FUZZY KNIGHTS BACKGROUND
The Origin
The original Fuzzy Knights began in 2002 in Japan and is where I first started taking myself seriously as a writer. It has earned a special place in my heart. It was a photography-based comic (a style sometimes referred to as Fumetti or Photonovel).
It had a small but dedicated fanbase (including the late Gary Gygax) and ran in the magazine for years, even after I moved to England, but it was the web-based online strips that had the biggest impact.
Over the course of a year, I had to pump out at least two strips a week, all part of an overarching story. So while I was having fun posing stuffed animals for the camera, I was actually learning what it took to be a writer, planning ahead, keeping to a schedule, and treating it seriously instead of a lark.
Bear in mind, I created this in the early heyday of webcomics, and my technical abilities were limited. The quality started off pretty bad, but I got better cameras over time, learned a bit about lighting and posing, and eventually got better and more ambitious.
Sadly, the original Fuzzy Knights is no longer viewable online... but that's not the end of the story!
The Return
Having recently gained a tiny amount of skill at drawing, I decided to revive the comic, both as a continuation of the story, and as a way to revisit some of my earlier work with a fresh editor's eye. It will be interesting to see where this takes me. Hope you come along for the ride!
Fuzzy Knight One Shots
In addition to my ongoing storyline on Tapas and Webtoons, I also do little one-shot panels once a week and post them online.
The Fuzzy Knights was one of, if not, my favourite webcomic of all time. Its a shame you cant read them online anymore. My sons old enough to read now so I’ll get the PDFs off of Kenzerco and we can read them together. Do you know if it had all the stories? I think the last one was the legend of the Christmas hamster, but its been years. I’m really glad you started making more 🙂 well read the new adventures of Mossfoot soon.