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Egyptian Furries

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Anthro or furry characters are nothing new-the Egyptians were giving their gods and goddesses animal characteristics thousands of years ago! Here are a few examples~ Bastet,Cat Goddess~a idea I got from a children's drawing book. I re-drew her in my style~ Anibus,the Egyptian jackal-dog god-he led you into the after-life~ Egyptian Dancer~ A 1920's version of the sphinx-not really a "furry" but she is part lioness!

Uncle Sam's Furry Birthday Party!

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    Hi Guys! I'm back with a little book review for you!  The title in question?  Uncle Sam's 200th Birthday Parade , by Irwin Shapiro and illustrated by Frank Brugos !   This was first printed in 1974 in advance of the American Bicentennial of 1976 .   If you're more than 50 years old , you probably remember the hype that surrounded the Bicentennial !  It was a huge deal at the time, both culturally and politically .  After all, we were in the middle of this cold war with the old Soviet Union and the Bicentennial was a great opportunity to brag about freedom , democracy, and how far you could get with those ideas in just 200 years ! That's pretty much what this book is about .  The premise is that all the animals in Forest Town want to throw a parade in honor of Uncle Sam's 200th birthday !  The parade will feature colorful floats that tell the story of America , from the Revolution to the present day .  ...

Grunts

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 Mirage Studio, 1987.  A projected series that only went the one issue. Cheap sentiment. Confusing artwork, bad story, and a sanctimonious 'Make war no more' tag at the end.  So here we have someone that likes action and adventure but feels like they have to tack on hippie philosophy at the end of their ultra violent comic.  Why not make a comic about lawyers inventing PTSD?  Guess what happens to those that turn the other cheek?  Real men love fighting and the ladies love real men, everything else is bullshit.   But these guys got published, as we all should. Make war no more indeed.  The unlucky and the weaklings will fall by the wayside like nature intended. Nietzsche is pietzsche.

Exit, Stage Left!

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Snagglepuss re-imagined as a gay playwright in the 1950's.  DC Comics, 2017. Based on Tennessee Williams.   Snaggle with his beard. Huckleberry Hound as William Faulkner, and some actor. Steve Pugh. Faulkner wasn't gay. Dan Panosian. Arthur Miller needs help. Poignant.  Oh, and he ain't a man.  Stay consistent with your premise or don't use it. How to suggest without jumping the shark. HUAC. Huckleberry is caught up in a raid on the Stonewall Inn.  Ruined, he hangs himself.  Snagglepuss tells HUAC what very few did, and that was to go fuck themselves.  While the interior art is not that hot the story is very clever.  The covers are excellent. https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Exit-Stage-Left-The-Snagglepuss-Chronicles/Issue-1?id=128089 I think anthro and furry stories need to be all talking animals.  This one mixes cartoon animal...