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I know this has been brought up many times in the past, but I got thinking again about it. I'm sure many artists can relate, but I feel that the genre of anthro animal art within the last 10 years has been built up as taboo in our society. Unfortunately, what was once regarded as simple cartoon anthro art is now heavily defined as "furry" as the fandom is busting into the mainstream. There's a huge double standard when franchises like TMNT are full anthro humanoids, are widely well received, and mainstream as it gets. Trying to explain this to the haters doesn't always sink in. The severe knee-jerk reaction and hostility to anthro art just blows my mind. Yet, there are millions of people that enjoy these types of characters (Bugs Bunny, Sonic, Mickey Mouse, Rocket Raccoon) yet don't even have a clue about the term "furry."

I've been in a place where I've felt embarrassed about what I draw, and am reluctant to show it around to even family members (and it's not even sexual). I feel like the more I continually draw this style of art, the more my friends around me are whispering assumptions and stereotypes. It's so sad that when some people look at art, "if it was just human", it'd be so much more popular and well received.

Thoughts?

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Roo and Tugs are back to kick off season 4! Joining us to celebrate are Plain Jane, her percious ratty, and Alex Kirry (host of local radio station KSL's Nightside Project). Alex asks everyone all kinds of questions about the Furry Fandom from an outsider's perspective, with hilarious results. Afterward, we play THE GAME! This is a great episode words don't do justice to so hit the play button already! If you're still reading.....we also have Margaret Cho and Jim Short share some of their feelings on the recent passing of Robin Williams.



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NOTE: We would like to thank Margaret Cho and Jim Short for allowing us to share part of their episode detailing their feelings on Robin's passing. If you would like to hear the rest of it, or are interested in their awesome podcast, check out the Monsters of Talk Website!

Special Thanks

Plane Jane & Her Ratty
Alex Kirry
Koakai, for the ident

Music and Breaks

Opening theme: Fredrik Miller– Cloud Fields (Radio Mix). USA: Bandcamp, 2011. Used with permission.  (Buy a copy here – support your fellow furs!)
Space News Music: Fredrik Miller – Orbit. USA: Bandcamp, 2013. Used with permission. (Buy a copy here – support your fellow furs!)
Closing: Fredrik Miller – Cloud Fields (Chill Out Mix). USA: Bandcamp, 2011. Used with permission. (Buy a copy here – support your fellow furs!)

Next episode: We are planning treats for you, so stick around and check back by October 10 for our next topic! S4 Episode 1 – Outsiders Ask Questions - Roo and Tugs are back to kick off season 4! Joining us to celebrate are Plain Jane, her percious ratty, and Alex Kirry (host of local radio station KSL's Nightside Project). Alex asks everyone all kinds of question

The Fangs and Fonts crew went to RainFurrest 2014 and recorded a panel on networking. How to connect with writers and publishers, what can networking do for you, and other discussions about the community.  Afterwards we pull the attendees up close for a short open discussion.
 
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This week’s illustration is from the art book and card set, Fire Dragons and Other Rare Ember Creatures, 

I’m at a loss on semi-furry celebrity artist Dave Smith’s kickstarter, “Cerebus Archive Number 2.” I am totally unclear on the concept, I do not even have a roadmap to the concept. I know what we are selling here–a 16-page portfolio. I do not know what we are raising money for.  Or how much is needed. $800 is needed, I think, or $40,000. The first kickstarter ran some time in May, and was successful–I guess? taking in $33,000 over its goal of $800., although actually the goal was $20,000, so we’re golden. Or not. I don’t know.

Apparently backers get a number, and that number is transferable. Which is good, I’ve backed a great many kickstarters and I haven’t gotten a number yet. So that’s a thing.

How much does he need? How much will he receive? What is the roadmap to success? Did we win? I think we won.

In six months the grim little aardvark has taken over $51,000 in Kickstarter pledges, which is kind of amazing on its own, but I have no…idea…what he actually wants. WHAT DO YOU WANT, AARDVARK?

Ahem. I’m a little sleep deprived and high on Dayquil. That’s my excuse.

Reviews this week: The beautiful illustrated Victorian/Indian mystery, The Unlucky Fox.

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For a “complete” list of furry/fur-friendly crowdfunding projects, check out the Project Page and Patreon Page! New Projects Art

BABEL (Ends: 10/16/2014)
Luminous, animal/fantasy art illustration and book with gently surreal imagery.

Note Cards for a Happy Mailbox (Ends: 10/25/2014)
80s and 90s esque kitty cat lineart illustrations and postcards. Cute stuff, hard to describe!

Books/Print

The Unlucky Fox (Ends: 11/1/2014)
The illustrated Victorian Englishfox in India adventures of a young fox unravelling a family mystery and conspiracy.

The Green Ember (Ends: 11/3/2014)
Illustrated “Redwall” esque children’s book–sword-carrying rabbits on a daring quest. Very pretty visuals!
Past its $10000 goal!

Children’s Products

Secret Agent 00K9 (Ends: 10/28/2014)
Sort of a weiner dog James Bond. The number of bad dog puns here is crazy over the top.

Corgi Tales Books (Ends: 10/29/2014)
Cute little corgies in an illlustrated educational series. C is ALWAYS for ‘Corgi.’

Major Nature: Guardian of the Great Woods Forest (Ends: 11/9/2014)
An illustrated short story collection for kids, featuring a pretty awesome bear

Comics/Graphic Novels

Cerebus Archive #2 (Ends: 10/25/2014)
An ongoing fundraising effort to raise money for the restoration and preservation of the CEREBUS 6,000 page graphic novel story.
I really, really, really don’t understand what this kickstarter is selling. Sorry. I assume fans of Cerebus the Aardvark will be able to figure it out.

Samurai Chef Print Edition (Ends: 10/27/2014)
Fighting manga monkey cooking comic action GO!
The mayamada.com label is an interesting one. It’s a combined manga/clothing brand. Of course tees with webcomic characters are not a unique concept, but it’s unusual to see the two ideas evolving together. Also, the leopard chef is kind of hot.

A Year of Questorverse (Ends: 12/3/2014)
The raccoony adventures of Quentyn Quinn–in SPAAACE (or in Hyrule possibly)
Not in love with this one, but it seems on topic. Pledge level just a bit high and going with the maximum pledge time on Kickstarter.

Costumes/Crafts

Fursuit Kit (Patent Pending) (Ends: 10/28/2014)
Simple, brightly-colored fursuit partial DIY kit.
The biggest flaw I see in this one is the illustration that shows what’s in the fursuit kit kind of highlights the lack of a need for a fursuit kit at the list price.

Fruitsuit Creations (No close date)
Capital funding for Fruitsuit Creations, a newish fursuiting company on gofundme.

Tabletop Games

Fire Dragons and Other Rare Creatures Book and Playing Cards (Ends: 10/31/2014)
Glowing gemlike illustrations of fantasy creatures in artbook and playing cards

One Night Ultimate Werewolf Daybreak (Ends: 11/28/2014)
New roles for Werewolf, with cute illustrations!
I cannot easily express how ‘done’ I am with Werewolf. But I do like the illustrations on this one.

Toys

Rio full color vinyl figure (Ends: 11/1/2014)
Collaboration between Michael Vega and Studio Cute: a 9″ figurine of Rio the Lion

Video Games

Wulves (Ends: 10/28/2014)
Super-cutesy training/breeding pet game filled with wolves. Ahem, Wulves.

…Meh

The Real World of the Dragoonies (Ends: 11/27/2014): What is a Dragoonie? You don’t want to know, and you probably don’t want your child exposed to them. They’re a bit like dragons, and a bit like “Grey” aliens, but mostly they’re like a “Good Job!” sticker in fifth grade art class.

…Just for fun

Megaman X the Movie (Ends: 11/1/2014): Nobody else has pledged for this one, but the middle-aged guy in a MegaMan costume is probably worth the price of admission. Also, fun with copyright infringement.
Kult of God Cutlery (Ends: 11/29/2014): This is silly, but I’m loving it: over-the-top, decadent fantasy cutlery knives and forks for eating like you’re on an album cover.

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I'm new to the whole furry thing, and I like the idea of RPing in fursuit, but the ones I've seen seem to bulky and artificial. Are there any more skin-tight and natural?

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I would like to try to make a furry game using Unreal Engine 4, but I have been thinking and don't really know what kind of gameplay would be best for a furry game.

I have though that maybe you could be in a mansions and have to solve some mistery or something like that, but then also one could make a plataformer game where you control different characters.

Do you have some ideas for furry games?

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