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The last /r/furry Telegram chat was deleted, so I've created a new one.

Here ya go.

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So story time. I went to Furry Migration this last weekend. As I am currently roomed up with my parents, I felt the need to tell them that I would be going to a convention for a couple days. When pressed for details, I just said, "Oh, a convention that's in town."

"Like for games, comics, and stuff like that?"

"Yeah, I'm sure they'll have that there." I said hedging the truth.

So I go, have a good time, and make it back home. Of course, as soon as I walk in the door my parents tell me to get on upstairs, sit down. They want to talk. They ask questions, wanna see pictures, want to know how it was.

I was kind of pinned down, so I just...showed them. Pictures, videos of the dance expo, stuff like that. I basically had to explain furry to them. Summarized it as, "Anthropomorphic Animal Enthusiasts". They thought it was weird, my mom laughed at the dancing fursuiters and seemed okay with it overall. Then my dad nails me with this intense line of questioning:

"So people go to these conventions. And they dress up like animals? All of them?" He gives me perturbed look.

"Well, no. Just a few. Most have only partials or accessories, or are just their in normal clothes to have fun."

"Did you wear an animal suit?" He frowns and removes his glasses and looks at me with raised eyebrows.

"No...they're kind of expensive. I just went dressed like this."

"Well, Seligas." He says with admonition. "Why didn't you say something before hand? We have an old werewolf costume down somewhere in the basement, some claws and a tail. I could have gotten those out for you. You could have brought those."

I was floored. Caught me entirely by surprise.

I love my dad. From "Gosh what a weird hobby." to "Dude, we could have totally assembled you a partial!"

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Ryan Browne comes up with more idea in an hour than most of us will in a lifetime. Don’t believe me? Blast Furnace: Recreational Thief is the unfiltered and unedited product of an offkilter creator working at full tilt. One page an hour, five days a week with zero planning and definitely no script has lead to the unhinged “stream o’ consciousness lunacy” and contender for number one book you can never read in public that Browne is now kickstarting after reaching blasting past it’s initial goal of $15,000 in under three days.

More familiar to most as the mind behind the wildly inventive insanity of God Hates Astronauts, which is just wrapping up a successful ten issue run over at Image, his improvisational dogme cinema style webcomic project MANAGES to somehow be more creative and frenzied. Loosely centred around the wild capers of handlebar mustachioed Ernest Furnace, a recreational thief who as the title implies will steal anything for the fun of it. Often derailed by bonkers flashbacks and tangents and filled with “hideously deformed men who look just like a horse, lil’ Draculas, and electricity shooting handlebar mustaches”. Brownes cast of colourful cast of creatures and animal people return ensuring an visually arresting read.

Along with the first volume of God Hates Astronauts, Browne has also previously kickstarted Blast Furnace three years ago in a black and white edition. This time around the comic has been updated with six more issues of frenetic madcap action and has been glorious coloured for all of the expanded 208 pages. Appropriate for a comic about a thief, the rewards here as equally enticing with. Ranging from $10 for the PDF, $25 for the physical book up the higher tiers which include multiple copies of the book, t-shirts, action figures and signed pictures of Browne’s already comic book famous cat.

Jason Karlson: Crab Headed people! In both comics! What is it with crabs? Should we be worried?

Ryan Browne: Maybe? I think I’m a little worried myself! Crabs are just so fun to draw, but on Blast Furnace, I kind of regret incorporating them. Since I only have one hour to write and draw each page, it makes really hard to draw crabs without going over on time. Way too many legs!

JK: What’s prompted you to carry on Furnace and kickstart a second expanded colour edition?

RB: Everything with God Hates Astronauts was extremely labour intensive. With Blast Furnace, the finish level in the drawings takes a back seat to the immediate storytelling. It’s considerably more relaxing to just make stuff up and not have to worry about how cool it looks. After ten issues of writing, drawing, and designing GHA on a monthly schedule, I returned to Blast Furnace because it is mainly focused on the joy of making comics and telling stories.

JK:As an artists who has ran a fair few successful kickstarters now, does it get any easier or less worrying with each one? Surely being funded in three days must be a confidence booster?

RB: It’s extremely scary. You never know if something is going to hit with your fans and what your expectations should be. With Kickstarters, there is soooo much that can go wrong in the process that it will never be a relaxing experience–but so far it’s be extremely rewarding and flattering. I love being able to connect directly through my fans and that’s something you just don’t get through a big publisher.

JK:Was there a point in the creation of Furnace that your self imposed strict rules started to grate on you at all? Are there any parts of Furnace you enjoyed drawing the most?

RB: No, the rules make it liberating and stress free. The one thing that bogs me down is the length of it. 262 story pages is intimidating as hell! I really like drawing Blast Furnace as a character. Flaming ties can be really dynamic and fun!

JK:God Hates Astronauts already feels pretty unfiltered, how does coming up with ideas,  the writing and drawing process differ between the two?

RB: Well GHA has a lot of going back and forth and refining the story. Really working hard to make things line up and click into a fun narrative. With BF, the whole attitude is “let’s try this and I’ll figure out how it ties in later.” At first that was scary, but now I have enough faith that I’ll figure it out somehow.

Blast Furnace: Recreational Thief is still available to fund for another month at kickstarter and can be read for free on tumblr.

Ryan Browne comes up with more idea in an hour than most of us will in a lifetime. Don’t believe me? Blast Furnace: Recreational Thief is the unfiltered and unedited product of an offkilter creator working at full tilt. One page an hour, five days a week with zero planning and definitely no script has lead to the unhinged “stream o’ consciousness lunacy” and contender for number one book you can never read in public that Browne is now kickstarting after reaching blasting past it’s initial goal of $15,000 in under three days.

More familiar to most as the mind behind the wildly inventive insanity of God Hates Astronauts, which is just wrapping up a successful ten issue run over at Image, his improvisational dogme cinema style webcomic project MANAGES to somehow be more creative and frenzied. Loosely centred around the wild capers of handlebar mustachioed Ernest Furnace, a recreational thief who as the title implies will steal anything for the fun of it. Often derailed by bonkers flashbacks and tangents and filled with “hideously deformed men who look just like a horse, lil’ Draculas, and electricity shooting handlebar mustaches”. Brownes cast of colourful cast of creatures and animal people return ensuring an visually arresting read.

Along with the first volume of God Hates Astronauts, Browne has also previously kickstarted Blast Furnace three years ago in a black and white edition. This time around the comic has been updated with six more issues of frenetic madcap action and has been glorious coloured for all of the expanded 208 pages. Appropriate for a comic about a thief, the rewards here as equally enticing with. Ranging from $10 for the PDF, $25 for the physical book up the higher tiers which include multiple copies of the book, t-shirts, action figures and signed pictures of Browne’s already comic book famous cat.

Jason Karlson: Crab Headed people! In both comics! What is it with crabs? Should we be worried?

Ryan Browne: Maybe? I think I’m a little worried myself! Crabs are just so fun to draw, but on Blast Furnace, I kind of regret incorporating them. Since I only have one hour to write and draw each page, it makes really hard to draw crabs without going over on time. Way too many legs!

JK: What’s prompted you to carry on Furnace and kickstart a second expanded colour edition?

RB: Everything with God Hates Astronauts was extremely labour intensive. With Blast Furnace, the finish level in the drawings takes a back seat to the immediate storytelling. It’s considerably more relaxing to just make stuff up and not have to worry about how cool it looks. After ten issues of writing, drawing, and designing GHA on a monthly schedule, I returned to Blast Furnace because it is mainly focused on the joy of making comics and telling stories.

JK:As an artists who has ran a fair few successful kickstarters now, does it get any easier or less worrying with each one? Surely being funded in three days must be a confidence booster?

RB: It’s extremely scary. You never know if something is going to hit with your fans and what your expectations should be. With Kickstarters, there is soooo much that can go wrong in the process that it will never be a relaxing experience–but so far it’s be extremely rewarding and flattering. I love being able to connect directly through my fans and that’s something you just don’t get through a big publisher.

JK:Was there a point in the creation of Furnace that your self imposed strict rules started to grate on you at all? Are there any parts of Furnace you enjoyed drawing the most?

RB: No, the rules make it liberating and stress free. The one thing that bogs me down is the length of it. 262 story pages is intimidating as hell! I really like drawing Blast Furnace as a character. Flaming ties can be really dynamic and fun!

JK:God Hates Astronauts already feels pretty unfiltered, how does coming up with ideas,  the writing and drawing process differ between the two?

RB: Well GHA has a lot of going back and forth and refining the story. Really working hard to make things line up and click into a fun narrative. With BF, the whole attitude is “let’s try this and I’ll figure out how it ties in later.” At first that was scary, but now I have enough faith that I’ll figure it out somehow.

Blast Furnace: Recreational Thief is still available to fund for another month at kickstarter and can be read for free on tumblr.

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I am new here (clearly) and I would like to ask for things that maybe I should note about this place/the furry fandom, and if there is anything I should see before posting here, like some sort of inside joke or something or a video here everyone has seen?

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Hello!

I was wondering if any of you know where to purchase furry-related wristbands? You know the soft plastic ones :3

Any attempts of me finding them have been met with actual fur wristbands -.-

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It’s amazing what a post credits scene and the right creative team can accomplish for even the most ridiculed and belittled comics characters. Once an iconic and important character in Marvel’s history all it took was one truly awful movie, widespread misconceptions and fierce disagreements between the company and creator Steve Gerber to overshadow the work on his wildly inventive, silly and hysterical five year stint with the melancholy mallard. Until December at least Howard now stands as one of the most rehabilitated properties connected with Lucasfilm. When the new series was announced it felt more an inevitability than a shock. Howard back in his own title again? Obviously! Zdarsky as writer? Well of course! Why did it take this long to set up? However beyond the novelty and initial laughs to be had at one of comics more eccentric ‘new’ talents working on a character reduced to an industry joke, Howard the Duck is already a whip smart book with genuine warmth and real humour.

Throughout the original Gerber run and beyond Howard the Duck has always been a comic that thrived on it’s cameos, with Spider-Man swinging in as early as the ducks second issue. On other titles this reliance on other more well known characters might be considered a weakness but here it works as a strength. Luckily it’s one of the many aspects continued in the new series and a clever choice by Zdarsky. He clearly has a deep knowledge of the source material and of a love of all things marvel. Especially it’s strange and silly corners. Chips irreverent humour and fond jabs at it’s weird history is evident on every page as he takes us on a mirthful, magical mystery tour of the Marvel Universe. Already in the first arc contained in this volume the far reaching reference include Morrison and Millar’s mid nineties creations the Skrull Kill Krew (Marvel Edge? Anyone?), Aunt May marrying villains and Reed Richards propensity (seriously once is sketchy. Twice is…worrying) for turning hostile alien invaders into cows.

In five issues Doctor Strange, The Fantastic Four, She Hulk and the much missed legal team all make it onto the pages with Howard, now self employed as one of Marvel’s many private eyes, surely the career b-plan for their stable of characters. It’s a tactic currently being employed by the team on Groot’s solo book to great effect and gives both comics a greater depth and scope as well as a distinct place and impact over the rest of the Marvel Universe. If comics cohort and fellow brimper Matt Fraction’s run on Hawkeye was “what he does when he’s not being an Avenger” than Howard’s wide circle of friends definitely gives Zdarsky the chance to showcase a lot of other heroes on less than noble and productive days.

Oh, and fun. Lets not forgot cameos are fun! Everyone likes to see their favourites show up, and Zdarksy likes them too. Like Gerber he has your friendly neighbourhood Spider-man show up pretty early on, even if it is only to poke fun at the webhead. Here, tongue firmly in cheek he comically reduces the wallcrawler down to the essential and most easily recognisable character traits for comic effect. Playing up his basic concept to absurd and hilarious levels makes for some of the books most noteable laugh out loud moments. With strong hints that Aunt May might be a supporting character when the book returns later this year (please, please be true!) we could see Parker as Chip’s whipping boy for the foreseeable future. The only minor misstep in my mind is the appearance of Guardians of the Galaxy. While it’s a downright funny issue it’s the only one that feels slightly forced, perhaps owing to these also once fringe characters now being hot properties. Again the issue is uproarious and farcical with witty repartee between Howard and a certain racoon, but as a second issue is does rather derail the pacing and the development of the new partnership with Howard and the books other lead, Tara Tam.

Quinones playful and energetic artwork (expertly inked by Rivera) along with his strong and innovative panel composition also makes Howard the Duck one of the most unique and striking books on offer right now. While a world away from Gerber’s look, Quinones style feels like an appropriately fresh and modern take on the cantankerous canard. Every characters is wonderfully detailed and sharp, and his comical and varied facial expressions make for some of the best moment in the book while Rico Renzi’s coloring gives the book a bright and bold feel, his bright hues perfectly complimenting the already dynamic artwork. Perfect for a book filled with bright spandex clad heroes. Not forgetting of course, Jason Latour who lends a hand for some of the volumes shorts. A more scrappy and sketchy style that lends itself well to the short, ridiculous backups.

Zdarksy and Quinones definitely share a vision for this comic and  have crafted a fitting reintroduction for Howard back onto the comic book shelves. Even with a handful of guest appearances over the years and a Marvel Max series, this feels like the natural extension of the ducks original outing and is already up there with the likes of other comedy driven titles like Squirrel Girl and the Superior Foes of Spiderman.

It’s amazing what a post credits scene and the right creative team can accomplish for even the most ridiculed and belittled comics characters. Once an iconic and important character in Marvel’s history all it took was one truly awful movie, widespread misconceptions and fierce disagreements between the company and creator Steve Gerber to overshadow the work on his wildly inventive, silly and hysterical five year stint with the melancholy mallard. Until December at least Howard now stands as one of the most rehabilitated properties connected with Lucasfilm. When the new series was announced it felt more an inevitability than a shock. Howard back in his own title again? Obviously! Zdarsky as writer? Well of course! Why did it take this long to set up? However beyond the novelty and initial laughs to be had at one of comics more eccentric ‘new’ talents working on a character reduced to an industry joke, Howard the Duck is already a whip smart book with genuine warmth and real humour.

Throughout the original Gerber run and beyond Howard the Duck has always been a comic that thrived on it’s cameos, with Spider-Man swinging in as early as the ducks second issue. On other titles this reliance on other more well known characters might be considered a weakness but here it works as a strength. Luckily it’s one of the many aspects continued in the new series and a clever choice by Zdarsky. He clearly has a deep knowledge of the source material and of a love of all things marvel. Especially it’s strange and silly corners. Chips irreverent humour and fond jabs at it’s weird history is evident on every page as he takes us on a mirthful, magical mystery tour of the Marvel Universe. Already in the first arc contained in this volume the far reaching reference include Morrison and Millar’s mid nineties creations the Skrull Kill Krew (Marvel Edge? Anyone?), Aunt May marrying villains and Reed Richards propensity (seriously once is sketchy. Twice is…worrying) for turning hostile alien invaders into cows.

In five issues Doctor Strange, The Fantastic Four, She Hulk and the much missed legal team all make it onto the pages with Howard, now self employed as one of Marvel’s many private eyes, surely the career b-plan for their stable of characters. It’s a tactic currently being employed by the team on Groot’s solo book to great effect and gives both comics a greater depth and scope as well as a distinct place and impact over the rest of the Marvel Universe. If comics cohort and fellow brimper Matt Fraction’s run on Hawkeye was “what he does when he’s not being an Avenger” than Howard’s wide circle of friends definitely gives Zdarsky the chance to showcase a lot of other heroes on less than noble and productive days.

Oh, and fun. Lets not forgot cameos are fun! Everyone likes to see their favourites show up, and Zdarksy likes them too. Like Gerber he has your friendly neighbourhood Spider-man show up pretty early on, even if it is only to poke fun at the webhead. Here, tongue firmly in cheek he comically reduces the wallcrawler down to the essential and most easily recognisable character traits for comic effect. Playing up his basic concept to absurd and hilarious levels makes for some of the books most noteable laugh out loud moments. With strong hints that Aunt May might be a supporting character when the book returns later this year (please, please be true!) we could see Parker as Chip’s whipping boy for the foreseeable future. The only minor misstep in my mind is the appearance of Guardians of the Galaxy. While it’s a downright funny issue it’s the only one that feels slightly forced, perhaps owing to these also once fringe characters now being hot properties. Again the issue is uproarious and farcical with witty repartee between Howard and a certain racoon, but as a second issue is does rather derail the pacing and the development of the new partnership with Howard and the books other lead, Tara Tam.

Quinones playful and energetic artwork (expertly inked by Rivera) along with his strong and innovative panel composition also makes Howard the Duck one of the most unique and striking books on offer right now. While a world away from Gerber’s look, Quinones style feels like an appropriately fresh and modern take on the cantankerous canard. Every characters is wonderfully detailed and sharp, and his comical and varied facial expressions make for some of the best moment in the book while Rico Renzi’s coloring gives the book a bright and bold feel, his bright hues perfectly complimenting the already dynamic artwork. Perfect for a book filled with bright spandex clad heroes. Not forgetting of course, Jason Latour who lends a hand for some of the volumes shorts. A more scrappy and sketchy style that lends itself well to the short, ridiculous backups.

Zdarksy and Quinones definitely share a vision for this comic and  have crafted a fitting reintroduction for Howard back onto the comic book shelves. Even with a handful of guest appearances over the years and a Marvel Max series, this feels like the natural extension of the ducks original outing and is already up there with the likes of other comedy driven titles like Squirrel Girl and the Superior Foes of Spiderman.

I'm really inspired by the artistic creativity of this fandom. Artists like OrlandoFox, Anuvia, Blondefoxy, Ricket, and my friend Shibaintel all inspire me to try and learn to draw my own stuff, but I've never really drawn before, I dont know where to start/ what to do. Any help would be appreciated!!!

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