Dogpatch Press

Submitted by Fred Patten, Furry’s favorite historian and reviewer. The Hero of Color City, directed by Frank Gladstone. 77 minutes. October 3, 2014. Since I have already reviewed The Nut Job and Thunder and the House of Magic, I may as well review the third similar animated feature here: October 2014’s The Hero of Color […]

Submitted by Fred Patten, Furry’s favorite historian and reviewer. Dear Patch; I was inspired to write this by the discovery that some of the “current” internet information about the 2014 Winter Olympics mascots is now being taken down.  I feel that this will still be of interest to at least some furry fans, and somebody […]

Submitted by Fred Patten, Furry’s favorite historian and reviewer. Greymuzzle Stickmaker (Rodford Edmiston Smith), an attendee and photographer of many World S-F Conventions and other s-f conventions of the 1980s through the 2000s, has been posting his photos on Flickr since late September. Most are of interest to s-f fans, but some contain pictures of […]

Submitted by Fred Patten, Furry’s favorite historian and reviewer. Solo. T.1, Les Survivants du Chaos, by Oscar Martin Paris, Delcourt, September 2014, hardcover €16,95 (107 [+ 13] pages). Thanks, as always with French bandes dessinées, to Lex Nakashima for loaning this to me to review. The setting: a bleak, war-destroyed future Earth. Think MGM’s/Hugh Harman’s […]

The “Angel Dragon” set a new record for known fursuit auctions. The $11,575 sale on Furbuy beat the recent record of $8,025 for Lavender Corgi, sold on 10/11/14. At the time, Lavender Corgi’s buyer declined my request for comment, citing drama that could be seen on forums elsewhere.  (In requests, I mention: “When something sells for a lot of money, I consider it positive […]

Submitted by Fred Patten, Furry’s favorite historian and reviewer. Chakat in the Alley, by James R. Jordan. Illustrated. North Charleston, SC, CreateSpace, June 2014, trade paperback $14.95 (318 pages), Kindle $4.95.  Chakat in the Alley is James Jordan’s third annual novel in what has become a regular series. It is a direct continuation of Jordan’s […]

(Is this the year furries gain respect?) Derek B. is a San Francisco Bay Area amateur comedian and English teacher.  He has a blog with a long, nasty, unfunny attack piece about visiting Fur Con. (The link doesn’t give any traffic.)  He and his friend didn’t pay for admission or get permission, gleefully breaking Fur Con’s conduct policy. Derek treats “comedy” as a fine […]

Headlines, links and little stories to make your tail wag.  Story tips are always welcome.  Nominate Dogpatch Press for an Ursa Major Award – get fuzzy hugs!  I love furries so much, blogging about them is it’s own reward.  But I love shinies too, so can the highly attractive readers of this site nominate it for an award?  Submit a Best […]

Submitted by Fred Patten, Furry’s favorite historian and reviewer. L’Épée d’Ardenois. T. 3/4, Nymelle, by Étienne Willem. Geneva, Switzerland, Éditions Paquet, February 2014, hardbound €13,50 (48 pages). This is part of Lex Nakashima’s & my project to bring American furry fans the best of new French-language animalière bandes dessinées. Volumes 1 and 2 of this […]

Time Crunch!  This month, my posting will be cramped by life commitments – (even internet dogs get those.) There’s a big backlog of Fred submissions to fill the gaps. Formatting them takes time.  So I sent out a call for help to do something nice and help make stories better.  Kiwi Tiger stepped up to help. Here’s his delicious bio: Kiwi might […]

Submitted by Fred Patten, Furry’s favorite historian and reviewer. Downunderground, by Craig Hilton. Illustrated. Collie, Western Australia, Collie Mail Printing, February 1996, paperback AUS$5.95 (32 pages). Don’t try to buy this. You can’t. Craig Hilton sent me a copy when it was published in 1996. It was long out of print when I had a […]

Headlines, links and little stories to make your tail wag.  Story tips are always welcome. First, a little site news… Nominate Dogpatch Press for an Ursa Major Award, and get fuzzy hugs!  I love furries so much, blogging about them is it’s own reward.  But I love shinies too, so can the highly attractive readers of this site nominate […]

Animation news via Higgs Raccoon of Furrymedia:   Hiya Patch, Here’s something for you to report in the Dogpatch Press. Kinda time-critical, though. There’s a company called Saban Brands, which is running a competition for animated shorts. The judging is by public voting, but there’s only a day-and-a-bit left (I only just happened upon it.) Website […]

Headlines, links and little stories to make your tail wag.  Story tips are always welcome.  Nominate Dogpatch Press for an Ursa Major Award – get fuzzy hugs!  I love furries so much, blogging about them is it’s own reward.  But I love shinies too, so can the highly attractive readers of this site nominate it for an award?  Please […]

Submitted by Fred Patten, Furry’s favorite historian and reviewer. Continuing Part One: Beginnings. Sofawolf Press, founded by Tim Susman and Jeff Eddy and currently run by Jeff Eddy, originally from his homes in East Falmouth, Massachusetts and later St. Paul, Minnesota, and now from a warehouse in the latter, was the first really successful furry publishing […]

Submitted by Fred Patten, Furry’s favorite historian and reviewer. Part Two, Current Publishers, posts tomorrow. This is to some extent a “define your terms” question. Furry fandom got started, depending upon whom you ask, with the amateur press associations (APAs) Vootie and Rowrbrazzle. Vootie, “The Fanzine of the Funny Animal Liberation Front”, run by Reed Waller […]

It’s an honor to host articles by Fred Patten, “Furry’s favorite reviewer and historian.”  There’s minimal management, supporting him to post what he wants.  Many are reviews and some are in depth writing from his experienced perspective.  Those are the ones I want to select for a new feature. FRED PATTEN PRESENTS joins other features: INTERVIEWS FOR FANS AND FURRIES - THE “FURCLUB” SURVEY – and […]

Submitted by Fred Patten, Furry’s favorite historian and reviewer. Off the Beaten Path, by Rukis. Illustrated by the author. Dallas, TX, FurPlanet Productions, July 2014, trade paperback $19.95 (385 pages). (publisher’s advisory): “This is a mature content book.  Please ensure that you are of legal age to purchase this material in your state or region.”  “When […]

Submitted by Fred Patten, Furry’s favorite historian and reviewer. Maddy Kettle: The Adventure of the Thimblewitch, by Eric Orchard. Illustrated. Marietta, GA, Top Shelf Productions, August 2014, softcover $14.95 (89 [+ 2] pages). This is a softcover children’s fantasy in the tradition of L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: a young girl has […]

Submitted by Fred Patten, Furry’s favorite historian and reviewer. Spirit Hunters. Book 1: The Way of the Fox, by Paul Kidd. Illustrated by Angie Kae (KaeMantis). Raleigh, NC, Lulu.com/Perth, Western Australia, Kitsune Press, September 2014, trade paperback $31.97 (470 pages), Kindle $7.99. Spirit Hunters is set in the realm of traditional Japanese mythology, vaguely around […]