Associated Student Bodies
Associated Student Bodies, abbreviated as ASB, was a series of eight adult comic books produced by Lance Rund and Chris McKinley in the 1990's. It has become a staple comic of the Furry fandom and most every furry art aficionado is familiar with it on some level.
The story of ASB revolves around a young lion, Daniel, who goes off to college to share a dorm with a wolf, Marcus, and an entire floor of predominantly homosexual roommates of various species. The series accounts Daniel's discovery of his own same-sex feelings for Marcus, dealing with being gay in a hostile environment, and reconciling his feelings with his family and faith.
The series has inspired yearly calendar addendums, art print portfolios, and t-shirts. It was written by Lance Rund to be a complete story with a definitive beginning and end, and so it has not continued beyond its original eight issues. Before the reprint in 2004, issues of ASB could fetch $50 to $100 or more on various furry auction venues, such as FurBid and FurEAuction.
The series ran from 1998 to 2000, with a hardcover "yearbook" collection of all eight issues published in 2004.
Related musical projects[edit]
On July 21, 1999, Lance announced work on an ASB soundtrack. As a sneak preview, he posted a link to a song by a professional musician and friend of his, Adam Browne, called "Secret Love" for which Lance had written the lyrics. The project never resulted in a finished product.
Prayer For Danny, a song by Hali, appears to have been inspired by Associated Student Bodies.
Impact[edit]
A 2010 review of a furry novella set in college opened, "When Associated Student Bodies hit it big in 1998 and 1999, it opened the floodgates for what’s become a dominant form of furry storytelling, especially in comics: the collegiate slice-of-life tale."[1]
See also[edit]
- The Adventures of Queerman - comic inspired by ASB and created by Chris McKinley (did most of ASB art)
- Incontinent Student Bodies - a babyfur parody of ASB.
References[edit]
- ↑ There Are So Many Better Things to See Than Spots. Posted by Jakebe on April 11th, 2010 Retrieved June 16, 2011.
External links[edit]
- http://www.arclight.net/asb/ - Associated Student Bodies website (defunct)