Re: Softpaw Magazine Issue 1 2 3 4 Download
Fanny Lococo
Softpaw Magazine was the first cub-related magazine in the fandom, mainly featuring erotic art and stories. Published by Dream Field Comics, it was distributed online and through Rabbit Valley. The first issue was published in October 2006; it ended after four issues due to a lack of time and money. A story-based spinoff, Finding Avalon, was published in July 2008.
Softpaw was partially inspired by Arcc's "Ivan & Tas" series on the Secretmoon oekaki, a haven for fans of cub artwork.[1] The publishers drew from a mix of established artists and authors on Secretmoon and Cub Central, as well as new artists on websites like Fur Affinity. As the production of Softpaw cost a large amount of money, pre-orders and donations were encouraged, with donators' nicknames printed on the last page of each issue.
Some contributors held events to promote the comic, such as the popular pizza parties at Further Confusion and Califur. However, attempts by artists to distribute the comic at Eurofurence were thwarted when the convention banned the work, followed shortly after by a ban at Further Confusion, where publishers had planned to release Softpaw #3.
For the 2009 Awards, a rule blocking "works of a predominantly sexual nature, or which include explicit sexual situations involving characters which may be underage or non-anthropomorphic animals" was added.[2] As no issues of Softpaw or Finding Avalon were published in 2009, this rule was not tested against them.
The first issue was printed in October 2006 and was initially shipped on November 15th, 2006. The recommended retail price was stated as US$19.95 - significantly more than most other periodical furry comics and fanzines.
The original image of the back cover by Inuki reveals more of the characters genital area. This was covered with some white steam in the published version. A limited print of the original artwork was shipped together with a pack consisting of Softpaw #1 and #2 if directly ordered from Inuki shortly after release.
Finding Avalon was a comic based on two series started in Softpaw, and was meant to take a more serious approach to cub artwork. Its format was 40 pages, full color, glossy, in the big magazine size.
The first issue of Finding Avalon was printed in June 2008 and initially released at Anthrocon 2008. Mail-order issues started shipping in July 2008. The recommended retail price was US$14.95 and it includes two stories in comic form:
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