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07/20/2011
By: bluebarker

Synopsis: In a world were heroes and villains exist, Santat takes us to the perspective of the rather neglected pets of a superhero that sees villains more often than he does his new pets. With a recent tussle with some super villains, the superhero thinks its time to enlist the aid of a sidekick. Word spreads out to the four corners, and many will come. He doesn’t need to look far as none more eager to be his sidekick than his own pets. With the cat out of the house, the dog thinks he’s the most likely candidate against the chubby hamster named Fluffy and the newly arrived chameleon-lizard dubbed Shifty; they don’t really stand a chance. A friendly face from the past comes and helps the two tiny terrors have a fighting chance against the dog let alone against the scum of the city. The journey is long and filled with plot twists and humorous one-liners that will get anyone laughing, kids and adults alike. Pet competing over the love of their owner really takes a step back from the usual stories. Its a graphic novel about the value of family, forgiveness and all-around good fun.

Review: Dan Santat started out as an illustrator for some time now, but turning to illustrating his own stories his craft really shines through. From the looks of the art and design it is reminiscent of those Sunday Morning Comics with a splash of color and some dark moments as well. The overall look of the Graphic Novel is rough in stuff places giving it texture and real attention to detail in certain areas adds to the story and never takes away. Keying into the superhero element is just one factor of many that puts stresses on any family, whether its a family of parents and kids, or the caped crusader with pets to keep his company. The value of family and the importance of relationships really shines through with other themes such as “it doesn’t matter how small you are, you can still make a difference”, “wit and brains over brawn” and “always looking for the alternative to senseless violence, because once you cross that line you can’t go back”. Filled with nod offs to familiar figures, epic rivalry and witty humor of both the slapstick and verbal, its quite the page turner.
The real meat of the story comes from the tension between the dog and the cat. We know why dogs and cats don’t get along, but this time its personal and has some real weight behind it. Manny and Roscoe have been there from the beginning and yet they fight constantly. While Fluffy gets saddled with the new pet who doesn’t have a lick of sense about him. Yet more comes as Fluffy, a small hamster, how can he fight against bad guys who are bigger than him? Stronger than him? Manny comes in and tries to help out Fluffy for personal reasons and is reunited with an old friend with an even more malevolence than we first realize. And Shifty? Scared of everything and his only defense is to go invisible, how can he fight crime? Our heroes must find their place and learn life the way anyone with super powers can, which is to say that behind the super powers, behind the cool costumes and behind the mask, they really are just people and animals trying to do what they were meant to do.
By the end you’ll want more because it really is a great story that touches the soul and deserves to reread again and again. The cover alone says it all. The pets themselves are rather anthromorphic in a way through their proportions, expressions and ability to talk its no wonder they have so much fun being crime fighters. The camaraderie alone is enough to make any furry laugh their fur off. Personally to me its gets five out of five stars and two paws up all the way. But why don’t you be the judge of it and read it yourself. Available at booksellers nationwide and online, you don’t want to miss it. The expressions on page 5 are priceless.

This trailer was made by the the author of the graphic novel “Sidekicks”.

Review by VG (bluebarker) is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.Based on a work at www.dantat.com.

I was going through the spam/reported list and was wondering what you would like to see.

Just some ideas:

• a different theme
• smiley icons
• more moderation or less restriction on content
• better defined rules

I was wanted to tidy up the right column.

What rating should r/furry have? Adult? PG? G?

Should adult content be diverted to r/yiff ?

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You can do a lot with CSS. I was trying to emulate Furaffinity's style in this test.

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There has been one problem with reddit styles. CSS3 doesn't work yet.

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Ok, so I don't have a computer; I write and post all from my iPod. I have written a considerable amount of literature, and as I am on an iPod, AI cannot upload to FA. Where is a site that I can just paste in my stuff?

I intend on sharing it with you r/furry, as it is SFW; should I just paste it into a self.furry post, or do you guys know of a site that would fulfill my needs?

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Author: Toonces
Today’s reading comes from Andres Cyanni Halden, from the new anthology The Fortune Teller’s Poem, published by FurPlanet and featuring the work of Teiran, Foozzball, Whyte Yoté, D.J. Fahl, Andres Cyanni Halden, K.M. Hirosaki and Kyell Gold.

Molly died in a car accident.
Well, to be…

…read more at www.baddogbookclub.com

Find the full article here: The Bad Dog Book Club

The contents of this Podcast may have adult language and adult themes. The content is not produced by Furry News Network, but is posted for your convenience.

Hey fellow furs,

I just wanted to clarify something before I post a link. I have an anthropomorphic themed story I'm writing which I want to share, but I'm conscious of what people think about others posting their own artwork or literature. I know some other sub-reddits hate it, so I just wanted to run it by you guys to see if it's okay. If not, I understand :)

I look forward to your replies. Thanks.

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Capcom announced today that they are releasing Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3, a special edition of Marvel vs Capcom 3 with additional characters. Take a look at this roster, ’cause the game got a nice little boost of furry.

Capcom:
Firebrand
Strider Hiryu
Phoenix Wright
Vergil
Nemesis
Frank West

Marvel:
Hawkeye
Ghost Rider
Dr Strange
Iron Fist
Rocket Raccoon
Nova

On the Capcom side we’ve got Firebrand, buff shirtless demon of Ghosts and Goblin’s fame. You may recognize him from accidentally clicking on crossover slash art of him and Brooklyn from Gargoyles.

And even more bizarre is the choice of Rocket Raccoon on the Marvel side. Remember him? No, of course you don’t. But he’s here, and that’s kinda really fucking awesome.

The rest of the Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 roster is various levels of awesome/boring as well. Phoenix Wright is an incredible choice, but Ghost Rider, Nova, and Iron Fist? Meh.

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Author: Frysco

This FC2012 newsletter announces the Picnic and Campout on the weekend of September 10th and Guests of Honor E.E. Knight and Matthew Ebel (Hali), plus performers Uncle Kage and 2.

Open staff and panelist positions are advertised, with a $50 FC:Unleashed logo contest and a request for con book material. The Dealers Room and its associated waiting list are now closed, but applications for the Furry Market Place will open on or shortly after August 1st.

1.  Picnic and Campout

It’s coming! A little later in the year. The Campout starts on Friday September 9th and ends Sunday morning on the 11th. The Picnic is on Saturday September 10th. We will be sending out separate news for reservation information in the next week or so. Thank you!

2.  GOH and Guest Announcements

Further Confusion 2012 is pleased to announce our Guests of Honor for 2012.

E.E. Knight, Author of the Dragon’s Champion and Vampire Earth series of books.

<http://eeknight.com/>

Matthew Ebel, musician. Many of your might have been to Matthew’s wonderful concerts at other conventions, we are pleased to welcome him for his first performance at Further Confusion.

<http://matthewebel.com/>

We are also happy to announce that Uncle Kage and 2, the Ranting Gryphon will both be performing at Further Confusion, as well also being on some panels. We welcome them back to Further Confusion.

3.  Further Confusion Needs you!

We need you! Want to be part of something great? Have a fun rewarding and challenging experience as an FC staff member. Further Confusion is for furs and by furs. And staff keeps this event happening year after year. We have the following positions open under programming. If you would like to volunteer or have any questions please e-mail us at hr@furtherconfusion.org

Open Positions:

a. Creators Lounge Lead & Second
b. Gaming Track Lead
c. Gaming Lounge Lead
d. Social Track Lead
e. Business Track (Talking about doing business in the fandom)

Calling all panelists, have you ever wanted to host your own species panel but, never had the chance to do so? Well your in luck because we have several panel openings that we need people to fill. Here is what
they are:

f. Fox panel
g. Gryphon panel
h. Raccoon panel
i. Skunk panel
j. Wolf panel
k. Equine panel
l. Kangaroo panel

If you are interested in hosting any of these, please contact us through programming@futherconfusion.org.

Wonder what makes a convention run smoothly? Operations! And they need you. Operations is looking for:

m. Con Ops Staff
n. Gophers lots of gophers

Contact hr@futherconfusion.org

4.  Con book call out to artists and writers

Once again Further Confusion needs stories and artwork for the next program book. Design and lay-out will begin soon, and the earlier you can send us work, the better. If you have any questions about submitting material, please check out the requirements and specifications on the convention Web site at:

<http://www.furtherconfusion.org/fc2012/policies/conbook>

If you aren’t an artist or writer yourself, tell your friends who are!

We are also considering relevant advertisements.

5.  FC:Unleashed! Logo Contest! Calling all artists!

Hey Everyone!

If you’re unfamiliar with FC:Unleashed!, we are the variety show at Further Confusion!

Since we are fairly new, we found ourselves needing a logo to represent us!  And to make it fun and creative, the FC:U! staff decided it’d be fun to hold a contest.

Here’s the skinny:

Prize:

The prize is $50. (Which will be converted to your currency on request) We are offering a finder’s fee of $25. (The way this works: If the winner we choose was referred to the contest by someone else, then the person who referred the winner also wins!) So when you submit your entry, please remember to include the information of the person who referred you, if you were referred.

What we want:

A logo. Text and graphic. Something that represents the fun that is FC:Unleashed! and encompasses Further Confusion.  We’d like it to say Further Confusion or FC on it somewhere as well as, FC:Unleashed! to be the main focus of the piece.

Be creative! There is no theme or genre that we’re looking for specifically so have fun with it

The Rules:

We need the files to be shown in 3 sizes. Small, medium and large. You can submit the files in .ai, .psd or .jpg format. We’d like the largest of the three sizes to be no bigger than 1000×1000 pixels with a resolution of 300.

When you submit your artwork to us, it will become our property and we will not change your artwork but you will not get to say how and where it is used.

You can submit up 3 designs total for consideration.

The deadline for submission is Sunday, July 24th, 2011 at Midnight PST and winner will be announced shortly thereafter.

When you submit your artwork, please include your real name, fan name, the best way to contact you and where you’re located so we can factor in the method of currency to pay you in should you win. Also, what method of payment you prefer for your winnings. And finally, if someone referred you, please include the same information for them and where you heard about us.

Contacting us:

You can e-mail your submissions to: fcu@furtherconfusion.org

Also, if you’re interested in submitting an act for the show you can get all the details here: <http://furcon.livejournal.com/661318.html>

Other stuff:

This is going to be seen by lots and lots of people! So make something you’re proud of We’re going to be using this for all of our advertising and anything show related and we will completely credit the winner for their awesome work! Thank you in advance for your entries!  And please please PLEASE boost the signal! Who knows, it might score you $25!

6.  Dealers Room Sold out – Waiting List Full

Yes, the Dealer Room for Further Confusion 2012 is sold out. And we have 30 people on the waiting list. So we are closing the waiting list at this time. Should circumstances change in some manner, we may open the waiting list again, but at this point in time we have more people on the list than we expect to be able to provide a chance of space to. Anyone applying after June 30th, 2011 will be turned away rather than added to the waiting list.

However, if you don’t mind setting up and tearing down each of the three days that our dealer spaces are open, AND you are going to be selling material of the PG or less in rating, you might consider…

7.  The Furry Market Place

Soon we will be opening the Furry Market Place section of our Dealers area on the Further Confusion 2012 website. Once we do, full information will be provided including the rules and a link to the Furry Market Place online Application. On or shortly after August 1st, 2011, we will activate a link on the Furry Market Place section that will take folks to the online application. The rest of the page will be live at least 2 weeks before that.

The Furry Market Place is a collection of 20 spaces in the hallway outside the Further Confusion 2012 Dealer Room. These spaces are unsecured spaces in a public area, so each vendor must set up and tear down daily as there is no secure storage available. Also, being a public area, we must limit what may be sold, advertised or displayed in this space to materials of no greater than a PG rating. Any materials of PG- 13 or greater is only allowed to be sold INSIDE the Dealer Room. Also, all sellers of taxable goods or services must have a Seller’s Permit from the California State Board of Equalization and collect sales tax in accordance with California State Law. Further Confusion does NOT provide this for you. While it is not necessary to have a seller’s permit to apply for a Furry Market Place space, you MUST have one by the time the convention begins, and provide the number for same to the FC2012 Furry Market Place manager before you will be allowed to set up you space.  Further information will be available on the Furry Market Place page
once it goes live on the website.

Furry Market Place spaces cost US$75.00 and include one (1) full membership as a part of that amount. The sales/display area of the space is approximately 4′ x 2.5′. (Half of a ‘standard’ 8-foot table.)

–
Further Confusion
info@furtherconfusion.org
<http://www.furtherconfusion.org/>

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Author: Higgs Raccoon

This Thursday (July 21) sees the final performance of Squirrel, or The Origin of a Species, playing in the Redrum theater at Fort Fringe in Washington D.C., USA

A two-man comedy by Michael Merino, Squirrel is a dialogue between nineteenth-century naturalist Charles Darwin (played by Ian LeValley) and an American Grey Squirrel (played by Carlos Bustamante).

The play is presented as a series of skits, jumping about about in time and setting but roughly following Darwin’s life between his voyage on the HMS Beagle and his writing On the Origin of Species. Bustamante brings the Squirrel to life with only a grey hat with ear flaps, and his own squirrelly movements.

 

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More on the theme of nightmarish images -- I like this one:
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Nordguard: Across Thin Ice">Newest book Nordguard: Across Thin Ice by Blotch is out, having debut at AnthroCon ‘11 and it ranks in on a complete 180 degree than their previous jaunt into graphic novels Dog Days of Summer, a decidedly fluffier graphic work.  While Dog Days was limited to a mere week for each page, with the plot at the chaotic whim of indecisive voters, Nordguard was conceived and planned and created over the course of roughly two years.  It had a preplanned story with a year alone devoted to research, character structure and story landscape.  The effort shines through in an albeit brief but also fully-fleshed and engaging world that leaves you counting the probable year until the next release.

Set in winter harsh lands invoking Nome, Alaska or the Yukon trails of Jack London stories, scenery is at once both majestic and cruel.  The colors are beautifully rendered and were chosen with a keen logic in mind, separating characters and landscape easily while being true to the industrial/arctic look and feel of an 1890’s gold rush way of life.  The characters move and feel as vibrant living, breathing upright animals; setting upon their work and movements with fluidity and naturalistic movements.  Nickel’s joyful jerks and interjections display a youthful, energetic personality that is uplifting and a good contrast against characters much more serious, dour (London) who transmit their years of experience form their looks and manner of speech.

There are worries though; a Slavic major is a passenger for unknown reason and his mannerisms scream, “I am hiding something that will put this team in jeopardy” and I can only hope he is not as cardboard as I fear.  It’s best to put something as childish as preemptive judging like that down to lesser movies or books turning me cynical in older age.  There are still two more books where it a change.

And unfortunaly, the first book is a quick one.

This is the second time I’ve mentioned how short the comic is without any explanation, so let me say now; Blotch took the proactive route and was courteous to point out at their panel how due to deadlines their two choices were to chop out very important story arcs and material or cut the page limit at 75 instead of the intended 120 (roughly). And 75 pages sound, in theory, a lot. But because the story’s pace is continuous, with only one solid rest from the action once it picks, you’ll be holding the last page checking your watch to see if you just beat a Guinness world record. The pace is burning. From the word Go you are introduced to the world Pi and the rest live in with necessary points being brought upon the way in competent telling and b the plot’s requirement are off to adventure. The whole reason it’s done so soon is the constant new tidbits that come off each page giving continual reasons to read ahead; wanting to hear their explanation and discover the new unraveling of the plot, or something of the world explained, either a fantastical element or some real-world nugget of information coming through.  This tactic, while admirable and well done leaves the side-effect of the pages flowing into each one too smoothly, something that probably would have worked with the original page-limit.

Minor flaws aside, a great book through and through and a promising start to a trilogy.  While it pulls a cliff hanger after just 75 pages, it does so with all immediate dangers or unknowns settled so the reader is not left on a hitch pondering the fate of our heroes like a bad Saturday morning cartoon.  The fact that it reads fast does not undermine the story or characters, both of which hold you and keep you reading.   You are intrigued but not cheated, the characters are as of it all memorable and the while the cast is larger than there last endeavor, it is not yet unwieldy and unmanageable to keep track of, again thanks in part to smart art direction dividing each person with distinction.  Any one either a fan of Blotch, tales of the North or extreme climates or is just looking for something that’s shaping into a maturely created anthromorphic adventure would do well with this book.  I have minor trepidations concerning plot; will clichés override a solid story that’s keeping its cards to its chest for now or will the plot surprise me in book 2?  Regardless, I am quite happy to say I can’t wait to find out one way or the other.

Nordguard: Across Thin Ice can be purchased online at Sofawolf Press; https://www.sofawolf.com/products/nordguard-ati for $19.95.  The blog Nordguard (http://nordguard.com/) has updates to the trilogy’s progress.

Earl Z. Madness can be contacted via email; stud...@gmail.com or by phone (516) 603-6842.  His website of awesome can be found here; http://www.furaffinity.net/user/zeratul-luke/