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Are you a fan of Kaiju — giant monsters from Japan? Are you a fan of monster match-ups in glorious city-wrecking battles? You might want to check out Godzilla Legends, a new full-color 5-issue mini-series from IDW, starting this November. Each issue will feature a self-contained stories of various monsters from the Godzilla universe taking on one another to the explosive end. In issue #1 (by Matt Frank and Jeff Prezenkowski), Anguirus — the spiny four-legged “perpetual underdog” of kaiju-dom — takes on one of the deadliest monsters of all, Destoroyah! The first issue also features special variant covers by fantasy artist Bob Eggelton and comic book legend Art Adams.

image c. 2011 Bob Eggelton

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Chris Sturtivant, better known in furry fandom as Findra, reportedly died this week.

More to follow.

Find the full article here: flayrah – furry food for thought

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This is a 25 minute look at some of the guys that have become “Bronies” – adult male fans of My Little Ponies: Friendship is Magic.

Do furry's have bellybuttons? I mean, because you see drawings with them, but would they actually have belltbuttons? I feel kind of stupid asking this..

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Many people have had less disposable income in recent years. Have you stopped buying furry material, or are you just more selective about what you spend on?

Do you buy fewer prints and trinkets vs. commissions, because they're less personal and can't waste the money; or more, because they're cheaper? Are you pickier about fursuit builders - paying only for quality - or will you take whatever you can get? Have you cut your fandom budget, or would you cut cable first?

Bonus question for artists/builders: Have you seen a change in what people are buying?

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10/10/2011
By: Trashville

October 2011

In all my years as a furry, I don’t think I’ve discovered a fursuit builder quite as shockingly impressive as Qarrezel of Clockwork Creature. Clockwork Creature costumes are extremely beautiful and detailed and always stand out at furry conventions. The official website gallery provides sixty-two (not including customer photos) examples of Qarrezel’s masterpieces. This builder specializes in not only costumes but masquerade and Renaissance-themed masks. Clockwork Creature was enlisted to make fandom history in the film Bitter Lake. This movie that debuted at EF featured an all-fursuit cast. The fursuits I speak of were created by the one and only Clockwork Creature.

Describe your history in the furry fandom.
I don’t have much of one, to be honest. I’ve always loved werewolves and such. I stumbled on Kyoht and Goldenwolf WAY back in the day through the now non-existent “Temple of Luna” website. Not long after I discovered the Werewolves of Verdun Manor (now Running Wolf Productions), and decided to try making a werewolf costume for myself (see my answer to the next question). After that, working with furries was essentially the logical progression of things, and opportunities presented themselves via DeviantArt, Sheezyart, and later, FurAffinity.

When did you build your first costume and what was it?
My first costume (of an animal-related nature, anyway), was a werewolf mask that I made for Halloween when is was 12. It was crude, of course, but nevertheless pretty advanced considering that it was my first attempt, and I was pretty young, and my materials were of poor quality – I made it out of Celluclay and fun fur. The moving jaw was rigged with rubber bands. After that first attempt, though, I wanted to do it again, and improve, which of course started my endless obsession with creature costuming.

How many fursuits have you been paid to build?
Oh goodness, it’s hard to say! I counted an easy 100 just from what is currently in my DeviantArt gallery, but that’s not counting costumes that lack good photos, personal costumes, costumes made to sell at auction, and works that I consider outdated, and thus are no longer on display.

What is your construction method of choice (i.e heads)?
Our masks are made from cast polyurethane resin. Basically, the liquid resin is “slush cast” into a silicone mold to create a thin but durable shell. That shell is then fitted with hinges, jaw set, eyes, and any other necessary components, then covered in fur. The fur is carefully shaved to create a natural taper, and a fur hood/cowl and ears are attached.

What is your average price range?
Masks tend to start around $1000, and fullsuits tend to be around $2300 or so. They can be more or less depending on features. We have this nice price estimator available for people to play with (link available at the end of the article).

Who was your favorite to build?
That is so very, very hard to say, but I had a lot of fun with “Tasmanian” the werewolf; I guess that could be considered my favorite build.

What makes you unique as a builder and why should people choose you?
Our studio is a multi-person operation, which allows us to complete projects faster than other studios while maintaining a high level of quality. We also devote a considerable amount of time to making new developments, so our methods are steadily improving, and the range of items that we can make and materials we can work with is steadily expanding. Furthermore, I run a livestream most workdays, so customers get to watch their costume being made from beginning to end.

http://www.clockworkcreature.com/ Official Website

http://clockworkcreature.com/calculator/ Price Calculator

http://bitterlakethemovie.com/ Bitter Lake Official

http://www.furaffinity.net/user/qarrezel Qarrezel’s FA

http://qarrezel.deviantart.com/ Qarrezel’s DA

http://www.runningwolfpack.com/ Running Wolf Studios

http://qarrezel.deviantart.com/art/Tasmanian-189216340 “Tasmanian” werewolf pics

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I've been playing and running games with other furs over the net for years, and just love the creativity they bring to the table, and the vast, varied array of furry character concepts that get created.

Here are some of my favorite character's that I've gotten to play over the years:

• Hildebear the Alchemist, by drdubz.

• Flip the Spellthief, by Min.

Anyone else got some notable ones they want to share?

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We don’t need to tell you much about Puss in Boots from Dreamworks. “The Most Interesting Cat in the World”, his mini-trailers have gone viral all over YouTube and elsewhere already. So we’ll just clue you in on a few interesting factoids. The movie stars Antonio Banderas (of course!) as Puss and Salma Hayek as the curvaceous Kitty Softpaws, as well as the voices of Zach Galifianakis, Billy Bob Thornton, Amy Sedaris, Constance Marie, and Guillermo del Toro. It’s directed by Chris Miller, who’s an old hand at Dreamworks by now: Besides having directed Shrek the 3rd, he’s also known as the voice of Kowalski the penguin in the Madagascar movies. (Popular voice actor Jeff Bennett voices Kowalski in the Penguins of Madagascar TV series though. Back in the day, Chris Miller was also very well known for an animated short he created, Lea Press-On Limbs.) And of course, the most important news: It’s coming to theaters on Friday, October 28th. Right after seeing the movie, you might want to check out The Art of Puss in Boots, edited by Ramin Zahed and available in hardcover this November from Insight Editions.

image c. 2011 Dreamworks Animation

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Im in the middle of making a fur suit and I know that there are several different ways to make eyes. How did you make your eyes (pics are a plus). Also what is the best way to make realistic eyes, or at least the eyes that firestormsix makes on his suits.

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