Basically, a comic populated by anthropomorphic and zoomorphic characters, ranging from Talking Animals to Funny Animals (see Furry Lens) to Beast Men (common in science fiction and fantasy, you get a bunch of humanoids that look like animals), with characters that look like cuter versions of escapees from the island of Dr. Moreau.
More commonly than not, Furry Comics have mammalian stars, probably because it is easier to anthropomorphize something that's morphologically closer to humans, although high primates like gorillas and chimpanzees are often too close with Unfortunate Implications in racial themes. Still, many of this kind of comics rely on animal behaviour humour as an easy source of jokes.
Although Funny Animals are an easy source of humour (Funny Animals, anyone?) and cuteness, it's an easy target for Rule 34 (if not a consequence of it), to the point that fans and authors of innocent Furry Comics might get really offended about the sole mention of it.
Disclaimer: Despite the name, Furry Comics don't necessarily have to be remotely involved with the Furry Fandom (Popularity, withstanding). These are just comics that star anthropomorphic animals. The same goes for Furry Webcomics.
See also Furry Webcomics for its Internet equivalent.
Common associated tropes
- Animal Stereotypes
- Carnivore Confusion
- Furries Are Easier to Draw
- Furry Confusion
- Non-Mammal Mammaries
- Uplifted Animal
- Artificial Animal People
- World of Funny Animals
- YIFF
Examples
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- The Adventures Of Captain Jack
- Albedo: Erma Felna EDF
- its sequel Albedo: Birthright.
- Apocalypse Meow
aka Cat Shit One: Covers The Vietnam War in all its horror but replaces the various sides with Talking Animals, the species apparently being selected based on common stereotypes. Cat Shit One is a special ops unit of American GI rabbits who have to carry out various strategic objectives in the steaming jungles of 'nam. An Animated Adaptation is being planned with the setting updated so that it takes place in the Gulf War.
- Associated Student Bodies: Similar in format to Circles below, ASB deals with a young college lion inadvertently shacked up in the campus' gay-oriented dorm room, and his issues with dealing with all of the crazy characters he finds there as well as the conflict between his strict religious upbringing (and those of his family) and his budding homosexuality. A bit more sex than Circles, but it's still considered one of the best comics in the fandom to deal with real issues with the gay community.
- The Astounding Wolf-Man: A 25 issue series written by Robert Kirkman and published by Image Comics. Adventures of a werewolf superhero.
- The Autumnlands: Tooth & Claw: A sprawling fantasy epic.
- Bad Rubber: A furry parody of Blade Runner.
- Beastars: A manga, similar in premise to Zootopia, which explores the many conflicts between predator and prey with the added tumult of high school drama. Has a well-known Animated Adaptation by Orange.
- Beast Complex: A sister series/source to Beastars, an anthology set in the same setting and often the same characters as the other manga.
- Beyond the Western Deep: A Redwall inspired medieval series with Gray-and-Gray Morality.
- Bianca: Little Lost Lamb
- The Blackblood Alliance: A pack of dire wolves must fend off a pride of saber-toothed cats.
- Blacksad: A French-Spanish comic book about an American cat named John Blacksad who is a Private Investigator in The '50s.
- Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew!: Animal Superhero book by DC Comics.
- Circles: A gay-themed slice-of-life comic book. Word of God has said that it is a case of Purely Aesthetic Species. Oddly notable for the ads for porn in the back cover, a former pornographer as the main artist, being distributed by a company known for porn, but thankfully not actually being porn. There is plenty of fanservice, however. Finished in 2015.
- Cruelty: A comic by Rukis about a wolfdog and his fennec best friend.
- Dog House: A short, somewhat erotic story about the romance between a human girl and her "pet", an anthropomorphic dog, from the same creator of Albedo: Erma Felna EDF.
- Dracula is a straight adaptation of, well, Dracula. The furry aspects are only in the artwork, while the plot follows the original rather faithfully — which sometimes causes interesting questions like why a coyote would need to shave.
- The various comics of The Dynamite Twins and Friends, including:
- Extinctioners: Another superhero-based anthropomorphic comic, this one taking a more serious approach than Supermegatopia below. There are several portfolios that creator Shawntae Howard has pumped out, including many "Women of Extinctioners" pinups, three tutorials demonstrating how he draws the species in his comics, and modifying existing superhero action figures to create toys of his characters.
- Fritz the Cat: The origins of funny animal fandom derive from this and earlier comics by Robert Crumb.
- Geronimo Stilton: Both the original series and its Spin-Off featuring the Thea Sisters now have graphic novels.
- Grandville: A badger detective and his mouse partner solve crime in a Steampunk era.
- The Great Catsby
- Guardians (Lauren Makena & Shai Ashlin) is a comic about wild cats gifted with elemental powers, using them to defend the world and overthrow the resident Evil Overlord. A perfect example of Panthera Awesome and Scenery Porn, but sadly, is not updated often.
- Havoc Inc
- Heathen City
- Hero Cats
- Inspector Canardo: A comic about an anthropomorphic ducktective.
- The Internship: A gay Love Triangle story between a young man, his Childhood Friend, and his own boss.
- Katmandu: A long-running furry comic that takes place in the planet of the same name and features feline characters living in a Native American-inspired setting.
- Morefuyu is a Doujinshi of Morenatsu.
- Mouse Guard
- Omaha the Cat Dancer
- The Others (1995)
- Rocky: A Swedish autobiographical underground comic by Martin Kellerman.
- Samurai Squirrel: A two-issue Comic Book about a Samurai Squirrel on a quest to avenge his brother's death.
- Spooo Presents: An erotic anthology mostly based around gay stories. The two biggest ongoing comics featured in the title are "Coyote River", an Affectionate Parody of sorts to Brokeback Mountain (though it still deals with the same serious issues that the movie did), and "Rocketship Rodents", an Affectionate Parody of Buck Rogers with its own spin-off, a parody of (of all things) Doctor Who. The Author's notes indicate that the similarity between Coyote River and Brokeback Mountain is pure coincidence, as he wasn't aware of it until people compared the first issue to the movie. Also, he seems not to have seen the movie until some time after the release of the second issue.
- Super Dinosaur: More of a 'Scaly Comic' really. Stars SD, an intelligent T-Rex who wears a robotic battle harness. Aimed at kids, but readers of older ages like it too.
- Tank Vixens is an Affectionate Parody of both the "furry porn" and "military furries" subgenres. The titular heroines are lesbians who ride around in tanks, the villain is a female mouse who weaponizes her "posing power" and leads a Red Shirt Army, and they all wear Stripperiffic outfits.
- Tom Poes: Highly regarded Dutch comic strip that ran from 1941 to 1986.
- Unnatural
- Usagi Yojimbo
- Ultraduck: A superhero comic about a Superduck.
- Valleydog: A comic about a young, mundane coyote who is unwillingly brought into an eccentric town.
- The Wild
- The Wize Wize Beasts of the Wizarding Wizdoms: A short BL manga focusing on various furry couples at a Wizarding School, though one of the relationships is between a bear and a human.
- Xanadu: A swashbuckling comic that is essentially an erotic combination of Disney's Robin Hood (1973) and The Princess Bride.
