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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, […]

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~

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！｣

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

News:

• 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

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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.

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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

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

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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!

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Bearly Furcasting #25 - Bucktown Tiger, Taurs, Storytime, and Really Bad Jokes

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!

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

Sábado, 10 de Octubre, 2020 de Nuestro Salvador Jesucristo, Guayaquil, Ecuador-Iberoamérica (Cartas del cielo son escritas por Iván Valarezo) La TIERRA entera bautizada contigo en agua es el TEMPLO de su santo nombre para siempre: El día llego, cuando nuestro Padre celestial

Dear Papabear,

I'm transgender, MTF, and have started transitioning at least to the best of my ability given the Covid-19 situation. So here is the problem I'm facing due to the current situation in the world: I don't know how to handle it as I'm struggling to find the help or start hormone therapy, or even if I even need to actually go onto hormones to be transgender. Every site I've looked at only ever mentions going onto hormones to be considered trans, so I don't even know if I'll be accepted as female if I'm for whatever reason unable to do hormone therapy. Even though I'm trying my best to present as female. (But I've still been misgendered several times, which I can only assume is because I still "look and sound" male, which has been stressing me to no end on how to even handle that).

Anonymous

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Dear Furiend,

Thank you for asking a very important question that may help others who read my column. Let's get down to it.

Just like people who think all furries wear fursuits, there is an assumption among the public that all transgender people get surgery and/or hormone therapy. This is false. There are a lot of people just like you who do not go for medical options. This can be for a number of reasons. Perhaps they are unable to afford hormones or surgeries. Perhaps they have other medical problems that prevent them from doing so safely. Or perhaps they simply don't want to put their body through a medical procedure. These are extremely personal decisions, and there is no right or wrong answer. You must do what is best for you.

Are you trans if you don't have surgery or hormone therapy? If you feel that your physical sex does not match the real you, then yes, you are trans. Your true self lies within you and how you feel. It is not subject to public opinion.

Assuming that, even if you do want hormone therapy, you are unable to pursue it at least for the time being, what else can you do to be trans? Your third option is called "social transitioning." That is, you change yourself outwardly in things that can be easily perceived by society. One obvious thing you can do is change your appearance--your hair, your clothes, your makeup, etc. Next, you can change your name (you can do this legally online for very little money at websites such as totallegal.com, which charges like $30 to do the paperwork), and you can insist on people referring to you with the appropriate name and pronoun that suits you. Finally, you need to look into all your legal rights in your state, which might require you to do some paperwork, depending on where you live. Check out this page https://transequality.org/know-your-rights for more on that.

Finally, related to the last part of your letter, try to build a network of support, including friends, family, and professionals (anyone from doctors, nurses, and therapists to ministers and other counselors). I recommend you check out the National Center for Transgender Equality at transequality.org to get further advice and support.

Hugs,
Papabear

Help vote for success for the only furry auction site!

For over 20 years, furries have had their own specialized auction sites serving the “Furry Economy”. In 1999 there was Furbid and Furbuy. In 2015 we had Furbuy and The Dealers Den. Now only the last one is standing — and thriving. It may be poised to leap ahead of big corporate sites with an ambitious plan.

The Dealers Den is a furry-owned marketplace that brings outsized benefit to sellers and users. They don’t have to use Etsy, Ebay or Amazon. They can efficiently reach each other within their own niche. It keeps things in the “fandom family” without corporate middlemen and control. Ask users what the site does for them. (“Very surprised and very grateful”: fursuit maker Beauty of the Bass talks about a $14,000 sale.) It makes big support for independent art.

But for any niche community, there are downsides. Keeping things personal and relying on trust can be risky. Anywhere in the fandom, scam sellers can come back under new names, or good sellers can be hurt by false bidding or cheating on pay. It’s hard to scale up for new features — like a verified purchase review system, payment processing, or escrow protection.

Enter the Dealers Den rebuild plan.

Sites like Ebay and Amazon can pivot as slowly as giant ships. But furry fandom is a good lab for experiments. Ask Dealer’s Den admin Vitai Slade. He’s devoted to Bitcoin and blockchain tech that allow decentralized, peer-to-peer markets. In his vision, it’s key to the site (and the fandom’s) future.

These will be features of the new plan (register an account to read the whole thing and vote for it!)

• SALES: “A peer-to-peer system for businesses and individuals to buy/sell merchandise to one another in a verifiable way.”
• CATALOGING: “Tracking ownership of one-of-a-kind costumes, artwork, and merchandise on a public blockchain.” (Like fursuit databases already in use.)
• COMMUNITY: “A social platform and phone app that rewards positive interaction with others and promotes sales.”
• ACCOUNTABILITY: “Built into the platform will be Positive/Negative incentivization… rewards for purchases, achievements for repeated good behavior/order completion, customer/business reviews, and strict penalties for non-payment that attach to each user account.”
• MEDIATION: “an honest and vibrant marketplace… at low-cost and with high security over their funds and identity, while allowing our administrative team to monitor interactions and settle disputes between parties.”

Furries who are native to the internet will probably already be familiar with virtual currency. The specific blockchain tech is on the Cardano platform (info). My browsing saw it ranked next to Bitcoin and Ethereum (I couldn’t name better names.) To my understanding, users would cash in and cash out by exchanging dollars for equivalent tokens that exist in the global blockchain. Tokens would have to use site features, so you have to play fair and can’t just run off with money. One rule is requiring 10% collateral with auction bids, so you can’t do frivolous bidding without paying.

Vote to help make the plan happen — the deadline is October 20!

VOTE HERE AND SHOW THAT FURRIES WANT A FANDOM ECONOMY WITH EXCITING NEW FEATURES. (Add a Kudos number above the title.)

The plan is on Project Catalyst — a Cardano initiative to develop their entire concept. It’s like a crowdfund except all you have to do is vote. The Dealers Den is one of many proposals and Cardano will share millions in funding for those who win approval. I think it’s a test for whether Cardano will get used. THIS IS A RACE FOR APPROVAL BY OCTOBER 20 — DON’T WAIT!

Why join a plan like this? Look at the track record of The Dealers Den. It’s the foremost furry auction site that stays as close to free as possible. And this plan comes with decades of strong fandom growth, that can meet a leading edge of tech.

I’m working with modest knowledge as a non-techie, but can share a critical opinion: I’m not very into cryptocurrency in general. It reminds me of this joke: “imagine if keeping your car idling 24/7 produced solved Sudokus you could trade for heroin.” Wide adoption of Bitcoin raised a problem with excessive energy use. But Cardano uses “proof of stake” math, not “proof of work” like Bitcoin. It takes a fraction of the energy, making faster and more efficient transactions without sacrificing security. This peer-to-peer tech may just keep things in the fandom family and allow market mediation that is otherwise hard to develop.

There’s even an X-Factor on my mind; the power of adult art to help a fandom grow against mainstream judgement. There simply is demand for art that corporations won’t make, and fans serve it to each other. But it’s under threat by corporate power that serves a “war on sex” from conservative lawmakers. Payment processing is withheld, accounts are frozen, communities purged, and laws are changed to suppress it. In 2018, SESTA/FOSTA carved out an exemption to the standard of websites not being liable for adult content posted by users. Now only the biggest can afford compliance. As a result, Tumblr was purged, Craigslist killed its personals section, and furries suffered the loss of their dating site Pounced. Decentralizing could protect these things.

If blockchain tech is applied well, it has potential to raise power and freedom for the fandom.

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…and more graphic novels for young readers, coming to us from Penguin Random House. Possibly the strangest yet for the current crop: Shark and Bot, written and illustrated by Brian Yanish. “Shark loves water. Bot short circuits if he goes near water! Shark recites poetry. Bot recites facts. Can these two really be friends? They’re both a little awkward… They both love comics… And just wait til you see their dance moves when they confront a playground bully.” It’s available now in hardcover. Fun fact: Mr. Yanish works for the Jim Henson Company.

image c. 2020 Penguin Random House

“World’s first furry-centered, full-service music distribution netlabel.”

A new netlabel for furry music has been announced! When I think of a label, especially on the small indie side, I think of curation for a certain sound or scene. (Example: a Q&A is coming soon with a fur from Sri Lanka where I asked about Goa Trance.) Here’s one I’ve been enjoying: Numero Group is a reissue label. Imagine digging through thrift store junk and finding a weird one of a kind record that sounds amazing — that’s everything they put out. They specialize in the history of unsung niches, local scenes and their heroes. It makes richer music history than the well-worn stuff on classic rock channels.

Specialty and indie labels make diversity. With that in mind I talked to Finn.

A music style for furries? 

From Fuzznet Music so far, I saw lots of EDM and electronic. Finn says: “That’s just the biggest amount. But we have classic, vocal and orchestral as well.” So will support for artists always be the main purpose or could there be more curation as it grows?

(Finn:) Yeah support for the involved artists is definitely the main goal. We don’t aim for a specific style or genre, but rather take in anyone that fits streaming requirements, sounds cool and wants to join. We define “Furry music” as anything that is made by furries, although there are a few furries who make songs with lyrics specifically tailored to furries, too. The idea is, by having all under one roof, if someone finds a song by our label the chances are high that they might check out the others and make a snowball effect.

If furry became attached to a certain style, what could it be? Imagine a cartoon world where Raccooncore is music from trash instruments.

I think apart from songs featuring furry lyrics (Fox and Pepper, NIIC, Nos Hyena etc.), music is a very broad and varied concept. I mean if the album cover, title or profile picture doesn’t feature an anthro character, there’s nothing that really “makes” it furry. A specific “furry sound” doesn’t exist, which is part of the reason it’s a less popular form of media inside this community. Personally I sure would be a fan of “Raccooncore” though. ;D

Further ambitions?

A label can back a scene, for example some are attached to record stores and festivals. It would be neat to have a con attract furry musicians. (There’s already a furry film fest — put ’em together!) You have ambitions to launch music, but do you foresee anything like that coming out? Is it just a matter of “time will tell?”

I think “Time will tell” fits best here. We’re still getting comfortable just launching and promoting music (I might add we also officially curate songs and artist that aren’t in Fuzznet via Spotify Playlists consisting only of Furry Musicians of various genres that are displayed on our Profile). Although we already have one small “gig” offering a few of our tracks to an upcoming furry-themed Minecraft con/event that has DJs playing live music. Doing similar things is something I’ll keep looking into.

Music Careers, Nuts and Bolts, and the Team

Well known musicians like Fox & Pepper or NIIC Dog built names by hard work on their own. Can you say more about working with a label, what a netlabel does, how it’s set up, the potential benefits of doing it for furry talent, and how artists or writers benefit from working together? Have you noticed anthology or collab projects that made an impact for musicians (like film scoring)? Is there a team collaborating with you?

The job of a traditional label ranges from management over distribution to marketing, or securing deals with other artists and projects. Though that often comes at quite a cost and turns increasingly less popular due to price and the fact that self-distribution becomes easier and cheaper each day (with the added benefit of keeping all your revenue to yourself). Same goes for promotion via social media if you know what you’re doing. Most furry musicians I know of run things by themselves for these reasons.

In terms of collab projects there’s the The Fandom documentary that has a completely original score by Fox & Pepper. I’d love to secure gigs and opportunities like these for our label.

A Netlabel is a rather new thing in the industry (obviously growing traction by growth of the internet itself). But it’s a rather loose term. Typically a netlabel is a small record label or brand name that almost exclusively exists in digital form and is run by a considerably lower number of people compared to a traditional label. Additionally artists often retain their copyright and more control over what happens with their music and data. Netlabels are often passion projects and tend to utilize guerrilla marketing rather than traditional means of promotion.

That’s pretty much the case for us. As of now, I run this whole project by myself, artists retain all their rights, we only distribute digitally and there’s no contractual limitations or obligations to speak of. I have a job in social media and online advertising so I put my profession to work, and mostly do it simply because I enjoy doing so. As of now we have 25 artists on board, and we communicate via our own chat group and frequently exchange ideas, opinions and updates.

How to Get Involved

Fuzznet has a Patreon. How else can potential members to join or support? What do you need? Are there any tips for what to avoid or how to stand out?

For people interested to join the project:

Officially sign ups are closed (there was more interest than expected and I’m working through backlog) but I’m still on the lookout for artists that seem particularly interesting or work outside the all-encompassing EDM/Electronic genre. We also prefer people who are not yet published on Spotify and other streaming platforms other than Bandcamp or Soundcloud. So if anyone reading this happens to still be unreleased and produces any genre that isn’t EDM (and I really don’t mean this in any bad way, I LOVE electronic music) I would be delighted to have a conversation with you!

For people interested supporting the project:

The easiest way to support would sure be to simply stream, favorite or add our music to your personal playlists on any streaming platforms we publish on. You can find all our main platforms here.

Otherwise we can always use more money (haha who doesn’t) for paid promotion, paying for tools/plugins and funding our online presence. We could also always need people just sharing our posts on Twitter and Instagram, or fellow people that know their way in the marketing world.

Tell me again where to find the music?

Our main links are fuzznet.world/music (landing page) and music.fuzznet.world (streaming links). Both pages include all the information about us, release dates, artists and social media links. We focus our main efforts on Spotify, as that one is the globally biggest platform to work with. For our Furry Musician playlists (for ALL furry musicians, in or outside of Fuzznet) we have playlists.fuzznet.world.

My main homepage is fuzznet.world where you’ll find all the various other projects I have to offer.

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We’ve talked before about the works of Paige Braddock, both as a writer and an illustrator. Now they’re back with a new full-color graphic novel, Peanut, Butter, and Crackers Volume 1: Puppy Problems. (Woof, what a title!) “Crackers is a rescue dog who’s a bit on the nervous side, but pretty comfy at home with Butter, a very plump cat who–like all cats–is all about himself. The two pets have a good life: big backyard, nice couch, good eats, and an owner who goes to work every day so they can pretty much do what they want. Enter Peanut, a brand-new puppy with big floppy ears, unabashed energy, and no appreciation for the quiet life. The little dog is a chowhound who dips into everybody’s food bowl. He drools, he chews up stuff, he doesn’t get how stairs work, and he’s afraid of the dark. Yowl! Not to mention he’s hogging their owner’s lap. Even the squirrels in the yard are laughing at this goofy little canine. Butter and Crackers have had it! This puppy has to go! But when the backyard gate is left open (the cat’s idea, of course!) and Peanut wanders out and gets lost, the older animals remember what it was like to be alone–and lonely. Butter and Crackers to the rescue!” It’s available now in hardcover from Penguin Random House.

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On October 4th I sat down with the mystical Kitsune Mark Lee a half black, quarter Native American, quarter Greek, bi-curious furry living in California. (Near my hometown fun fact >_>) While he was nervous at first he had no trouble opening up about his experiences inside and outside the fandom. It's often overlooked but body image issues can have a serious effect on someone's self-esteem even in the furry fandom. Finding out there are people, not only accepting of you, but into you can make a HUGE difference.

Mark Lee discusses his struggles with police assuming the worst of him, having trouble getting down at furcons, and what he wants to see from the fandom to help it grow. I learned a lot about the small steps we can take to push for diversity to say the least. Disabilities and mental health were brought up, but I can't wait to delve into those topics more in future videos! It really opens the door to conversations we need to have. Stay tuned for that in the future.

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Okay… Folks, we’ve said it before, we’ll say it again: We cannot make this stuff up. If we could, we’d be making a whole lot more money. This came across our Twitter feed, which lead us to an article from Variety: “Warner Bros. Animation has started production on an animated preschool series called Batwheels, which will star some of the most iconic vehicles from across the DC universe, fighting crime in Gotham City alongside the usual squad of Batman, Robin, Batgirl, and more. The show’s main crime-fighting crew is led by Bam (The Batmobile), and also includes Bibi (The Batgirl Cycle), Red (The Redbird), Jett (The Batwing), and Buff (The Bat Truck). Together, the sentient super-powered vehicles must navigate the growing pains of being a newly-formed super team, as well as the growing pains that come with just being a kid.” Batman meets Cars, coming to Cartoon Network and HBO Max. Did we mention that the series is aimed at preschoolers?

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It’s October, and although it’s the ‘spooky month’, the Christmas spirit of giving still prevails. In this case it involves fursuits, as Ash Coyote and Xavier Fox recently came together to give away 2 fursuits made by British fursuit maker Kloofsuits. Public nomination determines who will receive the fursuits. “So I was inspired to do […]

The furry media landscape is small, but that has not stopped furries from bringing up initiatives to help develop and improve it for the fandom. Just recently, a fandom-grown internet music label by the name of Fuzznet Music has launched with the aim to support furry musicians. Self-proclaimed to be the world’s first furry music […]

As of this week, furry convention status numbers for 2020 remain constant; 87 cancelled, 1 deferred, 4 to hold this year and 27 furcons completed. The status for Painted Desert Furcon and Furry Snow Fest has been updated – they’ve completed their 2020 edition in February and October respectively. But at the same time, here […]