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'''''Furrlough''''' is a [[furry fandom|furry]] [[comic book]] originally published by [[Antarctic Press]] and continued by [[Radio Comix]]. It is edited by Elin Winkler<ref name="slings">{{cite book|last=Plowright|first=Frank|title=The Slings & Arrows Comic Guide|publisher=Slings & Arrows|year=2003|edition=2|pages=258|isbn=0954458907}}</ref> and is nicknamed (dubbed) "Your Funny Animal Anthology".<ref>{{cite news |title=S.A.'s Radio Comix specializes in anthropomorphic characters. |author=René A. Guzman |url=http://www.mysanantonio.com/life/article/S-A-s-Radio-Comix-specializes-in-anthropomorphic-2206565.php#photo-1657629 |url-status=live |newspaper=[[San Antonio Express-News]] |date=October 9, 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141105001539/http://www.mysanantonio.com/life/article/S-A-s-Radio-Comix-specializes-in-anthropomorphic-2206565.php |archivedate=5 November 2014 |accessdate=19 October 2011}}</ref>

First published in 1991,<ref>[http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b3132288~S39a Michigan State University Libraries catalog – Furrlough]. Retrieved 2009 November 25.</ref> ''Furrlough'' originally featured military-themed comic book stories with anthropomorphic characters. But as more issues were published, the comic expanded to also include action, adventure, fantasy and sci-fi stories as well.<ref name="slings" /> In 1997, Antarctic Press underwent a restructuring in an attempt to focus on more mainstream comics, and in the process several comic books were dropped, including ''Furrlough'' and its sister title, ''Genus''. However, these books were still popular and profitable, so two former Antarctic Press employees decided to continue publishing them under a brand-new comic company, Radio Comix.

Radio Comix began publishing ''Furrlough'' with issue #52 in April 1997, and was published monthly until early 2008 when the frequency of publication began to vary. As of February 2013, 192 issues have been published<ref>[http://www.previewsworld.com/Archive/GetFile/1/1/71/994/021313.txt Diamond Comic Distributors shipping list for 2013 February 13] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130302020500/http://www.previewsworld.com/Archive/GetFile/1/1/71/994/021313.txt |date=2013-03-02}} at a Diamond Comic Distributors website. Retrieved February 18, 2013.</ref> (not including spin-offs), with several hundred contributors appearing over the years (with 187 writers & artists in the first 99 issues).<ref>The Complete Furrlough Index, part two in ''Furrlough'' #100</ref>

The first full-color issue of Furrlough, ''Furrlough Color Special'' #1, arrived in comic book shops on June 17, 2009.<ref>[http://previewsworld.com/shipping/archive/2009/061709.txt Diamond Comic Distributors shipping list for 2009 June 17] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101127065151/http://previewsworld.com/shipping/archive/2009/061709.txt |date=2010-11-27}} at a Diamond Comic Distributors website. Retrieved September 29, 2010.</ref> The first square-bound issue of Furrlough, Furrlough #190,<ref>[https://radiocomixstore.com/product_info.php?cPath=1_17&products_id=984 Furrlough #190 in Radio Comix Store] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715144513/https://radiocomixstore.com/product_info.php?cPath=1_17&products_id=984 |date=2011-07-15 }}. Retrieved March 16, 2011.</ref> arrived in comic book shops on September 9, 2010.<ref name="ship-2010Sep">[http://previewsworld.com/shipping/archive/2010/090910.txt Diamond Comic Distributors shipping list for 2010 September 9] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101003191213/http://previewsworld.com/shipping/archive/2010/090910.txt |date=2010-10-03}} at a [[Diamond Comic Distributors]] website. Retrieved September 29, 2010.</ref>

The most popular stories to appear in ''Furrlough'' (as voted by its readers) include: "Full Knight Gear" by Michael Vega, "Heebas" by Scotty Arsenault, "The Otters" by [[Scott Mills]], "Stosstrupp" by Ted Sheppard, and "Tall Tails" by Daphne Lage.<ref name=top100-2008>[https://archive.today/20121130004045/http://community.livejournal.com/radiocomix/12878.html Top 100 Furrlough Stories December 2008!]. Retrieved 2009 March 21.</ref>

The first issue's most notable stories was the first appearance of Joe Rosales' Romanics and Ted Sheppard's Stosstrupp, which both are among the most popular in Furrlough's Top 100 stories.<ref name=top100-2008/> Romanics stories were published in Furrlough over the years including ''Best of Furrlough'' volume 1 and ''Furrlough's Finest'' #1.

''Stosstrupp'' was published in its own publication (''Stosstrupp Review''). This was something which would happen to several stories appearing in ''Furrlough'', including "Collars and Cuffs", "Guardian Knights" (published by Limelight), "Here Comes a Candle" (Shanda Fantasy Arts), "Misty the Mouse" (Shanda) and "Zaibatsu Tears" (Limelight).

In July 2023, it was announced on Twitter that Antarctic Press would be taking over and resuming the publication of the comic from Radio Comix.
== Issues with indexes ==
* Furrlough #83 with Furrlough Index
* Furrlough #100
** The Complete Furrlough Index part 2 – (#83 to #99)
** The Complete Furrlough Artist Index (#1 through #99)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/matthigh/2771794348 |title = Comic book cover to Furrlough #100 by Various, published b… {{!}} Flickr| date=17 August 2008 }}</ref>
* Furrlough #107 with Furrlough Index part 3
* Furrlough #119 with Furrlough Index part 4
* Furrlough #185 with Furrlough Index Part 5

==See also==
* [[List of furry comics]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* http://www.radiocomix.com
* ''[[WikiFur:Furrlough|Furrlough]]'' at [[WikiFur]]

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[[Category:Antarctic Press titles]]
[[Category:1991 comics debuts]]
[[Category:1997 comics endings]]
[[Category:Comics about anthropomorphic animals]]
[[Category:Military comics]]
[[Category:Fantasy comics]]
[[Category:Adventure comics]]
[[Category:Action comics]]
[[Category:Comics about talking animals]]

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