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Just today we learned of a new urban-fantasy miniseries streaming later this month: “Netflix has shared an official trailer and key art for the upcoming four-part animation/live-action hybrid series Lost Ollie, inspired by the book Ollie’s Odyssey by prolific author, illustrator, and Oscar-winning filmmaker William Joyce (The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore). All four parts of the limited series hit the streamer on August 24… The series is an epic adventure about a lost toy who braves the many dangers of childhood as he searches the countryside to reunite with the boy who lost him; and the story of the boy who lost more than a best friend… Shannon Tindle (Kubo and the Two Strings, Coraline) serves as creator, writer, and executive producer. The series was directed by Academy Award winner Peter Ramsey (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse), who also serves as executive producer.” Animation World Network has more information and the official trailer. Interestingly, the last time Mr. Ramsey directed a William Joyce story, it was Rise of the Guardians.

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We had not heard of the on-line comic How To Speak Cat, but now it’s available in a new book, How To Speak Cat: Fake Mews. “Not sure what your cat is trying to tell you? Learn To Speak Cat is the book for you. Have a friend who’s potty about their moggy? Learn To Speak Cat is the perfect book for them. Anthony Smith has been translating cat-speak for years, both as a long-running cartoon in The Metro and as a webcomic. Read, laugh and wonder no more what Tiddles has been trying to tell you!” Meow. From Soaring Penguin Press.

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The Best Places To Get Fursuit Tails & How To Make Your Own

Xege Kheiru, Writer, Furry

01 Aug 2022

What Are Fursuit Tails?   

If the name wasn’t a dead giveaway, fursuit tails are tails for your fursuit. They come in a variety of shapes, sizes and colors so it can be hard to put your finger on one to call your own. Like most animals, they each have a unique tail to suit them and when it comes to fursuits, these tails can get pretty crazy whether it be a 5 foot tail that drags across the floor with spikes and ridges for your dragon fursuit, or a small fluffy scut for your rabbit fursuit.

Blue Dragon Fursuit Tail

Image by ChasingTailsWorkshop via Etsy

Where Should I Get My Fursuit Tails?

Etsy

When it comes to any part of the fursuit, Etsy is almost always an extremely useful resource even if it is to find inspiration. You can find a whole catalog of extremely talented artists and fursuit makers most of which are even looking to sell their work. As well as this, they are typically super affordable meaning you can get a few you like and decide on one rather than just doing guesswork based on some thumbnails you’ve seen.

Etsy Logo (if you couldn’t tell) 

Image by Etsy

The Tail Company  

If you insist on specificity however, the tail company specializes in fursuit tails and they do a pretty damn good job of it. They are a team of fursuit designers who originated from kickstarter but now even make other awesome stuff like bluetooth sound reactive ears. As for their main business, they offer everything from frisky fox and dog tails to scary spined alien tails, so if variety was an issue of yours, not to worry. However, when it comes to pricing, things get a little bit hairy (no pun intended). Because they are an independent team paying for their own supplies, often you will be paying quite a bit but this is not at the sacrifice of quality as the price definitely shows in their work.

The Tail Company Logo

Image by The Tail Company

FursuitSupplies

The appropriately named fursuitsupplies.com is a nice middle ground between The Tail Company and Etsy in terms of quality and affordability. The average tail from fursuitsupplies.com will run you about $30 which is a pretty good deal considering that their tails aren’t vastly different in quality to The Tail Company for almost $100 cheaper than them as well.

FursuitSupplies.com Logo

Image By FursuitSupplies

How Do I Make A Tail Of My Own?

Maybe you aren’t too keen on parting with that much money though and if that’s the case, we’ve got your back. We get it, a tail is an integral part of a fursuit but $150 is a lot of money and possibly money you don’t have to spare on a fursuit so, here’s how you can make your own.  

 

Supplies You’ll Need

The first thing you need to understand is that the process of making a tail will vary depending on the type of tail you are making so, for the sake of argument, we will go with the most common fursuit tail, a fluffy wolf tail. For this you will need the following:

• Needle and thread 
• Large Piece of Cardboard
• Material for belt loops (elastic or nylon webbing) 
• Felt tip markers 
• Faux fur 
• Scissors  (Any object to cut with will do though) 
• Clips or pins 
• Stuffing 
• A comb 
• A broom or any thin cylindrical surface

 

Ori And The Blind Forest Cover Art Image by XBOX How To Make A Fursuit Tail 

If this is your first time making anything of this nature, you should probably buy an excess of some of the materials like the thread and fur and stuffing as there is a pretty good chance you are going to mess up. Also, read around the subject if you don’t find this guide sufficient enough. 

1. Draw out a profile outline of how you would like your tail to look on the large piece of cardboard and cut it out 

2. Place this piece of cardboard over your faux fur and begin to cut into the fur around the outline. Repeat this but this time with a mirrored version of the first outline you cut out. 

3. Place the two pieces of fur over one another so that they are perfectly aligned and place your clips or pins around them to hold them together. 

4. Begin to sew these pieces together with the non-fur side facing out. DO NOT sew all the way around and leave a hole about the width of a fist or hand. This is so that you can pull the tail right side out, hiding the stitching of the threads and also allowing you to later stuff it. 

5. Next you want to attach a belt loop which is a touch tricker, so we recommend checking out this video to do so.

6. Once you’ve made your belt loop, pull the tail right-side-out and begin stuffing it until it’s as full as you want

7. Once you’ve done that you can now sew the opening shut and Voila! You now have your very own fursuit tail  

Of course this isn’t a definitive guide on how to make a fursuit tail and we highly recommend watching several videos and reading other guides, especially if it’s you first time and even more so if you aren’t making the standard wolf tail.

 

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Look, we’ll admit it: There are no anthropomorphic animals (that we know of) in Dolphin Girl Volume 2: Eye of the Baloney Storm. But just listen to the description of this new graphic novel for young readers by Zach Smith: “Ever since the evil Sea Cow tried to steal Dolphin Girl and Captain Dugong’s restaurant/hideout in Trouble in Pizza Paradise!, business has been bad. Dolphin Girl attempts to rebrand the restaurant, but everyone who works there hates the new outfits and the new music. Even worse, there’s a new superhero in town—everyone loves, Wonder Friend and they seemingly can do no wrong. On the other hand, Dolphin Girl is getting everything wrong. But when Sea Cow returns to cover Midwestern Deerburbia in a blizzard of baloney, Dolphin Girl and Otter Boy have no choice but to team up with the all-too-wonderful Wonder Friend to prevent their town from becoming a big Jimmy John’s sandwich!” Top that. Volume 1 and Volume 2 are available now from Pixel & Ink.

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Speaking of bunnies… Quite a while ago (in the pre-COVID Before Times even) we told you about a Kickstarter campaign to bring back one of the original role-playing games, Bunnies & Burrows. Well now it finally looks as if that goal is coming to fruition: “Frog God Games has partnered with Dr. B. Dennis Sustare and Dr. Scott R. Robinson to return a venerable and influential piece of tabletop role-playing games to print… Bunnies & Burrows (B&B) is a role-playing game (RPG) that features animal characters contending with enemies and hazards in a world of nature. Published by Fantasy Games Unlimited in 1976, the game centered on intelligent rabbits. It introduced several innovations to role-playing game design, being the very first game to allow players to have non-humanoid roles, and the first to have detailed martial arts and skill systems. FGU published a second edition of the game in 1982, and the game was modified and republished by Steve Jackson Games as an official GURPS supplement in 1992. As rabbits, player characters are faced with dangers mirroring those in the real world. The only true ‘monsters’ in the game are humans, but there are many predators, traps, and natural hazards. The characters’ position in the food chain promotes an emphasis on role-playing and problem solving over combat.” Frog God has lots more information — and supplements too!

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As you may recall, for a while now we’ve been following news of the upcoming reboot of Warner Brothers’ popular animated TV series Tiny Toon Adventures (originally created by Tom Ruegger and Steven Spielberg, who of course would later give us Animaniacs and Road Rovers). Now we finally have word that the new show, Tiny Toons Looniversity, will be coming to HBO Max and Cartoon Network sometime later this year. According to Warner Brothers, all of the original Tiny Toons characters will be returning for the new show — with one big change among them. Remember Babs and Buster Bunny, friends who would sometimes date, and who were always saying “No relation”? Well now the two of them are presented as twin siblings. That news certainly has the Internet talking!

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Hi everyone! Welcome to the next video showing highlights of the furry community on July 25th 2022! PAWCon https://pacanthro.org/ Furever West https://twitter.com/FureverWest AnthroExpo https://www.anthroexpo.net/ Further Confusion https://twitter.com/furcon Anthro Weekend Utah Charity Sign https://twitter.com/ChronoWolfMusic/status/1548741699026837504 Main Website https://anthroweekendutah.org/ AnthroCon Numbers https://twitter.com/anthrocon/status/1543728663212032002 Fur-eh! Numbers https://twitter.com/fureh/status/1549262553120968704?t=7xhCUXLYZtmpSDPA7PWzEw&s=19 Fur-eh! Documentry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apfgcD_G2d8 DNF Duel https://store.steampowered.com/app/1216060/DNF_Duel/ Protogen Trailer https://twitter.com/GBoopster/status/1551079320805728256 Protogen Launcher Mod https://gamebanana.com/mods/391330 If you like the work I do please like/follow/share to support the channel I'm on multiple platforms https://twitter.com/GrovelHusky https://t.me/grovelreports Subscribe to show support https://www.youtube.com/c/GrovelHusky/?sub_confirmation=1 Grovel Reports Studio made by Kydek https://twitter.com/FluffyKydek Banners used in the channel were made by Slushi https://twitter.com/Slushi3Brushi3?s=09 Music created for Grovel Husky by Whooshagg https://whooshagg.com/ A Protogen In A Video Game?! A $2000 Furry Bathroom Sign + New Dates! - Grovel Reports 7/25/22 #AWU #Protogen #furryfandom

There is the first volume in the Tiny Fox and Great Boar series of graphic novels for young readers. They’re written and illustrated (in lush watercolors) by Polish artist Berenika Kolomycka. “One beautiful fall day, as Tiny Fox relaxes under his favorite tree, he meets a new friend: Great Boar! Great Boar loves to explore the beauty of nature and the changing seasons, but Tiny Fox thinks adventuring can be scary… but so is the idea of being without his new pal! What will Tiny Fox do?” You can find out now in hardcover from Oni Press.

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The Story Behind Osaka Furry Fun Festa Feat. KC, Geppei, and Jun [FABP E23]. ---- Welcome to another episode of the Fox and Burger Podcast! In this episode, we sit down with KC, Geppei, and Jun to talk about Osaka Furry Fun Festa (OFFF) and its history. KC and Geppei are two furries who own a fursuit making studio called Kigurumi Katgetsu. KC is a dog while Geppei is a wolf. Additionally, Geppei is the con chair for OFFF while KC is one of the several managers who help run the con. Jun, a straw hat wolf, works for OFFF as a volunteer and has some experience with fursuit making. We know that a lot of people talk about JMoF, but we also wanted to show the world that there are other cons and events in Japan too. So, sit back, relax, and enjoy this trip to Osaka! ---- Timestamps: 00:00 Section 1: Introduction 00:00 Podcast intro 01:15 Guest introduction 00:00 Section 2: OFFF 07:48 The origin of OFFF 11:07 What can you do at OFFF? 12:15 Comparing OFFF and Western cons 14:52 Comparing OFFF and JMoF 16:29 Favorite moment at OFFF 20:28 Future of OFFF 21:15 Section 3: Japanese furry fandom 21:15 What are Japanese furs like? 34:43 What are doujinshis? 37:41 What is kemono style? 38:50 How much has the Japanese furry fandom been influenced by the West? 43:30 What are some places to visit in Osaka? 48:13 Social media shout out and outro ---- Social Media: Official FABP Twitter: https://twitter.com/foxandburger Michael: https://twitter.com/foxnakh https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK9xoFQrxFTNPMjmXfUg2cg Burger: https://twitter.com/L1ghtningRunner http://www.youtube.com/c/LightningRunner Jun: https://twitter.com/jun_wanderer KC: https://twitter.com/menesisu Geppei: https://twitter.com/geppei5959 https://twitter.com/kigurumikagetsu Osaka Furry Fun Festa: https://twitter.com/OFFF_Info ---- Footage Credit: https://twitter.com/jun_wanderer/status/20617905779 https://www.today.com/popculture/powerpuff-girls-save-townsville-again-after-decade-away-1D79811011 https://screenrant.com/avatar-last-airbender-popular-today-reasons-explained/ https://www.dailytravelphotos.com/archive/2011/09/06/ https://www.visionsoftravel.org/todaiji-temple-nara-park-japan/ https://www.visionsoftravel.org/deer-ancient-nara-park-japan/ https://en.blog.kkday.com/940/asia-japan-kyoto-pokemon-center https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usVn85l4sQM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuATr6tnk6g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WU5YCcGXx2c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSsFhtBsXcg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fHYbZsSfR4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyJJg56d4cc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piI3o4X1iLc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9c5Qgs8cX8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnLq85_y9LU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iv0QaTW3kEY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Fy1lcDhlPA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afBI2icz7v0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sidNKV4JXAA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJYes-uRvkM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqBvYs8eO6c Other pictures and video provided by Jun, KC, Geppei, Pixabay, and hosts' personal footage. Intro/Outro Music: Aioli by Andrew Langdon. ---- The Fox and Burger Podcast is one segment of our production house, Fox and Burger Productions. The podcast’s goal is twofold: 1, to know more about the Asian furry fandom; and 2, compare and contrast the Asian and Western furry fandoms. If you have a guest that you would like to see on the show, please PM us! We will also take questions for our guests, so don’t miss this opportunity to know some amazing furs.

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And then there’s Orange Blossom Monkey Clan, a new full-color comic written and illustrated by Erik Klaus (Ninjas & Robots). “These Samurai Monkeys were trained to guard the southern islands of Mount Kumo, but after generations of peace, many have abandoned the Way of the Warrior. Now that danger looms on the horizon, a small crew of counter-culture monkeys are ready to prove that they have kept their battle skills sharp!” Available now from Keenspot.

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Dinomighty! is a new graphic novel series for young readers, from Clarion Books. “On their own, they are four mild-mannered dinos, but together they are . . . Dinomighty! Everything is pleasant and good in Dinotown . . . until Teri-Dactyl discovers a cryptic email that says the precious Golden Egglettes are in danger! Dinomighties unite! But can they spring into action fast enough to save these valuable jewels from evil baddies?” Written by Doug Paleo (!) and illustrated by Aaron Blecha (Shark School), volumes are available now.

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​Hello,

I've been talking to this guy, and he's really sweet. I'll call him Jay. We've been chatting online every day, and we plan to meet each other at MFF later this year. He seems like he genuinely cares about me, and I care about him.

I'm a freelance furry artist, and I have a day job working retail. My life isn't glamorous, but I make enough to support myself and do some fun things here and there. He's a civil engineer and can afford to travel across the country to furry cons multiple times a year. This wealth discrepancy between us has unearthed some old feelings within myself I thought I was starting to overcome.

I've struggled with depression and anxiety for most of my life, and for a while I felt like a worthless loser, regardless of how good I'm actually doing in life. Authority figures in my life told me I would never make it as an artist. Consciously, I know they're wrong, but I still can't help but remind myself of their words from time to time. It's not that I envy Jay, either. I know I would be miserable working in a field like that. I guess my problem is that I feel out of his league in that regard. I don't feel good enough for him, even though he's never talked down to me. I worry that if we did get into a serious relationship, I wouldn't be able to pull my weight financially, and I would feel like I'm just taking advantage of him. I value my independence, and I don't want to feel like a parasite.

It's no secret people in STEM tend to look down on people who work in creative fields. Not all of them do, obviously, but if you spend time in those circles, you'll come across it from time to time. Jay has never said anything like that to me, but I live in fear he might secretly feel that way.

Again, I consciously know I'm overthinking a good situation. But these old feelings of inadequacy are coming back to haunt me.

Is it better to just not? Should I nip this relationship in the bud, or should I just go ahead anyway despite my insecurities?

Thank you for your time.
-Stee

* * *

Dear Stee,

Thank you for your poignant letter that, I am certain, speaks to many of my readers. 

I will start by saying what you likely already know: A person should not be judged by the contents of their wallet or purse but by the content of their heart.

We live in a world--especially in America--that values money and beauty over heart and character. That is sad. And, I know, it is easy for me to speak in cliches, but I want you to know I do empathize with how you are feeling. I have been on both sides of this coin: Sometimes, I have been the one earning more than my partner, and other times I have earned less. For the most part, I have been the one doing the supporting, and I have taken great pride in that. The times when I earned less, well, you can give in to this sense that it is emasculating. 

Right now in my life, I am earning less than my husband, Michael. This is largely because I am going through a transitional phase in which I am getting away from my freelance editorial work and starting my own business, which, currently, is not taking in any money. So, I have had to lean on Michael to handle a lot of the bills. A big reason this bothers me, I'll admit, is the stigma I often see in the gay community about a young(er) male who seeks out a sugar daddy to support them. Such people are often considered users who only glom onto their daddy bear in order to get their money. This is rather like the gold digger stigma some young women endure. 

Of course, Michael totally understands why my income is currently low and is completely supportive of my starting a new business venture. That's because he's a great guy. That's why I married the big lug.

Here's my question to you: Do you consider yourself a good judge of character? In other words, do you think Jay is a good guy who likes you for you and not for how much money you earn or that you don't work a STEM job? If so, then give the man the benefit of a doubt that he is not going to be an elitist snot and dump you because you're an artist who works in retail. Those feelings of inadequacy are not coming from Jay; they're coming from society and your own insecurities.

Don't screw up what could be the love of your life because you don't think you're good enough. That is self-defeating. 

Glomp onto Jay and allow yourself to love him. And, importantly, talk to him about your life and relationship, but don't say things like, "I think you might dump me because I don't earn much" (that would be insulting to him). Say things like, "I think we complement each other well--you're the engineer and I'm the artist--and I think we're good together and I care about you. How are you feeling about our us?" In other words, acknowledge your differences, but never ever do so in a way that might make him feel you are insecure or jealous of him. If Jay is a man of character, what he will want is a partner to share his life with, not someone who has a hefty bank account balance.

Make sense?

I hope things go well when you finally meet in person.

Papabear

TigerTails Radio Season 14 Episode 00. Join the Discord Chat: https://discord.gg/SQ5QuRf The first (and hopefully only) test show for Season 14 before the season can begin properly next week. For a full preview of events and for previous episodes, please visit http://www.tigertailsradio.co.uk. See website for full breakdown of song credits, which is usually updated shortly after the show. If you like what we do and wish to throw some pennies our way to support us, please consider sending a little tip our way. https://streamlabs.com/tigertailsradio/tip * Please note, tips are made to support TigerTails Radio and are assumed as made with good faith, so are therefore non-refundable. Thank you for your support and understanding.

For a while we had been hearing about the film The Sea Beast, but we didn’t know much about it other than it has a little girl and a big monster. Turns out that this animated feature is the latest work of writer and director Chris Williams, who previously gave us Moana and Big Hero 6 for Disney. Now with the help of Sony Imageworks he has brought this new film to Netflix, and the results are quite an eyeful! In a world much like our own but different, sailing ships and sailing crews travel the seas to hunt and destroy giant ship-crunching monsters… that is, until one day when an eager young girl stows away on the greatest monster-hunter ship, and things begin to rapidly change. The film is quite notable for the ethnic and sexual diversity of its animated cast. But of course, what furry fans are here to see are the kaiju-like sea monsters, and they do not disappoint. In fact, the young girl (and soon others) quickly learn that the giant monsters humans have been fighting may be far more than they appear to be… Check this one out. It’s currently streaming.

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