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"Fur-One-One" for September, 2018
7 years ago
I have another assortment of 'furry news' - which I'll be presenting in sporadic bursts - so please be patient as I post (and add) them over the next few days...
COMIC BOOKS and GRAPHIC NOVELS: There have been conflicting reports about the release date of the impending hardcover Disney graphic novel "Zootopia: Friends to the Rescue" (from Dark Horse Books). Some say it should turn up in comic shops and book stores by September 12th, while others say it will be sold beginning on September 25th. (To confess, I got my copy of it this week.) Whatever the case, it is children's literature about the juvenile world of 'Judy Hopps' and 'Nick Wilde' (set years before the two of them met - as grown-ups - in the 2016 CGI movie). I won't give away the two stories, suffice it to say that a sequel book (called "Zootopia: Family Night") is in the works... One of the newer anthropomorphic comic titles of interest is "Unnaturals" (Image; Translated from Italian, for Mature Readers), a futuristic world of human-looking animals who try to obey the government's laws of something called "The Reproduction Program" (where only the same species can mate with one another). The main plot (written and illustrated by Mirka Andolfo involves a female pig who fantasizes having a relationship with a male wolf. But her search for 'Mr. Right' is fraught with pitfalls. Issue #3 is already out in stores... Other comic book titles to look for include "Looney Tunes", "DC/WB Crossovers", "Scooby-Doo" (all three from DC), "Gold Digger" (Antarctic Press), and "Usagi Yojimbo" (Dark Horse Comics)…
OBITS: Actor-director Burt Reynolds died in his Jupiter, FL home on September 6, 2018. He was 82. Reynolds was best known for a variety of motion pictures, including the "Smokey and the Bandit" and "Cannonball Run" franchises, as well as "Deliverance", "Hooper", "The End", and "Boogie Nights" (the latter of which earned him an Academy Award® nomination for 'Best Supporting Award'. But 'furry folks' will remember him best as the voice of 'Charlie Barkin' in the (1989) Don Bluth animated feature "All Dogs Go to Heaven"… On September 9th, the anthropomorphic world lost legendary illustrator Wallace Whitney Tripp - whose book credits include "A Great Big Ugly Man Came Up and Tied His Horse to Me" (1973) and "Wallace Tripp's Wurst Seller" (1981). He also drew his 'funny animal' characters in a line of specialized greeting cards called "Pawprints". Tripp was 78...
TELEVISION: For those of you who do not have access to 'streaming services' on your TV or PC, good news! One of Netflix's hit animated shows is coming to Cable TV later this month! "Bojack Horseman" - the misadventures of a washed-up anthropomorphic equine actor - will make his Comedy Central debut on Wednesday, September 26th (Rated TV-MA)… Speaking of 'streaming services', Disney plans to start one of its own, some time in 2019 (tentatively called Disney Play), featuring its own original animated fare such as a "Monsters, Inc." series from Pixar and "Ice Age: The Series" (based on Disney's recent acquisition of 20th Century Fox)…
MOVIES: Main cinematic production has been completed on the latest Disney CGI feature "Ralph Breaks the Internet" (the sequel to "Wreck-It Ralph"), with John C. Reilly reprising the title vocal role. All that needs to be done is the tweaking of some special effects and the addition of the original score by Michael Giacchino. Meanwhile, at a press conference, the film's director Rich Moore was asked if this film was going to contain any 'Easter Eggs' (like the ones in "Zootopia"). Without giving away any of them, he confirms those suspicions. 'Funny animal' fans will be assured that several anthropomorphic Disney characters (e.g. 'Dumbo', 'Eeyore' and [possibly] some "Zootopia" mammals) will make a few cameos in the "Oh My Disney!" scenes of said film (which will be released in U.S. cinemas this coming November)...
I'll add more material to this journal later this month; So, hang in there...
- - - - - - - - - - COMIC BOOKS and GRAPHIC NOVELS: There have been conflicting reports about the release date of the impending hardcover Disney graphic novel "Zootopia: Friends to the Rescue" (from Dark Horse Books). Some say it should turn up in comic shops and book stores by September 12th, while others say it will be sold beginning on September 25th. (To confess, I got my copy of it this week.) Whatever the case, it is children's literature about the juvenile world of 'Judy Hopps' and 'Nick Wilde' (set years before the two of them met - as grown-ups - in the 2016 CGI movie). I won't give away the two stories, suffice it to say that a sequel book (called "Zootopia: Family Night") is in the works... One of the newer anthropomorphic comic titles of interest is "Unnaturals" (Image; Translated from Italian, for Mature Readers), a futuristic world of human-looking animals who try to obey the government's laws of something called "The Reproduction Program" (where only the same species can mate with one another). The main plot (written and illustrated by Mirka Andolfo involves a female pig who fantasizes having a relationship with a male wolf. But her search for 'Mr. Right' is fraught with pitfalls. Issue #3 is already out in stores... Other comic book titles to look for include "Looney Tunes", "DC/WB Crossovers", "Scooby-Doo" (all three from DC), "Gold Digger" (Antarctic Press), and "Usagi Yojimbo" (Dark Horse Comics)…
- - - - - - - - - - OBITS: Actor-director Burt Reynolds died in his Jupiter, FL home on September 6, 2018. He was 82. Reynolds was best known for a variety of motion pictures, including the "Smokey and the Bandit" and "Cannonball Run" franchises, as well as "Deliverance", "Hooper", "The End", and "Boogie Nights" (the latter of which earned him an Academy Award® nomination for 'Best Supporting Award'. But 'furry folks' will remember him best as the voice of 'Charlie Barkin' in the (1989) Don Bluth animated feature "All Dogs Go to Heaven"… On September 9th, the anthropomorphic world lost legendary illustrator Wallace Whitney Tripp - whose book credits include "A Great Big Ugly Man Came Up and Tied His Horse to Me" (1973) and "Wallace Tripp's Wurst Seller" (1981). He also drew his 'funny animal' characters in a line of specialized greeting cards called "Pawprints". Tripp was 78...
- - - - - - - - - - TELEVISION: For those of you who do not have access to 'streaming services' on your TV or PC, good news! One of Netflix's hit animated shows is coming to Cable TV later this month! "Bojack Horseman" - the misadventures of a washed-up anthropomorphic equine actor - will make his Comedy Central debut on Wednesday, September 26th (Rated TV-MA)… Speaking of 'streaming services', Disney plans to start one of its own, some time in 2019 (tentatively called Disney Play), featuring its own original animated fare such as a "Monsters, Inc." series from Pixar and "Ice Age: The Series" (based on Disney's recent acquisition of 20th Century Fox)…
- - - - - - - - - - MOVIES: Main cinematic production has been completed on the latest Disney CGI feature "Ralph Breaks the Internet" (the sequel to "Wreck-It Ralph"), with John C. Reilly reprising the title vocal role. All that needs to be done is the tweaking of some special effects and the addition of the original score by Michael Giacchino. Meanwhile, at a press conference, the film's director Rich Moore was asked if this film was going to contain any 'Easter Eggs' (like the ones in "Zootopia"). Without giving away any of them, he confirms those suspicions. 'Funny animal' fans will be assured that several anthropomorphic Disney characters (e.g. 'Dumbo', 'Eeyore' and [possibly] some "Zootopia" mammals) will make a few cameos in the "Oh My Disney!" scenes of said film (which will be released in U.S. cinemas this coming November)...
- - - - - - - - - - I'll add more material to this journal later this month; So, hang in there...
