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Lerner Books has a new full-color graphic novel with a notable title, Mega Dogs of New Kansas. “Sienna Barlow loves nothing more than riding around New Kansas on top of her mega-dog, Gus. He’s one of the massive pooches protecting the human settlers of a strange planet. In fact, Sienna connects better with Gus than with other kids. So when a visiting official threatens to shut down the mega-dog program, Sienna sneaks off with her best friend. After she, Gus, and a stowaway crash their escape ship, they discover a danger to every human in their community — and launch a wild plan to save New Kansas.” Written by Dan Jolley and illustrated by Jacques Khouri, Mega Dogs is due this November in trade paperback. Lerner has preview pages to check out also.
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Monster Force Zero: loads of fun and furries in a movie out just in time for Halloween.
You’ll want to show Monster Force Zero at any furry party night if you love midnight movies. This new release went through a few years of production with crowdfunding and shooting in Colorado at Galaxyfest. Furries are included briefly, but with love. Catch it on Amazon or other services above.
The setup: a nerd convention opens with all sorts of Star Wars, comic and cosplay fandom. A team of cosplaying artists is representing their own comic at their booth with dismal results. Suddenly, they’re accosted by arrogant rivals. It turns a dealer’s den into locker room bully turf. The bullies challenge the heroes to a cosplay competition that might reward their comic with new fans. They’ll find out more if they can get into a 13th floor party suite, to which they are guided by the hotel’s wise old janitor, played by Pat Tanaka. He returns to guide them at key points but has a dilemma of his own. Behind the door, the rules are laid out by a jury with a furry and two others who may not be what they seem. Then the furry turns them loose into a deliriously raving party.
That’s where you get the most of the all-too-brief furrybait. Anyone watching for it will have a big goofy grin when the heroes are swarmed by a choreographed fursuit dance. The teams have to figure out how to find their special powers and the main stage for battle action, presided over by a loud robot MC. The good guys advance, and that’s when things get weird.
Monster Force Zero delivers exactly the fun advertised on the label. It has pew-pew action to the max with a laser-eyed dinosaur. It makes the most of a modest budget by splashing everything with glowing CG lasers and graphics, sleek costuming, and a soundtrack by 20SIX Hundred that burbles and zaps with excitement. (Synthwave acts Occam’s Laser and Bourgeoisie were already on my playlists too — good choices!)
My pick for best-looking character: the mysteriously silent Yeti. The acting varies but does the job with dialogue that won’t tax your brain. It could benefit from a few more specific character moments, like when an introvert makes a move with a love interest, or a bad-ass cosplayer confronts a touchy jerk. It’s fine for kids and the crew can be proud of making a good light-hearted party watch. Order some pizza and queue this up.
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It’s uncommon to see indie movies including furries on their own terms, rather than outside takes with cheap costumes. Of course the more campy it is the less it matters, but the fandom did support this production. If you want more, try this: Furry Nights movie review – a crowd pleaser for lovers of campy indie horror.
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Beauty and the Cryptoid
Okay so, we found this in Previews: Sasquatch In Love. “Meet Holden: he’s well-read, caring, and single. He’s also the world’s last Sasquatch. When Holden falls for Grace, the filmmaker who’s come to rural Oregon to make a Bigfoot documentary, he enlists the aid of his best friend – local veterinarian Felix – to find out more about her.” Written by Jason Nutt and illustrated by Alexis Vivallo, this new full-color comic is due in early November from Action Lab.
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Link Roundup:- Hackers hijack Telegram accounts using SS7 manipulation
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Bearly Furcasting #26 - Furscience, Listener Mail, Five Minute Furs, Math
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Episode 479 - Toobin' - ProTip: Don't jack it on a work zoom call.This week- Texas gets out to vote, Bolivia does too, Ghouliani is a creep, Jacob Wohl is gonna get the Seinfeld finale treatment, Trump has bad passwords, and a guy who works at a Google-ow
ProTip: Don't jack it on a work zoom call.
This week- Texas gets out to vote, Bolivia does too, Ghouliani is a creep, Jacob Wohl is gonna get the Seinfeld finale treatment, Trump has bad passwords, and a guy who works at a Google-owned Stadia dev firm becomes twitters main character for the day.
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Texas Tribune early voting data: https://apps.texastribune.org/features/2020/texas-early-voting-numbers/
You're Wrong About: Michelle Remembers - https://podtail.com/en/podcast/you-re-wrong-about/quarantine-book-club-michelle-remembers-week-1/
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This Pig Gets His… Animal
A recent article at Animation World Network let us know about Hit Pig, a new animated feature based on the book Pete and Pickles by Bloom County creator Berkeley Breathed. The film version stars the voices of Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones) and Lilly Singh (A Little Late With Lilly Singh). “Set in a futuristic cyberpunk world, the film stars Hitpig (Dinklage) as a grizzled porcine bounty hunter who accepts his next hit: Pickles (Singh), a naive, ebullient elephant who has escaped the clutches of an evil trillionaire. Though Hitpig initially sets out to capture the perky pachyderm, the unlikely pair find themselves on an unexpected adventure criss-crossing the globe that brings out the best in both of them.” And hey, if all goes well it looks like we’ll be seeing a lot more interesting anthro features coming out of the production company, Aniventure. “The London-based animation production studio is in production on Riverdance: The Animated Adventure based on the stage show phenomenon of the same name, and Blazing Samurai, based on Mel Brooks’ classic Blazing Saddles and directed by Mark Koetsier (The Grinch) and overseen and produced by Rob Minkoff (The Lion King). Riverdance: The Animated Adventure, Blazing Samurai and Hitpig will be delivered in 2020, 2021 and 2022, respectively.” Here’s hoping.
image c. 2020 Aniventure
Interview With Tsuko - Dancing, Popularity Contests, & Overcoming Prejudice
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On October 19th I sat down with the magical dancing Korean red panda Tsuko to get to taste of what the world of furry dancers has to offer! He shared insight on me on what it's like to feel at home on the dance floor and what it was like growing up adopted into a white world. It's not always easy overcoming adversities and yet, this guy really knows how to reel it in.
Teeming with personality, vim and vigor this interview sure was a blast. This one isn't one of the heavier ones, but we aren't shy discusses how prejudice is bred from ignorance and only made worse from backlash. (Oh and I learn how to say "Hello" in Korean!)
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Ravenous Rodents and Sugary Substances
Good grief, there’s been a lot of anthropomorphic content for young folks coming out of Penguin Random House lately! Now there’s Norma and Belly, Volume 1: Donut Feed The Squirrels (whew, another long title too) written and illustrated by animator Mika Song. From the publisher: “Norma and Belly plan to start the day with some pancakes, but when Norma accidentally burns them, these two best friends set out to find a new treat. Chestnuts might be nice . . . but what is that delicious smell in the distance? A new food truck has parked near their tree, and these two squirrels are going to figure out how to get their hands on these ‘donuts’ that it seems to be selling.” There are other graphic novels available in the Norma and Belly series as well.
image c. 2020 Penguin Random House
The film pawprint: Furry documentary film “The Fandom” in competition for Denver Film Festival 2020
Over the months, many physical events are forced to postpone as the COVID-19 pandemic prevailed, giving rise to virtual events allowing people to experience and connect from their homes, or wherever there’s an internet connection. Denver Film Festival is one of such events that have gone virtual, featuring more than 100 titles spanning feature films, […]
FurTimes X 艾蘭「來自未來的創意繪師」
這一次邀請到了來自北京，在台灣獸圈知名的獸太繪師
以未來為主軸的創意、引人喜愛的畫風和角色、精密的故事劇情
就讓艾蘭與我們分享一路走來的點點滴滴吧！
第一個問題~
想請問您是怎麼進入獸圈的呢？
我是在大一的時候加入獸圈的，在那之前我並不知道有這個圈子，不過初中開始就有繪製一些關於獸人的作品，之後是在P站認識了台灣繪師才被帶入獸圈。
非常湊巧的在鎖VPN前進入了Facebook社群裡，也算是個契機吧～
▲tenaga 的連載漫畫
您是什麼時候開始繪畫的呢？
我拿到的第一個繪圖板是在初三的時候，拿到繪圖板之後就開始為所欲為了w
艾蘭是一個很早以前就誕生的角色，紅色毛髮的靈感則是受到歐美繪師tenaga的影響。
他連載一系列的漫畫非常的具有野性，也是因為這個繪師我才開始畫圖的，是我的初戀！
最近似乎看到您有在連載一部關於未來世界的漫畫？
會畫這個漫畫是我小時候的夢想，我喜歡給我的每個角色加個故事，對角色的感情也十分的濃厚。
不過當時能力不足，無法完成將故事分享給大家的夢想。
這個故事其實是以少數群體融入到大眾中的成長歷程為主軸，不過是比較情色的方式畫表現出來ww
▲於2010年上市的質量效應2
未來世界的背景也是受到幾款遊戲的啟發，如「質量效應」，當中的第二集是最棒的！每一個角色的刻劃都十分鮮明。
而亞洲獸圈也比較少這類未來題材，所以想要自己試看看~
對於未來有什麼規劃嗎？
首先我要把漫畫完成，之後想要和其他繪師一起合作出書，教導更多的人如何繪製獸人，雖然市面上已經有不少的教程，不過和畫獸人還是有區別的，所以我想做個更系統性及專業化的教材給大家。
但近期目標還是把漫畫完成，怕後來越來越沒時間畫這些東西
最後希望眾繪師能夠在畫圖這塊活出自我，能夠在創作這條路上更開心~
《什麼是獸圈？》講座主講人專訪——烏咪
各位還記得上星期天由烏咪在半路咖啡主講的認識獸圈講座嗎？
獸時報在講座結束之後，由我們的記者小金採訪了烏咪本人，請教了她一些關於這次講座背後的用意與準備，讓大家可以更了解這次活動背後的故事哦～
Q1
小金：｢這次舉辦這個活動的用意為何？｣
烏咪：｢這次主要瞄準的對象是一些想要瞭解獸圈，卻沒有管道可以瞭解的人，希望他們可以透過這次的講座來瞭解獸圈文化。｣
Q2
小金：｢其實在參加活動之前就有注意到感覺這是一個周期性的聚會，只是這一次好像特別踴躍的樣子？｣
烏咪：｢這次的主辦方是BDSM圈的皮繩愉虐邦，每固定一段時間就會辦一個專題講座，因為他們有些人想多了解獸圈，於是我的朋友北極星就跟他們推薦我來擔任講者介紹一下獸圈文化。以往都是很小型的聚會，這次的參加人數整個超出預期。｣
Q3
小金：｢那您認為這次活動向外人介紹獸圈的目的有達成嗎？｣
烏咪：｢從最後的QA問答看來的話我想是有的，確實有一些聽眾是圈外的人，相信他們在聽了這個講座之後能更加瞭解獸圈是什麼、獸圈的人都在做些什麼。｣
半路咖啡外觀。圖/明黎
Q4
小金：｢那想問一下你們這次活動大概需要做甚麼事前準備？｣
烏咪：｢準備的話…大概兩個禮拜左右，不過主要是因為我已經對獸圈有一定程度的瞭解了所以準備起來不會太難，至於主辦方因為已經辦過很多次講座了所以應該也不需要特別準備些什麼。｣
Q5
小金：｢就我個人感覺來說這次的活動是很成功的，我也有感受到這次的活動真的讓不是獸圈的人能對獸圈有初步的瞭解。而我覺得這次還有一個亮點，就是當這次活動的消息發佈時是非常多人有興趣的，覺得還蠻神奇的。」
烏咪：｢真的很謝謝大家來，或許是因為獸圈類似的活動不多再加上因為疫情的關係很多活動取消所以這次大家才參與的這麼踴躍。」
Q6
小金：｢想請問烏咪在這次活動有的心路歷程或是其他感想。｣
烏咪：｢在確認要辦這個講座的時候，我只要一想到可以講的內容就會把它們寫進我的記事本中，純粹想到什麼就記錄下來；直到活動的前一個禮拜，我才開始整理分類這些雜項，歸納出一些段落做編排，最後再花這幾天的時間將它們做成簡報。第一次用平板做簡報沒想到這麼好用。｣
半路咖啡。圖/明黎
Q7
小金：｢在簡報中有注意到一些數據資料的部分，想請問一下這些資料的來源大概為何，是臺獸研嗎？｣
烏咪：｢有一部分的數據是從舒那邊來的。雖然舒是臺獸研的創辦人之一，但應該並不等於就是來自臺獸研；因為知道舒之前在獸無限有講過獸迷心理學，於是我便在經過他的同意之後借用了他的一些圖片與資料。｣
Q8
小金：｢這次活動的迴響真的非常熱烈，想請問未來還會有類似這樣的這樣的講座出現嗎？｣
烏咪：｢這次算是試水溫，之後有機會出現類似的講座。｣
小金：｢那活動這邊的採訪就先告一個段落，今天非常謝謝烏咪接受我們的採訪！｣
[Live] Faraday Chastity Cage
Muru builds a faraday cage, then we read a lot of news.
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Link Roundup:- Tiger walks 800 miles in search of sex
- Telegram has a black market
- Discord is getting stickers, no you can’t make your own
- Shoutout to Ninji for another quality shitpost
- The Fandom will be at Denver’s Film Festival
- There are only 7 known red wolves left in the wild
- FE’s parent org Anthropomorphic Events of Ontario hosts an open forum
- Lemur Stolen from San Francisco Zoo
- Reward for Missing Lemur
- Alligators Stolen from Pierces Pet Palace in PA
- A Profanity Filter Banned the Word ‘Bone’ at a Paleontology Conference
- Dog Augmented Reality Glasses
- Bags of Eels Dumped in the Lake
- SunFish Doing normal Sunfish Activity
- Halloween Fake House Fire
- Ziggy – “Camera Advice”
Episode 478 - Qpocalypse Now - This week: Platforms try to shove qanon back into the bottle, a tale of what happens when libertarians take over a small town, voting and the efforts conservatives put in place to slow it, Savrin discovers a CBC pod series o
This week: Platforms try to shove qanon back into the bottle, a tale of what happens when libertarians take over a small town, voting and the efforts conservatives put in place to slow it, Savrin discovers a CBC pod series on the Satanic Panic up north, and we learn a little about data center SSDs.
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Southpawscast
LINKS
"The Town That Went Feral"- https://newrepublic.com/article/159662/libertarian-walks-into-bear-book-review-free-town-project
Uncover: Satanic Panic- https://www.cbc.ca/radio/uncover/season-6-satanic-panic-1.5437487
Telegram fan chat- https://t.me/joinchat/CGL2Zj9oiYOXuQPOJXOrsg
Bearly Furcasting #25 - Bucktown Tiger, Taurs, Storytime, and Really Bad Jokes
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This week we welcome musician and Jeopardy champion; Bucktown Tiger! We talk with a fur about Taurs, Taebyn reads a story and we trade really, really bad jokes. Spend an hour (give or take) with Taebyn and Bearly. We always have fun and you will too!
Thanks to all our listeners and to our staff: Bearly Normal, Rayne Raccoon, Taebyn, Cheetaro, TickTock, and Ziggy the Meme Weasel.
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Oxfurred Comma Begins TODAY!
That’s right folks! We’re keeping this one short and sweet. Oxfurred Comma begins today and we want to see you attend the first ever online convention that focuses purely on furry writing. Let’s hit the quick bullet points!
- All panels will be streamed live on the official FWG Twitch channel
- You can find the convention schedule on the Oxfurred Comma website. All times shown are in PST.
- You can find the Dealer’s Den either on the website or visit the LIVE version on the FWG Discord!
- Don’t forget to check out the Author’s Corner as well! So many cool projects and stories to see there.
- Invite your friends and share with the hashtag #OxfurredComma
That’s it! We hope to see you all there enjoying this fun weekend of furry writing!
Furry Forest Adventures
Thanks to Twitter we found out about Wild Lands, a new fantasy role-playing game created by Steve Wood — an animation and game arts professor and fantasy illustrator, to quote him. “Wild Lands is a High Fantasy Critter TTRPG inspired by the stories I loved as a kid like Redwall, The Wind in the Willows, The Rats of Nymph, and Once Upon a Forest to name a few.” Over at the official web site it says “Scurry into adventure with Wild Lands, a cooperative storytelling RPG where players control squirrel knights, mouse mages, badger barbarians, and more!” Free trial downloads are available now.
image c. 2020 by Steve Wood