i.s.o.

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i.s.o. is an ongoing gay-themed furry comedy comic book series by Vince Suzukawa. The comic is published semi-annually; Three issues of the comic book have been published so far, with Issue #4 slated for release in July, 2007.^[1]

Like his earlier series The Class Menagerie, i.s.o. takes place at fictional DeMontfort University in California, and much of the story is set in Richter Hall, a fictional three-storey dormitory building. Whereas TCM took place on the remains of the dorm's third floor, i.s.o. takes place on the first floor. Also unlike TCM, the cast of i.s.o. is predominantly made up of LGBT characters.

The title i.s.o. is an acronym commonly used in personal ads, meaning "In Search Of", reflecting Cody's infatuation with a certain man. It also refers to the Greek prefix iso-, meaning "equal" or "normal", reflecting the lifelong desire of the main character, Cody Frost, to always appear as normal as possible, despite the fact he is gay.

i.s.o. won the 2006 Ursa Major Award for Best Anthropomorphic Comic Book, breaking a five-year run by Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo.

[edit] Future

Vince Suzukawa has announced plans to publish a final version of i.s.o. in serialized comic book format. In it will be an adjusted version of the story and modified character designs. The character Drake is planned to be excluded from the final story.