I love how the fleas are making the kid spaz out in the last panel.

I have seen dogs do exactly the same stuff, with a vengeance!

Poor kid. Hopefully the collar will work, otherwise....time for a full-body shave. Have to go back to school looking like a shaved Chiuauaua.

I imagine the collar DOES work... Joey just (again) forgot to wear it.... but I don't think it's THAT bad for a (SHAVE??? )

Sorry, it just reminded me of the 'Ozzy & Millie' webcomic, with the recurring joke of the kid losing all his fur.

You gave me a cute idea. My "Mr. Foxy" character had to wear a collar that served as a locating device until he was well over six years old, and he hated it. When amnesty for Anthropomorphicals was declared, he was hesitant to take it off, but declared later, it was the most happiest day of his life. The idea your cartoon gave me was that your Vulpines might consider Flea Powder bad, but Aerosol flea sprays are worse. I base this on the fact that a pet cat I once had would book out of the room if she saw me reaching for the flea spray can.

Most furry artists seem to not take into account that despite their bi-pedal/centaurist/whatever anthropomorphic character's physical existence may portray, they derive their natures from the real animals they are. It's rather easy to emulate habitual constructs and behaviors of certain species to modern human psychology patterns and social cultures. An anthro-cat would have a job, pay taxes, drink booze, but would also see a doctor (vet?) about hairballs, pray to Human or animal deities, and deal with "in-heat" problems. On the other hand (or paw, as it is...) such societies may come up with unique paradoxes, like how would an elephant character have personal relations with a crow? Or how does a lion in church keep temptation at bay to maul and savagely devour a sheep Deacon? Another factor: UNLESS the world is populated by ONE dominant species in the proxy role of humankind, inter-species procreation would ultimately lead to the dissolution of genealogies and result in a singular "uni-race" of sorts, unrecognizable from any known animal from it's past. (Now THAT would be an interesting theory to illustrate...what would an ALL-ANIMAL look like?)

Sorry if I went Mr. Spock on you with that explanation. I hope it was helpful... maybe someone else on FA can elaborate further if they care to.

Bottom line, if I draw a situation with animal characters that can use their real-world traits into the joke, I'll use it.

No worries. In fact I found your idea of the "All Animal" kind of intriguing. If you plan to attend FC 2012, perhaps we could sit down and discuss some of these topics in detail. Between Sketchbook gigs, of course.

I'll be there... we could discuss over dinner one night or at an art ghetto...

some time ago, on a gernan furry forum we had a thrwad going on discussing various situations and traits developing if mankind turned into furries tomorrow. soem wer ereally thought-out, like being in heat and the likes. also, whom are the predators supposed to eat if swine, cattle and others suddenly turn sentiend (and capable of fighting back? Soylent Green comes to mind). also, showering and getting the fur dried in time. tight clothes and fur... shedding said fur each season. and what about that tail? doors can become fairly dangerous.
even more so, how would a furry sit down in a car? tail bent back, to the side, or laid inbetween the legs? then a bushy tail like a fox' could get in the way of the pedalery. or in the way of the seat adjustments...
a good part was me listing the vehicles with animal names clogging the streets. :)

Well said, sir....

Apparently, in J & J #5... no one had ever thought of illustrating a behavioral twitch like biting one's tail in emotional stress or excitement before... I would certainly conceive of a scenario of a concert featuring a Justin Beiber-like morph ( "Just'a Beaver"???) and having THOUSANDS of girl morphs sustaining minor injuries to their long tails due to overexcited manipulation and biting. (never go to furry concerts that involve sharks or very large species...)

or what about scratching one's ear the old way? I think the only ones I've ever seen were one wolf by Bill Schmickle, and a scene in one of the older Asterix comic books...

there are a lot of details about the original animals one could take into account. for example the drops of scented oils some species leave when the females are ready to multiply, automazically leaking scented oils on some parts of the body staining the meticulously white vest...
another thought. many artists (including yours truly) like to draw digitgrade legs. how must a stairway/ladder be shaped and measured so walking down the stairs doesn't hurt the feet and becomes dangerous? or would they descend backwards automatically? and would spitting on the ground in open space be fined because someone else's bare paws could step into it? would they care if the legs were hooved?

the scene you descriped would redefine epic, I guess. :) then again, the reaction The Beatles provoked would cower Justin B. for sure.

Justin Bieber: "God sent me to bring music to the world!"
Jimi Hendrix: "Did I?"

...come to think of it, I have this book by Richard Scary that did a huge amount of anthro-art...and one little end piece I remember is a mouse in heavy winter clothing sitting on a chair and frantically rubbing his feet after discarding his boots and exclaiming "EGADS, my feet hurt! How I hate anthropomorphism!"

of course, there is always the sarcastic/ironic approach. XD

I guess you know "Tales from the Morphing Period", and the comics where two guys slowly morphed into fox and squirrel...

"Damn, this &%"§&%$ fur itches like hell!"

"Ah, I can't wait for shedding season..."

"Thanks a heap, sis!"

Unfortunately, I do not know them....

Poor guy

Yep... even the required "shots" at school would not help him....

I hope for his sake he doesn't get to wild, snapping away down there!!!

He'd probably just lick himself a few times just being in the vicinity (...of course, Pops would hit him sternly with a rolled newsprint about doing that in view of anyone.)

Hey Mitch, I still want to buy that one comic from you, only now I actually bring cash to the meets, you should consider coming to the one on Sunday August 6th, we're doing surf and turf at the park.

Unfortunately, I work that night. Who knows? Depends if I get enough sleep and how I feel, I might show up...we will see.

Well, you could at least swing by for free Steak and Salmon I hope? There will also be JD marinated Trout fillets and whatever anyone else brings :)

JD?

Jack Daniels

*burrrrp*

The booze usually cooks out of the fish while you grille it

I was referring to the intoxicated-, pre-cooked fish fillet...

Hehehe... I'd like to see that drawn

Cool Comic, Poor lil Fox boy maybe he'll learn his lesson from now on

I'm not so sure: Mom had said "...again."

Hope that thing works with ticks.

it should...(?)

*had a brain fart, posted something that made no sense* x.x;;

(???)

Flea Powder, a full body shave would be more like it

That would be humiliating.... especially in a fur-conscience society....

Right, that is exactly what it is supposed to be.

...how unconventionally cruel and disparaging.... DEFINITELY Janice...

I thought so. ^^

You thought well...