics decided to even the score with Marvel Mutts, a new limited series. “Join the Marvel Mutts in their very first comic book adventure! Collecting issues #1-12 of the Friday Funnies series, these heartwarming tales – and wagging tails – are sure to elicit a round of a-paws. Featuring Lockjaw, Lucky, Cosmo, Bats and Ms. Marvel’s dearest doggie, Mittens, this pack is packing the cute.” Hmm, we should find out more about the Friday Funnies. Anyway, this new comic is written by Mackenzie Cadenhead and illustrated by Takeshi Miyazawa. Check it out for yourself.

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Get ready to have a monkey of a time because Donkey Kong is slamming on to the scene next month! Nintendo just released a direct looking at the upcoming Donkey Kong Bananza and it certainly looks like a Bananza! Donkey Kong has gone to Ingot Isle in search of legendary golden bananas. There he ends up getting blasted underground where he encounters a strange rock that soon reveals itself to be the talented young singer Pauline! DK must help protect her and get her home, while also searching for bananas and navigating the underground. 

Just when you think you’re out…they pull you right back in! Eugene McQuacklin is back to quackin’ a case in Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping. This time around, he’s got a partner in crime helping him, as the veritably enthusiastic fan-turned-Watson wannabe Freddy Frederson joins you throughout your sleuthing search. I thoroughly enjoyed the first entry in this series, “The Secret Salami”, so I was very excited to see what kind of changes, if any, would be made in the second game. I wouldn’t consider it a “sequel” as it doesn’t attach too much story to the first game, and you can safely play either in whichever order you’d like. I’m happy to report that the same charm that made the first game such a memorable and fun little experience is overflowing in The Ghost of Glamping, and I actually preferred this story and the way it was told even more. Right after I cracked the case, I immediately hopped on the web to see if we’d get more time with the amazing characters and world of Duck Detective. It’s that good.

Well, it’s that time of year again! The time when all the big names and small names in the gaming industry gather in one place and get us gamers excited for what’s to come in our favorite pastime! Yep, it’s SUMMER GAME FEST 2025 and I have to say? Compared to last years which, in my opinion, was a really dull and disappointing show, this one was way better by a mile. Sure, there were some games that didn’t interest me, personally, but, overall, this was a really good show and I want to highlight some of the bigger announcements and ones that may be of interest to you!

Recently, we told you about a new Image Comic arriving from the mind of Rick Remender. Well, looking further into the future, Image has let us know about The Terrific Teacups, a new graphic novel based on bedtime stories that Mr. Remender told to his kids. “During another mundane, grey day in London Jungle, siblings Dennis and Dade discover that the world was once a bright and cheerful place, and that the heroes of their favorite book, The Terrific Teacups, were more than merely works of fiction, they were the pachyderm pair that kept the city safe from the selfish and oppressive creatures who now rule it. The daring siblings must find a way to bring their heroes back and restore beauty and color to a world that has forgotten it.” With illustration by Farel Dalrymple, this new hardcover book is due out next year in January.

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Last year Marvel premiered the Star Wars: Ewoks comic miniseries — and now this year, the furry denizens of the Endor moon come together in the new Star Wars: Ewoks trade paperback, collecting all four issues. “A team of Imperial-led bounty hunters and scavengers arrives on the forest moon of Endor searching for a secret cache of deadly weaponry! But are they prepared to face off against the battle-ready Ewoks who took down so many of their ranks? Plus: Who is the mysterious new warrior Ewok returning to Bright Tree village, and what is their connection to Wicket W. Warrick?” Written by Steve Orlando (Rainbow Bridge), with art by Alvaro Lopez and Laura Braga. The Ewoks are back this July.

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Remember Redneck Rampage? That old DOS FPS from back in the 90’s where you control a redneck fighting aliens? Well, what happens when you put a redneck in Egypt and tell him to fight mummies and other egyptian creatures? You get ‘Immortal Redneck’ from Crema Games: A fun yet challenging FPS that, despite some setbacks, is honestly one of the more fun FPS’s I’ve played all year.

In honor of Pride Month, IDW Comics have released Monster High Pride 2025, an annual special issue of their popular Monster High series. Featuring two teenage love stories — one of them decidedly more “furry” it seems… “First, we all know and love the fiercest and most fashionable ghoulfriends: Clawdeen Wolf and Toralei Stripe, A.K.A. Toradeen. But how did they go from hisses to kisses? It’s simple math, really. Clawculus + a common enemy + forced proximity = the perfect love story. Nothing screams romance quite like math camp.” We’ll take your word for it. And it’s on the shelves now. Happy Pride!

image c. 2025 IDW Comics