Art
A 78-piece full tarot, inspired by the traditional Rider-Waite deck, but this time, FOXES. The Fox Tarot Kickstarter ending 9/15/15 I’m sure I said this before, but “creating my own tarot” must be one of those challenges that every fantasy artist picks up, dusts off, puts back on the shelf, picks up again, thinks about ..
Video Games
After a crushing break-up, a young fox goes on a point-and-click journey into her past. Foxtail Kickstarter ending 8/30/15 A part of me did not want to review this one, because the world of 8-bit homage video games is a crowded one. But several of my furry crowdfunding friends have fallen in love with it, ..
Comics
Historical humor set on the Russia/Poland border, 1929… Rudek and the Bear Kickstarter ending 11/13/2014 I just finished looking over author/illustrator Peter Donahue’s pitch video for “Rudek and the Bear” and it got me thinking of how rich historical allegory as a genre is for fans of anthropomorphics. One of my more recent finds is the ..
Writing
A young fox returns to the continent of his birth to find conspiracy and danger… The Unlucky Fox (Or, The Peculiar Story of a Dapper Young Fox Out to Solve a Family Mystery in India) Kickstarter ending 10/31/14 For me, this book hits all the right notes. Not only is the illustration work sterling–rich backgrounds, ..
Video Games
After 20 years, a return to the post-apocalyptic/medieval world of “Inherit the Earth: Quest for the Orb”… Inherit the Earth: Sand and Shadows Kickstarter ending 8/19/14 The year is 1994, and computer graphics are what you’d expect them to be. “Dark Stalkers” spawns a few years of well-justified John Talbain/Galon rule 34, Sonic meets Tails, ..
Art
1, 2, 3, WOLF… Zhivago’s Ultimate Reference Sheet Kickstarter ends 8/18/14 Reference sheets are expensive. They’re not just a simple illustration of a character, but in many cases an artistic ordeal, an exercise in getting it just right. Every darn marking, the exact eye color, and why does a lion-iguana have a cutie mark anyway? Zhivago’s reasonably user-friendly ..
Comics
A dark graphic novel project for sci-fi/horror fans and Lovecraft buffs… The Shuttered City In a distant, dystopian future now on Kickstarter, mankind has come full circle, where technological wonder has created the same dark shadows we sheltered from in our cro-magnon days. The human race has splintered into races, sub-races, slave-races. Most–certainly all that ..
Writing
It’s important to give kids the vital foxes they need for a strong, healthy future. Pediatricians–at least the reputable ones–recommend 3-6 foxes every day for children between the ages of 4 and 6. Give them a head start on life with these projects. Foxy For(): The Very Young Programmer (VYP) Book Once upon a time, ..
Video Games
A boy’s journey through the landscape of World War II France and his own mind… Imagination is the Only Escape Fair warning, I know next to nothing about video games! So any fact errors on my part here are purely a result of lack of knowledge on my end. So on to an ignorant review ..