Albedo Anthropomorphics
Overview
Albedo Anthropomorphics, or Albedo for short, was a furry
comic book
anthology
series which was credited with starting the furry comic book subgenre that featured sophisticated stories with funny animal
s primarily intended for an adult audience. The first issue of Albedo was published in 1983; the most recent issue was published in 2005.
Albedo was started by Steve Gallacci, who produced its main feature, Erma Felna: EDF—a sophisticated science fiction
military series set in a sector of space populated by sapient and predominantly humanoid
versions of mammal
and avian
species.
Furry fandom
Furry fandom is a fandom for fictional anthropomorphic animal characters with human personalities and characteristics. Examples of anthropomorphic attributes include exhibiting human intelligence and facial expressions, the ability to speak, walk on two legs, and wear clothes...
comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
anthology
Anthology
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series which was credited with starting the furry comic book subgenre that featured sophisticated stories with funny animal
Funny animal
Funny animal is a cartooning term for the genre of comics and animated cartoons in which the main characters are humanoid or talking animals, with anthropomorphic personality traits. The characters themselves may also be called funny animals...
s primarily intended for an adult audience. The first issue of Albedo was published in 1983; the most recent issue was published in 2005.
Albedo was started by Steve Gallacci, who produced its main feature, Erma Felna: EDF—a sophisticated science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
military series set in a sector of space populated by sapient and predominantly humanoid
Humanoid
A humanoid is something that has an appearance resembling a human being. The term first appeared in 1912 to refer to fossils which were morphologically similar to, but not identical with, those of the human skeleton. Although this usage was common in the sciences for much of the 20th century, it...
versions of mammal
Mammal
Mammals are members of a class of air-breathing vertebrate animals characterised by the possession of endothermy, hair, three middle ear bones, and mammary glands functional in mothers with young...
and avian
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
species.