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Nordguard

2013-09-15T16:23:11Z

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'''Nordguard''' is a graphic novel series by [[Blotch]]. The first volume is titled ''Across Thin Ice''.

==Books==
* '''''Across Thin Ice''''': Set in an alternate-universe version of the Arctic North in late autumn 1903, a professional rescue organization known as Nordguard, responsible for rescuing and delivering first aid to travellers caught in the extremes of the White North, receives a dispatch from the mines of Tartok. Nordguard sends a team to the mines, but the team becomes caught in the middle of a world-changing intrigue over a substance unearthed at Tartok.
* '''''Under Dark Skies''''': The second volume, to be released in 2013, continues from the previous novel.

==Other media==
''Nordguard: The Card Game'' is a game based on the first Nordguard graphic novel. Limited-run editions, a standard and an expanded deluxe edition, were released at [[Anthrocon 2012]].<ref>[http://sofawolf.livejournal.com/39742.html Anthrocon Is Coming! Part #2 — Stuff To Buy] 2012 June 7 post to [[Sofawolf Press]] LiveJournal. Retrieved 2013 January 7.</ref> A 2nd printing of the card game was released 2012 November.<ref>[http://sofawolf.livejournal.com/43292.html Nordguard Card Game: New and Improved!] 2012 November 6 post to Sofawolf Press LiveJournal. Retrieved 2013 January 7.</ref>

==Characters==
===Core Nordguard team===
* '''Pi''': female leader of the Nordguard team. Ambitious and head-strong daughter of a Midwestern lawman.
* '''London''': Point-dog for the team, several years older than Pi. Born and raised in the wilderness, but cautious to a fault. Trained Pi when she joined Nordguard, but never offered a team leadership of his own.
* '''Nickel''': Happy-go-lucky yet caring Scout for the group. Born to a well-off family, but left the high life for the northern wilderness.
* '''Geri''': Brutish Wheel-Dog for the group. The twin brother to Freki, both hail from Thule and were welcomed by Pi into the group.
* '''Freki''': Shy, soft-spoken wheel-dog for the group. Twin sister to Geri.

===Military corpspersons in team===
* '''Lt. James McKay''': Medic for the team.
* '''Oleg Kutakov''': Ranking Corps member, included on the mission to Tartok.

==Reception==
Jim DeVries of IGN rated ''Across Thin Ice'' 8.0 out of 10, signifying "Great". He calls it "exciting, funny and one of the best-drawn indie books I've ever seen.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://comics.ign.com/articles/118/1184560p1.html|title = Nordguard Book One: Across Thin Ice Review|date = July 27, 2011|author = Jim DeVries|publisher = IGN}}</ref>" At ''[[Flayrah]]'', [[Fred Patten]] called it "very satisfactory first installment of a tense thriller which is bound to enhance Garman’s & Gavet’s already-stellar reputation.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.flayrah.com/3624/review-nordguard-across-thin-ice-tess-garman-teagan-gavet|title = Review: 'Nordguard: Across Thin Ice', by Tess Garman & Teagan Gavet|date = 28 Jul 2011 - 16:38|author = Fred Patten|publisher = Flayrah}}</ref>" Shaun Noordin, columnist for Malaysian tabloid ''The Star'', praised the book for its artwork and story<ref>{{cite web|url = http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2012/7/20/lifebookshelf/11686187&sec=lifebookshelf|title = An adventure story starring talking animals|author = Shaun A. Noordin|publisher = The Star|date = July 20, 2012}}</ref>.

==Awards and nominations==
In 2012, BlackTeagan was named as one of five nominees for the 2012 [[wikipedia:Russ Manning Award|Russ Manning Award]], in recognition of her penciling of ''Across Thin Ice''<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.comic-con.org/cci/cci_manning.php|title = Comic-Con International Announces 2012 Manning Award Nominees|date = June 21, 2012|publisher = Comic-Con International}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.flayrah.com/4113/blotch-penciller-blackteagan-russ-manning-award|title = Blotch penciller BlackTeagan up for Russ Manning Award|date = Thu 21 Jun 2012 - 11:55|author = Rakuen Growlithe|publisher = Flayrah}}</ref>. The award, targeted toward newcomer comic book artists whose professional works have appeared within the previous two years, is to be awarded to its winner at the Eisner Award ceremony during Comic-Con International. This is her first personal nomination for an award.

''Nordguard: The Card Game'' was nominated for the [[2012 Ursa Major Awards|2012 Ursa Major Award]] for Game of the Year.

==References==
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== External links ==
* http://nordguard.com/

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Rukis Croax

2013-01-09T04:42:04Z

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'''Rukis''' is an American [[artist]] and [[writer]]. She is the creator, writer and illustrator of the ''[[Cruelty]]'' comic and its sequel ''[[Unconditional]]'', and the co-creator, writer and co-illustrator of the ''[[Red Lantern]]'' comic. She is also the writer of an ongoing online novel called ''Cruelty'', publied on [[Fur Affinity]].

She was a [[guest of honor]] at [[Rocky Mountain Fur Con 2011]] and [[Furry Weekend Atlanta 2012]].

Rukis is since some years in a bigamous relationship with two childhood friends, a male and a female, though she is referring to their relationship as polyamory.<ref>[http://www.nightcharm.com/2012/11/14/real-men-wear-fur-lachlan-philpott-talks-to-anthro-legend-rukis/#jump]</ref> The three currently reside together in a farm in the state of [[Wikipedia:New York|New York]], U.S.A.

==Comics==
Rukis' first comic, ''Cruelty'', was published by [[FurPlanet]], and debuted at [[Anthrocon 2010]]. At 44 pages, Rukis considered this a "practice comic". However, it sold out within the first day of the [[convention]], and Rukis went on to create a sequel (''Unconditional'').

In 2009 she started ''[[Red Lantern]]''. She second volume of the comic, which is planned to be made in four volumes, is currently in writing and is released on [[Fur Affinity]] before its printed release which will includes sex scenes. The first volume was co-drawn by [[Alector Fencer]], however she was replaced by [[Myenia]] since 2012.

Rukis and Myenia also made a 24-page comic entitled ''Strong'', done in 48 hours only (24 for each) as a challenge.

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/rukis/ Rukis] on [[Fur Affinity]]

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Meesh

2012-07-09T22:42:15Z

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[[Image:Meesh Photo.jpg|200px|right]]
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'''Meesh''' aka '''Mischa Kavish''' (born July 31, 1988) is a [[furry artist]] and is among the top 10 of the most popular users on [[Fur Affinity]], according to [[FA Rank]].<ref>[http://popufur.com/?history=meesh Meesh's Profile on FA Rank]</ref> His fursona is a Tabby Cat. His real name is Mischa Kavish and he was born in Palo Alto, CA. He lives in [[Wikipedia:Laguna Beach|Laguna Beach]], [[Wikipedia:California|California]], USA.

==Personal Life==
He is currently attending the [[Wikipedia:Laguna College of Art and Design|Laguna College of Art and Design]].<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/1374837/ "My schoolwork" - Meesh]</ref>

==Works==
He has worked independently for most of his career in artistic creations, but has also worked with various comic art organizations, such as [[Spooo Presents]] and [[Club Stripes]], the latter of which he still regularly contributes to.

===Independent Work===
He is known for having independently produced a variety of comics for sale to the fandom, which are:

* ''The Werewolf and the Corgi''
* ''Good Bitch''
* ''The Ordinary Sanctum''
* ''The Coach and the Corgi''

There was also a free comic that he created, released on his [[Fur Affinity]], called ''Rough Riders''.

Meesh is also well known for his sale of image folios of his works and various compiled collections that compile previous images in a new grouping, along with a few new creations as well.

The first folio released, in 2006, was the ''Underwear Portfolio'', of which there was only a spare ten copies (and only 10 images respectively). They were sold at [[Further Confusion 2006]].<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/4032/ "FC!" - Meesh]</ref> However, only seven were sold at the convention, so the last three were then put up for auction on [[Furbid]].<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/5546/ "Leftovers" - Meesh]</ref>

The next collection to be sold was the aptly-titled ''Art CD''. A staggeringly large collection, it held over 570 images upon sale. Within those images were contained the original Underwear Portfolio, along with another portfolio that had never been sold individually. Also, a number of pages from his old webcomic, ''Room 42'', were placed on the CD. As the website for the comic had been taken down, the CD was the only thing that still had copies of the pages. This CD was sold through Paypal, as well as at [[Anthrocon 2006]], of which 50 copies were made.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/11954/ "Art CD!" - Meesh]</ref> Once again, any leftover CDs were sold on Furbid.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/18783/ "Another AC Report/other stuff" - Meesh]</ref>

He later created two further art collections, which constituted the art he had done since the first Art CD, and all three collections were then sold at Anthrocon 2007. Due to a lack of funds for printing, sales of another folio titled ''Raccoon & Canine'' had to be scrapped, though they were able to be pre-ordered at Anthrocon instead for later shipping.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/156449/ "Final AC Info" - Meesh]</ref>

In 2008, Meesh compiled together two new collections, titled the ''Straight Collection'' and the ''Gay Collection''. While none of the art on either of them was new, they both compiled images from all three Art CDs. So, for all intents and purposes, they contained almost all of the straight/gay art that he had ever done.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/202613/ "Shipping folios" - Meesh]</ref>

''Straight Collection vol. 2'' and ''Gay Collection vol. 2'' were created and sold, along with the first ones, at Anthrocon 2008.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/400054/ "AC Meme" - Meesh]</ref>

A ''Tentacles'' folio was also created for sale in 2009 and was sold originally at the online Club Stripes shop.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/514019/ "All my CDs now available at Hot Cider Press!" - Meesh]</ref>

For Further Confusion 2009, a ''Tentacles: Deluxe Edition'' was created for sale, along with the ''Straight Collection vol. 3'',<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/592867/ "Official FC Journal, Cocktails 2, CD news" - Meesh]</ref> containing all of his straight images from 2008, which counted 117 in total.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/638270/ "General Meesh News!" - Meesh]</ref>

The ''Gay Sketch Collection'', a collection of 49 images from 2008, almost all of which were never-before-seen, was also put up on the Club Stripes shop for sale in 2009.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/689153/ "New gay CD for sale" - Meesh]</ref>

===Spooo Presents===

Meesh only very shortly worked with [[Spooo Presents]], for the creation of the comic ''Moving In'', which was written by [[Runtt]]. Due to the style that Spooo Presents worked in, which was a back-to-back issue format with two comics in each issue and a cover for each on both sides, ''Moving In'' featured itself as what appeared to be a stand-alone comic, even if it was conjoined with another comic on its opposite side.<ref>[http://www.rabbitvalley.com/item_7032_3859___Spooo-Presents-Issue-Number-11-Moving-In.html Moving In on Rabbit Valley]</ref>

===Club Stripes===

Meesh's ongoing work with [[Club Stripes]] has resulted in a number of comics on the pay-to-view site. They are, in sequential order:

* ''Man Love Mocha''
* ''Queers in the Kitchen''
* ''The Valet And The Vixen 1-3''
* ''Eye Candy''
* ''The Uninvited Guest''
* ''Warm-Blooded''
* ''Dorm Dom''
* ''Little Buddy''
* ''Dessert''
* ''Midnight Snack''
* ''Little Buddy 2''
* ''Her Majesty's Messenger Service''
* ''Little Buddy 3''
* ''Short Cut'' (currently ongoing)
* ''Morale''

==References==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/meesh/ Meesh] on [[Fur Affinity]]
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/MeeshyVids Meesh] on [[YouTube]]
*[http://meeshart.blogspot.com/ Meesh]'s Sketch and News Blog on [[Blogspot]]
*[http://shop.clubstripes.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index&manufacturers_id=11 Meesh's Art CDs] at the [[Hot Cider Press]] online shop.

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Meesh

2012-07-09T22:40:59Z

99.110.252.9: /* Club Stripes */

[[Image:Meesh Photo.jpg|200px|right]]
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'''Meesh''' aka '''Mischa Kavish''' (born July 31, 1988) is a [[furry artist]] and is among the top 10 of the most popular users on [[Fur Affinity]], according to [[FA Rank]].<ref>[http://popufur.com/?history=meesh Meesh's Profile on FA Rank]</ref> His fursona is a Tabby Cat. His real name is Mischa Kavish and he was born in Palo Alto, CA. He lives in [[Wikipedia:Laguna Beach|Laguna Beach]], [[Wikipedia:California|California]], USA.

==Personal Life==
He is currently attending the [[Wikipedia:Laguna College of Art and Design|Laguna College of Art and Design]].<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/1374837/ "My schoolwork" - Meesh]</ref>

==Works==
He has worked independently for most of his career in artistic creations, but has also worked with various comic art organizations, such as [[Spooo Presents]] and [[Club Stripes]], the latter of which he still regularly contributes to.

===Independent Work===
He is known for having independently produced a variety of comics for sale to the fandom, which are:

* ''The Werewolf and the Corgi''
* ''Good Bitch''
* ''The Ordinary Sanctum''
* ''The Coach and the Corgi''

There was also a free comic that he created, released on his [[Fur Affinity]], called ''Rough Riders''.

Meesh is also well known for his sale of image folios of his works and various compiled collections that compile previous images in a new grouping, along with a few new creations as well.

The first folio released, in 2006, was the ''Underwear Portfolio'', of which there was only a spare ten copies (and only 10 images respectively). They were sold at [[Further Confusion 2006]].<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/4032/ "FC!" - Meesh]</ref> However, only seven were sold at the convention, so the last three were then put up for auction on [[Furbid]].<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/5546/ "Leftovers" - Meesh]</ref>

The next collection to be sold was the aptly-titled ''Art CD''. A staggeringly large collection, it held over 570 images upon sale. Within those images were contained the original Underwear Portfolio, along with another portfolio that had never been sold individually. Also, a number of pages from his old webcomic, ''Room 42'', were placed on the CD. As the website for the comic had been taken down, the CD was the only thing that still had copies of the pages. This CD was sold through Paypal, as well as at [[Anthrocon 2006]], of which 50 copies were made.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/11954/ "Art CD!" - Meesh]</ref> Once again, any leftover CDs were sold on Furbid.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/18783/ "Another AC Report/other stuff" - Meesh]</ref>

He later created two further art collections, which constituted the art he had done since the first Art CD, and all three collections were then sold at Anthrocon 2007. Due to a lack of funds for printing, sales of another folio titled ''Raccoon & Canine'' had to be scrapped, though they were able to be pre-ordered at Anthrocon instead for later shipping.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/156449/ "Final AC Info" - Meesh]</ref>

In 2008, Meesh compiled together two new collections, titled the ''Straight Collection'' and the ''Gay Collection''. While none of the art on either of them was new, they both compiled images from all three Art CDs. So, for all intents and purposes, they contained almost all of the straight/gay art that he had ever done.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/202613/ "Shipping folios" - Meesh]</ref>

''Straight Collection vol. 2'' and ''Gay Collection vol. 2'' were created and sold, along with the first ones, at Anthrocon 2008.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/400054/ "AC Meme" - Meesh]</ref>

A ''Tentacles'' folio was also created for sale in 2009 and was sold originally at the online Club Stripes shop.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/514019/ "All my CDs now available at Hot Cider Press!" - Meesh]</ref>

For Further Confusion 2009, a ''Tentacles: Deluxe Edition'' was created for sale, along with the ''Straight Collection vol. 3'',<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/592867/ "Official FC Journal, Cocktails 2, CD news" - Meesh]</ref> containing all of his straight images from 2008, which counted 117 in total.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/638270/ "General Meesh News!" - Meesh]</ref>

The ''Gay Sketch Collection'', a collection of 49 images from 2008, almost all of which were never-before-seen, was also put up on the Club Stripes shop for sale in 2009.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/689153/ "New gay CD for sale" - Meesh]</ref>

===Spooo Presents===

Meesh only very shortly worked with [[Spooo Presents]], for the creation of the comic ''Moving In'', which was written by [[Runtt]]. Due to the style that Spooo Presents worked in, which was a back-to-back issue format with two comics in each issue and a cover for each on both sides, ''Moving In'' featured itself as what appeared to be a stand-alone comic, even if it was conjoined with another comic on its opposite side.<ref>[http://www.rabbitvalley.com/item_7032_3859___Spooo-Presents-Issue-Number-11-Moving-In.html Moving In on Rabbit Valley]</ref>

===Club Stripes===

Meesh's ongoing work with [[Club Stripes]] has resulted in a number of comics on the pay-to-view site. They are, in sequential order:

* ''Man Love Mocha''
* ''Queers in the Kitchen''
* ''The Valet And The Vixen 1-3''
* ''Eye Candy''
* ''The Uninvited Guest''
* ''Warm-Blooded''
* ''Dorm Dom''
* ''Little Buddy''
* ''Dessert''
* ''Midnight Snack''
* ''Little Buddy 2''
* ''Her Majesty's Messenger Service''
* ''Little Buddy 3''
* ''Short Cut''

==References==
<references/>

== External links ==
*[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/meesh/ Meesh] on [[Fur Affinity]]
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/MeeshyVids Meesh] on [[YouTube]]
*[http://meeshart.blogspot.com/ Meesh]'s Sketch and News Blog on [[Blogspot]]
*[http://shop.clubstripes.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index&manufacturers_id=11 Meesh's Art CDs] at the [[Hot Cider Press]] online shop.

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[[Category:Artists]]
[[Category:Cat characters]]
[[Category:California]]
[[Category:1988 births]]