A Doemain of Our Own

A Doemain of Our Own is a furry webcomic written and drawn by Susan Rankin. It is about Sue Hartland, a doe based on Rankin. The webcomic ran between 24 April 1999 and 14 November 2008. However, the webcomic is to end soon, and is to change into a periodic print comic. In 2006 the first volume of printed strips won the Ursa Major Award for "Best Anthropomorphic Other Literary Work".
Plot
A Doemain of Our Own follows the life of an anthropomorphic doe, homemaker and part-time artist called Sue Hartland. The strip begins with her and her newlywed husband, computer-programmer Eric, moving into a suburb of Fillydelphia and explores their relationship. Much of what Sue experiences are things that have happened to Rankin in real-life. For example, Sue goes through surgery that leaves her unable to have children. This in turn is eventually one of the reasons that Sue and Eric later divorce. All of these storylines are thing which happened to Rankin. She is also descended from Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer.
Reception
Doemain has generally had positive reviews, it being mainly popular within the furry fandom. The strip features characters from other furry webcomics, such as Jack and Vinci and Arty. Fred Patten, reviewing the first collection of strips for Anthro said, "At the time it was supposed to be a slice-of-life comedy. It has remained slice-of-life, although Sue has had to work hard to find comedy in some of what fate has thrown at them. She has, which is why A Doemain of Our Own has become one of the most honestly heartwarming strips on the 'Net."
Print
There are currently two books published containing strips. The first, A Doemain of Our Own: Volume 1 (ISBN 1-929462-0-93) was published in 2006, and won the Ursa Major Award for "Best Anthropomorphic Other Literary Work".<ref name="UMA"/> A second book, Shift Happens (ISBN 978-0-9748915-1-4) was published in 2007. The strip is to change from a webcomic into a print comic, but Rankin says she has plans not publish until June 2008.<ref name="CT"/>

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