Boston and Shaun
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Boston and Shaun: A Modern Storybook Comic Strip is a long-running furry webcomic created in 1997 by Shaun Reveal. It has gone through several incarnations, with the setting, structure, and even the species of the title characters changing from time to time. This article focuses on the most recent Boston and Shaun, launched in 2005.
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[edit] Characters
The main characters are the eponymous Boston and Shaun. Supporting characters include Shaun's parents and younger brother Donald, as well as Boston's parents, Nova and Cosmo, and Shaun's classmates, teacher, and babysitter.
Shaun is the in-universe representation of the author[citation needed]; while originally portrayed as a young boy, Shaun has since 2005 been drawn as a kangaroo. He wears goggles, a wristwatch, and sometimes a red T-shirt; he bears a slight resemblance to Taichi Kamiya of Digimon fame. By drinking potions as a young child, he has gained "mutant powers" [1] that can be triggered involuntarily by strong emotions, and often at inopportune moments.
Boston is a dragon with a kangaroo-type pouch, and with the capacity to breathe fire. She also possesses the power to grow and shrink at will, which she will often employ in order to fit within Shaun's kangaroo pouch. While inside, she enjoys putting Shaun in uncomfortable situations in order to trigger his "bulking" mutant power, which makes his belly swell to become large and pillow-like.
[edit] Structure
Boston and Shaun features a long, continuous storyline. Strips usually consist of three cells apiece, although the author has been known to experiment with different formats. There has never been a consistent release schedule, but, during periods of activity, there have usually been at least two strips released per month.
[edit] External links
- The comic's official web site
- The second "phase" of Boston and Shaun
- Boston and Shaun on WikiFur, a specialist wiki
[edit] References
- ^ http://comic.bostonandshaun.com/index.php?date=2005-02-26 "Shaun, calm down. You'll trigger one of your mutant powers."
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