Webcomic Review #8 - Furries (For The Most Part)

ANTHROPOMORPHIC

Kappa

 Goddamn near everything.

 Kappa stars a far-from-home clownfish taken hostage by a tiny kingdom of tentacular merfolk, who
recruit him to their cause of liberating their ancient home from the clutches of giant enemy crabs.
The character designs are simple enough, but the landscapes are gorgeously illustrated, and
it's rare to find a webcomic, furry or otherwise, with such a refreshing and unique setting.

 Updates once a week.

Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth

 A curiously Christian webcomic, or at least derived from religious mythology, B.I.B.L.E. as it's cleverly titled showcases a war between the forces of Heaven and Hell, fought by animalistic angels and more traditionally-designed demons, the latter
of which exploit a middle-race of elves for their arcane rituals. The angelic protagonists are far from perfect, however,
and it's unclear if this battle between good and evil is as black-and-white as it seems.

 Updates have been sporadic at best, and seemed to have stopped indefinitely over a month ago.

Prequel

 This is pretty much my new favorite thing.

 Out of all the bookmarked comics that I've binged on in the last few weeks, it's safe to say that Prequel secured itself as one of my new all-time favorites. It was a chore to read to be sure, considering that it's a text-based choose-your-own-adventure game composed on the MS Paint Adventures forum and punctuated by gif animations, as seen above. That, and it regularly updated for years by the time that I got around to it, but it was absolutely worth my time. The mini-games alone, let alone the layout-breaking animated segments, are a labor of commitment that put other established authors to shame.
It's damned funny to boot, and when it's not, it ranges from heart-breaking to awe-inspiring. I never thought that I
would be this enthralled by what is essentially Elder Scrolls fanfiction drafted by a long-time Homestuck fan.
It's certainly one of the rare comics that I've considered spending real money on.

 Updates infrequently, as it's currently undergoing a crowdfunding campaign.

Beyond The Western Deep

 A more traditional "furry" comic than those listed above, Beyond The Western Deep stands out for
its genuinely intriguing backstory and characters that don't feel straight out of a histrionic soap opera.
All swords and no sorcery, it features a world divided up among varying races of personified
woodland creatures, where our heroes race to prevent a potential genocide of one of these domains.
However, their version of current events might not be as accurate as it seems, when it comes to
light that the militaristic nation they are allies with may have altered history for their own ends.

Updates once a week, but the main story arc has been on hiatus for a few months now.



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