I draw a parallel with the growth of science fiction and fantasy literature, media and fandom. SF/F started in the early 20th century as very niche, and over the decades grew in respectability with a notable serious work that caught mainstream attention every few years. Furry's about 40-50 years behind SF/F; right now it's about where SF/F was in the 1970s. Stanley Kubrick adapted Arthur C. Clarke's "2001: A Space Odyssey"; Wes Anderson has adapted Roald Dahl's "The Fantastic Mr. Fox". "The Lion King" was our "Forbidden Planet", "Bojack Horseman" was our "Star Trek", "Zootopia" was our "Star Wars".
It's only in the past decade or so that SF/F has become "normalized" to the point where a late night host can geek out with "Lord of the Rings" references on a regular basis and not catch flak from the network. Give it about 20-30 years and Kyell Gold's books will become a motion picture or HBO series.
I draw a parallel with the growth of science fiction and fantasy literature, media and fandom. SF/F started in the early 20th century as very niche, and over the decades grew in respectability with a notable serious work that caught mainstream attention every few years. Furry's about 40-50 years behind SF/F; right now it's about where SF/F was in the 1970s. Stanley Kubrick adapted Arthur C. Clarke's "2001: A Space Odyssey"; Wes Anderson has adapted Roald Dahl's "The Fantastic Mr. Fox". "The Lion King" was our "Forbidden Planet", "Bojack Horseman" was our "Star Trek", "Zootopia" was our "Star Wars".
It's only in the past decade or so that SF/F has become "normalized" to the point where a late night host can geek out with "Lord of the Rings" references on a regular basis and not catch flak from the network. Give it about 20-30 years and Kyell Gold's books will become a motion picture or HBO series.