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Audience demand: More than one hundred annual furry conventions worldwide receive hundreds of thousands of devoted guests each year and the subculture is swiftly growing-an ever-increasing part of the cosplay audience who flood comi-cons (which receive 150,000+ attendees at the NYC one alone)-and there are hundreds of social media groups uniting furries. Akin to Harajuku-styled subcultures (Lolita, gothic Lolita, etc.), steampunk subcultures, and anime, manga, and comic book character cherishing subcultures, a devoted furry subculture exists, demanding to be noticed and eager for products like Furry Planet.
Proven market appeal: Much like how Gothic & Lolita (6,700 RTD), The Hero's Closet (5,000 RTD), A Geek in Japan (39,400 RTD across formats), and The Steampunk Bible (35,200 RTD) reached their subcultures, the furry audience is hungry for its bible. The only books currently existing on furries are how-to-draw ones, like Drawing Fantastic Furries (10,800 RTD) and How to Draw Manga Furries (9,600 RTD), and Furry Planet author Joe Strike's prior book, Furry Nation, published by Cleis Press, which has sold 2,000 copies. This new book will be far more thorough, have a color photo insert, and receive proper support to reach its endemic audience and all those who've heard of furries and are curious to better understand.
Expert author: Strike has thirty years of experience as a furry. Furry Planet will be his second book on the subject and he is a media go-to, having been interviewed on CBS's The Doctors and by the New York Post, Slate, CNN, and a wide range of other outlets. He is also well-known in the subculture, as a staple attendee to furcons. His reputation as well as his connections in the industry perfectly position him for wide publicity and sales.
Compelling text and color images: Strike's rich narrative covers everything from the incredible history of anthropomorphizing animals to the wide interest in doing so today, as well as the rewards of the subculture and its conventions, community, and costumes. The text will engage and the rich color photo insert will intrigue and inspire.
Growing cultural obsession with book topic: From Fox's The Masked Singer to Netflix's BoJack Horseman and Sexy Beasts, anthropomorphizing animals is widespread in pop culture today and responsible for all the media requests the author has gotten as well as articles in Rolling Stone, the New York Times, and a wealth of other outlets. This book answers the questions of what the furry movement is all about and why it proves so appealing.
New territory in an exploding market: Concurrent with the growth of Comic-Con NYC and similar conventions embracing fantasy and role playing, the furry industry has grown exponentially in recent years. In a space where some spend hundreds or even thousands of dollars on costumes and other furry-related products, this book will be the first authoritative text for readers to learn about furry culture and can be promoted to hungry audiences worldwide.
Proven market appeal: Much like how Gothic & Lolita (6,700 RTD), The Hero's Closet (5,000 RTD), A Geek in Japan (39,400 RTD across formats), and The Steampunk Bible (35,200 RTD) reached their subcultures, the furry audience is hungry for its bible. The only books currently existing on furries are how-to-draw ones, like Drawing Fantastic Furries (10,800 RTD) and How to Draw Manga Furries (9,600 RTD), and Furry Planet author Joe Strike's prior book, Furry Nation, published by Cleis Press, which has sold 2,000 copies. This new book will be far more thorough, have a color photo insert, and receive proper support to reach its endemic audience and all those who've heard of furries and are curious to better understand.
Expert author: Strike has thirty years of experience as a furry. Furry Planet will be his second book on the subject and he is a media go-to, having been interviewed on CBS's The Doctors and by the New York Post, Slate, CNN, and a wide range of other outlets. He is also well-known in the subculture, as a staple attendee to furcons. His reputation as well as his connections in the industry perfectly position him for wide publicity and sales.
Compelling text and color images: Strike's rich narrative covers everything from the incredible history of anthropomorphizing animals to the wide interest in doing so today, as well as the rewards of the subculture and its conventions, community, and costumes. The text will engage and the rich color photo insert will intrigue and inspire.
Growing cultural obsession with book topic: From Fox's The Masked Singer to Netflix's BoJack Horseman and Sexy Beasts, anthropomorphizing animals is widespread in pop culture today and responsible for all the media requests the author has gotten as well as articles in Rolling Stone, the New York Times, and a wealth of other outlets. This book answers the questions of what the furry movement is all about and why it proves so appealing.
New territory in an exploding market: Concurrent with the growth of Comic-Con NYC and similar conventions embracing fantasy and role playing, the furry industry has grown exponentially in recent years. In a space where some spend hundreds or even thousands of dollars on costumes and other furry-related products, this book will be the first authoritative text for readers to learn about furry culture and can be promoted to hungry audiences worldwide.