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Seems like this has been out for a while, but it passed beneath our radar: Slow City Blues from Image Comics. “The story is focused on Detective John Loris, who gets trapped inside his imagination after accidentally killing a little girl in the line of duty. After trying to take his own life, John instead ends up in Slow City, a construct of his mind’s eye, a place where anything and everything is possible, except a way out… John Loris is both revered and reviled as The Creator, but in Slow City, even God is just another slob. So, he does the only thing he knows how: Be a cop. But times are changing and the wheels in his mind are in motion. And now, John and his partner, a six foot six, smart-ass skunk, must solve a double homicide and bring the killer to justice before a gang war between the Gorillas of the Devil’s Backbone and the Dragons of the Midnight Syndicate destroy Slow City.” To find out more, check out the Image press release.

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Opening Theme: RetroSpecter – Cloud Fields (RetroSpecter Mix). USA: Unpublished, 2018. ©2011-2018 Fur What It’s Worth. Based on Fredrik Miller – Cloud Fields (Century Mix). USA: Bandcamp, 2011. ©2011 Fur What It’s Worth. (Buy a copy here – support your fellow furs!)
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Recently visiting WonderCon we came across WereWoofs, a new YA graphic novel by screenwriter Joelle Sellner and illustrator Val Wise. “In the small Midwestern town of Howlett, navigating high school is tough enough. But when a group of friends are inexplicably turned into weredogs, adapting to their new powers proves to be even tougher. This leads to an unlikely friendship with loner Mara, a werewolf whose father has mysteriously vanished. As the high schoolers team up to solve the disappearance, friendships are tested, and secrets are revealed as the Werewoofs prove themselves in an explosive showdown against a dangerous wolfpack and their vicious alpha.” It’s available now from New Paradigm. Check out the review over at Cemetery Dance.

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中文：达到十万之里程碑——国际兽视中国第二频道

中文：感觉“像在家”的无障碍设计——Confuzzled 2022

中文：“好兽奖”投票开始

中文：兽展更新 2022-4-4

　　繪師天犬自2021年4月開始，於推特上連載漫畫《初次見面蛇先生》，其繪畫風格與故事內容獲得不少獸迷好評。並於今年3月29日，在臺北市西門町喜滿客影城進行約3小時的快閃展覽。該展覽為銘傳大學動漫文創設計學士學位學程的畢業展，場內同時也有其他應屆畢業生的作品一同展出，因此現場有不少學生與師長前來參觀。

展覽上展示部分作品  攝影／藍風

　　作品《作品《初次見面蛇先生》，為繪師天犬的獨立原創作品，故事走溫馨風格並融入血腥元素，作品也有斷肢、血腥等限制級的內容為其特色。作者表示，最初創作出「蛇先生」一角，起因在一年前受課業需求為其製作，當時該作品是只有六頁的短篇故事與海報。後來在粉絲對該角色設定與外貌感到相當特別且受到關注，適逢畢業製作的創作需求，便打算將這個作品完成。

　　作者表示一開始本作品並未打算走獵奇向，是受到如《Another》、《魔法少女小圓》等作品啟發，覺得可以融入一些相關元素。後來因粉絲們的回饋良好，再加上目前獸文化中尚未有類似的作品風格。因此朝向這個方向去進行後續創作。

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繪師天犬與其作品《初次見面蛇先生》 攝影／藍風 後製／天犬

　　現場除現場除了在影廳內進行各個作品的預告片放映與發表外，外部走廊也擺放部分作品展示。繪師天犬在展位上備有電子書，讓有興趣的民眾與獸迷前來閱覽，也提供天犬繪製的《初次見面蛇先生》角色明信片供人免費索取。繪師表示，除了電子書以外，目前正與朋友開發故事相關網頁，預計約一個月內會完成上線。

現場備有電子書讓民眾自行閱覽  攝影／藍風

　　截至目前為止，該作品已經在作者推特上釋出至第六篇，離本傳故事結束僅餘兩篇，總共會有約200頁的篇幅。同時該故事本傳的第二部：「過去篇」，以及第一部故事的平行世界線也正在創作當中。

　　《初次見面蛇先生》作品將於4月中在推特上釋出第七篇上半部故事內容，同時進行為期一週的印量調查並出版實體本。未來將在今年5月17日至20日於銘傳大學進行校內展；6月1日至4日於南港展覽館舉辦的新一代設計展進行展出與販售。作者透露，未來會根據印量調查數據，隨書附贈如角色周邊等贈品。

Asians in the Furry Fandom: Identity, Belonging, and Assimilation - March Livestream ---- New month, new livestream! And in this livestream we brought back some familiar faces: Ray (US) and Kaiyoki (Australia) to talk to us about being Asian in the fandom. But that’s not all. We also invited Sakura Inu (Taiwan) and Poochie (Australia) to give us their take on being Asian in the fandom. The goal of this particular livestream is twofold: 1, We wanted to know more about being Asian or “Asian-abroad” in the fandom; and 2, We wanted to generate a discussion about identity, belonging, and assimilation in our very own fur community. Regardless of if you’re Asian or not, what do you consider yourself? Do you think race matters to you? Tell us in the comments below. Finally, we are proud to announce that this has been our most successful livestream yet. According to our Twitch statistics, we had on average 28 viewers with a high of 36. You guys rock! Enjoy! ---- Social media: Our official Twitter: https://twitter.com/foxandburger Matcha Fox: https://twitter.com/foxnakh https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK9xoFQrxFTNPMjmXfUg2cg Burger: https://twitter.com/L1ghtningRunner Kaiyoki: https://twitter.com/Kaiyoki Ray: https://twitter.com/RaytingTW Sakura Inu: https://twitter.com/Sakurainu_fur

A post on Twitter guided us to this interesting news from Deadline: “Luke Matheny, who writes on, directs, and exec produces Apple TV+’s Ghostwriter, has signed up to serve as head writer and exec producer on HBO Max’s remake of Charlotte’s Web. The animated mini-series, which comes from Sesame Workshop, is set to start production next month and will air on HBO Max and Cartoon Network in 2024.” In case you need a reminder: “Charlotte’s Web tells the story of a livestock pig named Wilbur and his friendship with a barn spider named Charlotte. When Wilbur’s life is in danger, Charlotte weaves messages in her web praising Wilbur in order to drum up public support and persuade the farmer to let him live. The adaptation is the latest remake of E.B. White’s classic; an animated feature was produced by Hanna-Barbera in 1973, and Nickelodeon and Paramount rebooted it again when Dakota Fanning and Julia Roberts teamed up for a 2006 movie.” So is this new version 2D or 3D?

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Bearly Furcasting S2E49 - General Weirdness, Math, Universities, Five Minute Furs

No fools, jokes, or misleads here – just another monthly update from the Furry Writers Guild!

In the coming weeks we will start pushing forward with dates and information about the guild elections. If you are considering standing for any of the guild member roles, including president or vice-president, then please make a post of intention in the forums.

The writing awards are drawing closer. The Ursa Major Awards have already closed for voting, with the winners expected to be announced in around one month.

This will also be about when the Coyotl Awards will be announced, with the awards ceremony taking place at FurDU. The ceremony will be livestreamed at 2pm on Saturday 30th April, AEST. This should be 9pm Friday Pacific Time.
There are still two weeks left for voting in the Coyotls, so guild members are encouraged to cast your votes as soon as you can!

March 31st was an important day for a large part of our community. Trans Day of Visibility is a reminder that there are many trans people around the world who still face significant oppression, and deserve to have the spotlight shined on them for some positive exposure. They deserve our support, not just for one day, but all through the year.

Through Twitter, we asked trans furry authors to share their work, with the hope they can reach a larger audience. We hope readers will check out our tweet, and the many replies we received. Your new favourite author might be amongst them!

https://twitter.com/FurWritersGuild/status/1509394666197696523

There are a few ongoing submission calls for short stories, though we have not seen many themed anthology calls at this stage. If you see something that you think can be highlighted by the FWG, then please contact us with information about it!

FURVOR #1 – Deadline Around March
Isekai Me! – Deadline When Full
Children Of The Night – Deadline When Full
#ohmurr! – Deadline: Ongoing
Zooscape – Reoccurring submission period.

Please also consider checking out some of the new and upcoming releases from our members.

Scars of the Golden Dancer, by NightEyes DaySpring. Released March 4th.

Knotty Works, by NightEyes DaySpring. Released March 4th.

Aces High, by J. Daniel Phillips. Released March 18th.

A Furry Faux Paw, by Jessica Kara. Available for pre-order. Released May 24th 2022.

Winter Without End, by Casimir Laski. Available for pre-order. Released Late May 2022.

Red Pandamonium, by Roan Rosser. Available for pre-order. Released June 13th 2022.

Unfinished Business, by Tim Susman. Available for pre-order. Released July 5th 2022.

As always, any guild members who want to see their upcoming books included in the newsletter, please let us know! We try to keep up to date with everything, but there will always be some things we miss.

Please do keep an eye out on our twitter feed for the latest updates and news from the FWG, in particular the upcoming elections and the awards ceremonies.

Until next time.
Keep safe and happy writing.
J.F.R. Coates

More interesting new animated series on the horizon, according to Animation World Network: “Nickelodeon has announced the addition of HexVet to their 2023 preschool lineup. The new animated series is based on the eponymous BOOM! Studios graphic novels by Sam Davies. The CG and 2D-hybrid adventure-comedy follows unlikely best friends Nan and Clarion as they navigate life’s weird and wacky challenges, while apprenticing to be magical veterinarians for fantastical creatures… As HexVets in training, Nan and Clarion are ready to tackle medical maladies in beasts magical or mundane, find their familiars, and earn their wands and pointy hats — all while dodging covens of animal smugglers and dragons with heartburn. Under the tutelage of the talented Dr. Talon, these young HexVets in training will learn how to cure any animal, from a pygmy phoenix with bird flu to a unicorn with a broken horn.” Interesting to note: The series was developed by Nicole Dubuc, well-known among fans of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. Look for HexVet to arrive in 2023.

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Episode 515- Better Luck Next Time, God

Hey everyone! Incase you missed recent news from the furry community recently, here are some highlights that I've seen: Furality's Main website: https://furality.org/ FYNNS room https://t.co/fkuvHWfDX9 Link to Furality Luma's Soundtrack https://twitter.com/HiyuMarten/status/1402022560431226886?s=20&t=dnQKje_znA7t7bn-ka5fww HexFurryFestival's DJ Form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf6GAyE0WxyOfqnGM0Ax87wXl7bx5tQuADX2_atLhT00x2Rxg/viewform CozyCon https://cozycononline.com/ Little Island FurCon https://online.littleislandfur.com/ Ask Papabear Lifetime Achievement Award https://www.askpapabear.com/lifetime-achievement-award.html?fbclid=IwAR3T8I0Y4w7xTuYv9JEvo00TB7CypAuAELvGoijSgBj16pptclNMM80-1P8 Furrydelphia https://www.furrydelphia.org/ Stratosfur https://www.stratosfur.org/ Keep Tahoe Furry https://keeptahoefurry.com/ 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://www.twitch.tv/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/ Grovel Reports Mar 29th 2022 - Revisiting A Familiar Place + Furry News #furryfandom #furality #furry

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Papabear,

​Hi. I'm gonna try and keep this short, but I've been under some distress about a silly thing, but it still lingers in my thoughts all the time. It'ss about my fursona or lack thereof. I've been having trouble figuring one out, but I'm sometimes drifting into just having a nonfurry persona to use in the furry fandom. But I don't know if using such a character would be seen as weird in the fandom, or if people would say I'm not a furry.

Anonymous (age 25)

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Dear Furiend,

Many people struggle to find their fursonas, but you should not worry too much. Like a fursuit, a fursona is not a requirement to have fun in the furry fandom. That said, to answer one of your questions, yes, it is a little odd to have an avatar or OC that is simply a human interacting with furries in game play or other social interactions. After all, the whole point is to be a furry socializing and playing with furries. I suppose it's not completely unheard of. I see, for example, drawings of humans on FurAffinity sometimes. I never really felt it was appropriate, but it is there.

I suggest you just create a quickie fursona for the time being and don't worry about it being an exact fit for you. Rather like whipping up a quick character for a newbie or non-serious player in a D&D or WoW game, this is just a temporary solution so you can do some interactions while you consider what you might do later for an OC. Pretty much any critter will do. In fact, this could be a useful exercise in picking a fursona. If I said, "Quick! Pick a favorite furry species!" what would you pick? That could indicate a good starting point for your fursona.

Keep in mind that it is also totally fine to have multiple fursonas, hybrids, mythological species, prehistoric species, and species that you have totally made up on your own. Free your mind to imagine whatever you like! That's the fun!

If you're still having a hard time, you can always go with the catgirl look: basically a human but with ears and a tail. This also works well when you're attending cons and furmeets. Just wear some ears and attach a tail and off you go!

I don't know how long you have been active in the fandom, but don't put too much pressure on yourself when it comes to your fursona, or anything else for that matter. When the time is right, it will all come to you, and you'll be fine. The fandom should be something you enjoy and not something that stresses you out.

Hope that's helpful.

Bear Hugs,
Papabear

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Bearly Furcasting S2E48 - Transfurmation Station, News, Jerome AZ, Jokes

For a long time, we’ve been talking about an animated TV series based on the award-winning comic series Usagi Yojimbo. For years. Nay, for decades! Well now, according to Netflix, it’s about to become a reality — and soon! “First announced in July 2020, the adaptation of Stan Sakai’s Usagi Yojimbo is coming to Netflix in April 2022 — specifically on April 28th, 2022… Candie Langdale and Doug Langdale are serving as the showrunners for the series. They’re best known for their work on Netflix’s Maya and the Three, [as well as] working on DreamWorks projects Puss in Boots and Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness.” Now as to the plot: “Usagi is a young rabbit who doesn’t want much from life – just to be history’s greatest Samurai. When he comes to the futuristic city of Neo Edo to seek his destiny, he accidentally unleashes dozens of the bizarre, ancient monsters known as Yokai. Now, along with his new friends Chizu, Gen, and Kitsune, he must clean up the mess he’s made.” Stan Sakai himself is proudly involved with every step of the production.

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