https://en.wikifur.com/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=Mapdark 2026-10-31T04:01:48Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.23.16 //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Sarah_discovers_the_truth_behind_furries 2020-01-21T15:40:33Z

<p>Mapdark: </p> <hr /> <div>{{context}}<br /> {{unref}}<br /> <br /> [[File:sarahdiscovers.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Sarah Jesson]]<br /> '''Sarah discovers the truth behind furries''' is a video made by Sarah Jesson. The video made many references to the ''[[Vanity Fair]]'' article about furries.<br /> <br /> She revealed it to be a hoax/parody and admits using a [[Wikipedia:Valley girl|Valley Girl]] accent.<br /> <br /> ==The video==<br /> <br /> The video features Jesson talking of several pictures she has allegedly found on the internet.<br /> The pictures are several pieces that ran in the Vanity Fair article about the furry fandom.<br /> <br /> Jesson appears distressed about her finds and proceeds to freak out over the pictures using the term &quot;fagotty&quot; to describe them.<br /> She compares the furry fandom to Anime fandom and cosplay saying that these are lame as well but not as much as the furries.<br /> She then pretends furries hang out in woods to &quot;find berries and stuff like that and live there and dig holes&quot;.<br /> She then ends the video saying she feels like commiting suicide over her findings and not wanting to be part of the human race anymore.<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> <br /> The video was first uploaded on youtube on an unknown date (the original video has been removed)<br /> and caught a lot of attention from both furries and their detractors.<br /> <br /> A spoof answer video called &quot;Furries in action!&quot; was then created in response to her video and posted on google video .<br /> Unfortunately , this video has been removed from the google video servers.<br /> <br /> Sarah Jesson later came forward saying the video was a joke and that she very well knew what furries were prior to this video and that it was all done for fun.<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> <br /> * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qo45j2JIb0 &quot;Sarah discovers the truth behind furries&quot;] video on [[YouTube]]<br /> * [http://www.crushyiffdestroy.com/frontpage/index.php?blog=1&amp;title=sarah_discovers_furries_followup&amp;more=1&amp;c=1&amp;tb=1&amp;pb=1 ''Sarah discovers the truth behind furries'': followup] on [[CrushYiffDestroy]]<br /> * [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=931769406814427307&amp;q=furries &quot;Furries In Action!&quot;] video response on YouTube (now deleted; elements were used in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=du29Wx0dkJA this fake CTV video])<br /> {{net-stub}}<br /> [[Category:Hoaxes]]<br /> [[Category:Videos]]</div>

Mapdark //en.wikifur.com/wiki/File:Sarahdiscovers.jpg 2020-01-21T15:38:46Z

<p>Mapdark: A screenshot of Sarah Jensen in &quot;Sarah discovers the truth about furries&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>== Summary ==<br /> A screenshot of Sarah Jensen in &quot;Sarah discovers the truth about furries&quot;<br /> == Licensing ==<br /> {{screenshot}}</div>

Mapdark //en.wikifur.com/wiki/MapDark 2016-11-22T18:02:59Z

<p>Mapdark: Changed to have less information about me out there. not feeling comfortable with making it so easy to find me IRL</p> <hr /> <div>[[File:MapDark-Chris.png|right|thumb|200px|Mapdark.]]<br /> '''MapDark''' is a [[furry artist]] who lives in Canada. <br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> {{Contributor|Mapdark}}<br /> * [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/mapdark/ MapDark] on [[Fur Affinity]]<br /> * [http://www.weasyl.com/~mapdark MapDark] on [[Weasyl]]<br /> <br /> {{person-stub}}<br /> <br /> [[category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Artists]]</div>

Mapdark //en.wikifur.com/wiki/MapDark 2013-02-25T15:43:44Z

<p>Mapdark: Changign the image inside of profile</p> <hr /> <div>[[File:MapDark-Chris.png|right|150px]]<br /> '''Mapdark''' (born August 17th, 1983) is a [[furry artist]] who lives in of [[Wikipedia:|Montreal, Quebec]], Canada. <br /> <br /> MapDark discovered the fandom in the late 90's and became active in early 2000 . <br /> <br /> <br /> MapDark is one of the original founders of the first iteration of [[francofur]]. <br /> Also participated as staff member at [[Anthrofest]] 2006 . <br /> <br /> MapDark is currently working on a series of one-shot comics called &quot;F*** My Life&quot; , discussing daily irritations and First World problems .<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> {{Contributor}}<br /> * [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/mapdark/ Mapdark] on [[Fur Affinity]]<br /> <br /> {{person-stub}}<br /> <br /> [[category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Artists]]<br /> [[Category:Snow Leopard characters]]<br /> [[Category:Quebec]]<br /> [[Category:1983 births]]</div>

Mapdark //en.wikifur.com/wiki/File:MapDark-Chris.png 2013-02-25T15:41:56Z

<p>Mapdark: A small image of MapDark`s character Chris.</p> <hr /> <div>A small image of MapDark`s character Chris.</div>

Mapdark //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Talk:Les_Francs-tireurs 2012-11-30T20:45:56Z

<p>Mapdark: Created page with 'This article is incomplete for now , once I gather all of the information I will add it.'</p> <hr /> <div>This article is incomplete for now , once I gather all of the information I will add it.</div>

Mapdark //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Les_Francs-tireurs 2012-11-30T20:45:10Z

<p>Mapdark: </p> <hr /> <div>'''''Les Francs-tireurs''''' is a tv show broadcasted by [[Wikipedia:Tele-Quebec|Tele-Quebec]], a tv station based in Montreal , Quebec , Canada. <br /> <br /> The show approaches diverse subjects that either are sociological or political .<br /> <br /> On November 28th , 2012 ; ''Les Francs-tireurs'' consecrated the second half of their episode to the subject of furries.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> <br /> * [http://video.telequebec.tv/video/13299 Les Furries] on Tele-Quebec's website<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Media coverage]][[Category:Quebec]][[Category:2012]]</div>

Mapdark //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Les_Francs-tireurs 2012-11-30T20:44:36Z

<p>Mapdark: Created page with ''''''Les Francs-tireurs''''' is a tv show broadcasted by Tele-Quebec, a tv station based in Montreal , Quebec , Canada. The show approaches diverse su...'</p> <hr /> <div>'''''Les Francs-tireurs''''' is a tv show broadcasted by [[Wikipedia:Tele-Quebec|Tele-Quebec]], a tv station based in Montreal , Quebec , Canada. <br /> <br /> The show approaches diverse subjects that either are sociological or political .<br /> <br /> On November 28th , 2012 ; ''Les Francs-tireurs'' consecrated the second half of their episode to the subject of furries.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> <br /> * [http://video.telequebec.tv/video/13299 Les Furries] on Tele-Quebec's website</div>

Mapdark //en.wikifur.com/wiki/FrancoFur 2009-09-01T01:08:13Z

<p>Mapdark: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Francofur.jpg|thumb|right|Francofur's logo]]<br /> '''Francofur''' is a [[furry]] community for French-speaking furs based in the city of [[Wikipedia:Montreal, Quebec|Montreal, Quebec]]. The group was established in August 2009, and seeks to reach out to francophone furries worldwide and bring them together.<br /> <br /> Francofur's immediate goals are to present a better image of furry fandom to the media; members of the group will feature on [[Wikipedia:TV5 Québec Canada|TV5 Québec Canada]] in September 2009. They also wish to rent a 12-person vehicle to travel to [[Anthrocon 2010]]. In the long term, they intend to be involved in at least one [[convention]], and to have a definition of the word &quot;furry&quot; included in a Quebecois dictionary.<br /> <br /> The group's organizers state that Francofur was not started to compete with other local groups, such as [[MonFur]]. <br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> <br /> * [http://www.francofur.com Francofur] - website<br /> * [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/francofur FrancoFur on FA] - FurAffinity group<br /> <br /> [[Category:Mailing lists]]<br /> [[Category:Regional groups]]<br /> [[Category:Quebec]]<br /> [[Category:2009 births]]</div>

Mapdark //en.wikifur.com/wiki/FrancoFur 2009-09-01T01:07:50Z

<p>Mapdark: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Francofur.jpg|thumb|right|Francofur's logo]]<br /> '''Francofur''' is a [[furry]] community for French-speaking furs based in the city of [[Wikipedia:Montreal, Quebec|Montreal, Quebec]]. The group was established in August 2009, and seeks to reach out to francophone furries worldwide and bring them together.<br /> <br /> Francofur's immediate goals are to present a better image of furry fandom to the media; members of the group will feature on [[Wikipedia:TV5 Québec Canada|TV5 Québec Canada]] in September 2009. They also wish to rent a 12-person vehicle to travel to [[Anthrocon 2010]]. In the long term, they intend to be involved in at least one [[convention]], and to have a definition of the word &quot;furry&quot; included in a Quebecois dictionary.<br /> <br /> The group's organizers state that Francofur was not started to compete with other local groups, such as [[MonFur]]. <br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> <br /> * [http://www.francofur.com Francofur] - website<br /> * [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/francofur] - FurAffinity group<br /> <br /> [[Category:Mailing lists]]<br /> [[Category:Regional groups]]<br /> [[Category:Quebec]]<br /> [[Category:2009 births]]</div>

Mapdark //en.wikifur.com/wiki/FrancoFur 2009-09-01T00:44:44Z

<p>Mapdark: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Francofur.jpg|thumb|right|The logo for the Francofur group]]<br /> <br /> '''''Francofur''''' is a [[furry]] community for french speaking furs based in the city of [[Wikipedia:Montreal, Quebec|Montreal, Quebec]].<br /> <br /> <br /> Established in August 2009 , this group is seeking to reach out french speaking furries , not only in and around Montreal , but anywhere.<br /> <br /> <br /> It is meant to be used by anyone who is a furry and francophone to interact in their mother tongue.<br /> <br /> French speaking furries , around the world are a rare breed and the maintainers of the group are hoping that they can help bring them together.<br /> <br /> One thing that MUST be said is that this group was not started to compete in ANY way with any other local group , such as [[MonFur]].<br /> <br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> <br /> * [http://www.francofur.com Francofur] - website<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Mailing lists]]<br /> [[Category:Regional groups]]<br /> [[Category:Quebec]]<br /> [[Category:2009 births]]</div>

Mapdark //en.wikifur.com/wiki/FrancoFur 2009-09-01T00:44:22Z

<p>Mapdark: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Francofur.jpg|thumb|right|The logo for the Francofur group]]<br /> <br /> '''''Francofur''''' is a [[furry]] community for french speaking furs based in the city of [[Wikipedia:Montreal, Quebec|Montreal, Quebec]].<br /> <br /> <br /> Established in August 2009 , this group is seeking to reach out french speaking furries , not only in and around Montreal , but anywhere.<br /> <br /> <br /> It is meant to be used by anyone who is a furry and francophone to interact in their mother tongue.<br /> <br /> French speaking furries , around the world are a rare breed and the maintainers of the group are hoping that they can help bring them together.<br /> <br /> One thing that MUST be said is that this group was not started to compete in ANY way with another local group , such as [[MonFur]].<br /> <br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> <br /> * [http://www.francofur.com Francofur] - website<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Mailing lists]]<br /> [[Category:Regional groups]]<br /> [[Category:Quebec]]<br /> [[Category:2009 births]]</div>

Mapdark //en.wikifur.com/wiki/FrancoFur 2009-09-01T00:44:09Z

<p>Mapdark: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Francofur.jpg|thumb|right|The logo for the Francofur group]]<br /> <br /> '''''Francofur''''' is a [[furry]] community for french speaking furs based in the city of [[Wikipedia:Montreal, Quebec|Montreal, Quebec]].<br /> <br /> <br /> Established in August 2009 , this group is seeking to reach out french speaking furries , not only in and around Montreal , but anywhere.<br /> <br /> <br /> It is meant to be used by anyone who is a furry and francophone to interact in their mother tongue.<br /> <br /> French speaking furries , around the world are a rare breed and the maintainers of the group are hoping that they can help bring them together.<br /> <br /> One thing that MUST be said is that this group was not started to compete in ANY way with another local group , such as[[MonFur]].<br /> <br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> <br /> * [http://www.francofur.com Francofur] - website<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Mailing lists]]<br /> [[Category:Regional groups]]<br /> [[Category:Quebec]]<br /> [[Category:2009 births]]</div>

Mapdark //en.wikifur.com/wiki/FrancoFur 2009-09-01T00:41:48Z

<p>Mapdark: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Francofur.jpg|thumb|right|The logo for the Francofur group]]<br /> <br /> '''''Francofur''''' is a [[furry]] community for french speaking furs based in the city of [[Wikipedia:Montreal, Quebec|Montreal, Quebec]].<br /> <br /> <br /> Established in August 2009 , this group is seeking to reach out french speaking furries , not only in and around Montreal , but anywhere.<br /> <br /> <br /> It is meant to be used by anyone who is a furry and francophone to interact in their mother tongue.<br /> <br /> French speaking furries , around the world are a rare breed and the maintainers of the group are hoping that they can help bring them together.<br /> <br /> One thing that MUST be said is that this group was not started to compete in ANY way with another local group , [[MonFur]].<br /> <br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> <br /> * [http://www.francofur.com Francofur] - website<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Mailing lists]]<br /> [[Category:Regional groups]]<br /> [[Category:Quebec]]<br /> [[Category:2009 births]]</div>

Mapdark //en.wikifur.com/wiki/FrancoFur 2009-09-01T00:41:20Z

<p>Mapdark: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Francofur.jpg|thumb|right|The logo for the Francofur group]]<br /> <br /> '''''Francofur''''' is a [[furry]] community for french speaking furs based in the city of [[Wikipedia:Montreal, Quebec|Montreal, Quebec]].<br /> <br /> <br /> Established in August 2009 , this group is seeking to reach out french speaking furries , not only in and around Montreal , but anywhere.<br /> <br /> <br /> It is meant to be used by anyone who is a furry and francophone to interact in their mother tongue.<br /> <br /> French speaking furries , around the world are a rare breed and the maintainers of the group are hoping that they can help bring them together.<br /> <br /> One thing that MUST be said is that this group was not started to compete in ANY way with another local group , [[monfur]].<br /> <br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> <br /> * [http://www.francofur.com Francofur] - website<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Mailing lists]]<br /> [[Category:Regional groups]]<br /> [[Category:Quebec]]<br /> [[Category:2009 births]]</div>

Mapdark //en.wikifur.com/wiki/MonFur 2009-09-01T00:40:05Z

<p>Mapdark: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Logo.png|right]]<br /> '''MonFur''' ('''Montreal Furry''') is a [[furry]] community for furs in and around the city of [[Wikipedia:Montreal, Quebec|Montreal, Quebec]].<br /> <br /> Established in July of 1999, the group is organized primarily through their own mailing list. The MonFur community is also Bilingual, welcoming both English and French members. The website, which is edited by members, contains information on recent and upcoming events from social gatherings to [[convention]]s. Events tend to be held frequently, and the list is updated often. <br /> <br /> Website content also includes a list of &quot;Citizens&quot; (members edit their own profile), basic links, information on how to join, and testimonials of what members think of the group.<br /> <br /> == Known Associations ==<br /> <br /> * Monfur raised $300 in donations for the sponsorship of two animals at the [http://www.ecomuseum.ca/ Eco Museum] in 2008/2009.<br /> * Monfur is supporting and sponsoring [[What The Fur]], a convention to be held in 2010 in Montreal.<br /> <br /> == Current Known Members ==<br /> *[[Andrew Pidcock]] aka Loopy<br /> *[[Arashi]]<br /> *[[Felinaeus]]<br /> *[[Icewolf_Tundrastalker]]<br /> *[[Mapdark]]<br /> *[[Soryane]]<br /> *[[Talmak]]<br /> *[[Ethan Wolfcat]]<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> * [http://www.monfur.ca/ MonFur] - website<br /> * {{lj-comm|monfur}} - Montreal Furries<br /> <br /> {{community-stub}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Mailing lists]]<br /> [[Category:Regional groups]]<br /> [[Category:Quebec]]<br /> [[Category:1999 births]]<br /> [[fr:MonFur]]</div>

Mapdark //en.wikifur.com/wiki/FrancoFur 2009-09-01T00:37:36Z

<p>Mapdark: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Francofur.jpg|thumb|right|The logo for the Francofur group]]<br /> <br /> '''''Francofur''''' is a [[furry]] community for french speaking furs based in the city of [[Wikipedia:Montreal, Quebec|Montreal, Quebec]].<br /> <br /> <br /> Established in August 2009 , this group is seeking to reach out french speaking furries , not only in and around Montreal , but anywhere.<br /> <br /> <br /> It is meant to be used by anyone who is a furry and francophone to interact in their mother tongue.<br /> <br /> French speaking furries , around the world are a rare breed and the maintainers of the group are hoping that they can help bring them together.<br /> <br /> One thing that MUST be said is that this group was not started to compete in ANY way with another local group , monfur.<br /> <br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> <br /> * [http://www.francofur.com Francofur] - website<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Mailing lists]]<br /> [[Category:Regional groups]]<br /> [[Category:Quebec]]<br /> [[Category:2009 births]]</div>

Mapdark //en.wikifur.com/wiki/FrancoFur 2009-09-01T00:37:14Z

<p>Mapdark: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Francofur.jpg|thumb|right|The logo for the Francofur group]]<br /> <br /> '''''Francofur''''' is a [[furry]] community for french speaking furs based in the city of [[Wikipedia:Montreal, Quebec|Montreal, Quebec]].<br /> Established in August 2009 , this group is seeking to reach out french speaking furries , <br /> not only in and around Montreal , but anywhere.<br /> <br /> <br /> It is meant to be used by anyone who is a furry and francophone to interact in their mother tongue.<br /> <br /> French speaking furries , around the world are a rare breed and the maintainers of the group are hoping that they can help bring them together.<br /> <br /> One thing that MUST be said is that this group was not started to compete in ANY way with another local group , monfur.<br /> <br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> <br /> * [http://www.francofur.com Francofur] - website<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Mailing lists]]<br /> [[Category:Regional groups]]<br /> [[Category:Quebec]]<br /> [[Category:2009 births]]</div>

Mapdark //en.wikifur.com/wiki/FrancoFur 2009-09-01T00:36:45Z

<p>Mapdark: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Francofur.jpg|thumb|right|The logo for the Francofur group]]<br /> <br /> '''''Francofur''''' is a [[furry]] community for french speaking furs based in the city of [[Wikipedia:Montreal, Quebec|Montreal, Quebec]].<br /> Established in August 2009 , this group is seeking to reach out french speaking furries , not only in and around Montreal , but anywhere.<br /> It is meant to be used by anyone who is a furry and francophone to interact in their mother tongue.<br /> <br /> French speaking furries , around the world are a rare breed and the maintainers of the group are hoping that they can help bring them together.<br /> <br /> One thing that MUST be said is that this group was not started to compete in ANY way with another local group , monfur.<br /> <br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> <br /> * [http://www.francofur.com Francofur] - website<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Mailing lists]]<br /> [[Category:Regional groups]]<br /> [[Category:Quebec]]<br /> [[Category:2009 births]]</div>

Mapdark //en.wikifur.com/wiki/FrancoFur 2009-09-01T00:36:11Z

<p>Mapdark: Created page with 'The logo for the Francofur group '''''Francofur''''' is a furry community for french speaking furs based in the city of [[Wikipedia:Montr…'</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Francofur.jpg|thumb|right|The logo for the Francofur group]]<br /> <br /> '''''Francofur''''' is a [[furry]] community for french speaking furs based in the city of [[Wikipedia:Montreal, Quebec|Montreal, Quebec]].<br /> Established in August 2009 , this group is seeking to reach out french speaking furries , not only in and around Montreal , but anywhere.<br /> It is meant to be used by anyone who is a furry and francophone to interact in their mother tongue.<br /> <br /> French speaking furries , around the world are a rare breed and the maintainers of the group are hoping that they can help bring them together.<br /> <br /> one thing that MUST be said is that this group was not started to compete in ANY way with another local group , monfur.<br /> <br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> <br /> * [http://www.francofur.com Francofur] - website<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Mailing lists]]<br /> [[Category:Regional groups]]<br /> [[Category:Quebec]]<br /> [[Category:2009 births]]</div>

Mapdark //en.wikifur.com/wiki/File:Francofur.jpg 2009-09-01T00:22:39Z

<p>Mapdark: Logo for the Montreal area francofur group</p> <hr /> <div>== Summary ==<br /> Logo for the Montreal area francofur group<br /> == Licensing: ==<br /> {{PDImage}}</div>

Mapdark //en.wikifur.com/wiki/I.s.o. 2008-08-11T17:32:15Z

<p>Mapdark: /* Dave Duchaine : */</p> <hr /> <div>{{lowercase}}<br /> [[Image:1.jpg|thumb|right|The cover to i.s.o. issue 1]]<br /> '''''i.s.o.''''' is an ongoing [[gay]]-themed [[furry]] comedy [[comic book]] series by [[Vince Suzukawa]]. The comic is published semi-annually; Six issues of the comic book have been published so far.&lt;ref&gt;[http://community.livejournal.com/isocomic/profile The profile of the community] on livejournal [[LiveJournal]] community&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> <br /> Like his earlier series ''[[The Class Menagerie]]'', ''i.s.o.'' takes place at fictional [[The Class Menagerie#DeMontfort University|DeMontfort University]] in California, and much of the story is set in [[The Class Menagerie#Richter Hall|Richter Hall]], a fictional three-storey dormitory building. Whereas ''TCM'' took place on the remains of the dorm's third floor, ''i.s.o.'' takes place on the first floor. Also unlike ''TCM'', the cast of ''i.s.o.'' is predominantly made up of [[Wikipedia:LGBT|LGBT]] characters.<br /> <br /> The title ''i.s.o.'' is an acronym commonly used in personal ads, meaning &quot;In Search Of&quot;, reflecting Cody's infatuation with a certain man. It also refers to the Greek prefix ''[[Wiktionary:iso-|iso-]]'', meaning &quot;equal&quot; or &quot;normal&quot;, reflecting the lifelong desire of the main character, Cody Frost, to always appear as normal as possible, despite the fact he is gay.<br /> <br /> ''i.s.o.'' won the [[Ursa Major Awards#2006|2006 Ursa Major Award]] for Best Anthropomorphic Comic Book, breaking a five-year run by [[Stan Sakai]]'s ''[[Usagi Yojimbo]]''.<br /> <br /> == Characters ==<br /> <br /> WARNING : There might be some spoilers in the characters description.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Theses are the main or secondary characters<br /> <br /> === Cody Victor Frost : ===<br /> *19 years old at the begining of I.S.O. , freshman at Demonfort university.<br /> *Main character of the series . <br /> *Species : Siberian tiger.<br /> *Cody is a gay guy who feels very insecure about people knowing his <br /> orientation and hides behind a bad guy front because of it.<br /> *He falls for his co-worker Doug and that's pretty much the start<br /> point for his personnal development.<br /> <br /> === Doug Hill : ===<br /> *23 years old at the begining of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Cougar<br /> *Works as a waiter at the Hangout , Cody's co-worker and love interest.<br /> *Doug works at the Hangout with Cody and he pretty much fell for Cody<br /> at the same time Cody fell for him. <br /> *Has a history of abusive boyfriends<br /> and still has to live with the consequences.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Jake Packard : ===<br /> *19 years old at the begining of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : grey wolf<br /> *Cody's roommate and main pain in the butt.<br /> *Jake is a very very very cheery and flirty wolf who<br /> will try his charms on pretty much anything that has a pulse.<br /> He is not very intelligent but really cares about Cody , but<br /> in such a psychotic way that Cody ends up only being annoyed by it.<br /> He was transfered out of his school in Australia as a revenge by the dean for<br /> kowing that he was sneaking in his son's bedroom at night.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Jeff Cornwallis : ===<br /> *24 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Mountain goat<br /> *Dorm repairman and Cody's mentor.<br /> *Jeff first meets Cody after he got soaked by one of his water traps.<br /> From then on , a friendship begins between the two as Cody opens up<br /> to Jeff about his homosexuality. Jeff helps the relationship between <br /> Cody and Doug to start with a few tricks. A mystery surrounding Jeff <br /> is that he seems to be stalked and harassed by an unknown person<br /> who obviously ruined a big part of his life.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Todd Connors : ===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Bengal tiger<br /> *Todd is Cody's best friend since middle school.<br /> *The two of them had a fight during a trip in hawaii which put a <br /> stop to their friendship for a few issues. Remarks that Todd had made ,<br /> which were in essence true , hurt Cody deeply and they only rekindled <br /> after 3 issues. From then on it seems their friendship is back on <br /> track and maybe even stronger than before since all lies and secrets were<br /> revealed during a one-on-one talk.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Sam Hill: ===<br /> *27 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Cougar<br /> *Cody's co-worker and Doug's sister.<br /> *Sam is Doug's sister and looks out for him like a mother would do.<br /> After Doug was kicked out of his parent's house after they found out<br /> he was gay (in the most horrible of ways) at 15 she took him<br /> in and was pretty much rejected by them as well for it.<br /> Add a list of bad boyfriends for Doug and she became overprotective <br /> of her brother. When Cody comes around and Doug is obviously interested<br /> she thinks it's another one of &quot;them&quot; and behaves harshly around him.<br /> This behaviour is dropped as she discovers more about Cody and <br /> finds out he's really not a bad guy.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Boris Hooks : ===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Alligator<br /> *Bottomless pit and Cody's confidante.<br /> *Boris meets Cody randomly as he is used by Cody to escape Jake.<br /> The fact that he is always eating makes him an excellent listener <br /> and Cody opens up to him about a lot of things. <br /> He can even be sneaky as he tricks Jake and Zach into a movie marathon<br /> the night Cody goes to a club to distract them.<br /> Not much is known about him though , because .. well.. he never speaks.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Thor : ===<br /> *36 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Bison<br /> *Dorm gardener , Cody's nemesis<br /> *Everytime Cody and Thor meet it is in the most unpleasant of ways.<br /> The first time they met , Thor grabbed Cody upside down because he had walked<br /> on the lawn. Thor is stuck doing the gardening job because he burned down <br /> a building and must pay it back that way. He does not like his job at <br /> all and seems to be taking revenge on the students.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Tyrone Beltran : ===<br /> *32 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : bat<br /> *Cody's boss , master bartender.<br /> *Cody meets with Tyrone after the wardrobe incident caused by Jake and Zach <br /> makes him miss his job interview. Tyrone , seeing Cody's physique and <br /> need for a job offers him the doorman job at the Hangout. <br /> Tyrone's bartending technique is unique as he hangs down from a poll and <br /> mixes the drinks upside down. Hence the name of the bar.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Zach Hastings: ===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species: skunk<br /> *Jake's friend and Cody's 2nd pain the butt.<br /> *Zach is an air-headed surfer boy who constantly makes <br /> valley girl worthy remarks and makes Cody's life even more impossible.<br /> He first appears with Jake with whom he started to hang out because his roomie<br /> was being a &quot;putz&quot; . The only intelligent remark he makes is his theory that<br /> Cody might be gay.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Becky Adams : ===<br /> *25 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : beaver<br /> *Barmaid , source of sanity.<br /> *Becky seems to be one of the very few people in the main cast <br /> who is not in some way dysfunctional. She is most of<br /> the time very Zen and is not usually seen in emotional situations.<br /> Well , except for that complete chaos that came out <br /> of Cody's fake date with Sam where she was , quote : &quot;used , lied to <br /> and manhandled by Jake , and not in a good way&quot;. <br /> <br /> <br /> === Tim Longoria : ===<br /> *23 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Weasel<br /> *Doug's roommate and best friend.<br /> *Tim is first seen at the gym with Doug and Sam.<br /> He is a jumpy and excited little guy and seems to like Cody right away.<br /> He works with Doug at his second job , a moving company.<br /> He is also pretty flamboyant to say the least.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Irene &quot;Dusty&quot; Dustin: ===<br /> *30 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Ostrich<br /> *Doug's 2nd roommate and &quot;baby sitter&quot; , also a nurse.<br /> *Cody meets her at Kyell's club where it is revealed she is Doug's <br /> second roommate and also works as a nurse. Her secret &quot;job&quot; is &quot;babysitting&quot;<br /> Doug and Tim when they act immaturelly.<br /> Appart from that, not much is known about her yet.<br /> <br /> === Trevor Buckingham : ===<br /> *24 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Horse<br /> *Doug's friend and Queen of the Bookstore.<br /> *Is first seen at Kyell's and is responsible for literally breaking<br /> Cody's stereotypical views and making him realise that the front <br /> he's putting up is pushing people away.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Robbie Warren: ===<br /> *26 at the beginning of I.S.o.<br /> *Species : Rabbit<br /> *Personal trainer , Trevor's hubby.<br /> *Is first seen at Kyell's in company of Trevor.<br /> It seems that Robbie is extremely annoyed at how casually<br /> Doug is living his relationship with Cody and wishes he had more of a say<br /> on the relationship itself. He lends money to Doug for reasons <br /> that have not yet been revealed.<br /> <br /> === Nate Oz : ===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Snow leopard<br /> *Cody's classmate , Fluffball skater.<br /> *This piercing decorated amubulant ball of fluffyness is first met <br /> by Cody at Kyell's by accident after Cody steps on his tail.<br /> They discover that they are both in the same class and<br /> start hanging out together from then on. Nate jokingly flirts <br /> with Cody a few times which provides hilarious results on Cody's part.<br /> He also introduces Cody to his group of friends at the regular <br /> post-history-classes meetings they hold &quot;to keep their sanity&quot;.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Dave Duchaine : ===<br /> *17 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Lynx<br /> *Todd's current roommate , Animation fanboy.<br /> *Cody meets him through Todd and he is the one to provide<br /> Cody with a fake I.D. card to go to Kyell's and he <br /> regularly goes to the basketball games that Cody and his friends have.<br /> <br /> === Randall Winger :===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Kite<br /> *Todd's friend , Hockey freak<br /> *At first , Randall had trouble accepting the fact that most <br /> of Cody's new friends were gay. And acted distant for a while.<br /> He finally got over it after he saw that they were good people<br /> and was the one to provide Cody with the fake job at Rocket John's<br /> for his fake date with Sam. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == Issues ==<br /> <br /> Spoilers<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 1 : ===<br /> [[Image:1.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 1: In Search of Intelligent Life Forms. Cody arrives at his dorm and discovers the attractive and evidently bisexual Jake is his roommate, which could've been quite tantalizing were he not so closeted. It doesn't improve much from there; Jake makes friends with the equally clueless Zach, and Cody makes enemies with the imposing gardener known as Thor. His efforts to find other allies in the dorm are fruitless, aside from silent, hungry floormate Boris, and the gregarious dorm handyman Jeff. He also continues to be haunted by regrets about his ex-best friend Todd (the tiger from the airport), whom he came out to (and then had a big fight with) before leaving for the Hawaii vacation. He tries to find sanctuary in the school karate club, but even that doesn't seem to be his speed. In an effort to escape Jake, Cody decides he should get a job. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 2: In Search of Gainful Employment. After some interference from Jake and Zach, Cody ends up at The Hangout, a local bar which is in need of a bouncer. The owner, a prizewinning acrobat bartender named Tyrone, recruits Cody immediately, but Cody fails to impress the barmaids Samantha and Becky. Then the last waiter, Sam's brother Doug, catches Cody's eye, and spurs him to stick around for the job. Cody frets, realizing he's crushing pointlessly, until he finds out that Doug just might be attracted back. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 2: ===<br /> [[Image:iso2.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 3: Iso-lation. Although excited at the prospect that Doug might be interested in a relationship, Cody is still shy and nervous about publicly trying to make any headway there. It doesn't help that Thor and Jake &amp; Zach also show up to the bar that night, the latter who realize they have blackmail in that Cody isn't technically old enough to be a bouncer. The night slips by and Cody is unable to make a move on Doug, and berates himself over it. The next day, Todd tracks Cody down, but Cody is still hesitant to make up. Then Cody realizes his parents may not want him moonlighting as a bouncer, and quickly makes up a story to them that he's actually working as a waiter at night to earn money to court a girl (who suspiciously sounds like Sam). He later tries to fight Jake and Zach over the television, but finds out his physical advantage over them is gone. The cumulative events drag him down as he realizes he's become a bully, a liar, and generally not a very nice person to know. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 4: Iso-tonic. But Cody takes Jeff up on an offer to watch the football game at Jeff's apartment, where he accidentally finds out Jeff is also gay. That breaks the ice enough for Cody to spill his guts out to Jeff. Cody recounts how he discovered he was gay during middle school, and has spent the past few years building up his ultra-macho front to avoid any repercussions that might come from being &quot;outed&quot; to others. He doesn't want people to even suspect, let alone know. Jeff proves to be good counsel on the matter, mainly trying to get across the concept of moderation; while caution is advisable, there's no need for Cody to hide his entire life from a public who probably doesn't WANT to scrutinize...and may not even care if they know. Ultimately, if Cody is interested in Doug, the world won't implode if he tries to act on that. Cody agrees to work on that, and realizes he has made a new friend. A slight stumbling block occurs when a mysterious caller warns Jeff of serious consequences if he gets too close to Cody. Jeff, flustered but determined, pledges to stay by Cody anyway, and begins work on a secret device.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 3: ===<br /> [[Image:iso3.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 5: Instigation. Impressed by one of Jake's impromptu dance routines, Cody actually breaks the ice and learns a bit about his roommate's background, thus showing some progress in his attempts to be sociable. Still, Jake manages to come on too strongly again, and Cody ditches Jake for lunch with Boris. Cody reflects that he's having trouble asking Doug out, simply because he's never--by luck and coincidences--had to ask ANYONE out before. Jeff senses Cody's hesitance, and stages an elaborate plan to give Cody a little push...which ultimately works. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 6: Imposition. Cody's victory doesn't last long when, on the day before the date, Thor stirs up trouble in the bar. Surprisingly, Todd backs Cody up, forcing Thor to retreat. Cody then reveals to Todd why he has been stalling on making up; it isn't because either of them are upset from the summer, it's because Cody feels like he's been a poor excuse for a friend. Even though he's outed himself to Todd, there has been a build up of fronts over the years, plus he feels like he was using Todd to appear straight by association. But Todd assures Cody the friendship has been more than mutual, especially since Cody was a good influence in getting Todd out of a downward spiral of excesses during high school. So with the air totally cleared between them, they pledge to be friends again, just in time for Cody to realize he needs to get ready for his date with Doug...<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 4: ===<br /> [[Image:iso4.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 7: I Sorta Said, He Kinda Said. Unaware they're observed by Jeff's mysterious stalker, Cody and Todd visit Jeff's apartment for some fun and video games. Meanwhile, Sam bumps into Doug and his roommate/coworker/best friend Tim at the gym, and alludes to her continued disapproval of Cody. Both parties end up separately discussing Cody and Doug's date from the previous afternoon. For the most part, it went well--not perfectly, but certainly not a disaster. Jeff, Todd, Sam, and Tim offer their suggestions and observations at how the date was handled on both ends, and apparently it went well enough that Doug has invited Cody to a club for their next date. Cody, however, doesn't know how to dance, and makes up an excuse to get some dance lessons from Jake. But Jake takes the matter very seriously, and Cody is too overwhelmed to continue. He can't bring himself to cancel the date, however. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 8: So I Think I Can Dance. Cody arrives at the club and is introduced to Tim, as well as Doug's friends Robbie, Trevor, and Dusty. The group clearly are quite close-knit, and boggle Cody with their banter before he seeks sanctity at the bar. Cody stalls with his drink before Trevor manages to coax him out to the dance floor, where he sorts with his inner reservations against dancing before giving it a shot. And he finds out it's not so bad, especially when the slow dances come. Cody ends up enjoying the overall experience, and is unaware that his excuse for wanting dance lessons has fallen through with Jake. The next day, driven by persistent observations that his tough-guy image is offputting, he relents a little and tries to at least get a less severe haircut. It's a start. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 5 : ===<br /> [[Image:iso5.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 9: My S.O. After a pickup game of basketball, Cody is overcome by hormones, and pounces Doug as Dusty walks in on them. He's displeased by his outburst and resolves to behave, and is unaware Doug actually rather enjoyed the experience. He then has a pleasant time with Nate's study group, and is invited back in the future, but it fails to distract him from his conscience. He reveals to Jeff that while his hormones say yes, his mind says no, and Jeff reassures him that's typical. Still, after the next basketball game (where Doug and Todd's friends all meet for the first time), he's apprehensive about losing control again. Fortunately Jake interrupts the two while they're alone and showering up to go to work, and Cody's subsequent official slip of the word &quot;boyfriend&quot; diffuses any doubts he has...temporarily. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 10: 1.50 Months Later. Cody and Doug have settled into the holding pattern of the dating life, although perhaps not completely perfectly. Cody has been neglecting his studies, and has to get Nate's help to finish off a group term paper. And Doug has been stretching his budget, forcing him to ask Robbie for a loan. Robbie thinks he recognizes the common pattern Doug has had with previous boyfriends, but Doug is positive Cody is safe, even though he's uncertain why Cody seems to shy away from intimacy. Unbeknownst to any of them, Jake suspects Cody has a signficant other, yet Cody refuses to tell him who it is, and the secrecy worries Jake; anything that secret can't be good. He's determined to intervene if necessary. Meanwhile, Cody and Doug finally realize they have to cut down on the dates for practicality's sake, but Cody assures Doug he's happy in the relationship--by giving him a public kiss. Cody's problems are far from over, as his parents call to tell him they'll be in town in a couple weeks, and want to meet this &quot;Sam&quot; he's supposedly been dating all this time...<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 6 : ===<br /> [[Image:iso6.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 11: Try S.O. Cody continues to skirt intimacy with Doug, but in this case has an excuse; he's distracted wondering how to convince Sam to pretend to be his girlfriend in front of his parents. Surprisingly, she agrees to play along--on the condition he pay her way on a &quot;date&quot; (as a couple, they'll need to act like they've actually been in each other's company). Though dismayed to find out the date is at a swing club, Cody eventually relaxes and actually has a great time dancing with Sam's friends. In the process, Sam quietly realizes Cody may not be the vicious tough-guy she thought he was. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 12: I SOS. Meanwhile, Cody is purposely encouraging the lunch with his parents to go poorly, so he can use it as an excuse to say Sam dumped him; then he won't have to worry about using her as a front any more. Cody is unaware Jake has caught just enough misinformation to conclude Cody is two-timing with one of Sam's lady friends--and Becky (but not Sam)! Jake says nothing, though. When Cody's parents arrive, they get along fine with Sam as she plays the part of the perfect girlfriend, all to Cody's chagrin. Fortunately, a culmination of misunderstandings with everyone involved results in the mock break-up happening anyway. Sam also finally gives Cody her blessing in his relationship with Doug after further shedding light on Doug's past boyfriends. But the one casualty of the ruse is Jake, who feels partially responsible for the break-up, and takes off before Cody can explain the situation. <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 7 : ===<br /> [[Image:iso7.jpeg|left|150px]]<br /> This issue is currently under production.<br /> No synopsis has been released yet but it is known that the tone <br /> will be heavier than the previous issues .<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> *[http://www.cwcomics.com/iso/enter.html i.s.o. section at Classwork Comics website]<br /> *[http://community.livejournal.com/isocomic/profile i.s.o. 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<p>Mapdark: </p> <hr /> <div>{{lowercase}}<br /> [[Image:1.jpg|thumb|right|The cover to i.s.o. issue 1]]<br /> '''''i.s.o.''''' is an ongoing [[gay]]-themed [[furry]] comedy [[comic book]] series by [[Vince Suzukawa]]. The comic is published semi-annually; Six issues of the comic book have been published so far.&lt;ref&gt;[http://community.livejournal.com/isocomic/profile The profile of the community] on livejournal [[LiveJournal]] community&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> <br /> Like his earlier series ''[[The Class Menagerie]]'', ''i.s.o.'' takes place at fictional [[The Class Menagerie#DeMontfort University|DeMontfort University]] in California, and much of the story is set in [[The Class Menagerie#Richter Hall|Richter Hall]], a fictional three-storey dormitory building. Whereas ''TCM'' took place on the remains of the dorm's third floor, ''i.s.o.'' takes place on the first floor. Also unlike ''TCM'', the cast of ''i.s.o.'' is predominantly made up of [[Wikipedia:LGBT|LGBT]] characters.<br /> <br /> The title ''i.s.o.'' is an acronym commonly used in personal ads, meaning &quot;In Search Of&quot;, reflecting Cody's infatuation with a certain man. It also refers to the Greek prefix ''[[Wiktionary:iso-|iso-]]'', meaning &quot;equal&quot; or &quot;normal&quot;, reflecting the lifelong desire of the main character, Cody Frost, to always appear as normal as possible, despite the fact he is gay.<br /> <br /> ''i.s.o.'' won the [[Ursa Major Awards#2006|2006 Ursa Major Award]] for Best Anthropomorphic Comic Book, breaking a five-year run by [[Stan Sakai]]'s ''[[Usagi Yojimbo]]''.<br /> <br /> == Characters ==<br /> <br /> WARNING : There might be some spoilers in the characters description.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Theses are the main or secondary characters<br /> <br /> === Cody Victor Frost : ===<br /> *19 years old at the begining of I.S.O. , freshman at Demonfort university.<br /> *Main character of the series . <br /> *Species : Siberian tiger.<br /> *Cody is a gay guy who feels very insecure about people knowing his <br /> orientation and hides behind a bad guy front because of it.<br /> *He falls for his co-worker Doug and that's pretty much the start<br /> point for his personnal development.<br /> <br /> === Doug Hill : ===<br /> *23 years old at the begining of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Cougar<br /> *Works as a waiter at the Hangout , Cody's co-worker and love interest.<br /> *Doug works at the Hangout with Cody and he pretty much fell for Cody<br /> at the same time Cody fell for him. <br /> *Has a history of abusive boyfriends<br /> and still has to live with the consequences.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Jake Packard : ===<br /> *19 years old at the begining of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : grey wolf<br /> *Cody's roommate and main pain in the butt.<br /> *Jake is a very very very cheery and flirty wolf who<br /> will try his charms on pretty much anything that has a pulse.<br /> He is not very intelligent but really cares about Cody , but<br /> in such a psychotic way that Cody ends up only being annoyed by it.<br /> He was transfered out of his school in Australia as a revenge by the dean for<br /> kowing that he was sneaking in his son's bedroom at night.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Jeff Cornwallis : ===<br /> *24 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Mountain goat<br /> *Dorm repairman and Cody's mentor.<br /> *Jeff first meets Cody after he got soaked by one of his water traps.<br /> From then on , a friendship begins between the two as Cody opens up<br /> to Jeff about his homosexuality. Jeff helps the relationship between <br /> Cody and Doug to start with a few tricks. A mystery surrounding Jeff <br /> is that he seems to be stalked and harassed by an unknown person<br /> who obviously ruined a big part of his life.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Todd Connors : ===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Bengal tiger<br /> *Todd is Cody's best friend since middle school.<br /> *The two of them had a fight during a trip in hawaii which put a <br /> stop to their friendship for a few issues. Remarks that Todd had made ,<br /> which were in essence true , hurt Cody deeply and they only rekindled <br /> after 3 issues. From then on it seems their friendship is back on <br /> track and maybe even stronger than before since all lies and secrets were<br /> revealed during a one-on-one talk.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Sam Hill: ===<br /> *27 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Cougar<br /> *Cody's co-worker and Doug's sister.<br /> *Sam is Doug's sister and looks out for him like a mother would do.<br /> After Doug was kicked out of his parent's house after they found out<br /> he was gay (in the most horrible of ways) at 15 she took him<br /> in and was pretty much rejected by them as well for it.<br /> Add a list of bad boyfriends for Doug and she became overprotective <br /> of her brother. When Cody comes around and Doug is obviously interested<br /> she thinks it's another one of &quot;them&quot; and behaves harshly around him.<br /> This behaviour is dropped as she discovers more about Cody and <br /> finds out he's really not a bad guy.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Boris Hooks : ===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Alligator<br /> *Bottomless pit and Cody's confidante.<br /> *Boris meets Cody randomly as he is used by Cody to escape Jake.<br /> The fact that he is always eating makes him an excellent listener <br /> and Cody opens up to him about a lot of things. <br /> He can even be sneaky as he tricks Jake and Zach into a movie marathon<br /> the night Cody goes to a club to distract them.<br /> Not much is known about him though , because .. well.. he never speaks.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Thor : ===<br /> *36 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Bison<br /> *Dorm gardener , Cody's nemesis<br /> *Everytime Cody and Thor meet it is in the most unpleasant of ways.<br /> The first time they met , Thor grabbed Cody upside down because he had walked<br /> on the lawn. Thor is stuck doing the gardening job because he burned down <br /> a building and must pay it back that way. He does not like his job at <br /> all and seems to be taking revenge on the students.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Tyrone Beltran : ===<br /> *32 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : bat<br /> *Cody's boss , master bartender.<br /> *Cody meets with Tyrone after the wardrobe incident caused by Jake and Zach <br /> makes him miss his job interview. Tyrone , seeing Cody's physique and <br /> need for a job offers him the doorman job at the Hangout. <br /> Tyrone's bartending technique is unique as he hangs down from a poll and <br /> mixes the drinks upside down. Hence the name of the bar.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Zach Hastings: ===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species: skunk<br /> *Jake's friend and Cody's 2nd pain the butt.<br /> *Zach is an air-headed surfer boy who constantly makes <br /> valley girl worthy remarks and makes Cody's life even more impossible.<br /> He first appears with Jake with whom he started to hang out because his roomie<br /> was being a &quot;putz&quot; . The only intelligent remark he makes is his theory that<br /> Cody might be gay.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Becky Adams : ===<br /> *25 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : beaver<br /> *Barmaid , source of sanity.<br /> *Becky seems to be one of the very few people in the main cast <br /> who is not in some way dysfunctional. She is most of<br /> the time very Zen and is not usually seen in emotional situations.<br /> Well , except for that complete chaos that came out <br /> of Cody's fake date with Sam where she was , quote : &quot;used , lied to <br /> and manhandled by Jake , and not in a good way&quot;. <br /> <br /> <br /> === Tim Longoria : ===<br /> *23 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Weasel<br /> *Doug's roommate and best friend.<br /> *Tim is first seen at the gym with Doug and Sam.<br /> He is a jumpy and excited little guy and seems to like Cody right away.<br /> He works with Doug at his second job , a moving company.<br /> He is also pretty flamboyant to say the least.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Irene &quot;Dusty&quot; Dustin: ===<br /> *30 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Ostrich<br /> *Doug's 2nd roommate and &quot;baby sitter&quot; , also a nurse.<br /> *Cody meets her at Kyell's club where it is revealed she is Doug's <br /> second roommate and also works as a nurse. Her secret &quot;job&quot; is &quot;babysitting&quot;<br /> Doug and Tim when they act immaturelly.<br /> Appart from that, not much is known about her yet.<br /> <br /> === Trevor Buckingham : ===<br /> *24 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Horse<br /> *Doug's friend and Queen of the Bookstore.<br /> *Is first seen at Kyell's and is responsible for literally breaking<br /> Cody's stereotypical views and making him realise that the front <br /> he's putting up is pushing people away.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Robbie Warren: ===<br /> *26 at the beginning of I.S.o.<br /> *Species : Rabbit<br /> *Personal trainer , Trevor's hubby.<br /> *Is first seen at Kyell's in company of Trevor.<br /> It seems that Robbie is extremely annoyed at how casually<br /> Doug is living his relationship with Cody and wishes he had more of a say<br /> on the relationship itself. He lends money to Doug for reasons <br /> that have not yet been revealed.<br /> <br /> === Nate Oz : ===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Snow leopard<br /> *Cody's classmate , Fluffball skater.<br /> *This piercing decorated amubulant ball of fluffyness is first met <br /> by Cody at Kyell's by accident after Cody steps on his tail.<br /> They discover that they are both in the same class and<br /> start hanging out together from then on. Nate jokingly flirts <br /> with Cody a few times which provides hilarious results on Cody's part.<br /> He also introduces Cody to his group of friends at the regular <br /> post-history-classes meetings they hold &quot;to keep their sanity&quot;.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Dave Duchaine : ===<br /> *17 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Lynx<br /> *Todd's current roommate , Animation fanboy.<br /> *Cody meets him through Todd and he is the one to provide<br /> Cody with a fake I.D. card to go to Kyell's and he <br /> regularly goes to the basketball matches that Cody and his friends have.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Randall Winger :===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Kite<br /> *Todd's friend , Hockey freak<br /> *At first , Randall had trouble accepting the fact that most <br /> of Cody's new friends were gay. And acted distant for a while.<br /> He finally got over it after he saw that they were good people<br /> and was the one to provide Cody with the fake job at Rocket John's<br /> for his fake date with Sam. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == Issues ==<br /> <br /> Spoilers<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 1 : ===<br /> [[Image:1.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 1: In Search of Intelligent Life Forms. Cody arrives at his dorm and discovers the attractive and evidently bisexual Jake is his roommate, which could've been quite tantalizing were he not so closeted. It doesn't improve much from there; Jake makes friends with the equally clueless Zach, and Cody makes enemies with the imposing gardener known as Thor. His efforts to find other allies in the dorm are fruitless, aside from silent, hungry floormate Boris, and the gregarious dorm handyman Jeff. He also continues to be haunted by regrets about his ex-best friend Todd (the tiger from the airport), whom he came out to (and then had a big fight with) before leaving for the Hawaii vacation. He tries to find sanctuary in the school karate club, but even that doesn't seem to be his speed. In an effort to escape Jake, Cody decides he should get a job. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 2: In Search of Gainful Employment. After some interference from Jake and Zach, Cody ends up at The Hangout, a local bar which is in need of a bouncer. The owner, a prizewinning acrobat bartender named Tyrone, recruits Cody immediately, but Cody fails to impress the barmaids Samantha and Becky. Then the last waiter, Sam's brother Doug, catches Cody's eye, and spurs him to stick around for the job. Cody frets, realizing he's crushing pointlessly, until he finds out that Doug just might be attracted back. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 2: ===<br /> [[Image:iso2.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 3: Iso-lation. Although excited at the prospect that Doug might be interested in a relationship, Cody is still shy and nervous about publicly trying to make any headway there. It doesn't help that Thor and Jake &amp; Zach also show up to the bar that night, the latter who realize they have blackmail in that Cody isn't technically old enough to be a bouncer. The night slips by and Cody is unable to make a move on Doug, and berates himself over it. The next day, Todd tracks Cody down, but Cody is still hesitant to make up. Then Cody realizes his parents may not want him moonlighting as a bouncer, and quickly makes up a story to them that he's actually working as a waiter at night to earn money to court a girl (who suspiciously sounds like Sam). He later tries to fight Jake and Zach over the television, but finds out his physical advantage over them is gone. The cumulative events drag him down as he realizes he's become a bully, a liar, and generally not a very nice person to know. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 4: Iso-tonic. But Cody takes Jeff up on an offer to watch the football game at Jeff's apartment, where he accidentally finds out Jeff is also gay. That breaks the ice enough for Cody to spill his guts out to Jeff. Cody recounts how he discovered he was gay during middle school, and has spent the past few years building up his ultra-macho front to avoid any repercussions that might come from being &quot;outed&quot; to others. He doesn't want people to even suspect, let alone know. Jeff proves to be good counsel on the matter, mainly trying to get across the concept of moderation; while caution is advisable, there's no need for Cody to hide his entire life from a public who probably doesn't WANT to scrutinize...and may not even care if they know. Ultimately, if Cody is interested in Doug, the world won't implode if he tries to act on that. Cody agrees to work on that, and realizes he has made a new friend. A slight stumbling block occurs when a mysterious caller warns Jeff of serious consequences if he gets too close to Cody. Jeff, flustered but determined, pledges to stay by Cody anyway, and begins work on a secret device.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 3: ===<br /> [[Image:iso3.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 5: Instigation. Impressed by one of Jake's impromptu dance routines, Cody actually breaks the ice and learns a bit about his roommate's background, thus showing some progress in his attempts to be sociable. Still, Jake manages to come on too strongly again, and Cody ditches Jake for lunch with Boris. Cody reflects that he's having trouble asking Doug out, simply because he's never--by luck and coincidences--had to ask ANYONE out before. Jeff senses Cody's hesitance, and stages an elaborate plan to give Cody a little push...which ultimately works. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 6: Imposition. Cody's victory doesn't last long when, on the day before the date, Thor stirs up trouble in the bar. Surprisingly, Todd backs Cody up, forcing Thor to retreat. Cody then reveals to Todd why he has been stalling on making up; it isn't because either of them are upset from the summer, it's because Cody feels like he's been a poor excuse for a friend. Even though he's outed himself to Todd, there has been a build up of fronts over the years, plus he feels like he was using Todd to appear straight by association. But Todd assures Cody the friendship has been more than mutual, especially since Cody was a good influence in getting Todd out of a downward spiral of excesses during high school. So with the air totally cleared between them, they pledge to be friends again, just in time for Cody to realize he needs to get ready for his date with Doug...<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 4: ===<br /> [[Image:iso4.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 7: I Sorta Said, He Kinda Said. Unaware they're observed by Jeff's mysterious stalker, Cody and Todd visit Jeff's apartment for some fun and video games. Meanwhile, Sam bumps into Doug and his roommate/coworker/best friend Tim at the gym, and alludes to her continued disapproval of Cody. Both parties end up separately discussing Cody and Doug's date from the previous afternoon. For the most part, it went well--not perfectly, but certainly not a disaster. Jeff, Todd, Sam, and Tim offer their suggestions and observations at how the date was handled on both ends, and apparently it went well enough that Doug has invited Cody to a club for their next date. Cody, however, doesn't know how to dance, and makes up an excuse to get some dance lessons from Jake. But Jake takes the matter very seriously, and Cody is too overwhelmed to continue. He can't bring himself to cancel the date, however. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 8: So I Think I Can Dance. Cody arrives at the club and is introduced to Tim, as well as Doug's friends Robbie, Trevor, and Dusty. The group clearly are quite close-knit, and boggle Cody with their banter before he seeks sanctity at the bar. Cody stalls with his drink before Trevor manages to coax him out to the dance floor, where he sorts with his inner reservations against dancing before giving it a shot. And he finds out it's not so bad, especially when the slow dances come. Cody ends up enjoying the overall experience, and is unaware that his excuse for wanting dance lessons has fallen through with Jake. The next day, driven by persistent observations that his tough-guy image is offputting, he relents a little and tries to at least get a less severe haircut. It's a start. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 5 : ===<br /> [[Image:iso5.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 9: My S.O. After a pickup game of basketball, Cody is overcome by hormones, and pounces Doug as Dusty walks in on them. He's displeased by his outburst and resolves to behave, and is unaware Doug actually rather enjoyed the experience. He then has a pleasant time with Nate's study group, and is invited back in the future, but it fails to distract him from his conscience. He reveals to Jeff that while his hormones say yes, his mind says no, and Jeff reassures him that's typical. Still, after the next basketball game (where Doug and Todd's friends all meet for the first time), he's apprehensive about losing control again. Fortunately Jake interrupts the two while they're alone and showering up to go to work, and Cody's subsequent official slip of the word &quot;boyfriend&quot; diffuses any doubts he has...temporarily. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 10: 1.50 Months Later. Cody and Doug have settled into the holding pattern of the dating life, although perhaps not completely perfectly. Cody has been neglecting his studies, and has to get Nate's help to finish off a group term paper. And Doug has been stretching his budget, forcing him to ask Robbie for a loan. Robbie thinks he recognizes the common pattern Doug has had with previous boyfriends, but Doug is positive Cody is safe, even though he's uncertain why Cody seems to shy away from intimacy. Unbeknownst to any of them, Jake suspects Cody has a signficant other, yet Cody refuses to tell him who it is, and the secrecy worries Jake; anything that secret can't be good. He's determined to intervene if necessary. Meanwhile, Cody and Doug finally realize they have to cut down on the dates for practicality's sake, but Cody assures Doug he's happy in the relationship--by giving him a public kiss. Cody's problems are far from over, as his parents call to tell him they'll be in town in a couple weeks, and want to meet this &quot;Sam&quot; he's supposedly been dating all this time...<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 6 : ===<br /> [[Image:iso6.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 11: Try S.O. Cody continues to skirt intimacy with Doug, but in this case has an excuse; he's distracted wondering how to convince Sam to pretend to be his girlfriend in front of his parents. Surprisingly, she agrees to play along--on the condition he pay her way on a &quot;date&quot; (as a couple, they'll need to act like they've actually been in each other's company). Though dismayed to find out the date is at a swing club, Cody eventually relaxes and actually has a great time dancing with Sam's friends. In the process, Sam quietly realizes Cody may not be the vicious tough-guy she thought he was. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 12: I SOS. Meanwhile, Cody is purposely encouraging the lunch with his parents to go poorly, so he can use it as an excuse to say Sam dumped him; then he won't have to worry about using her as a front any more. Cody is unaware Jake has caught just enough misinformation to conclude Cody is two-timing with one of Sam's lady friends--and Becky (but not Sam)! Jake says nothing, though. When Cody's parents arrive, they get along fine with Sam as she plays the part of the perfect girlfriend, all to Cody's chagrin. Fortunately, a culmination of misunderstandings with everyone involved results in the mock break-up happening anyway. Sam also finally gives Cody her blessing in his relationship with Doug after further shedding light on Doug's past boyfriends. But the one casualty of the ruse is Jake, who feels partially responsible for the break-up, and takes off before Cody can explain the situation. <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 7 : ===<br /> [[Image:iso7.jpeg|left|150px]]<br /> This issue is currently under production.<br /> No synopsis has been released yet but it is known that the tone <br /> will be heavier than the previous issues .<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> *[http://www.cwcomics.com/iso/enter.html i.s.o. section at Classwork Comics website]<br /> *[http://community.livejournal.com/isocomic/profile i.s.o. 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<p>Mapdark: /* Issue 7 : */</p> <hr /> <div>{{lowercase}}<br /> [[Image:1.jpg|thumb|right|The cover to i.s.o. issue 1]]<br /> '''''i.s.o.''''' is an ongoing [[gay]]-themed [[furry]] comedy [[comic book]] series by [[Vince Suzukawa]]. The comic is published semi-annually; Six issues of the comic book have been published so far.&lt;ref&gt;[http://community.livejournal.com/isocomic/profile The profile of the community] on livejournal [[LiveJournal]] community&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> <br /> Like his earlier series ''[[The Class Menagerie]]'', ''i.s.o.'' takes place at fictional [[The Class Menagerie#DeMontfort University|DeMontfort University]] in California, and much of the story is set in [[The Class Menagerie#Richter Hall|Richter Hall]], a fictional three-storey dormitory building. Whereas ''TCM'' took place on the remains of the dorm's third floor, ''i.s.o.'' takes place on the first floor. Also unlike ''TCM'', the cast of ''i.s.o.'' is predominantly made up of [[Wikipedia:LGBT|LGBT]] characters.<br /> <br /> The title ''i.s.o.'' is an acronym commonly used in personal ads, meaning &quot;In Search Of&quot;, reflecting Cody's infatuation with a certain man. It also refers to the Greek prefix ''[[Wiktionary:iso-|iso-]]'', meaning &quot;equal&quot; or &quot;normal&quot;, reflecting the lifelong desire of the main character, Cody Frost, to always appear as normal as possible, despite the fact he is gay.<br /> <br /> ''i.s.o.'' won the [[Ursa Major Awards#2006|2006 Ursa Major Award]] for Best Anthropomorphic Comic Book, breaking a five-year run by [[Stan Sakai]]'s ''[[Usagi Yojimbo]]''.<br /> <br /> == Characters ==<br /> <br /> WARNING : There might be some spoilers in the characters description.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Theses are the main or secondary characters<br /> <br /> === Cody Victor Frost : ===<br /> *19 years old at the begining of I.S.O. , freshman at Demonfort university.<br /> *Main character of the series . <br /> *Species : Siberian tiger.<br /> *Cody is a gay guy who feels very insecure about people knowing his <br /> orientation and hides behind a bad guy front because of it.<br /> *He falls for his co-worker Doug and that's pretty much the start<br /> point for his personnal development.<br /> <br /> === Doug Hill : ===<br /> *23 years old at the begining of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Cougar<br /> *Works as a waiter at the Hangout , Cody's co-worker and love interest.<br /> *Doug works at the Hangout with Cody and he pretty much fell for Cody<br /> at the same time Cody fell for him. <br /> *Has a history of abusive boyfriends<br /> and still has to live with the consequences.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Jake Packard : ===<br /> *19 years old at the begining of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : grey wolf<br /> *Cody's roommate and main pain in the butt.<br /> *Jake is a very very very cheery and flirty wolf who<br /> will try his charms on pretty much anything that has a pulse.<br /> He is not very intelligent but really cares about Cody , but<br /> in such a psychotic way that Cody ends up only being annoyed by it.<br /> He was transfered out of his school in Australia as a revenge by the dean for<br /> kowing that he was sneaking in his son's bedroom at night.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Jeff Cornwallis : ===<br /> *24 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Mountain goat<br /> *Dorm repairman and Cody's mentor.<br /> *Jeff first meets Cody after he got soaked by one of his water traps.<br /> From then on , a friendship begins between the two as Cody opens up<br /> to Jeff about his homosexuality. Jeff helps the relationship between <br /> Cody and Doug to start with a few tricks. A mystery surrounding Jeff <br /> is that he seems to be stalked and harassed by an unknown person<br /> who obviously ruined a big part of his life.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Todd Connors : ===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Bengal tiger<br /> *Todd is Cody's best friend since middle school.<br /> *The two of them had a fight during a trip in hawaii which put a <br /> stop to their friendship for a few issues. Remarks that Todd had made ,<br /> which were in essence true , hurt Cody deeply and they only rekindled <br /> after 3 issues. From then on it seems their friendship is back on <br /> track and maybe even stronger than before since all lies and secrets were<br /> revealed during a one-on-one talk.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Sam Hill: ===<br /> *27 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Cougar<br /> *Cody's co-worker and Doug's sister.<br /> *Sam is Doug's sister and looks out for him like a mother would do.<br /> After Doug was kicked out of his parent's house after they found out<br /> he was gay (in the most horrible of ways) at 15 she took him<br /> in and was pretty much rejected by them as well for it.<br /> Add a list of bad boyfriends for Doug and she became overprotective <br /> of her brother. When Cody comes around and Doug is obviously interested<br /> she thinks it's another one of &quot;them&quot; and behaves harshly around him.<br /> This behaviour is dropped as she discovers more about Cody and <br /> finds out he's really not a bad guy.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Boris Hooks : ===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Alligator<br /> *Bottomless pit and Cody's confidante.<br /> *Boris meets Cody randomly as he is used by Cody to escape Jake.<br /> The fact that he is always eating makes him an excellent listener <br /> and Cody opens up to him about a lot of things. <br /> He can even be sneaky as he tricks Jake and Zach into a movie marathon<br /> the night Cody goes to a club to distract them.<br /> Not much is known about him though , because .. well.. he never speaks.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Thor : ===<br /> *36 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Bison<br /> *Dorm gardener , Cody's nemesis<br /> *Everytime Cody and Thor meet it is in the most unpleasant of ways.<br /> The first time they met , Thor grabbed Cody upside down because he had walked<br /> on the lawn. Thor is stuck doing the gardening job because he burned down <br /> a building and must pay it back that way. He does not like his job at <br /> all and seems to be taking revenge on the students.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Tyrone Beltran : ===<br /> *32 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : bat<br /> *Cody's boss , master bartender.<br /> *Cody meets with Tyrone after the wardrobe incident caused by Jake and Zach <br /> makes him miss his job interview. Tyrone , seeing Cody's physique and <br /> need for a job offers him the doorman job at the Hangout. <br /> Tyrone's bartending technique is unique as he hangs down from a poll and <br /> mixes the drinks upside down. Hence the name of the bar.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Zach Hastings: ===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species: skunk<br /> *Jake's friend and Cody's 2nd pain the butt.<br /> *Zach is an air-headed surfer boy who constantly makes <br /> valley girl worthy remarks and makes Cody's life even more impossible.<br /> He first appears with Jake with whom he started to hang out because his roomie<br /> was being a &quot;putz&quot; . The only intelligent remark he makes is his theory that<br /> Cody might be gay.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Becky Adams : ===<br /> *25 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : beaver<br /> *Barmaid , source of sanity.<br /> *Becky seems to be one of the very few people in the main cast <br /> who is not in some way dysfunctional. She is most of<br /> the time very Zen and is not usually seen in emotional situations.<br /> Well , except for that complete chaos that came out <br /> of Cody's fake date with Sam where she was , quote : &quot;used , lied to <br /> and manhandled by Jake , and not in a good way&quot;. <br /> <br /> <br /> === Tim Longoria : ===<br /> *23 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Weasel<br /> *Doug's roommate and best friend.<br /> *Tim is first seen at the gym with Doug and Sam.<br /> He is a jumpy and excited little guy and seems to like Cody right away.<br /> He works with Doug at his second job , a moving company.<br /> He is also pretty flamboyant to say the least.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Irene &quot;Dusty&quot; Dustin: ===<br /> *30 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Ostrich<br /> *Doug's 2nd roommate and &quot;baby sitter&quot; , also a nurse.<br /> *Cody meets her at Kyell's club where it is revealed she is Doug's <br /> second roommate and also works as a nurse. Her secret &quot;job&quot; is &quot;babysitting&quot;<br /> Doug and Tim when they act immaturelly.<br /> Appart from that, not much is known about her yet.<br /> <br /> === Trevor Buckingham : ===<br /> *24 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Horse<br /> *Doug's friend and Queen of the Bookstore.<br /> *Is first seen at Kyell's and is responsible for literally breaking<br /> Cody's stereotypical views and making him realise that the front <br /> he's putting up is pushing people away.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Robbie Warren: ===<br /> *26 at the beginning of I.S.o.<br /> *Species : Rabbit<br /> *Personal trainer , Trevor's hubby.<br /> *Is first seen at Kyell's in company of Trevor.<br /> It seems that Robbie is extremely annoyed at how casually<br /> Doug is living his relationship with Cody and wishes he had more of a say<br /> on the relationship itself. He lends money to Doug for reasons <br /> that have not yet been revealed.<br /> <br /> === Nate Oz : ===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Snow leopard<br /> *Cody's classmate , Fluffball skater.<br /> *This piercing decorated amubulant ball of fluffyness is first met <br /> by Cody at Kyell's by accident after Cody steps on his tail.<br /> They discover that they are both in the same class and<br /> start hanging out together from then on. Nate jokingly flirts <br /> with Cody a few times which provides hilarious results on Cody's part.<br /> He also introduces Cody to his group of friends at the regular <br /> post-history-classes meetings they hold &quot;to keep their sanity&quot;.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Dave Duchaine : ===<br /> *17 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Lynx<br /> *Todd's current roommate , Animation fanboy.<br /> *Cody meets him through Todd and he is the one to provide<br /> Cody with a fake I.D. card to go to Kyell's and he <br /> regularly goes to the basketball matches that Cody and his friends have.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Randall Winger :===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Kite<br /> *Todd's friend , Hockey freak<br /> *At first , Randall had trouble accepting the fact that most <br /> of Cody's new friends were gay. And acted distant for a while.<br /> He finally got over it after he saw that they were good people<br /> and was the one to provide Cody with the fake job at Rocket John's<br /> for his fake date with Sam. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == Issues ==<br /> <br /> Spoilers<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 1 : ===<br /> [[Image:1.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 1: In Search of Intelligent Life Forms. Cody arrives at his dorm and discovers the attractive and evidently bisexual Jake is his roommate, which could've been quite tantalizing were he not so closeted. It doesn't improve much from there; Jake makes friends with the equally clueless Zach, and Cody makes enemies with the imposing gardener known as Thor. His efforts to find other allies in the dorm are fruitless, aside from silent, hungry floormate Boris, and the gregarious dorm handyman Jeff. He also continues to be haunted by regrets about his ex-best friend Todd (the tiger from the airport), whom he came out to (and then had a big fight with) before leaving for the Hawaii vacation. He tries to find sanctuary in the school karate club, but even that doesn't seem to be his speed. In an effort to escape Jake, Cody decides he should get a job. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 2: In Search of Gainful Employment. After some interference from Jake and Zach, Cody ends up at The Hangout, a local bar which is in need of a bouncer. The owner, a prizewinning acrobat bartender named Tyrone, recruits Cody immediately, but Cody fails to impress the barmaids Samantha and Becky. Then the last waiter, Sam's brother Doug, catches Cody's eye, and spurs him to stick around for the job. Cody frets, realizing he's crushing pointlessly, until he finds out that Doug just might be attracted back. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 2: ===<br /> [[Image:iso2.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 3: Iso-lation. Although excited at the prospect that Doug might be interested in a relationship, Cody is still shy and nervous about publicly trying to make any headway there. It doesn't help that Thor and Jake &amp; Zach also show up to the bar that night, the latter who realize they have blackmail in that Cody isn't technically old enough to be a bouncer. The night slips by and Cody is unable to make a move on Doug, and berates himself over it. The next day, Todd tracks Cody down, but Cody is still hesitant to make up. Then Cody realizes his parents may not want him moonlighting as a bouncer, and quickly makes up a story to them that he's actually working as a waiter at night to earn money to court a girl (who suspiciously sounds like Sam). He later tries to fight Jake and Zach over the television, but finds out his physical advantage over them is gone. The cumulative events drag him down as he realizes he's become a bully, a liar, and generally not a very nice person to know. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 4: Iso-tonic. But Cody takes Jeff up on an offer to watch the football game at Jeff's apartment, where he accidentally finds out Jeff is also gay. That breaks the ice enough for Cody to spill his guts out to Jeff. Cody recounts how he discovered he was gay during middle school, and has spent the past few years building up his ultra-macho front to avoid any repercussions that might come from being &quot;outed&quot; to others. He doesn't want people to even suspect, let alone know. Jeff proves to be good counsel on the matter, mainly trying to get across the concept of moderation; while caution is advisable, there's no need for Cody to hide his entire life from a public who probably doesn't WANT to scrutinize...and may not even care if they know. Ultimately, if Cody is interested in Doug, the world won't implode if he tries to act on that. Cody agrees to work on that, and realizes he has made a new friend. A slight stumbling block occurs when a mysterious caller warns Jeff of serious consequences if he gets too close to Cody. Jeff, flustered but determined, pledges to stay by Cody anyway, and begins work on a secret device.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 3: ===<br /> [[Image:iso3.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 5: Instigation. Impressed by one of Jake's impromptu dance routines, Cody actually breaks the ice and learns a bit about his roommate's background, thus showing some progress in his attempts to be sociable. Still, Jake manages to come on too strongly again, and Cody ditches Jake for lunch with Boris. Cody reflects that he's having trouble asking Doug out, simply because he's never--by luck and coincidences--had to ask ANYONE out before. Jeff senses Cody's hesitance, and stages an elaborate plan to give Cody a little push...which ultimately works. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 6: Imposition. Cody's victory doesn't last long when, on the day before the date, Thor stirs up trouble in the bar. Surprisingly, Todd backs Cody up, forcing Thor to retreat. Cody then reveals to Todd why he has been stalling on making up; it isn't because either of them are upset from the summer, it's because Cody feels like he's been a poor excuse for a friend. Even though he's outed himself to Todd, there has been a build up of fronts over the years, plus he feels like he was using Todd to appear straight by association. But Todd assures Cody the friendship has been more than mutual, especially since Cody was a good influence in getting Todd out of a downward spiral of excesses during high school. So with the air totally cleared between them, they pledge to be friends again, just in time for Cody to realize he needs to get ready for his date with Doug...<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 4: ===<br /> [[Image:iso4.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 7: I Sorta Said, He Kinda Said. Unaware they're observed by Jeff's mysterious stalker, Cody and Todd visit Jeff's apartment for some fun and video games. Meanwhile, Sam bumps into Doug and his roommate/coworker/best friend Tim at the gym, and alludes to her continued disapproval of Cody. Both parties end up separately discussing Cody and Doug's date from the previous afternoon. For the most part, it went well--not perfectly, but certainly not a disaster. Jeff, Todd, Sam, and Tim offer their suggestions and observations at how the date was handled on both ends, and apparently it went well enough that Doug has invited Cody to a club for their next date. Cody, however, doesn't know how to dance, and makes up an excuse to get some dance lessons from Jake. But Jake takes the matter very seriously, and Cody is too overwhelmed to continue. He can't bring himself to cancel the date, however. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 8: So I Think I Can Dance. Cody arrives at the club and is introduced to Tim, as well as Doug's friends Robbie, Trevor, and Dusty. The group clearly are quite close-knit, and boggle Cody with their banter before he seeks sanctity at the bar. Cody stalls with his drink before Trevor manages to coax him out to the dance floor, where he sorts with his inner reservations against dancing before giving it a shot. And he finds out it's not so bad, especially when the slow dances come. Cody ends up enjoying the overall experience, and is unaware that his excuse for wanting dance lessons has fallen through with Jake. The next day, driven by persistent observations that his tough-guy image is offputting, he relents a little and tries to at least get a less severe haircut. It's a start. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 5 : ===<br /> [[Image:iso5.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 9: My S.O. After a pickup game of basketball, Cody is overcome by hormones, and pounces Doug as Dusty walks in on them. He's displeased by his outburst and resolves to behave, and is unaware Doug actually rather enjoyed the experience. He then has a pleasant time with Nate's study group, and is invited back in the future, but it fails to distract him from his conscience. He reveals to Jeff that while his hormones say yes, his mind says no, and Jeff reassures him that's typical. Still, after the next basketball game (where Doug and Todd's friends all meet for the first time), he's apprehensive about losing control again. Fortunately Jake interrupts the two while they're alone and showering up to go to work, and Cody's subsequent official slip of the word &quot;boyfriend&quot; diffuses any doubts he has...temporarily. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 10: 1.50 Months Later. Cody and Doug have settled into the holding pattern of the dating life, although perhaps not completely perfectly. Cody has been neglecting his studies, and has to get Nate's help to finish off a group term paper. And Doug has been stretching his budget, forcing him to ask Robbie for a loan. Robbie thinks he recognizes the common pattern Doug has had with previous boyfriends, but Doug is positive Cody is safe, even though he's uncertain why Cody seems to shy away from intimacy. Unbeknownst to any of them, Jake suspects Cody has a signficant other, yet Cody refuses to tell him who it is, and the secrecy worries Jake; anything that secret can't be good. He's determined to intervene if necessary. Meanwhile, Cody and Doug finally realize they have to cut down on the dates for practicality's sake, but Cody assures Doug he's happy in the relationship--by giving him a public kiss. Cody's problems are far from over, as his parents call to tell him they'll be in town in a couple weeks, and want to meet this &quot;Sam&quot; he's supposedly been dating all this time...<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 6 : ===<br /> [[Image:iso6.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 11: Try S.O. Cody continues to skirt intimacy with Doug, but in this case has an excuse; he's distracted wondering how to convince Sam to pretend to be his girlfriend in front of his parents. Surprisingly, she agrees to play along--on the condition he pay her way on a &quot;date&quot; (as a couple, they'll need to act like they've actually been in each other's company). Though dismayed to find out the date is at a swing club, Cody eventually relaxes and actually has a great time dancing with Sam's friends. In the process, Sam quietly realizes Cody may not be the vicious tough-guy she thought he was. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 12: I SOS. Meanwhile, Cody is purposely encouraging the lunch with his parents to go poorly, so he can use it as an excuse to say Sam dumped him; then he won't have to worry about using her as a front any more. Cody is unaware Jake has caught just enough misinformation to conclude Cody is two-timing with one of Sam's lady friends--and Becky (but not Sam)! Jake says nothing, though. When Cody's parents arrive, they get along fine with Sam as she plays the part of the perfect girlfriend, all to Cody's chagrin. Fortunately, a culmination of misunderstandings with everyone involved results in the mock break-up happening anyway. Sam also finally gives Cody her blessing in his relationship with Doug after further shedding light on Doug's past boyfriends. But the one casualty of the ruse is Jake, who feels partially responsible for the break-up, and takes off before Cody can explain the situation. <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 7 : ===<br /> [[Image:iso7.jpeg|left|150px]]<br /> This issue is currently under production.<br /> No synopsis has been released yet but it is known that the tone <br /> will be heavier than the previous issues .<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> *[http://www.cwcomics.com/iso/enter.html i.s.o. section at Classwork Comics website]<br /> *[http://community.livejournal.com/isocomic/profile i.s.o. LiveJournal community]<br /> *[http://www.merchandisemaven.com/store/agora.cgi?product=VinceSuzukawaSTUFF Vince Suzukawa stuf (including i.s.o. comic books)] at [[Merchandise Maven]]<br /> <br /> [[Category: Comics]]<br /> [[Category:Ursa Major Award winners]]</div>

Mapdark //en.wikifur.com/wiki/I.s.o. 2008-08-11T17:28:16Z

<p>Mapdark: /* Irene &quot;Dusty&quot; Dustin: */</p> <hr /> <div>{{lowercase}}<br /> [[Image:1.jpg|thumb|right|The cover to i.s.o. issue 1]]<br /> '''''i.s.o.''''' is an ongoing [[gay]]-themed [[furry]] comedy [[comic book]] series by [[Vince Suzukawa]]. The comic is published semi-annually; Six issues of the comic book have been published so far.&lt;ref&gt;[http://community.livejournal.com/isocomic/profile The profile of the community] on livejournal [[LiveJournal]] community&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> <br /> Like his earlier series ''[[The Class Menagerie]]'', ''i.s.o.'' takes place at fictional [[The Class Menagerie#DeMontfort University|DeMontfort University]] in California, and much of the story is set in [[The Class Menagerie#Richter Hall|Richter Hall]], a fictional three-storey dormitory building. Whereas ''TCM'' took place on the remains of the dorm's third floor, ''i.s.o.'' takes place on the first floor. Also unlike ''TCM'', the cast of ''i.s.o.'' is predominantly made up of [[Wikipedia:LGBT|LGBT]] characters.<br /> <br /> The title ''i.s.o.'' is an acronym commonly used in personal ads, meaning &quot;In Search Of&quot;, reflecting Cody's infatuation with a certain man. It also refers to the Greek prefix ''[[Wiktionary:iso-|iso-]]'', meaning &quot;equal&quot; or &quot;normal&quot;, reflecting the lifelong desire of the main character, Cody Frost, to always appear as normal as possible, despite the fact he is gay.<br /> <br /> ''i.s.o.'' won the [[Ursa Major Awards#2006|2006 Ursa Major Award]] for Best Anthropomorphic Comic Book, breaking a five-year run by [[Stan Sakai]]'s ''[[Usagi Yojimbo]]''.<br /> <br /> == Characters ==<br /> <br /> WARNING : There might be some spoilers in the characters description.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Theses are the main or secondary characters<br /> <br /> === Cody Victor Frost : ===<br /> *19 years old at the begining of I.S.O. , freshman at Demonfort university.<br /> *Main character of the series . <br /> *Species : Siberian tiger.<br /> *Cody is a gay guy who feels very insecure about people knowing his <br /> orientation and hides behind a bad guy front because of it.<br /> *He falls for his co-worker Doug and that's pretty much the start<br /> point for his personnal development.<br /> <br /> === Doug Hill : ===<br /> *23 years old at the begining of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Cougar<br /> *Works as a waiter at the Hangout , Cody's co-worker and love interest.<br /> *Doug works at the Hangout with Cody and he pretty much fell for Cody<br /> at the same time Cody fell for him. <br /> *Has a history of abusive boyfriends<br /> and still has to live with the consequences.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Jake Packard : ===<br /> *19 years old at the begining of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : grey wolf<br /> *Cody's roommate and main pain in the butt.<br /> *Jake is a very very very cheery and flirty wolf who<br /> will try his charms on pretty much anything that has a pulse.<br /> He is not very intelligent but really cares about Cody , but<br /> in such a psychotic way that Cody ends up only being annoyed by it.<br /> He was transfered out of his school in Australia as a revenge by the dean for<br /> kowing that he was sneaking in his son's bedroom at night.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Jeff Cornwallis : ===<br /> *24 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Mountain goat<br /> *Dorm repairman and Cody's mentor.<br /> *Jeff first meets Cody after he got soaked by one of his water traps.<br /> From then on , a friendship begins between the two as Cody opens up<br /> to Jeff about his homosexuality. Jeff helps the relationship between <br /> Cody and Doug to start with a few tricks. A mystery surrounding Jeff <br /> is that he seems to be stalked and harassed by an unknown person<br /> who obviously ruined a big part of his life.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Todd Connors : ===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Bengal tiger<br /> *Todd is Cody's best friend since middle school.<br /> *The two of them had a fight during a trip in hawaii which put a <br /> stop to their friendship for a few issues. Remarks that Todd had made ,<br /> which were in essence true , hurt Cody deeply and they only rekindled <br /> after 3 issues. From then on it seems their friendship is back on <br /> track and maybe even stronger than before since all lies and secrets were<br /> revealed during a one-on-one talk.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Sam Hill: ===<br /> *27 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Cougar<br /> *Cody's co-worker and Doug's sister.<br /> *Sam is Doug's sister and looks out for him like a mother would do.<br /> After Doug was kicked out of his parent's house after they found out<br /> he was gay (in the most horrible of ways) at 15 she took him<br /> in and was pretty much rejected by them as well for it.<br /> Add a list of bad boyfriends for Doug and she became overprotective <br /> of her brother. When Cody comes around and Doug is obviously interested<br /> she thinks it's another one of &quot;them&quot; and behaves harshly around him.<br /> This behaviour is dropped as she discovers more about Cody and <br /> finds out he's really not a bad guy.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Boris Hooks : ===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Alligator<br /> *Bottomless pit and Cody's confidante.<br /> *Boris meets Cody randomly as he is used by Cody to escape Jake.<br /> The fact that he is always eating makes him an excellent listener <br /> and Cody opens up to him about a lot of things. <br /> He can even be sneaky as he tricks Jake and Zach into a movie marathon<br /> the night Cody goes to a club to distract them.<br /> Not much is known about him though , because .. well.. he never speaks.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Thor : ===<br /> *36 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Bison<br /> *Dorm gardener , Cody's nemesis<br /> *Everytime Cody and Thor meet it is in the most unpleasant of ways.<br /> The first time they met , Thor grabbed Cody upside down because he had walked<br /> on the lawn. Thor is stuck doing the gardening job because he burned down <br /> a building and must pay it back that way. He does not like his job at <br /> all and seems to be taking revenge on the students.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Tyrone Beltran : ===<br /> *32 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : bat<br /> *Cody's boss , master bartender.<br /> *Cody meets with Tyrone after the wardrobe incident caused by Jake and Zach <br /> makes him miss his job interview. Tyrone , seeing Cody's physique and <br /> need for a job offers him the doorman job at the Hangout. <br /> Tyrone's bartending technique is unique as he hangs down from a poll and <br /> mixes the drinks upside down. Hence the name of the bar.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Zach Hastings: ===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species: skunk<br /> *Jake's friend and Cody's 2nd pain the butt.<br /> *Zach is an air-headed surfer boy who constantly makes <br /> valley girl worthy remarks and makes Cody's life even more impossible.<br /> He first appears with Jake with whom he started to hang out because his roomie<br /> was being a &quot;putz&quot; . The only intelligent remark he makes is his theory that<br /> Cody might be gay.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Becky Adams : ===<br /> *25 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : beaver<br /> *Barmaid , source of sanity.<br /> *Becky seems to be one of the very few people in the main cast <br /> who is not in some way dysfunctional. She is most of<br /> the time very Zen and is not usually seen in emotional situations.<br /> Well , except for that complete chaos that came out <br /> of Cody's fake date with Sam where she was , quote : &quot;used , lied to <br /> and manhandled by Jake , and not in a good way&quot;. <br /> <br /> <br /> === Tim Longoria : ===<br /> *23 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Weasel<br /> *Doug's roommate and best friend.<br /> *Tim is first seen at the gym with Doug and Sam.<br /> He is a jumpy and excited little guy and seems to like Cody right away.<br /> He works with Doug at his second job , a moving company.<br /> He is also pretty flamboyant to say the least.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Irene &quot;Dusty&quot; Dustin: ===<br /> *30 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Ostrich<br /> *Doug's 2nd roommate and &quot;baby sitter&quot; , also a nurse.<br /> *Cody meets her at Kyell's club where it is revealed she is Doug's <br /> second roommate and also works as a nurse. Her secret &quot;job&quot; is &quot;babysitting&quot;<br /> Doug and Tim when they act immaturelly.<br /> Appart from that, not much is known about her yet.<br /> <br /> === Trevor Buckingham : ===<br /> *24 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Horse<br /> *Doug's friend and Queen of the Bookstore.<br /> *Is first seen at Kyell's and is responsible for literally breaking<br /> Cody's stereotypical views and making him realise that the front <br /> he's putting up is pushing people away.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Robbie Warren: ===<br /> *26 at the beginning of I.S.o.<br /> *Species : Rabbit<br /> *Personal trainer , Trevor's hubby.<br /> *Is first seen at Kyell's in company of Trevor.<br /> It seems that Robbie is extremely annoyed at how casually<br /> Doug is living his relationship with Cody and wishes he had more of a say<br /> on the relationship itself. He lends money to Doug for reasons <br /> that have not yet been revealed.<br /> <br /> === Nate Oz : ===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Snow leopard<br /> *Cody's classmate , Fluffball skater.<br /> *This piercing decorated amubulant ball of fluffyness is first met <br /> by Cody at Kyell's by accident after Cody steps on his tail.<br /> They discover that they are both in the same class and<br /> start hanging out together from then on. Nate jokingly flirts <br /> with Cody a few times which provides hilarious results on Cody's part.<br /> He also introduces Cody to his group of friends at the regular <br /> post-history-classes meetings they hold &quot;to keep their sanity&quot;.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Dave Duchaine : ===<br /> *17 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Lynx<br /> *Todd's current roommate , Animation fanboy.<br /> *Cody meets him through Todd and he is the one to provide<br /> Cody with a fake I.D. card to go to Kyell's and he <br /> regularly goes to the basketball matches that Cody and his friends have.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Randall Winger :===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Kite<br /> *Todd's friend , Hockey freak<br /> *At first , Randall had trouble accepting the fact that most <br /> of Cody's new friends were gay. And acted distant for a while.<br /> He finally got over it after he saw that they were good people<br /> and was the one to provide Cody with the fake job at Rocket John's<br /> for his fake date with Sam. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == Issues ==<br /> <br /> Spoilers<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 1 : ===<br /> [[Image:1.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 1: In Search of Intelligent Life Forms. Cody arrives at his dorm and discovers the attractive and evidently bisexual Jake is his roommate, which could've been quite tantalizing were he not so closeted. It doesn't improve much from there; Jake makes friends with the equally clueless Zach, and Cody makes enemies with the imposing gardener known as Thor. His efforts to find other allies in the dorm are fruitless, aside from silent, hungry floormate Boris, and the gregarious dorm handyman Jeff. He also continues to be haunted by regrets about his ex-best friend Todd (the tiger from the airport), whom he came out to (and then had a big fight with) before leaving for the Hawaii vacation. He tries to find sanctuary in the school karate club, but even that doesn't seem to be his speed. In an effort to escape Jake, Cody decides he should get a job. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 2: In Search of Gainful Employment. After some interference from Jake and Zach, Cody ends up at The Hangout, a local bar which is in need of a bouncer. The owner, a prizewinning acrobat bartender named Tyrone, recruits Cody immediately, but Cody fails to impress the barmaids Samantha and Becky. Then the last waiter, Sam's brother Doug, catches Cody's eye, and spurs him to stick around for the job. Cody frets, realizing he's crushing pointlessly, until he finds out that Doug just might be attracted back. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 2: ===<br /> [[Image:iso2.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 3: Iso-lation. Although excited at the prospect that Doug might be interested in a relationship, Cody is still shy and nervous about publicly trying to make any headway there. It doesn't help that Thor and Jake &amp; Zach also show up to the bar that night, the latter who realize they have blackmail in that Cody isn't technically old enough to be a bouncer. The night slips by and Cody is unable to make a move on Doug, and berates himself over it. The next day, Todd tracks Cody down, but Cody is still hesitant to make up. Then Cody realizes his parents may not want him moonlighting as a bouncer, and quickly makes up a story to them that he's actually working as a waiter at night to earn money to court a girl (who suspiciously sounds like Sam). He later tries to fight Jake and Zach over the television, but finds out his physical advantage over them is gone. The cumulative events drag him down as he realizes he's become a bully, a liar, and generally not a very nice person to know. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 4: Iso-tonic. But Cody takes Jeff up on an offer to watch the football game at Jeff's apartment, where he accidentally finds out Jeff is also gay. That breaks the ice enough for Cody to spill his guts out to Jeff. Cody recounts how he discovered he was gay during middle school, and has spent the past few years building up his ultra-macho front to avoid any repercussions that might come from being &quot;outed&quot; to others. He doesn't want people to even suspect, let alone know. Jeff proves to be good counsel on the matter, mainly trying to get across the concept of moderation; while caution is advisable, there's no need for Cody to hide his entire life from a public who probably doesn't WANT to scrutinize...and may not even care if they know. Ultimately, if Cody is interested in Doug, the world won't implode if he tries to act on that. Cody agrees to work on that, and realizes he has made a new friend. A slight stumbling block occurs when a mysterious caller warns Jeff of serious consequences if he gets too close to Cody. Jeff, flustered but determined, pledges to stay by Cody anyway, and begins work on a secret device.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 3: ===<br /> [[Image:iso3.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 5: Instigation. Impressed by one of Jake's impromptu dance routines, Cody actually breaks the ice and learns a bit about his roommate's background, thus showing some progress in his attempts to be sociable. Still, Jake manages to come on too strongly again, and Cody ditches Jake for lunch with Boris. Cody reflects that he's having trouble asking Doug out, simply because he's never--by luck and coincidences--had to ask ANYONE out before. Jeff senses Cody's hesitance, and stages an elaborate plan to give Cody a little push...which ultimately works. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 6: Imposition. Cody's victory doesn't last long when, on the day before the date, Thor stirs up trouble in the bar. Surprisingly, Todd backs Cody up, forcing Thor to retreat. Cody then reveals to Todd why he has been stalling on making up; it isn't because either of them are upset from the summer, it's because Cody feels like he's been a poor excuse for a friend. Even though he's outed himself to Todd, there has been a build up of fronts over the years, plus he feels like he was using Todd to appear straight by association. But Todd assures Cody the friendship has been more than mutual, especially since Cody was a good influence in getting Todd out of a downward spiral of excesses during high school. So with the air totally cleared between them, they pledge to be friends again, just in time for Cody to realize he needs to get ready for his date with Doug...<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 4: ===<br /> [[Image:iso4.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 7: I Sorta Said, He Kinda Said. Unaware they're observed by Jeff's mysterious stalker, Cody and Todd visit Jeff's apartment for some fun and video games. Meanwhile, Sam bumps into Doug and his roommate/coworker/best friend Tim at the gym, and alludes to her continued disapproval of Cody. Both parties end up separately discussing Cody and Doug's date from the previous afternoon. For the most part, it went well--not perfectly, but certainly not a disaster. Jeff, Todd, Sam, and Tim offer their suggestions and observations at how the date was handled on both ends, and apparently it went well enough that Doug has invited Cody to a club for their next date. Cody, however, doesn't know how to dance, and makes up an excuse to get some dance lessons from Jake. But Jake takes the matter very seriously, and Cody is too overwhelmed to continue. He can't bring himself to cancel the date, however. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 8: So I Think I Can Dance. Cody arrives at the club and is introduced to Tim, as well as Doug's friends Robbie, Trevor, and Dusty. The group clearly are quite close-knit, and boggle Cody with their banter before he seeks sanctity at the bar. Cody stalls with his drink before Trevor manages to coax him out to the dance floor, where he sorts with his inner reservations against dancing before giving it a shot. And he finds out it's not so bad, especially when the slow dances come. Cody ends up enjoying the overall experience, and is unaware that his excuse for wanting dance lessons has fallen through with Jake. The next day, driven by persistent observations that his tough-guy image is offputting, he relents a little and tries to at least get a less severe haircut. It's a start. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 5 : ===<br /> [[Image:iso5.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 9: My S.O. After a pickup game of basketball, Cody is overcome by hormones, and pounces Doug as Dusty walks in on them. He's displeased by his outburst and resolves to behave, and is unaware Doug actually rather enjoyed the experience. He then has a pleasant time with Nate's study group, and is invited back in the future, but it fails to distract him from his conscience. He reveals to Jeff that while his hormones say yes, his mind says no, and Jeff reassures him that's typical. Still, after the next basketball game (where Doug and Todd's friends all meet for the first time), he's apprehensive about losing control again. Fortunately Jake interrupts the two while they're alone and showering up to go to work, and Cody's subsequent official slip of the word &quot;boyfriend&quot; diffuses any doubts he has...temporarily. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 10: 1.50 Months Later. Cody and Doug have settled into the holding pattern of the dating life, although perhaps not completely perfectly. Cody has been neglecting his studies, and has to get Nate's help to finish off a group term paper. And Doug has been stretching his budget, forcing him to ask Robbie for a loan. Robbie thinks he recognizes the common pattern Doug has had with previous boyfriends, but Doug is positive Cody is safe, even though he's uncertain why Cody seems to shy away from intimacy. Unbeknownst to any of them, Jake suspects Cody has a signficant other, yet Cody refuses to tell him who it is, and the secrecy worries Jake; anything that secret can't be good. He's determined to intervene if necessary. Meanwhile, Cody and Doug finally realize they have to cut down on the dates for practicality's sake, but Cody assures Doug he's happy in the relationship--by giving him a public kiss. Cody's problems are far from over, as his parents call to tell him they'll be in town in a couple weeks, and want to meet this &quot;Sam&quot; he's supposedly been dating all this time...<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 6 : ===<br /> [[Image:iso6.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 11: Try S.O. Cody continues to skirt intimacy with Doug, but in this case has an excuse; he's distracted wondering how to convince Sam to pretend to be his girlfriend in front of his parents. Surprisingly, she agrees to play along--on the condition he pay her way on a &quot;date&quot; (as a couple, they'll need to act like they've actually been in each other's company). Though dismayed to find out the date is at a swing club, Cody eventually relaxes and actually has a great time dancing with Sam's friends. In the process, Sam quietly realizes Cody may not be the vicious tough-guy she thought he was. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 12: I SOS. Meanwhile, Cody is purposely encouraging the lunch with his parents to go poorly, so he can use it as an excuse to say Sam dumped him; then he won't have to worry about using her as a front any more. Cody is unaware Jake has caught just enough misinformation to conclude Cody is two-timing with one of Sam's lady friends--and Becky (but not Sam)! Jake says nothing, though. When Cody's parents arrive, they get along fine with Sam as she plays the part of the perfect girlfriend, all to Cody's chagrin. Fortunately, a culmination of misunderstandings with everyone involved results in the mock break-up happening anyway. Sam also finally gives Cody her blessing in his relationship with Doug after further shedding light on Doug's past boyfriends. But the one casualty of the ruse is Jake, who feels partially responsible for the break-up, and takes off before Cody can explain the situation. <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 7 : ===<br /> [[Image:iso7.jpeg|left|150px]]<br /> This issue is currently under production.<br /> No synopsis has been released yet but it is known that it <br /> will be heavier than the previous issues .<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> *[http://www.cwcomics.com/iso/enter.html i.s.o. section at Classwork Comics website]<br /> *[http://community.livejournal.com/isocomic/profile i.s.o. 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Mapdark //en.wikifur.com/wiki/I.s.o. 2008-08-11T17:27:54Z

<p>Mapdark: /* Cody Victor Frost : */</p> <hr /> <div>{{lowercase}}<br /> [[Image:1.jpg|thumb|right|The cover to i.s.o. issue 1]]<br /> '''''i.s.o.''''' is an ongoing [[gay]]-themed [[furry]] comedy [[comic book]] series by [[Vince Suzukawa]]. The comic is published semi-annually; Six issues of the comic book have been published so far.&lt;ref&gt;[http://community.livejournal.com/isocomic/profile The profile of the community] on livejournal [[LiveJournal]] community&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> <br /> Like his earlier series ''[[The Class Menagerie]]'', ''i.s.o.'' takes place at fictional [[The Class Menagerie#DeMontfort University|DeMontfort University]] in California, and much of the story is set in [[The Class Menagerie#Richter Hall|Richter Hall]], a fictional three-storey dormitory building. Whereas ''TCM'' took place on the remains of the dorm's third floor, ''i.s.o.'' takes place on the first floor. Also unlike ''TCM'', the cast of ''i.s.o.'' is predominantly made up of [[Wikipedia:LGBT|LGBT]] characters.<br /> <br /> The title ''i.s.o.'' is an acronym commonly used in personal ads, meaning &quot;In Search Of&quot;, reflecting Cody's infatuation with a certain man. It also refers to the Greek prefix ''[[Wiktionary:iso-|iso-]]'', meaning &quot;equal&quot; or &quot;normal&quot;, reflecting the lifelong desire of the main character, Cody Frost, to always appear as normal as possible, despite the fact he is gay.<br /> <br /> ''i.s.o.'' won the [[Ursa Major Awards#2006|2006 Ursa Major Award]] for Best Anthropomorphic Comic Book, breaking a five-year run by [[Stan Sakai]]'s ''[[Usagi Yojimbo]]''.<br /> <br /> == Characters ==<br /> <br /> WARNING : There might be some spoilers in the characters description.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Theses are the main or secondary characters<br /> <br /> === Cody Victor Frost : ===<br /> *19 years old at the begining of I.S.O. , freshman at Demonfort university.<br /> *Main character of the series . <br /> *Species : Siberian tiger.<br /> *Cody is a gay guy who feels very insecure about people knowing his <br /> orientation and hides behind a bad guy front because of it.<br /> *He falls for his co-worker Doug and that's pretty much the start<br /> point for his personnal development.<br /> <br /> === Doug Hill : ===<br /> *23 years old at the begining of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Cougar<br /> *Works as a waiter at the Hangout , Cody's co-worker and love interest.<br /> *Doug works at the Hangout with Cody and he pretty much fell for Cody<br /> at the same time Cody fell for him. <br /> *Has a history of abusive boyfriends<br /> and still has to live with the consequences.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Jake Packard : ===<br /> *19 years old at the begining of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : grey wolf<br /> *Cody's roommate and main pain in the butt.<br /> *Jake is a very very very cheery and flirty wolf who<br /> will try his charms on pretty much anything that has a pulse.<br /> He is not very intelligent but really cares about Cody , but<br /> in such a psychotic way that Cody ends up only being annoyed by it.<br /> He was transfered out of his school in Australia as a revenge by the dean for<br /> kowing that he was sneaking in his son's bedroom at night.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Jeff Cornwallis : ===<br /> *24 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Mountain goat<br /> *Dorm repairman and Cody's mentor.<br /> *Jeff first meets Cody after he got soaked by one of his water traps.<br /> From then on , a friendship begins between the two as Cody opens up<br /> to Jeff about his homosexuality. Jeff helps the relationship between <br /> Cody and Doug to start with a few tricks. A mystery surrounding Jeff <br /> is that he seems to be stalked and harassed by an unknown person<br /> who obviously ruined a big part of his life.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Todd Connors : ===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Bengal tiger<br /> *Todd is Cody's best friend since middle school.<br /> *The two of them had a fight during a trip in hawaii which put a <br /> stop to their friendship for a few issues. Remarks that Todd had made ,<br /> which were in essence true , hurt Cody deeply and they only rekindled <br /> after 3 issues. From then on it seems their friendship is back on <br /> track and maybe even stronger than before since all lies and secrets were<br /> revealed during a one-on-one talk.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Sam Hill: ===<br /> *27 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Cougar<br /> *Cody's co-worker and Doug's sister.<br /> *Sam is Doug's sister and looks out for him like a mother would do.<br /> After Doug was kicked out of his parent's house after they found out<br /> he was gay (in the most horrible of ways) at 15 she took him<br /> in and was pretty much rejected by them as well for it.<br /> Add a list of bad boyfriends for Doug and she became overprotective <br /> of her brother. When Cody comes around and Doug is obviously interested<br /> she thinks it's another one of &quot;them&quot; and behaves harshly around him.<br /> This behaviour is dropped as she discovers more about Cody and <br /> finds out he's really not a bad guy.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Boris Hooks : ===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Alligator<br /> *Bottomless pit and Cody's confidante.<br /> *Boris meets Cody randomly as he is used by Cody to escape Jake.<br /> The fact that he is always eating makes him an excellent listener <br /> and Cody opens up to him about a lot of things. <br /> He can even be sneaky as he tricks Jake and Zach into a movie marathon<br /> the night Cody goes to a club to distract them.<br /> Not much is known about him though , because .. well.. he never speaks.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Thor : ===<br /> *36 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Bison<br /> *Dorm gardener , Cody's nemesis<br /> *Everytime Cody and Thor meet it is in the most unpleasant of ways.<br /> The first time they met , Thor grabbed Cody upside down because he had walked<br /> on the lawn. Thor is stuck doing the gardening job because he burned down <br /> a building and must pay it back that way. He does not like his job at <br /> all and seems to be taking revenge on the students.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Tyrone Beltran : ===<br /> *32 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : bat<br /> *Cody's boss , master bartender.<br /> *Cody meets with Tyrone after the wardrobe incident caused by Jake and Zach <br /> makes him miss his job interview. Tyrone , seeing Cody's physique and <br /> need for a job offers him the doorman job at the Hangout. <br /> Tyrone's bartending technique is unique as he hangs down from a poll and <br /> mixes the drinks upside down. Hence the name of the bar.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Zach Hastings: ===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species: skunk<br /> *Jake's friend and Cody's 2nd pain the butt.<br /> *Zach is an air-headed surfer boy who constantly makes <br /> valley girl worthy remarks and makes Cody's life even more impossible.<br /> He first appears with Jake with whom he started to hang out because his roomie<br /> was being a &quot;putz&quot; . The only intelligent remark he makes is his theory that<br /> Cody might be gay.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Becky Adams : ===<br /> *25 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : beaver<br /> *Barmaid , source of sanity.<br /> *Becky seems to be one of the very few people in the main cast <br /> who is not in some way dysfunctional. She is most of<br /> the time very Zen and is not usually seen in emotional situations.<br /> Well , except for that complete chaos that came out <br /> of Cody's fake date with Sam where she was , quote : &quot;used , lied to <br /> and manhandled by Jake , and not in a good way&quot;. <br /> <br /> <br /> === Tim Longoria : ===<br /> *23 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Weasel<br /> *Doug's roommate and best friend.<br /> *Tim is first seen at the gym with Doug and Sam.<br /> He is a jumpy and excited little guy and seems to like Cody right away.<br /> He works with Doug at his second job , a moving company.<br /> He is also pretty flamboyant to say the least.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Irene &quot;Dusty&quot; Dustin: ===<br /> *30 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Doug's 2nd roommate and &quot;baby sitter&quot; , also a nurse.<br /> *Cody meets her at Kyell's club where it is revealed she is Doug's <br /> second roommate and also works as a nurse. Her secret &quot;job&quot; is &quot;babysitting&quot;<br /> Doug and Tim when they act immaturelly.<br /> Appart from that, not much is known about her yet.<br /> <br /> === Trevor Buckingham : ===<br /> *24 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Horse<br /> *Doug's friend and Queen of the Bookstore.<br /> *Is first seen at Kyell's and is responsible for literally breaking<br /> Cody's stereotypical views and making him realise that the front <br /> he's putting up is pushing people away.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Robbie Warren: ===<br /> *26 at the beginning of I.S.o.<br /> *Species : Rabbit<br /> *Personal trainer , Trevor's hubby.<br /> *Is first seen at Kyell's in company of Trevor.<br /> It seems that Robbie is extremely annoyed at how casually<br /> Doug is living his relationship with Cody and wishes he had more of a say<br /> on the relationship itself. He lends money to Doug for reasons <br /> that have not yet been revealed.<br /> <br /> === Nate Oz : ===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Snow leopard<br /> *Cody's classmate , Fluffball skater.<br /> *This piercing decorated amubulant ball of fluffyness is first met <br /> by Cody at Kyell's by accident after Cody steps on his tail.<br /> They discover that they are both in the same class and<br /> start hanging out together from then on. Nate jokingly flirts <br /> with Cody a few times which provides hilarious results on Cody's part.<br /> He also introduces Cody to his group of friends at the regular <br /> post-history-classes meetings they hold &quot;to keep their sanity&quot;.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Dave Duchaine : ===<br /> *17 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Lynx<br /> *Todd's current roommate , Animation fanboy.<br /> *Cody meets him through Todd and he is the one to provide<br /> Cody with a fake I.D. card to go to Kyell's and he <br /> regularly goes to the basketball matches that Cody and his friends have.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Randall Winger :===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Kite<br /> *Todd's friend , Hockey freak<br /> *At first , Randall had trouble accepting the fact that most <br /> of Cody's new friends were gay. And acted distant for a while.<br /> He finally got over it after he saw that they were good people<br /> and was the one to provide Cody with the fake job at Rocket John's<br /> for his fake date with Sam. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == Issues ==<br /> <br /> Spoilers<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 1 : ===<br /> [[Image:1.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 1: In Search of Intelligent Life Forms. Cody arrives at his dorm and discovers the attractive and evidently bisexual Jake is his roommate, which could've been quite tantalizing were he not so closeted. It doesn't improve much from there; Jake makes friends with the equally clueless Zach, and Cody makes enemies with the imposing gardener known as Thor. His efforts to find other allies in the dorm are fruitless, aside from silent, hungry floormate Boris, and the gregarious dorm handyman Jeff. He also continues to be haunted by regrets about his ex-best friend Todd (the tiger from the airport), whom he came out to (and then had a big fight with) before leaving for the Hawaii vacation. He tries to find sanctuary in the school karate club, but even that doesn't seem to be his speed. In an effort to escape Jake, Cody decides he should get a job. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 2: In Search of Gainful Employment. After some interference from Jake and Zach, Cody ends up at The Hangout, a local bar which is in need of a bouncer. The owner, a prizewinning acrobat bartender named Tyrone, recruits Cody immediately, but Cody fails to impress the barmaids Samantha and Becky. Then the last waiter, Sam's brother Doug, catches Cody's eye, and spurs him to stick around for the job. Cody frets, realizing he's crushing pointlessly, until he finds out that Doug just might be attracted back. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 2: ===<br /> [[Image:iso2.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 3: Iso-lation. Although excited at the prospect that Doug might be interested in a relationship, Cody is still shy and nervous about publicly trying to make any headway there. It doesn't help that Thor and Jake &amp; Zach also show up to the bar that night, the latter who realize they have blackmail in that Cody isn't technically old enough to be a bouncer. The night slips by and Cody is unable to make a move on Doug, and berates himself over it. The next day, Todd tracks Cody down, but Cody is still hesitant to make up. Then Cody realizes his parents may not want him moonlighting as a bouncer, and quickly makes up a story to them that he's actually working as a waiter at night to earn money to court a girl (who suspiciously sounds like Sam). He later tries to fight Jake and Zach over the television, but finds out his physical advantage over them is gone. The cumulative events drag him down as he realizes he's become a bully, a liar, and generally not a very nice person to know. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 4: Iso-tonic. But Cody takes Jeff up on an offer to watch the football game at Jeff's apartment, where he accidentally finds out Jeff is also gay. That breaks the ice enough for Cody to spill his guts out to Jeff. Cody recounts how he discovered he was gay during middle school, and has spent the past few years building up his ultra-macho front to avoid any repercussions that might come from being &quot;outed&quot; to others. He doesn't want people to even suspect, let alone know. Jeff proves to be good counsel on the matter, mainly trying to get across the concept of moderation; while caution is advisable, there's no need for Cody to hide his entire life from a public who probably doesn't WANT to scrutinize...and may not even care if they know. Ultimately, if Cody is interested in Doug, the world won't implode if he tries to act on that. Cody agrees to work on that, and realizes he has made a new friend. A slight stumbling block occurs when a mysterious caller warns Jeff of serious consequences if he gets too close to Cody. Jeff, flustered but determined, pledges to stay by Cody anyway, and begins work on a secret device.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 3: ===<br /> [[Image:iso3.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 5: Instigation. Impressed by one of Jake's impromptu dance routines, Cody actually breaks the ice and learns a bit about his roommate's background, thus showing some progress in his attempts to be sociable. Still, Jake manages to come on too strongly again, and Cody ditches Jake for lunch with Boris. Cody reflects that he's having trouble asking Doug out, simply because he's never--by luck and coincidences--had to ask ANYONE out before. Jeff senses Cody's hesitance, and stages an elaborate plan to give Cody a little push...which ultimately works. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 6: Imposition. Cody's victory doesn't last long when, on the day before the date, Thor stirs up trouble in the bar. Surprisingly, Todd backs Cody up, forcing Thor to retreat. Cody then reveals to Todd why he has been stalling on making up; it isn't because either of them are upset from the summer, it's because Cody feels like he's been a poor excuse for a friend. Even though he's outed himself to Todd, there has been a build up of fronts over the years, plus he feels like he was using Todd to appear straight by association. But Todd assures Cody the friendship has been more than mutual, especially since Cody was a good influence in getting Todd out of a downward spiral of excesses during high school. So with the air totally cleared between them, they pledge to be friends again, just in time for Cody to realize he needs to get ready for his date with Doug...<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 4: ===<br /> [[Image:iso4.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 7: I Sorta Said, He Kinda Said. Unaware they're observed by Jeff's mysterious stalker, Cody and Todd visit Jeff's apartment for some fun and video games. Meanwhile, Sam bumps into Doug and his roommate/coworker/best friend Tim at the gym, and alludes to her continued disapproval of Cody. Both parties end up separately discussing Cody and Doug's date from the previous afternoon. For the most part, it went well--not perfectly, but certainly not a disaster. Jeff, Todd, Sam, and Tim offer their suggestions and observations at how the date was handled on both ends, and apparently it went well enough that Doug has invited Cody to a club for their next date. Cody, however, doesn't know how to dance, and makes up an excuse to get some dance lessons from Jake. But Jake takes the matter very seriously, and Cody is too overwhelmed to continue. He can't bring himself to cancel the date, however. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 8: So I Think I Can Dance. Cody arrives at the club and is introduced to Tim, as well as Doug's friends Robbie, Trevor, and Dusty. The group clearly are quite close-knit, and boggle Cody with their banter before he seeks sanctity at the bar. Cody stalls with his drink before Trevor manages to coax him out to the dance floor, where he sorts with his inner reservations against dancing before giving it a shot. And he finds out it's not so bad, especially when the slow dances come. Cody ends up enjoying the overall experience, and is unaware that his excuse for wanting dance lessons has fallen through with Jake. The next day, driven by persistent observations that his tough-guy image is offputting, he relents a little and tries to at least get a less severe haircut. It's a start. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 5 : ===<br /> [[Image:iso5.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 9: My S.O. After a pickup game of basketball, Cody is overcome by hormones, and pounces Doug as Dusty walks in on them. He's displeased by his outburst and resolves to behave, and is unaware Doug actually rather enjoyed the experience. He then has a pleasant time with Nate's study group, and is invited back in the future, but it fails to distract him from his conscience. He reveals to Jeff that while his hormones say yes, his mind says no, and Jeff reassures him that's typical. Still, after the next basketball game (where Doug and Todd's friends all meet for the first time), he's apprehensive about losing control again. Fortunately Jake interrupts the two while they're alone and showering up to go to work, and Cody's subsequent official slip of the word &quot;boyfriend&quot; diffuses any doubts he has...temporarily. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 10: 1.50 Months Later. Cody and Doug have settled into the holding pattern of the dating life, although perhaps not completely perfectly. Cody has been neglecting his studies, and has to get Nate's help to finish off a group term paper. And Doug has been stretching his budget, forcing him to ask Robbie for a loan. Robbie thinks he recognizes the common pattern Doug has had with previous boyfriends, but Doug is positive Cody is safe, even though he's uncertain why Cody seems to shy away from intimacy. Unbeknownst to any of them, Jake suspects Cody has a signficant other, yet Cody refuses to tell him who it is, and the secrecy worries Jake; anything that secret can't be good. He's determined to intervene if necessary. Meanwhile, Cody and Doug finally realize they have to cut down on the dates for practicality's sake, but Cody assures Doug he's happy in the relationship--by giving him a public kiss. Cody's problems are far from over, as his parents call to tell him they'll be in town in a couple weeks, and want to meet this &quot;Sam&quot; he's supposedly been dating all this time...<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 6 : ===<br /> [[Image:iso6.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 11: Try S.O. Cody continues to skirt intimacy with Doug, but in this case has an excuse; he's distracted wondering how to convince Sam to pretend to be his girlfriend in front of his parents. Surprisingly, she agrees to play along--on the condition he pay her way on a &quot;date&quot; (as a couple, they'll need to act like they've actually been in each other's company). Though dismayed to find out the date is at a swing club, Cody eventually relaxes and actually has a great time dancing with Sam's friends. In the process, Sam quietly realizes Cody may not be the vicious tough-guy she thought he was. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 12: I SOS. Meanwhile, Cody is purposely encouraging the lunch with his parents to go poorly, so he can use it as an excuse to say Sam dumped him; then he won't have to worry about using her as a front any more. Cody is unaware Jake has caught just enough misinformation to conclude Cody is two-timing with one of Sam's lady friends--and Becky (but not Sam)! Jake says nothing, though. When Cody's parents arrive, they get along fine with Sam as she plays the part of the perfect girlfriend, all to Cody's chagrin. Fortunately, a culmination of misunderstandings with everyone involved results in the mock break-up happening anyway. Sam also finally gives Cody her blessing in his relationship with Doug after further shedding light on Doug's past boyfriends. But the one casualty of the ruse is Jake, who feels partially responsible for the break-up, and takes off before Cody can explain the situation. <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 7 : ===<br /> [[Image:iso7.jpeg|left|150px]]<br /> This issue is currently under production.<br /> No synopsis has been released yet but it is known that it <br /> will be heavier than the previous issues .<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> *[http://www.cwcomics.com/iso/enter.html i.s.o. section at Classwork Comics website]<br /> *[http://community.livejournal.com/isocomic/profile i.s.o. 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<p>Mapdark: /* Robbie Warren: */</p> <hr /> <div>{{lowercase}}<br /> [[Image:1.jpg|thumb|right|The cover to i.s.o. issue 1]]<br /> '''''i.s.o.''''' is an ongoing [[gay]]-themed [[furry]] comedy [[comic book]] series by [[Vince Suzukawa]]. The comic is published semi-annually; Six issues of the comic book have been published so far.&lt;ref&gt;[http://community.livejournal.com/isocomic/profile The profile of the community] on livejournal [[LiveJournal]] community&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> <br /> Like his earlier series ''[[The Class Menagerie]]'', ''i.s.o.'' takes place at fictional [[The Class Menagerie#DeMontfort University|DeMontfort University]] in California, and much of the story is set in [[The Class Menagerie#Richter Hall|Richter Hall]], a fictional three-storey dormitory building. Whereas ''TCM'' took place on the remains of the dorm's third floor, ''i.s.o.'' takes place on the first floor. Also unlike ''TCM'', the cast of ''i.s.o.'' is predominantly made up of [[Wikipedia:LGBT|LGBT]] characters.<br /> <br /> The title ''i.s.o.'' is an acronym commonly used in personal ads, meaning &quot;In Search Of&quot;, reflecting Cody's infatuation with a certain man. It also refers to the Greek prefix ''[[Wiktionary:iso-|iso-]]'', meaning &quot;equal&quot; or &quot;normal&quot;, reflecting the lifelong desire of the main character, Cody Frost, to always appear as normal as possible, despite the fact he is gay.<br /> <br /> ''i.s.o.'' won the [[Ursa Major Awards#2006|2006 Ursa Major Award]] for Best Anthropomorphic Comic Book, breaking a five-year run by [[Stan Sakai]]'s ''[[Usagi Yojimbo]]''.<br /> <br /> == Characters ==<br /> <br /> WARNING : There might be some spoilers in the characters description.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Theses are the main or secondary characters<br /> <br /> === Cody Victor Frost : ===<br /> *19 years old at the begining of I.S.O. , freshman at Demonfort university.<br /> *Main character of the series . Siberian tiger.<br /> *Cody is a gay guy who feels very insecure about people knowing his <br /> orientation and hides behind a bad guy front because of it.<br /> *He falls for his co-worker Doug and that's pretty much the start<br /> point for his personnal development.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Doug Hill : ===<br /> *23 years old at the begining of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Cougar<br /> *Works as a waiter at the Hangout , Cody's co-worker and love interest.<br /> *Doug works at the Hangout with Cody and he pretty much fell for Cody<br /> at the same time Cody fell for him. <br /> *Has a history of abusive boyfriends<br /> and still has to live with the consequences.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Jake Packard : ===<br /> *19 years old at the begining of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : grey wolf<br /> *Cody's roommate and main pain in the butt.<br /> *Jake is a very very very cheery and flirty wolf who<br /> will try his charms on pretty much anything that has a pulse.<br /> He is not very intelligent but really cares about Cody , but<br /> in such a psychotic way that Cody ends up only being annoyed by it.<br /> He was transfered out of his school in Australia as a revenge by the dean for<br /> kowing that he was sneaking in his son's bedroom at night.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Jeff Cornwallis : ===<br /> *24 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Mountain goat<br /> *Dorm repairman and Cody's mentor.<br /> *Jeff first meets Cody after he got soaked by one of his water traps.<br /> From then on , a friendship begins between the two as Cody opens up<br /> to Jeff about his homosexuality. Jeff helps the relationship between <br /> Cody and Doug to start with a few tricks. A mystery surrounding Jeff <br /> is that he seems to be stalked and harassed by an unknown person<br /> who obviously ruined a big part of his life.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Todd Connors : ===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Bengal tiger<br /> *Todd is Cody's best friend since middle school.<br /> *The two of them had a fight during a trip in hawaii which put a <br /> stop to their friendship for a few issues. Remarks that Todd had made ,<br /> which were in essence true , hurt Cody deeply and they only rekindled <br /> after 3 issues. From then on it seems their friendship is back on <br /> track and maybe even stronger than before since all lies and secrets were<br /> revealed during a one-on-one talk.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Sam Hill: ===<br /> *27 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Cougar<br /> *Cody's co-worker and Doug's sister.<br /> *Sam is Doug's sister and looks out for him like a mother would do.<br /> After Doug was kicked out of his parent's house after they found out<br /> he was gay (in the most horrible of ways) at 15 she took him<br /> in and was pretty much rejected by them as well for it.<br /> Add a list of bad boyfriends for Doug and she became overprotective <br /> of her brother. When Cody comes around and Doug is obviously interested<br /> she thinks it's another one of &quot;them&quot; and behaves harshly around him.<br /> This behaviour is dropped as she discovers more about Cody and <br /> finds out he's really not a bad guy.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Boris Hooks : ===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Alligator<br /> *Bottomless pit and Cody's confidante.<br /> *Boris meets Cody randomly as he is used by Cody to escape Jake.<br /> The fact that he is always eating makes him an excellent listener <br /> and Cody opens up to him about a lot of things. <br /> He can even be sneaky as he tricks Jake and Zach into a movie marathon<br /> the night Cody goes to a club to distract them.<br /> Not much is known about him though , because .. well.. he never speaks.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Thor : ===<br /> *36 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Bison<br /> *Dorm gardener , Cody's nemesis<br /> *Everytime Cody and Thor meet it is in the most unpleasant of ways.<br /> The first time they met , Thor grabbed Cody upside down because he had walked<br /> on the lawn. Thor is stuck doing the gardening job because he burned down <br /> a building and must pay it back that way. He does not like his job at <br /> all and seems to be taking revenge on the students.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Tyrone Beltran : ===<br /> *32 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : bat<br /> *Cody's boss , master bartender.<br /> *Cody meets with Tyrone after the wardrobe incident caused by Jake and Zach <br /> makes him miss his job interview. Tyrone , seeing Cody's physique and <br /> need for a job offers him the doorman job at the Hangout. <br /> Tyrone's bartending technique is unique as he hangs down from a poll and <br /> mixes the drinks upside down. Hence the name of the bar.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Zach Hastings: ===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species: skunk<br /> *Jake's friend and Cody's 2nd pain the butt.<br /> *Zach is an air-headed surfer boy who constantly makes <br /> valley girl worthy remarks and makes Cody's life even more impossible.<br /> He first appears with Jake with whom he started to hang out because his roomie<br /> was being a &quot;putz&quot; . The only intelligent remark he makes is his theory that<br /> Cody might be gay.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Becky Adams : ===<br /> *25 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : beaver<br /> *Barmaid , source of sanity.<br /> *Becky seems to be one of the very few people in the main cast <br /> who is not in some way dysfunctional. She is most of<br /> the time very Zen and is not usually seen in emotional situations.<br /> Well , except for that complete chaos that came out <br /> of Cody's fake date with Sam where she was , quote : &quot;used , lied to <br /> and manhandled by Jake , and not in a good way&quot;. <br /> <br /> <br /> === Tim Longoria : ===<br /> *23 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Weasel<br /> *Doug's roommate and best friend.<br /> *Tim is first seen at the gym with Doug and Sam.<br /> He is a jumpy and excited little guy and seems to like Cody right away.<br /> He works with Doug at his second job , a moving company.<br /> He is also pretty flamboyant to say the least.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Irene &quot;Dusty&quot; Dustin: ===<br /> *30 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Doug's 2nd roommate and &quot;baby sitter&quot; , also a nurse.<br /> *Cody meets her at Kyell's club where it is revealed she is Doug's <br /> second roommate and also works as a nurse. Her secret &quot;job&quot; is &quot;babysitting&quot;<br /> Doug and Tim when they act immaturelly.<br /> Appart from that, not much is known about her yet.<br /> <br /> === Trevor Buckingham : ===<br /> *24 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Horse<br /> *Doug's friend and Queen of the Bookstore.<br /> *Is first seen at Kyell's and is responsible for literally breaking<br /> Cody's stereotypical views and making him realise that the front <br /> he's putting up is pushing people away.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Robbie Warren: ===<br /> *26 at the beginning of I.S.o.<br /> *Species : Rabbit<br /> *Personal trainer , Trevor's hubby.<br /> *Is first seen at Kyell's in company of Trevor.<br /> It seems that Robbie is extremely annoyed at how casually<br /> Doug is living his relationship with Cody and wishes he had more of a say<br /> on the relationship itself. He lends money to Doug for reasons <br /> that have not yet been revealed.<br /> <br /> === Nate Oz : ===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Snow leopard<br /> *Cody's classmate , Fluffball skater.<br /> *This piercing decorated amubulant ball of fluffyness is first met <br /> by Cody at Kyell's by accident after Cody steps on his tail.<br /> They discover that they are both in the same class and<br /> start hanging out together from then on. Nate jokingly flirts <br /> with Cody a few times which provides hilarious results on Cody's part.<br /> He also introduces Cody to his group of friends at the regular <br /> post-history-classes meetings they hold &quot;to keep their sanity&quot;.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Dave Duchaine : ===<br /> *17 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Lynx<br /> *Todd's current roommate , Animation fanboy.<br /> *Cody meets him through Todd and he is the one to provide<br /> Cody with a fake I.D. card to go to Kyell's and he <br /> regularly goes to the basketball matches that Cody and his friends have.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Randall Winger :===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Kite<br /> *Todd's friend , Hockey freak<br /> *At first , Randall had trouble accepting the fact that most <br /> of Cody's new friends were gay. And acted distant for a while.<br /> He finally got over it after he saw that they were good people<br /> and was the one to provide Cody with the fake job at Rocket John's<br /> for his fake date with Sam. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == Issues ==<br /> <br /> Spoilers<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 1 : ===<br /> [[Image:1.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 1: In Search of Intelligent Life Forms. Cody arrives at his dorm and discovers the attractive and evidently bisexual Jake is his roommate, which could've been quite tantalizing were he not so closeted. It doesn't improve much from there; Jake makes friends with the equally clueless Zach, and Cody makes enemies with the imposing gardener known as Thor. His efforts to find other allies in the dorm are fruitless, aside from silent, hungry floormate Boris, and the gregarious dorm handyman Jeff. He also continues to be haunted by regrets about his ex-best friend Todd (the tiger from the airport), whom he came out to (and then had a big fight with) before leaving for the Hawaii vacation. He tries to find sanctuary in the school karate club, but even that doesn't seem to be his speed. In an effort to escape Jake, Cody decides he should get a job. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 2: In Search of Gainful Employment. After some interference from Jake and Zach, Cody ends up at The Hangout, a local bar which is in need of a bouncer. The owner, a prizewinning acrobat bartender named Tyrone, recruits Cody immediately, but Cody fails to impress the barmaids Samantha and Becky. Then the last waiter, Sam's brother Doug, catches Cody's eye, and spurs him to stick around for the job. Cody frets, realizing he's crushing pointlessly, until he finds out that Doug just might be attracted back. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 2: ===<br /> [[Image:iso2.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 3: Iso-lation. Although excited at the prospect that Doug might be interested in a relationship, Cody is still shy and nervous about publicly trying to make any headway there. It doesn't help that Thor and Jake &amp; Zach also show up to the bar that night, the latter who realize they have blackmail in that Cody isn't technically old enough to be a bouncer. The night slips by and Cody is unable to make a move on Doug, and berates himself over it. The next day, Todd tracks Cody down, but Cody is still hesitant to make up. Then Cody realizes his parents may not want him moonlighting as a bouncer, and quickly makes up a story to them that he's actually working as a waiter at night to earn money to court a girl (who suspiciously sounds like Sam). He later tries to fight Jake and Zach over the television, but finds out his physical advantage over them is gone. The cumulative events drag him down as he realizes he's become a bully, a liar, and generally not a very nice person to know. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 4: Iso-tonic. But Cody takes Jeff up on an offer to watch the football game at Jeff's apartment, where he accidentally finds out Jeff is also gay. That breaks the ice enough for Cody to spill his guts out to Jeff. Cody recounts how he discovered he was gay during middle school, and has spent the past few years building up his ultra-macho front to avoid any repercussions that might come from being &quot;outed&quot; to others. He doesn't want people to even suspect, let alone know. Jeff proves to be good counsel on the matter, mainly trying to get across the concept of moderation; while caution is advisable, there's no need for Cody to hide his entire life from a public who probably doesn't WANT to scrutinize...and may not even care if they know. Ultimately, if Cody is interested in Doug, the world won't implode if he tries to act on that. Cody agrees to work on that, and realizes he has made a new friend. A slight stumbling block occurs when a mysterious caller warns Jeff of serious consequences if he gets too close to Cody. Jeff, flustered but determined, pledges to stay by Cody anyway, and begins work on a secret device.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 3: ===<br /> [[Image:iso3.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 5: Instigation. Impressed by one of Jake's impromptu dance routines, Cody actually breaks the ice and learns a bit about his roommate's background, thus showing some progress in his attempts to be sociable. Still, Jake manages to come on too strongly again, and Cody ditches Jake for lunch with Boris. Cody reflects that he's having trouble asking Doug out, simply because he's never--by luck and coincidences--had to ask ANYONE out before. Jeff senses Cody's hesitance, and stages an elaborate plan to give Cody a little push...which ultimately works. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 6: Imposition. Cody's victory doesn't last long when, on the day before the date, Thor stirs up trouble in the bar. Surprisingly, Todd backs Cody up, forcing Thor to retreat. Cody then reveals to Todd why he has been stalling on making up; it isn't because either of them are upset from the summer, it's because Cody feels like he's been a poor excuse for a friend. Even though he's outed himself to Todd, there has been a build up of fronts over the years, plus he feels like he was using Todd to appear straight by association. But Todd assures Cody the friendship has been more than mutual, especially since Cody was a good influence in getting Todd out of a downward spiral of excesses during high school. So with the air totally cleared between them, they pledge to be friends again, just in time for Cody to realize he needs to get ready for his date with Doug...<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 4: ===<br /> [[Image:iso4.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 7: I Sorta Said, He Kinda Said. Unaware they're observed by Jeff's mysterious stalker, Cody and Todd visit Jeff's apartment for some fun and video games. Meanwhile, Sam bumps into Doug and his roommate/coworker/best friend Tim at the gym, and alludes to her continued disapproval of Cody. Both parties end up separately discussing Cody and Doug's date from the previous afternoon. For the most part, it went well--not perfectly, but certainly not a disaster. Jeff, Todd, Sam, and Tim offer their suggestions and observations at how the date was handled on both ends, and apparently it went well enough that Doug has invited Cody to a club for their next date. Cody, however, doesn't know how to dance, and makes up an excuse to get some dance lessons from Jake. But Jake takes the matter very seriously, and Cody is too overwhelmed to continue. He can't bring himself to cancel the date, however. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 8: So I Think I Can Dance. Cody arrives at the club and is introduced to Tim, as well as Doug's friends Robbie, Trevor, and Dusty. The group clearly are quite close-knit, and boggle Cody with their banter before he seeks sanctity at the bar. Cody stalls with his drink before Trevor manages to coax him out to the dance floor, where he sorts with his inner reservations against dancing before giving it a shot. And he finds out it's not so bad, especially when the slow dances come. Cody ends up enjoying the overall experience, and is unaware that his excuse for wanting dance lessons has fallen through with Jake. The next day, driven by persistent observations that his tough-guy image is offputting, he relents a little and tries to at least get a less severe haircut. It's a start. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 5 : ===<br /> [[Image:iso5.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 9: My S.O. After a pickup game of basketball, Cody is overcome by hormones, and pounces Doug as Dusty walks in on them. He's displeased by his outburst and resolves to behave, and is unaware Doug actually rather enjoyed the experience. He then has a pleasant time with Nate's study group, and is invited back in the future, but it fails to distract him from his conscience. He reveals to Jeff that while his hormones say yes, his mind says no, and Jeff reassures him that's typical. Still, after the next basketball game (where Doug and Todd's friends all meet for the first time), he's apprehensive about losing control again. Fortunately Jake interrupts the two while they're alone and showering up to go to work, and Cody's subsequent official slip of the word &quot;boyfriend&quot; diffuses any doubts he has...temporarily. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 10: 1.50 Months Later. Cody and Doug have settled into the holding pattern of the dating life, although perhaps not completely perfectly. Cody has been neglecting his studies, and has to get Nate's help to finish off a group term paper. And Doug has been stretching his budget, forcing him to ask Robbie for a loan. Robbie thinks he recognizes the common pattern Doug has had with previous boyfriends, but Doug is positive Cody is safe, even though he's uncertain why Cody seems to shy away from intimacy. Unbeknownst to any of them, Jake suspects Cody has a signficant other, yet Cody refuses to tell him who it is, and the secrecy worries Jake; anything that secret can't be good. He's determined to intervene if necessary. Meanwhile, Cody and Doug finally realize they have to cut down on the dates for practicality's sake, but Cody assures Doug he's happy in the relationship--by giving him a public kiss. Cody's problems are far from over, as his parents call to tell him they'll be in town in a couple weeks, and want to meet this &quot;Sam&quot; he's supposedly been dating all this time...<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 6 : ===<br /> [[Image:iso6.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 11: Try S.O. Cody continues to skirt intimacy with Doug, but in this case has an excuse; he's distracted wondering how to convince Sam to pretend to be his girlfriend in front of his parents. Surprisingly, she agrees to play along--on the condition he pay her way on a &quot;date&quot; (as a couple, they'll need to act like they've actually been in each other's company). Though dismayed to find out the date is at a swing club, Cody eventually relaxes and actually has a great time dancing with Sam's friends. In the process, Sam quietly realizes Cody may not be the vicious tough-guy she thought he was. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 12: I SOS. Meanwhile, Cody is purposely encouraging the lunch with his parents to go poorly, so he can use it as an excuse to say Sam dumped him; then he won't have to worry about using her as a front any more. Cody is unaware Jake has caught just enough misinformation to conclude Cody is two-timing with one of Sam's lady friends--and Becky (but not Sam)! Jake says nothing, though. When Cody's parents arrive, they get along fine with Sam as she plays the part of the perfect girlfriend, all to Cody's chagrin. Fortunately, a culmination of misunderstandings with everyone involved results in the mock break-up happening anyway. Sam also finally gives Cody her blessing in his relationship with Doug after further shedding light on Doug's past boyfriends. But the one casualty of the ruse is Jake, who feels partially responsible for the break-up, and takes off before Cody can explain the situation. <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 7 : ===<br /> [[Image:iso7.jpeg|left|150px]]<br /> This issue is currently under production.<br /> No synopsis has been released yet but it is known that it <br /> will be heavier than the previous issues .<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> *[http://www.cwcomics.com/iso/enter.html i.s.o. section at Classwork Comics website]<br /> *[http://community.livejournal.com/isocomic/profile i.s.o. 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<p>Mapdark: /* Irene &quot;Dusty&quot; Dustin: */</p> <hr /> <div>{{lowercase}}<br /> [[Image:1.jpg|thumb|right|The cover to i.s.o. issue 1]]<br /> '''''i.s.o.''''' is an ongoing [[gay]]-themed [[furry]] comedy [[comic book]] series by [[Vince Suzukawa]]. The comic is published semi-annually; Six issues of the comic book have been published so far.&lt;ref&gt;[http://community.livejournal.com/isocomic/profile The profile of the community] on livejournal [[LiveJournal]] community&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> <br /> Like his earlier series ''[[The Class Menagerie]]'', ''i.s.o.'' takes place at fictional [[The Class Menagerie#DeMontfort University|DeMontfort University]] in California, and much of the story is set in [[The Class Menagerie#Richter Hall|Richter Hall]], a fictional three-storey dormitory building. Whereas ''TCM'' took place on the remains of the dorm's third floor, ''i.s.o.'' takes place on the first floor. Also unlike ''TCM'', the cast of ''i.s.o.'' is predominantly made up of [[Wikipedia:LGBT|LGBT]] characters.<br /> <br /> The title ''i.s.o.'' is an acronym commonly used in personal ads, meaning &quot;In Search Of&quot;, reflecting Cody's infatuation with a certain man. It also refers to the Greek prefix ''[[Wiktionary:iso-|iso-]]'', meaning &quot;equal&quot; or &quot;normal&quot;, reflecting the lifelong desire of the main character, Cody Frost, to always appear as normal as possible, despite the fact he is gay.<br /> <br /> ''i.s.o.'' won the [[Ursa Major Awards#2006|2006 Ursa Major Award]] for Best Anthropomorphic Comic Book, breaking a five-year run by [[Stan Sakai]]'s ''[[Usagi Yojimbo]]''.<br /> <br /> == Characters ==<br /> <br /> WARNING : There might be some spoilers in the characters description.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Theses are the main or secondary characters<br /> <br /> === Cody Victor Frost : ===<br /> *19 years old at the begining of I.S.O. , freshman at Demonfort university.<br /> *Main character of the series . Siberian tiger.<br /> *Cody is a gay guy who feels very insecure about people knowing his <br /> orientation and hides behind a bad guy front because of it.<br /> *He falls for his co-worker Doug and that's pretty much the start<br /> point for his personnal development.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Doug Hill : ===<br /> *23 years old at the begining of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Cougar<br /> *Works as a waiter at the Hangout , Cody's co-worker and love interest.<br /> *Doug works at the Hangout with Cody and he pretty much fell for Cody<br /> at the same time Cody fell for him. <br /> *Has a history of abusive boyfriends<br /> and still has to live with the consequences.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Jake Packard : ===<br /> *19 years old at the begining of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : grey wolf<br /> *Cody's roommate and main pain in the butt.<br /> *Jake is a very very very cheery and flirty wolf who<br /> will try his charms on pretty much anything that has a pulse.<br /> He is not very intelligent but really cares about Cody , but<br /> in such a psychotic way that Cody ends up only being annoyed by it.<br /> He was transfered out of his school in Australia as a revenge by the dean for<br /> kowing that he was sneaking in his son's bedroom at night.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Jeff Cornwallis : ===<br /> *24 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Mountain goat<br /> *Dorm repairman and Cody's mentor.<br /> *Jeff first meets Cody after he got soaked by one of his water traps.<br /> From then on , a friendship begins between the two as Cody opens up<br /> to Jeff about his homosexuality. Jeff helps the relationship between <br /> Cody and Doug to start with a few tricks. A mystery surrounding Jeff <br /> is that he seems to be stalked and harassed by an unknown person<br /> who obviously ruined a big part of his life.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Todd Connors : ===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Bengal tiger<br /> *Todd is Cody's best friend since middle school.<br /> *The two of them had a fight during a trip in hawaii which put a <br /> stop to their friendship for a few issues. Remarks that Todd had made ,<br /> which were in essence true , hurt Cody deeply and they only rekindled <br /> after 3 issues. From then on it seems their friendship is back on <br /> track and maybe even stronger than before since all lies and secrets were<br /> revealed during a one-on-one talk.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Sam Hill: ===<br /> *27 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Cougar<br /> *Cody's co-worker and Doug's sister.<br /> *Sam is Doug's sister and looks out for him like a mother would do.<br /> After Doug was kicked out of his parent's house after they found out<br /> he was gay (in the most horrible of ways) at 15 she took him<br /> in and was pretty much rejected by them as well for it.<br /> Add a list of bad boyfriends for Doug and she became overprotective <br /> of her brother. When Cody comes around and Doug is obviously interested<br /> she thinks it's another one of &quot;them&quot; and behaves harshly around him.<br /> This behaviour is dropped as she discovers more about Cody and <br /> finds out he's really not a bad guy.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Boris Hooks : ===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Alligator<br /> *Bottomless pit and Cody's confidante.<br /> *Boris meets Cody randomly as he is used by Cody to escape Jake.<br /> The fact that he is always eating makes him an excellent listener <br /> and Cody opens up to him about a lot of things. <br /> He can even be sneaky as he tricks Jake and Zach into a movie marathon<br /> the night Cody goes to a club to distract them.<br /> Not much is known about him though , because .. well.. he never speaks.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Thor : ===<br /> *36 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Bison<br /> *Dorm gardener , Cody's nemesis<br /> *Everytime Cody and Thor meet it is in the most unpleasant of ways.<br /> The first time they met , Thor grabbed Cody upside down because he had walked<br /> on the lawn. Thor is stuck doing the gardening job because he burned down <br /> a building and must pay it back that way. He does not like his job at <br /> all and seems to be taking revenge on the students.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Tyrone Beltran : ===<br /> *32 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : bat<br /> *Cody's boss , master bartender.<br /> *Cody meets with Tyrone after the wardrobe incident caused by Jake and Zach <br /> makes him miss his job interview. Tyrone , seeing Cody's physique and <br /> need for a job offers him the doorman job at the Hangout. <br /> Tyrone's bartending technique is unique as he hangs down from a poll and <br /> mixes the drinks upside down. Hence the name of the bar.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Zach Hastings: ===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species: skunk<br /> *Jake's friend and Cody's 2nd pain the butt.<br /> *Zach is an air-headed surfer boy who constantly makes <br /> valley girl worthy remarks and makes Cody's life even more impossible.<br /> He first appears with Jake with whom he started to hang out because his roomie<br /> was being a &quot;putz&quot; . The only intelligent remark he makes is his theory that<br /> Cody might be gay.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Becky Adams : ===<br /> *25 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : beaver<br /> *Barmaid , source of sanity.<br /> *Becky seems to be one of the very few people in the main cast <br /> who is not in some way dysfunctional. She is most of<br /> the time very Zen and is not usually seen in emotional situations.<br /> Well , except for that complete chaos that came out <br /> of Cody's fake date with Sam where she was , quote : &quot;used , lied to <br /> and manhandled by Jake , and not in a good way&quot;. <br /> <br /> <br /> === Tim Longoria : ===<br /> *23 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Weasel<br /> *Doug's roommate and best friend.<br /> *Tim is first seen at the gym with Doug and Sam.<br /> He is a jumpy and excited little guy and seems to like Cody right away.<br /> He works with Doug at his second job , a moving company.<br /> He is also pretty flamboyant to say the least.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Irene &quot;Dusty&quot; Dustin: ===<br /> *30 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Doug's 2nd roommate and &quot;baby sitter&quot; , also a nurse.<br /> *Cody meets her at Kyell's club where it is revealed she is Doug's <br /> second roommate and also works as a nurse. Her secret &quot;job&quot; is &quot;babysitting&quot;<br /> Doug and Tim when they act immaturelly.<br /> Appart from that, not much is known about her yet.<br /> <br /> === Trevor Buckingham : ===<br /> *24 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Horse<br /> *Doug's friend and Queen of the Bookstore.<br /> *Is first seen at Kyell's and is responsible for literally breaking<br /> Cody's stereotypical views and making him realise that the front <br /> he's putting up is pushing people away.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Robbie Warren: ===<br /> *26 at the beginning of I.S.o.<br /> *Species : Rabbit<br /> *Personal trainer , Trevor's hubby.<br /> *Is first seen at Kyell's in company of Trevor.<br /> It seems that Robbie is extremely annoyed at how casually<br /> Doug is living his relationship with Cody and wishes he had more of a say<br /> on the relationship itself. He lends money to Doug for reaons <br /> that have not yet been revealed.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Nate Oz : ===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Snow leopard<br /> *Cody's classmate , Fluffball skater.<br /> *This piercing decorated amubulant ball of fluffyness is first met <br /> by Cody at Kyell's by accident after Cody steps on his tail.<br /> They discover that they are both in the same class and<br /> start hanging out together from then on. Nate jokingly flirts <br /> with Cody a few times which provides hilarious results on Cody's part.<br /> He also introduces Cody to his group of friends at the regular <br /> post-history-classes meetings they hold &quot;to keep their sanity&quot;.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Dave Duchaine : ===<br /> *17 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Lynx<br /> *Todd's current roommate , Animation fanboy.<br /> *Cody meets him through Todd and he is the one to provide<br /> Cody with a fake I.D. card to go to Kyell's and he <br /> regularly goes to the basketball matches that Cody and his friends have.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Randall Winger :===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Kite<br /> *Todd's friend , Hockey freak<br /> *At first , Randall had trouble accepting the fact that most <br /> of Cody's new friends were gay. And acted distant for a while.<br /> He finally got over it after he saw that they were good people<br /> and was the one to provide Cody with the fake job at Rocket John's<br /> for his fake date with Sam. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == Issues ==<br /> <br /> Spoilers<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 1 : ===<br /> [[Image:1.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 1: In Search of Intelligent Life Forms. Cody arrives at his dorm and discovers the attractive and evidently bisexual Jake is his roommate, which could've been quite tantalizing were he not so closeted. It doesn't improve much from there; Jake makes friends with the equally clueless Zach, and Cody makes enemies with the imposing gardener known as Thor. His efforts to find other allies in the dorm are fruitless, aside from silent, hungry floormate Boris, and the gregarious dorm handyman Jeff. He also continues to be haunted by regrets about his ex-best friend Todd (the tiger from the airport), whom he came out to (and then had a big fight with) before leaving for the Hawaii vacation. He tries to find sanctuary in the school karate club, but even that doesn't seem to be his speed. In an effort to escape Jake, Cody decides he should get a job. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 2: In Search of Gainful Employment. After some interference from Jake and Zach, Cody ends up at The Hangout, a local bar which is in need of a bouncer. The owner, a prizewinning acrobat bartender named Tyrone, recruits Cody immediately, but Cody fails to impress the barmaids Samantha and Becky. Then the last waiter, Sam's brother Doug, catches Cody's eye, and spurs him to stick around for the job. Cody frets, realizing he's crushing pointlessly, until he finds out that Doug just might be attracted back. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 2: ===<br /> [[Image:iso2.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 3: Iso-lation. Although excited at the prospect that Doug might be interested in a relationship, Cody is still shy and nervous about publicly trying to make any headway there. It doesn't help that Thor and Jake &amp; Zach also show up to the bar that night, the latter who realize they have blackmail in that Cody isn't technically old enough to be a bouncer. The night slips by and Cody is unable to make a move on Doug, and berates himself over it. The next day, Todd tracks Cody down, but Cody is still hesitant to make up. Then Cody realizes his parents may not want him moonlighting as a bouncer, and quickly makes up a story to them that he's actually working as a waiter at night to earn money to court a girl (who suspiciously sounds like Sam). He later tries to fight Jake and Zach over the television, but finds out his physical advantage over them is gone. The cumulative events drag him down as he realizes he's become a bully, a liar, and generally not a very nice person to know. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 4: Iso-tonic. But Cody takes Jeff up on an offer to watch the football game at Jeff's apartment, where he accidentally finds out Jeff is also gay. That breaks the ice enough for Cody to spill his guts out to Jeff. Cody recounts how he discovered he was gay during middle school, and has spent the past few years building up his ultra-macho front to avoid any repercussions that might come from being &quot;outed&quot; to others. He doesn't want people to even suspect, let alone know. Jeff proves to be good counsel on the matter, mainly trying to get across the concept of moderation; while caution is advisable, there's no need for Cody to hide his entire life from a public who probably doesn't WANT to scrutinize...and may not even care if they know. Ultimately, if Cody is interested in Doug, the world won't implode if he tries to act on that. Cody agrees to work on that, and realizes he has made a new friend. A slight stumbling block occurs when a mysterious caller warns Jeff of serious consequences if he gets too close to Cody. Jeff, flustered but determined, pledges to stay by Cody anyway, and begins work on a secret device.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 3: ===<br /> [[Image:iso3.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 5: Instigation. Impressed by one of Jake's impromptu dance routines, Cody actually breaks the ice and learns a bit about his roommate's background, thus showing some progress in his attempts to be sociable. Still, Jake manages to come on too strongly again, and Cody ditches Jake for lunch with Boris. Cody reflects that he's having trouble asking Doug out, simply because he's never--by luck and coincidences--had to ask ANYONE out before. Jeff senses Cody's hesitance, and stages an elaborate plan to give Cody a little push...which ultimately works. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 6: Imposition. Cody's victory doesn't last long when, on the day before the date, Thor stirs up trouble in the bar. Surprisingly, Todd backs Cody up, forcing Thor to retreat. Cody then reveals to Todd why he has been stalling on making up; it isn't because either of them are upset from the summer, it's because Cody feels like he's been a poor excuse for a friend. Even though he's outed himself to Todd, there has been a build up of fronts over the years, plus he feels like he was using Todd to appear straight by association. But Todd assures Cody the friendship has been more than mutual, especially since Cody was a good influence in getting Todd out of a downward spiral of excesses during high school. So with the air totally cleared between them, they pledge to be friends again, just in time for Cody to realize he needs to get ready for his date with Doug...<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 4: ===<br /> [[Image:iso4.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 7: I Sorta Said, He Kinda Said. Unaware they're observed by Jeff's mysterious stalker, Cody and Todd visit Jeff's apartment for some fun and video games. Meanwhile, Sam bumps into Doug and his roommate/coworker/best friend Tim at the gym, and alludes to her continued disapproval of Cody. Both parties end up separately discussing Cody and Doug's date from the previous afternoon. For the most part, it went well--not perfectly, but certainly not a disaster. Jeff, Todd, Sam, and Tim offer their suggestions and observations at how the date was handled on both ends, and apparently it went well enough that Doug has invited Cody to a club for their next date. Cody, however, doesn't know how to dance, and makes up an excuse to get some dance lessons from Jake. But Jake takes the matter very seriously, and Cody is too overwhelmed to continue. He can't bring himself to cancel the date, however. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 8: So I Think I Can Dance. Cody arrives at the club and is introduced to Tim, as well as Doug's friends Robbie, Trevor, and Dusty. The group clearly are quite close-knit, and boggle Cody with their banter before he seeks sanctity at the bar. Cody stalls with his drink before Trevor manages to coax him out to the dance floor, where he sorts with his inner reservations against dancing before giving it a shot. And he finds out it's not so bad, especially when the slow dances come. Cody ends up enjoying the overall experience, and is unaware that his excuse for wanting dance lessons has fallen through with Jake. The next day, driven by persistent observations that his tough-guy image is offputting, he relents a little and tries to at least get a less severe haircut. It's a start. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 5 : ===<br /> [[Image:iso5.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 9: My S.O. After a pickup game of basketball, Cody is overcome by hormones, and pounces Doug as Dusty walks in on them. He's displeased by his outburst and resolves to behave, and is unaware Doug actually rather enjoyed the experience. He then has a pleasant time with Nate's study group, and is invited back in the future, but it fails to distract him from his conscience. He reveals to Jeff that while his hormones say yes, his mind says no, and Jeff reassures him that's typical. Still, after the next basketball game (where Doug and Todd's friends all meet for the first time), he's apprehensive about losing control again. Fortunately Jake interrupts the two while they're alone and showering up to go to work, and Cody's subsequent official slip of the word &quot;boyfriend&quot; diffuses any doubts he has...temporarily. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 10: 1.50 Months Later. Cody and Doug have settled into the holding pattern of the dating life, although perhaps not completely perfectly. Cody has been neglecting his studies, and has to get Nate's help to finish off a group term paper. And Doug has been stretching his budget, forcing him to ask Robbie for a loan. Robbie thinks he recognizes the common pattern Doug has had with previous boyfriends, but Doug is positive Cody is safe, even though he's uncertain why Cody seems to shy away from intimacy. Unbeknownst to any of them, Jake suspects Cody has a signficant other, yet Cody refuses to tell him who it is, and the secrecy worries Jake; anything that secret can't be good. He's determined to intervene if necessary. Meanwhile, Cody and Doug finally realize they have to cut down on the dates for practicality's sake, but Cody assures Doug he's happy in the relationship--by giving him a public kiss. Cody's problems are far from over, as his parents call to tell him they'll be in town in a couple weeks, and want to meet this &quot;Sam&quot; he's supposedly been dating all this time...<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 6 : ===<br /> [[Image:iso6.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 11: Try S.O. Cody continues to skirt intimacy with Doug, but in this case has an excuse; he's distracted wondering how to convince Sam to pretend to be his girlfriend in front of his parents. Surprisingly, she agrees to play along--on the condition he pay her way on a &quot;date&quot; (as a couple, they'll need to act like they've actually been in each other's company). Though dismayed to find out the date is at a swing club, Cody eventually relaxes and actually has a great time dancing with Sam's friends. In the process, Sam quietly realizes Cody may not be the vicious tough-guy she thought he was. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 12: I SOS. Meanwhile, Cody is purposely encouraging the lunch with his parents to go poorly, so he can use it as an excuse to say Sam dumped him; then he won't have to worry about using her as a front any more. Cody is unaware Jake has caught just enough misinformation to conclude Cody is two-timing with one of Sam's lady friends--and Becky (but not Sam)! Jake says nothing, though. When Cody's parents arrive, they get along fine with Sam as she plays the part of the perfect girlfriend, all to Cody's chagrin. Fortunately, a culmination of misunderstandings with everyone involved results in the mock break-up happening anyway. Sam also finally gives Cody her blessing in his relationship with Doug after further shedding light on Doug's past boyfriends. But the one casualty of the ruse is Jake, who feels partially responsible for the break-up, and takes off before Cody can explain the situation. <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 7 : ===<br /> [[Image:iso7.jpeg|left|150px]]<br /> This issue is currently under production.<br /> No synopsis has been released yet but it is known that it <br /> will be heavier than the previous issues .<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> *[http://www.cwcomics.com/iso/enter.html i.s.o. section at Classwork Comics website]<br /> *[http://community.livejournal.com/isocomic/profile i.s.o. 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<p>Mapdark: /* Irene &quot;Dusty&quot; Dustin: */</p> <hr /> <div>{{lowercase}}<br /> [[Image:1.jpg|thumb|right|The cover to i.s.o. issue 1]]<br /> '''''i.s.o.''''' is an ongoing [[gay]]-themed [[furry]] comedy [[comic book]] series by [[Vince Suzukawa]]. The comic is published semi-annually; Six issues of the comic book have been published so far.&lt;ref&gt;[http://community.livejournal.com/isocomic/profile The profile of the community] on livejournal [[LiveJournal]] community&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> <br /> Like his earlier series ''[[The Class Menagerie]]'', ''i.s.o.'' takes place at fictional [[The Class Menagerie#DeMontfort University|DeMontfort University]] in California, and much of the story is set in [[The Class Menagerie#Richter Hall|Richter Hall]], a fictional three-storey dormitory building. Whereas ''TCM'' took place on the remains of the dorm's third floor, ''i.s.o.'' takes place on the first floor. Also unlike ''TCM'', the cast of ''i.s.o.'' is predominantly made up of [[Wikipedia:LGBT|LGBT]] characters.<br /> <br /> The title ''i.s.o.'' is an acronym commonly used in personal ads, meaning &quot;In Search Of&quot;, reflecting Cody's infatuation with a certain man. It also refers to the Greek prefix ''[[Wiktionary:iso-|iso-]]'', meaning &quot;equal&quot; or &quot;normal&quot;, reflecting the lifelong desire of the main character, Cody Frost, to always appear as normal as possible, despite the fact he is gay.<br /> <br /> ''i.s.o.'' won the [[Ursa Major Awards#2006|2006 Ursa Major Award]] for Best Anthropomorphic Comic Book, breaking a five-year run by [[Stan Sakai]]'s ''[[Usagi Yojimbo]]''.<br /> <br /> == Characters ==<br /> <br /> WARNING : There might be some spoilers in the characters description.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Theses are the main or secondary characters<br /> <br /> === Cody Victor Frost : ===<br /> *19 years old at the begining of I.S.O. , freshman at Demonfort university.<br /> *Main character of the series . Siberian tiger.<br /> *Cody is a gay guy who feels very insecure about people knowing his <br /> orientation and hides behind a bad guy front because of it.<br /> *He falls for his co-worker Doug and that's pretty much the start<br /> point for his personnal development.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Doug Hill : ===<br /> *23 years old at the begining of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Cougar<br /> *Works as a waiter at the Hangout , Cody's co-worker and love interest.<br /> *Doug works at the Hangout with Cody and he pretty much fell for Cody<br /> at the same time Cody fell for him. <br /> *Has a history of abusive boyfriends<br /> and still has to live with the consequences.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Jake Packard : ===<br /> *19 years old at the begining of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : grey wolf<br /> *Cody's roommate and main pain in the butt.<br /> *Jake is a very very very cheery and flirty wolf who<br /> will try his charms on pretty much anything that has a pulse.<br /> He is not very intelligent but really cares about Cody , but<br /> in such a psychotic way that Cody ends up only being annoyed by it.<br /> He was transfered out of his school in Australia as a revenge by the dean for<br /> kowing that he was sneaking in his son's bedroom at night.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Jeff Cornwallis : ===<br /> *24 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Mountain goat<br /> *Dorm repairman and Cody's mentor.<br /> *Jeff first meets Cody after he got soaked by one of his water traps.<br /> From then on , a friendship begins between the two as Cody opens up<br /> to Jeff about his homosexuality. Jeff helps the relationship between <br /> Cody and Doug to start with a few tricks. A mystery surrounding Jeff <br /> is that he seems to be stalked and harassed by an unknown person<br /> who obviously ruined a big part of his life.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Todd Connors : ===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Bengal tiger<br /> *Todd is Cody's best friend since middle school.<br /> *The two of them had a fight during a trip in hawaii which put a <br /> stop to their friendship for a few issues. Remarks that Todd had made ,<br /> which were in essence true , hurt Cody deeply and they only rekindled <br /> after 3 issues. From then on it seems their friendship is back on <br /> track and maybe even stronger than before since all lies and secrets were<br /> revealed during a one-on-one talk.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Sam Hill: ===<br /> *27 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Cougar<br /> *Cody's co-worker and Doug's sister.<br /> *Sam is Doug's sister and looks out for him like a mother would do.<br /> After Doug was kicked out of his parent's house after they found out<br /> he was gay (in the most horrible of ways) at 15 she took him<br /> in and was pretty much rejected by them as well for it.<br /> Add a list of bad boyfriends for Doug and she became overprotective <br /> of her brother. When Cody comes around and Doug is obviously interested<br /> she thinks it's another one of &quot;them&quot; and behaves harshly around him.<br /> This behaviour is dropped as she discovers more about Cody and <br /> finds out he's really not a bad guy.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Boris Hooks : ===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Alligator<br /> *Bottomless pit and Cody's confidante.<br /> *Boris meets Cody randomly as he is used by Cody to escape Jake.<br /> The fact that he is always eating makes him an excellent listener <br /> and Cody opens up to him about a lot of things. <br /> He can even be sneaky as he tricks Jake and Zach into a movie marathon<br /> the night Cody goes to a club to distract them.<br /> Not much is known about him though , because .. well.. he never speaks.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Thor : ===<br /> *36 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Bison<br /> *Dorm gardener , Cody's nemesis<br /> *Everytime Cody and Thor meet it is in the most unpleasant of ways.<br /> The first time they met , Thor grabbed Cody upside down because he had walked<br /> on the lawn. Thor is stuck doing the gardening job because he burned down <br /> a building and must pay it back that way. He does not like his job at <br /> all and seems to be taking revenge on the students.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Tyrone Beltran : ===<br /> *32 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : bat<br /> *Cody's boss , master bartender.<br /> *Cody meets with Tyrone after the wardrobe incident caused by Jake and Zach <br /> makes him miss his job interview. Tyrone , seeing Cody's physique and <br /> need for a job offers him the doorman job at the Hangout. <br /> Tyrone's bartending technique is unique as he hangs down from a poll and <br /> mixes the drinks upside down. Hence the name of the bar.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Zach Hastings: ===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species: skunk<br /> *Jake's friend and Cody's 2nd pain the butt.<br /> *Zach is an air-headed surfer boy who constantly makes <br /> valley girl worthy remarks and makes Cody's life even more impossible.<br /> He first appears with Jake with whom he started to hang out because his roomie<br /> was being a &quot;putz&quot; . The only intelligent remark he makes is his theory that<br /> Cody might be gay.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Becky Adams : ===<br /> *25 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : beaver<br /> *Barmaid , source of sanity.<br /> *Becky seems to be one of the very few people in the main cast <br /> who is not in some way dysfunctional. She is most of<br /> the time very Zen and is not usually seen in emotional situations.<br /> Well , except for that complete chaos that came out <br /> of Cody's fake date with Sam where she was , quote : &quot;used , lied to <br /> and manhandled by Jake , and not in a good way&quot;. <br /> <br /> <br /> === Tim Longoria : ===<br /> *23 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Weasel<br /> *Doug's roommate and best friend.<br /> *Tim is first seen at the gym with Doug and Sam.<br /> He is a jumpy and excited little guy and seems to like Cody right away.<br /> He works with Doug at his second job , a moving company.<br /> He is also pretty flamboyant to say the least.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Irene &quot;Dusty&quot; Dustin: ===<br /> *30 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Doug's 2nd roommate and &quot;baby sitter&quot; , also a nurse.<br /> *Cody meets her at Kyell's club where it is revealed she is Doug's <br /> second roommate and also works as a nurse. Her secret &quot;job&quot; is &quot;babysitting&quot;<br /> Doug and Tim when they act like children.<br /> Appart from that, not much is known about her yet.<br /> <br /> === Trevor Buckingham : ===<br /> *24 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Horse<br /> *Doug's friend and Queen of the Bookstore.<br /> *Is first seen at Kyell's and is responsible for literally breaking<br /> Cody's stereotypical views and making him realise that the front <br /> he's putting up is pushing people away.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Robbie Warren: ===<br /> *26 at the beginning of I.S.o.<br /> *Species : Rabbit<br /> *Personal trainer , Trevor's hubby.<br /> *Is first seen at Kyell's in company of Trevor.<br /> It seems that Robbie is extremely annoyed at how casually<br /> Doug is living his relationship with Cody and wishes he had more of a say<br /> on the relationship itself. He lends money to Doug for reaons <br /> that have not yet been revealed.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Nate Oz : ===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Snow leopard<br /> *Cody's classmate , Fluffball skater.<br /> *This piercing decorated amubulant ball of fluffyness is first met <br /> by Cody at Kyell's by accident after Cody steps on his tail.<br /> They discover that they are both in the same class and<br /> start hanging out together from then on. Nate jokingly flirts <br /> with Cody a few times which provides hilarious results on Cody's part.<br /> He also introduces Cody to his group of friends at the regular <br /> post-history-classes meetings they hold &quot;to keep their sanity&quot;.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Dave Duchaine : ===<br /> *17 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Lynx<br /> *Todd's current roommate , Animation fanboy.<br /> *Cody meets him through Todd and he is the one to provide<br /> Cody with a fake I.D. card to go to Kyell's and he <br /> regularly goes to the basketball matches that Cody and his friends have.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Randall Winger :===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Kite<br /> *Todd's friend , Hockey freak<br /> *At first , Randall had trouble accepting the fact that most <br /> of Cody's new friends were gay. And acted distant for a while.<br /> He finally got over it after he saw that they were good people<br /> and was the one to provide Cody with the fake job at Rocket John's<br /> for his fake date with Sam. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == Issues ==<br /> <br /> Spoilers<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 1 : ===<br /> [[Image:1.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 1: In Search of Intelligent Life Forms. Cody arrives at his dorm and discovers the attractive and evidently bisexual Jake is his roommate, which could've been quite tantalizing were he not so closeted. It doesn't improve much from there; Jake makes friends with the equally clueless Zach, and Cody makes enemies with the imposing gardener known as Thor. His efforts to find other allies in the dorm are fruitless, aside from silent, hungry floormate Boris, and the gregarious dorm handyman Jeff. He also continues to be haunted by regrets about his ex-best friend Todd (the tiger from the airport), whom he came out to (and then had a big fight with) before leaving for the Hawaii vacation. He tries to find sanctuary in the school karate club, but even that doesn't seem to be his speed. In an effort to escape Jake, Cody decides he should get a job. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 2: In Search of Gainful Employment. After some interference from Jake and Zach, Cody ends up at The Hangout, a local bar which is in need of a bouncer. The owner, a prizewinning acrobat bartender named Tyrone, recruits Cody immediately, but Cody fails to impress the barmaids Samantha and Becky. Then the last waiter, Sam's brother Doug, catches Cody's eye, and spurs him to stick around for the job. Cody frets, realizing he's crushing pointlessly, until he finds out that Doug just might be attracted back. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 2: ===<br /> [[Image:iso2.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 3: Iso-lation. Although excited at the prospect that Doug might be interested in a relationship, Cody is still shy and nervous about publicly trying to make any headway there. It doesn't help that Thor and Jake &amp; Zach also show up to the bar that night, the latter who realize they have blackmail in that Cody isn't technically old enough to be a bouncer. The night slips by and Cody is unable to make a move on Doug, and berates himself over it. The next day, Todd tracks Cody down, but Cody is still hesitant to make up. Then Cody realizes his parents may not want him moonlighting as a bouncer, and quickly makes up a story to them that he's actually working as a waiter at night to earn money to court a girl (who suspiciously sounds like Sam). He later tries to fight Jake and Zach over the television, but finds out his physical advantage over them is gone. The cumulative events drag him down as he realizes he's become a bully, a liar, and generally not a very nice person to know. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 4: Iso-tonic. But Cody takes Jeff up on an offer to watch the football game at Jeff's apartment, where he accidentally finds out Jeff is also gay. That breaks the ice enough for Cody to spill his guts out to Jeff. Cody recounts how he discovered he was gay during middle school, and has spent the past few years building up his ultra-macho front to avoid any repercussions that might come from being &quot;outed&quot; to others. He doesn't want people to even suspect, let alone know. Jeff proves to be good counsel on the matter, mainly trying to get across the concept of moderation; while caution is advisable, there's no need for Cody to hide his entire life from a public who probably doesn't WANT to scrutinize...and may not even care if they know. Ultimately, if Cody is interested in Doug, the world won't implode if he tries to act on that. Cody agrees to work on that, and realizes he has made a new friend. A slight stumbling block occurs when a mysterious caller warns Jeff of serious consequences if he gets too close to Cody. Jeff, flustered but determined, pledges to stay by Cody anyway, and begins work on a secret device.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 3: ===<br /> [[Image:iso3.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 5: Instigation. Impressed by one of Jake's impromptu dance routines, Cody actually breaks the ice and learns a bit about his roommate's background, thus showing some progress in his attempts to be sociable. Still, Jake manages to come on too strongly again, and Cody ditches Jake for lunch with Boris. Cody reflects that he's having trouble asking Doug out, simply because he's never--by luck and coincidences--had to ask ANYONE out before. Jeff senses Cody's hesitance, and stages an elaborate plan to give Cody a little push...which ultimately works. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 6: Imposition. Cody's victory doesn't last long when, on the day before the date, Thor stirs up trouble in the bar. Surprisingly, Todd backs Cody up, forcing Thor to retreat. Cody then reveals to Todd why he has been stalling on making up; it isn't because either of them are upset from the summer, it's because Cody feels like he's been a poor excuse for a friend. Even though he's outed himself to Todd, there has been a build up of fronts over the years, plus he feels like he was using Todd to appear straight by association. But Todd assures Cody the friendship has been more than mutual, especially since Cody was a good influence in getting Todd out of a downward spiral of excesses during high school. So with the air totally cleared between them, they pledge to be friends again, just in time for Cody to realize he needs to get ready for his date with Doug...<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 4: ===<br /> [[Image:iso4.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 7: I Sorta Said, He Kinda Said. Unaware they're observed by Jeff's mysterious stalker, Cody and Todd visit Jeff's apartment for some fun and video games. Meanwhile, Sam bumps into Doug and his roommate/coworker/best friend Tim at the gym, and alludes to her continued disapproval of Cody. Both parties end up separately discussing Cody and Doug's date from the previous afternoon. For the most part, it went well--not perfectly, but certainly not a disaster. Jeff, Todd, Sam, and Tim offer their suggestions and observations at how the date was handled on both ends, and apparently it went well enough that Doug has invited Cody to a club for their next date. Cody, however, doesn't know how to dance, and makes up an excuse to get some dance lessons from Jake. But Jake takes the matter very seriously, and Cody is too overwhelmed to continue. He can't bring himself to cancel the date, however. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 8: So I Think I Can Dance. Cody arrives at the club and is introduced to Tim, as well as Doug's friends Robbie, Trevor, and Dusty. The group clearly are quite close-knit, and boggle Cody with their banter before he seeks sanctity at the bar. Cody stalls with his drink before Trevor manages to coax him out to the dance floor, where he sorts with his inner reservations against dancing before giving it a shot. And he finds out it's not so bad, especially when the slow dances come. Cody ends up enjoying the overall experience, and is unaware that his excuse for wanting dance lessons has fallen through with Jake. The next day, driven by persistent observations that his tough-guy image is offputting, he relents a little and tries to at least get a less severe haircut. It's a start. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 5 : ===<br /> [[Image:iso5.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 9: My S.O. After a pickup game of basketball, Cody is overcome by hormones, and pounces Doug as Dusty walks in on them. He's displeased by his outburst and resolves to behave, and is unaware Doug actually rather enjoyed the experience. He then has a pleasant time with Nate's study group, and is invited back in the future, but it fails to distract him from his conscience. He reveals to Jeff that while his hormones say yes, his mind says no, and Jeff reassures him that's typical. Still, after the next basketball game (where Doug and Todd's friends all meet for the first time), he's apprehensive about losing control again. Fortunately Jake interrupts the two while they're alone and showering up to go to work, and Cody's subsequent official slip of the word &quot;boyfriend&quot; diffuses any doubts he has...temporarily. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 10: 1.50 Months Later. Cody and Doug have settled into the holding pattern of the dating life, although perhaps not completely perfectly. Cody has been neglecting his studies, and has to get Nate's help to finish off a group term paper. And Doug has been stretching his budget, forcing him to ask Robbie for a loan. Robbie thinks he recognizes the common pattern Doug has had with previous boyfriends, but Doug is positive Cody is safe, even though he's uncertain why Cody seems to shy away from intimacy. Unbeknownst to any of them, Jake suspects Cody has a signficant other, yet Cody refuses to tell him who it is, and the secrecy worries Jake; anything that secret can't be good. He's determined to intervene if necessary. Meanwhile, Cody and Doug finally realize they have to cut down on the dates for practicality's sake, but Cody assures Doug he's happy in the relationship--by giving him a public kiss. Cody's problems are far from over, as his parents call to tell him they'll be in town in a couple weeks, and want to meet this &quot;Sam&quot; he's supposedly been dating all this time...<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 6 : ===<br /> [[Image:iso6.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 11: Try S.O. Cody continues to skirt intimacy with Doug, but in this case has an excuse; he's distracted wondering how to convince Sam to pretend to be his girlfriend in front of his parents. Surprisingly, she agrees to play along--on the condition he pay her way on a &quot;date&quot; (as a couple, they'll need to act like they've actually been in each other's company). Though dismayed to find out the date is at a swing club, Cody eventually relaxes and actually has a great time dancing with Sam's friends. In the process, Sam quietly realizes Cody may not be the vicious tough-guy she thought he was. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 12: I SOS. Meanwhile, Cody is purposely encouraging the lunch with his parents to go poorly, so he can use it as an excuse to say Sam dumped him; then he won't have to worry about using her as a front any more. Cody is unaware Jake has caught just enough misinformation to conclude Cody is two-timing with one of Sam's lady friends--and Becky (but not Sam)! Jake says nothing, though. When Cody's parents arrive, they get along fine with Sam as she plays the part of the perfect girlfriend, all to Cody's chagrin. Fortunately, a culmination of misunderstandings with everyone involved results in the mock break-up happening anyway. Sam also finally gives Cody her blessing in his relationship with Doug after further shedding light on Doug's past boyfriends. But the one casualty of the ruse is Jake, who feels partially responsible for the break-up, and takes off before Cody can explain the situation. <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 7 : ===<br /> [[Image:iso7.jpeg|left|150px]]<br /> This issue is currently under production.<br /> No synopsis has been released yet but it is known that it <br /> will be heavier than the previous issues .<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> *[http://www.cwcomics.com/iso/enter.html i.s.o. section at Classwork Comics website]<br /> *[http://community.livejournal.com/isocomic/profile i.s.o. LiveJournal community]<br /> *[http://www.merchandisemaven.com/store/agora.cgi?product=VinceSuzukawaSTUFF Vince Suzukawa stuf (including i.s.o. comic books)] at [[Merchandise Maven]]<br /> <br /> [[Category: Comics]]<br /> [[Category:Ursa Major Award winners]]</div>

Mapdark //en.wikifur.com/wiki/I.s.o. 2008-08-11T17:17:40Z

<p>Mapdark: </p> <hr /> <div>{{lowercase}}<br /> [[Image:1.jpg|thumb|right|The cover to i.s.o. issue 1]]<br /> '''''i.s.o.''''' is an ongoing [[gay]]-themed [[furry]] comedy [[comic book]] series by [[Vince Suzukawa]]. The comic is published semi-annually; Six issues of the comic book have been published so far.&lt;ref&gt;[http://community.livejournal.com/isocomic/profile The profile of the community] on livejournal [[LiveJournal]] community&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> <br /> Like his earlier series ''[[The Class Menagerie]]'', ''i.s.o.'' takes place at fictional [[The Class Menagerie#DeMontfort University|DeMontfort University]] in California, and much of the story is set in [[The Class Menagerie#Richter Hall|Richter Hall]], a fictional three-storey dormitory building. Whereas ''TCM'' took place on the remains of the dorm's third floor, ''i.s.o.'' takes place on the first floor. Also unlike ''TCM'', the cast of ''i.s.o.'' is predominantly made up of [[Wikipedia:LGBT|LGBT]] characters.<br /> <br /> The title ''i.s.o.'' is an acronym commonly used in personal ads, meaning &quot;In Search Of&quot;, reflecting Cody's infatuation with a certain man. It also refers to the Greek prefix ''[[Wiktionary:iso-|iso-]]'', meaning &quot;equal&quot; or &quot;normal&quot;, reflecting the lifelong desire of the main character, Cody Frost, to always appear as normal as possible, despite the fact he is gay.<br /> <br /> ''i.s.o.'' won the [[Ursa Major Awards#2006|2006 Ursa Major Award]] for Best Anthropomorphic Comic Book, breaking a five-year run by [[Stan Sakai]]'s ''[[Usagi Yojimbo]]''.<br /> <br /> == Characters ==<br /> <br /> WARNING : There might be some spoilers in the characters description.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Theses are the main or secondary characters<br /> <br /> === Cody Victor Frost : ===<br /> *19 years old at the begining of I.S.O. , freshman at Demonfort university.<br /> *Main character of the series . Siberian tiger.<br /> *Cody is a gay guy who feels very insecure about people knowing his <br /> orientation and hides behind a bad guy front because of it.<br /> *He falls for his co-worker Doug and that's pretty much the start<br /> point for his personnal development.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Doug Hill : ===<br /> *23 years old at the begining of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Cougar<br /> *Works as a waiter at the Hangout , Cody's co-worker and love interest.<br /> *Doug works at the Hangout with Cody and he pretty much fell for Cody<br /> at the same time Cody fell for him. <br /> *Has a history of abusive boyfriends<br /> and still has to live with the consequences.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Jake Packard : ===<br /> *19 years old at the begining of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : grey wolf<br /> *Cody's roommate and main pain in the butt.<br /> *Jake is a very very very cheery and flirty wolf who<br /> will try his charms on pretty much anything that has a pulse.<br /> He is not very intelligent but really cares about Cody , but<br /> in such a psychotic way that Cody ends up only being annoyed by it.<br /> He was transfered out of his school in Australia as a revenge by the dean for<br /> kowing that he was sneaking in his son's bedroom at night.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Jeff Cornwallis : ===<br /> *24 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Mountain goat<br /> *Dorm repairman and Cody's mentor.<br /> *Jeff first meets Cody after he got soaked by one of his water traps.<br /> From then on , a friendship begins between the two as Cody opens up<br /> to Jeff about his homosexuality. Jeff helps the relationship between <br /> Cody and Doug to start with a few tricks. A mystery surrounding Jeff <br /> is that he seems to be stalked and harassed by an unknown person<br /> who obviously ruined a big part of his life.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Todd Connors : ===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Bengal tiger<br /> *Todd is Cody's best friend since middle school.<br /> *The two of them had a fight during a trip in hawaii which put a <br /> stop to their friendship for a few issues. Remarks that Todd had made ,<br /> which were in essence true , hurt Cody deeply and they only rekindled <br /> after 3 issues. From then on it seems their friendship is back on <br /> track and maybe even stronger than before since all lies and secrets were<br /> revealed during a one-on-one talk.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Sam Hill: ===<br /> *27 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Cougar<br /> *Cody's co-worker and Doug's sister.<br /> *Sam is Doug's sister and looks out for him like a mother would do.<br /> After Doug was kicked out of his parent's house after they found out<br /> he was gay (in the most horrible of ways) at 15 she took him<br /> in and was pretty much rejected by them as well for it.<br /> Add a list of bad boyfriends for Doug and she became overprotective <br /> of her brother. When Cody comes around and Doug is obviously interested<br /> she thinks it's another one of &quot;them&quot; and behaves harshly around him.<br /> This behaviour is dropped as she discovers more about Cody and <br /> finds out he's really not a bad guy.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Boris Hooks : ===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Alligator<br /> *Bottomless pit and Cody's confidante.<br /> *Boris meets Cody randomly as he is used by Cody to escape Jake.<br /> The fact that he is always eating makes him an excellent listener <br /> and Cody opens up to him about a lot of things. <br /> He can even be sneaky as he tricks Jake and Zach into a movie marathon<br /> the night Cody goes to a club to distract them.<br /> Not much is known about him though , because .. well.. he never speaks.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Thor : ===<br /> *36 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Bison<br /> *Dorm gardener , Cody's nemesis<br /> *Everytime Cody and Thor meet it is in the most unpleasant of ways.<br /> The first time they met , Thor grabbed Cody upside down because he had walked<br /> on the lawn. Thor is stuck doing the gardening job because he burned down <br /> a building and must pay it back that way. He does not like his job at <br /> all and seems to be taking revenge on the students.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Tyrone Beltran : ===<br /> *32 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : bat<br /> *Cody's boss , master bartender.<br /> *Cody meets with Tyrone after the wardrobe incident caused by Jake and Zach <br /> makes him miss his job interview. Tyrone , seeing Cody's physique and <br /> need for a job offers him the doorman job at the Hangout. <br /> Tyrone's bartending technique is unique as he hangs down from a poll and <br /> mixes the drinks upside down. Hence the name of the bar.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Zach Hastings: ===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species: skunk<br /> *Jake's friend and Cody's 2nd pain the butt.<br /> *Zach is an air-headed surfer boy who constantly makes <br /> valley girl worthy remarks and makes Cody's life even more impossible.<br /> He first appears with Jake with whom he started to hang out because his roomie<br /> was being a &quot;putz&quot; . The only intelligent remark he makes is his theory that<br /> Cody might be gay.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Becky Adams : ===<br /> *25 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : beaver<br /> *Barmaid , source of sanity.<br /> *Becky seems to be one of the very few people in the main cast <br /> who is not in some way dysfunctional. She is most of<br /> the time very Zen and is not usually seen in emotional situations.<br /> Well , except for that complete chaos that came out <br /> of Cody's fake date with Sam where she was , quote : &quot;used , lied to <br /> and manhandled by Jake , and not in a good way&quot;. <br /> <br /> <br /> === Tim Longoria : ===<br /> *23 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Weasel<br /> *Doug's roommate and best friend.<br /> *Tim is first seen at the gym with Doug and Sam.<br /> He is a jumpy and excited little guy and seems to like Cody right away.<br /> He works with Doug at his second job , a moving company.<br /> He is also pretty flamboyant to say the least.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Irene &quot;Dusty&quot; Dustin: ===<br /> *30 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Doug's 2nd roommate and &quot;baby sitter&quot; , also a nurse.<br /> *Cody meets her at Kyell's club where it is revealed she is Doug's <br /> second babbysitter and also works as a nurse. <br /> Appart from that, not much is known about her yet.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Trevor Buckingham : ===<br /> *24 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Horse<br /> *Doug's friend and Queen of the Bookstore.<br /> *Is first seen at Kyell's and is responsible for literally breaking<br /> Cody's stereotypical views and making him realise that the front <br /> he's putting up is pushing people away.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Robbie Warren: ===<br /> *26 at the beginning of I.S.o.<br /> *Species : Rabbit<br /> *Personal trainer , Trevor's hubby.<br /> *Is first seen at Kyell's in company of Trevor.<br /> It seems that Robbie is extremely annoyed at how casually<br /> Doug is living his relationship with Cody and wishes he had more of a say<br /> on the relationship itself. He lends money to Doug for reaons <br /> that have not yet been revealed.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Nate Oz : ===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Snow leopard<br /> *Cody's classmate , Fluffball skater.<br /> *This piercing decorated amubulant ball of fluffyness is first met <br /> by Cody at Kyell's by accident after Cody steps on his tail.<br /> They discover that they are both in the same class and<br /> start hanging out together from then on. Nate jokingly flirts <br /> with Cody a few times which provides hilarious results on Cody's part.<br /> He also introduces Cody to his group of friends at the regular <br /> post-history-classes meetings they hold &quot;to keep their sanity&quot;.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Dave Duchaine : ===<br /> *17 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Lynx<br /> *Todd's current roommate , Animation fanboy.<br /> *Cody meets him through Todd and he is the one to provide<br /> Cody with a fake I.D. card to go to Kyell's and he <br /> regularly goes to the basketball matches that Cody and his friends have.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Randall Winger :===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Kite<br /> *Todd's friend , Hockey freak<br /> *At first , Randall had trouble accepting the fact that most <br /> of Cody's new friends were gay. And acted distant for a while.<br /> He finally got over it after he saw that they were good people<br /> and was the one to provide Cody with the fake job at Rocket John's<br /> for his fake date with Sam. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == Issues ==<br /> <br /> Spoilers<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 1 : ===<br /> [[Image:1.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 1: In Search of Intelligent Life Forms. Cody arrives at his dorm and discovers the attractive and evidently bisexual Jake is his roommate, which could've been quite tantalizing were he not so closeted. It doesn't improve much from there; Jake makes friends with the equally clueless Zach, and Cody makes enemies with the imposing gardener known as Thor. His efforts to find other allies in the dorm are fruitless, aside from silent, hungry floormate Boris, and the gregarious dorm handyman Jeff. He also continues to be haunted by regrets about his ex-best friend Todd (the tiger from the airport), whom he came out to (and then had a big fight with) before leaving for the Hawaii vacation. He tries to find sanctuary in the school karate club, but even that doesn't seem to be his speed. In an effort to escape Jake, Cody decides he should get a job. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 2: In Search of Gainful Employment. After some interference from Jake and Zach, Cody ends up at The Hangout, a local bar which is in need of a bouncer. The owner, a prizewinning acrobat bartender named Tyrone, recruits Cody immediately, but Cody fails to impress the barmaids Samantha and Becky. Then the last waiter, Sam's brother Doug, catches Cody's eye, and spurs him to stick around for the job. Cody frets, realizing he's crushing pointlessly, until he finds out that Doug just might be attracted back. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 2: ===<br /> [[Image:iso2.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 3: Iso-lation. Although excited at the prospect that Doug might be interested in a relationship, Cody is still shy and nervous about publicly trying to make any headway there. It doesn't help that Thor and Jake &amp; Zach also show up to the bar that night, the latter who realize they have blackmail in that Cody isn't technically old enough to be a bouncer. The night slips by and Cody is unable to make a move on Doug, and berates himself over it. The next day, Todd tracks Cody down, but Cody is still hesitant to make up. Then Cody realizes his parents may not want him moonlighting as a bouncer, and quickly makes up a story to them that he's actually working as a waiter at night to earn money to court a girl (who suspiciously sounds like Sam). He later tries to fight Jake and Zach over the television, but finds out his physical advantage over them is gone. The cumulative events drag him down as he realizes he's become a bully, a liar, and generally not a very nice person to know. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 4: Iso-tonic. But Cody takes Jeff up on an offer to watch the football game at Jeff's apartment, where he accidentally finds out Jeff is also gay. That breaks the ice enough for Cody to spill his guts out to Jeff. Cody recounts how he discovered he was gay during middle school, and has spent the past few years building up his ultra-macho front to avoid any repercussions that might come from being &quot;outed&quot; to others. He doesn't want people to even suspect, let alone know. Jeff proves to be good counsel on the matter, mainly trying to get across the concept of moderation; while caution is advisable, there's no need for Cody to hide his entire life from a public who probably doesn't WANT to scrutinize...and may not even care if they know. Ultimately, if Cody is interested in Doug, the world won't implode if he tries to act on that. Cody agrees to work on that, and realizes he has made a new friend. A slight stumbling block occurs when a mysterious caller warns Jeff of serious consequences if he gets too close to Cody. Jeff, flustered but determined, pledges to stay by Cody anyway, and begins work on a secret device.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 3: ===<br /> [[Image:iso3.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 5: Instigation. Impressed by one of Jake's impromptu dance routines, Cody actually breaks the ice and learns a bit about his roommate's background, thus showing some progress in his attempts to be sociable. Still, Jake manages to come on too strongly again, and Cody ditches Jake for lunch with Boris. Cody reflects that he's having trouble asking Doug out, simply because he's never--by luck and coincidences--had to ask ANYONE out before. Jeff senses Cody's hesitance, and stages an elaborate plan to give Cody a little push...which ultimately works. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 6: Imposition. Cody's victory doesn't last long when, on the day before the date, Thor stirs up trouble in the bar. Surprisingly, Todd backs Cody up, forcing Thor to retreat. Cody then reveals to Todd why he has been stalling on making up; it isn't because either of them are upset from the summer, it's because Cody feels like he's been a poor excuse for a friend. Even though he's outed himself to Todd, there has been a build up of fronts over the years, plus he feels like he was using Todd to appear straight by association. But Todd assures Cody the friendship has been more than mutual, especially since Cody was a good influence in getting Todd out of a downward spiral of excesses during high school. So with the air totally cleared between them, they pledge to be friends again, just in time for Cody to realize he needs to get ready for his date with Doug...<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 4: ===<br /> [[Image:iso4.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 7: I Sorta Said, He Kinda Said. Unaware they're observed by Jeff's mysterious stalker, Cody and Todd visit Jeff's apartment for some fun and video games. Meanwhile, Sam bumps into Doug and his roommate/coworker/best friend Tim at the gym, and alludes to her continued disapproval of Cody. Both parties end up separately discussing Cody and Doug's date from the previous afternoon. For the most part, it went well--not perfectly, but certainly not a disaster. Jeff, Todd, Sam, and Tim offer their suggestions and observations at how the date was handled on both ends, and apparently it went well enough that Doug has invited Cody to a club for their next date. Cody, however, doesn't know how to dance, and makes up an excuse to get some dance lessons from Jake. But Jake takes the matter very seriously, and Cody is too overwhelmed to continue. He can't bring himself to cancel the date, however. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 8: So I Think I Can Dance. Cody arrives at the club and is introduced to Tim, as well as Doug's friends Robbie, Trevor, and Dusty. The group clearly are quite close-knit, and boggle Cody with their banter before he seeks sanctity at the bar. Cody stalls with his drink before Trevor manages to coax him out to the dance floor, where he sorts with his inner reservations against dancing before giving it a shot. And he finds out it's not so bad, especially when the slow dances come. Cody ends up enjoying the overall experience, and is unaware that his excuse for wanting dance lessons has fallen through with Jake. The next day, driven by persistent observations that his tough-guy image is offputting, he relents a little and tries to at least get a less severe haircut. It's a start. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 5 : ===<br /> [[Image:iso5.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 9: My S.O. After a pickup game of basketball, Cody is overcome by hormones, and pounces Doug as Dusty walks in on them. He's displeased by his outburst and resolves to behave, and is unaware Doug actually rather enjoyed the experience. He then has a pleasant time with Nate's study group, and is invited back in the future, but it fails to distract him from his conscience. He reveals to Jeff that while his hormones say yes, his mind says no, and Jeff reassures him that's typical. Still, after the next basketball game (where Doug and Todd's friends all meet for the first time), he's apprehensive about losing control again. Fortunately Jake interrupts the two while they're alone and showering up to go to work, and Cody's subsequent official slip of the word &quot;boyfriend&quot; diffuses any doubts he has...temporarily. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 10: 1.50 Months Later. Cody and Doug have settled into the holding pattern of the dating life, although perhaps not completely perfectly. Cody has been neglecting his studies, and has to get Nate's help to finish off a group term paper. And Doug has been stretching his budget, forcing him to ask Robbie for a loan. Robbie thinks he recognizes the common pattern Doug has had with previous boyfriends, but Doug is positive Cody is safe, even though he's uncertain why Cody seems to shy away from intimacy. Unbeknownst to any of them, Jake suspects Cody has a signficant other, yet Cody refuses to tell him who it is, and the secrecy worries Jake; anything that secret can't be good. He's determined to intervene if necessary. Meanwhile, Cody and Doug finally realize they have to cut down on the dates for practicality's sake, but Cody assures Doug he's happy in the relationship--by giving him a public kiss. Cody's problems are far from over, as his parents call to tell him they'll be in town in a couple weeks, and want to meet this &quot;Sam&quot; he's supposedly been dating all this time...<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 6 : ===<br /> [[Image:iso6.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 11: Try S.O. Cody continues to skirt intimacy with Doug, but in this case has an excuse; he's distracted wondering how to convince Sam to pretend to be his girlfriend in front of his parents. Surprisingly, she agrees to play along--on the condition he pay her way on a &quot;date&quot; (as a couple, they'll need to act like they've actually been in each other's company). Though dismayed to find out the date is at a swing club, Cody eventually relaxes and actually has a great time dancing with Sam's friends. In the process, Sam quietly realizes Cody may not be the vicious tough-guy she thought he was. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 12: I SOS. Meanwhile, Cody is purposely encouraging the lunch with his parents to go poorly, so he can use it as an excuse to say Sam dumped him; then he won't have to worry about using her as a front any more. Cody is unaware Jake has caught just enough misinformation to conclude Cody is two-timing with one of Sam's lady friends--and Becky (but not Sam)! Jake says nothing, though. When Cody's parents arrive, they get along fine with Sam as she plays the part of the perfect girlfriend, all to Cody's chagrin. Fortunately, a culmination of misunderstandings with everyone involved results in the mock break-up happening anyway. Sam also finally gives Cody her blessing in his relationship with Doug after further shedding light on Doug's past boyfriends. But the one casualty of the ruse is Jake, who feels partially responsible for the break-up, and takes off before Cody can explain the situation. <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 7 : ===<br /> [[Image:iso7.jpeg|left|150px]]<br /> This issue is currently under production.<br /> No synopsis has been released yet but it is known that it <br /> will be heavier than the previous issues .<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> *[http://www.cwcomics.com/iso/enter.html i.s.o. section at Classwork Comics website]<br /> *[http://community.livejournal.com/isocomic/profile i.s.o. LiveJournal community]<br /> *[http://www.merchandisemaven.com/store/agora.cgi?product=VinceSuzukawaSTUFF Vince Suzukawa stuf (including i.s.o. comic books)] at [[Merchandise Maven]]<br /> <br /> [[Category: Comics]]<br /> [[Category:Ursa Major Award winners]]</div>

Mapdark //en.wikifur.com/wiki/I.s.o. 2008-08-11T17:14:31Z

<p>Mapdark: </p> <hr /> <div>{{lowercase}}<br /> [[Image:1.jpg|thumb|right|The cover to i.s.o. issue 1]]<br /> '''''i.s.o.''''' is an ongoing [[gay]]-themed [[furry]] comedy [[comic book]] series by [[Vince Suzukawa]]. The comic is published semi-annually; Six issues of the comic book have been published so far.&lt;ref&gt;[http://community.livejournal.com/isocomic/profile The profile of the community] on livejournal [[LiveJournal]] community&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> <br /> Like his earlier series ''[[The Class Menagerie]]'', ''i.s.o.'' takes place at fictional [[The Class Menagerie#DeMontfort University|DeMontfort University]] in California, and much of the story is set in [[The Class Menagerie#Richter Hall|Richter Hall]], a fictional three-storey dormitory building. Whereas ''TCM'' took place on the remains of the dorm's third floor, ''i.s.o.'' takes place on the first floor. Also unlike ''TCM'', the cast of ''i.s.o.'' is predominantly made up of [[Wikipedia:LGBT|LGBT]] characters.<br /> <br /> The title ''i.s.o.'' is an acronym commonly used in personal ads, meaning &quot;In Search Of&quot;, reflecting Cody's infatuation with a certain man. It also refers to the Greek prefix ''[[Wiktionary:iso-|iso-]]'', meaning &quot;equal&quot; or &quot;normal&quot;, reflecting the lifelong desire of the main character, Cody Frost, to always appear as normal as possible, despite the fact he is gay.<br /> <br /> ''i.s.o.'' won the [[Ursa Major Awards#2006|2006 Ursa Major Award]] for Best Anthropomorphic Comic Book, breaking a five-year run by [[Stan Sakai]]'s ''[[Usagi Yojimbo]]''.<br /> <br /> == Characters ==<br /> <br /> WARNING : There might be some spoilers in the characters description.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Theses are the main or secondary characters<br /> <br /> === Cody Victor Frost : ===<br /> *19 years old at the begining of I.S.O. , freshman at Demonfort university.<br /> *Main character of the series . Siberian tiger.<br /> *Cody is a gay guy who feels very insecure about people knowing his <br /> orientation and hides behind a bad guy front because of it.<br /> *He falls for his co-worker Doug and that's pretty much the start<br /> point for his personnal development.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Doug Hill : ===<br /> *23 years old at the begining of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Cougar<br /> *Works as a waiter at the Hangout , Cody's co-worker and love interest.<br /> *Doug works at the Hangout with Cody and he pretty much fell for Cody<br /> at the same time Cody fell for him. <br /> *Has a history of abusive boyfriends<br /> and still has to live with the consequences.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Jake Packard : ===<br /> *19 years old at the begining of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : grey wolf<br /> *Cody's roommate and main pain in the butt.<br /> *Jake is a very very very cheery and flirty wolf who<br /> will try his charms on pretty much anything that has a pulse.<br /> He is not very intelligent but really cares about Cody , but<br /> in such a psychotic way that Cody ends up only being annoyed by it.<br /> He was transfered out of his school in Australia as a revenge by the dean for<br /> kowing that he was sneaking in his son's bedroom at night.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Jeff Cornwallis : ===<br /> *24 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Mountain goat<br /> *Dorm repairman and Cody's mentor.<br /> *Jeff first meets Cody after he got soaked by one of his water traps.<br /> From then on , a friendship begins between the two as Cody opens up<br /> to Jeff about his homosexuality. Jeff helps the relationship between <br /> Cody and Doug to start with a few tricks. A mystery surrounding Jeff <br /> is that he seems to be stalked and harassed by an unknown person<br /> who obviously ruined a big part of his life.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Todd Connors : ===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Bengal tiger<br /> *Todd is Cody's best friend since middle school.<br /> *The two of them had a fight during a trip in hawaii which put a <br /> stop to their friendship for a few issues. Remarks that Todd had made ,<br /> which were in essence true , hurt Cody deeply and they only rekindled <br /> after 3 issues. From then on it seems their friendship is back on <br /> track and maybe even stronger than before since all lies and secrets were<br /> revealed during a one-on-one talk.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Sam Hill: ===<br /> *27 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Cougar<br /> *Cody's co-worker and Doug's sister.<br /> *Sam is Doug's sister and looks out for him like a mother would do.<br /> After Doug was kicked out of his parent's house after they found out<br /> he was gay (in the most horrible of ways) at 15 she took him<br /> in and was pretty much rejected by them as well for it.<br /> Add a list of bad boyfriends for Doug and she became overprotective <br /> of her brother. When Cody comes around and Doug is obviously interested<br /> she thinks it's another one of &quot;them&quot; and behaves harshly around him.<br /> This behaviour is dropped as she discovers more about Cody and <br /> finds out he's really not a bad guy.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Boris Hooks : ===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Alligator<br /> *Bottomless pit and Cody's confidante.<br /> *Boris meets Cody randomly as he is used by Cody to escape Jake.<br /> The fact that he is always eating makes him an excellent listener <br /> and Cody opens up to him about a lot of things. <br /> He can even be sneaky as he tricks Jake and Zach into a movie marathon<br /> the night Cody goes to a club to distract them.<br /> Not much is known about him though , because .. well.. he never speaks.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Thor : ===<br /> *36 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Bison<br /> *Dorm gardener , Cody's nemesis<br /> *Everytime Cody and Thor meet it is in the most unpleasant of ways.<br /> The first time they met , Thor grabbed Cody upside down because he had walked<br /> on the lawn. Thor is stuck doing the gardening job because he burned down <br /> a building and must pay it back that way. He does not like his job at <br /> all and seems to be taking revenge on the students.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Tyrone Beltran : ===<br /> *32 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : bat<br /> *Cody's boss , master bartender.<br /> *Cody meets with Tyrone after the wardrobe incident caused by Jake and Zach <br /> makes him miss his job interview. Tyrone , seeing Cody's physique and <br /> need for a job offers him the doorman job at the Hangout. <br /> Tyrone's bartending technique is unique as he hangs down from a poll and <br /> mixes the drinks upside down. Hence the name of the bar.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Zach Hastings: ===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species: skunk<br /> *Jake's friend and Cody's 2nd pain the butt.<br /> *Zach is an air-headed surfer boy who constantly makes <br /> valley girl worthy remarks and makes Cody's life even more impossible.<br /> He first appears with Jake with whom he started to hang out because his roomie<br /> was being a &quot;putz&quot; . The only intelligent remark he makes is his theory that<br /> Cody might be gay.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Becky Adams : ===<br /> *25 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : beaver<br /> *Barmaid , source of sanity.<br /> *Becky seems to be one of the very few people in the main cast <br /> who is not in some way dysfunctional. She is most of<br /> the time very Zen and is not usually seen in emotional situations.<br /> Well , except for that complete chaos that came out <br /> of Cody's fake date with Sam where she was , quote : &quot;used , lied to <br /> and manhandled by Jake , and not in a good way&quot;. <br /> <br /> <br /> === Tim Longoria : ===<br /> *23 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Weasel<br /> *Doug's roommate and best friend.<br /> *Tim is first seen at the gym with Doug and Sam.<br /> He is a jumpy and excited little guy and seems to like Cody right away.<br /> He works with Doug at his second job , a moving company.<br /> He is also pretty flamboyant to say the least.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Irene &quot;Dusty&quot; Dustin: ===<br /> *30 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Doug's 2nd roommate and &quot;baby sitter&quot; , also a nurse.<br /> *Cody meets her at Kyell's club where it is revealed she is Doug's <br /> second babbysitter and also works as a nurse. <br /> Appart from that, not much is known about her yet.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Trevor Buckingham : ===<br /> *24 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Horse<br /> *Doug's friend and Queen of the Bookstore.<br /> *Is first seen at Kyell's and is responsible for literally breaking<br /> Cody's stereotypical views and making him realise that the front <br /> he's putting up is pushing people away.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Robbie Warren: ===<br /> *26 at the beginning of I.S.o.<br /> *Species : Rabbit<br /> *Personal trainer , Trevor's hubby.<br /> *Is first seen at Kyell's in company of Trevor.<br /> It seems that Robbie is extremely annoyed at how casually<br /> Doug is living his relationship with Cody and wishes he had more of a say<br /> on the relationship itself. He lends money to Doug for reaons <br /> that have not yet been revealed.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Nate Oz : ===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Snow leopard<br /> *Cody's classmate , Fluffball skater.<br /> *This piercing decorated amubulant ball of fluffyness is first met <br /> by Cody at Kyell's by accident after Cody steps on his tail.<br /> They discover that they are both in the same class and<br /> start hanging out together from then on. Nate jokingly flirts <br /> with Cody a few times which provides hilarious results on Cody's part.<br /> He also introduces Cody to his group of friends at the regular <br /> post-history-classes meetings they hold &quot;to keep their sanity&quot;.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Dave Duchaine : ===<br /> *17 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Lynx<br /> *Todd's current roommate , Animation fanboy.<br /> *Cody meets him through Todd and he is the one to provide<br /> Cody with a fake I.D. card to go to Kyell's and he <br /> regularly goes to the basketball matches that Cody and his friends have.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Randall Winger :===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Kite<br /> *Todd's friend , Hockey freak<br /> *At first , Randall had trouble accepting the fact that most <br /> of Cody's new friends were gay. And acted distant for a while.<br /> He finally got over it after he saw that they were good people<br /> and was the one to provide Cody with the fake job at Rocket John's<br /> for his fake date with Sam. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == Issues ==<br /> <br /> Spoilers<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 1 : ===<br /> [[Image:1.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 1: In Search of Intelligent Life Forms. Cody arrives at his dorm and discovers the attractive and evidently bisexual Jake is his roommate, which could've been quite tantalizing were he not so closeted. It doesn't improve much from there; Jake makes friends with the equally clueless Zach, and Cody makes enemies with the imposing gardener known as Thor. His efforts to find other allies in the dorm are fruitless, aside from silent, hungry floormate Boris, and the gregarious dorm handyman Jeff. He also continues to be haunted by regrets about his ex-best friend Todd (the tiger from the airport), whom he came out to (and then had a big fight with) before leaving for the Hawaii vacation. He tries to find sanctuary in the school karate club, but even that doesn't seem to be his speed. In an effort to escape Jake, Cody decides he should get a job. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 2: In Search of Gainful Employment. After some interference from Jake and Zach, Cody ends up at The Hangout, a local bar which is in need of a bouncer. The owner, a prizewinning acrobat bartender named Tyrone, recruits Cody immediately, but Cody fails to impress the barmaids Samantha and Becky. Then the last waiter, Sam's brother Doug, catches Cody's eye, and spurs him to stick around for the job. Cody frets, realizing he's crushing pointlessly, until he finds out that Doug just might be attracted back. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 2: ===<br /> [[Image:iso2.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 3: Iso-lation. Although excited at the prospect that Doug might be interested in a relationship, Cody is still shy and nervous about publicly trying to make any headway there. It doesn't help that Thor and Jake &amp; Zach also show up to the bar that night, the latter who realize they have blackmail in that Cody isn't technically old enough to be a bouncer. The night slips by and Cody is unable to make a move on Doug, and berates himself over it. The next day, Todd tracks Cody down, but Cody is still hesitant to make up. Then Cody realizes his parents may not want him moonlighting as a bouncer, and quickly makes up a story to them that he's actually working as a waiter at night to earn money to court a girl (who suspiciously sounds like Sam). He later tries to fight Jake and Zach over the television, but finds out his physical advantage over them is gone. The cumulative events drag him down as he realizes he's become a bully, a liar, and generally not a very nice person to know. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 4: Iso-tonic. But Cody takes Jeff up on an offer to watch the football game at Jeff's apartment, where he accidentally finds out Jeff is also gay. That breaks the ice enough for Cody to spill his guts out to Jeff. Cody recounts how he discovered he was gay during middle school, and has spent the past few years building up his ultra-macho front to avoid any repercussions that might come from being &quot;outed&quot; to others. He doesn't want people to even suspect, let alone know. Jeff proves to be good counsel on the matter, mainly trying to get across the concept of moderation; while caution is advisable, there's no need for Cody to hide his entire life from a public who probably doesn't WANT to scrutinize...and may not even care if they know. Ultimately, if Cody is interested in Doug, the world won't implode if he tries to act on that. Cody agrees to work on that, and realizes he has made a new friend. A slight stumbling block occurs when a mysterious caller warns Jeff of serious consequences if he gets too close to Cody. Jeff, flustered but determined, pledges to stay by Cody anyway, and begins work on a secret device.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 3: ===<br /> [[Image:iso3.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 5: Instigation. Impressed by one of Jake's impromptu dance routines, Cody actually breaks the ice and learns a bit about his roommate's background, thus showing some progress in his attempts to be sociable. Still, Jake manages to come on too strongly again, and Cody ditches Jake for lunch with Boris. Cody reflects that he's having trouble asking Doug out, simply because he's never--by luck and coincidences--had to ask ANYONE out before. Jeff senses Cody's hesitance, and stages an elaborate plan to give Cody a little push...which ultimately works. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 6: Imposition. Cody's victory doesn't last long when, on the day before the date, Thor stirs up trouble in the bar. Surprisingly, Todd backs Cody up, forcing Thor to retreat. Cody then reveals to Todd why he has been stalling on making up; it isn't because either of them are upset from the summer, it's because Cody feels like he's been a poor excuse for a friend. Even though he's outed himself to Todd, there has been a build up of fronts over the years, plus he feels like he was using Todd to appear straight by association. But Todd assures Cody the friendship has been more than mutual, especially since Cody was a good influence in getting Todd out of a downward spiral of excesses during high school. So with the air totally cleared between them, they pledge to be friends again, just in time for Cody to realize he needs to get ready for his date with Doug...<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 4: ===<br /> [[Image:iso4.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 7: I Sorta Said, He Kinda Said. Unaware they're observed by Jeff's mysterious stalker, Cody and Todd visit Jeff's apartment for some fun and video games. Meanwhile, Sam bumps into Doug and his roommate/coworker/best friend Tim at the gym, and alludes to her continued disapproval of Cody. Both parties end up separately discussing Cody and Doug's date from the previous afternoon. For the most part, it went well--not perfectly, but certainly not a disaster. Jeff, Todd, Sam, and Tim offer their suggestions and observations at how the date was handled on both ends, and apparently it went well enough that Doug has invited Cody to a club for their next date. Cody, however, doesn't know how to dance, and makes up an excuse to get some dance lessons from Jake. But Jake takes the matter very seriously, and Cody is too overwhelmed to continue. He can't bring himself to cancel the date, however. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 8: So I Think I Can Dance. Cody arrives at the club and is introduced to Tim, as well as Doug's friends Robbie, Trevor, and Dusty. The group clearly are quite close-knit, and boggle Cody with their banter before he seeks sanctity at the bar. Cody stalls with his drink before Trevor manages to coax him out to the dance floor, where he sorts with his inner reservations against dancing before giving it a shot. And he finds out it's not so bad, especially when the slow dances come. Cody ends up enjoying the overall experience, and is unaware that his excuse for wanting dance lessons has fallen through with Jake. The next day, driven by persistent observations that his tough-guy image is offputting, he relents a little and tries to at least get a less severe haircut. It's a start. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 5 : ===<br /> [[Image:iso5.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 9: My S.O. After a pickup game of basketball, Cody is overcome by hormones, and pounces Doug as Dusty walks in on them. He's displeased by his outburst and resolves to behave, and is unaware Doug actually rather enjoyed the experience. He then has a pleasant time with Nate's study group, and is invited back in the future, but it fails to distract him from his conscience. He reveals to Jeff that while his hormones say yes, his mind says no, and Jeff reassures him that's typical. Still, after the next basketball game (where Doug and Todd's friends all meet for the first time), he's apprehensive about losing control again. Fortunately Jake interrupts the two while they're alone and showering up to go to work, and Cody's subsequent official slip of the word &quot;boyfriend&quot; diffuses any doubts he has...temporarily. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 10: 1.50 Months Later. Cody and Doug have settled into the holding pattern of the dating life, although perhaps not completely perfectly. Cody has been neglecting his studies, and has to get Nate's help to finish off a group term paper. And Doug has been stretching his budget, forcing him to ask Robbie for a loan. Robbie thinks he recognizes the common pattern Doug has had with previous boyfriends, but Doug is positive Cody is safe, even though he's uncertain why Cody seems to shy away from intimacy. Unbeknownst to any of them, Jake suspects Cody has a signficant other, yet Cody refuses to tell him who it is, and the secrecy worries Jake; anything that secret can't be good. He's determined to intervene if necessary. Meanwhile, Cody and Doug finally realize they have to cut down on the dates for practicality's sake, but Cody assures Doug he's happy in the relationship--by giving him a public kiss. Cody's problems are far from over, as his parents call to tell him they'll be in town in a couple weeks, and want to meet this &quot;Sam&quot; he's supposedly been dating all this time...<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 6 : ===<br /> [[Image:iso6.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 11: Try S.O. Cody continues to skirt intimacy with Doug, but in this case has an excuse; he's distracted wondering how to convince Sam to pretend to be his girlfriend in front of his parents. Surprisingly, she agrees to play along--on the condition he pay her way on a &quot;date&quot; (as a couple, they'll need to act like they've actually been in each other's company). Though dismayed to find out the date is at a swing club, Cody eventually relaxes and actually has a great time dancing with Sam's friends. In the process, Sam quietly realizes Cody may not be the vicious tough-guy she thought he was. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 12: I SOS. Meanwhile, Cody is purposely encouraging the lunch with his parents to go poorly, so he can use it as an excuse to say Sam dumped him; then he won't have to worry about using her as a front any more. Cody is unaware Jake has caught just enough misinformation to conclude Cody is two-timing with one of Sam's lady friends--and Becky (but not Sam)! Jake says nothing, though. When Cody's parents arrive, they get along fine with Sam as she plays the part of the perfect girlfriend, all to Cody's chagrin. Fortunately, a culmination of misunderstandings with everyone involved results in the mock break-up happening anyway. Sam also finally gives Cody her blessing in his relationship with Doug after further shedding light on Doug's past boyfriends. But the one casualty of the ruse is Jake, who feels partially responsible for the break-up, and takes off before Cody can explain the situation. <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 7 : ===<br /> [[Image:iso7.jpeg|left|150px]]<br /> This issue is currently under production.<br /> No synopsis has ben released yet but it is known that it <br /> will be heavier than the previous issues .<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> *[http://www.cwcomics.com/iso/enter.html i.s.o. section at Classwork Comics website]<br /> *[http://community.livejournal.com/isocomic/profile i.s.o. 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<p>Mapdark: </p> <hr /> <div>{{lowercase}}<br /> [[Image:1.jpg|thumb|right|The cover to i.s.o. issue 1]]<br /> '''''i.s.o.''''' is an ongoing [[gay]]-themed [[furry]] comedy [[comic book]] series by [[Vince Suzukawa]]. The comic is published semi-annually; Six issues of the comic book have been published so far.&lt;ref&gt;[http://community.livejournal.com/isocomic/profile The profile of the community] on livejournal [[LiveJournal]] community&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> <br /> Like his earlier series ''[[The Class Menagerie]]'', ''i.s.o.'' takes place at fictional [[The Class Menagerie#DeMontfort University|DeMontfort University]] in California, and much of the story is set in [[The Class Menagerie#Richter Hall|Richter Hall]], a fictional three-storey dormitory building. Whereas ''TCM'' took place on the remains of the dorm's third floor, ''i.s.o.'' takes place on the first floor. Also unlike ''TCM'', the cast of ''i.s.o.'' is predominantly made up of [[Wikipedia:LGBT|LGBT]] characters.<br /> <br /> The title ''i.s.o.'' is an acronym commonly used in personal ads, meaning &quot;In Search Of&quot;, reflecting Cody's infatuation with a certain man. It also refers to the Greek prefix ''[[Wiktionary:iso-|iso-]]'', meaning &quot;equal&quot; or &quot;normal&quot;, reflecting the lifelong desire of the main character, Cody Frost, to always appear as normal as possible, despite the fact he is gay.<br /> <br /> ''i.s.o.'' won the [[Ursa Major Awards#2006|2006 Ursa Major Award]] for Best Anthropomorphic Comic Book, breaking a five-year run by [[Stan Sakai]]'s ''[[Usagi Yojimbo]]''.<br /> <br /> == Characters ==<br /> <br /> WARNING : There might be some spoilers in the characters description.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Theses are the main or secondary characters<br /> <br /> === Cody Victor Frost : ===<br /> *19 years old at the begining of I.S.O. , freshman at Demonfort university.<br /> *Main character of the series . Siberian tiger.<br /> *Cody is a gay guy who feels very insecure about people knowing his <br /> orientation and hides behind a bad guy front because of it.<br /> *He falls for his co-worker Doug and that's pretty much the start<br /> point for his personnal development.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Doug Hill : ===<br /> *23 years old at the begining of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Cougar<br /> *Works as a waiter at the Hangout , Cody's co-worker and love interest.<br /> *Doug works at the Hangout with Cody and he pretty much fell for Cody<br /> at the same time Cody fell for him. <br /> *Has a history of abusive boyfriends<br /> and still has to live with the consequences.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Jake Packard : ===<br /> *19 years old at the begining of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : grey wolf<br /> *Cody's roommate and main pain in the butt.<br /> *Jake is a very very very cheery and flirty wolf who<br /> will try his charms on pretty much anything that has a pulse.<br /> He is not very intelligent but really cares about Cody , but<br /> in such a psychotic way that Cody ends up only being annoyed by it.<br /> He was transfered out of his school in Australia as a revenge by the dean for<br /> kowing that he was sneaking in his son's bedroom at night.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Jeff Cornwallis : ===<br /> *24 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Mountain goat<br /> *Dorm repairman and Cody's mentor.<br /> *Jeff first meets Cody after he got soaked by one of his water traps.<br /> From then on , a friendship begins between the two as Cody opens up<br /> to Jeff about his homosexuality. Jeff helps the relationship between <br /> Cody and Doug to start with a few tricks. A mystery surrounding Jeff <br /> is that he seems to be stalked and harassed by an unknown person<br /> who obviously ruined a big part of his life.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Todd Connors : ===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Bengal tiger<br /> *Todd is Cody's best friend since middle school.<br /> *The two of them had a fight during a trip in hawaii which put a <br /> stop to their friendship for a few issues. Remarks that Todd had made ,<br /> which were in essence true , hurt Cody deeply and they only rekindled <br /> after 3 issues. From then on it seems their friendship is back on <br /> track and maybe even stronger than before since all lies and secrets were<br /> revealed during a one-on-one talk.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Sam Hill: ===<br /> *27 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Cougar<br /> *Cody's co-worker and Doug's sister.<br /> *Sam is Doug's sister and looks out for him like a mother would do.<br /> After Doug was kicked out of his parent's house after they found out<br /> he was gay (in the most horrible of ways) at 15 she took him<br /> in and was pretty much rejected by them as well for it.<br /> Add a list of bad boyfriends for Doug and she became overprotective <br /> of her brother. When Cody comes around and Doug is obviously interested<br /> she thinks it's another one of &quot;them&quot; and behaves harshly around him.<br /> This behaviour is dropped as she discovers more about Cody and <br /> finds out he's really not a bad guy.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Boris Hooks : ===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Alligator<br /> *Bottomless pit and Cody's confidante.<br /> *Boris meets Cody randomly as he is used by Cody to escape Jake.<br /> The fact that he is always eating makes him an excellent listener <br /> and Cody opens up to him about a lot of things. <br /> He can even be sneaky as he tricks Jake and Zach into a movie marathon<br /> the night Cody goes to a club to distract them.<br /> Not much is known about him though , because .. well.. he never speaks.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Thor : ===<br /> *36 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Bison<br /> *Dorm gardener , Cody's nemesis<br /> *Everytime Cody and Thor meet it is in the most unpleasant of ways.<br /> The first time they met , Thor grabbed Cody upside down because he had walked<br /> on the lawn. Thor is stuck doing the gardening job because he burned down <br /> a building and must pay it back that way. He does not like his job at <br /> all and seems to be taking revenge on the students.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Tyrone Beltran : ===<br /> *32 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : bat<br /> *Cody's boss , master bartender.<br /> *Cody meets with Tyrone after the wardrobe incident caused by Jake and Zach <br /> makes him miss his job interview. Tyrone , seeing Cody's physique and <br /> need for a job offers him the doorman job at the Hangout. <br /> Tyrone's bartending technique is unique as he hangs down from a poll and <br /> mixes the drinks upside down. Hence the name of the bar.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Zach Hastings: ===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species: skunk<br /> *Jake's friend and Cody's 2nd pain the butt.<br /> *Zach is an air-headed surfer boy who constantly makes <br /> valley girl worthy remarks and makes Cody's life even more impossible.<br /> He first appears with Jake with whom he started to hang out because his roomie<br /> was being a &quot;putz&quot; . The only intelligent remark he makes is his theory that<br /> Cody might be gay.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Becky Adams : ===<br /> *25 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : beaver<br /> *Barmaid , source of sanity.<br /> *Becky seems to be one of the very few people in the main cast <br /> who is not in some way dysfunctional. She is most of<br /> the time very Zen and is not usually seen in emotional situations.<br /> Well , except for that complete chaos that came out <br /> of Cody's fake date with Sam where she was , quote : &quot;used , lied to <br /> and manhandled by Jake , and not in a good way&quot;. <br /> <br /> <br /> === Tim Longoria : ===<br /> *23 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Weasel<br /> *Doug's roommate and best friend.<br /> *Tim is first seen at the gym with Doug and Sam.<br /> He is a jumpy and excited little guy and seems to like Cody right away.<br /> He works with Doug at his second job , a moving company.<br /> He is also pretty flamboyant to say the least.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Irene &quot;Dusty&quot; Dustin: ===<br /> *30 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Doug's 2nd roommate and &quot;baby sitter&quot; , also a nurse.<br /> *Cody meets her at Kyell's club where it is revealed she is Doug's <br /> second babbysitter and also works as a nurse. <br /> Appart from that, not much is known about her yet.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Trevor Buckingham : ===<br /> *24 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Horse<br /> *Doug's friend and Queen of the Bookstore.<br /> *Is first seen at Kyell's and is responsible for literally breaking<br /> Cody's stereotypical views and making him realise that the front <br /> he's putting up is pushing people away.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Robbie Warren: ===<br /> *26 at the beginning of I.S.o.<br /> *Species : Rabbit<br /> *Personal trainer , Trevor's hubby.<br /> *Is first seen at Kyell's in company of Trevor.<br /> It seems that Robbie is extremely annoyed at how casually<br /> Doug is living his relationship with Cody and wishes he had more of a say<br /> on the relationship itself. He lends money to Doug for reaons <br /> that have not yet been revealed.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Nate Oz : ===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Snow leopard<br /> *Cody's classmate , Fluffball skater.<br /> *This piercing decorated amubulant ball of fluffyness is first met <br /> by Cody at Kyell's by accident after Cody steps on his tail.<br /> They discover that they are both in the same class and<br /> start hanging out together from then on. Nate jokingly flirts <br /> with Cody a few times which provides hilarious results on Cody's part.<br /> He also introduces Cody to his group of friends at the regular <br /> post-history-classes meetings they hold &quot;to keep their sanity&quot;.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Dave Duchaine : ===<br /> *17 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Lynx<br /> *Todd's current roommate , Animation fanboy.<br /> *Cody meets him through Todd and he is the one to provide<br /> Cody with a fake I.D. card to go to Kyell's and he <br /> regularly goes to the basketball matches that Cody and his friends have.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Randall Winger :===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Kite<br /> *Todd's friend , Hockey freak<br /> *At first , Randall had trouble accepting the fact that most <br /> of Cody's new friends were gay. And acted distant for a while.<br /> He finally got over it after he saw that they were good people<br /> and was the one to provide Cody with the fake job at Rocket John's<br /> for his fake date with Sam. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == Issues ==<br /> <br /> Spoilers<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 1 : ===<br /> [[Image:1.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 1: In Search of Intelligent Life Forms. Cody arrives at his dorm and discovers the attractive and evidently bisexual Jake is his roommate, which could've been quite tantalizing were he not so closeted. It doesn't improve much from there; Jake makes friends with the equally clueless Zach, and Cody makes enemies with the imposing gardener known as Thor. His efforts to find other allies in the dorm are fruitless, aside from silent, hungry floormate Boris, and the gregarious dorm handyman Jeff. He also continues to be haunted by regrets about his ex-best friend Todd (the tiger from the airport), whom he came out to (and then had a big fight with) before leaving for the Hawaii vacation. He tries to find sanctuary in the school karate club, but even that doesn't seem to be his speed. In an effort to escape Jake, Cody decides he should get a job. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 2: In Search of Gainful Employment. After some interference from Jake and Zach, Cody ends up at The Hangout, a local bar which is in need of a bouncer. The owner, a prizewinning acrobat bartender named Tyrone, recruits Cody immediately, but Cody fails to impress the barmaids Samantha and Becky. Then the last waiter, Sam's brother Doug, catches Cody's eye, and spurs him to stick around for the job. Cody frets, realizing he's crushing pointlessly, until he finds out that Doug just might be attracted back. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 2: ===<br /> [[Image:iso2.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 3: Iso-lation. Although excited at the prospect that Doug might be interested in a relationship, Cody is still shy and nervous about publicly trying to make any headway there. It doesn't help that Thor and Jake &amp; Zach also show up to the bar that night, the latter who realize they have blackmail in that Cody isn't technically old enough to be a bouncer. The night slips by and Cody is unable to make a move on Doug, and berates himself over it. The next day, Todd tracks Cody down, but Cody is still hesitant to make up. Then Cody realizes his parents may not want him moonlighting as a bouncer, and quickly makes up a story to them that he's actually working as a waiter at night to earn money to court a girl (who suspiciously sounds like Sam). He later tries to fight Jake and Zach over the television, but finds out his physical advantage over them is gone. The cumulative events drag him down as he realizes he's become a bully, a liar, and generally not a very nice person to know. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 4: Iso-tonic. But Cody takes Jeff up on an offer to watch the football game at Jeff's apartment, where he accidentally finds out Jeff is also gay. That breaks the ice enough for Cody to spill his guts out to Jeff. Cody recounts how he discovered he was gay during middle school, and has spent the past few years building up his ultra-macho front to avoid any repercussions that might come from being &quot;outed&quot; to others. He doesn't want people to even suspect, let alone know. Jeff proves to be good counsel on the matter, mainly trying to get across the concept of moderation; while caution is advisable, there's no need for Cody to hide his entire life from a public who probably doesn't WANT to scrutinize...and may not even care if they know. Ultimately, if Cody is interested in Doug, the world won't implode if he tries to act on that. Cody agrees to work on that, and realizes he has made a new friend. A slight stumbling block occurs when a mysterious caller warns Jeff of serious consequences if he gets too close to Cody. Jeff, flustered but determined, pledges to stay by Cody anyway, and begins work on a secret device.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 3: ===<br /> [[Image:iso3.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 5: Instigation. Impressed by one of Jake's impromptu dance routines, Cody actually breaks the ice and learns a bit about his roommate's background, thus showing some progress in his attempts to be sociable. Still, Jake manages to come on too strongly again, and Cody ditches Jake for lunch with Boris. Cody reflects that he's having trouble asking Doug out, simply because he's never--by luck and coincidences--had to ask ANYONE out before. Jeff senses Cody's hesitance, and stages an elaborate plan to give Cody a little push...which ultimately works. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 6: Imposition. Cody's victory doesn't last long when, on the day before the date, Thor stirs up trouble in the bar. Surprisingly, Todd backs Cody up, forcing Thor to retreat. Cody then reveals to Todd why he has been stalling on making up; it isn't because either of them are upset from the summer, it's because Cody feels like he's been a poor excuse for a friend. Even though he's outed himself to Todd, there has been a build up of fronts over the years, plus he feels like he was using Todd to appear straight by association. But Todd assures Cody the friendship has been more than mutual, especially since Cody was a good influence in getting Todd out of a downward spiral of excesses during high school. So with the air totally cleared between them, they pledge to be friends again, just in time for Cody to realize he needs to get ready for his date with Doug...<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 4: ===<br /> [[Image:iso4.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 7: I Sorta Said, He Kinda Said. Unaware they're observed by Jeff's mysterious stalker, Cody and Todd visit Jeff's apartment for some fun and video games. Meanwhile, Sam bumps into Doug and his roommate/coworker/best friend Tim at the gym, and alludes to her continued disapproval of Cody. Both parties end up separately discussing Cody and Doug's date from the previous afternoon. For the most part, it went well--not perfectly, but certainly not a disaster. Jeff, Todd, Sam, and Tim offer their suggestions and observations at how the date was handled on both ends, and apparently it went well enough that Doug has invited Cody to a club for their next date. Cody, however, doesn't know how to dance, and makes up an excuse to get some dance lessons from Jake. But Jake takes the matter very seriously, and Cody is too overwhelmed to continue. He can't bring himself to cancel the date, however. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 8: So I Think I Can Dance. Cody arrives at the club and is introduced to Tim, as well as Doug's friends Robbie, Trevor, and Dusty. The group clearly are quite close-knit, and boggle Cody with their banter before he seeks sanctity at the bar. Cody stalls with his drink before Trevor manages to coax him out to the dance floor, where he sorts with his inner reservations against dancing before giving it a shot. And he finds out it's not so bad, especially when the slow dances come. Cody ends up enjoying the overall experience, and is unaware that his excuse for wanting dance lessons has fallen through with Jake. The next day, driven by persistent observations that his tough-guy image is offputting, he relents a little and tries to at least get a less severe haircut. It's a start. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 5 : ===<br /> [[Image:iso5.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 9: My S.O. After a pickup game of basketball, Cody is overcome by hormones, and pounces Doug as Dusty walks in on them. He's displeased by his outburst and resolves to behave, and is unaware Doug actually rather enjoyed the experience. He then has a pleasant time with Nate's study group, and is invited back in the future, but it fails to distract him from his conscience. He reveals to Jeff that while his hormones say yes, his mind says no, and Jeff reassures him that's typical. Still, after the next basketball game (where Doug and Todd's friends all meet for the first time), he's apprehensive about losing control again. Fortunately Jake interrupts the two while they're alone and showering up to go to work, and Cody's subsequent official slip of the word &quot;boyfriend&quot; diffuses any doubts he has...temporarily. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 10: 1.50 Months Later. Cody and Doug have settled into the holding pattern of the dating life, although perhaps not completely perfectly. Cody has been neglecting his studies, and has to get Nate's help to finish off a group term paper. And Doug has been stretching his budget, forcing him to ask Robbie for a loan. Robbie thinks he recognizes the common pattern Doug has had with previous boyfriends, but Doug is positive Cody is safe, even though he's uncertain why Cody seems to shy away from intimacy. Unbeknownst to any of them, Jake suspects Cody has a signficant other, yet Cody refuses to tell him who it is, and the secrecy worries Jake; anything that secret can't be good. He's determined to intervene if necessary. Meanwhile, Cody and Doug finally realize they have to cut down on the dates for practicality's sake, but Cody assures Doug he's happy in the relationship--by giving him a public kiss. Cody's problems are far from over, as his parents call to tell him they'll be in town in a couple weeks, and want to meet this &quot;Sam&quot; he's supposedly been dating all this time...<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 6 : ===<br /> [[Image:iso6.jpg|left|150px]]<br /> --Chapter 11: Try S.O. Cody continues to skirt intimacy with Doug, but in this case has an excuse; he's distracted wondering how to convince Sam to pretend to be his girlfriend in front of his parents. Surprisingly, she agrees to play along--on the condition he pay her way on a &quot;date&quot; (as a couple, they'll need to act like they've actually been in each other's company). Though dismayed to find out the date is at a swing club, Cody eventually relaxes and actually has a great time dancing with Sam's friends. In the process, Sam quietly realizes Cody may not be the vicious tough-guy she thought he was. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 12: I SOS. Meanwhile, Cody is purposely encouraging the lunch with his parents to go poorly, so he can use it as an excuse to say Sam dumped him; then he won't have to worry about using her as a front any more. Cody is unaware Jake has caught just enough misinformation to conclude Cody is two-timing with one of Sam's lady friends--and Becky (but not Sam)! Jake says nothing, though. When Cody's parents arrive, they get along fine with Sam as she plays the part of the perfect girlfriend, all to Cody's chagrin. Fortunately, a culmination of misunderstandings with everyone involved results in the mock break-up happening anyway. Sam also finally gives Cody her blessing in his relationship with Doug after further shedding light on Doug's past boyfriends. But the one casualty of the ruse is Jake, who feels partially responsible for the break-up, and takes off before Cody can explain the situation. <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 6 : ===<br /> [[Image:iso7.jpeg|left|150px]]<br /> This issue is currently under production.<br /> <br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> *[http://www.cwcomics.com/iso/enter.html i.s.o. section at Classwork Comics website]<br /> *[http://community.livejournal.com/isocomic/profile i.s.o. LiveJournal community]<br /> *[http://www.merchandisemaven.com/store/agora.cgi?product=VinceSuzukawaSTUFF Vince Suzukawa stuf (including i.s.o. comic books)] at [[Merchandise Maven]]<br /> <br /> [[Category: Comics]]<br /> [[Category:Ursa Major Award winners]]</div>

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<p>Mapdark: Cover to i.s.o. issue 7</p> <hr /> <div>== Summary ==<br /> Cover to i.s.o. issue 7<br /> == Licensing ==<br /> {{cover}}</div>

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<p>Mapdark: Cover to i.s.o. issue 6</p> <hr /> <div>== Summary ==<br /> Cover to i.s.o. issue 6<br /> == Licensing ==<br /> {{cover}}</div>

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<p>Mapdark: Cover to i.s.o. issue 5</p> <hr /> <div>== Summary ==<br /> Cover to i.s.o. issue 5<br /> == Licensing ==<br /> {{cover}}</div>

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<p>Mapdark: Cover to i.s.o. issue 4</p> <hr /> <div>== Summary ==<br /> Cover to i.s.o. issue 4<br /> == Licensing ==<br /> {{cover}}</div>

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<p>Mapdark: Cover of i.s.o. issue 3</p> <hr /> <div>== Summary ==<br /> Cover of i.s.o. issue 3<br /> == Licensing ==<br /> {{cover}}</div>

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<p>Mapdark: The cover of i.s.o. issue 2</p> <hr /> <div>== Summary ==<br /> The cover of i.s.o. issue 2<br /> == Licensing ==<br /> {{cover}}</div>

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<p>Mapdark: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:kyleticon.jpeg|thumb|right|Vince Suzukawa's fursona]]<br /> '''Vince Suzukawa''' is a [[furry]] [[web comic]] [[writer]]/[[artist]] and artist from [[wikipedia:Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]], [[wikipedia:California|California]]. He is best known for ''[[The Class Menagerie]]'', a web comic that ran on [[Keenspot]]. Since the end of ''TCM'', Vince Suzukawa has contributed considerable work to ''[[Carpe Diem]]'', a [[wikipedia:gay|gay]]-themed drama comic by [[Graveyard Greg]]. As of 2004 he has started his own new romantic comedy [[wikipedia:comic book|comic book]], ''[[i.s.o.]]'', after a style similar to ''TCM'', for which he was presented the [[Ursa Major Awards#2006|2006 Ursa Major Award]] for ''Best Anthropomorphic Comic Book''.<br /> <br /> {{person-stub}}<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> <br /> * [http://www.theclassm.com/ The Class Menagerie]<br /> * [http://www.carpediemcomic.com/ Carpe Diem]<br /> <br /> [[Category:People]][[Category:Writers]][[Category:Comic artists]][[Category:Ursa Major Award winners]][[Category:California]]</div>

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<p>Mapdark: Vince Suzukawa's persona , Kyle</p> <hr /> <div>== Summary ==<br /> Vince Suzukawa's persona , Kyle<br /> == Licensing ==<br /> {{fursona}}</div>

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<p>Mapdark: </p> <hr /> <div>{{lowercase}}<br /> [[Image:1.jpg|thumb|right|The cover to i.s.o. issue 1]]<br /> '''''i.s.o.''''' is an ongoing [[gay]]-themed [[furry]] comedy [[comic book]] series by [[Vince Suzukawa]]. The comic is published semi-annually; Six issues of the comic book have been published so far.&lt;ref&gt;[http://community.livejournal.com/isocomic/profile The profile of the community] on livejournal [[LiveJournal]] community&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> <br /> Like his earlier series ''[[The Class Menagerie]]'', ''i.s.o.'' takes place at fictional [[The Class Menagerie#DeMontfort University|DeMontfort University]] in California, and much of the story is set in [[The Class Menagerie#Richter Hall|Richter Hall]], a fictional three-storey dormitory building. Whereas ''TCM'' took place on the remains of the dorm's third floor, ''i.s.o.'' takes place on the first floor. Also unlike ''TCM'', the cast of ''i.s.o.'' is predominantly made up of [[Wikipedia:LGBT|LGBT]] characters.<br /> <br /> The title ''i.s.o.'' is an acronym commonly used in personal ads, meaning &quot;In Search Of&quot;, reflecting Cody's infatuation with a certain man. It also refers to the Greek prefix ''[[Wiktionary:iso-|iso-]]'', meaning &quot;equal&quot; or &quot;normal&quot;, reflecting the lifelong desire of the main character, Cody Frost, to always appear as normal as possible, despite the fact he is gay.<br /> <br /> ''i.s.o.'' won the [[Ursa Major Awards#2006|2006 Ursa Major Award]] for Best Anthropomorphic Comic Book, breaking a five-year run by [[Stan Sakai]]'s ''[[Usagi Yojimbo]]''.<br /> <br /> == Characters ==<br /> <br /> WARNING : There might be some spoilers in the characters description.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Theses are the main or secondary characters<br /> <br /> === Cody Victor Frost : ===<br /> *19 years old at the begining of I.S.O. , freshman at Demonfort university.<br /> *Main character of the series . Siberian tiger.<br /> *Cody is a gay guy who feels very insecure about people knowing his <br /> orientation and hides behind a bad guy front because of it.<br /> *He falls for his co-worker Doug and that's pretty much the start<br /> point for his personnal development.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Doug Hill : ===<br /> *23 years old at the begining of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Cougar<br /> *Works as a waiter at the Hangout , Cody's co-worker and love interest.<br /> *Doug works at the Hangout with Cody and he pretty much fell for Cody<br /> at the same time Cody fell for him. <br /> *Has a history of abusive boyfriends<br /> and still has to live with the consequences.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Jake Packard : ===<br /> *19 years old at the begining of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : grey wolf<br /> *Cody's roommate and main pain in the butt.<br /> *Jake is a very very very cheery and flirty wolf who<br /> will try his charms on pretty much anything that has a pulse.<br /> He is not very intelligent but really cares about Cody , but<br /> in such a psychotic way that Cody ends up only being annoyed by it.<br /> He was transfered out of his school in Australia as a revenge by the dean for<br /> kowing that he was sneaking in his son's bedroom at night.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Jeff Cornwallis : ===<br /> *24 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Mountain goat<br /> *Dorm repairman and Cody's mentor.<br /> *Jeff first meets Cody after he got soaked by one of his water traps.<br /> From then on , a friendship begins between the two as Cody opens up<br /> to Jeff about his homosexuality. Jeff helps the relationship between <br /> Cody and Doug to start with a few tricks. A mystery surrounding Jeff <br /> is that he seems to be stalked and harassed by an unknown person<br /> who obviously ruined a big part of his life.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Todd Connors : ===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Bengal tiger<br /> *Todd is Cody's best friend since middle school.<br /> *The two of them had a fight during a trip in hawaii which put a <br /> stop to their friendship for a few issues. Remarks that Todd had made ,<br /> which were in essence true , hurt Cody deeply and they only rekindled <br /> after 3 issues. From then on it seems their friendship is back on <br /> track and maybe even stronger than before since all lies and secrets were<br /> revealed during a one-on-one talk.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Sam Hill: ===<br /> *27 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Cougar<br /> *Cody's co-worker and Doug's sister.<br /> *Sam is Doug's sister and looks out for him like a mother would do.<br /> After Doug was kicked out of his parent's house after they found out<br /> he was gay (in the most horrible of ways) at 15 she took him<br /> in and was pretty much rejected by them as well for it.<br /> Add a list of bad boyfriends for Doug and she became overprotective <br /> of her brother. When Cody comes around and Doug is obviously interested<br /> she thinks it's another one of &quot;them&quot; and behaves harshly around him.<br /> This behaviour is dropped as she discovers more about Cody and <br /> finds out he's really not a bad guy.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Boris Hooks : ===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Alligator<br /> *Bottomless pit and Cody's confidante.<br /> *Boris meets Cody randomly as he is used by Cody to escape Jake.<br /> The fact that he is always eating makes him an excellent listener <br /> and Cody opens up to him about a lot of things. <br /> He can even be sneaky as he tricks Jake and Zach into a movie marathon<br /> the night Cody goes to a club to distract them.<br /> Not much is known about him though , because .. well.. he never speaks.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Thor : ===<br /> *36 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Bison<br /> *Dorm gardener , Cody's nemesis<br /> *Everytime Cody and Thor meet it is in the most unpleasant of ways.<br /> The first time they met , Thor grabbed Cody upside down because he had walked<br /> on the lawn. Thor is stuck doing the gardening job because he burned down <br /> a building and must pay it back that way. He does not like his job at <br /> all and seems to be taking revenge on the students.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Tyrone Beltran : ===<br /> *32 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : bat<br /> *Cody's boss , master bartender.<br /> *Cody meets with Tyrone after the wardrobe incident caused by Jake and Zach <br /> makes him miss his job interview. Tyrone , seeing Cody's physique and <br /> need for a job offers him the doorman job at the Hangout. <br /> Tyrone's bartending technique is unique as he hangs down from a poll and <br /> mixes the drinks upside down. Hence the name of the bar.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Zach Hastings: ===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species: skunk<br /> *Jake's friend and Cody's 2nd pain the butt.<br /> *Zach is an air-headed surfer boy who constantly makes <br /> valley girl worthy remarks and makes Cody's life even more impossible.<br /> He first appears with Jake with whom he started to hang out because his roomie<br /> was being a &quot;putz&quot; . The only intelligent remark he makes is his theory that<br /> Cody might be gay.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Becky Adams : ===<br /> *25 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : beaver<br /> *Barmaid , source of sanity.<br /> *Becky seems to be one of the very few people in the main cast <br /> who is not in some way dysfunctional. She is most of<br /> the time very Zen and is not usually seen in emotional situations.<br /> Well , except for that complete chaos that came out <br /> of Cody's fake date with Sam where she was , quote : &quot;used , lied to <br /> and manhandled by Jake , and not in a good way&quot;. <br /> <br /> <br /> === Tim Longoria : ===<br /> *23 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Weasel<br /> *Doug's roommate and best friend.<br /> *Tim is first seen at the gym with Doug and Sam.<br /> He is a jumpy and excited little guy and seems to like Cody right away.<br /> He works with Doug at his second job , a moving company.<br /> He is also pretty flamboyant to say the least.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Irene &quot;Dusty&quot; Dustin: ===<br /> *30 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Doug's 2nd roommate and &quot;baby sitter&quot; , also a nurse.<br /> *Cody meets her at Kyell's club where it is revealed she is Doug's <br /> second babbysitter and also works as a nurse. <br /> Appart from that, not much is known about her yet.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Trevor Buckingham : ===<br /> *24 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Horse<br /> *Doug's friend and Queen of the Bookstore.<br /> *Is first seen at Kyell's and is responsible for literally breaking<br /> Cody's stereotypical views and making him realise that the front <br /> he's putting up is pushing people away.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Robbie Warren: ===<br /> *26 at the beginning of I.S.o.<br /> *Species : Rabbit<br /> *Personal trainer , Trevor's hubby.<br /> *Is first seen at Kyell's in company of Trevor.<br /> It seems that Robbie is extremely annoyed at how casually<br /> Doug is living his relationship with Cody and wishes he had more of a say<br /> on the relationship itself. He lends money to Doug for reaons <br /> that have not yet been revealed.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Nate Oz : ===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Snow leopard<br /> *Cody's classmate , Fluffball skater.<br /> *This piercing decorated amubulant ball of fluffyness is first met <br /> by Cody at Kyell's by accident after Cody steps on his tail.<br /> They discover that they are both in the same class and<br /> start hanging out together from then on. Nate jokingly flirts <br /> with Cody a few times which provides hilarious results on Cody's part.<br /> He also introduces Cody to his group of friends at the regular <br /> post-history-classes meetings they hold &quot;to keep their sanity&quot;.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Dave Duchaine : ===<br /> *17 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Lynx<br /> *Todd's current roommate , Animation fanboy.<br /> *Cody meets him through Todd and he is the one to provide<br /> Cody with a fake I.D. card to go to Kyell's and he <br /> regularly goes to the basketball matches that Cody and his friends have.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Randall Winger :===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Kite<br /> *Todd's friend , Hockey freak<br /> *At first , Randall had trouble accepting the fact that most <br /> of Cody's new friends were gay. And acted distant for a while.<br /> He finally got over it after he saw that they were good people<br /> and was the one to provide Cody with the fake job at Rocket John's<br /> for his fake date with Sam. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == Issues ==<br /> <br /> Spoilers<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 1 : ===<br /> --Chapter 1: In Search of Intelligent Life Forms. Cody arrives at his dorm and discovers the attractive and evidently bisexual Jake is his roommate, which could've been quite tantalizing were he not so closeted. It doesn't improve much from there; Jake makes friends with the equally clueless Zach, and Cody makes enemies with the imposing gardener known as Thor. His efforts to find other allies in the dorm are fruitless, aside from silent, hungry floormate Boris, and the gregarious dorm handyman Jeff. He also continues to be haunted by regrets about his ex-best friend Todd (the tiger from the airport), whom he came out to (and then had a big fight with) before leaving for the Hawaii vacation. He tries to find sanctuary in the school karate club, but even that doesn't seem to be his speed. In an effort to escape Jake, Cody decides he should get a job. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 2: In Search of Gainful Employment. After some interference from Jake and Zach, Cody ends up at The Hangout, a local bar which is in need of a bouncer. The owner, a prizewinning acrobat bartender named Tyrone, recruits Cody immediately, but Cody fails to impress the barmaids Samantha and Becky. Then the last waiter, Sam's brother Doug, catches Cody's eye, and spurs him to stick around for the job. Cody frets, realizing he's crushing pointlessly, until he finds out that Doug just might be attracted back. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 2: ===<br /> --Chapter 3: Iso-lation. Although excited at the prospect that Doug might be interested in a relationship, Cody is still shy and nervous about publicly trying to make any headway there. It doesn't help that Thor and Jake &amp; Zach also show up to the bar that night, the latter who realize they have blackmail in that Cody isn't technically old enough to be a bouncer. The night slips by and Cody is unable to make a move on Doug, and berates himself over it. The next day, Todd tracks Cody down, but Cody is still hesitant to make up. Then Cody realizes his parents may not want him moonlighting as a bouncer, and quickly makes up a story to them that he's actually working as a waiter at night to earn money to court a girl (who suspiciously sounds like Sam). He later tries to fight Jake and Zach over the television, but finds out his physical advantage over them is gone. The cumulative events drag him down as he realizes he's become a bully, a liar, and generally not a very nice person to know. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 4: Iso-tonic. But Cody takes Jeff up on an offer to watch the football game at Jeff's apartment, where he accidentally finds out Jeff is also gay. That breaks the ice enough for Cody to spill his guts out to Jeff. Cody recounts how he discovered he was gay during middle school, and has spent the past few years building up his ultra-macho front to avoid any repercussions that might come from being &quot;outed&quot; to others. He doesn't want people to even suspect, let alone know. Jeff proves to be good counsel on the matter, mainly trying to get across the concept of moderation; while caution is advisable, there's no need for Cody to hide his entire life from a public who probably doesn't WANT to scrutinize...and may not even care if they know. Ultimately, if Cody is interested in Doug, the world won't implode if he tries to act on that. Cody agrees to work on that, and realizes he has made a new friend. A slight stumbling block occurs when a mysterious caller warns Jeff of serious consequences if he gets too close to Cody. Jeff, flustered but determined, pledges to stay by Cody anyway, and begins work on a secret device.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 3: ===<br /> --Chapter 5: Instigation. Impressed by one of Jake's impromptu dance routines, Cody actually breaks the ice and learns a bit about his roommate's background, thus showing some progress in his attempts to be sociable. Still, Jake manages to come on too strongly again, and Cody ditches Jake for lunch with Boris. Cody reflects that he's having trouble asking Doug out, simply because he's never--by luck and coincidences--had to ask ANYONE out before. Jeff senses Cody's hesitance, and stages an elaborate plan to give Cody a little push...which ultimately works. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 6: Imposition. Cody's victory doesn't last long when, on the day before the date, Thor stirs up trouble in the bar. Surprisingly, Todd backs Cody up, forcing Thor to retreat. Cody then reveals to Todd why he has been stalling on making up; it isn't because either of them are upset from the summer, it's because Cody feels like he's been a poor excuse for a friend. Even though he's outed himself to Todd, there has been a build up of fronts over the years, plus he feels like he was using Todd to appear straight by association. But Todd assures Cody the friendship has been more than mutual, especially since Cody was a good influence in getting Todd out of a downward spiral of excesses during high school. So with the air totally cleared between them, they pledge to be friends again, just in time for Cody to realize he needs to get ready for his date with Doug...<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 4: ===<br /> --Chapter 7: I Sorta Said, He Kinda Said. Unaware they're observed by Jeff's mysterious stalker, Cody and Todd visit Jeff's apartment for some fun and video games. Meanwhile, Sam bumps into Doug and his roommate/coworker/best friend Tim at the gym, and alludes to her continued disapproval of Cody. Both parties end up separately discussing Cody and Doug's date from the previous afternoon. For the most part, it went well--not perfectly, but certainly not a disaster. Jeff, Todd, Sam, and Tim offer their suggestions and observations at how the date was handled on both ends, and apparently it went well enough that Doug has invited Cody to a club for their next date. Cody, however, doesn't know how to dance, and makes up an excuse to get some dance lessons from Jake. But Jake takes the matter very seriously, and Cody is too overwhelmed to continue. He can't bring himself to cancel the date, however. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 8: So I Think I Can Dance. Cody arrives at the club and is introduced to Tim, as well as Doug's friends Robbie, Trevor, and Dusty. The group clearly are quite close-knit, and boggle Cody with their banter before he seeks sanctity at the bar. Cody stalls with his drink before Trevor manages to coax him out to the dance floor, where he sorts with his inner reservations against dancing before giving it a shot. And he finds out it's not so bad, especially when the slow dances come. Cody ends up enjoying the overall experience, and is unaware that his excuse for wanting dance lessons has fallen through with Jake. The next day, driven by persistent observations that his tough-guy image is offputting, he relents a little and tries to at least get a less severe haircut. It's a start. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 5 : ===<br /> --Chapter 9: My S.O. After a pickup game of basketball, Cody is overcome by hormones, and pounces Doug as Dusty walks in on them. He's displeased by his outburst and resolves to behave, and is unaware Doug actually rather enjoyed the experience. He then has a pleasant time with Nate's study group, and is invited back in the future, but it fails to distract him from his conscience. He reveals to Jeff that while his hormones say yes, his mind says no, and Jeff reassures him that's typical. Still, after the next basketball game (where Doug and Todd's friends all meet for the first time), he's apprehensive about losing control again. Fortunately Jake interrupts the two while they're alone and showering up to go to work, and Cody's subsequent official slip of the word &quot;boyfriend&quot; diffuses any doubts he has...temporarily. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 10: 1.50 Months Later. Cody and Doug have settled into the holding pattern of the dating life, although perhaps not completely perfectly. Cody has been neglecting his studies, and has to get Nate's help to finish off a group term paper. And Doug has been stretching his budget, forcing him to ask Robbie for a loan. Robbie thinks he recognizes the common pattern Doug has had with previous boyfriends, but Doug is positive Cody is safe, even though he's uncertain why Cody seems to shy away from intimacy. Unbeknownst to any of them, Jake suspects Cody has a signficant other, yet Cody refuses to tell him who it is, and the secrecy worries Jake; anything that secret can't be good. He's determined to intervene if necessary. Meanwhile, Cody and Doug finally realize they have to cut down on the dates for practicality's sake, but Cody assures Doug he's happy in the relationship--by giving him a public kiss. Cody's problems are far from over, as his parents call to tell him they'll be in town in a couple weeks, and want to meet this &quot;Sam&quot; he's supposedly been dating all this time...<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 6 : ===<br /> --Chapter 11: Try S.O. Cody continues to skirt intimacy with Doug, but in this case has an excuse; he's distracted wondering how to convince Sam to pretend to be his girlfriend in front of his parents. Surprisingly, she agrees to play along--on the condition he pay her way on a &quot;date&quot; (as a couple, they'll need to act like they've actually been in each other's company). Though dismayed to find out the date is at a swing club, Cody eventually relaxes and actually has a great time dancing with Sam's friends. In the process, Sam quietly realizes Cody may not be the vicious tough-guy she thought he was. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 12: I SOS. Meanwhile, Cody is purposely encouraging the lunch with his parents to go poorly, so he can use it as an excuse to say Sam dumped him; then he won't have to worry about using her as a front any more. Cody is unaware Jake has caught just enough misinformation to conclude Cody is two-timing with one of Sam's lady friends--and Becky (but not Sam)! Jake says nothing, though. When Cody's parents arrive, they get along fine with Sam as she plays the part of the perfect girlfriend, all to Cody's chagrin. Fortunately, a culmination of misunderstandings with everyone involved results in the mock break-up happening anyway. Sam also finally gives Cody her blessing in his relationship with Doug after further shedding light on Doug's past boyfriends. But the one casualty of the ruse is Jake, who feels partially responsible for the break-up, and takes off before Cody can explain the situation. <br /> <br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> *[http://www.cwcomics.com/iso/enter.html i.s.o. section at Classwork Comics website]<br /> *[http://community.livejournal.com/isocomic/profile i.s.o. 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<p>Mapdark: </p> <hr /> <div>{{lowercase}}<br /> [[Image:1.jpg|right|200px]]<br /> '''''i.s.o.''''' is an ongoing [[gay]]-themed [[furry]] comedy [[comic book]] series by [[Vince Suzukawa]]. The comic is published semi-annually; Six issues of the comic book have been published so far.&lt;ref&gt;[http://community.livejournal.com/isocomic/profile The profile of the community] on livejournal [[LiveJournal]] community&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> <br /> Like his earlier series ''[[The Class Menagerie]]'', ''i.s.o.'' takes place at fictional [[The Class Menagerie#DeMontfort University|DeMontfort University]] in California, and much of the story is set in [[The Class Menagerie#Richter Hall|Richter Hall]], a fictional three-storey dormitory building. Whereas ''TCM'' took place on the remains of the dorm's third floor, ''i.s.o.'' takes place on the first floor. Also unlike ''TCM'', the cast of ''i.s.o.'' is predominantly made up of [[Wikipedia:LGBT|LGBT]] characters.<br /> <br /> The title ''i.s.o.'' is an acronym commonly used in personal ads, meaning &quot;In Search Of&quot;, reflecting Cody's infatuation with a certain man. It also refers to the Greek prefix ''[[Wiktionary:iso-|iso-]]'', meaning &quot;equal&quot; or &quot;normal&quot;, reflecting the lifelong desire of the main character, Cody Frost, to always appear as normal as possible, despite the fact he is gay.<br /> <br /> ''i.s.o.'' won the [[Ursa Major Awards#2006|2006 Ursa Major Award]] for Best Anthropomorphic Comic Book, breaking a five-year run by [[Stan Sakai]]'s ''[[Usagi Yojimbo]]''.<br /> <br /> == Characters ==<br /> <br /> WARNING : There might be some spoilers in the characters description.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Theses are the main or secondary characters<br /> <br /> === Cody Victor Frost : ===<br /> *19 years old at the begining of I.S.O. , freshman at Demonfort university.<br /> *Main character of the series . Siberian tiger.<br /> *Cody is a gay guy who feels very insecure about people knowing his <br /> orientation and hides behind a bad guy front because of it.<br /> *He falls for his co-worker Doug and that's pretty much the start<br /> point for his personnal development.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Doug Hill : ===<br /> *23 years old at the begining of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Cougar<br /> *Works as a waiter at the Hangout , Cody's co-worker and love interest.<br /> *Doug works at the Hangout with Cody and he pretty much fell for Cody<br /> at the same time Cody fell for him. <br /> *Has a history of abusive boyfriends<br /> and still has to live with the consequences.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Jake Packard : ===<br /> *19 years old at the begining of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : grey wolf<br /> *Cody's roommate and main pain in the butt.<br /> *Jake is a very very very cheery and flirty wolf who<br /> will try his charms on pretty much anything that has a pulse.<br /> He is not very intelligent but really cares about Cody , but<br /> in such a psychotic way that Cody ends up only being annoyed by it.<br /> He was transfered out of his school in Australia as a revenge by the dean for<br /> kowing that he was sneaking in his son's bedroom at night.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Jeff Cornwallis : ===<br /> *24 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Mountain goat<br /> *Dorm repairman and Cody's mentor.<br /> *Jeff first meets Cody after he got soaked by one of his water traps.<br /> From then on , a friendship begins between the two as Cody opens up<br /> to Jeff about his homosexuality. Jeff helps the relationship between <br /> Cody and Doug to start with a few tricks. A mystery surrounding Jeff <br /> is that he seems to be stalked and harassed by an unknown person<br /> who obviously ruined a big part of his life.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Todd Connors : ===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Bengal tiger<br /> *Todd is Cody's best friend since middle school.<br /> *The two of them had a fight during a trip in hawaii which put a <br /> stop to their friendship for a few issues. Remarks that Todd had made ,<br /> which were in essence true , hurt Cody deeply and they only rekindled <br /> after 3 issues. From then on it seems their friendship is back on <br /> track and maybe even stronger than before since all lies and secrets were<br /> revealed during a one-on-one talk.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Sam Hill: ===<br /> *27 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Cougar<br /> *Cody's co-worker and Doug's sister.<br /> *Sam is Doug's sister and looks out for him like a mother would do.<br /> After Doug was kicked out of his parent's house after they found out<br /> he was gay (in the most horrible of ways) at 15 she took him<br /> in and was pretty much rejected by them as well for it.<br /> Add a list of bad boyfriends for Doug and she became overprotective <br /> of her brother. When Cody comes around and Doug is obviously interested<br /> she thinks it's another one of &quot;them&quot; and behaves harshly around him.<br /> This behaviour is dropped as she discovers more about Cody and <br /> finds out he's really not a bad guy.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Boris Hooks : ===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Alligator<br /> *Bottomless pit and Cody's confidante.<br /> *Boris meets Cody randomly as he is used by Cody to escape Jake.<br /> The fact that he is always eating makes him an excellent listener <br /> and Cody opens up to him about a lot of things. <br /> He can even be sneaky as he tricks Jake and Zach into a movie marathon<br /> the night Cody goes to a club to distract them.<br /> Not much is known about him though , because .. well.. he never speaks.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Thor : ===<br /> *36 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Bison<br /> *Dorm gardener , Cody's nemesis<br /> *Everytime Cody and Thor meet it is in the most unpleasant of ways.<br /> The first time they met , Thor grabbed Cody upside down because he had walked<br /> on the lawn. Thor is stuck doing the gardening job because he burned down <br /> a building and must pay it back that way. He does not like his job at <br /> all and seems to be taking revenge on the students.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Tyrone Beltran : ===<br /> *32 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : bat<br /> *Cody's boss , master bartender.<br /> *Cody meets with Tyrone after the wardrobe incident caused by Jake and Zach <br /> makes him miss his job interview. Tyrone , seeing Cody's physique and <br /> need for a job offers him the doorman job at the Hangout. <br /> Tyrone's bartending technique is unique as he hangs down from a poll and <br /> mixes the drinks upside down. Hence the name of the bar.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Zach Hastings: ===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species: skunk<br /> *Jake's friend and Cody's 2nd pain the butt.<br /> *Zach is an air-headed surfer boy who constantly makes <br /> valley girl worthy remarks and makes Cody's life even more impossible.<br /> He first appears with Jake with whom he started to hang out because his roomie<br /> was being a &quot;putz&quot; . The only intelligent remark he makes is his theory that<br /> Cody might be gay.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Becky Adams : ===<br /> *25 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : beaver<br /> *Barmaid , source of sanity.<br /> *Becky seems to be one of the very few people in the main cast <br /> who is not in some way dysfunctional. She is most of<br /> the time very Zen and is not usually seen in emotional situations.<br /> Well , except for that complete chaos that came out <br /> of Cody's fake date with Sam where she was , quote : &quot;used , lied to <br /> and manhandled by Jake , and not in a good way&quot;. <br /> <br /> <br /> === Tim Longoria : ===<br /> *23 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Weasel<br /> *Doug's roommate and best friend.<br /> *Tim is first seen at the gym with Doug and Sam.<br /> He is a jumpy and excited little guy and seems to like Cody right away.<br /> He works with Doug at his second job , a moving company.<br /> He is also pretty flamboyant to say the least.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Irene &quot;Dusty&quot; Dustin: ===<br /> *30 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Doug's 2nd roommate and &quot;baby sitter&quot; , also a nurse.<br /> *Cody meets her at Kyell's club where it is revealed she is Doug's <br /> second babbysitter and also works as a nurse. <br /> Appart from that, not much is known about her yet.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Trevor Buckingham : ===<br /> *24 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Horse<br /> *Doug's friend and Queen of the Bookstore.<br /> *Is first seen at Kyell's and is responsible for literally breaking<br /> Cody's stereotypical views and making him realise that the front <br /> he's putting up is pushing people away.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Robbie Warren: ===<br /> *26 at the beginning of I.S.o.<br /> *Species : Rabbit<br /> *Personal trainer , Trevor's hubby.<br /> *Is first seen at Kyell's in company of Trevor.<br /> It seems that Robbie is extremely annoyed at how casually<br /> Doug is living his relationship with Cody and wishes he had more of a say<br /> on the relationship itself. He lends money to Doug for reaons <br /> that have not yet been revealed.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Nate Oz : ===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Snow leopard<br /> *Cody's classmate , Fluffball skater.<br /> *This piercing decorated amubulant ball of fluffyness is first met <br /> by Cody at Kyell's by accident after Cody steps on his tail.<br /> They discover that they are both in the same class and<br /> start hanging out together from then on. Nate jokingly flirts <br /> with Cody a few times which provides hilarious results on Cody's part.<br /> He also introduces Cody to his group of friends at the regular <br /> post-history-classes meetings they hold &quot;to keep their sanity&quot;.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Dave Duchaine : ===<br /> *17 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Lynx<br /> *Todd's current roommate , Animation fanboy.<br /> *Cody meets him through Todd and he is the one to provide<br /> Cody with a fake I.D. card to go to Kyell's and he <br /> regularly goes to the basketball matches that Cody and his friends have.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Randall Winger :===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Kite<br /> *Todd's friend , Hockey freak<br /> *At first , Randall had trouble accepting the fact that most <br /> of Cody's new friends were gay. And acted distant for a while.<br /> He finally got over it after he saw that they were good people<br /> and was the one to provide Cody with the fake job at Rocket John's<br /> for his fake date with Sam. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == Issues ==<br /> <br /> Spoilers<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 1 : ===<br /> --Chapter 1: In Search of Intelligent Life Forms. Cody arrives at his dorm and discovers the attractive and evidently bisexual Jake is his roommate, which could've been quite tantalizing were he not so closeted. It doesn't improve much from there; Jake makes friends with the equally clueless Zach, and Cody makes enemies with the imposing gardener known as Thor. His efforts to find other allies in the dorm are fruitless, aside from silent, hungry floormate Boris, and the gregarious dorm handyman Jeff. He also continues to be haunted by regrets about his ex-best friend Todd (the tiger from the airport), whom he came out to (and then had a big fight with) before leaving for the Hawaii vacation. He tries to find sanctuary in the school karate club, but even that doesn't seem to be his speed. In an effort to escape Jake, Cody decides he should get a job. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 2: In Search of Gainful Employment. After some interference from Jake and Zach, Cody ends up at The Hangout, a local bar which is in need of a bouncer. The owner, a prizewinning acrobat bartender named Tyrone, recruits Cody immediately, but Cody fails to impress the barmaids Samantha and Becky. Then the last waiter, Sam's brother Doug, catches Cody's eye, and spurs him to stick around for the job. Cody frets, realizing he's crushing pointlessly, until he finds out that Doug just might be attracted back. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 2: ===<br /> --Chapter 3: Iso-lation. Although excited at the prospect that Doug might be interested in a relationship, Cody is still shy and nervous about publicly trying to make any headway there. It doesn't help that Thor and Jake &amp; Zach also show up to the bar that night, the latter who realize they have blackmail in that Cody isn't technically old enough to be a bouncer. The night slips by and Cody is unable to make a move on Doug, and berates himself over it. The next day, Todd tracks Cody down, but Cody is still hesitant to make up. Then Cody realizes his parents may not want him moonlighting as a bouncer, and quickly makes up a story to them that he's actually working as a waiter at night to earn money to court a girl (who suspiciously sounds like Sam). He later tries to fight Jake and Zach over the television, but finds out his physical advantage over them is gone. The cumulative events drag him down as he realizes he's become a bully, a liar, and generally not a very nice person to know. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 4: Iso-tonic. But Cody takes Jeff up on an offer to watch the football game at Jeff's apartment, where he accidentally finds out Jeff is also gay. That breaks the ice enough for Cody to spill his guts out to Jeff. Cody recounts how he discovered he was gay during middle school, and has spent the past few years building up his ultra-macho front to avoid any repercussions that might come from being &quot;outed&quot; to others. He doesn't want people to even suspect, let alone know. Jeff proves to be good counsel on the matter, mainly trying to get across the concept of moderation; while caution is advisable, there's no need for Cody to hide his entire life from a public who probably doesn't WANT to scrutinize...and may not even care if they know. Ultimately, if Cody is interested in Doug, the world won't implode if he tries to act on that. Cody agrees to work on that, and realizes he has made a new friend. A slight stumbling block occurs when a mysterious caller warns Jeff of serious consequences if he gets too close to Cody. Jeff, flustered but determined, pledges to stay by Cody anyway, and begins work on a secret device.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 3: ===<br /> --Chapter 5: Instigation. Impressed by one of Jake's impromptu dance routines, Cody actually breaks the ice and learns a bit about his roommate's background, thus showing some progress in his attempts to be sociable. Still, Jake manages to come on too strongly again, and Cody ditches Jake for lunch with Boris. Cody reflects that he's having trouble asking Doug out, simply because he's never--by luck and coincidences--had to ask ANYONE out before. Jeff senses Cody's hesitance, and stages an elaborate plan to give Cody a little push...which ultimately works. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 6: Imposition. Cody's victory doesn't last long when, on the day before the date, Thor stirs up trouble in the bar. Surprisingly, Todd backs Cody up, forcing Thor to retreat. Cody then reveals to Todd why he has been stalling on making up; it isn't because either of them are upset from the summer, it's because Cody feels like he's been a poor excuse for a friend. Even though he's outed himself to Todd, there has been a build up of fronts over the years, plus he feels like he was using Todd to appear straight by association. But Todd assures Cody the friendship has been more than mutual, especially since Cody was a good influence in getting Todd out of a downward spiral of excesses during high school. So with the air totally cleared between them, they pledge to be friends again, just in time for Cody to realize he needs to get ready for his date with Doug...<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 4: ===<br /> --Chapter 7: I Sorta Said, He Kinda Said. Unaware they're observed by Jeff's mysterious stalker, Cody and Todd visit Jeff's apartment for some fun and video games. Meanwhile, Sam bumps into Doug and his roommate/coworker/best friend Tim at the gym, and alludes to her continued disapproval of Cody. Both parties end up separately discussing Cody and Doug's date from the previous afternoon. For the most part, it went well--not perfectly, but certainly not a disaster. Jeff, Todd, Sam, and Tim offer their suggestions and observations at how the date was handled on both ends, and apparently it went well enough that Doug has invited Cody to a club for their next date. Cody, however, doesn't know how to dance, and makes up an excuse to get some dance lessons from Jake. But Jake takes the matter very seriously, and Cody is too overwhelmed to continue. He can't bring himself to cancel the date, however. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 8: So I Think I Can Dance. Cody arrives at the club and is introduced to Tim, as well as Doug's friends Robbie, Trevor, and Dusty. The group clearly are quite close-knit, and boggle Cody with their banter before he seeks sanctity at the bar. Cody stalls with his drink before Trevor manages to coax him out to the dance floor, where he sorts with his inner reservations against dancing before giving it a shot. And he finds out it's not so bad, especially when the slow dances come. Cody ends up enjoying the overall experience, and is unaware that his excuse for wanting dance lessons has fallen through with Jake. The next day, driven by persistent observations that his tough-guy image is offputting, he relents a little and tries to at least get a less severe haircut. It's a start. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 5 : ===<br /> --Chapter 9: My S.O. After a pickup game of basketball, Cody is overcome by hormones, and pounces Doug as Dusty walks in on them. He's displeased by his outburst and resolves to behave, and is unaware Doug actually rather enjoyed the experience. He then has a pleasant time with Nate's study group, and is invited back in the future, but it fails to distract him from his conscience. He reveals to Jeff that while his hormones say yes, his mind says no, and Jeff reassures him that's typical. Still, after the next basketball game (where Doug and Todd's friends all meet for the first time), he's apprehensive about losing control again. Fortunately Jake interrupts the two while they're alone and showering up to go to work, and Cody's subsequent official slip of the word &quot;boyfriend&quot; diffuses any doubts he has...temporarily. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 10: 1.50 Months Later. Cody and Doug have settled into the holding pattern of the dating life, although perhaps not completely perfectly. Cody has been neglecting his studies, and has to get Nate's help to finish off a group term paper. And Doug has been stretching his budget, forcing him to ask Robbie for a loan. Robbie thinks he recognizes the common pattern Doug has had with previous boyfriends, but Doug is positive Cody is safe, even though he's uncertain why Cody seems to shy away from intimacy. Unbeknownst to any of them, Jake suspects Cody has a signficant other, yet Cody refuses to tell him who it is, and the secrecy worries Jake; anything that secret can't be good. He's determined to intervene if necessary. Meanwhile, Cody and Doug finally realize they have to cut down on the dates for practicality's sake, but Cody assures Doug he's happy in the relationship--by giving him a public kiss. Cody's problems are far from over, as his parents call to tell him they'll be in town in a couple weeks, and want to meet this &quot;Sam&quot; he's supposedly been dating all this time...<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 6 : ===<br /> --Chapter 11: Try S.O. Cody continues to skirt intimacy with Doug, but in this case has an excuse; he's distracted wondering how to convince Sam to pretend to be his girlfriend in front of his parents. Surprisingly, she agrees to play along--on the condition he pay her way on a &quot;date&quot; (as a couple, they'll need to act like they've actually been in each other's company). Though dismayed to find out the date is at a swing club, Cody eventually relaxes and actually has a great time dancing with Sam's friends. In the process, Sam quietly realizes Cody may not be the vicious tough-guy she thought he was. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 12: I SOS. Meanwhile, Cody is purposely encouraging the lunch with his parents to go poorly, so he can use it as an excuse to say Sam dumped him; then he won't have to worry about using her as a front any more. Cody is unaware Jake has caught just enough misinformation to conclude Cody is two-timing with one of Sam's lady friends--and Becky (but not Sam)! Jake says nothing, though. When Cody's parents arrive, they get along fine with Sam as she plays the part of the perfect girlfriend, all to Cody's chagrin. Fortunately, a culmination of misunderstandings with everyone involved results in the mock break-up happening anyway. Sam also finally gives Cody her blessing in his relationship with Doug after further shedding light on Doug's past boyfriends. But the one casualty of the ruse is Jake, who feels partially responsible for the break-up, and takes off before Cody can explain the situation. <br /> <br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> *[http://www.cwcomics.com/iso/enter.html i.s.o. section at Classwork Comics website]<br /> *[http://community.livejournal.com/isocomic/profile i.s.o. 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<p>Mapdark: </p> <hr /> <div>{{lowercase}}<br /> [[Image:1.jpg|left|200px]]<br /> '''''i.s.o.''''' is an ongoing [[gay]]-themed [[furry]] comedy [[comic book]] series by [[Vince Suzukawa]]. The comic is published semi-annually; Six issues of the comic book have been published so far.&lt;ref&gt;[http://community.livejournal.com/isocomic/profile The profile of the community] on livejournal [[LiveJournal]] community&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> <br /> Like his earlier series ''[[The Class Menagerie]]'', ''i.s.o.'' takes place at fictional [[The Class Menagerie#DeMontfort University|DeMontfort University]] in California, and much of the story is set in [[The Class Menagerie#Richter Hall|Richter Hall]], a fictional three-storey dormitory building. Whereas ''TCM'' took place on the remains of the dorm's third floor, ''i.s.o.'' takes place on the first floor. Also unlike ''TCM'', the cast of ''i.s.o.'' is predominantly made up of [[Wikipedia:LGBT|LGBT]] characters.<br /> <br /> The title ''i.s.o.'' is an acronym commonly used in personal ads, meaning &quot;In Search Of&quot;, reflecting Cody's infatuation with a certain man. It also refers to the Greek prefix ''[[Wiktionary:iso-|iso-]]'', meaning &quot;equal&quot; or &quot;normal&quot;, reflecting the lifelong desire of the main character, Cody Frost, to always appear as normal as possible, despite the fact he is gay.<br /> <br /> ''i.s.o.'' won the [[Ursa Major Awards#2006|2006 Ursa Major Award]] for Best Anthropomorphic Comic Book, breaking a five-year run by [[Stan Sakai]]'s ''[[Usagi Yojimbo]]''.<br /> <br /> == Characters ==<br /> <br /> WARNING : There might be some spoilers in the characters description.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Theses are the main or secondary characters<br /> <br /> === Cody Victor Frost : ===<br /> *19 years old at the begining of I.S.O. , freshman at Demonfort university.<br /> *Main character of the series . Siberian tiger.<br /> *Cody is a gay guy who feels very insecure about people knowing his <br /> orientation and hides behind a bad guy front because of it.<br /> *He falls for his co-worker Doug and that's pretty much the start<br /> point for his personnal development.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Doug Hill : ===<br /> *23 years old at the begining of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Cougar<br /> *Works as a waiter at the Hangout , Cody's co-worker and love interest.<br /> *Doug works at the Hangout with Cody and he pretty much fell for Cody<br /> at the same time Cody fell for him. <br /> *Has a history of abusive boyfriends<br /> and still has to live with the consequences.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Jake Packard : ===<br /> *19 years old at the begining of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : grey wolf<br /> *Cody's roommate and main pain in the butt.<br /> *Jake is a very very very cheery and flirty wolf who<br /> will try his charms on pretty much anything that has a pulse.<br /> He is not very intelligent but really cares about Cody , but<br /> in such a psychotic way that Cody ends up only being annoyed by it.<br /> He was transfered out of his school in Australia as a revenge by the dean for<br /> kowing that he was sneaking in his son's bedroom at night.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Jeff Cornwallis : ===<br /> *24 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Mountain goat<br /> *Dorm repairman and Cody's mentor.<br /> *Jeff first meets Cody after he got soaked by one of his water traps.<br /> From then on , a friendship begins between the two as Cody opens up<br /> to Jeff about his homosexuality. Jeff helps the relationship between <br /> Cody and Doug to start with a few tricks. A mystery surrounding Jeff <br /> is that he seems to be stalked and harassed by an unknown person<br /> who obviously ruined a big part of his life.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Todd Connors : ===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Bengal tiger<br /> *Todd is Cody's best friend since middle school.<br /> *The two of them had a fight during a trip in hawaii which put a <br /> stop to their friendship for a few issues. Remarks that Todd had made ,<br /> which were in essence true , hurt Cody deeply and they only rekindled <br /> after 3 issues. From then on it seems their friendship is back on <br /> track and maybe even stronger than before since all lies and secrets were<br /> revealed during a one-on-one talk.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Sam Hill: ===<br /> *27 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Cougar<br /> *Cody's co-worker and Doug's sister.<br /> *Sam is Doug's sister and looks out for him like a mother would do.<br /> After Doug was kicked out of his parent's house after they found out<br /> he was gay (in the most horrible of ways) at 15 she took him<br /> in and was pretty much rejected by them as well for it.<br /> Add a list of bad boyfriends for Doug and she became overprotective <br /> of her brother. When Cody comes around and Doug is obviously interested<br /> she thinks it's another one of &quot;them&quot; and behaves harshly around him.<br /> This behaviour is dropped as she discovers more about Cody and <br /> finds out he's really not a bad guy.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Boris Hooks : ===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Alligator<br /> *Bottomless pit and Cody's confidante.<br /> *Boris meets Cody randomly as he is used by Cody to escape Jake.<br /> The fact that he is always eating makes him an excellent listener <br /> and Cody opens up to him about a lot of things. <br /> He can even be sneaky as he tricks Jake and Zach into a movie marathon<br /> the night Cody goes to a club to distract them.<br /> Not much is known about him though , because .. well.. he never speaks.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Thor : ===<br /> *36 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Bison<br /> *Dorm gardener , Cody's nemesis<br /> *Everytime Cody and Thor meet it is in the most unpleasant of ways.<br /> The first time they met , Thor grabbed Cody upside down because he had walked<br /> on the lawn. Thor is stuck doing the gardening job because he burned down <br /> a building and must pay it back that way. He does not like his job at <br /> all and seems to be taking revenge on the students.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Tyrone Beltran : ===<br /> *32 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : bat<br /> *Cody's boss , master bartender.<br /> *Cody meets with Tyrone after the wardrobe incident caused by Jake and Zach <br /> makes him miss his job interview. Tyrone , seeing Cody's physique and <br /> need for a job offers him the doorman job at the Hangout. <br /> Tyrone's bartending technique is unique as he hangs down from a poll and <br /> mixes the drinks upside down. Hence the name of the bar.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Zach Hastings: ===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species: skunk<br /> *Jake's friend and Cody's 2nd pain the butt.<br /> *Zach is an air-headed surfer boy who constantly makes <br /> valley girl worthy remarks and makes Cody's life even more impossible.<br /> He first appears with Jake with whom he started to hang out because his roomie<br /> was being a &quot;putz&quot; . The only intelligent remark he makes is his theory that<br /> Cody might be gay.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Becky Adams : ===<br /> *25 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : beaver<br /> *Barmaid , source of sanity.<br /> *Becky seems to be one of the very few people in the main cast <br /> who is not in some way dysfunctional. She is most of<br /> the time very Zen and is not usually seen in emotional situations.<br /> Well , except for that complete chaos that came out <br /> of Cody's fake date with Sam where she was , quote : &quot;used , lied to <br /> and manhandled by Jake , and not in a good way&quot;. <br /> <br /> <br /> === Tim Longoria : ===<br /> *23 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Weasel<br /> *Doug's roommate and best friend.<br /> *Tim is first seen at the gym with Doug and Sam.<br /> He is a jumpy and excited little guy and seems to like Cody right away.<br /> He works with Doug at his second job , a moving company.<br /> He is also pretty flamboyant to say the least.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Irene &quot;Dusty&quot; Dustin: ===<br /> *30 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Doug's 2nd roommate and &quot;baby sitter&quot; , also a nurse.<br /> *Cody meets her at Kyell's club where it is revealed she is Doug's <br /> second babbysitter and also works as a nurse. <br /> Appart from that, not much is known about her yet.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Trevor Buckingham : ===<br /> *24 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Horse<br /> *Doug's friend and Queen of the Bookstore.<br /> *Is first seen at Kyell's and is responsible for literally breaking<br /> Cody's stereotypical views and making him realise that the front <br /> he's putting up is pushing people away.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Robbie Warren: ===<br /> *26 at the beginning of I.S.o.<br /> *Species : Rabbit<br /> *Personal trainer , Trevor's hubby.<br /> *Is first seen at Kyell's in company of Trevor.<br /> It seems that Robbie is extremely annoyed at how casually<br /> Doug is living his relationship with Cody and wishes he had more of a say<br /> on the relationship itself. He lends money to Doug for reaons <br /> that have not yet been revealed.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Nate Oz : ===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Snow leopard<br /> *Cody's classmate , Fluffball skater.<br /> *This piercing decorated amubulant ball of fluffyness is first met <br /> by Cody at Kyell's by accident after Cody steps on his tail.<br /> They discover that they are both in the same class and<br /> start hanging out together from then on. Nate jokingly flirts <br /> with Cody a few times which provides hilarious results on Cody's part.<br /> He also introduces Cody to his group of friends at the regular <br /> post-history-classes meetings they hold &quot;to keep their sanity&quot;.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Dave Duchaine : ===<br /> *17 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Lynx<br /> *Todd's current roommate , Animation fanboy.<br /> *Cody meets him through Todd and he is the one to provide<br /> Cody with a fake I.D. card to go to Kyell's and he <br /> regularly goes to the basketball matches that Cody and his friends have.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Randall Winger :===<br /> *18 at the beginning of I.S.O.<br /> *Species : Kite<br /> *Todd's friend , Hockey freak<br /> *At first , Randall had trouble accepting the fact that most <br /> of Cody's new friends were gay. And acted distant for a while.<br /> He finally got over it after he saw that they were good people<br /> and was the one to provide Cody with the fake job at Rocket John's<br /> for his fake date with Sam. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == Issues ==<br /> <br /> Spoilers<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 1 : ===<br /> --Chapter 1: In Search of Intelligent Life Forms. Cody arrives at his dorm and discovers the attractive and evidently bisexual Jake is his roommate, which could've been quite tantalizing were he not so closeted. It doesn't improve much from there; Jake makes friends with the equally clueless Zach, and Cody makes enemies with the imposing gardener known as Thor. His efforts to find other allies in the dorm are fruitless, aside from silent, hungry floormate Boris, and the gregarious dorm handyman Jeff. He also continues to be haunted by regrets about his ex-best friend Todd (the tiger from the airport), whom he came out to (and then had a big fight with) before leaving for the Hawaii vacation. He tries to find sanctuary in the school karate club, but even that doesn't seem to be his speed. In an effort to escape Jake, Cody decides he should get a job. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 2: In Search of Gainful Employment. After some interference from Jake and Zach, Cody ends up at The Hangout, a local bar which is in need of a bouncer. The owner, a prizewinning acrobat bartender named Tyrone, recruits Cody immediately, but Cody fails to impress the barmaids Samantha and Becky. Then the last waiter, Sam's brother Doug, catches Cody's eye, and spurs him to stick around for the job. Cody frets, realizing he's crushing pointlessly, until he finds out that Doug just might be attracted back. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 2: ===<br /> --Chapter 3: Iso-lation. Although excited at the prospect that Doug might be interested in a relationship, Cody is still shy and nervous about publicly trying to make any headway there. It doesn't help that Thor and Jake &amp; Zach also show up to the bar that night, the latter who realize they have blackmail in that Cody isn't technically old enough to be a bouncer. The night slips by and Cody is unable to make a move on Doug, and berates himself over it. The next day, Todd tracks Cody down, but Cody is still hesitant to make up. Then Cody realizes his parents may not want him moonlighting as a bouncer, and quickly makes up a story to them that he's actually working as a waiter at night to earn money to court a girl (who suspiciously sounds like Sam). He later tries to fight Jake and Zach over the television, but finds out his physical advantage over them is gone. The cumulative events drag him down as he realizes he's become a bully, a liar, and generally not a very nice person to know. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 4: Iso-tonic. But Cody takes Jeff up on an offer to watch the football game at Jeff's apartment, where he accidentally finds out Jeff is also gay. That breaks the ice enough for Cody to spill his guts out to Jeff. Cody recounts how he discovered he was gay during middle school, and has spent the past few years building up his ultra-macho front to avoid any repercussions that might come from being &quot;outed&quot; to others. He doesn't want people to even suspect, let alone know. Jeff proves to be good counsel on the matter, mainly trying to get across the concept of moderation; while caution is advisable, there's no need for Cody to hide his entire life from a public who probably doesn't WANT to scrutinize...and may not even care if they know. Ultimately, if Cody is interested in Doug, the world won't implode if he tries to act on that. Cody agrees to work on that, and realizes he has made a new friend. A slight stumbling block occurs when a mysterious caller warns Jeff of serious consequences if he gets too close to Cody. Jeff, flustered but determined, pledges to stay by Cody anyway, and begins work on a secret device.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 3: ===<br /> --Chapter 5: Instigation. Impressed by one of Jake's impromptu dance routines, Cody actually breaks the ice and learns a bit about his roommate's background, thus showing some progress in his attempts to be sociable. Still, Jake manages to come on too strongly again, and Cody ditches Jake for lunch with Boris. Cody reflects that he's having trouble asking Doug out, simply because he's never--by luck and coincidences--had to ask ANYONE out before. Jeff senses Cody's hesitance, and stages an elaborate plan to give Cody a little push...which ultimately works. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 6: Imposition. Cody's victory doesn't last long when, on the day before the date, Thor stirs up trouble in the bar. Surprisingly, Todd backs Cody up, forcing Thor to retreat. Cody then reveals to Todd why he has been stalling on making up; it isn't because either of them are upset from the summer, it's because Cody feels like he's been a poor excuse for a friend. Even though he's outed himself to Todd, there has been a build up of fronts over the years, plus he feels like he was using Todd to appear straight by association. But Todd assures Cody the friendship has been more than mutual, especially since Cody was a good influence in getting Todd out of a downward spiral of excesses during high school. So with the air totally cleared between them, they pledge to be friends again, just in time for Cody to realize he needs to get ready for his date with Doug...<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 4: ===<br /> --Chapter 7: I Sorta Said, He Kinda Said. Unaware they're observed by Jeff's mysterious stalker, Cody and Todd visit Jeff's apartment for some fun and video games. Meanwhile, Sam bumps into Doug and his roommate/coworker/best friend Tim at the gym, and alludes to her continued disapproval of Cody. Both parties end up separately discussing Cody and Doug's date from the previous afternoon. For the most part, it went well--not perfectly, but certainly not a disaster. Jeff, Todd, Sam, and Tim offer their suggestions and observations at how the date was handled on both ends, and apparently it went well enough that Doug has invited Cody to a club for their next date. Cody, however, doesn't know how to dance, and makes up an excuse to get some dance lessons from Jake. But Jake takes the matter very seriously, and Cody is too overwhelmed to continue. He can't bring himself to cancel the date, however. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 8: So I Think I Can Dance. Cody arrives at the club and is introduced to Tim, as well as Doug's friends Robbie, Trevor, and Dusty. The group clearly are quite close-knit, and boggle Cody with their banter before he seeks sanctity at the bar. Cody stalls with his drink before Trevor manages to coax him out to the dance floor, where he sorts with his inner reservations against dancing before giving it a shot. And he finds out it's not so bad, especially when the slow dances come. Cody ends up enjoying the overall experience, and is unaware that his excuse for wanting dance lessons has fallen through with Jake. The next day, driven by persistent observations that his tough-guy image is offputting, he relents a little and tries to at least get a less severe haircut. It's a start. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 5 : ===<br /> --Chapter 9: My S.O. After a pickup game of basketball, Cody is overcome by hormones, and pounces Doug as Dusty walks in on them. He's displeased by his outburst and resolves to behave, and is unaware Doug actually rather enjoyed the experience. He then has a pleasant time with Nate's study group, and is invited back in the future, but it fails to distract him from his conscience. He reveals to Jeff that while his hormones say yes, his mind says no, and Jeff reassures him that's typical. Still, after the next basketball game (where Doug and Todd's friends all meet for the first time), he's apprehensive about losing control again. Fortunately Jake interrupts the two while they're alone and showering up to go to work, and Cody's subsequent official slip of the word &quot;boyfriend&quot; diffuses any doubts he has...temporarily. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 10: 1.50 Months Later. Cody and Doug have settled into the holding pattern of the dating life, although perhaps not completely perfectly. Cody has been neglecting his studies, and has to get Nate's help to finish off a group term paper. And Doug has been stretching his budget, forcing him to ask Robbie for a loan. Robbie thinks he recognizes the common pattern Doug has had with previous boyfriends, but Doug is positive Cody is safe, even though he's uncertain why Cody seems to shy away from intimacy. Unbeknownst to any of them, Jake suspects Cody has a signficant other, yet Cody refuses to tell him who it is, and the secrecy worries Jake; anything that secret can't be good. He's determined to intervene if necessary. Meanwhile, Cody and Doug finally realize they have to cut down on the dates for practicality's sake, but Cody assures Doug he's happy in the relationship--by giving him a public kiss. Cody's problems are far from over, as his parents call to tell him they'll be in town in a couple weeks, and want to meet this &quot;Sam&quot; he's supposedly been dating all this time...<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === Issue 6 : ===<br /> --Chapter 11: Try S.O. Cody continues to skirt intimacy with Doug, but in this case has an excuse; he's distracted wondering how to convince Sam to pretend to be his girlfriend in front of his parents. Surprisingly, she agrees to play along--on the condition he pay her way on a &quot;date&quot; (as a couple, they'll need to act like they've actually been in each other's company). Though dismayed to find out the date is at a swing club, Cody eventually relaxes and actually has a great time dancing with Sam's friends. In the process, Sam quietly realizes Cody may not be the vicious tough-guy she thought he was. <br /> <br /> --Chapter 12: I SOS. Meanwhile, Cody is purposely encouraging the lunch with his parents to go poorly, so he can use it as an excuse to say Sam dumped him; then he won't have to worry about using her as a front any more. Cody is unaware Jake has caught just enough misinformation to conclude Cody is two-timing with one of Sam's lady friends--and Becky (but not Sam)! Jake says nothing, though. When Cody's parents arrive, they get along fine with Sam as she plays the part of the perfect girlfriend, all to Cody's chagrin. Fortunately, a culmination of misunderstandings with everyone involved results in the mock break-up happening anyway. Sam also finally gives Cody her blessing in his relationship with Doug after further shedding light on Doug's past boyfriends. But the one casualty of the ruse is Jake, who feels partially responsible for the break-up, and takes off before Cody can explain the situation. <br /> <br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> *[http://www.cwcomics.com/iso/enter.html i.s.o. section at Classwork Comics website]<br /> *[http://community.livejournal.com/isocomic/profile i.s.o. 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Mapdark //en.wikifur.com/wiki/File:ISOissue1cover.jpg 2008-08-11T16:46:29Z

<p>Mapdark: The cover of I.S.O. issue 1</p> <hr /> <div>== Summary ==<br /> The cover of I.S.O. issue 1<br /> == Licensing ==<br /> {{cover}}</div>

Mapdark //en.wikifur.com/wiki/MapDark 2007-12-22T06:26:43Z

<p>Mapdark: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Mappy2008flashmini.jpg]]<br /> '''Mapdark''' (born August 17th, 1983) is a [[furry artist]] who lives in of [[Wikipedia:|Montreal, Quebec]], Canada. His [[fursona]] is a [[snow leopard]] (as of december 2007. Once a wolf-husky character , MapDark's [[avatar]] changed to a snow leopard when he realised it represented him much better than the former.<br /> Born in Montreal and living there all his life , his biggest wish now is to eventually have the possibility to explore the world and see new things..<br /> <br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * [http://mapdark.livejournal.com/ ''What do you need to make a MapDark?''], Mapdark's [[LiveJournal]]<br /> * [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/mapdark/ Mapdark] on [[Fur Affinity]]<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [[category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Artists]]<br /> [[Category:Feline characters]]<br /> [[Category:Quebec]]<br /> [[Category:1983 births]]</div>

Mapdark //en.wikifur.com/wiki/MapDark 2007-12-22T06:26:09Z

<p>Mapdark: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Mappy2008flashmini.jpg]]<br /> '''Mapdark''' (born August 17th, 1983) is a [[furry artist]] who lives in of [[Wikipedia:|Montreal, Quebec]], Canada. His [[fursona]] is a [[snow leopard]] (as of december 2007. Once a wolf-husky character , MapDark's [[avatar]] changed to a snow leopard when he realised it represented him much better than the former.<br /> Born in Montreal and living there all his life , his biggest wish now is to eventually have the possibility to explore the world and see new things..<br /> <br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * [http://mapdark.livejournal.com/ ''What do you need to make a MapDark?''], Mapdark's [[LiveJournal]]<br /> * [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/mapdark/ Mapdark] on [[Fur Affinity]]<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [[category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Artists]]<br /> [[Category:Feline_characters]]<br /> [[Category:Quebec]]<br /> [[Category:1983 births]]</div>

Mapdark //en.wikifur.com/wiki/MapDark 2007-12-22T06:23:45Z

<p>Mapdark: /* External links */</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Mappy2008flashmini.jpg]]<br /> '''Mapdark''' (born August 17th, 1983) is a [[furry artist]] who lives in of [[Wikipedia:|Montreal, Quebec]], Canada. His [[fursona]] is a [[snow leopard]] (as of december 2007. Once a wolf-husky character , MapDark's [[avatar]] changed to a snow leopard when he realised it represented him much better than the former.<br /> Born in Montreal and living there all his life , his biggest wish now is to eventually have the possibility to explore the world and see new things..<br /> <br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * [http://mapdark.livejournal.com/ ''What do you need to make a MapDark?''], Mapdark's [[LiveJournal]]<br /> * [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/mapdark/ Mapdark] on [[Fur Affinity]]<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [[category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Artists]]<br /> [[Category:felines]]<br /> [[Category:Quebec]]<br /> [[Category:1983 births]]</div>

Mapdark //en.wikifur.com/wiki/MapDark 2007-12-22T06:22:09Z

<p>Mapdark: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Mappy2008flashmini.jpg]]<br /> '''Mapdark''' (born August 17th, 1983) is a [[furry artist]] who lives in of [[Wikipedia:|Montreal, Quebec]], Canada. His [[fursona]] is a [[snow leopard]] (as of december 2007. Once a wolf-husky character , MapDark's [[avatar]] changed to a snow leopard when he realised it represented him much better than the former.<br /> Born in Montreal and living there all his life , his biggest wish now is to eventually have the possibility to explore the world and see new things..<br /> <br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * [http://mapdark.livejournal.com/ ''What do you need to make a MapDark?''], Mapdark's [[LiveJournal]]<br /> * [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/mapdark/ Mapdark] on [[Fur Affinity]]<br /> <br /> {{person-stub}}<br /> <br /> [[category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Artists]]<br /> [[Category:felines]]<br /> [[Category:Quebec]]<br /> [[Category:1983 births]]</div>

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