October 5, 2026 at 3:45 AM
March 7, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Rowrbrazzle, a fanzine, co-created by Marc Schirmeister, Timothy Fay and John Cawley in 1983 as the result of Vootie's demise.
Fred Patten, an important figure of the early furry fandom, considers the launch of RowrBrazzle the moment when the furry fandom started transforming into the modern one.
Fred Patten, an important figure of the early furry fandom, considers the launch of RowrBrazzle the moment when the furry fandom started transforming into the modern one.
October 16, 2023 at 5:22 PM
Rowrbrazzle, a fanzine, co-created by Marc Schirmeister, Timothy Fay and John Cawley in 1983 as the result of Vootie's demise.
Fred Patten, an important figure of the early furry fandom, considers the launch of RowrBrazzle the moment when the furry fandom started transforming into the modern one.
Fred Patten, an important figure of the early furry fandom, considers the launch of RowrBrazzle the moment when the furry fandom started transforming into the modern one.
My cover for Rowrbrazzle next month the theme involved space so I used le critters...
#oc #furryart #furryzine #aeromorph
#oc #furryart #furryzine #aeromorph
June 21, 2026 at 1:36 AM
My cover for Rowrbrazzle next month the theme involved space so I used le critters...
#oc #furryart #furryzine #aeromorph
#oc #furryart #furryzine #aeromorph
Today is my 34th #Furryversary!
Aug 4, 1990 I attended Tachy2Con in Deland Florida. I wore a sad fox-colored head sock. Thankfully no photos exist.
I was suggested to check out Rowrbrazzle, then back at college I posted about it on Usenet group rec.arts.comics
Aug 4, 1990 I attended Tachy2Con in Deland Florida. I wore a sad fox-colored head sock. Thankfully no photos exist.
I was suggested to check out Rowrbrazzle, then back at college I posted about it on Usenet group rec.arts.comics
August 4, 2024 at 6:07 PM
Today is my 34th #Furryversary!
Aug 4, 1990 I attended Tachy2Con in Deland Florida. I wore a sad fox-colored head sock. Thankfully no photos exist.
I was suggested to check out Rowrbrazzle, then back at college I posted about it on Usenet group rec.arts.comics
Aug 4, 1990 I attended Tachy2Con in Deland Florida. I wore a sad fox-colored head sock. Thankfully no photos exist.
I was suggested to check out Rowrbrazzle, then back at college I posted about it on Usenet group rec.arts.comics
New in the mail, a really exciting piece of furry history: Rowrbrazzle #1 (February 1984), the publication that fan historian Fred Patten asserts was the moment when furry first came into being as its own distinct culture. Only ~30 copies were printed.
June 25, 2024 at 3:16 PM
New in the mail, a really exciting piece of furry history: Rowrbrazzle #1 (February 1984), the publication that fan historian Fred Patten asserts was the moment when furry first came into being as its own distinct culture. Only ~30 copies were printed.
Some heat in them archives
August 14, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Some heat in them archives
Cover Art for RowrBrazzle 161, April 2024. Featuring space alien superspy bunnygirl SnowBuni. Both RowrBrazzle and SnowBuni have been in print for 40 years now, since 1984.
May 18, 2024 at 5:06 AM
Cover Art for RowrBrazzle 161, April 2024. Featuring space alien superspy bunnygirl SnowBuni. Both RowrBrazzle and SnowBuni have been in print for 40 years now, since 1984.
Quite fond of this Chris Sobieniak Rowrbrazzle back cover
March 18, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Quite fond of this Chris Sobieniak Rowrbrazzle back cover
I like this rowrbrazzle issue cuz I think the cover's funny
November 6, 2024 at 9:21 PM
I like this rowrbrazzle issue cuz I think the cover's funny
Wait Rowrbrazzle still exists?! 25 years in the fandom and I find this out *now*? :)
October 23, 2023 at 2:58 PM
Wait Rowrbrazzle still exists?! 25 years in the fandom and I find this out *now*? :)
New in the mail: Rowrbrazzle 159, with my own little contribution, a brief intro to satyr plays. I'm endlessly tickled that this bunch of cool artists and writers let me tag along in the oldest continuously running furry publication (turning 40 years old in a few months!)
October 23, 2023 at 2:41 PM
New in the mail: Rowrbrazzle 159, with my own little contribution, a brief intro to satyr plays. I'm endlessly tickled that this bunch of cool artists and writers let me tag along in the oldest continuously running furry publication (turning 40 years old in a few months!)
Many rowrbrazzle pages here might have been reprinted in other books, might be unpublished anywhere else outside of Rowrbrazzles, etc. Samplers/Showcases were made as temporary advertisements at the furry cons for understanding rowrbrazzle. Only 200 or less copies made each. No reprints of books 3/3
April 23, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Many rowrbrazzle pages here might have been reprinted in other books, might be unpublished anywhere else outside of Rowrbrazzles, etc. Samplers/Showcases were made as temporary advertisements at the furry cons for understanding rowrbrazzle. Only 200 or less copies made each. No reprints of books 3/3
Short answer: furries begin coalescing in the late 70s w/ underground/alt zines and sci fi/fantasy conventions. First generally accepted distinctly furry publication is Rowrbrazzle, which debuted Feb. 1984. Earliest instance in print of the word furry is July 5, 1985 in a LosCon daily update flier
November 24, 2024 at 4:56 PM
Short answer: furries begin coalescing in the late 70s w/ underground/alt zines and sci fi/fantasy conventions. First generally accepted distinctly furry publication is Rowrbrazzle, which debuted Feb. 1984. Earliest instance in print of the word furry is July 5, 1985 in a LosCon daily update flier
I will be showcasing 12 selected pages here from the five upcoming Rowrbrazzle Samplers/showcases books to be scanned in as a whole set for the internet archive. We do work with Furry Preservation (telegram) and Furry Archive (discord) groups. Saving / showcasing furry history much as possible! 1/3
April 23, 2026 at 9:16 PM
I will be showcasing 12 selected pages here from the five upcoming Rowrbrazzle Samplers/showcases books to be scanned in as a whole set for the internet archive. We do work with Furry Preservation (telegram) and Furry Archive (discord) groups. Saving / showcasing furry history much as possible! 1/3
New in the mail: Rowrbrazzle Sampler 1 (1989), with a short reflection on funny animals by Jim Korkis (whose work as a Disney historian I know well and as a comics historian a little bit, but who until now I had no idea also travelled in furry circles). This is on the crankier end of his writing.
December 4, 2023 at 11:53 PM
New in the mail: Rowrbrazzle Sampler 1 (1989), with a short reflection on funny animals by Jim Korkis (whose work as a Disney historian I know well and as a comics historian a little bit, but who until now I had no idea also travelled in furry circles). This is on the crankier end of his writing.
Inspiration from The ConFurence Archive today. Extremely powerful ancestor. ❤️🔥 Take a look at this archive!
"I am pleased to see that it is working!" 😭 1989
confurence.com/1989/07/rowr...
#furry
"I am pleased to see that it is working!" 😭 1989
confurence.com/1989/07/rowr...
#furry
February 5, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Inspiration from The ConFurence Archive today. Extremely powerful ancestor. ❤️🔥 Take a look at this archive!
"I am pleased to see that it is working!" 😭 1989
confurence.com/1989/07/rowr...
#furry
"I am pleased to see that it is working!" 😭 1989
confurence.com/1989/07/rowr...
#furry
Yes! Furries were represented in Los Con years before Rowrbrazzle started. This is also the convention that both co-directors of Confurence 0 met.
Rowrbrazzle might've declared furry independence then, but the fandom existed and held private events before. Furry wasn't a moment, it was a movement.
Rowrbrazzle might've declared furry independence then, but the fandom existed and held private events before. Furry wasn't a moment, it was a movement.
November 9, 2023 at 4:01 PM
Yes! Furries were represented in Los Con years before Rowrbrazzle started. This is also the convention that both co-directors of Confurence 0 met.
Rowrbrazzle might've declared furry independence then, but the fandom existed and held private events before. Furry wasn't a moment, it was a movement.
Rowrbrazzle might've declared furry independence then, but the fandom existed and held private events before. Furry wasn't a moment, it was a movement.
vintage furry stuffs, from yarf! and rowrbrazzle tespectively
November 6, 2024 at 9:19 PM
vintage furry stuffs, from yarf! and rowrbrazzle tespectively
Check it out!
Musical Cat Bits #3 by Tom Verre. This seems to have been included in a copy of Rowrbrazzle from 1991.
Musical Cat Bits #3 by Tom Verre. This seems to have been included in a copy of Rowrbrazzle from 1991.
November 29, 2024 at 12:26 AM
Check it out!
Musical Cat Bits #3 by Tom Verre. This seems to have been included in a copy of Rowrbrazzle from 1991.
Musical Cat Bits #3 by Tom Verre. This seems to have been included in a copy of Rowrbrazzle from 1991.
Funnily enough, Swinton Scott III (animation timer on seasons 5 and 6 of American Dad!) was a Rowrbrazzle member, according to the late furry artist and author Chuck Melville!
The screenshot's from season 4, btw.
@larrywestart.bsky.social
The screenshot's from season 4, btw.
@larrywestart.bsky.social
March 14, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Funnily enough, Swinton Scott III (animation timer on seasons 5 and 6 of American Dad!) was a Rowrbrazzle member, according to the late furry artist and author Chuck Melville!
The screenshot's from season 4, btw.
@larrywestart.bsky.social
The screenshot's from season 4, btw.
@larrywestart.bsky.social
Vootie (1976-82) and Rowrbrazzle (1983 onward) predate the first use of the term, but it's clear that a furry community is forming in them, and groups centered on Gallacci start developing during/after the 1980 Worldcon. C/FO and ConFurence are important, but it's more complex and goes back further.
November 8, 2023 at 12:05 PM
Vootie (1976-82) and Rowrbrazzle (1983 onward) predate the first use of the term, but it's clear that a furry community is forming in them, and groups centered on Gallacci start developing during/after the 1980 Worldcon. C/FO and ConFurence are important, but it's more complex and goes back further.
Interested about The APA Rowrbrazzle or joining it as a member?
Come find me at #EF30!
Just look for that whack job in a Rowrbrazzle shirt.
Note that I won't be wearing the mask always haha.
Come find me at #EF30!
Just look for that whack job in a Rowrbrazzle shirt.
Note that I won't be wearing the mask always haha.
August 19, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Interested about The APA Rowrbrazzle or joining it as a member?
Come find me at #EF30!
Just look for that whack job in a Rowrbrazzle shirt.
Note that I won't be wearing the mask always haha.
Come find me at #EF30!
Just look for that whack job in a Rowrbrazzle shirt.
Note that I won't be wearing the mask always haha.
Today's "you never know what you'll find": I popped into one of my local comic shops (Outer Limits in Waltham) while waiting for a prescription to be filled and this 1989 holiday card from Tom Linehan (former Rowrbrazzle member) was in a box of zines. The owner (Steve, great guy) just gave it to me.
November 28, 2023 at 6:47 PM
Today's "you never know what you'll find": I popped into one of my local comic shops (Outer Limits in Waltham) while waiting for a prescription to be filled and this 1989 holiday card from Tom Linehan (former Rowrbrazzle member) was in a box of zines. The owner (Steve, great guy) just gave it to me.