A Doemain of Our Own
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| A Doemain of Our Own | |
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| Author(s) | SusanDeer |
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| Update schedule | Every Tuesday |
| Launch date | 24 April 1999 |
| End Date | 14 November 2008 |
| Genre | Comedy, Real life |
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A Doemain of Our Own is an online furry comic created by furry artist SusanDeer. The story concerns the life of a doe writer named Sue Hartland and the strange adventures she finds herself in, as well as her hectic social life.
The collection A Doemain of Our Own, Vol. 1 won the 2006 Ursa Major Award for Best Anthropomorphic Other Literary Work. A second volume, Shift Happens was released in 2007.
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[edit] Premise
In the webcomic's beginning, the plot revolved around the romantic life of Sue and her husband, Eric, paralleling the real life of the comic's creator (Sue Rankin) and her husband. In a way, this reflected the model of the non-furry comic For Better or For Worse, which is modeled somewhat on the real life of its creator, Lynn Johnston.
Real life issues invaded the strip (Sue was forced to have a hysterectomy, leaving her barren, and eventually breaking up her RL marriage), and the character of Eric was written out in late 2004, leaving Susan single in the series. She has recently been dating a tiger named Bennie; although his sexuality is at times ambiguous, it is clear that Bennie is romantically interested in Sue.
The comic often deals with light-hearted and fantastic issues, such as despite being an herbivore, Sue has some canine teeth due to her mixed parentage. Also, during one story arc it was revealed the Sue was a descendant of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, leading to her being "drafted" one Christmas eve to lead Santa's sleigh team.
[edit] Characters
Among the major recurring characters in the comic strip are the title characters of Vinci & Arty, who are neighbors and close friends with Sue. The plots of the two comics sometimes parallel each other, so Sue and other Doemain characters have supporting roles in Vinci & Arty.
Sue also has two non-anthro pet cats, Gwynn and Ginger, who are frequently the subject of their own adventures. Both are sentient to a certain degree and able to "talk" to each other, but incapable of verbally communicating with their owner or other sentient characters beyond typical purring, attacking and demanding attention, similar to Garfield and Odie from Garfield.
[edit] Strip cancellation
It was announced recently that the strip will end soon, and will be replaced with periodic comic books.[1]
[edit] References
- ↑ A Doemain of Our Own announces change from online to print by Emily Crow. Published by Comixtalk (English) on October 3, 2007. Accessed December 6, 2007.
[edit] External links
- FAQ of the comic
- A Doemain of Our Own's LiveJournal community
- A Doemain of Our Own, Vol. 1 at Plan Nine Publishing
- Shift Happens at Merchandisemaven.com
| Ursa Major Awards winners | ||
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| 2000
| Best Live Action TV Series: The Muppet Show! · Best Animated TV Series: Animaniacs · Best Live Action Feature Film: Who Framed Roger Rabbit? · Best Animated Feature Film: Fantasia
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| Best Anthropomorphic Motion Picture (2001-)
| Shrek (2001) · Lilo & Stitch (2002) · Finding Nemo (2003) · Shrek 2 (2004) · The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) · Over The Hedge (2006) · Ratatouille (2007) · Bolt (2008)
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| Best Anthropomorphic Dramatic Series
| Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat (2001) · Greg the Bunny (2002) · Gary the Rat (2003) · Father Of The Pride (2004) · "There She Is!! Step 2 - Cake Dance" (2005) · Hammy's Boomerang Adventure (2006) · Gridlock - Doctor Who episode (2007) · There she is!! episodes 3 to 5 (2008)
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| Best Anthropomorphic Novel
| Casual Rex (2001) · Rescue Ferrets at Sea (2002) · Between Darkness and Light (2003) · Never Again a Man (2004) · Volle (2005) · Pendant of Fortune (2006) · Life's Dream (2007) · Waterways (2008)
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| Best Anthropomorphic Short Fiction
| Beneath the Crystal Sea (2001) · Familiars (2002) · In the Line of Duty (2003) · Felicia and the Tailcutter's Curse (2004) · In His Own Country (2005) · Jacks to Open (2006) · Don't Blink (2007) · In Between (2008)
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| Best Anthropomorphic Other Literary Work
| The Sound & the Furry: The Complete Hoka Stories (2001) · Ozy and Millie IV: Authentic Banana Dye (2002) · Best in Show: Fifteen Years of Outstanding Furry Fiction (2003) · The Art of Usagi Yojimbo (2004) · Tales of the Questor, Volume 1 (2005) · A Doemain of Our Own, Vol. 1 (2006) · All the Newshounds Fit to Print (2007) · Dog's Days of Summer (2008)
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| Best Anthropomorphic Comic Book or Strip (2001-2002), Comic Book (2003-2007), Graphic Story (2008)
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| Best Anthropomorphic Comic Strip (2003-present)
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| Best Anthropomorphic Magazine (formerly Fanzine until 2007)
| YARF! (2001-2002) · Tales of the Tai-Pan Universe (2003-2004) · South Fur Lands (2005) · Anthrolations (2006) · Heat (2007-2008)
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| Best Anthropomorphic Published Illustration
| Front cover of Fur Visions #20, by XianJaguar (2001) · Cover of Furrlough #109, January 2002, by Natasha "Dark Natasha" Mleynek (2002) · Cover painting by Ursula Vernon of Best in Show: Fifteen Years of Outstanding Furry Fiction (2003) · Cover painting by Kacey Miyagami for Fur Plus #22 (2004) · Cover painting by Cybercat for Transformations: A Forest Tales Story, by Bernard Doove, published by Fauxpaw Publications in June (2005) · Cover painting by Sara Palmer for Pendant of Fortune (2006) · Cover of Fur Affinity United souvenir book by Blotch (2007) · Cover of Eurofurence 14 program book, by Blotch (2008)
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| Best Anthropomorphic Game
| Conker's Bad Fur Day (2001) · Star Fox Adventures (2002) · Wallace & Gromit in Project Zoo (2003) · Sly 2: Band of Thieves (2004) · Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves (2005) · Ōkami (2006) · Sam & Max: Season Two, Episode 1: Ice Station Santa (2007) · Spore (2008)
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