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Trailer: Pica-Pau (Woody Woodpecker)

Furry.Today - Wed 30 Aug 2017 - 11:47

Huh... So Universal Pictures Brasil has apparently made a live action hybrid of a Woddy Woodpecker film. It's directed by Eric Bauza who gave us such gems as Inspector Gadget 2, Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2, and Jingle All the Way 2. Eric Bauza (Belly Bag in Uncle Grandpa) is voicing Woody. ... so there is that.
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Animal Rescues Need Your Help in the Wake of Hurricane Harvey

Dogpatch Press - Wed 30 Aug 2017 - 10:00

Co written by Pup Matthias and Patch.

Joe Garcia and Heidi. Photo: David J. Phillip / AP

Hurricane Harvey has been one of the biggest storms to hit the US.  As a category 4 storm, it hit Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana over the weekend, filling our newsfeed with stories of tragedy, courage, and sacrifice. It puts us as a nation and people to the test. We’ve heard the stories: from big ones like the news crew finding a man trapped in his truck and flagging down emergency vehicles to help – to smaller personal stories of neighbors helping neighbors.

Outside of the storm’s path, there’s a lot of talk about how the effects impact the country in many different ways. (Our own Uncle Kage addressed evacuation from his experience as an Emergency Manager Coordinator.)  If you can only watch from afar, the most important way to help is by donating. Even now, all emergency organizations, along with groups and personal accounts are asking for donations to combat the damage Hurricane Harvey will leave.

This is a great time to highlight efforts to help animals. Furry news is a good place for it.  The Furry community has always been proud about raising funds for charity, and that isn’t just for cons.

We found him stranded on a car surrounded by floodwater. But I'm glad to report this dog abandoned by his owners has been rescued! pic.twitter.com/6Ggqe64GY9

— J.D. Miles (@jdmiles11) August 29, 2017

Remember that 250,000 pets were displaced or died in Hurricane Katrina, and some people refused to evacuate without them – it has become an important part of disaster planning, according to this video about saving animals in Hurricane Harvey. 

News stories from PeopleABC News, and NBC have covered more efforts to help animals in need. I’m sure several of you heard or seen the hawk story. Many others will struggle to be heard. Patch has been collecting as many as he can find so we can spread the word and assist with donating what you can.

Interrupting furry tweets to say: Texas animal rescues need help because of the hurricane. Please send ones that need signal boost!

— Dogpatch Press (@DogpatchPress) August 29, 2017

Another one. It's hard to find what's going on because of so much stuff to look at. https://t.co/ESaKBpoaFk

— Dogpatch Press (@DogpatchPress) August 29, 2017

To help out our furry friends, below are a few local organizations and GoFundMe pages that Patch found. We encourage you to share, donate, and provide info on others we may have missed.

Organizations and Funds:

More info about it. https://t.co/fNzz3K6uGc

— Dogpatch Press (@DogpatchPress) August 29, 2017

Please share. Need donations. pic.twitter.com/WjkeJycsRx

— Kat 5???? (@nola_lady) August 29, 2017

Again, help spread the word and donate what you can. We Furries pride ourselves in helping those in need. If you have find others, please send them our way. There haven’t been any specific furry-fandom angles brought to our attention, but we can boost that kind of story unlike other places for news.

Like the story of the starfish, even if we might not save everyone, we can still save one and make a difference. Thank you to Uncle Kage for forwarding us that story.  And thank you for retweeting and reposting ours to help.  Until next time fluffer nutters, have a nice day.

-Pup Matthias

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Battling the Elements

In-Fur-Nation - Wed 30 Aug 2017 - 01:58

Came across this new game at San Diego Comic Con. It’s called Rivals of Aether, and it was created by Dan Fornace. From the official web site, here’s what they say: “Rivals of Aether is an indie fighting game set in a world where warring civilizations summon the power of Fire, Water, Air, and Earth. Choose a Rival to bring into the battlefield and manipulate the powers of the classical elements and animal movement. Untangle the mysterious conflicts of the planet Aether in Story Mode or take your combat skills online and challenge your friends across the world.” The site also includes an animated preview video. The game is available now through Steam for various platforms.

image c. 2017 Dan Fornace

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Team Rynkeby

Furry.Today - Tue 29 Aug 2017 - 21:24

Nordic charity cycling team Team Rynkeby is raises money for cancer treatment by cycling from Denmark to Paris. They have an Orangutan plush as part of this charity. http://www.team-rynkeby.com/ [1] [1] http://www.team-rynkeby.com/
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Fred Patten asks: are “art of” animated movie books necessary?

Dogpatch Press - Tue 29 Aug 2017 - 10:57

Submitted by Fred Patten, Furry’s favorite historian and reviewer.

In June, my review of The Art of Cars 3 was posted here. In it, I said:

“It has been acknowledged that these “art of” books featuring animated films are money-losers, subsidized by the advertising budgets for those films, made for the promotion of those films and for the morale of the artists and technical crews that produced them. The Art of Cars 3 is full of the art of the animators, layout artists, production designers, story artists, digital renderers, graphic designers, modelers, and others who created Cars 3 .”

I had gotten that information – about the art-of animation books being money-losers that were published for their movie’s advertising and for their production staff’s morale – from a February 2017 story by Amid Amidi on the Cartoon Brew website. It was about Illumination Entertainment’s animated films — the Despicable Me franchise, The Secret Life of Pets, and Sing. The pertinent paragraphs were:

“Among the things that Illumination Entertainment does differently from other major animation studios is they don’t produce art-of/making-of books for each of their films.

From a business perspective, it makes sense. Most art-of books don’t make their money back, have limited reach, and add unnecessary costs to a film’s marketing budget. But they do have intangible benefits, like boosting morale among studio employees and helping build stronger relationships with the studio’s most passionate fans. I might agree that it doesn’t make sense to create an art-of book for every film, but perhaps Illumination could publish an anniversary art-of book at some point. Their tenth film is coming up in 2019, while 2020 will mark ten years since the release of their first film. Both of those dates seem like ideal milestones.”

April Whitney, the publicist at Chronicle Books for The Art of Cars 3, took exception to that statement. She said that Chronicle’s “art of” de luxe animation books, which cover most Disney•Pixar animated features, sell very well and are not, as I implied, subsidized by Disney’s marketing department.

April’s response to me:

“The difference in our publishing is that we are a third party that licenses the ability to make these books, so if they didn’t earn back their cost and make money, we would lose money and discontinue publishing them. It’s not a vanity project for us. There may be some books in the market that are completely funded by the studio, and sold with little expectations, but I only have experience working on Chronicle titles and that is not the case here.

“While we don’t share print run numbers or revenue, you could look to The Art of Zootopia for instance and note that it appeared on the New York Times bestseller list, which should give you an idea of the demand for that book.

“Another anecdote is that a few years ago, one of our editors brought to our attention that the out-of-stock book The Art of Monsters, Inc was being sold on eBay for over $100. We decided to reprint. And when we debuted the reprint at San Diego Comic-Con I encountered several people who were thrilled that it was available again at the actual retail price of $40. They were *especially* excited that we sell all books at that show for 30% off.

“Of course not all ‘Art of’ books sell the same, and it does have much to do with how well the film itself does. It has been a while since I worked on The Art of Frozen but I do recall that book sold well with multiple reprints. It was a highly successful film.

“Of course we never know how well a film will perform. We’re book makers not filmmakers nor critics, but we do know that a sizable number of customers are curious about the process of bringing these movies to life, and many of them enjoy the peek into that process that the ‘Art of’ provides.”

Patch O’Furr, the editor of Dogpatch Press who has professional experience in the business, agrees with Whitney.

“I think April is right. Any book that needs a reprint is doing better than cost if it’s part of an established product line like Chronicle’s – (excepting limited cases that may be more expensive to make than they sell for.) This type of book has unique content and doesn’t just reproduce stuff you already saw.

I have definitely seen ‘art of’ animation books sell out and their prices jump much higher than cover, a good sign of success.”

Cartoon Brew’s editor Amid Amidi, who wrote the article that I quoted, is a recognized animation expert (I reviewed his Cartoon Modern ten years ago). I wrote to him, to give him the opportunity to reply to Whitney’s and Patch’s comments. He has declined:

“I have no comment for publication about this”.

– Fred Patten

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The Bunny Before Bugs

In-Fur-Nation - Tue 29 Aug 2017 - 01:57

Before he (and his wife!) created a world-famous mouse, Walt Disney was already well-known for his Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoons (co-created with the great Ub Iwerks, of course). Now in celebration of Oswald’s 90th birthday Animation Scoop let us know about a new hardcover book dedicated to his legacy. Oswald the Lucky Rabbit: The Search for the Lost Disney Cartoons (whew!) is coming out this week from Disney Editions. From editor David Bossert’s press release: “For the first time ever, all the known material and information relevant to Oswald the Lucky Rabbit has been aggregated into one book, including never-before-seen images, photographs, development art, production artwork, scripts, as well as gag and situation notes are all inclusive. This handsome volume contains a variety of color posters, many of which were found at auction houses and with collectors. This deluxe hardcover edition features an embossed cloth spine and is profusely illustrated with many rare images that reconstruct many of the still lost cartoons in the series.”

image c. 2017 Disney Editions

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Zootopia But In 7 Different Genres

Furry.Today - Mon 28 Aug 2017 - 23:07

Editing Is Everything recently produced this video mashing Zootopia rather skillfully into several Genres. Enjoy.
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Welcome!

Furry Book Review - Mon 28 Aug 2017 - 19:17
The Furry Book Review program is a book review outlet specializing in furry literature. The top furry publishers send us books to review, and we provide a great marketing tool for them but also honest recommendations to the fandom, here, on Goodreads, and on Amazon.For those interested in signing up as a reviewer, Here is the link for the Furry Book Review application: https://goo.gl/forms/u2G3d8YrLyPikF8H2You are also required to send in a sample of one of your book reviews to furrybookreview@gmail.com
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TigerTails Radio Season 10 Episode 39

TigerTails Radio - Mon 28 Aug 2017 - 16:13
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BioMutant: a fuzzy new RPG experience is incoming!

Dogpatch Press - Mon 28 Aug 2017 - 10:17

Rune’s Furry Blog showcases “people within the Furry Community… their characters, life, thoughts, and beliefs”. It also covers furry issues and media plus some personal blogging. Rune joins other guest posters to Dogpatch Press like Andre Kon (What’s Yiffin’?) and Arrkay (Culturally F’d). Welcome Rune! – Patch

Originally, when I heard about BioMutant, I wasn’t sure whether or not it should be featured on my Furry Blog or my Gaming Blog— so I just put it on both!

The last time I saw cute, little, fuzzy creatures being the main stars of ANY console RPG, was when I learned about TERA. Did I ever play it? No…

But for those who love the MMO-scene, and especially for furries, this was a huge deal. When it comes to RPGs on consoles, I don’t ask for much. I don’t care the race of my characters so long as there’s a bit of customization involved (even if it’s just a difference in your appearances based on weapon or armor equipped).  If the game has a deep-story, I’m all set.

If I want character customization, I just stick to my PC-MMORPGS like World-of-Warcraft or Guild Wars 2… but I must say that after reading about BioMutant, I’m actually curious to see what more it will offer in the future.  With it being on the XBOXone, I’m actually considering making this a part of my purchase wish-list when it hits the market.

  • So what is BioMutant?

”THQ Nordic revealed BioMutant, an “open-world, post-apocalyptic kung fu fable,” for PlayStation 4, Windows PC and Xbox One.”

— But we want more of an explanation than that, right?

We don’t know who these raccoon-like creatures are, where they originated, or anything like that but, according to the Official Website for the game, we know that the Tree of Life is DYING.

The main life-source for this world has been contaminated. Now it’s up to your character to save the world – or can it even be saved? According to the website, there are divided tribes which must be reunited to face off against the great evils coming from the root of the plague-stricken tree… buuuuuut that’s all the developers seem to be leaking about the main story.

  • What makes the game so unique?

— The game itself is supposed to be a unique twist on 3rd person combat. The main allure will be the way in which your character utilizes their own fighting style. These little creatures learn combat from various Masters scattered across the land. You can mix-and-match kung-fu combos. It’s supposed to keep the combat new and fresh so it never gets boring.

Hand-to-hand combat isn’t the only thing that can defeat the monsters of this world. There’s a weapon crafting system, allowing your characters to mix-and-match parts to create unique weapons. They can defeat enemies as well. However this article from Polygon suggests that while the weapon-system may seem cool, the main focus will be the mastery of the kung-fu styles and really getting up-close-and-personal with your opponents.

Lastly there are the “powers”. These are harder to explain. While they can be used for various things including fighting, this also seems to tie in with the way character customization will work.

  • So what are these Mutations?

— The game is called BioMutant, right? So how do Mutations work in this world? According to the official website, as you traverse this world, radioactive substances and bio-contamination (as well as other chemicals) let you re-code your genetic structure to unlock attributes. This can change your appearance such as giving you long claws, barbed tails, and more. Other attributes aren’t so visible… but it’s said you will be able to unlock things like Telekenisis and Levitation. That’s sure to change the way you play the game. Some things may make combat easier, while others might be strictly for traversing the world in new ways.  Not much else has been said or shown on this development.

For other character customization options, nothing has been shown. It’s uncertain if there will be more. Gear and mutations might be the limit of character customization.

  • Is it an MMO?

— Screenshots have shown multiple furry-creatures in one frame, but this doesn’t seem to be an MMORPG. It’s not being advertised as such. It might be cool if it were, but with all the stuff being incorporated, I think keeping it a single-player experience is for the best.

  • An Open World…

— There’s little known of the game, but it has been claimed that a player can build their own adventure in this open world. The official website also said that the ending depends on the actions of the players. It gives a very “Fable-ish” feel because it claims that we can either be the force that unites the tribes, or the force that brings them down. The official website says it’s an “Unusual Story with an Unusual End”, guided by a narrator as we make choices that determine the fate of this world. So, replay-ability seems rather high for this game already. It promises limitless possibilities since the world is going to be so massive!

  • Conclusion:

— Open-World games have always been a favorite of mine, so I’m excited for this! I do get lost sometimes in just exploring (and forget to do the campaign), but that’s really the appeal of games like this. It’s all done at your own leisure. I love the fact that I get to choose how my story ends, and unique character customization will allow fun experimenting to get that “perfect character” for your personal play-style.

It looks beautiful. The characters are unique. I think it has been awhile since we had a good RPG set in a fantastical world that wasn’t all online. I love MMORPGs, but I miss the old days of Oblivion and Skyrim, even Fallout and Fable… and just having that singular adventure.

I’m also excited because this game mixes my two favorite genres, Fantasy and Post-apocalyptic-worlds!

But what do YOU think? Are you excited for this game?  What would you hope they add to make it better? Let me know in the comments, and I’ll see you all in the next blog.

– Rune

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Comic Funny Animals

In-Fur-Nation - Mon 28 Aug 2017 - 01:59

If you regularly read Previews magalog to find out the latest about upcoming comic books (and graphic novels and so forth) you might be familiar with Comic Shop Tales, a funny animal comic strip (written by Andy Mueller and illustrated by Scoot McMahon) about the strange and funny goings-on at a comic book shop both run and frequented by furries. Well now Previews has finally decided to release a collection of Comic Shop Tales in a new paperback collection. Check it out: “It’s all work and lots of fun at the fictional Berke’s Comic Shop, where owner Berke the Badger tries to keep his crazy band of comic shop goers and employees like Phil the Hippo and Kit the Cat in order! This 64-page book collects the madcap comic strip adventures as printed each month in the Previews catalog and single gag strips from previewsworld.com.” Comic Shop Tales: Book 1 – Grand Opening is coming to shops itself this November.

 

image c. 2017 Previews

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S6 Episode 20: Finale – Part 1 - This is it! The end of Season 6 is upon us! This episode had so much awesome, we broke it into two parts! Listen to the best parts of Season 6 with Roo and Tugs, and laugh at the things you might have missed! We have new S

Fur What It's Worth - Mon 28 Aug 2017 - 00:04
This is it! The end of Season 6 is upon us! This episode had so much awesome, we broke it into two parts! Listen to the best parts of Season 6 with Roo and Tugs, and laugh at the things you might have missed! We have new Space News, Get Psyched, and something you won't expect! Season 7 starts next month!





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Show Notes

Special Thanks

Alec T Kit
Simone Parker
Anonymous
Bevcalter
Skylos

Music

Opening Theme: Husky In Denial – Cloud Fields (Century Mix). USA: Unpublished, 2015. ©2015 Fur What It’s Worth and Husky in Denial. Based on Fredrik Miller– Cloud Fields (Radio Mix). USA: Bandcamp, 2011. ©2011 Fur What It’s Worth. (Buy a copy here – support your fellow furs!)
Some music was provided by Kevin MacLeod at Incompetech.com. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. We used the following pieces:

Spy Glass
Fun in a Bottle
Hero Down
Waltz of Treachery FX


Space News Music: Fredrik Miller – Orbit. USA: Bandcamp, 2013. Used with permission. (Buy a copy here – support your fellow furs!)
Mystery Skulls – Ghost. USA: Warner Bros Records, 2011. Used with permission.
Closing Theme: Husky In Denial – Cloud Fields (Headnodic Mix). USA: Unpublished, 2015. ©2015 Fur What It’s Worth and Husky in Denial. Based on Fredrik Miller – Cloud Fields (Chill Out Mix). USA: Bandcamp, 2011. ©2011 Fur What It’s Worth. (Buy a copy here – support your fellow furs!)
Our interstitial bumpers were all from the Bedfellows Frenzy Original Soundtrack by Husky in Denial. You can buy a copy as a bundled item on Steam with the game or purchase it separately at Bandcamp. The music we used was Fools of Destruction.

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Call for Submissions: The Third [adjective][species] Poetry Collection

[adjective][species] - Sun 27 Aug 2017 - 13:18

We are proud to announce the Third [adjective][species] Poetry Collection! We have run two such collections before, one in 2015 and one in 2016, and are looking to continue the tradition of featuring some of the fandom’s poets here on the site.

As with last year, we are looking to feature poems with a specific focus. This year’s theme will be community and belonging. Poems can be about furry itself, or about animals (anthro and otherwise), but must include at least some mention of animals or furry. There are many excellent poets out there in the subculture, and we’d love to showcase their work here!

 

The fine print on what to send:

  • Length, form, style: Totally open. Send us free verse, formal verse, whatever you like. If you’re using an obscure form that I might not be familiar with, let us know what it is so we can understand the full effect. If your poem requires specific formatting, let us know, and we’ll do our best to accommodate that.
  • Submissions may be published or unpublished. If a poem has appeared previously in a print or online publication, please let me know where, so we can give proper credit. (If it’s only been posted to FurAffinity, SoFurry, your personal blog, etc., there’s no need to note that.)
  • Submissions don’t have to be new. You can write something new for this call, or if you have something you wrote years ago that fits, send it along.
  • If in doubt, send it. Sometimes we don’t know what we’re looking for until we see it, and the worst we can say is “no thanks.” So if you’re on the fence as to whether your work might suit, send it and let’s see.
  • Be kind. We are not looking for poetry that involves positive depictions of rape or violence, homophobia, transphobia, etc. We also don’t want any work that demeans other individuals. As above, though, if in doubt, send it! You may also ask Makyo at the address below.
  • You retain all ownership and rights to your poetry. [adjective][species] simply licenses your work for posting on the site. If you need your work taken down at any time, simply let us know. All posts are made under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 license, unless you specify otherwise.

How to submit:

  • Send 1-6 poems, either in the body of the email or attached as a document, to:
    makyo+poetry@adjectivespecies.com no later than September 22.
  • Be sure to include what name you want your work published under (real name, pen name, furry name, whatever works for you), and if you like, you can also include a link where readers can find more of your work.
  • Everyone will get a yes or no response, but we’re afraid we can’t offer feedback or critique on submissions.

We’d like to draw from as many perspectives as possible, so if you can help spread the word about this call to other poets and poetry communities, please do! Any questions, post a comment here or send them to the email listed above.

International Pinniped of Mystery

In-Fur-Nation - Sun 27 Aug 2017 - 01:59

Once again, from out of nowhere, this one. We’ll let Image Comics explain it: “Journey into the thrilling world of international espionage as one of Britain’s most covert MI-6 divisions, The Nest, recruits a brand-new secret agent to their team: SPY SEAL! An exciting new comic series-reminiscent of The Adventures of Tintin and Usagi Yojimbo.”  Spy Seal is written and illustrated by Rich Tommaso (She Wolf) and the first full-color issue is available now.

image c. 2017 Image Comics

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FC-275 Just One Snuggle - While CJ was off being a bad dog again we improvised a nice roundup of news and interviewed Shisha about EF. HE'S SO CUTE.

FurCast - Sat 26 Aug 2017 - 22:59

While CJ was off being a bad dog again we improvised a nice roundup of news and interviewed Shisha about EF. HE’S SO CUTE.

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FC-275 Just One Snuggle - While CJ was off being a bad dog again we improvised a nice roundup of news and interviewed Shisha about EF. HE'S SO CUTE.

FurCast - Sat 26 Aug 2017 - 22:59

While CJ was off being a bad dog again we improvised a nice roundup of news and interviewed Shisha about EF. HE’S SO CUTE.

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[Live] Just One Snuggle

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1976: The Nick Wilde Files (NBC)

Furry.Today - Sat 26 Aug 2017 - 13:34

Bonus video for Saturday! I found this on an old VHS tape labeled "Shazaam: Sinbad" which appeared to had been recorded over with this. "The Nick Wilde Files is an American television drama series starring Nick Wilde that aired on the NBC network between September 13, 1974, and January 10, 1980, and has remained in syndication to the present day. Nick portrays Zootopia-based private investigator Nick Wilde with Flash Slothmore., in the supporting role of his father, a retired truck driver nicknamed '100 Yard Dash'."
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