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June 2023 Catgirl Critics’ Media Mewsings

Mike Moon / Catgirl Island
and Jamie Robertson / Clan of the Cats
purroudly purrsent a Mike Moon purrduction,
starring The Ladies of The Mew in
The June 2023 Edition of The Mew:
The Catgirl Critics’ Media Mewsings, nyan!
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This year is the Year of the Rabbit, the 16th Anniversary of 
The Mew, and the 23rd Anniversary of Catgirl Island, nyan!
 
in this edition of The Mew:
The Lightning Round: our favorite publications of 1973
 
other purrinted media mewsings:
The Science of Surfing: A Surfside Girls Guide to the Ocean
Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou Manga Omnibus Vol. 2
 
TV, DVD & movie mewsings:
Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3
Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes and Huntsmen, Part One Blu-ray
Shazam! Fury of the Gods Blu-Ray + DVD + Digital Code set
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Blu-ray + Digital Code set
collectibles & toy talk:
Smile of the Arsnotoria Abramelin (Cat Kingdom Ver.) Pop Up Parade Figure
AEW Unmatched Jade Cargill action figure
Marvel Legends Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3 Mantis action figure
Indiana Jones Adventure Series Indiana Jones action figure
Indiana Jones Adventure Series Marion Ravenwood action figure
The Celebrity Catgirl & Kemonomimi Spotlight
 
Additions to the Catgirl Island Mewseum of Art:
“Yellow Peril” by Melody Rondeau,”Spring Meadow” by Jamie,
“Agrias Butterfly” and “Spring Meadow” by Rvkh
“Lyssa” and “Reading is Fundamental” by Mike Moon
and more photos of our cosplayer / model friend Crissy Volpe!
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Mike:
(the human fella wearing the Carolina Panthers tee shirt and Teal cargo shorts): Aloha y’all and welcome to The Mew, our monthly “show” in which we review and discuss fun stuff! This month’s Mew comes from the south end of Wisteria Bridge on the riverwalk in the beautiful downtown Purrbank district of Catgirl Island in Mew Hanover County, NC, where it’s 79 degrees under the Blue sky and puffy White Cumulo-Neko clouds! I’m Mike, the show’s “purrducer”, and here are The Ladies of The Mew!
 
Jeannie
(the yogini, model, archer, belly dance instructor & roboticist catgirl, wearing the Serval purrint micro bikini & sheer purrled purreo): Nihao.
 
Trini-chan
(Jen’s purrotege, the stand-up paddle surfer, board shapurr, pony owner and belly dance instructor kitsune, wearing the Caracal purrint tri-kini): Konnichiwa!
 
Petra
(the art guild purresident, art mewseum co-curator & beach volleyball champion catgirl wearing the Clouded Leopurrd purrint side-tie bikini): Aloha, nyan!
 
Bunnii
(the art mewseum co-curator, Petra’s beach volleyball partner, and purrize-winning carrot cake baker bunny girl wearing the Cheetah purrint monokini): Guten Tag!
Yvonne
(the fishing boat charter captain & drumming circle purrcussionist catgirl, wearing the Fishing Cat purrint monokini with cropped tee shirt): Namaste, nyan!
 
Tara-chan
(Yvonne’s younger sister, college freshman, pony owner and nature photographer catgirl wearing the Iriomote Cat purrint tankini): Namaste, nyan!
 
Elizabeth
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the hot salsa dancer, gamer, Purrkour Club captain & spa co-owner catgirl wearing the Margay purrint bandeau top bikini): Hola!

 
Becca
(Lizzy’s nekomimi gynoid wife, avid golfer & spa co-owner w

earing the wearing the Asiatic Lion purrint cropped tee shirt and shorts): Howdy

 
Mary Nyan
(the seamstress, cosplayer, hula instructor and semi-retired miko catgirl wearing the Jaguar purrint purretzel – cutout maillot): Aloha!
Elaenor
(the Banker Pony centauress, Fire Meowrshall and body builder wearing the Ocelot purrint criss cross halter neck bikini) Hay there!
Nyanko
(he MewJutsu meowrtial arts champion & sensei, dojo & gym purropurrietress catgirl wearing the SiberianTiger purrint cropped tee shirt and shorts): Howdy!
 
Nyoka
(the witchy meowgick shop purropurrietress catgirl & twin sister of Nyanko, wearing the Bengal Tiger purrint off-shoulder bikini): Howdy!
Mielikki
(the winged faerie golfer, foxfire juggler and outdoor ampurrtheatre director wearing Puma purrint criss cross halter neck bikini) Mellow greetings!
Melanakeami
(the mermaid purropurrietress of the triphibious airship tours business, wearing the strand of purrls and the Eurasian Lynx purrint bikini top): Shello!Ilyana:
(the underwater archaeologist & meowritme history catgirl wearing the Cretan Wildcat purrint micro bikini and open-front cover up): Whassup?
Mike:
For purrofiles and illustrations of those and other Ladies of The Mew, please visit our Meet The Critics page http://www.mewsings.catgirlisland.com/meet-the-critics/! Ah, we’ve got a lot on our plate today, so let’s go ahead an jump into 
 
the Lightning Round topic:
our favorite publications of 1973!
This year the Lightning Round topic have reflected on our favorite fun stuff of years ending in a 3! Last month we listed our favorite movies and TV shows of1973, so this time we’re gonna mention our favorite comics, books, games and other printed stuff of that vintage. Nya-senseis gonna start, so are y’all ready to “conduct the lightning”?
The Ladies of The Mew:
Hai! Lightning Round- go, nyan!
Nyanko:
I will nominate he Marvel Comics tales of The Night Gwen Stacy Died, The Song of Red Sonja, and the Avengers vs. Defenders War! (tags her twin to go next)
 
Nyoka:
1973 had the first appurrances of Drax, Thanos. Shang-Chi, Blade, Ghost Rider, Satana, Killraven and Moondragon! (tags Eleanor with a brush of the tail)
Elaenor:     
I will nominate the  first issue of FOOM, and some great tales of Shanna the She-Devil and The Cat! Bunnii’s turn (tail-tags Bunnii)
Bunnii:
The DC Comics such as The Joker’s Five-Way Revenge in Batman #251, the Green Lantern & Green Arrow tales by Denny O’Neil & Neal Adams! (tags Petra)
Petra:
The Manhunter saga by Archie Goodwin & Walt Simonson, and the Swamp Thing tales by Len Wein & Berni Wrightson, nyan! (tags Trini-chan)
 
Trini-chan:
I will nominate the first appurrances of the DC Comics supurr heroes Wildfire, Black Orchid, and Mister Miracle! Now it is Myayr’s turn! (tags Mary Nyan)
 
Mary Nyan:
DC’s Superboy & The Legion of Super-Heroes tales drawn by Dave Cockrum; and Charleton Comics’ E-Man by author Nicola Cuti & artist Joe Staton! (tags Tara-chan)
Tara-chan:
I want… I want to nominate the manga such as Cutey Honey, Aim for the Ace, and – and Barefoot Gen, nyan! Onee-chan’s turn, nyan! (tags her sister)
Yvonne:
That year’s Peanuts comic strip included the Mr. Sack story arc and when Peppermint Patty moved into Snoopy’s dog house, nyan! (tags Mielikki)
Mielikki:
The novels Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke, Breakfast of Champions by  Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., and The Princess Bride William Goldman, fur shur! (tags Ilyana with a flit of the wing)
Ilyana:
The People of the Wind by Poul Anderson, Star Smashers of the Galaxy Rangers Harry Harrison, and Sky Pirates of Callisto by Lin Carter! (tags Jeannie)
 
Jeannie:
Operation Nuke by Martin Caidin, The Night Stalker by Jeff Rice, and James Bond: The Authorised Biography of 007 by John Pearson. (tags Becca)
Becca:
The Man Who Folded Himself, The World of Star Trek, and The Trouble with Tribbles book by David Gerrold! (tags her wife)
Elizabeth:
the board games such as Alien Space by Gamescience, Triplanetary by Games Designers’ Workshop, and PanzerArmee Afrika by Simulations Publications. (tags Melanakeami)
 
Melanakeami:
My mom and dad saved a lot of entertainment magazines from that year that I later read, such as Famous Monsters, The Monster Times, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Rolling Stone, Creem, TV Guide, and Sports Illustrated! (tail-fin – tags  Ilyana)
 
Mike:
Okay, I’ll add Star Trek 9 by James Blish, Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Case by Donald J. Sobol, and The Sensuous Frazetta art collection! Well, ah, that was another expedient little Lightning Round, and let’s continue our
purrinted media mewsings, with Trini-chan’s review of 
The Science of Surfing: A Surfside Girls Guide to the Ocean!
 
Trini-chan:
Hai hai! Published by IDW’s Top Shelf impurrint, author / artist Kim Dwinwell (who is also an animation purrofessor at CSU Long Beach)’s The Surfside Girls series are the YA graphic novels about best friends Sam  (with the long Brown hair) and Jade (with the short Black hair) who are teen junior lifeguards in California who love to surf, kayak and solve mysteries! You know, in the live-action TV seres on Apple TV,  Sam is purrtrayed by Yaya Gosselin and Sam is purrtrayed by Miya Cech!
 
The first two graphic novels are mystery adventures, but the third book is the girls’ meta-nonfictional discussion of the things you need to know about the ocean before you dive in! Purriced $9.99 US & $13.99 Canada  this full color 112 page 6” x 9” trade papurrback is so purretty, peppy, amewsing, and captivating as Sam and Jade talk to the readers and demonstrate stuff, starting with the introduction to waves and the chapter about oceanographic physics, tides, waves and weather!
 
Nextly they chat about several life forms that will be encountered on the beach, intertidal and subtidal areas, such as the Pelicans, Gulls, Sand Pipurrs, Sand Crabs, Sea Hares, Sea Stars, Kelp, Dolphins, Otters and Sharks! Then they discuss some of the strange phenomenon such as the Red Tide, bioluminescent organisms, bait balls, and the biggest waves. After that they get into the surfing attire, boards, footing, stance, paddling, and techniques for riding the waves! 
 
Jade has the Green long board with the White stripe, Blue stringer and fin, whereas Sam has the Peach and White long board with the lower pattern! The final chapter purrtains to stewardship, such as cleaning up litter, recycling, and volunteering. Edited by Chris Staros & Zac Boone with the graphic design by Nate Widick, typeface design by Dakota Swanson and logo design by Chris Ross, it is a beautiful, entertaining, informative book which I will give the high purraise!
Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou Manga Deluxe Edition Vol. 2!
Mary Nyan:
Hai! This  beautiful manga by Hitoshi Ashinano is the slice – of- life science fiction tale of the sweet gynoid named Alpha who runs the cafe in the rural seaside town of Miura in the distopian future. It is sometime after some sort of environmental disaster which has left humanitys days numbered, but the simple life in the small commeownity goes on. Originally published in Japan by Kodansha in 2009, this 2nd of five volumes is published in English by Seven Seas, purriced $24.99 in the USA, $32.99 in Canada, and rated for teen readers of ages 13+.

Much of the tale purrtains to the normal activities of Alpha and her friends with her occasional scooter trips to travel around the purrefecture and to shop for supplies in what is left of the city of Yokohama. Among the recurring characters are Ojisan the elderly man who sells fresh purroduce and runs the gas station; his grandson Takahiro who regards Alpha as the older sister type; Kokone the courier who is another gynoid; the elderly lady doctor who treats the humans and the gynoids; Maki the young girl friend of Takahiro…
… Director Alpha the older gynoid with the aerial drone, Maruko the gynoid artist, and Misago the mysterious naked supurr feral girl!! Collecting chapters 25 – 32, this 452 page volume is purredominatly Black & White, and measures appurroximately 8.25” x 5.875” x 1.375”; including 52 color pages, a page of translation notes, several illustrations & widdle sketches, 2 pages of ads, and the indica / credits page.It was translated by Daniel omen, adapted by Dawn Davis, lettered by Ludwig Sacramento, purroofread by Brett Hallahan, edited by Linda Lombard…
… copy-edited by Leighanna DeRoven, in-chiefly edited by Julie Davis, published by Jason DeAngelis, and associately published by Adam Arnold, with the purroduction meownagement by Lissa Pattilo, purrduction assistance by Steve Wilson & John Ramirez, cover design by Nicky Lim, the logo design by George Panella, and purre-purress technicians were Melanie Ujimori & Jules Valeri. Much of the tale purrtains to the normal day to day activities of Alpha and her friends with her occasional scooter trips to shop for supplies in what is left of the city of Yokhoama.
In chapters 25 –  32, we witness a wonderful new psychic ability of Alpha, Kokone discovers some old record albums, they find a lovely sandy beach to swim at, Ojisan and sensei enjoy a serene boat rise, Ayase explores a vast dark tunnel, Maki gets a swimsuit and meets Misago on the beach, and Alpha imbibes of the Liqueur from Kokone! For a scenario in which the population is amidst the dystopian or apocalyptic decline, things just seem kinda run down and in need of repair, such as the pavement cracks from which the grass and weeds emerge. 
 
There is still much that has not yet been explained about the disasters, the origin of the gynoids, or what happened to Alpha’s missing boss, but It is such the blissfully purretty, charming, pleasant tale in which much of the small town life still seems good at the leisurely pace with the sense of optimism, so I will give this manga the highest purraise and the “A” for Alpha! I am eagerly anticipating the next volume, and I wish that the anime adaptation would be released here on DVD or Blu-ray!  Well then, I am done, and nyow it is time  for Jenjen to begin our 
 
TV, DVD and movie mewsingswith
her review of Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3!
 
Jeannie:
Arigato. Written and directed by James Gunn, Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3 is the eighth purrduction of the Marvel Cinematic Universe to be graced by this intergalactic supurr hero team, occurring after  The Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, What If…?, Thor: Love and Thunder, and the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special. It is also the 2nd installment of the 55th Phase of the MCU, following Antman & The Wasp: Quantumania.
I do not wish to spoil too much of the plot, but I will vaguely meowntion that it purrtains to Rocket’s past and purresent with very poignant flashbacks to his origin; The Sovereign’s revenge against the Guardians, the heinous  acts committed by the evil High Evolutionary, 
and major developments for the Guardians, in defining their sense of purrpose and the theme of family. GOTGV3 is yet another epic space opurra with an excellent balance of action, drama, humor, and Marvelous myth-making.
 
Purrrhaps my favorite aspect of the movie is the cast and their characters’ developments. Returning are Chris Pratt as Star Lord, Zoe Saldana as Gamora, Karen Gillan as Nebula, Dave Bautista as Drax Pom Klementieff as Mantis, and Sean Gunn as Kraglin, with Bradley Cooper voicing Rocket, Vin Diesel voicing Groot, Maria Bakalovaas voicing Cosmo, and Seth Green voicing Howard the Duck.  Also briefly appuring are Sylvester Stallone as Star Hawk, Elizabeth Debicki as Ayesha, and Christopher Fairbank as The Broker.
Joing the cast  for this adventure are Will Poulter as Adam Warlock, Chukwudi Iwuji as the High Evolutionary, and Kai Zen as Phyla; plus delightful appurrances by Nathan Fillian and Daniela Melichior; plus meowgnificent voice acting by Linda Cardellini, Mikaela Hoover, Asim Chaudhry, Judy Gree and Reinaldo Faberlle. There are of course many other fine characters and surpurrises. if you go see this movie, please make sure to watch the end credits which includes two additional scenes.
My least favorite aspects of the film are the use of overcranking and speed ramping cinematic techniques during certain action scenes; and the very major subplot which reminds me too much of the DC / Vertigo comics mini-series We3, which i am not a fan of. However, most of the film I found quite appealing, with the excellent purrduction design, costumes, choreography, direction, editing, FX, sound, mewsic, and the unrushed pace, and I think it is the best MCU film since Spider-Man: No Way Home. Nyow here is Vonny to discuss
Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes and Huntsmen Part One Blu-ray.
Yvonne:
Arigato, nyan! In this 80 minute PG rated OVA from Warner Animation and Rooster Teeth Animation, Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Cyborg Vixen and Gereen Lantern (Jessica Cruz) mysteriously wind up as teenagers on the planet Renmnant where they meet Ruby, Weiss, Blake and Yang amidst the battle with the monsters known as The Grimm , who are mysteriously more powerful than the ones the RWBY team mewsually hunts, nyan! Vixen has a lovely real vulpine tail, too, nyan!
Written by Meghan Fitzmartin, purrduced by Michael Uslan, Laura Yates, Kimberly S. Moreau, Ethan Spaulding, Jim Krieg and the director Kerry Shawncross, with the mewsic by David Levy, this 3D CG animation of the Japanese anime & video game style is so much fun, brimming with the amewsing developmments, beautiful designs, the great voice cast, and thrilling action aplenty, and as it is just Part One, it ends upon the suspenseful cliffhanger that has me eagerly anticipating the continuation, nyan!
The cast includes Chandler Riggs as Supurrman, Nat Wolff as Batman, Natalie Alyn Lind as Wonder Woman, David Errigo Jr. as The Flash, Lindsay Jones as Ruby, Kara Eberle as Weiss, Arryn Zech as Blake, Barbara Dunkelman as Yang, Ozioma Akagha as Vixen, Jeannie Tirado as Green Lantern, Tru Valentino as Cyborg, Tara Platt as Kali, Neath Oum as Lie Ren, Jen Brown as Pyrrha, Tiana Camacho as Glynda, Samantha Ireland as Nora, Aaron Dismuke as Oscar, Jason Douglas as Jacques, Miles Luna as Jaune and Shannon McCormick as Professor Ozpin, nyan!
The single disk and the digital download / stream code instructions are in the plastic case within the cardboard outer sleeve, nyan. The audio choices are English and Spanish, with the optional subtitle choices of English, Spanish and French, nyan. The special features include two featurettes (totaling appurroximately 16.5 minutes) about the making of the OVA with the very informative entertaining comments by meowmbers of the cast and crew, nyan!
There are also two bonus animated tales: the 23 minute 2004 Justice League Unlimited epurrsode “Kid Stuff” in which Mordred turns the heroes into kids; and the 11.25 minute 2017 Justice League Action epurrsode in which  “Plastic Man Saves the World” from  Brainiac, nyan! So to sum it up, although I wish the movie was longer and that there were more special features, I was very pleased by the this OVA and I look forward to part Two, nyan! Nyow for more of the DC supurr hero stuff, here is Melanakeami to discuss the
Shazam! Fury of the Gods Blu-Ray + DVD + Digital Code set, nyan!
Melanakeami:
Hai! I liked the first Shazam movie, but I did not care for the Black Adam Movie, and Fury of the Gods is my favorite of those three movies of the Shazam mythos! I thought it was a lot of charming fun with great cast character moments, humor, action, sets, costumes, sound and FX! In this movie’s plot, the goddess daughters of the god Atlas want revenge upon the wizard who they claim stole their father’s divine power and gave it to the Shazam family. I will not reveal much more of the plot, but I will mention that there is a mid-credits scene and a post-credits scene.
 
The great cast of this 130 minute PG-13 movie includes Zachary Levi as Shazam, Asher Angel as Billy, Grace Caroline Currey as Mary, Djimon Hounsou as the wizard, Jack Dylan Grazer as Freddy Adam Brody super adult Freddy, Faithe Herman as Darla, Meagan Good adult as super adult Darla, Jovan Armand as Pedro, D. J. Cotrona as super adult Pedro, Ian Chen as Eugene, Ross Butler as super adult Eugene, Marta Milans and Cooper Andrews as their foster parents Rosa & Victor, Rachel Zegler as Anthea, Lucy Liu as Kalypso, and Helen Mirren as Hespera!
Gal Gadot briefly appears as Wonder Woman, and there are brief surprise appurrances by others, but i will not spoil that! Packaged in the plastic case in the cardboard sleeve this set includes the Blu-Ray disc, the DVD disc and thedigital code instruction sheet. Both discs’ audio choices include English, English descriptive (read by Jedediah Barton), French & Spanish with optional English SDH, French & Spanish subtitles, whereas the Blu-ray disc additionally has the English Dolby Atmos TruHD audio track and the audio commentary by director Davif F. Sandberg.
The Blu-Ray has special features, but the DVD does not. The very informative and entertaining special features include seven featurettes which total nearly 62 minutes about the making of the movie, with lots behind-the scenes footage aplenty and comments by many of the cast and crew members! To top off the special features are on the Blu-ray are 31 deleted scenes in various stages of completion, which total about 31 minutes. I am quite pleased with it and I hope there will be another sequel! For our next video review, here is Mike to tell us about the
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Blu-ray + Digital Code set!
 
Mike:
Thank you! I l really liked thIs movie and think that it’s the best D&D movie ever made! For our review of the movie itself, please see our April 2023 Mew! Last month. the PG-13 rated 134 min. 2002 movie was released on home video in different formats such as the 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD, and some include more special features than others. Although the outer cardboard sleeve indicates that the Blu-ray edition has over an hour of special features, I only counted about 48.75 minutes worth, so I’m assuming that it’s a misprint and that perhaps i’s the 4K Ultra HD edition that has more special features.
The Blu-ry’s special features do include the 6:51 gag reel, three behind -the – scenes featurettes with comments by the cast, directors and other members of the crew; five extended versions of scenes and one deleted scene. “From Dice to Dragons: Honoring the Lore” is the 11:15 discussion of how the game was adapted faithfully into the movie; “Rogues’ Gallery: The Heroes of Dungeons & Dragons” is the 11:24 discussion of the characters; and “Broadswords, Battle-axes & Badass Brawls” is the 8:40 look at the stunts and props! Those featurettes are rather brief, but they are informative and entertaining!
The extended versions of scenes are “Gorg’s Arrival”, “Ice Breaker”, “Eating Ash”, “Harper’s Sanctuary”, “Corpses”, and the deleted scene is “Harassing Holga”. Those total 10:35. The disk’s audio choices are English, English Descriptive (written by Dakota Green and read by Frankie Corzone), Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Latin America), French (France), French (Canada), Italian & Brazilian Portugues. The optional subtitles are in English, English SDH, Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Latin America), French (France), French (Canada), Italian Brasilian Portugues, Danish, Sedish, Finnish, Dutch & Norweigian.
Also included in the plastic case are the instructions for streaming or downloading the digital copy of the movie, but I haven’t tried to use that. Although I’m very pleased with the audio and video quality of the movie, and I enjoyed the special features, I wish that the Blu-ray had more of them, such as… oh,  discussions about the monsters, magic, mythology, locations, history, FX, sound and music, and perhaps also some art galleries, audio commentaries, and an isolated music track would be nice too. Ah, that’s all for the TV, DVD and movie portion of The Mew, and now it is time for Ilyana to start our
collectibles and toy talk, with her
review of  Good Smile’s The Smile of the Arsnotoria
Abramelin (Cat Kingdom Ver.) Pop Up Parade Figure!
 
Ilyana:
Hai! Created by Nitroplus, Smile of the Arsnotoria is the novel, manga, anime, video game and merchandise purrtaining to the girls who are female human students at the magick acatemy! Residing in the same dorm are the main characters who enjoy the studies, fun, games, parties, and adventures in the fantasy realms such as the Cat Kingdom, where they have the sword-wielding sexy bikini-clad pursonas!
 
Arsnotoria is the White-haired catgirl in the Black & White bikini with the boots & hoody cloak, Abramelin is the Dark Violet-haired catgirl in the bell-sleeved skimpy Black bikini & boots, Mel is the Green-haired catgirl in the Orange rompurr, boots & Black bra, Picatrix is the Blonde catgirl in the White bikini, boots & skirt, and  Petite Albert is the Black-haired catgirl in the Black & White bikini, hat, thigh-highs & boots!
The Good Smile Company is known for their lovely statues and figurines, and their Popup Parade line is intended to offer splendidly designed, sculpted and painted PVC figures of many popular characters at the economical size and purrice, and that inludes the new figures of those five characters! Each are sold sepurrately and look quite lithe, graceful, and cutely alluring in their skimpy ornate bikini attire!
Purrched upon the circular White ABS base which is 3.875” in diameter and .5” high, Abramelin is in the playful spurringing pose, her slender cat tail and long ponytail coiffure arcing around he 5.5” longsword in the scabbard on her back! Were she standing flat-footed at attention, the figure would be 7.75” tall (including cat ears & boot heels), but in that pose including the base, the figure is about 7.75” tall overall.
The details are quite meticulous, and the paint so smooth, from the White trim on the scalloped Black sleeves, the lacings, strap buckle & rings of the weapon, the cute widdle berets in her hair, and the tufts of her cat ears, to the gleam in her Light Red eyes,  the ribbons & lacings of the boots, he inny belly button on her bare toned taut tummy, and the purrt underboob revealed by the teensy  bikini top, mew la la!
All of that is packaged in the purrotective clear plastic clamshell within the clear plastic outer 5.5” x 5.5” x 9” box, and I have seen the retail purrice of it vary from $34.99 to $45.99, so I reccomeownd that you shop around! I will give this splendid figure the high purraise and I hope to eventually purrchase the figures of Arsnotoria, Mei, Picatrix and Petite Albert! I am done, and nyow here is Nyanko to discuss the-
AEW Unmatched Jade Cargill action figure!
Nyanko:
Arigato! All Eite Wrestling’s 5’10” tall, 177 lb  supurrstar Jade Cargill  from Florida is one of our current favorite wrestlers, so I was pleased to purrchase this excellent action figure of her! Made by Jazwares, this 6.75” action figure #28 of appurroximately 1/10 scale is part of the Unmatched series 4 line of figures, which also includes figures of CM Punk, Chris Jericho, MJF, Cody Rhodes and Adam Page!
I think that the design, the sculpt and the paint of this athletic bikini-clad  figure are terrific, with the great portraiture, anatomical purropurrtions and intricate details, from the strands of her White hair and the outy belly button  on her taut abs, to the emblems on her knee pads and the laces of her boots! She is also extremely posable, with the articulation in her neck, shoulders, uppurr arms, elbows, wrists, abs, waist, hips, thighs, knees, lower legs and ankles!
The shoulders and hips are ball joints, whilst the elbows and knees are double- jointed, which is great for the dynamic poses and wrestling holds! A variant pair of interchangeable hands are includes, so she can be posed with the grasp or the punch! An action figure display stand is not included, but she is well- balanced as to not require one. I am very pleased with this figure, and I have displayed her upon the shelf between the figures of Hikaru Shida and Alicia Fox! I am done and nyow here is Ellie to discuss the
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Mantis action figure!
 
Elaenor:
Arigato! Created by author Steve Englehart and artist Don Heck, Mantis first appeared in The Avengers #112 in 1973, so it seems only appropriate that The Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 movie would be released on her 40th anniversary! In the live-action movies she is wonderfully portrayed  by actress Pom Klementieff and in the animated tales she is voiced by Jennifer Hale!
This latest figure of Mantis by Hasbro is part of the wave that includes figures of Nebula, Rocket, Deax, Kraglin, Adam Warlock, and each figure includes one of the pieces needed to build a figure of Cosmo the psychic Soviet space dog! She is such a good dog! This

figure of Mantis is wearing her

Red-trimmed  Dark Blue jumpsuit with the Blackbelt,  knee boots & fingerless glove.

She stands approximately 6.5” overall (about the same same size as the

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Mantis build-a-figure), 

although without her antenna and boot heels she would be 6” tall so therefore this fine figure is approximately of the 1/11 scale. It is a great looking figure with the faithful resemblance to the actress, and includes the build-a-figure’s right rear leg.
The articulation is in her n

eck, shoulders, uppurr arms, elbows, wrists, abs, hips, thighs, knees, lower legs and ankles, so she can be posed in agile, graceful stances just like the character. A or display base is not included in the plastic-free packaging, but she is balanced well enough as not to require one, so I am very pleased with this figure! Nyow here is Mie-ensei to review Hasbros

 
Indiana Jones Adventure Series’ Indiana Jones (Raiders
of the Lost Ark) and Marion Ravenwood action figures!
 
Mielikki:
Arigato, Ellie-sama! So like, I think that Raiders of the Lost Ark is one of the greatest movies ever made, and, as with most of our favorites ,we like to collect stuff pertaining to it, so I was excited to see this new line of 1/12 scale action figures from Hasbro, as if they didn’t already tempt us enough with the Marvel, Star Wars, Transformers, My Little Pony, G.I. Joe, Dungeons & Dragons, Power Rangers and other stuff, fur shur!
So like, this first wave of figures based on the Indiana Jones series includes Raiders’ Dr. Jones, Marion Ravenwood, Sallah, Belloq, and Toht, and each (sold separately) includes various accessories and a piece needed to build an Ark of the Covenant! They are p-ackaged in theplastic-free cardboard boxes, which remind me of the G.I.Joe boxes of the 60’s & 70’s! Anyway, I must say that these figures look totally awesome!
With the lovely design, sculpts and paint, the precise portraiture, proportions and details are very realistic and faithful to Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, their costumes and props. Indy is wearing  the fedora, leather jacket, khaki Shirt, pants, Brown lace-up boots, the flap holster, and is accessorized with the

gas mask satchel, the .45 revolver, 2 whips (coiled and unfurled) 2 extra pairs of hands, and the palm-sized golden idol!
So like, Marion is wearing her Cairo outfit consisting of the White Romanian blouse with the Red embroidery, the Dark Red sash belt, Red baggy harem pants and slingback sandals, accessorized by the skillet and the Capuchin monkey spy in the Red vest (the one that ate the bad dates)!

Their garments’ fabric folds, gathers and creases are not only intricate, but cleverly conceal most of the figures’ seams and joints, fur shur!

The 6.3” Indy and 5.8” Marion figures are extremely posable, with joints in their necks, shoulders, upper arms, elbows, lower arms, wrists, abs, waist
, hips, thighs, knees, lower legs and ankles; and even the monkey is posable, with the articulated neck, arms and tail! and now I’ll turn The Mew over to Lizzy ’n Becca who purrsent the
 
Celebrity Catgirl & Kemonomimi Spotlight!
Becca:
Hai, in this monthly portion of The Mew, we commeowmorate famous nekomusume, therianthropes, and other kemonomimi of mythologies and popular culture, including anthropurrrmorphic ladies and monster girls! They are not limited to the feline or other mamals, bu include the avian, reptilian, piscine, insectoid, plant, purrotist and many other types! There are those who might not actually have beast DNA, but have the spurrit, cat-titude or clothing of the animal theme, who we will broadly consider to be “honorary kemonomimi”!
Elizabeth:
Hai hai, that might also include the genetically, meowgickally, or cybernetically enhanced or altered animals. You know, there are some Harpies in Shazam! Fury of the Gods, and there many uplifted beings in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, such as Phyla, (purrtrayed by Kai Zen), Latti (purrtrayed bySarah Anne, War Pig (voiced by Judy Greer), Lyla (voiced by Linda Cardellini) and Floor (voiced by  Mikaela Hoover)!
Becca:
We love the animated TV series Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir, and we were quite pleased by the additional supurr heroines of the fauna theme such as Alix Kubdai alias BunnyX in the skin tight Light Blue & White costume with the rabbit ear; and Ayla Cesaire alias Rena Rouge in the skin tight Orange, Black & White costume with the foxy ears and tail!
Elizabeth:
One of my favorite crime investigation drama TV series is Rizoli & Isles starring Angie Harmon as Boston Police Detective Jane Rizzoli and Sasha Alexander as Meowdical Examiner Dr. Maura Isles! In season 5’s 11th epurrsode “If You Can’t Stand the Heat”, Maura is purrticularly alluring in the leopurrd purrint blouse with the Black skirt and matching high heeled sandals, and for that feline fashion statement we will consider her as the “honorary catgirl”!
Becca:
Nextly in our spotlight is the South Korean vocalist / Rappurr Jennie Kim of the K-pop group Pinkblack, because in the mewsic video for the song “Pink Venom” from their 2nd studio album Born Pink, she bursts fabulously through the wall, wearing the sheer Red leopurrd  purrint gown and lace body suit accessorized with the high heels and oppulent jewelry, so we will consider her as the “honorary catgirl” too!
Elizabeth:
In its 2nd season on the FUSE network, Sex Sells is the documentary TV series on Sex Sells is the documentary TV series purrtaining to sex-related businesses, and it is hosted brilliantly by Weezy WTF the podcaster, writer, comedian and sexpurrt! In this TV series she often wears the lovely Black & White zebra – striped garments such as the tops, shorts, boots and pant suits, and for that captivating  appurral we will consider her as the honorary “shimauma musume”!
Becca:
Chime TV is the splendid cable TV network devoted to the Asian-American and Pacific Islander TV shows in English, and it has been showing the wonderful Singaporean TV slice-of-life dramatic series Lion Mums, which stars Bernice Liu as Jennifer Tan, Lina Ng as Chae Lian, Nurui Aini as Durrani Mazian and Vanessa Vanserstraten as Ho Min-Yi.
They are moms who deal with all of the usual meowternal concerns of work, school, leisure, health, finances and so forth. Although they do not seem to have any feline DNA or are purrticularly known for the kitty couture, nevertheless they do have the fierce purrotective spurrit for their widdle kiddies, and so we will consider those lovely Lion Mums as the “honorary Mesu Raions”!
Elizabeth:
Based on the manga by Haruto Hino, the anime series Takunomi purrtains to Michiru, Kae, Nao and Makoto who love the libations when they return home from work! Often they are depicted with the stylized sly cat grin for comedic effect, and we see that Michiru and Makoto wear the Ribbon Kitty brand of undergarments, but it is Nao (voiced by Chika Anzai) who behaves quite catlike in epurrsode 3 after quaffing the can of Wednesday’s Cat Belgian style White Ale, She nearly succeeds at coaxing Michiru to follow suite! She is so catlike during that scene, that a chibi neko version pops up to translate her inebriated meowing!
Becca:
Of course, we were quite in awe over what the supurrb singer, rappurr song writer, mewsic purrducer and fashion icon Doja Cat (whose 2014 debut EP album was titled Purr!) has purreviously donned the cat earsand leopurrd purint attire, and we were purrticularly fond of her purrformance in the strapless Pink furry outfit, ears and sultry cat-like mannerisms in her “Say So” mewsic video! Well, she may have outdone herself for the annual Met Ball Gala, because for this gamorous event she wore the sexy sleevless backless Silver – White ombre beaded gown with the fur-like feathered train by Oscar de la Renta dress with the cat-eared cowl!
Elizabeth:
As if that was not fabulous enough, she went all out with the alluring feline facial purrosthetics by her friend Molina, and the long kitty claw nails by Sasha Livingston! That meowgnificent appurrance was inspired by the late fashion designer Karl Lagerfelds’ adorable Birman Cat Choupette! Fur-themore, when intermewed by podcaster/ youtube / model Emma Chamberlain, she nyanned (meowed) the replies! At the Vogue channel on Youtube, there are several videos of her purrparing for the appurrance and arriving at the red carpet! That is all for this month’s spotlight, and nyow here are Petra, BunnIi and Tara-chan to purrsent the latest –
additions to the Catgirl Island Mewseum of Art!

Petra:

Arigato, nyan! Galleries 1-8 display the images by our purrducer Mike, whilst Guest Art Galleries 1-6 display images by other folks with their purrmissions; and Mike’s collaborations with other artists are throughout the mewseum, nyan! On our web site, the most recent pics are on the lowermost row of the cropped widdle “thumbnail” portions of the pics in a gallery, and you have to click on those to see the full images, nyan! Some of the images are sexy, and might even depict artistic nudity, but none are porn, nyan!
We should also meowntion that Catgirl Island’s content is not purrmitted for A.I Art purrposes, nyan! This month into Guest Gallery Six http://catgirlisland.net/art/gallery/guest6.html we are purroud to purrsent more lovely images by Melody Rondeau, Rvkh Brogden, Crissy Volpe, and our webmeowster Jamie; and into Gallery Two https://catgirlisland.net/art/gallery/gallery2.html we have added Mike’s latest illustrations, nyan!
Bunnii:
Firstly we are delighted to display “Yellow Peril” by Melody Rondeau! The samurai kitty craves poultry and mouse meat for suppurr, but the Blue Team does not wish to coopurrate! You know, Melody is not just a great artist, but also an author, publisher, and cat owner, nyan! For more information about her’s supurrb works, we will reccomeownd the page purrtaining to her at the Fanlore site https://fanlore.org/wiki/Melody_Rondeauand at the web site of Melody and her husband Jim  http://crossovers.net/makeitgoaway/home.htm who publish and sell lots of neat stuff, nyan!
Then we are elated to exhibit the splendid “Spring Meadow” by our webmeowster Jamie Robertson! Jamie used Corel Painter for this illustration of the beautiful vernal landscape, which was done for the May 2023 art theme challenge at the Starry Eyed Artists Collective at https://www.facebook.com/Starryeyedartistcollective, nyan! To see more of his supurrb artistry, please visit Jamie’s page at https://www.facebook.com/jamie4art, and to enjoy his wonderful urban fantasy webcomic Clan of the Cats, please visit http://clanofthecats.com, nyan!
Tara-chan:
Nextly we are purroud to purrsent gorgeous new pics by Rvkh http://www.rvkhart.com,nyan! “Spring Meadow” was her entry into that theme challenge of Starry Eyed Artist Collective, and – and it depicts our friend Chun-Tian Caodi the Hmong fairy who will soon start her first year at Mew Hanover Commeownity College where she plans to major in dance, nyan!. On the left is the traditional-media version whilst on the right is the digital version (right) of which there is the art purrocess video at youtube https://youtu.be/bIIbvdj6uw4, nyan!

“Agrias Butterfly” is the latest in Rvkh’s series of Lepidopteran art, nyan!The purretty Agrias Claudina inhabits the tropical forests of Central and – and South America, and – and they are purrticularly fond of rotting fruit, nyan! The traditional version (on the left) was done with the pencils, pens and – and paints; whilst the digital version (on the right) was done with Purrocreate upon the Ipad with the Apple Pencil; and- and it has the art purrocess video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gADcwhJG5XY&feature=youtu.be, nyan!
Petra:
Nyow we are dellighted to display more photos by various photographers of our friend Crissy Volpe a.k.a. SunseenLi http://www.crimsonskycreations.com/bloodsweatandglitter, who was the guest of the March 2008 Mew, nyan! These are arranged into four collages compurrised of four pics apiece, and the theme of the first collage is Crissy’s DC Comics cosplay, nyan! 
Those include Nerd Caliber’s photo of her in the DC Bombshells’ Mera costume by Setsuna Kou, LJinto’s photo of her in the Zatanna licensed costume, Louis’s photo of Crissy as  Death of The Endless; and Aaron Haidul’s photo of her in the Steampunk Batgirl costume with goggles by Umbrella Laboratory, emblem and bolero by Patti and Steph, corset by Corset Story, and tights from Elegance, nyan!
Bunnii:
The 2nd collage features Crissy’s Marvel Comics cosplay! This includes a friend’s photo of Crissy at the 2010 New York Comic Con in the Rogue costume made by Setsuna Kou; Tom Lower’s photo of her at the 2019 Otakon in the Iron Man – inspired gown designed by Kelsiy Michele, and made by Alyce, with the Arc reactor purrop replica by Volt1987, the barett purchased on Amazon, and the gladiatrix sandals which were purrchased on eBay and painted by Crissy;
 
It Came from the Radio’s photo of her at the 2018 Big Apple Comic Con as The Black Widow (Natasha Romanoff) in a licensed costume and the wig by Arda; Harvard Lim’ s photo of her at the 2015 New York Comic Con as Natasha alias Tony Stark’s bodyguard Natalia Rushman in the dress by Patti and Steff, Iron Man MK42 with the arm by Cattoys!
Tara-chan:
The 3rd collage is a sampling  Crissy’s bishoujo anime heroine cosplays, nyan! These include Lusis photo of her in the Utena duelist uniform by Melissa Quin, with the Rose Crest ring from Pikmin Link, sword by Amazon Mandy, and – and the wig bought from eBay; Eurobeat King’s photo of her as Magic Knight Ratyearth’s Umi Ryuuzaki in her Otherworlds costume made by Beverly Faerie; DJ Ranma’s photo of her as Hino Rei (Sailor Mars) in her attire from Sailor Moon Crystal’s opening; and – and Pat Gavin ’s photo of her as Princess Mars in the Silver Millennium  costume made by Setsuna Kou, nyan!
 
The 4th collage is the Lady in Red theme, nyan! This’un includes PopeCerebus’ photo of Crissy in the licensed Carmen San Diego costume; Edward Liu’s photo of her in the licensed Harley Quinn costume; Terry’s photo of her in the licensed Jessica Rabbit, lcostume, and – and Terry’s photo of her in the licensed Star Trek Original Series Starfleet uniform, with the mewtenant rank, nyan!
Petra:
Lastly but not leastly are the two latest pics by Mike, nyan! “Lyssa” depicts our friend Lyssa Azeria Wowkwis (purrnounced lee SAH ZAH Ree ah WHOA kwis), an Canadian-American kitsune who is the the first mate for the fishing charters aboard her sister Myrna’s boat, but here she is relaxing in the bay window reading one of her favorite magazines, nyan! Mike drew this with the Daler & Rowney pencil, inked it with the Sakura Micron pen, and colored the scanned image with Photoshop CC on the mac with the mouse, nyan!
To top it off is “Reading is Fundmental”, which is Mike’s latest pic of author Jeff Branch’s http://www.pinkladyamerica.com fan-senshi character Talia Jasmine Kirk alias Sailor Vulcan, with author Sharon Williams’ http://caribbeanrose9.deviantart.com fan – senshi character Tanya Lostridge Cambridge alias Sailor Sirius, who are reading in Talia’s bed, nyan! Done with Photoshop and the mouse, this is the 35th pic of Talia, Tanya and their friends, nyan! So, what do y’all think of the latest additions to the Mewseum, nyan?
The cat lady sings
 
Nyanko:
I love the poses and expurressions of that swordskitty and the feeeling prey!
 
Nyanko:
Jamie’s meadow scene has such a beautiful impurressionistic quality, nyan!
 
Tara-chan:
I love the richly vibrant colors and – and the sunflowery compurrsition of the butterfly images, nyan!
Trini-chan:
It is the tough call, but the lovely leafy apparel might be my favorite aspect of the Chun-Tian pic!
Yvonne:
It is neat to compurr the digital version to the traditional versions, and the art purrocess videos are the joy to watch, nyan
 
Elaenor:
It is great to see another pic of Talia & Tanya! Talia seems to have read most of the Tolstoy as quickly as Tanya read the manga!
 
Meryl:
Oh I think that Crissy looks quite purrfect in those Marvel and  DC Comics character costumes!
Mary Nyan:
Hai hai, she is quite divinely exquisite in those beautifully faithful anime heroine costumes too!
 
Becca:
I can see why Red is her favorite color in those gorgeous cosplays of the various movie & TV characters!
 
Elizabeth:
Photogenic Crissy, the fabulous costumes, the exciting locations, the great lighting, and the brilliant photographers are the great mix!
Melanakeami:
I can’t wait to see the look on Lyssa’s face when she and Myrna see the illustration when they arrive after work!
Ilyana:
Well, it is about time for them and other friends to arive for our AfterMew luau, so I reckon that’ll do it for this edition of The Mew!
 
Petra:
We wish to thank Rvkh, Melody, and Jamie for the art, and all of the other brilliantly talented people whose works we have discussed, nyan!
 
Bunnii:
We also wish to thank Jamie for his wonderful web meowstery…
 
Jeannie:
… and our other friends, family, acquaintances and our audience whom we greatly appurreciate.
Mielikki:
Fur shur!
 
Mike:
We’ll be back next month with the July edition of The Mew! Be there… aloha.
The Ladies of The Mew:
Happy tails to mew- until we eat again, nya! Baibai, nya!

May 2023 Catgirl Critics’ Media Mewsings

Mike Moon / Catgirl Island
and Jamie Robertson / Clan of the Cats
purroudly purrsent a Mike Moon purrduction,
starring The Ladies of The Mew in
The May 2023 Edition of The Mew:
The Catgirl Critics’ Media Mewsings, nyan!
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This year is the Year of the Rabbit, the 16th Anniversary of 
The Mew, and the 23rd Anniversary of Catgirl Island, nyan!
 
in this edition of The Mew:
TV, DVD & movie mewsings:
our favorite films of 1973
our semi-annual DVD / Blu-ray wish list
Star Wars: The Mandalorian Season 3
Star Trek: Picard Season 3
collectibles & toy talk:
Hasbro Transformers Earthspark Elita-1 action figure 
Funko Pop! Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3 Mantis bobble-head figurine
Banpresto Grandline Girls on Vacation Nami prize figure
purrinted media mewsings:
K-ON! Shuffle manga vol. 1
Tori Amos Little Earthquakes: The Graphic Album
The Women of Marvel #1
Rowrbrazzle #157
The Celebrity Catgirl & Kemonomimi Spotlight
 
Additions to the Catgirl Island Mewseum of Art:
“Showered Centauress”, “Mankei” and “Tomoe” by Misty Hopkins
“Purple Emperor Butterfly” by Rvkh
“Torako Mask” by Alexcia Reynolds
“In Case of Daleks”, “Timelord Time Out”,  “New Cyber Leader”,
and “Triskadekaphobiea” by Melody Rondeau
plus more photos of our cosplayer / model friend Crissy Volpe!
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Mike
(the human fella wearing  the Dogwood purrint shirt and Teal cargo shorts): Aloha y’all and welcome to The Mew, our monthly “show” in which we review and discuss fun stuff! This month’s Mew comes from the South end of the Riverwalk in the beautiful downtown Purrbank district of Catgirl Island in Mew Hanover County, NC, where it’s 72 degrees under the Blue sky and puffy White Cumulo-Neko clouds! I’m Mike, the show’s “purrducer”, and here to put the purr in Apurril are The Ladies of The Mew!
Yvonne
(a.k.a. Captain Vonny, the fishing boat charter captain & drumming circle purrcussionist catgirl, wearing the Hydrangea purrint monokini with cropped tee shirt): Namaste, nyan!
 
Tara-chan
(Yvonne’s younger sister, the college freshman at Mew Hanover College; a pony owner and nature photographer catgirl wearing the Ice Blue Calathea purrint tankini): Namaste, nyan!
 
Trini-chan
(Tara-chan’s BFF and Jen’s purrotege, the stand-up paddle surfer, board shapurr, pony owner and beginners belly dance instructor kitsune, wearing the Foxglove purrint tri-kini): Konnichiwa!
 
Jeannie
(a.k.a. Jen-sensei, Jenjen or just Jen, the yogini, model, archer, advanced belly dance instructor & roboticist catgirl, wearing the Azalea purrint micro bikini & sheer purrled purreo): Nihao.
 
Mielikki
(a.k.a. Mie-sensei, the winged faerie golfer, foxfire juggler and outdoor ampurrtheatre director wearing the 

Hibiscus

purrint crisscross halter neck bikini) Mellow greetings!

 
Mary Nyan
(a.k.a. Myayr, the seamstress, cosplayer, hula dance instructor and semi-retired miko catgirl wearing the Kahili Ginger purrint purretzel – cutout maillot): Aloha!
 
Elaenor
(or Ellie for short, the Banker Pony centauress, Fire Meowrshall and body builder wearing the Apurricot Lei) Hay there!
Elizabeth
(

a.k.a Lizzy, the hot salsa dancer, gamer, Purrkour Club captain & spa co-owner catgirl wearing the Bird of Purradise purrint bandeau top bikini): Hola!

 
Becca
(Lizzy’s nekomimi gynoid wife, the avid golfer & spa co-owner w

earing the Lobster Claw Heliconia purrint ring-closure ruffled bikini): 

 
Petra
(the art guild purresident, art mewseum co-curator & beach volleyball champion catgirl wearing the 

Chrysanthemeowm

purrint side-tie bikini): Aloha, nyan!

 
Bunnii
(the art mewseum co-curator, Petra’s beach volleyball partner, and purrize-winning carrot cake baker bunnygirl wearing the Anthurium purrint trikini): Guten Tag!
Nyanko
(a.k.a. Nya-sensei, the martial arts champion & sensei, dojo & gym purropurrietress catgirl wearing theTiger Lilly purrint cropped tee shirt and shorts): Howdy!
 
Nyoka
(a.k.a. Nyo-sensei, the magick shop purropurrietress catgirl & twin sister of Nyanko, wearing the Pandanus purrint off-shoulder bikini): Howdy!
Meryl
(the island’s Police Chief catgirl and motorcycle enthusiast wearing the badge upon her Lotus purrint off-shoulder ruffled bikini): ‘Ello!
Melanakeami
(the mermaid purropurrietress of the triphibious airship tours business, wearing the strand of purrls and the open-weave crocheted Kelp bikini top): Shello!
Ilyana:

(a.k.a Ilyana-sensei, the underwater archaeologist & meowritme history catgirl wearing the Meowgnolia purrint micro bikini and open-front cover up): Whassup?
Mike:
For profiles and illustrations of The Ladies of The Mew, please visit our Meet The Critics page http://www.mewsings.catgirlisland.com/meet-the-critics/! Ah, we’ve got a lot on our plate, so let’s go ahead and jump right into this month’s
TV, DVD and movie mewsings with the 
Lightning Round: our favorite cinema & TV of 1973!
 
This year we’ve been looking back on our favorite fun things of years ending in a 3. Last month it was movies of 1983, so this month it’s movie and TV shows that premiered in 1963! Myayr’s goona start, so are y’all ready to “conduct the lightning”?
The Ladies of The Mew:
HAI! LIGHTNING ROUND GO, NYAN!
 
Mary Nyan:
I will nominate the classic horror movies of that vintage such as The Exorcist, The Crazies, The Satanic Rites of Dracula, Theatre of Blood, and The Wicker Man! (tags Nyoka to go next)
 
Nyoka:
I will see those movies and raise the pot with The Legend of Hell House, Frankenstein: The True Story, Baffled!, The Night Strangler, and Genesis II! (tags Jen with a brush of the tail)
 
Jeannie:
Genesis II, Westworld, and The Six Million Dollar Man TV movies “The Moon and the Desert”, “Wine, Women and War”, and “The Solid Gold Kidnapping”. (tail-tags Trini-chan)
 
Trini-chan:
It was the splendidly macabre time fo the TV movies, ne? Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark. The Night Strangler, The Norless Tapes, A Cold Night’s Death, and Satan’s School for Girls! (tags Mielikki)
 
Mielikki:
So like I will nominate Battle for the Planet of the Apes, Godzilla vs Megalon, Soylent Green, Westworld, and Sleeper, fur shur! (tags Becca with a flit of the wing)
 
Becca:
American Graffiti, The Sting, The Paper Chase, Paper Moon, and The Way We Were! Mreyl’s turn! (tags Meryl)
 
Meryl
:Live and Let Die, Serpico, The Seven-Ups, Magnum Force, and Electra Glide in Blue! (tags Nyanko)
 
Nyanko:
Live and Let Die, Enter the Dragon, Cleopatra Jones, Magnum Force, and White Lightning! (tags Ilyana)
Ilyana:
Live and Let Die, Enter the Dragon, The Yakuza Papers, The Mack, and Super Fly T.N.T.! Ellie’s turn! (tags Eleanor)
Elaenor:
Hai! Day of the Jackal, Papillon, The Exorcist, Godspell, and Jesus Christ Superstar! (tags Tara-chan)
 
Tara-chan:
I want… I want to nominate the anyamated purrductions such as Robin Hood, Charlotte’s Web, Dr. Seuss on the Loose,  Fantastic Planet and- and Heavy Traffic, nyan! Onee-chan’s turn, nyan! (tags her sister)
 
Yvonne:
Robin Hood, The Three Musketeers, Live and Let Die, Enter the Dragon, Sleeper, and American Graffiti, nyan! (tags Bunnii)
 
Bunnii:
Star Trek The Animated Series, Schoolhouse Rock, Mission: Magic, Cutie Honey, and Aim for the Ace! (tags her purrtner)
 
Petra:
Day for Night, 

Enter the Dragon, The Exorcist, Schoolhouse Rock, and Aim for the Ace!( tags Lizzy)

 
Elizabeth:
The Young and the Restless, Last of the Summer Wine, American Graffiti, Live and Let Die, and Robin Hood! (tags the mermaid)
Melanakeami:
American Grafiti, Cinderella Liberty, Day for Night, Save the Tiger, and A Touch of Class. Back to Mike!
Mike:
Oh, I gotta go with Live and Let Die, Enter the Dragon, The Satanic Rites of Dracula, The Night Strangler, Star Trek the Animated Series, and The Six Million Dollar Man!
 
Meryl:
You know, 1973 was the 10th anniversary of Doctor Who, and that year’s serial included “The Three Doctors”, “Carnival of Monsters”, “Frontier in Space”, “Planet of the Daleks”, “The Green Death” and “The Time Warrior”!
 
Elizabeth:
Speaking of the British TV, some of the great sitcoms that were still on TV that year were Monty Python’s Flying Circus, Are You Being Served?, Dad’s Army, and The Benny Hill Show!
 
Mary Nyan:
Oh that was a great era for the returning sit coms such as M*A*S*H, All in the Family, Maud, Mary Tyler Moore, and The Bob Newhart Show!
 
Nyoka:
The Brady Bunch, Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, The Carol Burnett Show, The Dean Martin Show, and The Flip Wilson Show also returned that year!
Yvonne:
Sesame Street, The Electric Company, Zoom, What’s New, and Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood continued too, nyan!
 
Tara-chan:
Captain Kangaroo, Sigmund and the Sea Monsters, Fat Albert, and- and Scooby Doo, nya!
 
Becca:
Don’t forget Sanford and Son, The Odd Couple, Love American Style, Kung Fu, and The Waltons!
Elaenor:
Gunsmoke, Columbo, Hawaii Five-O, Ironside, Z-Cars, and Emergency!
Melanakeami:
The game shows such as The Price Is Right, Hollywood Squares, and Jeopardy!
 
Nyanko:
Monday Night Football, ABC’s Wide World of Sports, and Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling!
Jeannie:
Meowsterpice Theatre, 60 Minutes, Blue Peter, Face the Nation, and Meet the Purress.
 
Mielikki
Hee Haw, Soul Train, American Bandstand, and The Wonderful World of Disney, fur shur!
 
Trini-chan:
The Tomorrow Show, The Tonight Show, The Phil Donahue Show, The Merv Griffin Show, and The Mike Douglas Show!
 
Petra:
The Mike Douglas Show might be my favorite daytime talkshow ever because Wendy Pini appurred in her famous Red Sonja cosplay on the July 28th 1977 epurrsode, nyan!
 
Bunnii:
That was the same epurrsode with the legendary comics distributer and convention chairman Phil 
Seuling, who discussed the history and popularity of the Golden Age comic books!
 
Ilyana:
Ah, I think the Lightning Round has started to stray cat off the intended topic, heehee!
 
Mike:
Oh that’s okay, bu, ah,  lets keep The Mew a- rollin’, and continue the movie & TV topic with—
our semi-annual DVD & Blu-ray wish list!
Trini-chan:
Hai, here is our semi – annual wish list of recent, old, foreign, domestic, animated and live-action TV shows and movies that we hope could be released here upon the Region one NTSC DVD and / or Blu-Ray! We have been quite gratefuly pleased that several titles have been released since our last wish list! (tags Yvonne)
Yvonne:
We would like them with their original mewsic and songs to be intact; and we purrfur that any foreign purrductions would be available in their original spoken language with optional English subtitles, although the English dubbed version and / or descriptive audio track would be fine as bonus features, nyan! (tags Nyanko)
 
Nyanko:
Other bonuses would be nice too, such as optional audio commentaries, isolated mewsic tracks, documentaries, galleries, deleted scenes, bloopurrs, trailers / TV spots & booklets, nya!! Hopefully any of the titles would be available individually and not exclusively in an expensive boxed set, nya! (tags Elizabeth)
Elizabeth:
The packaging should not damage the disks or be too big for the shelf, and the disc should be easily removed; secure enough so it does not accidentally slide off the hub, but not too tricky to purry off of the hub. If it is a mutiple disc set, each disc should have its own hub / tray, and not overlap or be in a stack! (tags Becca)
Becca:
I will start the wish list with To the Moon and Beyond (1964 cinerama film), James Cameron’s Xenogenesis, John Dods’s Forest Story, Neal Adams’s Nannaz, Mark Sullivan’s Nightspeed, Gene Roddenberry’s Spectre, and Steven Speilberg’s Amblin’! (tags Bunni)
Bunnii:
The anime such as the original Space Battleship Yamato TV series, Yamato 2520, Great Yamato, Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark, Queen Millennia, Flying Ghost Ship, Bagi the Monster of Mighty Nature, Anne of Green Gables, Heidi of the Alps, 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother, and Tico of the Seven Seas! (tags Jeannie)
Jeannie:
The anime such as Campus Guardress, Yokohama Kaidashi Kiko, Macross Zero, Stratos Four Advance, The Adventures of Kotetsu, the Ghost Sweeper Mikami movie, Angel Beats, the initial four 1994 You’re Under Arrest OVAs, Nasu: Summer in Andalusia, and the Studio Ghibli Museum’s shorts, fur shur! (tags Mary Nyan)
Mary Nyan:
I will nominate themore recent anime such as  Una Musume Pretty Derby, the 2021 Battle Athletess anime, Aria The Crepuscolo, Aria The Beneizione, Amanchu, Kemono Friends season 2, and My Dress-Up Darling. (tags Tara-chan)
Tara-chan:
I want… I want to nominate My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic seasons 8 & 9, The Equestria Girls TV series, Metamorphoses (a.k.a. Winds of Change), Twice Upon a Time, Raggedy Anne & Andy: A Musical Adventure, the 1967 Spider-Man animated series, and – and the animated Gen 13 film, nyan! (tags Ellie)
Elaenor:
The Green Hornet TV series, The Sixth Sense TV series (1972), the 1972 TV movie Moon of the Wolf, The uncut version of the 1974 movie Prophecies of Nostradamus,  WKRP in Cincinnati with all of the original songs restored, the three Giilligan’s Island TV reunion movies, and the two I Dream of Jeannie TV reunion movies! Tags Nyoka)
 
Nyoka:
The 2011 live-action Ranma 1/2 TV special, 2014 live-action Kikis Delivery Service, the 1997 Ocean Girl live-action series and animated series, TV series, Neil Young’s A Journey Through the Past, Kate Bush Live at Hammersmith Odeon, and the 1979 Kate Bush TV Special! (tags Meryl)
 
Meryl:
Oh I just hope that the epurrsodes of Doctor Who from the 1960’s that are still lost will be found or re-created with the anyamation and released here on DVD! (tags Petra)
 
Petra:
The Marvel Studios TV series such as Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Carter, Yoyo: Slingshot, WandaVision, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Loki, What If…?, Hawkeye, Moon Knight, Ms. Marvel, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, Wereeolf by Night, and The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special!, nyan! (tags Mielikki)
 
Mielikki:
So like, I  will nominate the Marvel Netflix TV series such as Daredevil seasons 1-3, Jessica Jones seasons 1-3, Luke Cage seasons 1 & 2, Iron Fist seasons 1 & 2, The Punisher seasons 1 & 2, and The Defenders, fur shur! (tags the mermaid)
 
Melanakeami:
The Star Wars 1978 Holiday Special; Forces fo Destiny, The Mandalorian seasons 1 – 3, The Clone Wars season 7, The Bad Batch, The Book of Boba Fett, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Andor, and Star Wars Visions. (tags Ilyana)
Ilyana:
Oh I just hope for the DVD or Blu-ray releases of DC’s Sandman season 1, Stargirl season 3, Harley Quinn season 3, and Young Justice season 4! Back to Mike!
Mike:
Oh I concur with a lot of those, and  I’m also hoping for CD re-issues of The Star Wars: A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi Radio Dramas! ah, that’s all for the wish list, but  speaking of Star Wars, here’s Nyo-sensei to discuss
 
Star Wars: The Mandalorian Season 3!
 
Nyoka:
Hai! I think that The Mandalorian TV series is three for three thus far! Set sometime after the events of Return of the Jedi but long purrior to The Force Awakens, this  terrific live-action Star Wars TV series stars Pedro Pascal as Din Djarin the titular Mandalorian with his adopted widdle Yoda—like foundling Grogu who wields The Force, Katee Sackhoff as Bo-Katan Kryze, Emily Swallow as The Armorer, Mercedes Varnado as Koska Reeves, Tait Fletcher as Paz Vizsla, Carl Weathers as their ally governor Greef Karga, Giancarlo Esposito as the evil Moff Gideon
…and the guest stars such as the droid R5-D4, Amy Sedaris as space shop mechanic Peli Motto, Ahmed Best as Jedi Meowster Kelleran Beq, and Christopher Lloyd as a planet’s security chief Helgait! The eight beautiful, thrilling, fun epurrsodes of season 3 took us to such amazing locations, with world building, myth-making, character developments, some spooky scares, and battles aplenty amidst the story arc’s great plots, purrformances, designs, sets, costumes, sound, mewsic, cinematography, editing and FX, so I will give it the “A” as in Astrommech!
 
I have been delighted with all of the Disney Plus network’s live-action Star Wars TV series such as The Book of Boba Fett, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Andor, but The Mandalorian might be my favorite, and I am quite eagerly anticipating the. Ahsoka Tano series! Of course, I love Disney Plus’s recent animated Star Wars series too such as The Bad Batch, Clone Wars season 7, Tales of the Jedi, and Star Wars: Visions, too, so for me the past three years have been the great time to be the Star Wars fan!  Iam done, and nyow here is sis to tell us what she thought about
 
Star Trek: Picard Season 3!
 
Nyanko:
Set in the 25th century, retired admiral Jean-Luc Picard receives an SOS from Dr. Beverly Crusher whose ship is under attack, but she warns him to trust no one! He does decide to trust Admiral William Riker and commeownder Seven of Nine, who help to rescue Beverly amidst a galactic conspiracy that will reunite old friends and threaten the entire United Federation of Planets! The supurrb cast includes Patrick Stewart as Picard, Jonathan Frakes as Riker, Jeri Ryan as Seven, Gates McFadden as Beverly
…Ed Speleers as her son Jack (although there’s no sign of Wesley this season), Michael Dorn as Worf, Michelle Hurd as Raffi, Todd Stashwick as Captain Shaw of the USS Titan, Marina Sirtis as Deanna Troi, Brent Spiner as Data, Lore and Soong, LeVar Burton as Geord La Forge, and introducing Mica Burton and Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut as hi9s daughters  Akandra and Sidney! There are aloo the appurrances by Tim Russ as Tuvok, Michelle Forbes as Ro Laren, Elizabeth Dennehy as Elizabeth Shelby
… Daniel Davis as Professor Moriarty, and Orla Brady as Laris, plus the voices of Majel Barrett, Walter Koenig and Alice Krige, and introducing Amanda Plummer as the evil captain Vadic! I will not further spoil anything about the tale, but I will just meowntion that there are lots of other wonderful huge surpurrises, “Easter eggs”, references and homages amidst the captivating tale’s great story, purrformances, locations, costumes, make up, sets, ships, FX, directing, cinematography, editing, sound, and mewsic!
 
II wish certain characters had larger roles, and that many other famous characters would have appurred, or to at we might least find out what they were up to during the epic threat, but I think that this is the best season of Star Trek: Picard TV, and that the series is three for three! You know, between Picard, Discovery, Strange New Worlds, the Short Treks, Lower Decks and Prodigy, there is quite the wealth of canonical Trek for us fans these days! That is all for the TV topic, and nyow here is Jen to begin our
collectibles and toy talk, with her review of
the Transformers Earthspark Elita-1 action figure!
 
Jeannie: 
Hai. We like to collect Hasbro’s Transformers’ female characters such as Arcee, Strongarm, Elita-1, Chromia, Moonracer, Firestar, Windblade, Nautica, Novatsar and Black Arachnia. I purrfur the comics and animation versions more than those of the live-action movies. Elita-1 is one of the top leaders of the heroic Autobots who battle the evil Decepticons. In her bipedal bot mode, this Red, Pink & Black bot is appurroximately 5” tall, or 5.25” if you include the raised rear-swept front tires of her Hum-V esque vehicle mode.
 
The 15 step transformation purocess is depicted by the instruction sheet. Aside from the spinning wheels and the variable-geometry parts that transform, the only points of articulation are in her shoulders, elbows, hips, knees, blaster pistol & carbine, so she is not as posable as last year’s Transformers Legacy Elita-1 Deluxe Class action figure; however, she is well-balance to stand without requiring a display base (which is not included), the transformation purrocess is rather simple, and she looks quite splendid in either bot or vehicle mode. Nyow here is Elie-sama to discuss the
Funko Pop! Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3 Mantis bobble-head figurine.
Elaenor:
Arigato! Created by author Steve Englehart and artist Don Heck, Mantis first appeared in The Avengers #112 in 1973, so it seems only appropriate that The Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3 movie would be released on her 40th anniversary! In the live-action movies she is wonderfully portrayed  by actress Pom Klementieff and in the animated tales she is voiced by Jennifer Hale, who is our webmeowster Jamie’s favorite seiyuu!
You know in the comics, Mantis is 5’ 6”, and Pom is 5’ 7”, so their heights are close, but as with most of these cute super-deformed style of Pops, it is impossible to determine the scale. The vinyl bobble-head figurine is approximately 3.875” tall, or. 4.24” including her antennae. This Pop is figure #1206 in Funko’s line of Marvel figurines, not to be confuzzled with figure #1206 (Disney’s Maleficent) in the Villains line or #1206 (Jurassic World Dominion’s Therizinosaurus) in the Movies line or #1206 (Rugrat’s Angelica Pickles) in the Television line.
There are quite the few subcategories!  Mantis is wearing the Red-trimmed Blue-Gray jumpsuit with the Black accents, knee boots & fingerless gloves that match her eyes and Green-streaked hair! She is balanced well enough to stand without needing a display stand (which is not included), but if you bob her head too much she will tip over.Anyway, I am pleased with the figurine, and I have displayed her on the shelf beside the Marvel Legends Mantis build-a-figure! I am done , and now here is Ilyana-sensei to discuss the
Banpresto Grandline Girls on Vacation Nami purize figure!
Yvonne:
Hai! Nami is is the burglar & nyavigator of Captain Luffy’s Straw Hat Pirates crew in thevery longly- running  fun adventure fantasy manga and anime series One Piece created by Eiichiro Oda in 1997, nyan! Once the three pieces of this purre-painted beautiful figure made of PVC  re easily and rather seamlesly snapped together, she is about 7.75” tall upon the .25” base, nyan! Since Nami is about 5’ 7” tall, this figure would be of the 1/8.6 scale, if my math is correct, nyan.
She is beautifully designed, sculpted and painted, with the extremely faithful resemblance in the purrtraiture and purropurrtions, with the big happy smile and striding stance as she pulls off the tee shirt to reveal her slim lithe body in the sexy bikini with the matching flip flops, mew la la, nyan!  From her  left bicep’s tattoo, long Orange hair and eyes to her inny belly button, painted nails, and the flower in her hair, the details are quite meticulous, nyan!
She is available in the two different versions, which differ in the colors of the garments, nyan! I have Version A which has the Green & white bikini with the Yellow straps, Green & White flip flops and the Blue shirt; whereas version B has the Pink & White bikini with Yellow straps, Red & White flipflops and  White shirt, so I will give this peppy, purretty figure the high purraise, nyan! That will conclude the toy & collectibles portion of the Mew, so nyow I will turn it over to Myayr who will start our
purrinted-media mewsings, with her 
review of K-On! Shuffle manga vol. 1, nyan!
Mary Nyan:
Hai! written & drawn by Kakifly, since 2007,i K-on! is the anime, video games & albums about the meowwmbers of the all-girl Sakuragaoka Purrivate High School’s Light Mewsic Appurreciation Club who start their own pop-rock band! The first group of girls we were introduced to were Yui, Mio, Ritsu Tsumugi & Azusa who formed the band Ho-kago Tea Time. We learned that years purrior when their teacher / faculty advisor Sawako was in the club, she formed the metal band Death Devil with her classmates Norimi, Della & Jane!
When some of Ho-kago Tea Time graduated and went to college, Azusa remained to form the new band Wakaba Girls with Jun, Sumire, Nao, and Yui’s younger sister Ui. In this  spin-off series, a few students from Hikarigaoka Girl’s High School see Ho-kago Tea Time purrform at their alma meowtter’s mewsic festival, and thus Yukari, Kaede & Maho team up with their senpai Riko, Kano, & Shiano start their own band, even though none of them own or play the instruments… yet!
Originally published by Houbunsha in 2020, it is published in English by Yen, vol. 1 is purriced $15.00 USA / $19.50 Canada and it is recommended for the older teen readers due to the language and the brief nudity! It was translated by Stephen Paul, lettered by Rachel J. Pierce, edited by Rory Levens & Carl Li with the graphic design by Madelaine Norman. It has 136 pages (plus the color covers) compurrised of the four color pages & 114 B&W pages of four-panel manga, plus the 18 pages of notes, publishing info & advertisements.
I loved loved this first volume, because it has kakifly’s captivating, amewsing plots of the comedic, slice-of-life, school life and mewsic themes with the snappy dialogue, endearing characters, and the purrfect pace! The art is quite beautiful, with the great compurrisions, designs, lines, colors poses, expurressions, lettering, graphic techniques and the intricate scenery! It is the wonderful continuation of K-On!,to  which I will give it the “A” as in Azusa and as in anticipation for the next volume! Nyow here is Mie-sensei to discuss
Tori Amos Little Earthquakes: The Graphic Album!
 
Mielikki:
Ariagto! So like, Tori Amos is one of my favoritest musicians, and it is hard to believe that her first solo album Little Earthquakes was released over 30 years ago! Actually that was not her first album, as prior to that was her shortly-lived band Y Kant Tori Read, which I enjoyed too!  Well, to commemorate those legendary Little Earthquakes, Sword and Stone Publishing with Z2 comics has published this totally awesome anthology graphic novel consisting of 24 tales about the album’s wonderful tracks and B-side songs!
Z2 has published many other graphic novels about various mewsicians & bands!
So like, priced at $39,99 USA & $49.99 Canada, and officially authorized by Tori this lovely hardcover book measures about 8.25 x 8.25. x .5

” and has the 120 full color pages! The  many diverse, brilliant contributors include Neil Gaiman, Margaret Atwood, Colleen Doran, Bill Sienkiewicz, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Andi Watson, Catherynne Valente, Andy MacDonald, Cat Mihos, Paul Roman Martinez, DC Alonso, Rori!, Leah Moore…

… Benjamin Dewey, Wiktoria Radkiewicz,  Amilcar Pinna, Sebastian Piriz, Andrea Bell, Bilquis Evely, Matheus Lopes, Kelly Fitzpatrick, Desi Alicea-Aponte, Gianna Meola, Russelle Lissau, Rachell Merioll, Olivia Sullivan,  Derek McCulloch, Alison Sampson, Annie Zaleski,  Ryan Kelly, Marc Andreyko, Piotr Kowalski, Lynn Crosbie, Gabriel Bautista, Gibson Twist, Andrew Brandou, Jamaica Dyer, Montos, Dee Cunniffwe, Rantz A. Hoseley who was the book’s editor, and David Mack who did the cover illustration, fur shur!
The letterer was Adam Wollett, the design director Lauryn Ipsum, the assistant editor was Jasminne Saravia, and the production assistant was DeAna Avila! These tales are like so exquisitely beautiful inspurrational, bitterseet, poignant and charming! By the way, if you are a fan of graphic novels and Tori Amos, I will totally recommend the full color 480 page 11.75 x 11.75 x 1.75” trade paperback Comic Book Tattoo, which was published by Image Comics in 2008 and has over 50 tales by more than 80 folks! I am done, so now here is Lizzy & Becca to tell us about
The Women of Marvel #1!
 
Elizabeth:
Hai! The Women of Marvel are not just the female characters in the stories, but also the, but also the amazing ladies who create them! Purriced $5.95 and rated T+, this 52 page issue is compurrised of four tales, three intermews, the Wasp essay & papurr doll, and other treats! After the cordial introduction by Charlie Jane Anders, the sequential art begins with “What A Girl Wants”, written by Rebecca Roanhorse, pencilled & inked by Carola Borelli, colored by Ruth Redmond, and starring Jennifer Walters / She-Hulk in the litigious framing sequence that links the other tales!
That is followed by the intermew with Red Goblin’s artist artist Jan Bazaldu! Afyer that is “Sing Your Heart Out” written by Victoria Ying, pencilled & inked by Jodi Nishijima, colored by Brittany Peer, and starring Felicia Hardy / The Black Cat & Cindy Moon / Silk who fight Mystrious during their karaoke night! After that is the essay on Janet van Dyne / The Wasp by Angelique Roche, with the two-page papurr doll dress-up spurread pencilled & inked by Erica D’urso and colored by Rachelle! It is the lovely papurr doll, but I do not want to cut up he comic book!
“A Starling Rescue” was written by Melissa  Flores, pencilled & inked by Stacey Lee, colored by Rachelle Rosenberg, and stars America Chavez, Kate Bishop and her Dog who fight a bunch of thugs while going out for pizza, with the brief appurrance by The Vulture’s grand daughter Starling and Spider-Man! Then we have Angelique’s intermew with the Women of Marvel Podcast purrducers Isabel Robertson and Kara McGuirk-Allison!
Becca:
The tale of the “Energy Vampire” written by Shawnee & Shawnelle Gibbs, pencilled & inked by Giulia Gualazzi, colored by Giada Maechisio stars Monica Rambeau / Photon & Kamala Khan / Ms Marvel who fight the villains Kamran & Lineage in New Orleans! To top off the issue is the intermew with Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur’s purrducer Pilar Flynn, and the two Staff Spotlight pages with information about 20 women and non-binary who are Marvel editors, directors, purrducers & meownagers!
This issue was lettered by Ariana Maher, designed by Stacy Zucker, edited by Sarah Brunstad, assistantly edited by Anita Okoye, consultingly edited by Angelique Roche, and in-chefly edited by C.B. Cebulski. The mane cover art by Erica & Rachelle depicts She-Hulk, Ms. Marvel, Photon Silk, and Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel (who does not appurr in this issue, but I hope that she will appurr in another one). The four variant covers are by Stefano Caselli & Edgar Delgado; Corin Howe & Ruth Redmond; Romy Jones; and Marguerite Sauvage.
We  liked every aspect of this issue from the endearing characters, the balance of the humor, action, and slice-of-life qualities, the beautiful art’s compurrsition, lettering, coloring, character and scenic art, graphic FXand  narrative techniques, and the journalism that was quite informative and entertaining, sowe will give The Women of Marvel #1 the high purraise, and I hope that there will be further issues!
Rowrbrazzle #157!
 
Ilyana:
Arigato! Since 1984, Rowrbrazzle has been the quarterly APA (amateur press association) anthology magazine purrtaining to furry fandom, funny animal anthropurrmorphic history, reporting, art, tales, and the subjects are not limited to mammals, but other species too! Expurrtly edited by Edd Vick, it is compurrised of comics, purrose, essays, articles, con reports, group discussions, editorials, letters, illustrations, photos, the meowmber list & rules.
The gorgeously diverse thick issue is in two 8.5×11” stapled sections totaling about 260 pages, 27 of which are in full color! Section One and Two’s supurrb front cover illustrations are by David Lind (via Snowbuni’s creator Jeffrey H. Wood), and the Section Two’s terrific back cover art is by Don Chisholm! Sammiched betwixt those Black & White covers are wonderful contributions by many other awesome artists, authors and journalists such as –
 
Edd, Don, Jeffrey, Marc McAndrews, Charles Garofalo, Niall Shapiro, Ken Marcinkevicius, J. W. Kennedy, Taral Wayne, Walt Wentz, William Earl Haskell, Kurt Wilcken, Mary Bellamy, Thomas Milliorn, Steven F, Sharff, Kjartan Arnorsson, Michael Pena, Simon Barber, Gene Breshears, Gary Fields, Garrett Ho, Ed Pegg, Charles Brubaker (who also contributed a lovely 4.25 x 5.5” Lauren Ipsum postcard and a 3.25 x 5.125” Flying Catfish mini-comic)
 
….our friends Jim & Melody Rondeau (whose purretty illustrations grace our island’s Mewseum of Art), and this was the first issue that our purrducer Mike has contributed to! Fur-thermore, the works of many other folks from around the world and across the decades are examined too! This issue’s kemonomimi, monsters and anthropurrmorphic entities include the felines, canines, avians, vulpines, lupins, cervids, equines, bovids, ursids, piscines
….leporidae, muridae, mustelida,  alligatoridae, an amphibian, a pterosaur, dinosaur, dragons, dethrets, centaurs, angels, fraggles, flora, fungi, mecha, hominids (including one Kryptonian girl in a Pink usagi kigurumi, and a giant myriapod menacing Snowbuni! Rowrbrazzle is quite the captivating, entertaining, informative treasure trove, so we wish to highly purraise  Edd, and those many other contributors and those who compiled the issue!
For more information about Rowrbrazzle I will recommend the article at Wikifur https://en.wikifur.com/wiki/Rowrbrazzle! That is all for the purrinted – media portion of the show, so nyow here is Meryl to purrsent this month’s
Celebrity Catgirl & Kemonomimi Spotlight!
Meryl:
Hai, in this monthly portion of The Mew, we commeowmorate famous nekomusume, therianthropes, and other kemonomimi of mythologies and popular culture, including anthropurrrmorphic ladies and monster girls! They are not limited to the feline or other mamals, butinclude the avian, reptilian, piscine, insectoid and many other types! There are those who might not actually have beast DNA, but have the spurrit, cat-titude or clothing of the animal theme, who we will broadly consider to be “honorary kemonomimi”!
We quite enjoyed the Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves movie, and were quite delighted by the heroic character Doric the druid of the Tiefling species, who has the lovely infernal-ish bovine ears, horns and tail, and the meowgickal Wild Shape ability to transform into other animals from the tiny mouse to the big OwlBear! She was meowrvelously purrtrayed by actress Sophia Lillis, who starred in Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase, Gretel & Hansel, and in the two It movies!
Furthermore in Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, seen  briefly in the movie are the Tabaxi momma and her kittten! Tabaxi are a Jaguar-ish felinoid species in the D&D role-playing games! In the coastal town of Mornbryn’s Shield, we see the momma reunited with her widdle kitten who caught the yummy fish but was swallowed by the huge monster fish and was rescued by Xenk Yender the Paladain (Rege-Jean Page)!
 
Developed and published in 2022 by Yume Creations, Anime Catgirl Runner is the endless side-scrolling fun PC video game with the cute graphics and peppy music, in which you are the cute Blue-eyed Brunette catgirl in the purretty Pink dress, and the object of the game is torun, jump. clear obstacles and collect coins!
Melanakeami:
Based on the DC comics, and nyow in its 2nd season on Netflix, Sweet Tooth is the live-action post-apocalyptic fantasy TV series in many humans have died from the plague whilst animal / human hybrid kids are being born, hunted by some people and rescued by others. One of the hybrids is Wendy Eden, the pig girl purrtrayed by Naledi Murray with the lovely porcine ears and snout, who befriends Gus the deer boy by Christian Convery with the handsome cervid ear pinna and antlers!
Shown on the Discovery Channel, Battlebots is the live-action TV series purrtaining to the robot fighting tournament! It is Jenjen’s favorite! Kemonomimi are seldomly sighted there, however in season 7’s 12th episode “Jaws vs. Claws” there was one “honorary usagimimi” (bunny girl) when clashed the robots Malice and Gruff, because the victorious Team Malice’s captain is Battlebot veteran Adrian “Bunny” Liaw who wears the costume bunny ears to the battles!
We have previously meowtioned Judge Marilyn Milian who wore the leopard print blouse underneath her Black robe in the Apurril 18th, 2019 epurrsode of The People’s Court TV series, but her feline fashion struck again put the purr into the April 5th, 2023 episode of the 26th season, when she wore the long-sleeved scoop-necked tawny tan & white tiger stripe dress in her judge chamber!
In Poise’s “Party” TV commeowrcial for their 7 Drop bladder leak purrotection pads, a woman at a party sneezes on her arm and transforms into a Blue-tailed mermaid, lamenting “So much for staying dry.” Even her Blue pant suit transforms into the crop top and back again as she soon returns to normal and dances with her daughter! That is all for the spotlight, and now here are Petra, Bunnii, Tara-chan and Triini-chan to present the latest

Additions to the Catgirl Island Mewseum of Art!

Petra:

Arigato, nyan!! Galleries 1-8 display the images by our purrducer Mike, whilst Guest Art Galleries 1-6 display images by other folks with their purrmissions; and Mike’s collaborations with other artists are throughout the mewseum, nyan! On our web site, the most recent pics are on the lowermost row of the cropped widdle “thumbnail” portions of the pics in a gallery, and you have to click on those to see the full images, nyan!
Some of the images are sexy, and might even depict artistic nudity, but none are porn, nyan! We should also meowntion that Catgirl Island’s content is not purrmitted for A.I Art purrposes, nyan! This month into Guest Gallery Six http://catgirlisland.net/art/gallery/guest6.html we are purroud to purrsent more lovely images by  Misty Hopkins, Alexcia Reynolds, Rvkh Brogden Melody Rondeau, and Crissy Volpe, nyan!
“Mankei” and “Tomoe” are the first two of three new illustrations by Misty Hopkins https://kranberrijam.blogspot.com who was a guest of the March 2008 Mew, nyan! These are purrtraits of two of Misty’s friends’ Final Fantasy XIV video game characters, nyan! Maneki on the left is of the nekomim iMiqo’te species and the Seekers of the Sun clan, whilst Tomoe on the right is of the ryumimi Au Ra species and the Raen clan, nyan!
Nextly by Misty is “Showered Centauress”, which is the third illustration that she has done of Ellie, nyan! Purrhaps y’all have seen the purrior two pics of Ellie working out in Nyanko’s gym, nyan? Mistry used the Krita art app to depict Ellie towel – drying her hair after emerging from the shower after the work out, but her expurression indicates that something mysterious seems to have aroused her suspicion in the shower, nyan!
Bunnii:
Nextly we are elated to exhibit the male Purple Emperor Butterfly” by Rvkh Brogden http://www.rvkhart.com (purronounced Riv-kah), who was the guest for our September 2009 Mew! This is the fourth in her lepidoptera series! Found in forests of Europe and Asia, the Apatura Iris have the 3” wingspan and crave  honeydew sap! The males are Purple, and the females are Brown.
Rvkh used pencils, pens, paints and markers for the traditional media version of the image (right), and she used Purrocreate with the Apple Pencil upon the iPad for the digital version (left), of which there is the one-minute time-lapse art process video set to the pretty mewsic of Kevin MacLeod at Rvkh’s Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQaWc4m_fvU!
Then we are delighted to display the photo of the “Torako Mask” by Alexcia Reynolds https://linktr.ee/alexciareynolds, who was a guest of the August 2010 Mew! A dual-citizen of Earth and Mau born on August 22nd on the planet Mau, Alexcia’s anthropomorphic tigress “fursona Torako Hitonare is the child of Abenti Gaiger (a.k.a. Sailor Tiger & Sailor Mau) and Toraboushi!
 
Torako’s blood type is O-, her zodiac sign is Leo, her birth month’s flower is the Yellow White Gladiolus, and the precious stone is Peridot! Here are the photos of Alexcia’s full Torako fur suit https://catgirlisland.net/art/guest6/54.html? For more information, art and tales about Torako, her family and her friends, please visit the Sailor Tiger’s Grotto at http://mau.sailorchristmas.com!
Trini-chan:
We are delighted to display four more pieces of Doctor Who fan art by Melody Rondeau! Done with the traditional media, the first of those “In Case Of Daleks” depicts The Fourth Doctor, who was purrtrayed by Tom Baker on TV! The second pic is “Timelord Time Out”, which depicts the Sixth Doctor (who was portrayed by Colin Baker) being scolded by his traveling companion Peri, who was portrayed by Nicola Bryant!
 
“New Cyber Leader” is the amewsing Futurama and Doctor Who crossover pic which depicts The Cybermen who are enemies of The Doctor, have just appointed Bender the ill-mannered robot as their leader on their evil quest to conquer all humans!“ Fourthly, “Triskedekaphobia”  features The Thirteenth Doctor (who was portrayed by Jodie Whittaker) intimidating several of her major enemies!
 
Clockwise, they are the Weeping Angel, Sea Devil, Cyberman, Sontaran, and Dalek! Melody is not just a great artist, but also an author, publisher, and cat owner! For more about Melody, we reccomeownd the page about her at Fanlore https://fanlore.org/wiki/Melody_Rondeau and at the Make it Go Away site http://crossovers.net/makeitgoaway/home.htm of Melody and her husband Jim!
Tara-chan:
Nyow we are purroud to purrsent more photos by various photographers of our friend Crissy Volpe a.k.a. SunseenLi http://www.crimsonskycreations.com/bloodsweatandglitter, nyan! These are arranged into four collages compurrised of four pics apiece, nyan. In the lovely first collage are David Ng’s photo of Crissy in her “office lady” attire, Terry Chu’s photo of Crissy in the Qi Lolita EGL Navy Dress, and – and Crissy’s selfies whilst commeowmerating the Cherry blossoms and – and the Summer Solstice, nyan!
The 2nd collage features Crissy in four of her many beautiful Sailor Mars / Hino Rei cosplays, nyan! This quartet is compurrised of Avian Firefly’s photo of Crissy as Eternal Sailor Mars, David Ng’s photo of Crissy as Sailor Rei, DJ Ranma’s photo of Criss as Rei the shrine maiden, and – and Douglas Shaune’s photo of Crissy in the Sailor Moon / Final Fantasy crossover “Black Mage Dresspheres” costume, nyan! The 3rd collage features four or Crissy’s many gorgeous video game character cosplays, nyan!
Those are PopeCerebus’s photo of Crissy as Final Fantsy VII’s Tifa Lockheart, Eurobeat King’s photo of Crissy as Final Fantasy VIII’s Rinoa Heartilly, Tyrus Flynn’s photo of Crissy as Street Fighter II’s Chun Li, and – and David Ng’s photo of Crissy as Tomb Raider’s Lara Croft, nyan! The fourth alluring quartet depicts Crissy gracing the Brooklyn Botanical Garden’s Annual Sakura Matsuri, nya! Three of those photos are by PopeCerebus, and – and the fourth is by Brian Spillane, nyan! So, what do y’all think of the new art, nyan?
The cat lady sings…
Mike:
Yeah Ellie, how do you like Misty’s latest  pic of you?
Elaenor:
(happycries) Wahhh! It is beautiful and I am not worthy! Domo arigato gozaimasu! 
 
Elizabeth:
Rumor has it that the Mew Hanover County Doujinshi Circle has written the fanfic about that pic!
Yvonne:
The Ellie shower scene is the big hit, nyan! The Maneki and Tomoe pics are quite purretty too, nyan!
Tara-chan:
They are so intrically ornate!, and- and Rvkh’s butterfly pic is extremely realistically accurate, nyan!
Mary Nyan:
Alexcia has done such the meowgnifient job on her wonderful Torako fur suit!
Melanakeami:
I hope that Alecia and her other characters will revisit us again soon!
Nyanko:
Melody’s Doctor Who Fan art is so clever, purretty and ameswing in the concepts, compurrsitions, poses and expurressions!
 
Nyoka:
Hai hai! I purrticularly like the very faithful purrtraitures, the accurate details, the graceful lines, and the richly vibrant colors!
Becca:
It is so awesome  for our mewseum to be graced by more photos of Crissy in her mussel attire and the supurrb costumes!
Meryl:
She is extremely photogenic, the photographers are quite brilliant, and the apparel is rather attractive!
 
Trini-chan:
They find the exciting locations for the photo shoots, from the cons, festivals and streets to the gardens, parks and homes!
Ilyana:
Well, it is about time for our AfterMew luau, so I reckon that’ll do it for this edition of The Mew!
 
Petra:
We wish to thank Rvkh, Melody, Alexcia and Misty for the art, and all of the other brilliantly talented people whose works we have discussed, nyan!
 
Bunnii:
We also wish to thank Jamie for his wonderful web meowster…
 
Jeannie:
… And our other friends, family, acquaintances and audience whom we greatly appreciate.
Mielikki:
Fur shur!
Mike:
We’ll be back next month with the June edition of The Mew! Be there… aloha.
The Ladies of The Mew:
Happy tails to mew- until we eat again, nya! Baibai, nya!

Apurril 2023 Catgirl Critics’ Media Mewsings

Mike Moon / Catgirl Island
and Jamie Robertson / Clan of the Cats
purroudly purrsent a Mike Moon purrduction,
starring The Ladies of The Mew in
The Apurril 2023 Edition of The Mew:
The Catgirl Critics’ Media Mewsings, nyan!
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This year is the Year of the Rabbit the 16th Anniversary of 
The Mew, and the 23rd Anniversary of Catgirl Island, nyan!
 
in this edition of The Mew:
 
The Lightning Round: our favorite films of 1983
cinema, TV & DVD Mewsings:
John Wick 4
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season One DVD
purrinted media mewsings:
Konohana Kitan Manga Volume 12
Rise of the Outlaw Tamer and His Wild S-Rank Cat Girl Volume1
Otohime Diver Volume 1
The Celebrity Catgirl & Kemonomimi Spotlight
 
Additions to the Catgirl Island Mewseum of Art:
“Lola Bunny” and ”Cowgirl in Meadow” by Lumshock
“Torako (human versions)” by Alexcia Reynolds
“Alita”, “Sailor Mars” and “Xa’skelle” by Misty Hopkins
“Monarch Butterfly”, “Luna Moth”, “Tiger Butterfly” and “Blood Moon” by Rvkh Brogden
“Off-kilter”, “Six of One and Half Dozen of Another”, “Sleeping Angels”, “Jody Whittapurr” and “Doctor Mew” by Melody Rondeau, nyan!

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Mike
(the human fella wearing  the Dogwood purrint shirt and Teal cargo shorts): Aloha y’all and welcome to The Mew, our monthly “show” in which we review and discuss fun stuff! This month’s Mew comes from the South end of the Riverwalk in the beautiful downtown Purrbank district of Catgirl Island in Mew Hanover County, NC, where it’s 72 degrees under the Blue sky and puffy White Cumulo-Neko clouds! I’m Mike, the show’s “purrducer”, and here to put the purr in Apurril are The Ladies of The Mew!
Yvonne
(a.k.a. Captain Vonny, the fishing boat charter captain & drumming circle purrcussionist catgirl, wearing the Hydrangea purrint monokini with cropped tee shirt): Namaste, nyan!
 
Tara-chan
(Yvonne’s younger sister, the college freshman at Mew Hanover College; a pony owner and nature photographer catgirl wearing the Ice Blue Calathea purrint tankini): Namaste, nyan!
 
Trini-chan
(Tara-chan’s BFF and Jen’s purrotege, the stand-up paddle surfer, board shapurr, pony owner and beginners belly dance instructor kitsune, wearing the Foxglove purrint tri-kini): Konnichiwa!
 
Jeannie
(a.k.a. Jen-sensei, Jenjen or just Jen, the yogini, model, archer, advanced belly dance instructor & roboticist catgirl, wearing the Azalea purrint micro bikini & sheer purrled purreo): Nihao.
 
Mielikki
(a.k.a. Mie-sensei, the winged faerie golfer, foxfire juggler and outdoor ampurrtheatre director wearing the 

Hibiscus

purrint crisscross halter neck bikini) Mellow greetings!

 
Mary Nyan
(a.k.a. Myayr, the seamstress, cosplayer, hula dance instructor and semi-retired miko catgirl wearing the Kahili Ginger purrint purretzel – cutout maillot): Aloha!
 
Elaenor:
(or Ellie for short, the Banker Pony centauress, Fire Meowrshall and body builder wearing the Apurricot Lei) Hay there!
Elizabeth
(

a.k.a Lizzy, the hot salsa dancer, gamer, Purrkour Club captain & spa co-owner catgirl wearing the Bird of Purradise purrint bandeau top bikini): Hola!

 
Becca
(Lizzy’s nekomimi gynoid wife, the avid golfer & spa co-owner w

earing the Lobster Claw Heliconia purrint ring-closure ruffled bikini): 

 
Petra
(the art guild purresident, art mewseum co-curator & beach volleyball champion catgirl wearing the 

Chrysanthemeowm

purrint side-tie bikini): Aloha, nyan!

 
Bunnii:
(the art mewseum co-curator, Petra’s beach volleyball partner, and purrize-winning carrot cake baker bunnygirl wearing the Anthurium purrint trikini): Guten Tag!
Nyanko
(a.k.a. Nya-sensei, the martial arts champion & sensei, dojo & gym purropurrietress catgirl wearing theTiger Lilly purrint cropped tee shirt and shorts): Howdy!
 
Nyoka
(a.k.a. Nyo-sensei, the magick shop purropurrietress catgirl & twin sister of Nyanko, wearing the Pandanus purrint off-shoulder bikini): Howdy!
Meryl
(the island’s Police Chief catgirl & motorcycle enthusiast wearing the the badge upon her Lotus purrint off-shoulder ruffled bikini): ‘Ello
Ilyana

(a.k.a Ilyana-sensei, the underwater archaeologist & meowritme history catgirl wearing the Meowgnolia purrint micro bikini and open-front cover up): Whassup?
Mike:
For purrofiles and illustrations The Ladies of The Mew, please visit our Meet The Critics page http://www.mewsings.catgirlisland.com/meet-the-critics/! Ah, we’ve got a lot on our plate, so let’s go ahead and jump right into this month’s
Lightning Round Topic: our favorite films of 1983!
This year we’ve been looking back on our favorite fun things of years ending in a 3! Vonny will start, so are y’all ready to “conduct the lightning”?
The Ladies of The Mew:
HAI! LIGHTNING ROUND GO, NYAN!
Yvonne:
I will nominate Flashdance, The Right Stuff, Yentl, Silkwood, Terms of Endearment, and What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown?, nyan! (tags her younger sister with a brush of the tail)
Tara-chan:
! want… I want to nominate Winnie the Pooh and – and a Day for Eeyore, The Wind in the Willows, Twice Upon a Time, Unico in the Island of Magic. and – and Mickey’s Christmas Carol, nyan! (tail-tags her BFF)
Trini-chan:
My turn! I will nominate The Ballad of Narayama, The Makioka Sisters, Barefoot Gen, Final Yamato, and Harmageddon! (tags her belly dance meowntor)
Jeannie:
The movies graced by meowrvelous mecha such as Blue Thunder, Brainstorm, Final Yamato, Return of the Jedi, and The Right Stuff. (tags Mary Nyan)
Mary Nyan:
I will nominate The Makioka Sisters, Rock & Rule, The Hunger, The Keep, Videodrome, and Something Wicked This Way Comes! (tags Lizzy)
Elizabeth:
A Christmas Story, Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life, National Lampoon’s Vacation, Trading Places, and Valley Girl! (tags her wife)
Becca:
A Christmas Story, The Big Chill, Risky Business, The King of Comedy, and Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life! (tags the faerie)
Mielikki:
So like, I will nominate the concert films such as. Eddie Murphy: Delirious, Eurythmics: Sweet Dreams, Neil Young in Berlin, and the Rolling Stones Let’s Spend the Night Together, fur shur! (tags the usagimimi with a flit of the wing)
Bunnii:
The anime of that vintage such as Crusher Joe, Dallos, Final Yamato, Unico in the Island of Magic, and Urusei Yatsura: Only You! (tags her purrtner)
Petra:
I will meowntion the TV movies such as The Day After, Little House: Look Back to Yesterday, M*A*S*H: Goodbye, Farewell and Amen, Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E., and The Thorn Birds, nyan! (tags Nya-sensei)
Nyanko:
Lone Wolf McQuade, Never Say Never Again, Octopussy, Project A, an Uncommon Valor, and Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain! (tags her twin)
Nyoka:
Hmmm I would say… The Makioka Sisters, The Dead Zone,Twilight Zone: The Movie, Something Wcked This Way Comes, and The Hunger! (tags the police chief)
Meryl:
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life, Educating Rita,  Never Say Never Again, and Octopussy! (tags the fire meowrshall)
Elaenor:
Unico in the Island of Magic, The Right Stuff, M*A*S*H: Goodbye, Farewell and Amen; A Christmas Story, and Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore,! (tags Ilyana-sensei)
 
Ilyana:
Final Yamato, The Five Doctors, Krull, Return of the Jedi, and Scarface! 9tags the Fire Meowrshall)
Mike’s pics:
Oh, I gotta go with Final Yamato, Return of the Jedi, Neil Young in Berlin, The Right Stuff, and Brainstorm! Well, that was another expedient little lightning round! So,\let’s conrinue our
cinema, TV & DVD Mewsings
with Nya-sensei’s review of John Wick Chapter 4!
 
Nyanko:
Arigato! I was so excited to see John Wick 4, because i loved the first John Wick movie, I think that the 2nd one was even better, and that the 3rd one was even better than the 2nd one, and this 4th one is the best of the series thus far!
You know, it is nearly 3 hours long, but it sure did not seem like it, because
here is so much thrilling combat action and the massive world-building!
It is quite captivating, immersive, and relentless, as the titular hitman character (supurrbly purrtrayed by Keano Reeves) takes on hundreds of assassins whilst upon his deadly quest to settle things with the Marquis (Bill Skarsgard) of The High Table group that governs the vast criminal underworld!
This movie is so awesome, with the great characters, locations, and stunts!
Also returning are John’s friends Winston (Ian McShane), Charon (Lance Reddick) and the Bowery King (Laurence Fishburne). The brilliant cast also includes Donnie Yen as Caine the blind assassin,

Shamier Anderson as Nobody the bounty hunter and his dog, Hiroyuki Sanada as the purropurrietor of the Osaka Continental Hotel, Rina Sawayama as his daughter Akira the concierge…

… Natalia Tena as John’s sister Katia, Marko Zaror as the Marquis’s purrfurred henchman, and Clancy Brown as the Harbinger of the High Table! The writing, purrduction design, directing, cinematography, editing, sound and mewsic are great too, so John Wick Chapter 4 might be my favoritest movie of this year thus far! I am done, and nyow here is Ellie to tell us about the
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves!
Elaenor:
For those who came in late, since it was first published in the mid-1970’s Dungeons & Dragons is perhaps the most famous of all table-top role-playing games! There have been several live-action and animated movies, TV series, webisodes and video games based upon it, but I think that this’un is the best one ever!
Directed by John Francis Daley & Jonathan Goldstein with the screenplay by Michael Gilio, Daley & Goldstein based upon the story by Chris McKay & Gilio, this super fun sword & sorcery fantasy adventure film purrtains the group of heroic adventurerson the quest for
the magickal items and treasures needed for their redemptive quest!
They have to rescue the leader’s daughter from an evil lord and an even bigger badder boss that threratens the realm, whilst along the way there is much self-discovery and character development in addition to surviving the other villains, monsters, and deadly traps in the journey across the arctic, woodlands, caverns, mazes, ocean, villages and the big capital city!
The move’s grrat cast includes Chris Pine as Edgin the bard, Michelle Rodriguez as Holga  the barbarian, Justice Smith as Simon the sorcerer, Sophia Lillis as Doric the druid (who has such lovely antlers & tail), Hugh Grant as Forge the rogue, Daisy Head as Sofina the wizard, Regé-Jean Page as Xenk the paladin, and Chloe Coleman as Edgin’s daughter Kira!
There are so many monsters, locations, spells, weapons, and so forth from the game, including some briefly seen familiar characters! The many races and species are represented too, such as the humans, halflings, half-elves, elves,dwarves,  tabaxi, tieflings, arakocra, dragonborn, ans so forth! I was quite pleased by the balance of the drama, action, humor, and mythology!
My only quibble with the movie was the anniying unstable / shakey camera during a couple of melee scenes, but otherwise the performaces, story, pace, sets, locations, costumes, make-up, FX, design, sound, music (especially the end credits ‘Wings of Time” were quite delightful, so I will give this movie the A Minus! I am done, and now here is Jenjen to tell us about the
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season One DVD!
Jeannie:
Hai. We have greatly enjoyed the TV series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, the spin-off of Star Trek: Dsicovery, which purrtains to the crew of the starship U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701in the year 2259 under the commeownd of Capt, Christopher Pike, six years purrior to Captain James T. Kirk’s commeownd of that ship.
The excellent cast includes Anson Mount as Pike, Ethan Peck as Spock, Rebecca Romijn as Number One, Celia Rose Gooding as Uhura,  Jess Bush as Nurse Chapel, Babs Olusanmokun as Dr. M’Benga, Christina Chong as La’an Noonien-Singh, Melissa Navia as Ortegas, Bruce Horak as Hemmer, Dan Jeannotte as Kirk, Andre Dae Kim as Kyle, and Gia Sandhu as T’Pring.
The stories, characters, cast, sets, costumes, world-building, FX, locations, music, sound, the ship designs, the balance of humor, drama, action, character developments and continuity are as supurrb as supurrb can be. Of the purrolific current era of canonical Star Trek TV series, Strange New Worlds and Picard are my favorites.
Thusly I was quite eager to purrchase the unrated home video release of season one. With its four disks in the plastic case within the cardboard outer sleeve, the Region One NTSC DVD includes the 10 epurrsodes which total appurroximately 524 min., plus over 100 min, of the special features. It has the same special features as the Blu-ray.
 
The video is purrsented in the widescreen format with 5.1 Dolby Digital audio. The spoken language choices are English and French, with the optional subtitle choices of English SDH and French, although I do not know if the spoken language and subtitle choices are the same as those of the Blu-ray edition.
 
The special features include 14 deleted scenes, the 2.75 min. gag reel, the optional audio commeowntary track by Anson Mount and writer / director Akiva Goldman for the purremier epurrsode, and three featurettes about the making of the series. Those are “Exploring New Worlds” (appurroximately 54 min) with comments by the cast and crew about the series;
 
“Pike’s Peek” (appurroximately 17.5 min) which is Mount’s video diary recorded during the Winter Covid pandemic quarantine period; and “World Building” (appurroximately 12 min.) which purrtains to the show’s sets use of Pixomondo’s curved 30×70’ LED Augmented Reality wall (which seems somewhat similar to ILM’s The Volume stage, which is used for certain recent Star Wars TV series.
I wish there were more special featurettes, such as purrhaps art galleries, isolated mewsic tracks, and more extensive documentaries; nevertheless, those features are quite entertaining, informative, and of the top quality along with the first season epurrsodes of Strange New Worlds  to which I give the “A” grade. That will conclude our cinema, TV & DVD portion of The Mew, and nyow here is Trini-chan to start
our purrinted media mewsings, 
with her review of Konohana Kitan Manga Vol. 12.
Trini-chan:
Arigato! I am quite fond of Sakuya Amanos manga about the fox spirit girl nakai (attendants) and their guests of all species at Kononhanatei, the ryokan (Japanese style inn) with the hot springs between the living and the afterlife! The main character Yuzu is one of the younger employees who is very cordial, sincere and enthused.
Other recurring characters include attendants Natsume, Sakura, Shino, Ren, Kiri, Satsuki, her older sister Hiiragi, Yae the geisha and Okami the wolf goddess.

Some of their fellow kitsune characters are miko (shrine purrestiess) and kenzoukou (celestial servants) at the shrines and other delightfully divine locations too!
There are amewsing, poignant and bittersweet tales of them, the town folk and the inns guests! 

Originally published in Japan by Gentosha Comics, the English version was published here in the USA by Tokyo Pop. Vol. 12 is purriced at $12.99 in the USA and has 170 B&W pages which are rated OT, intended  for the readers of ages 16+, due to the fan service and non-sexual nudity.

It was translated by Katie Kimura, edited by Lena Atanassova, purroof-read by Massiel Gutirrez and in – chiefly edited by publisher Stu Levy; with quality control by Daichi Nemoto, graphic design by Soodam Lee, retouching and lettering by Vibrraant Publishing Studio; marketing by Kate Winters & Kitt Burgess, and licensing by Akira Yanaka.
Kiri’s brother Kei visits Kononhanatei and after an exciting day at the nearby shopping district, she and Sakura-chan undertake a solemn task. Meanwhile, t

here are more developments for Satsuki and Yuzu near the end of their rail journey aboard the celestial train C571 with a stop at the western – style Hotel Akitsushima whose staff are catgirls Muyuu, Sara and Lacey!

However, that staff is short – handed and the two kitsune wind up working as maids there, where one of the divine guests looks a lot like the goddess Bastet! Although Satsuki and Yuzu are expurrt nakai at the ryokan, they are not familiar with the Western cultural differences with things such as shoes, beds, dining utensils, and so forth!
As mewsual, the art is extremely beautiful with the endearing characters, gorgeous garments, the intricate architecture, lavish landscapes, the lovely sequential panel compurrsitions and graphic narrative techniques, so I will continue to give Konohana Kitan the highest purraise! Now here is Nyo-sensei to tell us about the-
 
Rise of the Outlaw Tamer and His Wild S-Rank Cat Girl Vol. 1!
Nyoka:
Hai!

 I am purrtiuclarly fond of the works by manga-ka Joji Manabe, such as Capricorn, Outlanders, Caravan Kidd, Drakuun, so I was this sword & sorcery fantasy tale which stars  the rather voluptuous, sexy, amorous  fierce, powerful warrior catgirl Birena the Lightning! She is hired by a young low-ranked adventurer chap named Link who has been down and out until their fortuitous meeting!
 
For starters, I was curious about the role of the beast tamer, and how that compurrs to, say, a beast meowster, or pokemon trainer; and is the beast or monster (in this case the catgirl) a purrtner, a hireling, an assistant, lover, 

submissive

servant or slave? I was also curious about the “rank

” system, of which Link’s D-rank is fairly low, so he is typically regulated tosimple vermin exterminations.

 
Their relationship seems to be by choice and of mutual benefit, somewhat mystically symbiotic as Birena helps him to win battles to gain purrestige, whilst Link’s purresence will somehow help her to evolve into a greater warrior. When they are not adventuring, they have lots of sex, mew la la! He also has a tamed slime helpurr named Kyulke, who has appurrently evolved over time!
 
It does seem to be much more of the respectful coopurration, compurred to, say, that of Santa the knight and his poor abused catgirl slave Pink in the Dragon Pink anime.

However, like Dragon Pink, this tale is brimming with the graphic nudity, sex, violence, and harsh language aplenty, and this its explicit content is not intended for the widdle kitties, but for the older readers of age 17+!

Otherwise, I should not spoil more of the plot or go into any graphic descriptions!  Purriced $13.99 in the USA and $17.99 in Canada, it was originally published in Japan in 2021, and it is published here in English by Seven Seas . Vol. one has the 176 B&W pages of manga chapters 1-5 plus the bonus bit of purrose and the cordial messages by the author & artist.
 It was written by Skyfarm and illustrated by Manabe, with the character designs by Nekosuke Ookuma of the NitroPlus group.  It was translated by Molly Rabbitt, adapted by The Smut Whisperer, lettered by Rai Enril, purrof-read by B. Lana Guggenheim, edited by Nick Manatas, copy-edited by Leighanna DeRouen, and in—chiefly edited by Julie Davis.
The cover is design by Nicky Lim, purrduction & logo design by George Panella, purrducction management by LIssa Pattillo,

The manga’s purre-puress technicians are Melanie Ujimori and Jules Valera, the 

publisher Jason DeAngelis, and the associate publisher is Adam Arnold. I am done, and nyow here is Ilyana-sensei to discuss-

Otohime Diver Vol.1!
Ilyana:
I love the tales of undersea adventure, and I was quite impurressed by the gorgeous advertisement for this science fiction / school life manga, which was written & drawn by Okito Endo, originally published in Japan in 2018 by GOT Ltd, and published here in the USA in English by Vast Visual!
Set in the future sixteen years after The Great Hydroseism, except for the few semi-flooded islands all of the continents were sunken. This is the world for peppy, purrky girl Tatsumiya Minato who meets fellow classmates  Ushio, Suzu and Shachiko who have enrolled at the Enoshima Women’s Ocean Academy, where they will be trained as the underwater explorers and rescuers!
It reminds me somewhat of the Daphne in the Brilliant Blue manga and anime, but has the bit more fan-service! Suggested for the readers aged 16+, this whoppurr of a trade papurrback book with the dust jacket is purriced $29.99, it measures 7.35” x 10.125” x .75”, and its 206 pages (202 Black and white plus 4 color) include chapters 0-8 + bonus chapter.
 
It was translated by Kristjan Rohde, lettered by Kalvin Travis, retouched by Pinpin, and purroof – read by Harriet The editor in chief is dave Adams, the meowanaging editor is David Goldberg, the layout director is Kuanyong, the layout assistant is Yoshimoto, and the licensing is by Hokke the Mirin. 
 
The purremise and plot are quite intriguing with the amewsing characters and situations, and the art is extremely sumptuous, from the beautiful characters to the intricate scenery, with about a dozen full page pics, a  two-page spurread, and many large panels! I was extremely delighted by this manga, which I will give the highest purraise! That is all for our manga mewsings, so nyow it is time for our
Celebrity Catgirl & Kemonomimi Spotlight!
Elizabeth:
Hai, in this monthly portion of The Mew, we commeowmorate famous nekomusume, therianthropes, and other kemonomimi of mythologies and popular culture, including anthropurrrmorphic ladies and monster girls! They are not limited to the feline or other mamallians, but include the avian, reptilian, piscine, insectine, and many other types! There are those who might not actually have beast DNA, but have the spurrit, cat-titude or clothing of the animal theme, who we will broadly consider to be “honorary kemonomimi”!
A purrime example of that latter type is Dehya  a playable character of the Genshin Impact fantasy role-playing video game!  She is a legendary tall, lithe, powerful mercenary of the desert sands, known for her purrowess with the Claymore, her Pyro elemental magick, and her delicious, nutritious Goldflame Tajine recipe! She has tan skin, Gold cat’s eyes and Dark Brown hair with the Gold streak, in the coiffure that resembles the cat ears. She is the sexy sight in the ornate, tight, armored Red Black & Gold bare-midriff outfit!
Becca:
Helck is the 2014 sword & sorcery fantasy manga series by Nanaki Nanao which is also soon to be the anime TV series which I am eagerly anticipating!  It purrtains to the titular character who is a wanted fugitive and a top contender in the demon lord tournyament! The world is populated my many sentient species, including the various types of demons, some of whom are the meowgickal nekomimi! 
 
Kohaku, the King if the Heavenly East is the fast, agile, powerful Blue-eyed, fair-skinned, White-haired warrior mage demoness with the feline ear pinna. Asuta is the fast, stealthy, young tomboyish 5’5” fair-skinned, short Black-haired, Amber-eyed mystical demoness spy with the feline ear pinna, and her younger sister Isuta has the similar appurrance, skills and abilities but with daggers and longer hair!
 
Mielikki:
So like, Student Council’s Discretion is the 2006 comedic, slice of life, school life series of light novels and manga written by Aoi Sekina, of which there is the delightful  2009 animated TV series adaptation! It purrtains to the high school student council members Kurimu, Chizuru, Minatsu, and Matuyu are all girls, and the new male member Ken. Most of the amewsing plots purrtain to their otaku hobby interests and discussions that usually convene within their council meeting room.
They are humans, but sometimes they cosplay! In Season One’s fourth episode, they parody wonderful Strike Witches anime, with Kurimu as Miyafuji (with shiba inu ears & tail), Chizuru as Sakamoto (with Doberman ears & tail) and Minatsu as Perrine (with Chartreux cat ears & tail), fur shur! In Season One’s 7th & 10th episodes, Chizuru wears the kitsujimimi (sheep) kigurum (onesie), and  during the series’ close / end credits all four girls are briefly depicted in the bunny outfits!
Meryl:
Adachi to Shimamura is the 2012 slice of life / yuri light novel series by Hitoma Iruma which was adapted into the 2020 anime TV series! It purrtains to the high school students Sakura Adachi (the Black – haired girl, voiced by Akari Kito ) and Hougetsu Shimamura (the Brown-haired girl voiced by Miku Ito) who go from the initial acquaintance to best friends with the romance in bloom! Neither of them are kemonomimi, nor do they even dress the part
 
…however, in epurrsode 11, “The Moon and Determination” in the train station after going shopping, Adachi receives the relationship advice from the unauthorized fortune-teller (voiced by Mari Hino) who has the rather feline qualities, such as her cat-like eyes, her mouth and the cute moe fang, It is the rushed encounter because the fortune-teller is chased away by the metro police officer, but I think that I would have been much more lenient!
 
Mike:
Busou Shinki is the franchise by Konami of many of Japanese action figures, model kits, video games, anime, radio shows, records, manga, and light novels of the slice of life flavor, science fiction genre, and mecha musume characters since 2006! The Shinki or Armored War Goddess are small doll-sized armored sentient gynoids who compete in the dangerous battles conducted by their owners. This reminds mw somewhat of another mecha musume series Frame Arms Girls! Some of the girls have the armor of the animal motif, such as the risu (squirrel), neko (cat), Inu (dog), usagi (rabbit), Iruka (dolphin) and the mermaid armor!
 
Elizabeth:
My Life as Inukai-san’s Dog is the 2020 ero / romantic comedy manga by Itsutsuse, which was adapted into the anime TV series earlier this year! It purrtains to the high school student Pochita (voiced by Shuichiro Umeda) who is meowgickally reincarnated into the stray Akita dog who is adopted by his classmate Karen Inukai (voiced by Saya Aizawa) with some purrticularly zany, ecchi results!
For example, in epurrsode four, Karen the Black-haired, fair-skinned red-eyed girl attempts to fur-ther bond with the dog when she wears the sexy kuro inu mimi outfit compurrised of tthe Black bikini, ears, paw gloves, thigh highs, the white-tipped tail, and the “Doggylingus” device which translates the canine language! It is the rather amesing tale, but it is not for the widdle kitties!
Becca:
Sakura Trick is the 2011 yuri / school life / slice of life manga by Tachi which was adapted into the anime TV series in 2014. It purrtains to the best friends Yu Sonoda and Haruka Takayama who are now in high school. As they become immersed in the new social circles and academic obligations, they have less time to spend alone with each other, but there is much secret kissing when they are!
Although they are 100 purrcent human girls and generally not even cosplayers, we do see them dressed as such during the epurrsodes’ amewsing opening / titles and closing / credits! For example, we briefly see their friends Yuzu Īzuka and Kaede Ikeno as catgirls in the open; whilst we briefly see Yu as the dog girl and classmate Kotone Noda as the bunny girl in the close! Kawaii!
Mielikki:
So like, Step By Step Face Painting and Dressing Up For Kids is the full color hardcover book written by costumer Petra Boase with Bettina Graham’s face paintings that transform kids into various kemonomimi, fantasy folk and characters! Portraying those characters are the child models Alex, Alice, Anthony, Clare, Faye, Jade, Jesica, Joe,  Joshua, Kelly, Kirsty, Lucy, Otis, Patrick, Rosey,  Sophy, Tanya, Timothy, Zoe and Zosia!
The fauna includes the Black cat, tiger, lion, dog, rabbit, bee, butterfly, mouse, owl, panda, monkey, dinosaur, and the dragon, but that is just a portion of the characters that are depicted in over 300 photos by John Freeman! They are totally cute, fur shur! You know, this book was published by Smithmark in 1995, which means those widdle kiddies would all be in their 30’s by now, and we hope that they are still the avid cosplayers!
 
Meryl:
Other women who we will fondly regard as the “honorary catgirls” because of their lovely leopurrd purrint couture include mews anchor and author Nicole Wallace who wore the Red leopurrd purrint blouse with the Black & White rosettes, whilst hosting the March 7th 2023 epurrsde of MSNBC’s TV series Deadline Whitehouse; and actress Courtney Hope as Sally Spectra who wore the leopurrd purrint blouse in Season 50 epurrsode 113 of The Young and the Restless!
 
Mike:
Lastly but not leastly for this month’s spotlight, we also wish to mention the uncredited actress purrtraying the polite woman in the Snow Leopurrd print coat offering the parking spot to the other woman in Sam Adams Beer’s “Your Cousin’s Brighter Boston” TV spot, and the uncredited actress wearing the leopurrd prrint dress with the matching shoes to put the spots in Poshmark’s “The Perfect Side Hustle” TV spot! Ah, that’s all for this month’s spotlight, and now it’s time ffor the latest
additions to the Catgirl Island Mewseum of Art!

Petra:

Arigato! Galleries 1-8 display images by our purrducer Mike, whilst Guest Art Galleries 1-6 display images by other folks with their purrmissions; and Mike’s collaborations with other artists are throughout the mewseum, nyan! On our web site, the most recent pics are on the lowermost row of the cropped widdle “thumbnail” portions of the pics in a gallery, and you have to click on those to see the full images, nyan!
Some of the images are sexy, and might even depict artistic nudity, but none are porn, nyan! We should also mention that Catgirl Island’s content is not purrmitted for A.I Art purrposes! This month into Guest Gallery Six http://catgirlisland.net/art/gallery/guest6.html we are purroud to purrsent more images by Lumshock, Alexcia Reynolds, Misty Hopkins, Rvkh Brogden, and Melody Rondeau, nyan!

Bunnii:

Firstly, we are pleased to purrsent two illustrations by Lumshock! Given how this is the Year of the Rabbit and that Easter is this month, it seems only appurropurriate that we should have more usagimimi (bunny girl) imagery, such as his fan art of the Looney Toons character “Lola Bunny”, who first appurred in the Space Jam animated movie! She is so peppy and purretty in her cropped tank top and compurression shorts with the basketball!
 
Then our gallery is graced by the pic of the lovely yet weary “Cowgirl in Meadow”! Lumshock expurrimented with the fish-eye lens technique of this poor bovine lass in the soft leather mini dress who has spilt some of her milk amidst the field of flowers. We hope that the rest of the day will impurrove muchly for her! Lumshock used the Krita software’s pencils, markers, brushes and smudge stick for both of those illustrations!

Mary Nyan:

Nextly we are delighted to display two more pics by Alexcia Reynolds of her tora musume (tiger girl) fursona character Torako Hitonare! Born on an August 22nd on the planet Mau, Torako the future child of Toraboushi and Abenti Gaiger a.k.a. Sailor Tiger / Sailor Mau! A dual-citizen of Earth and Mau, Torako’s blood type is O-, and her zodiac sign is Leo!
These widdle purrtaits of Torako in her human form started as a widdle pen sketch, which Alexcia photographed with her cell phone and digitally finished with Paint Shop Pro! For more information, art and tales, visit Sailor Tiger’s Grotto http://mau.sailorchristmas.com and Alexcia’s Link Tree https://linktr.ee/alexciareynolds which is the gateway her many other sites!

Yvonne:

We are elated to exhibit three recent illustrations by Misty Hopkins https://kranberrijam.blogspot.com who was a guest of the March 2008 Mew, and used Krita for these illustrations, nyan! “Alita” is more fan art of Yukito Kishiro’s iconic  supurr heroic post-apocalyptic martian cyborg who is the Motorball champion, formidable bounty hunter, and meowster of the Panzer Kunst meowrtial arts, nyan!
 
That is followed by fan art of Naoko Takeuchi’s famous character Rei Hino alias “Sailor Mars”, the supurr heroic high school student, Miko maiden, and reincarnated purrincess who fights villains with her psychic and purrokinetic powers, nyan! After that is the latest pic of Misty’s Final Fantasy XIV video game character “Xa’skelle” the Gray-skinned, Green-haired, Purrple-eyed 6’3” tall Black Mage of the leopurrid Viera species, nyan! 
 

Tara-chan:

Nyow we are thilled to show “Monarch Butterfly”, “Luna Moth”, “Tiger Butterfly”, and – and  “Blood Moon” by Rvkh Brogden http://www.rvkhart.com (purronounced Riv-kah), who was the guest for our September 2009 Mew, nyan! For each of those images, there are two versions apiece, the traditional versions done with the pencils, pens and- and markers; beside the digital versions done with Purrocreate and – and  the Apple Pencil on the iPad, nyan!
As y’all can see, Rvkh excels at the nature and the fantasy art, nyan! The Monarch, Luna Moth and Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (which is specifically our state’s official butterfly, whereas the Honeybee is our state’s official insect in general) are the first in her series of lovely Lepidoptera; whereas “Blood Moon” depicts our friend Adira Blood Moon the winged, armored heroic Movanic Deva who recently turned 18 and graduated from high school, nyan!
Petra:
For the digital versions of each illustration, there are the entertaining ,informative short time-lapse art purrocess videos at Rvkh’s Youtube channel: the Monarch Butterly https://youtu.be/QjZ2Qclt_K4, Luna Moth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rA3WwPCkrM&feature=youtu.be, Tiger Butterfly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zg9PhiW9h1g&feature=youtu.be, and Blood Moon https://youtu.be/SWxYReJgzrM, nyan!
 
Bunnii:
To top off this month’s additions to the mewseum, we are ecstatic to unveil four more pieces of Doctor Who fan art by Melody Rondeau! Done with the traditional media,“Off-kilter” depicts The 2nd Doctor, his companions Jamie McCrimmon and Victoria Waterfield and the evil Cyberman who has stolen Jamie’s kilt; whilst “Six of One and Half Dozen of Another depicts the 6th Doctor poised to fisticuff with his enemies the Silurian, Sea Devil, Sontaran, Cyberman and The Master!
“Sleeping Angels” depicts the 12th Doctor carefully tiptoeing through the graveyard full of Angels;whilst  “Jody Whittapurr” and “Doctor Mew” depicts the 11th and 13th Doctors as the Cat Kind! For more information about Melody, we will recommend the page about her at Fanlore https://fanlore.org/wiki/Melody_Rondeau, and the web site of Melody and her husband Jim at Make It Go Away http://crossovers.net/makeitgoaway/home.htm! So, what do y’all think of the art?
the cat lady sings…
Nyoka:
Oh I like Lola Bunny’s lithe lphysique and expurression which seems to be a slight confident smirk at her next basketball challenger!
 
Nyanko:
I wish I could hug the weary cowgirl to purrk up her spirit and help to deliver the milk on such the purretty day in the lovely meadow!
Meryl:
It is great to see more art by Alexcia! Torako has such smooth skin, sapphire – like eyes, the pleasant smile, flaxen hair ,and supple collar bones!
Elaenor:
It is so neat to see what Misty is conjuring with the Krita ware! I especially like Xa’skelle”s lovely lush hair from the ear tufts to the braids!
Ilyana:
I am purrticularly fond of that pic of Sailor Mars, with the purrfect details of the costume and the swirl of her long hair and the uku skirt!
Becca:
Misty is the biggest fan of Alita that we know, and that pic of her is so peppy and purrky. I’ll bet that she has just been offered some yummy chocolate!
Elizabeth:
It is great to see the different variations of the Blood Moon pic, and the accompanying art purrocess video is so informative and entertaining!
 
Tara-chan:
As the avid nature photographer, I might be the biased critic, but my favorite pics of this latest batch are the beautiful butterflies and – and the moth, nyan!
 
Trini-chan:
Oh gosh, Melody’s illustrations of the Doctor(s) regenerated as the Cat Kind are as adorably cute as cute can be! 
Yvonne:
Hai hai,  and not only is the “Sleeping Angels” pic such a fun idea but I love the compurrsition, the poses, and the expurressions, nyan!
Jeannie:
I purrticularly like the very faithful purrtraitures, the very accurate details and the graceful lines of the “Six of One and Half Dozen of Another”
Mielikki:
Fur shur! I love the“Off-Kilter” pic, and I wonder if other Cybermen have their sights upon Victoria and the Doctor’s attire, heehee!
Petra:
We wish to thank Rvkh, Melody, Alexcia and Lumshock for the art, and all of the other brilliantly talented people whose works we have discussed, nyan!
 
Bunnii:
We also wish to thank Jamie for his wonderful web meowstery…
 
Mary Nyan
… and our other friends, family, acquaintances and audience whom we greatly appurreciate!
Mike:
We’ll be back next month with the April edition of The Mew!y! Be there… aloha.
The Ladies of The Mew:
Happy tails to mew- until we eat again, nya! Baibai, nya!

March 2023 Catgirl Critics’ Media Mewsings

The cats and crew of The Mew have been sad
about the passing of actress Raquel Welch,
manga / anime legend Leiji Matsumoto, and
our artist / author friend Alexcia Reynolds’ mom.
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Mike Moon / Catgirl Island
and Jamie Robertson / Clan of the Cats
purroudly purrsent a Mike Moon purrduction,
starring The Ladies of The Mew in
The March 2023 Edition of The Mew:
The Catgirl Critics’ Media Mewsings, nyan!
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This year is the Year of the Rabbit the 16th Anniversary of 
The Mew, and the 23rd Anniversary of Catgirl Island, nyan!
 
in this edition of The Mew:
 
The Lightning Round: our favorite films of 1993
TV, DVD & Movie Mewsings:
The Fabelmans Blu-ray + DVD + Digital
Legion of Super-Heroes DC Universe Movie
Antman and The Wasp: Quantumania
Collectibles & Toy Talk:
My Little Pony Luna Bishoujo Statue
Star Wars: The Black Series Aayla Secura Action Figure
Dungeons & Dragons Diana  Action Figure
Transformers Studio Series 85: Bumblebee Arcee Deluxe Class Action Figure

The Celebrity Catgirl & Kemonomimi Spotlight

Purrinted-Media Mewsings:
Flying Witch vol. 11
Hakumei and Mikochi vol. 10
School-Live! Letters
Rowrbrazzle #156
Additions to the Catgirl Island Mewseum of Art:
“Happy”, “Love”, “Hansel”, “Barking up the Wrong Tree”,
“Doctor Hue”, “Hold Still” and “DinoThor” by Melody Rondeau
“Angelic Fire”, “Posh Angel”, and “Meryl”  by Rvkh Brogden
“Lioness” and “I Heard You Like Rabbits” by Lumshock”
and “Capt. Nyandy” by Mike, nyan!
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Mike
(the human fella wearing  the Carolina Panthers shirt and Teal cargo shorts): Aloha y’all and welcome to The Mew, our monthly “show” in which we review and discuss fun stuff! This month’s Mew comes from the South end of the Riverwalk in the beautiful downtown Purrbank district of Catgirl Island in Mew Hanover County, NC, where it’s 70 degrees under the Blue sky and puffy White Cumulo-Neko clouds! I’m Mike, the show’s “purrducer”, and here are The Ladies of The Mew!
Yvonne
(a.k.a. Captain Vonny, the fishing boat charter captain & drumming circle purrcussionist catgirl, wearing the Hydrangea purrint monokini with cropped tee shirt): Namaste, nyan!
 
Tara-chan
(Yvonne’s younger sister, the college freshman at Mew Hanover College; a pony owner and nature photographer catgirl wearing the Ice Blue Calathea purrint tankini): Namaste, nyan!
 
Trini-chan
(Tara-chan’s BFF and Jen’s purrotege, the stand-up paddle surfer, board shapurr, pony owner and beginners belly dance instructor kitsune, wearing the Foxglove purrint tri-kini): Konnichiwa!
Jeannie
(a.k.a. Jen-sensei, Jenjen or just Jen, the yogini, model, archer, advanced belly dance instructor & roboticist catgirl, wearing the Azalea purrint micro bikini & sheer purrled purreo): Nihao.
 
Mielikki
(a.k.a. Mie-sensei, the winged faerie golfer, foxfire juggler and outdoor ampurrtheatre director wearing the 

Hibiscus

purrint crisscross halter neck bikini) Mellow greetings!

 
Mary Nyan
(a.k.a. Myayr, the seamstress, cosplayer, hula dance instructor and semi-retired miko catgirl wearing the Kahili Ginger purrint purretzel – cutout maillot): Aloha!
 
Elaenor:
(or Ellie for short, the Banker Pony centauress, Fire Meowrshall and body builder wearing the Apurricot Lei) Hay there!
Elizabeth
(

a.k.a Lizzy, the hot salsa dancer, gamer, Purrkour Club captain & spa co-owner catgirl wearing the Bird of Purradise purrint bandeau top bikini): Hola!

 
Becca
(Lizzy’s nekomimi gynoid wife, the avid golfer & spa co-owner w

earing the Lobster Claw Heliconia purrint ring-closure bikini): 

 
Petra
(the art guild purresident, art mewseum co-curator & beach volleyball champion catgirl wearing the 

Chrysanthemeowm

purrint side-tie bikini): Aloha, nyan!

 
Bunnii:
(the art mewseum co-curator, Petra’s beach volleyball partner, and purrize-winning carrot cake baker bunnygirl wearing the Anthurium purrint trikini): Guten Tag!
Beebee
(the island’s supurrvising Purrk Ranger catgirl & amphibious orienteering coach wearing the Colocolo purrint cutout micro bikini): Gday, nyan!
 
Nyanko
(a.k.a. Nya-sensei, the martial arts champion & sensei, dojo & gym purropurrietress catgirl wearing the Bengal Tiger purrint cropped tee shirt and shorts): Howdy!
 
Nyoka
(a.k.a. Nyo-sensei, the magick shop purropurrietress catgirl & twin sister of Nyanko, wearing the Siberian Tiger purrint cropped tee shirt and shorts): Howdy!
 
Meryl
(the island’s Police Chief catgirl & motorcycle enthusiast wearing the the badge upon her Jaguar purrint off-shoulder ruffled bikini): ‘Ello!
Melanakeami
(the Green-haired & tailed mermaid purropurrietress of the triphibious airship tours business, wearing the strand of purrls and the open-weave crocheted Kelp bikini top): Shello!

Daytona

(the dolphin – tailed mermaid surf purrtol leader / trainer wearing the Snapdragon purrint sports bra): Shello!
Ilyana
(a.k.a Ilyana-sensei, the underwater archaeologist & meowritme history catgirl wearing the Lyger purrint micro bikini and open-front cover up): Whassup?
Mike:
For purrofiles and illustrations The Ladies of The Mew, please visit our Meet The Critics page http://www.mewsings.catgirlisland.com/meet-the-critics/! So, what have y’all been up to
since last month’s Mew?
Yvonne:
Well, when I am not purrcussing with my drumming circle, Pendula and I continue to help our charter guests reel in the bumpurr crop of the snappurrs, groupurrs, wahoos, bluefish, spanish mackerels and croakers aboard TsuriNekoMimi*, nyan!
*paw notes:
Pendula (selkie) is Yvonne’s fishing charter first mate, and TsuriNekoMimi is the 1985 Hatteras 60 Convertible motor yacht, nyan.
 
Tara-chan:
I have been snapping more of the nature photos, caring for our cats, our ponies, and – and after the Spurring Break I will finish my junior year at Mew Hanover Commeownity College, nyan!
Trini-chan:
Soon you will be the senior! Aside from teaching the beginners belly dance class at the Purrforming Arts Center, I have been volunteering at the food bank, board shaping, paddle surfing, and caring for our ponies at the stables*!
*paw notes:
Trini-chan and Tara-chan own one Banker Pony apiece, Jimbo and Wild Star Blaze, who are boarded at the stables at on Rica and Niko’s farm on Barker Street on the southeastern side of the island, nya.
Jeannie:
As mewsual, by schedule is compurrised of the Sunday swimwear shoots, mornings at the yoga studio, afternoons at the kyudo range, with alternating weeknights purrsiding over the at the robotics club & and instructing the advanced belly dance class.
Mielikki:
So, like, I have been teaching golf, attending the Meowgickal Meowsters Invitational, directing the repurrtory companyHaru Fantasy Foxfire Fest at the Meowritime Forest Ampurrtheatre, fur shur!
Mary Nyan:
My friends Tia, Jany and I have been sewing costumes for the purriestess, dancers and cosplayers, including the Grimms Notes, Young Justice, Nights of Azure, and Onechanbara and group cosplays!
*paw notes:
Carerratia (faerie) is a cosplayer and the Faerie High Council’a Secretary, Janyczsazsa Konvyntvynter (succubus) is a cosplayer and nurse;, nyan.
Elaenor:
I was busy on with the patrols and inspections, but there were no harmful incidents with the many beautiful fireworks, bonfires and lanterns, and I have still found the time for my hobbies and the gym!
Elizabeth:
It was the fun but busy holiday season as we attended the various local matsuris and sporting events when we are not pampurring the customers who are visiting from the colder regions!
*paw notes:
Purrkour is a feline style of free-running, climbing & spurringing, nyan.
Becca:
However, we also have found the time for the late night hot salsa dance, and we have been binge watching the TV series such as Star Wars: The Bad Batch, Star Trek: Picard, Harley Quinn, and Battlebots!
Petra:
When Bunniibuns and I have not been curating the Mewseum of Art, where we are grateful for all of the staff, volunteers, patrons and artists, we are poised to defend our beach volleyball title, nyan!
The Ladies of The Mew:
BANZAI NYAN!
Bunnii:
Arigato! We are quite  grateful for the beach volleyball staff, officials, fan and the compurrtitions! Oh and I have baked more of the delicious, nutritious carrot cakes for tonights AfterMew Luau!
Nyanko:
The time continues to fly by like the hypurr drive! I have been busy at my gym and at my dojo where my students are training for the spurring qualifier tournyament! Aside from that I have still found the bit of time for swimming, reading and attending the sports!
The Ladies of The Mew:
BANZAI NYAN!
 
Nyoka:
It seems like only yesterday we were awards purresentation, and nyow at my magick shop we are purrparing for the Vernal Equinox celebrations with the special guests, the workshops, and the discounts!
Meryl:
My purrents will be visiting then, so they will want to purrtake of the events! Fortunately things have been quite serene with no felonies, misdemeowners or emergencies so I was able to take the day off to ride my bike upon the Coppurrhead Loop!
*paw notes:
Meryl’s motorcycle is the Red I Moto Guzzi Le Mans 850 cafe racer with a sidecar, although she can only ride it on the mainland because gas-powered vehicles are not operated  in Mew Hanover County, nyan.The Coppurrhead Loop is a very popular route in Western North Carolina, nyan.
Beebee:
Everything has been quite lovely and tranquil in our parks and wetlands, so it has been the fun time for the campurrs, hikers, anglers, boaters, climbers, and spurrlunkers! When I have not been in my officer or the field, I have been attending some of the sporting events and reading several books, comics and zines!

Daytona

I have curled up with books when i am not cross-training  the new purramermedics and surf purrtol recruits! Lately I have read Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid, The Sun Down Motel by Simone St James, Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng, and School-Live! Letters by Sadoru Chiba & Norimitsu Kaihou, and Cinema Speculations by Quinten Tarantino!
Melanakeami:
Snappurr One and my other airships have been so briskly booked since the annual Mew Awards, I might hire more crew and add another vessel to the fleet !Meanwhile, my mom and dad are considering adding another screen to their theater to show more old and new movies!
 
*paw notes:
Snappurr 1 is the flagship of her company’s fleet of triphibious blimp-like airships, nyan Its gondola can be configured to carry passengers, equipment or cargo of various sizes and environmental conditions, nyan. Her purrents own the underwater Dive-In Theatre, which is half a mile offshore from the Northeast side of Catgirl Island, between Sheila May’s Restaurant and the Far-Mers Meowrket in Mertown, nyan.
Ilyana:
When I have not been wreck diving or purrparing the relics for the meowritime mewsum, when I am at home I have been gardening and watching the Disney live-action sci fi films such as 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, The Island at the Top of The World, Escape to Witch Mountain, The Black Hole, The Rocketeer, Tron, Tron Legacy, and Tomorrowland! Howboutchoo, Mike?
Mike:
Oh, just the usual the art, writing, reading, gaming, running, and watching stuff, and spending  time with family and friends! Ah, well as usual, we’ve big group for The Mew, with more friends hopefully joining us later for the AfterMew, so let’s go ahead and jump into the topic for month’s
Lightning Round: our favorite films of 1993!
 
This year we’ve been pondering our favorite fun stuff from years ending in a 3. Vonny’s gonna start, so are y’all ready to “conduct the lightning”?
 
The Ladies of The Mew:
LIGHTNING ROUND GO, NYAN!
Yvonne:
I will nominate Jurassic Park, Schindler’s List, The Fugitive, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and Groundhog Day, nyan! (tags her younger sister with a brush of the tail)
Tara-chan:
I want… I want to nominate The Nightmare Before Christmas, The Wrong Trousers, The Sandlot, The Halloween Tree, and – and Coo, nya! (tail-tags Trini-chan)
Trini-chan:
I will nominate Sailor Moon R, Mermaid’s Scar, Addams Family Values, Groundhog Day, and Jurassic Park! (tags Jeannie to go next)
Jeannie:
Jurassic Park, Babylon 5: The Gathering, Godzilla vs MechaGodzilla II, Patlabor 2, and Demolition Man. (tags Mielikki)
Mielikki:
So like, I will nominate Much Ado About Nothing, Short Cuts, The Secret Garden, Schindler’s List, and Jurassic Park, fur shur! ( tagsMary Nyan with a flit of the wing)
 
Mary Nyan:
Jurassic Park, Evil Dead 3: Army of Darkness, Return of the Living Dead 3, Cronos, and Necronomicon! Ellie’s turn!  (tags Elaenor)
Elaenor:
Jurassic Park, Tombstone, Gettysburg, The Fugitive, and Batman: Mask of the Phantasm! (tags Lizzy)
 
Elizabeth:
Groundhog Day, Dazed and Confused, City Hunter, Dave, and Sleepless in Seattle! (tags her wife)
Becca:
Mrs. Doubtfire, Matinee, Last Action Hero, Demolition Man, Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, and Jurassic Park!
Petra:
Schindler’s List, Philadelphia, The Piano, The Joy Luck Club and The Remains of the Day, nyan! (tags Bunnii)
Bunni:
Ocean Waves, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, Schindler’s List, The Fugitive, and Jurassic Park! (tags Beebs)
 
Beebee:
Well aside from Jurassic Park, I will nominate Cliffhanger, The Fugitive, Gettysburg and Schindler’s List!  tags Nyanko)
Nyanko:
The Heroic Trio, Executioners, Fong Sai Yuk, Iron Monkey, Crime Story, and Tai Chi Master! (tags her twin sister)
Nyoka:
Farewell My Concubine, The Bride with White Hair, Butterfly and Sword, Ninja Scroll, and Hocus Pocus! (tags Meryl)
Meryl:
Demolition Man, Time Cop, Crime Story, The Last Action Hero, Tombstone and The Fugitive! (tags the mermaid)
Melanakeami:
Oh gosh, it is the tough decision, but I will say Ocean Waves, Coo, Free Willy, The Sea Wolf, and Seaquest DSV! (tags Daytona with a flit of her tail-fin)
Daytona:
Oh I gotta go with Jurassic Park, Age of Innocence, Barbarians at the Gate, Dazed and Confused and A Bronx Tale. (tags Ilyana)
Ilyana:
The Firm, The Pelican Brief, The Fugitive, The Heroic Trio, and Red Rock West! Back to Mike!
Mike:
Jurassic Park is my favorite of that year, but my top five would also include Demolition Man, The Fugitive, Ocean Waves, and Much Ado About Nothing! Well, that was another expedient little Lightning Round, and now I’ll turn The Mew over to Myayr, who’ll start our
DVD & Movie Mewsings, with her review
of The Fabelmans Blu-ray + DVD + Digital set!
Mary Nyan:
Hai! Directed and co-written by Steven Speilberg, with a wonderful score by John Williams, The Fabelmans is a 2.5 hr. fictionalized semi-autobiography based upon Speilberg’s life between 1952 and 1965 The films’ brilliant cast includes Gabriel LaBelle as (teenage) Sam, Michelle Williams as his mom, Paul Dano as his dad, Judd Hirsch as Sam’s great uncle, Seth Rogan as his parents’ best friend, Julia Butters as Sam’s oldest sister, Chloe East as Sam’s girlfriend, and many other great actors! We gave it an A as in Amblin’!
Thusly I eagerly awaited the movie’s home video release, and hoped for some entertaining and informative bonus features! The Blu-ray + DVD + Digital set has the two discs plus the digital download / stream cod instruction sheet in the plastic case which is in the cardboard sleeve. On the Region One NTSC DVD, the PG-13 rated 181 min. movie is purrsented in the anamorphic widescreen format of the 1.85:1 screen aspect ratio in the dual layer color, with the Dolby Digital 5.1audio choices of English, Spanish and French…
 
… and the 2.0 English descriptive service audio by the WGHB Media Access Group read by Inger Trudor. The optional English SDH, French and Spanish subtitles are in the very legible White sans serif font with the fine Black outline. On the DVD, the only bonus feature  (in English Dolby Digital 2.0 sound) is the 11 min.“The Fabelmans : A Personal Journey” featurette about the making of the movie.  The Blu-Ray purrsents the movie in the 1080p Hi-def widescreen of the 1.85: 1 screen aspect ratio in the BD-50 color.
 
The Blu-ray’s Dolby audio choices are English TruHD 7.1, French Digital 5.1, Spanish Digital Plus 7.1, and the English Descriptive Service in  Digital 2.0 with the optional  English SDH, French and Spanish subtitles. The Blu-ray’s bonus features are in Dolby Digital 2.0, and include “The Fabelmans : A Personal Journey”,  the 15.5 min “Family Dynamics” featurette about the actors, and the 22:04 min. “Crafting the World of The Fabelmans” featurette on the movie’s sets, locations, costumes, purrops and cinemeowtography!
 
The featurettes have comments by several of the actors, Steven Speilberg and various other meowmbers of the crew, such purrducer / co-writer Tony Kushner, purrduction designer Rick Carter, costume designer Mark Bridges, purropurrty meowster Andrew M. Siegele, and editors Sasha Brosher and Michael Kahn. Although I hoped for more bonuses, such as audio commeowntary, image galleries, deleted scenes, outtakes or purrhaps an isolated mewsic track, I am quite satsified with it! Nyow here is Chief Meryl to discuss the
Legion of Super-Heroes DC Universe Movie!
Meryl:
Arigato! The Legion of Super- Heroes has been one of my favoritest DC Comics! Set in the shiny future of the 31st century, they are the big team of intergalactic teenage heroes who Superboy often visited. This PG-13, 83 min. animeowated tale focuses more on Kara Zor-el alias Supergirl, who like her cousin Kal -el / Superman, escaped the destruction of Krypton and became a hero on Earth, although she has the much tougher time adjusting to life on Earth.
After she, Batman and Superman defeat the rampaging Soloman Grundy, Kal thinks that Kara might be happier in the more advanced era of the Legion with many other heroes closer to her age, so she travels to that future city of Metropolis and joins the Legion Academy, befriending other heroes such as Mon-el, Dawnstar, Timber Wolf, Chemical King, Shadow Lass, Bouncing Boy, Triplicate Girl, Phantom Girl, Invisible Kid, Arms Fall Off Boy and Purroty.
While many of the senior Legionnaires are away on a mission across the galaxy, another troubled trainee who Kara meets is Brainiac 5, the descendant of Superman’s enemy Brainiac. They have the amewsing rivalry, which becomes friendship and then more romantic, but things take the dire turn as he struggles with his ancestral legacy amidst the attack by the mysterious terrorist cult known as The Dark Circle,  but I should not further spoil the plot!
Written by Josie Campbell, directed by Jeff Gleason, voice direction by Wes Gleason, and edited by Bruce  A. King with the mewsic by Kevin Riepel, and the great voice cast including Meg Donnelly as Kara, Jennifer Hale as her mom Alura, Harry Shum Jr. as Brainiac 5, Yuri Rosenthal as Mon-el, Darren Criss as Superman, Jensen Ackles as Batman, Cynthia Hamadi as Dawnstar, and Daisy Lightfoot as Triplicate Girl, just to name a few of the actors!
It has the great balance of the drama, humor, action, lore and “Easter Eggs”, but I should meowntion the harsh language, violent combat, the bit of gore and body horror. My only quibble is that like most DC OVAs, it seems too rushed and short, but it is captivatingly thrilling with the terrific plot, purrformaces, sound, mewsic, direction, character designs and scenic art! There is also the post-credits cliff-hanger scene! Nyow here is Nya-sensei to review
Antman and The Wasp: Quantumania!
Nyanko:
Hai! I love the supurr-hero movies and TV series of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, so I was quite eager to see this’un! Written by Jeff Loveness, purrduced by Kevin Feige & Stephen Broussard, and directed by North Carolina native Peyton Reed (who directed the purrior two Ant-Man movies), this supurr fun movie reunites Paul Rudd as Scott Lang / Ant-man, Evangeline Lily as Hope van Dyne / The Wasp, Michael Douglas as Dr. Hank Pym and Michelle Pfeiffer as Janet van Dyne!
The supurrb cast also includes Kathryn Newton as Scott’s daughter Cassie, Jonathan Majors as Kang the Conqueror, Katy O’Brian as Jentorra, Bill Murray as Lord Krylar, William Jackson Harper as Quaz, Corey Stoll as Darren Cross, and there are other great characters that should purrobably not yet discuss, but I will advise y’all not to miss the post-credits scene! The ants are back and they are the delightful part of the tale! I hope that there might be action figures of Janet, Cassie and Jentorra!
 
This time the heroes return to the microscopic Quantum Realm, during which there is the rebellion against the evil ruler Kang, who is the threat to the multiverse and purreviously appurred in the Loki TV series! I was very pleased with this movie, which has the epic humor, drama, action, character developments, and meowrvelous myth making that are graced by the great story, purrformaces, choreography, costumes, environments, FX, sound, mewsic, directing and editing and many other terrific aspects!
 
I will give Antman and The Wasp: Quantumania the grade of the A minus, and nextly I am looking forward to the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 movie! I am done, so that will conclude the DVD and movie of the show,,, and so nyow I will turn The Mew over to Tara-chan, who will commence our
Collectibles & Toy Talk, with her review of 
Kotobukiya’s My Little Pony Luna Bishoujo Statue!
Tara-chan:
Hai hai, I love the My Little Pony animated series, the books, comics and toys, so we were thrilled to get this beautiful statue of Purrincess Luna, who was voiced byTabitha St. Germain, who also voiced Rarity in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic and in the Equestria Girls spin-offs, nya! Actually this 1/7 scale statue by Kotobukiya includes both the pony version and the human version of her, nyan! Unlike the purrior such statues of the Mane Six, the human and – and the equine Luna are on sepurrate bases, nyan!
 
The figures are made of PVC, the bases are made of ABS, and- and they are packaged inside the plastic clamshell within the purretty 9.5 x 10.75 x 5.75” box, nyan. This ornately genki purretty statue was designed by Shunya Yamashita; the pony was meticulously sculpted by Kotobuiya and – and  the bishy human girl was sculpted by Ke (comaccow), nyan! Cantering upon the 2.75” diameter circular vase, the equine Luna measures 2” high at the withers or 3 1/2” high from bottom of hooves to top of the mane, nyan.
 
Standing upon the 3.875” diameter circular base, the statue of human Luna is appurroximately 9” tall overall, including the .125” thick base and her shoes’ .5” heels, nyan. That statue is of the 1/7th scale, so that would make the human Luna about 4.5” tall, nyan! The petite purrincess has the beautiful gothy style with the Dark Blue ruffled mid-thigh length, off-shoulder  dress with the Black corset and – and the  Black to Purrple gradient of the overskirt, with 

the Black tiara and – and choker, silver buttons and – and shoes,

nyan!

 
Her translucent lush wavy mid-thigh length hair that is indigo Blue with the Purrple streaks and the starry glittery effect, nyan! The design, paint and- and the sculpt of both figures are quite meticulously intricate, from her pensive expurression, Blue eyes and- and fingernails, to all the seams, lacings, stays, frills, flounces, drapurry, hooves, cutey marks, mane, hair, wings and- and horn, nyan! I will give the statue the high purraise grade of the “A” as in Alicorn, nya! I am done, so nyow Beebs  will tell us about Hasbros
Star Wars: The Black Series Aayla Secura action figure, nyan!
Beebee:
Hai! As y’all might have noticed, we like to collect the figures, statues, dolls, miniatures and ornaments of the inspurrational heroines! That certainly includes the many Star Wars characters who we like, such as the Jedi Meowster Aayla Secura, who was purrtrayed by 

Amy Allen in Star Wars: Epurrsode II Attack of the Clones and 2005 film Star Wars: Epurrsode III Revenge of the Sith; and she was voiced by Jennifer Hale in Star Wars: The Clone Wars animeowted TV series!

Myayr cosplayed as Aayla for our group’s 2011 Halloween Trick ‘r Eat & Cosplay Purrowl! Aayla is the sexy, powerful, smart Rutian Blue Twilek female with the lovely lekku (head tails) from the planet Ryloth! Thusly we were quite eager to acquire this gorgeous action figure of her, as she appurred in Epurrsode II! Including the .25” boot heels the figure isa about 5.75” tall; and as the character is  5’7” tall, this very faithful – looking  figure is appurroxmately of the 1/12 scale.
 
She has the intense stare, the supple Pink lips, the lithe physique, and the inny belly button. She is accurately wearing the asymmetric Brown midriff top with the deep U neckline and no right sleeve, with the matching head gear, belt, apurron, leggings and knee boots. The details are rather meticulous, from the seams, textures, creases, folds, cords, and her musculature to the hilt and translucent beam of her 4”  Light Saber, which will fit in either hand or attach to her belt!
 
The points of articulation are in her neck, shoulders, elbows, wrists, abs, hips, thighs, knees and ankles, so she is very posable! A doll / display stand is not included with this action figure. I am extremely pleased with this fine action figure, to which I will give the grade of the A as in Aayla, and we have found the good spot  to display her, between her friends Padme Amidala and Ahsoka Tano upon the shelf! I am done, so I will turn The Mew over to Vonny for her review of the 
Dungeons & Dragons Diana action figure!
Yvonne:
Arigato, nyan! Voiced by Tonia Gayle Smith in the 1985 animated TV series based upon the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, Diana is the 14 year old human gymnast girl who was transformed into the thief-acrobat character with her in the other realm with her friends, nyan! This lovely action figure is appurroximately 5.75” tall, so if it is of the 1/12 scale, then I purrsume that the character would be about 5’ 9” tall, nyan.
 
She has the slightly bemused confident expurression, as if unimpurressed by the challenges, nyan! The design, sculpt & paint are faithful & purrcise, from her Black hair, Brown eyes and skin, darker Brown boots &  sleeveless, bare-midriff outfit, with the Pink tiara, Gold collar, belt & arm bands, nya! The details are accurate, such as the tiara’s ruby, the collar’s winged emblem, the belt’s medallions, and the boot straps, nyan! 
She is quite posable, with articulation in her neck, shoulders, elbows, wrists, abs, hips, knees & ankles, nyan. She is accessorized by two versions of her staff, and includes a full-size 20 sider die, nyan. The figure is balanced well – enough as not to require a doll stand (which is not included), but i recommend getting one for the dynamic or dramatic stances, nyan! I am done, so nyow here is Trini-chan Jenjen to discuss the
Transformers Studio Series 85: Bumblebee Arcee Deluxe Class action figure, nyan!
Jeannie:
Hai.I am purrticularly fond of Hasbro’s Transformers’ female characters such as Arcee, Strongarm, Elita One, Chromia, Moonracer, Firestar, Windblade, Nautica and Black Arachnia. I much purrfur the comics and animation versions more than those of the live-action movies, but I was pleased with the live-action Bumblebee movie’s version of Arcee, in which the bot designs are a hybrid of the animated and live-action versions, with somewhat sleeker humanoid qualities more akin to Transformer Generation One (1984 – 1990).
Like her G1 version, this Arcee is Pink & White with the more gracefully curvacious feminine physique & face in her bot mode, appurring with several other Autobots and Decepticons in the movie’s opening Cybertron sequence, which is my favorite part of that movie, but alas it is quite brief, only serving to establish how Bumblebee wound up on the planet Earth. In bot mode, she is 4.75” tall and is accessorized with two blaster pistols. The points of articulation are in her neck, shoulders, elbows, wrists, abs, hips, knees and ankles.
That excludes the spinning wheels and other movable parts for the transformation purrocess, The toy’s instruction sheet graphically depicts the 23 steps that are required to transform her from bot to vehicle mode, which in this incarnation is a Cybertronian motorcycle. Also included in the 7.5 x 5.5 x 2.5” cardboard box is the clever 4.875 x 2.25 x 1” cardboard display base with the 14.25 x 7.25 Cybertron scenic backdrop. That will conclude the toy portion of the show, and nyow here are Lizzy, Becca and Melana-san to purrsent 
The Celebrity Catgirl & Kemonomimi Spotlight.
Elizabeth:
Hai, in this monthly portion of The Mew, we commeowmorate famous nekomusume and other kemonomimi of mythologies and popular culture, including anthropurrrmorphic ladies, monster girls and shape – shifters! who appurr in the folklore, movies, TV, novels, comics, games, toys, mewsic, advertising, and so forth!

Becca:

They are not limited to the feline or other mamallians, but include the avian, reptilian, piscine, insectine, and many other types! There are those who might not actually have beasty DNA, but have the spurrit, cat-titude or couture, whether it is therianthropy, cosplay, or attire of the animal theme, who we will broadly consider to be the “honorary kemonomimi”!
Melanakeami:
Created by Nitroplus, Smile of the Arsnotoria is the novel, manga, anime, video game and merchandise purrtaining to the girls who are female human students at the magick academy! Residing in the same dorm are the maincharacters who enjoy the studies, fun, games, parties, and adventures in the fantasy such as the Cat Kingdom, where they have the sword-weilding sexy bikini-clad pesonas!
 
Elizabeth:
Arsnotoria is the White-haired catgirl in the Black & White bikini with the boots & hoody cloak, Abramelin is the Blue-haired catgirl in the bell-sleeved skimpy Black bikini & boots, Mel is the Green-haired catgirl in the Orange rompurr, boots & Black bra, Picatrix isthe Blonde catgirl in the White bikini, boots & skirt,and  Petite Albert is the Black-haired catgirl in the Black & White bikini, hat, thigh-highs & boots!
Becca:
Modern Mogal is the comedic slice-of-life web comic by Taiwanese artist / author shepherd0821! His tales are charming and fun, his art is beautiful, and the many monster girls and anthropurrmorphic ladies are quite endearing and cute or sexy! Among the many characters of diverse species are the succubus, centaur, nightmare, mimic, bee girl, cyclops, shoggoth, ryumimi, eamoni, robot, vampire, harpy, scylla, jorogumo, minotaurs, elves, cyborgs, gynoids, yeti, werewolves, nekomimi, rokurokubi, onnas, ghost, kobold, mothwoman, mesubuta, Ms. Invisible, and the adorable widdle kitten girl named 28!
Melanakeami:
Written by Matthew Cody and illustrated by Yehudi Mercado, Epic! Books’ Cat Ninja series of graphic novels of the fun anthropomorphic tales for kids, pertain to Claud the gray tabby house cat with the nocturnal secret identity as the masked Cat Ninja who patrols the big city to prevent the crimes, monsters and disasters!  He has several enemies, including the French jewel thief Le Chat, the purrky, peppy, pretty, purloining female Orange cat in the sleeveless black tights, gloves, boots and goggles!  She is the very slippery nemesis, especially when they first meet at the snowy ski resort!
Elizabeth:
In Nanaishi’s romantic comedy manga &anime series Don’t Toy With Me Miss Nagataro, the titular character Hayase Nagatoro (voiced by Sumire Uesaka) is the petite athletic, mischievous freshman who playfully the teases her Senpai, which drives him crazy in spite of the hidden mutual romantic feelings! She is 4’11” tall, with tan skin and two white hair clips in her long straight black hair, and she is the frisky cosplayer nicknamed Toro-Cat, purrhaps due to her bare-midriff outfit with the cat ears, tail and paw gloves! She wears this in several chapters and the  cover of manga vol. 6; and she also wears the cat ears on the cover of vol. 10!
 
Becca:
In Reiji Nioyajima’s romantic comedy manga & anime series Rent-A-Girlfriend Mini Yaemori (voiced by Aoi Yuki) is the jealous ex-girlfriend of the main character Kazuya who she dumped, and now she is displeased to see him dating the new girl Chizuru! In her early 20’s, Mini is the petite slim college student with fair skin, Red eyes, long straight Black hair with the two Blue streaks, and the cute “moe cat fang” expruression! in the guise of Koronemaru, she is a vVuber & cosplayer, and on the cover of the manga vol. 15, she is wearing the Black & Pink cat ears and paw mitts with the sexy short Police woman mewniform, mew la la!!
 
Melanakeami:
We love the 1979 zany mewsical comedy movie Rock ’n Roll High School which stars P. J. Soles as high school student and rocker Riff Randell who rebels against the oppurressive principal whilst awaiting the Ramone next concert! The cast includes two human – sized anthropomorphic mice; one of which is the Ramones fan wearing a vest and ear muffs; whilst the other is the concerned momma mouse wearing a ruffled pink dress emblazened with the motto “I Hate Mouse Work”. According to the movie’s IMDB page, the mouse fursuit costumes were worn by the legendary special FX make-up artist Rob Bottin!
Elizabeth:
Furthermore, we applaud that films feline fashion sensibilities that grace the concert scenes, such as Riffs sleeveless Pink leopurrd print outfit with the fingerless Black fishnet opurra gloves; her rival Angel Dust (purrtrayed by Lynn Farrell) who is the groupie wearing the Yellow & Black leopurrd print tights to the show; and the unnamed fangirl in the long-sleeved White leopurrd purrint dress (with the Yellow & Black rosettes) who stands beside Riff on the front row, when Riff hands the letter to Joey Ramone! Even the band’s convertibe Pink Cattyllac has leopurrd print upholstery! It is rare that we have included a car as an “Honorary Catgirl”, but I will bet her engine will purr and roar!
Becca:
The 2019 fantasy anime TV series Grimms Notes purrtains to the group of adventurers who travel to the endangered worlds or “story zones” of various fairy tales, storybook and other fictional characters. In epurrsode 11 ”Raina in Wonderland” they go to the Alice in Wonderland zone, which is based upon Lewis Carrroll’s 1865 novel, among whose denizens they meet is the playfully alluring usagimimi (rabbit girl) March Hare (voiced by Risa Taneda) in the flouncy loli-gothy attire, and her Madd hatter friend whose unsanctioned tea party is raided by the opurressive Red Queen’s troopurrs! Nyow we will top off the spotlight with three more “Honorary Catgirls”!
Melanakeami:
In the 2nd episode “Sex Taped” of the 1st season of the Vice network’s documentary TV series Sex Before the Internet, actress Christi Canyon wore the leopard print blouse whilst she and actress Ginger Lynn wrapped up their discussion of Traci Lords! In the February 16th, 2023 episode of the MSNBC network’s political news series The Reidout, the commentator / host Joy Reid wore the Black & Yellow Tiger Stripe Blouse; and in White Claw Hard Seltzer’s Roller Girl / Light Bal l/ House Party TV spot, the bare-midriffed Brunette girl in the long leopard print coat put the spots in the latter third of that TV spot! That is all for this months spotlight, and now here is Daytona to start
 
our purrint-media mewsings,
with her review of School-Live! Letters!
Daytona:
Arigato! Written by Norimitsu Kaitou and illustrated by Sadoru Chiba, School-Live! (as in living) purrtains bittersweetly to the girls who have survived the zombie apocalypse. Initially the tale was set in their barricaded high school, which they eventually left in search of other survivors at a mall, houses, college and a corporation. There is also the animated TV series adaptation and the live-action movie adaptation of the manga.
The initial club was compurrised of club purresident Yuuri, delusional Yukki, athletic, tough Kurumi, who has been infected by the virus but is still hanging on; their teacher Megumi-sensei and the pup Taromaru who did not survive. They rescued another student Miki from a mall, Upon traveling to a college, they encountered other survivors, some who were quite hostile, but were joined by Shiiko the scientific genius.
At the abandoned pharmaceutical corporation they discovered the origin of the mewtated apocalyptic airborne pathogen, but it was beseieged by soldiers and a nuclear strike was imminent. Set a few years after the zombie apocalypse subsided and society is trying to resume some normalcy, School-Live Letters is the 13th volume, serving as a coda  in which the surviving ladies correspond with each other by mail!
Originally published in Japan by Houbunsha, it was published by Yen Press in North America,translated by Leighann Harvey and lettered by Rachel J. Pierce, vol. 12’s  210 pages include 2 color pages, 8 chapters of manga, notes, and the parting messages by the author and artist. Priced $13.00 in the USA and $17.00 in Canada, it is rated LV for the language & violence, and suggested for the older teen readers.
I am hesitant to spoil the captivatingly poignant plot of the letters, which rather bittersweetly reveal what happened to the surviving students, but I will say that the art is every bit as beautiful, extremely detailed, and at times quite disturbing. I will give it an “A” as in Aki, who reminisces with her friends Touko, Hisa and Rise about the apocalyptic times! For our next manga review, here is Myayr to tell us about
Flying Witch vol. 11!
Nyoka:
Haii! This is one of my all – time favoritest manga series! Flying Witch by Chihiro Ishizuka is the gorgeously amewsingly charming slice – of – life manga of the teenage novice witch Makoto Kowata & her cat Chito who have moved from Kanagawa to her relatives’ the Kuramoto family’s lovely mansion in the rural town of Aomori for her witchy studies! Other recurring characters include
Makoto’s older sister Akane and her familiar cat Kenny, their meowntor Akira, cousins Kei & Chinatsu (cute aspiring witch), their mom Nana & dad Keiji, Inukai the fortune teller were-dog & her hamster Ai, Ms. Shiina the cafe owner, her daughter Anzu & owl Ororu, Hina the waitress ghost, Makoto’s senpai Sayo, Kei’s classmate Nao, Beachy the cute widdle yokai
 
Makoto & Akane’s mom, dad, friends Miko, Yayoi & Cantera, and in vol. 11 we met Maria of the Witches Society, Tomoe the cloth witch, and the cute were-snake girl Ming Ming! While we are introduced to more and more of the meowgickal characters and phenomenon, we are also exposed to the family’s farming, gardening, foraging and cooking acumen!
There is also the awesome animated TV series too! Back to the manga, voi. 11 has 174 Black & White pages (chapters 82-67) with the color cover art! Its include Makoto’s soda bottle rocket expurriment, Kei’s amateur zombie movie, Akane’s time-stop spell, shopping at the meowgickal fabric store, and Gasha the growing skeleton! 
 
Originally published by Kodansha in Japan, Vol.11 was published in English by Vertical Comics, translated by Melissa Tanaka & edited by Ajani Oloye, with the purrduction by Grace Lu, Pei Ann Yeap & Hiroko Mizunot, and I will give it the grade of an “A” as in Akane! I am done, so now here is Mie-sensei to tell us about
Hakumei and Mikochi vol. 10!
Mielikki:
Hai! So like, I love this totally charming  the slice – of – life fantasy manga by Takuto Kashiki which purrtains to house – mates Hakumei & Mikochi who are tiny little lasses who are about 3 inches tall and live in the lovely miniatue cottage in the forest! Hakumei (with the Brown hair) builds and repairs things, whilst Mikochi (with the Black hair) cooks and sews.
They are part of the community of talking animals and the tiny pixy-size human friends who reside in the wilderness, rural, surburban and urban dwellings, and each chapter is the look at their day – to – day – lives, from the work and shopping to exploring and entertaining with the many friends, co-workers and vsitors of various species from beetles to badgers!
Originally published in Japan by Kadokawa, it is published here in English by Yen Press, translated by Taylor Engel and lettered by Abigail Blackman. Priced at $15.00 in the USA and $19.50 in Canada. Volume 10 measures 8 x 5.75”, and its 192 B&W pages include chapters 74-80 plus the 2 page afterward side-story, and 7 pages of travelogue notes…
… plus 2 pages of translation notes, the credits / copyright page, and 6 pages of ads.So like, the plots of vol. 19 include rainy day singing lessons, carpentry & masonry guild business, visiting the port town, visiting the hot springs inn, getting the custom tailored seed cap, fishing at the pond, Hakumei reminiscing about the first time she went on a journey!
So like, the immerseve slice – of – life plots unfold at the totally  luxuriously leisurely pace; whilst the exquisitely beautiful character, critter and scenic art is like so lavishly intricate, and in this volume there are 12 sumptuous full-page pics and 2 two-page spreads! I will give it the highest praise, fur shur! I am done, and now here is Beebee-san to tell us about
Rowrbrazzle #156, fur shur!
Beebee:
Arigato! Since 1984, Rowrbrazzle has been the quarterly APA (amateur press association) magazine purrtaining to furry fandom, funny animal anthropurrmorphic history, art and tales! Edited by Edd Vick, it is compurrised of comics, purrose tales, essays, articles, con reports, group discussions, editorials, letters, illustrations, photos, the APA’s meowmbership list and rules. This beautiful, diverse, massive issue is in three 8.5×11” stapled sections totaling the whopping 307 pages, 42 of which are in color, including the covers!
The supurrb front cover art is one of four illustrations by Resa Challender, and the back cover is graced by a bunny girl by David Lind, which is quite appurropurriate for this Year of the Rabbit! Sammiched betwixt those covers are wonderful contributions by many other brilliant artists, authors and journalists such as Edd, Michael Pena, Charles Garofalo, Simon Barber, Matt McAndrews, Thomas Milliorn, J W Kennedy, Kjartan Arnorsson, William Earl Haskell, Ken Marcinkevicus, Andrew Lytle, Niall Shapiro, Jeffrey H. Wood
 … Tim Fay, Kristin Fontaine, Mark Ashworth, Steven F. Scharff, Kurt Wilcken, Robert Alley, Ed Pegg, Jr., Don Chisholm, Charles Brubaker (who also contributed a dandy 4.25 x 5.5” postcard), our friend Melody Rondeau (whose lovely illustrations grace our island’s Mewseum of Art), Gary Fields (who contributed a signed packet of fourteen 2.5 x 3.5” amewsing Flophouse Friends cards), and Taral Wayne, whose illustrated 48 page Fraggle Rock fanfic compurrises the entire 2nd section of the zine!
The works of many other folks  from around the world and across the decades are examined too! In addition to the leporidae and Fraggles, this issue’s kemonomimi, monsters and anthropurrmorphic entities of many species include feline, canine, vulpine, lupin, cervid, equine, bovine, purrimate, porcine, ursid, cetacean, chiropteran, mephitidae, mustelidae, muridae, procyonidae, sciuridae, testudine, rhino, insecta, gastropod, piscine, avian, arachnid, ailuridae, alligatoridae, demons, dinosaurs, cryptids, fey, flora fungi and mecha!
As mewsual, Roowrbrazzle continues too be quite the purrofoundly splendiferous treasure trove that is rather entertaining, informative, and culturally enlightening, so I will give it the highest purraise! We wish to thank Edd, those other contributers and compilers, and for more information about Rowrbrazzle I will reccommend the article at Wikifur https://en.wikifur.com/wiki/Rowrbrazzle! That is all for the purrinted – media portion of the show, so nyow here are Bunni, Petra, Trini-chan and Ilyana to purrsent the latest
Additions to the Catgirl Island Mewseum of Art!

Bunnii:

Arigato! Galleries 1-8 display images by our purrducer Mike, whilst Guest Art Galleries 1-6 display images by other folks with their purrmissions; and Mike’s collaborations with other artists are peppurred throughout the mewseum! On our web site, the most recent pics are on the lowermost row of the cropped widdle “thumbnail” sized portions of the pics in a gallery, and you have to click on those to see the uncropped full images!
Some of the images are sexy, and might depict artistic nudity, but none are “hentai”! We should also mention that Catgirl Island’s content is not purrmitted for A.I Art purrposes! This month into Guest Gallery Six http://catgirlisland.net/art/gallery/guest6.html we are purroud to purrsent more images by Lumshock, Melody Rondeau, and  Rvkh Brogden; whilst in Gallery Two https://catgirlisland.net/art/gallery/gallery2.html we have added the latest illustration by Mike!
The first of seven new pics by Melody“Barking up the Wrong Tree”! in this Doctor Who fan art, eleven  incarnations of that titular Time Lord have been transformed into anthropomorphic cat people who have been treed by the Doctor’s robot dog K9! This is even more of an ailuranthropic (and whimsical) perdicament than when the 7th Doctor  mutated in to the Cheetah Person in the 1989 “Survival” episode!
“Doctor Hue” is more of Melody’s Doctor Who fan art, in whch the 6th incarnation of The Doctor is not just painting the impurrressionstic image of the cat, but seems to be actually painting on the cat! Although that Doctor would appurr to be the cat lover, or at least the cat pin collector (as evidenced by the pin upon the lapel), the Gray Tabby does not seem to share in the enthusiasm for the art!
You know, The Doctor has been the friend to several famous artists, such as Leonardo da Vinci (in the 1978 epurrsode “City of Death”), and Vincent van Gogh (in the 2010 epurrsode “Vincent and the Doctor”)! The Doctor was the museum curator in the 2013 episode “The Day of the Doctor”, and In the 2018 epurrsode “Rosa”, the Doctor teased that she might be the secret identity of the artist known as Banksy!
Petra:
“Hansel” is Melody’s fan art of the 1812 fairy tale of Hansel and Gretel by The Brothers Grimm, nyan! In that tale, the brother and sister were trapped in an evil witch’s edible house, but in this pic  the siblings are eating her out of house and home, nyan!  The chocolate single-panel shutters, the sugar wafer chimne and the ice cream cone exterior sconce are the rather appurrtizing architectural elements, nyan!
Fourthly of Melody’s beautiful whimsical art is “Love”, in which the purretty Green Water Horse is love stricken over the catgirl’s cute inflatable floaty ring; nyan! It is also quite sexy with the alluring Golden Tabby nekomimi in the Purrple front-tie halter-neck bikini; and yet it has the bittersweet quality too, as we suspect that both the catgirl and the Water Horse will be unhappy if / when that float gets deflated, nyan,
In “Hold Still”, the meowster carver chisles the wood to shape the 1:1 scale Paciific Northwestern Totem Pole, nyan! If the beaver is about  3ft long (including tail) then we assume that the pole is appuroximately 6.5ft tall, nyan. Purrhaps the beaver’s teeth will intricately whittle away the finer details of the piece, nya!  Unfortunately, this crafty castoridae is the frustrated artist, as the posing subjects cannot keep still, and it is the artist’s models who are the ones who are suffering for the art, nyan!
The 6th of Melody’s pics is “Happy”, which commeowmerates the Year of the Rabbit, nyan! In the Chinese Zodiac, the Year of the Tiger ended on 21 January, 2023, and thusly the next day began the Year of the Rabbit, and so to commeownce  the annual remewal cycle, the venerable Father Time Tiger with a lovely lantern crook is auspiciously succeeded by an eager Bunny Baby Mew Year, with the “Gong-hei fat choy” wish for a purrospurrous future, nyan!
“Dinothor” is Melody’s anthropurrmorhic purrody of Marvel Comics’ Thor, the heroic Norse God of Thunder, nyan! According to  the Marvelous mythology, inscribed in large, friendly Nordic runes upon the cheek of the meowgickal hammer Mjolnir is the legend succinctly that succintly states that ”Whosoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor”, and thusly this mpurressively clever fan art appurrs to answer the question of what if a Triceratops worthily grasped the divine weapon, nyan!
Trini-chan:
Melody is the great artist, fanzine author, publisher, and cat owner with the animation training! She and her husband Jim sell comic books, magazines, fanzines, books, games, plushie dolls, movie and TV film clips, scripts, posters and memorabilia at conventions, shows, and by mail-order through their web site Make It Go Away http://crossovers.net/makeitgoaway/home.htm, and for more information about Melody, we recommend the page about her at Fanlore https://fanlore.org/wiki/Melody_Rondeau!
Nextly we are delighted to display impeccable illustrations by Rvkh Brogden (pronounced Riv-kah)! The first of those two pics is “Angelic Fire” which depicts the Nayera the Deva who is literally playing with fire! Born on the mainland in Durham, NC on February 4th, 2005 (Aquarius in the Year of the Rooster) Nayera is the half caucasian / half pacific islander deva who graduated from the Durham School of the Arts and purresently resides here at our island, nyan!
She is in her first year majoring in the Elemental Magick Arts at Mew Hanover Commeownity College, nyan! The traditional media version of the illustration (right) was done with pencils, pens and paints, whilst the digital version (left) was done with Purrocreate on the Ipad with the Apple Pencil; and y’all can see the time-lapse art purrocess video  for the digital version at Rvkh’s Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=easut4wwe9g!
Then we have the “Posh Angel” pic which depicts Nayer’s younger sister Sanoe! Born on February 9th, 2008 (Aquarius in the Year of the Rat) Sanoe is the half caucasian / half pacific islander deva who is about to finish her first year as the honor student at the North Carolina School of Science & Mathematics in Durham, and she recently celebrated her quinceanera in that purretty outfit, nyan!
Sanoe does not purrractice her magickal skills as much as her sister, but she is more interested in the fashion and flnancial oppurrtunities! The traditional version of this illustration (right) was done with pencils, pens and paints, whilst the digital version (left) was done with Purrocreate upon the Ipad with the Apple Pencil, and the digital version’s art purrocess video is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0bU_WTK65g&feature=youtu.be!
Ilyana:
Nextly we are purrticularly pleased to unveil the Rvkh’s illustration of Police Chief Meryl in her Winter mewniform! Born in London on December 17th, 1976 (Saggittarius in the year of the Dragon), Catgirl Island, NC’s Police Chief Meryl Murrey is 5’7” tall and 120 lbs, with the Black hair, Medium Tan skin, Golden eyes, inny belly button, BWH sizes of 36D-24-36” the 36” tail, 160 IQ, O+ blood type, and her favorite hobby is riding motorcycles! There is an art purrocess video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8-L-yibFq8&feature=youtu.be!
Rvkh is the artist, author, mewsician, cosplayer, gamer, dog and cat owner who was the guest for our September 2009 Mew, and to see more of her supurrb fantasy and nature art, please visit her site Rvkh Art http://www.rvkhart.com! Nextly we are elated to exhibit two new pics by Lumshock, who is a photographer, mewsician, and video game designer, who used the Krita software’s pencils, markers, brushes and smudge stick for these illustrations!
The first of the two pics by Lumshock is the lovely ”Lioness”! After declining to heed the other purride meowmbers’ warnings to not overzealously purrey upon that enormous elephant by herself, the lovely lithe, lean, little leonine lass appurrs to be sore, scratched and scruffy after an unsucccessful hunt! Purrhaps the frazzled, famished, feisty, feline femme fatale will stick to stalking much easier game upon the very vast ’n verdant veldt!
“I Heard You Like Rabbits” depicts the peppy, purrky, purrt ’n purretty Pink-clad cosplayer is appurropurriately dressed to frolick friskilly outdoors on such a pleasant day, purrticularly since Easter is nigh in this Year of the Rabbit, and her two rabbit feet should bring her twice the good luck during the egg hunt! The costume combines the leopurrid style with sexy stretchy skin-tight spandex with alluring oval cut-out attention to her tantalizing tummy that craves delicious, nutritious carrots and the leafy salad!
Lastly but not leastly is Mike’s pic of “Capt. Nyandy”, which is the catgirlish fan art of Capt. Sandy Yawn of the TV series Below Decks! Born in Panyameow City, Florida on February 13th, 1965 (Pisces in theYear of the Snake), Captain Nyandy Nyawn is a 57 year old pansexual cisgender female catgirl with over 30 years of supurr yacht captaincy expurrience! She is 5’ 7“ tall (excluding her ear pinna), and weighs 135 lbs. (including her 34” tail) with  Blonde hair, ears and tail, Pale Tan skin, Grey eyes, A+ blood type, 145 I.Q., MBTI of ENFJ, and the T-shaped inny belly button!
These days, she is in commeownd of the SS Purrocco in the Meowditerrranean Sea! She is is a supurrb leader with the rather affectionate, tenacious, gregarious, commeownicative, sincere dispurrsition. Her favorite foods are the hot pot, kung meow chicken, shrimp lo meown, vermeowcelli, Chinese spurring rolls, the peppurred steak, peanut butter chocolate Cheerios, fried banana fritters, boiled custard, Krispy Kreme cake, Black Forest cherry cheesecake, chocolate mousse torte, ginger carrot cake and strawberry mille crepe cake, nyan! So, what do y’all think of the art?
the cat lady sings…
Meryl:
(cries) Wahhhh! I’m not worthy!!!
Ilyana:
I think she likes it! Rvkh’s art does tend to have the lovely lines, colors, shading, and intricate details, such as Mery’s lush hair, the fabric folds of her mewniform, and the sea oats upon the sand dunes!
Beebee:
Hai hai, I love the ornate layered sense of depth amidst the petals, ribbons, feathers and skirts of the Sanoe pic, and the curvelinear symmetry of the wings, the flames, and the couture of the Nayera pic!
Melanakeami:
The bunny girl’s Light Blue eyes, hair & Light Tan skin contrast loverly to the Pink attire, and the figure-defining lines put her in sharpurr foreground focus against the slightly blurred backgound scenery!
Daytona:
I like the sense of story in the Lioness pic, as the elephant marches on into the sunset whilst the lioness seems to sadly ponders her failed attempt, yet her swishy tail indicates that she is still determined!
Elaenor:
Melody’s lovely happy mew year illustration has the very smooth drafting and symmetry, with the great bolder figure-defining lines, the finer detail lines, the feathering and cross-hathed shading!
Elizabeth:
The Love scene might amewsingly convey the ill-fated romance, but the beverage, the seagulls and that widdle fishy are causing the cravings in my tummy foir the fruity drink, the poultry and the seafood!
Becca:
The Doctor Who neko pic is quite spectacular, with such richly vribrant colors, and so many characters so gracefully posed and purrfectly detailed (but not de-tailed) and of course I am a big fan of K9!
Nyoka:
Althoiugh, we do not actualy see the 4th or 10th Doctors’ tails, so they might be Manxes! Speaking of the tails, I will purrsume that the sixth Doctor’s paint brushes are not made with hairs from that cat!
 
Nyanko:
We have seen Thor Odinson transormed into other guises over the years, from the fhuman to the frog, but I think that this Tricerotops veresion is ideally suiited to convey the ancient thunder lizard might!
Trini-chan:
The way that irate beaver is angrily shaking his raised hammer n the “Hold Still” pic seems as if the weary wood carver would like  to call down the thunder upon those poor unbalanced pose modes!
Tara-chan:
That Hansel pic, is causing the craving in my tummy due to those sugary shingle, the peppurrmint balusters, the candied cobbleastones, the Strawberry frosted sidewall and- and the edible eaves, nyan!
Mielikki:
Hang in there, Tara-chan! it is not much longer until the AfterMew luau! Say, Vonny, how would you compare Capt. Nyandy’s yacht the Purrocco to your TsuriNekoMimi?
Yvonne:
Well, that Heesen 5600 built in the Netherlands is far more extravagant, 125’ longer and 25 years younger than my Hatteras 60 which was bult in here in North Carolina, but I bet that TsuriNekoMimi has brought home more big fish, nyan!
Bunnii:
Both of those yachts certainly have the beautiful, smart, wise, strong, brave, gallant captains! Well, I reckon  that will do it for this edition of The Mew!
Petra:
We wish to thank Rvkh, Melody, Lumshock and Mike for the art, and all of the other brilliantly talented people whose works we have discussed, nyan!
 
Jeannie:
We also wish to thank Jamie for his wonderful web meowstery…
 
Mary Nyan
… and our other friends, family, acquaintances and audience whom we greatly appurreciate!
Mielikki:
Fur shur!
 
Mike:
We’ll be back next month with the April edition of The Mew!y! Be there… aloha.
The Ladies of The Mew:
Happy tails to mew- until we eat again, nya! Baibai, nya!

February 2023 Catgirl Critics’ Media Mewsings

Mike Moon / Catgirl Island
and Jamie Robertson / Clan of the Cats
purroudly purrsent a Mike Moon purrduction,
starring The Ladies of The Mew in
The February 2023 Edition of The Mew:
The Catgirl Critics’ Media Mewsings, nya!
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This year is the Year of the Rabbit the 16th Anniversary of 
The Mew, and the 23rd Anniversary of Catgirl Island, nya!
 
in this edition of The Mew: our 16th Annual Mew Awards 
purresentation for our favorite fun stuff of 2022, with our 
comperes Mary Nyan, Janyczsazsa and Carerratia, nya!
 
Mary Nyan, a.k.a Myayr:
(the costumer and hula instructor catgirl wearing the short, high-slit keyhole Red Bird of Purradise embroidered qipao):
Aloha y’all!, and welcome to this purrticularly festive, grande-sized edition of The Mew, which comes from the Catgirl Island Purrforming Arts Center, nya!
Janyczsazsa, or just Jany for short:
(the cosplayer and seamstress faerie wearing the sleeveless short Black Orchid embroidered qipao):
It is the clear seventy-degree (furrynheight) afternoon with puffy Cumulo-neko clouds in the Blue sky over Catgirl Island in Mew Hanover County NC!
Carerratia:
(the fashion designer succubus wearing the short White Chrysanthemeowm embroidered qipao):
It is about the hour before the awards ceremony will start, and the reporters are by the Red Carpet to observe what folks are wearing to the event!
Miho
(the journalist catgirl in the Bistre Fichu-neck dress with plunging back):
Arigato, nya! Gosh I cannot believe that this is the 15th time that we are here to report the fashionable action upon the Red Carpet to the Catgirl Island Purrforming Arts Center, nya!
Kaori
(the journalist catgirl in the Mauve low-cut drapurry-neck halter dress):
Hai hai, As the many people just start to arrive for the gala event, we wish to thank the crews who are covering the event for the TV, radio, internet and mewspapurr, nya!
Aurora’a
(the photographer sea spurrite girl in the Sea Foam bare-midriff halter-neck gown):
Once again we are joined by radio announcer Elwood and matsuri director Robin; this year we have brought our assistants

Vivian, 

Ayesha and Mae Nam who will help us!

Robin
(the agender gazelle purrson & 

matsuri director wearing the knotted 

Anemone Flower 

purrint blouse and Charcoal gray capurri pants):

Since we have the few minutes before they are off, we have the surpurrise pop quiz for our assistants, nya!
Ayesha: 

(Robin’s assistant, the androgynous lemur purrson in the backless maxi dress with the long draping skirt and highly slit sides)
The Sean Martin Memorial Red carpet It is the multidimensional pathway with pedestrian, aerial & aquatic lanes to accommodate visitors of all species who walk, roll, slither, swim, fly or telepurrt into the building’s Amaryllis Atrium!
Mae Nam

(the purrple-tailed nekomimi ningyo wearing the Purrpurreus- colored
strapless translucent bikini
locally mer-made, of the hollowed bells of the naturally deceased free-range non-GMO jellyfish)
It is lined by the locally-sourced Pink Torch Gingers, Crimson Pandanas, Scarlet Anthuriums and Holiday Heliconias, backed by the Little Leaf Box, Italian Cypurress and Palm Trees, nya!

 
Elwood
(the radio announcer catboy in the Black tuxedo with the bow tie):
The outdoor Director of Photography is Mohini-sensei, the Director of Underwater Photography is Mahadevi-san, and aerial shots are taken from Melanakeami-san’s triphibius airship Snappurr One piloted by Col. Alana Shepurrd; with additional drone coverage courtesy of Catgirl Island Robotics Club

and the Marine Electronics Research / Mecha & Artificial Intelligence Developurrs Society, nya!

Miho:
Nyow arriving is our artist / designer / cosplayer friend Thais Lopes https://linktr.ee/thais.angelica.art (human) who was one of the guests of the October 2008 Mew, and she looks quite fabulous as the Pink waves of her hair cascade down the deep Purrple elven gown of deep purple with gold brocade., with  shoes that match the gown, the crystal circlet upon and the head, nya!
 
Kaori:
Here comes
 our artist / model / cosplayer friend
Sarah “Sakky” Forde https://adorkabows.com

(human) who

was a guest of the December 2008 Mew, and nyow she has returned the elegant knee-length Violet semi-formal evening gown with the  cacading ruffles up[on the sheer poet-sleeved layer atop the strapless petticoat and the matching bow in her hair, nya!
Aurora’a
Artists / authors / editors / publishers / venders Jim & Melody Rondeau http://crossovers.net/makeitgoaway/home.htm (humans) made it here again! Melody is wearing the Blue blouse with the Levi jeans and white sneakers, and Jim is matching in the Blue polo shirt, the Levis and sneakers!
 

Robin
:

The supurrb artist Meesha DJ Walker a.k.a Xeshema https://www.artstation.com/xeshema is here with her new baby and her beach volleyball partner Bliss! Meesha is wearing the purple maxi skirt with the White catgirl Island tee shirt, the jean jacket and cloth slip-on flops, whilst 

baby J.D. is so cute in the short Blue argyle button up onesie, Kawaii!Bliss is wearing the 

ripped jeans with the high-top sneakers, sunglasses and long v-neck shirt thats knotted on the side!

 

Ayesha:

Ooh I like her short new coiffure with the Flaming Red tips! You know, w

e still talk about that epic finals match of Meesha & Bliss vs Petra & Bunnii! I see that some of our purrducer Mike’s friends from his college club days have returned, such as Mr. Brightside (rumored to be a Time Lord) of the Carolina Comic Book Club is wearing the double – breasted Almond Cream blazer, fitted tailored trousers, White tee shirt and trainers!

Mae Nam:
Chung Hong Fu who was an officer in the Triangle Area Anime Society is  rather dappurr in the Black policito tux with the satin lapels and leg bands!

I see another TAAS alumni, Jennifer Phoebe, looking quite lovely in the long Black sweater cardigan and the gold-buckled leather belt upon the ruffled round-neck Plum colored A line gown with the pretty beaded necklaces and the cat’s eye glasses, nya!

Elwood:
Author Sharon Williams http://caribbeanrose9.deviantart.com (human) was our November 2014 guest, and two of the stars of her serialized purrose urban fantasy tale Legacy of the Gods are here from New Orleans!  Billie McKnight (human) looks quite divine in the lilac open-back, – high slit silk Versace dress with the butterly hair clips, and Dante Jeffries (human) looks quite dashingly regal in the Black Dolce & Gabbana suit with the long coat!
Miho:
Of course, it is only natural, or supurr-natural that those two avatars of the Yoruba gods would look quite regal and divine, and so does Sharons fan-senshi character Tanya Cambridge (human) a.k.a. Sailor Sirius http://sailorsirius.webs.com is here again, wearing the strapless dark Blue evening dress with the matching pumps!
Kaori:
Tanya is accompanied by her best friend, author Jeff Branch’s http://www.pinkladyamerica.com

(human)

fan-senshi character
Talia Jasmine Kirk (vulcan) a.k.a Sailor Vulcan, wearing the

deep Purrple cocktail dress with yellow stiletto sandals, nya!

Kaori:
Jeff was the May 2008 guest of The Mew, nya! They have rendezvoused with his characters investigative journalists Marie Babineux (human), Haruna Ichikawa (human) police

detective Junko Sakurada (human)

Alexandra Wright (vampire), and

agent Reiko Sakurada (human), nya!!
Aurora’a:
Marie is wearing the Emerald Green sequined minidress and matching stiletto sandals; Haruna is wearing the bright Red skirt suit and pumps; and Alexandra is wearing the strapless Black leather minidress and matching thigh boots!
Robin
:
Junko is wearing the Navy Blue pantsuit, White shirt, Red necktie and Black oxford shoes; and her sister Reiko is wearing the Black skirt suit, White shirt, Black necktie and low heeled Black pumps, nya!

Ayesha:
Ah, we’re about to hand off the fashion reporting to our colleagues inside! For those who are new to Catgirl Island and The Mew, the cavernous Catgirl Island Purrforning Arts Center (
CIPAC) was designed
 and built with great magick and care, with the fare, amenities, signage, 
paths of egress, restrooms and other facilities to accommodate those who might have fins, tails, hooves or wings or rely on very different senses and forms of communication!
 
Mae Nam

Thusly the many attendees traverse the ramps, stairs, escalators, elevators, flight shafts and waterways to the auditoriums wherein the variable – geometry / environmental seats accommodate the diverse physiques of up to 2500 human-sized bipeds, but can easily accommodate those of the widdle pixy or the giant sizes, quadrupeds, winged and aquatic types, nya!
Elwood:
Nyow we will turn the reporting over to Cicelia, Eamane, Vivian, Joanna and Phannjynnasokaaia who are covering the fashion action from the mezzanine!
Cicelia
(the Molly- tailed mermaid actress / model / purrsenter wearing the Sea Blue – colored jellyfish bell bra):
Shello everybody! We are here on the Mezzanine, near the food court where there are many delicious, nutritious fresh foods to promptly sate just about every taste!
Eamane 
(the catgirl)  wearing the flowy White long-sleeve Arwen Angel Gown with the scoop neckline and the silver Evenstar necklace)
The piping hot croquettes, the extra special baked yams, the jumbo garlic butter purrawns, and the mocha bubble milk tea are causing the craving in my tummy!
Joanna
(the wolf girl is mewsician, dancer, actress & purrsenter wearing the Eggplant & Purrsimmon – colored, bare – midriff choli blouse, sari & petticoat):
I am purrticularly fond of the strawberry cream crepes, the chocolate raspberry truffle ice cream, the croaker poppurrs, the maple glazed apple fritters, and the nummy berry cocktail!
Phannjynnasokaaia
(or just Phan for short, the faerie mewspapurr journalist and editor wearing the backless Maroon & Gold Hanfu gown):
Ah, we had better stay focused on the fashion task! I see that The Chattans and the McCraes are from the lovely coastal town of Haven which is just the few miles away on the mainland!
 
Vivian
(t

he androgynous nekomimi ningyo-yosei wearing the 

strapless translucent bra made of two hollowed jellyfish bells):
Hai hai, they are the stars of webmeowster
 Jamie Roberton’s webcomic Clan of the Cats http://clanofthecats.com, who were guests of the August 2007, January 2009 & November 2009 Mews, nya!
Cicelia:
Chelsea Urania Kate Chattan, who is the heroic witchy human were-panther and main protagonist of the comic, is so beautiful in the sleeveless Black ball gown with the plunging V neckline, and the sheer layers of dark Smoky tule atop the Light Gay underdress!
Eamane:
Her husband Alexander Jubal McRae

(human)

is handsomely wearing the
Green

Single-Breasted blazer with the tailored trousers 

whilst their daughter
Charlotte Polyhymnia McRae

(human)

is wearing the

sequined Purple Mesh  fit and flare dress

 
Joanna:
Chelsea’s sister Corrine Elizabeth Melepomene Chattan (human) the sexy tough were-leopurrd merc  is gorgeous in the pleated chiffon round-neck pant suit with the long Illusion wing sleeves! 
Phannjynnasokaaia:
Their sister Cynthia Marie Angeline Thalia Monroe McRae (human) is so radiant in the Pink crocheted lace mesh Illusion neckline dress, and her handsome husband Paul Winston McRae (human, Jubal’s brother) is wearing the Grey single-breasted blazer and trousers with the flap detail!
Vivian:
The Chattan family matriarch momma Ruth is wearing the ruffled A-Line scoop-neck tea-length dress, and Chelsea’s familiar cat Sebastian is wearing the widdle Black tie… and he’s headed for the prawns!
Cicelia:
Oh look- coming up the escalators are the The Bikini Skouts, the stars of Mike’s monthly tabletop fantasy role-playing game “The Adventures of Nystia Nightshade”! 
 
Eamane:
The Bikini Skouts are an idol unit, consisting of their prima Nystia Nightshade, a.k.a. Bikini SKout Red ( dark faerie), Chiaki Wakabayashi, a.k.a. Bikini SKout Yellow (kitsune), Yuuna’amii Kawaii’kini, a.k.a. Bikini SKout Green (elf), Lillithikaliputianyasmoviaxxx, or just Li, for short, a.k.a. Bikini SKout Blue (succubus), and Masayo Sano, a.k.a. Bikini SKout Purrple (vampire)!
Joanna:
They are  joined by Nystia’s idol star husband Jonni Winner (human) and his sister their manager Jaene Rose “Rosebud” Winner (usagimimi)! Oh, they are all dressed as “chibi” versions of themselves wearing the  oversized helmets to represent the “supurr-deformed” art style with the cute, colorful jumpurrs, Capri pants, hoodies, cardigans and bomber jackets! Kawaii!
Phannjynnasokaaia:
They are quite appreciative of their fans such as the members of BISKIT (Bikini Skouts Idolizer Throng) and WHAM (Winner’s Heroic Angel Mob) who they are signing autographs and selfie posing with!
Vivian:
Some of the teachers of the Catgirl Island School (K-12) are drinking Orange Whips at the bar! History Purrofessora Dr. Alder-sensei (elf girl) is wearing Pink Rose & Mulberry colored, bare – midriff choli blouse, sari & petticoat), and Vocal Mewsic Purrofessora Tamara’anna-sensei  (elf girl)  is wearing the Pale Thistle & Rum Punch colored, bare – midriff choli blouse, sari & petticoat!
Cicelia:
Math Purrofessora Martine -sensei (selkie) is wearing the  Amber – colored jellyfish bra and matching purreo, Water Polo Coach Angelina (water nymph) is wearing the Saffron colored jellyfish bra, and Purrincipal Appuracida (catgirl) is wearing the ruched halter-neck crop top with the side-knotted bodycon mini skirt!
 
Eamane:
Some of the Deans from Mew Hanover Commeownity College  are drinking the Cran-Apple Nummy Berry cocktails! Dean Terry-sensei (androgynous Terrapin purrson) the Dean of MHC’s Design School, is wearing the Sea Foam- colored  Iro-furisode., and Dean Malivalaya-sensei (elf girl)  of MHC’s Vet School is wearing the White and Sugar Almond Pink Ao Dai gown!
 
Joanna:
Sora (gynoid) the lomi-lomi masseuse is wearing the sheer Ebony Tule sleeveless halter-neck A-Line keyhole prom dress, Millicent (bunny girl) the art supply store owner is wearing the sleeveless, backless, plunging neckline sequined Black mini strap dress, and Kahil (slime girl) food bank director is wearing the Cinnabar colored high split side-lace very short cheongsam!
Phannjynnasokaaia:
The Meowdical Arts Center’s Director Dr. Maeridyth-sensei (gyno sphinx) has just landed upon the terrace, wearing the ornate golden necklaces, banngles, braclets, belly chain, chatelaine and tail ring! To her right is Linina (catgirl) the 40th level paladin wearing her gleaming bare-midriff Red and White adamantine maile and plate armor, but I don’t see her legendary +5 Wave Motion Vorpal Holy Avenger Longsword of Smiting!
Vivian:
Well I do see several members of the Meowritime Forest Grove Ampurrtheatre’s Repurrtory Company! Over there by the Patisserie are the Artistic Director Alaua’mina (faerie) in the halter-neck bikini and purreo made of Black Orchid petals; Technical Director Wyrdina (faerie) in the halter-neck  bikini and putrreo made of Gray Florentinya Iris petals; and actress Palathyna (faerie) in the halter-neck  bikini and putrreo made of White Chrysanthemeowm petals!
Myayr:
Oh oh there are High Purriestess Purrsis (catgirl) and her Purrotege Appurrentice Lhassiopeia (catgirl) of Mew Hanover Countys Temple to the Goddess Bastet, nya! Purrsis is wearing her diaphanous sideless White gown with the ornate wesekh collar and Lhassiopeia is wearing the sheer halter-neck crop top and the ruffled mini skirt that flaunts the Egyptian heka crook tattoo around her inny belly button, mew la la, nya!
Jany:
Mmm they are savoring r\the succulent braised abalone and the grilled anago! Oh oh- Cru-Cru the courier (mermaid) and Kahili the Food Bank Director (slime girl) are having the baklava and the tiramisu! This assignment is making me hungry!
 
Carerratia:
Well, It is the few minutes before the ceremony will commence, so let’s go to the Zen Water Garden, where Ne’ellakaliomi the Sommeleir of Sheila May’s restaurant, Lina the Lifeguard Captain of Lake Neko, and Tharesha  he Mew Hanover County School Supurrintendan twill purrsent this month’s
Celebrity Catgirl & Kemonomimi Spotlight!
Ne’ellakaliomi 
(the Coral Beauty- tailed mermaid wearing the Mauve-colored jellyfish bells)
Shello minna! In this monthly portion of The Mew, we commemorate famous nekomusume, therianthropes and other kemonomimi of mythologies and popular culture, including anthropomorphic ladies, monster girls and shape –shifters who appear in folklore, movies, TV, novels, comics, games, toys, mewsic, advertising, and so forth!
 
Lina
(the Eastern kingsnake-tailed lamia wearing the strapless translucent Fuchsia-colored jellyfish bells):
Hai hai! They are not just limited to the feline or other mammallians, but include the avian, reptilian, piscine, insect, and many other types! There are those who might not actually have beasty DNA, but do have the spirit, cat-titude or mannerisms of the animal theme, who we will thusly broadly consider to be the “honorary kemonomimi”
Tharesha
(the shark-tailed mermaidwearing the Mint Green – colored jellyfish bells):
Set In the fantasy world occupied by the human, hunters and beastkiun, author Sayaka Mogi’s beautiful, bittersweet Red Hood’s Wolf Apprentice manga pertains to Wu the hunter who reluctantly adopts the hungry lost little orphaned wolf girl Mani and trains her as his apprentice; and in the sequel Final Testament we met the werewolf twins Skoll and Hati!
 
Ne’ellakaliomi:
Satoko Yamano (who is voiced by Chie Nakamura in the original Japanese version and by Stephanir Sheh in the English dub) in the Ah My Goddess anime TV series which  based upon the manga by Kosuke Fujishima! In epurrsode 5 of season 2, Satoko wears the Pink & White cat ears on her date with Otaki to the new amusement park, where she also wears the nekomimi kigurumi onsie for the photo shoot!
 
Lina:
Kanda the pretty red-haired catgirl (voiced by Azumi Waki), Tania the lovely red-haired dragon girl (voiced by Rumi Okubo), and cute widdle Nina the Blonde fox girl (voiced by Marika Kouno) of author Suzu Miyama’s  Beast Tamer novels, manga and anime, in which they are rescued and recruitted by the titular charcter Rein who can communicate with animals and starts the new adventuring party with them after he was kicked out of his prior group!
 
Tharesha:
The Wood Sprite and her sphinx-like sister Death who are voiced by the superb actress Tilda Swinton wonderful 2022 stop motion animated movie Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio! The Wood Sprite who magickally enlivened Pinocchio has the four alluring avianish wings, whilst Death who Pinocchio visited between resurrections has the lovely leonine body with the large bovine horns and avian wings!
 
Ne’ellakaliomi:
In the Tekka Yaguraba’s supernatural comedy manga Sorry for My Familiar, Patty is the impoverished petite devil girl who needs a familiar to serve her, but all she can affored to hire is Norman the older human chap who is researching her devil world! The peppy  fair- skinned devil has the Pink hair and tail, Blue eyes and ram-like ovine horns, so we will consider her as the ramu musume or the hitsujimimi!
Lina:
Tamka the bespectacled Red Fox girl and Jenzi the petite genki Gray Wolf girl are among the delightful kemonomimi of the beautiful sexy romantic web comic Otenba Files by the brilliant UK author / artist May Li Pandabait, who also creates the terrific Shift Persona web comic! However I should mention that  those comics are rated “mature” due to the nudity, language, violence & sexuality, and not for the widdle kitties!
Tharesha:
Mat Sherer’s mature-rated, sexy, slice-of-life kemonomimi web comic Badly Drawn Kitties has undergone numerous reboots since it started 2002 and ended (?) on 2019, but the comics are archived on the site, whilst Mat is busy with new projects such as the podcast! Among the delightful writer Lucy Koneko (cat), body artists Lydia White (cat), and Sally Flick (cat),  mewsicians Arianna Manson (cat), Magic (cat) and Natalie Green (mink); webmeowster Molly Hunter (mouse) banker Rain MacKenzie (squirrel)
Ne’ellakaliomi:
Twyla Boogeyman is the creepy but shy and good-natured 15 year old student at Monster High who can travel through dreams and shadows! She has the purple-blue and gray skin, Purple-streaked Light Teal hair,  and the pet bunny named Dustin! She has existed in all three generations of the Mattels Monster High tales and toys, including the 10.5” Gen 3 Creepover Party doll adorably wearing the Pink bunny-eared cowl!
Lina:
PrettyLitter is an odorless, non-clumping, color-changing, health-monitoring silica gel crystal brand cat litter with the amusing ads on TV and internet, such as the most recent “Cat Goddess” spot which is graced by the lovely spokesperson who claims that she is not a cat lady but a catgirl goddess! We especially like the 2.5 minute version of the spot! The peppy, purrky redhead human in the Pink negligee admits that she is not feline, so she is technically not a literal neko deity such as Bastet, Tefnut or Sekhmet, but given her captivating grace, charm, presence, and compassion for her kitties, we will consider her as the honorary catgirl!
Tharesha:
Journalist Tara Palmeri, is the Senior Political Correspondant for Puck News, whose attire included the lovely Dark Orange and Black tiger stripe blouse when she appurred as one of the panelists in the January 17th, 2022 episode of MSNBC’s TV series The 11th Hour with Stephanie Rhule, So we will consider her as the “honorary catgirl”! That is all for the spotlight portion of the show, and it looks like the ceremony is about to start!
 
Myayr:
Now we will continue from  the Amarylis Auditorium, wherein soon the CIPAC’s director Kitrina and general manager Katherine, a.k.a. Kit ’n Kat http://www.catgirlisland.net/art/guest2/114.html wave to the cheering audience as they stroll to the crystalline podium upon the center stage to address the crowd and
 
commeownce the purresentations, nya!
Kitrina:
(the Silver – haired catgirl wearing the short, off – shoulder silk, Blue & Silver Dragon – purrint kimono):
Konbanwa, yall, nya! Welcome to the 15th annual Mew Awards for our favorite fun stuff of 2021, nya!
Katherine:
(the Redhead catgirl wearing the short, off – shoulder silk, Red & Gold Phoenix – purrint kimono):
We are happy and honored by your purresence, and by the many others who are watching from elsewhere, nya!
Kitrina:
Hai, we wish to thank all of the wonderful staff and volunteers who make this and other events happen here, nya!
Katherine: 
We also wish to thank the many brilliant folks who created and distributed the things we are here to purraise, nya!
Kitrina:
Nyow please let us all welcome Tash, Michi, Brian, Sadiyah & Mu’awin of Alexcia Reynolds’s https://www.deviantart.com/professoroak Cybernetic Showdown tale http://michi.byethost16.com
 
Katherine:
 Eletron http://bw.html-5.me, Khriste a.k.a Sailor Christmas http://www.sailorchristmas.com, Abenti a.k.a Sailor Tiger http://mau.sailorchristmas.com and her daughter Torako to purrsent the nominees for
 
our favorite toys & collectibles of 2022, nya!
 
Jany:
Tash, Michi, Brian, Sadiyah & Mu’awin star in Alexcia Reynolds’s https://www.deviantart.com/professoroak Cybernetic Showdown tales http://michi.byethost16.com; whereas  Khriste a.k.a Sailor Christmas http://www.sailorchristmas.com, and Abenti a.k.a Sailor Tiger http://mau.sailorchristmas.com are Alexcia’s fan-senshi supurr-heroines. Abenti’s daughter Torako, makes her Mew debut , and we are also glad to welcome back Eletron http://bw.html-5.me who is a Maximals fan-bot character!
Tash 
(the bat – winged Serval girl wearing creme yellow pedal pushers and a backless halter top that does not ride up on her wing)s:
Thank you Kit ’n Kat! Aloha everybody!

Michi 

(the cyborg White Tiger girl wearing the navy blue sundress):
My, this is the 15th time that Tash and I have been purrsenters here!

Sadiyah

(the llama girl wearing the purple and sapphire blue belly dancer outfit, signing in American Sign Language):
This is my 13th time here. Thank you for inviting me back again!

Muawin 

(Sadiyah’s interpurreter, a Purrple Port Bleu butterfly purrched upon the podium):
It is such a lovely warm island with so many delicious nectar filled flowers!

Brian 

(the hyena dude wearing the wearing a pair of blue jeans and a pine green t-shirt):
This is my 12th time here to this beautiful island, and I would like to thank you for inviting me too!

Abenti 

the Black – haired catgirl wearing the one-piece strapless orange swimsuit with a sheer sarong):
This is the 11th time that Khriste and I have been purrsenters!

Eletron

(the pachyderm-ish Maximal wearing floral leis and the flower tucked behind each elephantine ear):
This is my 10th time here!

Khriste

(the redhead girl wearing the green, red, gold, and white pantsuit with a wreath-shaped brooch on her left lapel):
There are many nominees in this cattygory, but fortunately there are 9 of us!

Torako

(Abenti’s anthopurrmorphic tiger daughter wearing the Red Riding Hood Cloak):
This is my first time here, so please take care of me!
 
Tash:
Fortunately, we have the telepurrompters, other electronic devices, the notes and the good memories to help with the long lists!
 
Michi: 
Here are the nominees for favorite action figures, posable dolls, plushy dolls, statues, ornaments, other toys and collectibles of 2022!
Sadiyah:
Action figures such as Star Wars: The Black Series Fennec Shand, Koska Reeves, Omega, Reva (Third Sister), Leia (Ewok Village) and Star Wars: The Mandalorian Ahsoka Tano!
Mu’awin: 
The Star Wars Vintage Collection The Madalorian Ahsoka Tano. The Book of Boba Fett Fenec Shand, Clone Wars Aayla Secura, Luminara Unduli, and Bariss Offee action figures!

Brian:

The Star Wars Micro Galaxy Squadron’s  X-Wing fighter, TIE Fighter, Advanced TIE Fighter, Millennium Falcon, and Slave One!
Abenti:
Marvel Legends She-Hulk, She/Hulk, Siryn, Kate Bishop, Mighty Thor, King Valkyrie, Meggan, IronHeart, Darkstar,  America Chavez, Wakanda Forever Okoye and  Nakia action figures!
Eletron:
Transformers Cyclone Strike Windblade, Legacy Elita-1, Legacy Prime Universe Arcee, Bumblebee Studio Series Arcee, and Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection Road Rocket action figure!
Khriste:

G.I. Joe Classified Series SnakeEyes Akiko action figure, Super7’s Ultimates! Thundercats Cheetara action figure, Mego’s Young Frankenstein Baron & Monster setand Igor action figure!

Torako:
Jazwares’ AEW Hikaru Shida action figure, BST’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer action figure, Bandai’s Shodo Digimon Lilimon action figure, and Banpresto’s QPosket Urusei Yatsura: Lum figurine!
 
Tash:
McFarlane Toys McFarlane Toys Avatar Neytiri action figure,  Neytiri on Seze pack, DC Multiverse The Batman Catwoman action figure, and the DC Retro Batman 66 Batcycle With Sidecar!
Michi:
Spin Master’s The Batman: Selina Kyle Chase Set, Selina Kyle 4” action figure, and Selina Kyle 11” action figure!

Sadiyah:

MGA’s Na! Na! Na! Tabitha Nekota, Sherry Foxtail, Liling Luck, Erika Feathton, Myra Woods dolls, and Kitty-Cat Camp Ground play set!

Mu’awin:
Mattel’s Monster High Clawdeen Wolf, Draculaura, Frankie Stein, Lagoona Blue, Cleo de Nile, Ghoulia Yelps, Toralei and Deuce dolls, and the Ghoul Spirit six doll set!
Brian:
Worlds of EPI’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Fresh Dolls Fierce Collection of the Okoye, Nakia and Shuri dolls!
Abenti:
Funko Pop! Star Wars: Ahsoka Tano,  Ahsoka Tano (Valentine),  Fenec Shand, Gatchaman: Jun the Swan, and Justice League: Black Orchid!
 
Eletron:
Funko Pop! The Batman: Selina Kyle, Selina Kyle (unmasked), and Selina Kyle on Motorcycle!
Khriste:

The Hallmark Keepsake’s Star Trek Strange New Worlds U.S.S. Enterprise ornament, and the Avatar Nytiri and Seze ornament…

Torako:
… and Misty Hopkins’s fan – plushie dolls of Aria the Animation’s Athena Glory and Alice Carroll! Whew! That was a lot! Now let’s welcome Keiko, Yuriko. Leilani and Alanasera to present
 
our favorite books & literature of 2022!
 
Carerratia:
Keiko & Yuriko are librarians at the wonderful  Catgirl Island Public Library, whilst sisters Leilani & Alanasera are miko maidens at the serenely stately shinto shrineI
 
Keiko:
(the catgirl in the shimmering Parrot Fish purrint suspender maillot):
Aloha, nya! We wish to thank all of the friends of the Mew Hanover Public Library, nya!
Yuriko:
(the catgirl in the gleaming Butterfly Fish purrint purretzel maillot:
This cattygory includes fiction and non-fiction books that were published last year!
Leilani
(the catgirl wearing a bare midriff Red & White miko Shozoku): 
We wish to thank our fellow miko and everyone who has visited our shrine, nya!
Alanasera
(the catgirl wearing a bare midriff Red & White miko Shozoku): 
The nominees are Soul Taken: A Mercy Thompson Novel, and What Will I Do with My Love Today?, nya!
Keiko:
Viola Davis: Finding Me; and The Rise of the Dragon: An Illustrated History of the Targaryen Dynasty, nya!
 
Yuriko:
The Art of The Batman, The DC Poster Portfolio: George Perez, and The Life and Art of Dave Cockrum, nya!
Leilani: 

Final Fantasy XIV Poster Collection, and Haruhiko Mikimoto Character Design Archive, nya!

Alanasera:
Inside Bridgerton, The Art of Avatar: The Way of Water, and 

The Art of Star Wars: Visions, nya!

 
 
Keiko:
The Art of Star Wars: The Mandalorian Season 2, and 

The Art of Star Wars: High Republic, nya!
Yuriko:
The Dragon Universe, The Fairy Universe, Star Trek: The Artistry of Dan Curry, and Trek the Halls,  nya!
Leilani:
D&D Journeys through the Radiant Citadel, and D&D Critical Role: Call of the Netherdeep, nya! 
Alanasera:
D&D Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen, and Spelljammer: Adventures in Space, nya!
 
Keiko:
D&D Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse: and t
he Alex Ross Marvel Mural Calendar,
 nya!

Yuriko:
2023 Wicca Calendar, 2023
Running in the Triangle Calendar,
and The 2023 Oh No, Not Another Cat Calendar, nya!
Leilani:
North Carolina Coast 2023 Calendar

,
Sierra Club 2023 Planner, and the Audubon Society 2023 Planner
, nya!
Alanasera:
 We are done, so

please help us to welcome friends Dr. Dach Savage, Valentinya, Petra and Bunnii purrsent our

favorite webcomics & net fiction of 2022, nya!
 
Myayr:
Savage-sensei is a purrapsychologist, archaeologist and consulting detective with a boarding mansion; Valentinya is his witchy maid originally from Kiev; Petra and Bunni not only are  co-curators of the Catgirl Island Mewseum of Art,  but they are also the county rec league’s Beach Volleyball champions, nya!
 
Dach Savage
(the anthropurrmorphic weiner dog wearing his Crimson, Black & White Military Mess Dress & medals): 
Guten abend!
Valentinya
(the catgirl wearing the vyshyvanka with the Crape Myrtle embroidery):
Zdravstvuyte, nya!
Petra
(the catgirl wearing the Sand Tiger Shark purrint bikini):
Some of the web comics might be rated “mature”, thusly intended for the adult readers, and not for the widdle kitties, nya!
Bunnii
(the bunny girl wearing the Sand Tiger Shark purrint bikini):
That might be due to sexuality, violence, or harsh language. So then, in no particular order, the many nominees include…
 
Dach Savage:
Las Lindas, The Eye of Ramalach, Tina of the South, Caribbean Blue, Paprika, and Practice Makes Perfect!
 
Valentinya:
The Tea Dragon Society, Bethellium,

The Meek and Mare Intervm, The LoungeAlfie, and 

Far Out There

, nya!

 
Petra:
Empowered by Adam Warren, Trekker – the Adventures of Mercy St. Clair by Ron Randall; and School Bites by Holly G, nya!
Bunnii:
Pacificators, 3Guardians and Namaka Hamou web comics and art Jeffrey Anderson!
Dach Savage:
Closet Space and A Wish for Wings by Jen Dolari; Panel2Panel and The Life of Glych by Amber Greenlee!
 
Valentinya:
Distillum by Sarah “Pickles” Dill, Misfile by Chris Hazelton, and Zos Kias by Sanzaki Kojika, nya!
 
Petra:
C-chan’s a catgirl by A Blue Deer, Spying with Lana by Sean Harrington, and Mon Girl by Green Tea Neko, nya!
 
Bunnii:
Valley Ghouls and other comics by Kate Leth; and The Dennison Collective of Kara Dennison!
 
Dach Savage:
Sorcery 101 by Kel McDonnell, Jailbird by Leigh Davis, and A Girl and Her Fed by K.B. Spangler!
Valentinya:
The Message of Cyan by Christi Anne Abrahams,

Lost Nightmare by Miyuli, and

Twokinds by Thomas J. Fischbachv!
Petra:
Danger Zone One by Midnight & Salaiix; and

Ménage à 3 by Gisele Lagace & David Lumsdon, nya!
Bunnii

:

Earth Guardians by Lina El;

Zebra Girl by Joe England;

The Depths, by P.M. Amaras, Paul Driggere & Roy Wolverine!

Dach Savage:
The sequential art  by Boomerangh96, the art & comics by Kieran Thompson;  the 

comics & tales by Christopher B. Wright!
Valentinya:
Otenba Files by Koumori-tomboy; Seph & Dom by NaughtyMorg; and Bloodline by Evan Fawcett a.ka.w0lfmare, nya!
 
Petra:
Digger by Ursula Vernon, and The Devil’s Panties by Jennie Breeden, who were November 2008 guests of The Mew, nya!
Bunnii

:

The Wandering Ones by Clint Hollingsworth who was the October 2009 guest of The Mew!
 
Dach Savage:
Sailor Tiger’s Grotto, Cybernetic Showdown, Sailor Christmas, The Book of Otaku Senshi…
Valentinya:
…  Project Pachyderm, and Pokemon Amber by Alexcia Reynolds, who was a guest of the August 2010 Mew, nya!
Petra:
Fire From The Sun: A Queen’s Rising by Sharon Williams, who was our November 2014 guest of The Mew, nya!
 
Bunnii

:

Now we will go from the web to the print, as our friends Na Ling, Ji Yun, Jesi and Kai present our
favorite comic books, graphic novels & manga of 2022, nya!
 
Jany:
Sisters Na Ling & Ji Yun have been bartenders here at the CIPAC but they will soon open their new micro-brew pub; whilst Jesi & Kai are concierges at the Catgirl Island Visitors Center and officers of the Mew Hanover County Kite Club!
 
Na Ling:

(the 

muntjac deer girl

wearing the Apurricot colored bikini and sheer purrled purreo):

We wish to thank all of our guests who we are happy to serve here at The CIPAC!
Ji Yun:

(her twin sister wearing the Peach colored bikini and sheer purrled purreo)
Hai hai and we are honored to help purrsent the nominees which include

Jesi
(the catgirl in the Maroon & Gold Hanfu gown): 

Elfquest: Stargazer’s Hunt, Adventures of Simon & Ajax vol. 3, and Die, Kitty, Die: Starstruck, nya

Kai
(the catgirl  in the Black & Scarlet Hanfu gown):

My Little Pony, My Little Pony: Generations, and My Little Pony: Classics Reimagined, nya

Na Ling:

Catwoman: Lonely City, StarGirl: Lost Children,  Zatanna: the Jewel of Gravesend..

Ji Yun:

Galaxy : The Prettiest Star, DC Pride, Marvel Voices, Marvel-Verse: America Chavez

Jesi:

She-Hulk, Iron Cat, Iron Man / Hell Cat Annual, and Defenders Beyond, nya

Kai:

My Little Pony, My Little Poiy: Generations, and My Little Pony: Classics Reimagined,

nya

 
Na Ling:
Monstress, Saga, Ant, Frank Frazetta’s Dawn Attack, Tarot: Witch of the Black Rose…
 
Ji Yun:
Wynd, Cat Girl, Gold Digger, Ninja High School, Battle Angel Alita: Mars Chronicle
Jesi:
Konohana Kitan, Tamamo-chan’s a Fox, A Centaurs Life, and Shuna’s Journey, nya
Kai:
Hakumei and Mikochi,

Yokohama Kaidaishi Kikou, Non Non Biyori, and Flying Witch, nya

Na Ling:
Laid Back Camp, Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid, Yuri is my Job, Reincarnated as a Sword
Ji Yun:
Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon MaidDrugstore in Another World, and Komi Cant Communicate!
Jesi:
The Demon Girl Next Door, Yuna and the Haunted Hot Spring, and High School DXD, nya
 
Kai:
and Jim & Melody Rondeau’s 2022 Elfl Tale, nya! Nyow please welcome to the wet tank stage Nyssy, Melanakeami, Daytona, Formality, and Mertyl who will purrsent our
 
favorite magazines and other purriodicals of 2022, nya!
Carerratia:
Nyssy is the Senior Saucier at Sheila May’s restaurant, Melanakeami owns the triphibious airship tours business, Daytona is the captain of the county Surf Purrtrol, Formality is the travel writer originally from the vicinity of Purince Edward Island, and Mertyl-sensei is the Sea Witch Supreme! 
Nyssy
(the mermaid with Dark Blue hair and Turquoise tail, wearing the piercings, jewelry, and the Lilac – colored jellyfish bell bikini top):
Arigatou gozaimasu!
Melanakeami
(the mermaid with the Green tail and hair, wearing the Azure Blue – colored jellyfish bell bikini top and Gold rings in her tail fin):
Shello there everybody! We are glad and honored to be here tonight!
Daytona
(the mermaid with short Blonde hair and a Gray Bottlenose Dolphin tail, wearing Fuchsia – colored jellyfish bell bikini top):
So, this cattygory includes the purrinted purriodicals, be they published monthly, quarterly or however often!
Formality
(the 11‘ long dappurr Orca Girl in her natural tuxedo-ish pattern with the large Black purrl in her navel, the Black top hat and bow tie):
The nominees are: National Geographic, Our State, Design Life, Design Anthology, Illustration, Watercolor Artist…
Mertyl
(the sea witch with the pixy-cut Red hair, wearing the loosely – knotted White blouse and the Hot Pink Purreo):
International Artist, American Art Review, Western Art & Architecture, Art & Illustration, Antiques & Fine Art…
Nyssy: 
Renaissance Faires, Alter Ego, Back Issue, Comic Book Creator, Kirby Collector, Draw, Comic Artist…
Melanakeami:
Concept Artist, 

The Art of Film, ImagineFX, American Artist, International Artist, 

Fantasy Figures

Daytona

Art Doll Quarterly, Prims

Selvedge, 

Somerset Studio, 

Unique Homes, Enki, 

I’m Smith, He’s Jones

 
Formality

Cinefex, American Cinematographer, Sight & Sound,
CinemaScope, Cinema Retro, 
DGA Quarterly…
Mertyl:
Mystic Deja, Little Shop of Horrors, G-Fan, Doctor Who Magazine, 

007 Magazine,
Star Wars Insider

Nyssy:
Star Trek, Star Trek Official Starships Collection, Otaku USA, Megami, NewtypeAnimage, Hobby Japan…
Melanakeami:
Willow & Sage, Sage Woman, Witches & Pagans, Bella Grace, Belle Armoire, Daphne’s Diary…
Daytona:
Bella Grace, Belle Armoire, Daphne’s Diary, In her Studio, Cottage Hill, Women Create…
Formality:
Minerva, Sedona, Wahshington Post, New York Times, Laphams’s Quarterly, Rowrbrazzle
 
Mertyl:
Asimov’s Science Fiction, Analog, Fantasy & Science FictionRolling Stone, Cemetery Dance…
 
Nyssy:
The Skeptical Inquirer, Anthenaeum Review, Parabola, Tin House, Uncut’s Ulitmate Music Guide…
Melanakeami:
Prog, Classic Rock. Metal Hammer, Pointe, Dance, Fiddler, Ambrosia, Aspire Design & Home…
Daytona:
Southern Living, Garden Design, Coastal Living, Lonely Planet, Ernest, Runner, Sidetracked…
Formality:
Archaeology, American Archaeology, Current World Archaeology, Scientific American

 
Mertyl:
Outdoors, Misadventure, Yoga, Yoga Journal, Yoga International, Shape, Self, Fit…
Nyssy:
Oxygen, Strong, Womens Health,  Muscle & Fitness Hers, ESPN, Sports Illustrated

,

Golf …

Melanakeami:
Surfgirl, Standup Journal, Stand Up Paddle Magazine, SUP International…
 
Daytona:
Adventure Kayaking, Angler’s Journal, Sport Fishing, In-Fisherman, Fishing & Tying Journal…
Formality:
Grays Sporting Journal, North Carolina Game & Fish, Saltwater Sportsman, and The Drake!
Mertyl:
We are done, and 

please welcome Raven, Whitney and Kara-Meowl who will purrsent the nominees for-

 
our favorite radio purrograms of 2022, nya!
Myayr:
Raven co-owns Feral Ink tattoo & piercing studio with her friend Hannah,  Whitney is the Mew Hanover Commeownity College Magick Club Purresident, and Kara-Meow’l is the champion purrofessional surfer, nya!
Raven
(the elf girl in the snapdragon purrint Bateau neckline Empire cropped bare midriff dress):
Aloha , y’all! These are purrograms from WUNC FM, National Public Radio and Public Radio International!
Whitney
(the androgynous Bard Owl harpy & in the foxglove purrint yukata):
Hai hai, they are the very sincere, informative and / or entertaining audio enjoyment of the top quality!
 
Kara-Meow’l:
Alphabetically the nominees are… 1A, All Things Considered, American Routes, Back Porch Music…
 
Raven:
Code Switch, Embodied, Fresh Air, Hear & Now, How I Built This, It’s Been A Minute, Latino USA…
Whitney:
Life Kit, Marketplace, Morning Edition, The Moth Radio Hour, The New Yorker Radio Hour…
 
Kara-Meow’l:
On Being, On the Media, Our Body Politic, The People’s Pharmacy, Planet Money, Reveal…
Raven:
Science Friday, Snap Judgment. Sound Opinions. The Splendid Table, The Takeaway…
Whitney:
The TED Radio Hour, This American Life, The Thistle and Shamrock, Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me…
 
Kara-Meow’l:
Weekend Edition, and The World, nya! Nextly are the great purrograms of the BBC’s World Service!
Raven:
Hai hai, such as The Arts Hour, BBC World News, The Conversation, Discovery, Documentary
 
Whitney:
From Our Own Correspondent, Hardtalk, Healthcheck, The History Hour, In the Studio, News Day…
Kara-Meow’l:
Outlook, Over to You, Sporting Witness, Tech Tent, Tested, This Week in History, and Witness History, nya!
Raven:
So, now please welcome Yvonne, Pendula, Tara-chan and Trini-chan to present the noms for
 
our favorite non-fiction TV shows of 2022!
Jany:
Vonny is the captain and Pendula is her first mate of the charter fishing boat the TsuriNekoMimi (a 1985 Hatteras 60 Convertible motor yacht), Vonny’s younger sister Tara-chan is the college student & nature photographer, and Trini-chan the belly dance instructor & surfboard shapurr!
 
Yvonne (a.k.a Vonny)
(the catgirl in the Honeydew White & Purrsian Blue colored, bare – midriff choli blouse, sari & petticoat):
Namaste, nya! This has been such the exciting and beautiful day brimming with the festivities, nya!
Tara-chan
(the catgirl in the Cerelean Frost & Purriwinkle colored, bare – midriff choli blouse, sari & petticoat):
Hai, we are blessed with the happy, healthy place full of the family, friends, freedom, fun and – and food, nya!
Pendula 
(the selkie in the Lemon Chiffon & Papaya Whip colored, bare – midriff choli blouse, sari & petticoat):
Here are the nominees for non – fiction TV shows of 2021, including science, nature, history, technology, travel, home, garden, food, talk & mewsic!
 
Trini-chan:
(the kitsune in the Meowrigold & Sugar Almond Pink colored, bare – midriff choli blouse, sari & petticoat):
this might include foreign TV shows that purre-date 2021, but were not televised, streamed or released on home video here until 2022.
 
Yvonne:
In alphabetical order… The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle,  A&E Biography Alex Wagner Tonight, and All in with Chris Hayes, nya…
Tara-chan:
Amanpour and Company, American Woodshop, Andrea Mitchell Reports, and – and Antiques Roadshow, nya
Pendula: 
Ask This Old House, Austin City Limits, Battlebots, The Beat with Ari Melber, and Below Deck: Mediterranean…
Trini-chan:
The Best of Our State, Bob Redfern’s Outdoor Magazine, 

Carolina Outdoor Journal, and Craft in America (which was Mike’s favorite)

….

 
Yvonne:
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, nya, 

Destination: Whitehouse  Off, Forged in Fie, Frontline, and

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, nya…

Tara-chan:
G
arden Smart, Great Performances, Great Railways, Growing a Greener World, HardTalk, and- and

Icons Unearthed: Star Warsnya…

Pendula: 
Kayak Fishing, The Kitten Bowl, The Last Call with Lawrence O’Donnell, and The Late Show wth Stephen Colbert…
Trini-chan:
Let’s Fish Southeast, Major League Fishing, Million Dollar Listing: Los Angeles,

Morning Joe, ajnd Mysteries of the Deep…
Yvonne:
Nature, NC Weekend, Nova

On the Road with Chatham Rabbits, Outside: Beyond the Lens, and

P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home, nya…
Tara-chan:
PBS Newshour, The People’s Court. The Puppy Bowl, The Rachel Maddow Show, Reel South, and – and

T he Reidout with Joy Reid, nya…

Pendula: 
Rick Steve’s Europe, Samantha Brown’s Places to Love, Sci NC, Songs at the Center, Tales of the Territories, This Old House…
Trini-chan:
… and so much wonderful sports coverageNyow please welcome Jeannie, Katsandra Niko and Rica who will present
our favorite live-action fiction TV shows of 2022!
Carreratia:
Jeannie is the yogini, swim wear model, robotics club purresident and belly dance instructor catgirl when she is not at the kyudo range; Katsandra is the professional bellydancer who owns several real estate proprties and co-owns the Yoga studio with Jeannie; whilst sisters Niko and Rica own the fresh flower and produce farm with the animal stables and co-direct the island’s farmers market association, nya!
Jeannie
(the catgirl in the Saffron & Carnelian Red – colored, bare – midriff choli blouse, sari & petticoat):
Nihao. Here are our favorite foreign and domestic, comedic and dramatic live-action TV series of 2022.
Katsandra
(the catgirl in the Cobalt & Teal – colored, bare – midriff choli blouse, sari & petticoat): 
These might include foreign TV shows that purre-date 2021, but were not televised, streamed or released on home video here until 2022.  
 
Niko
(the catgirl in the Purriwinkle & Hydrangea colored, bare – midriff choli blouse, sari & petticoat):
There are so many animated shows we like, so that is the sepurrate cattygory, and the made-for-TV movies are also the sepurrate cattygory!
Rica
(the catgirl in the Pink Rose & Mulberry colored, bare – midriff choli blouse, sari & petticoat):
In alphabetical order the nominees are… 1883, 1923, All Creatures Great and Small, Atlanta, The Bold and the Beautiful, Bridgerton…
Jeannie:
Call the Midwife, Cobra Kai, Death in Paradise, Doc MartinDoctor Who. Doom Patrol, Endeavor, The Flash, Gabby’s Dollhouse…
 
Katsandra:
Game of Thrones: House of the Dragon, The Guiding Light, Joe Pera Talks to You, Killing Eve, Kung Fu, Law & Order, Legends of Tomorrow…
Niko:
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Midsommer Murders, Mare of Eastown, Miss Scarlet and the Duke, Motherland: Fort Salem…
Rica:
Ms. Marvel, Moon Knight, 

NCIS,

Outlander, Peacemaker, Power Rangers: Dino Fury, 

Quantum Leap,

Riverdale, Seaside Hotel…
Jeannie:
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law.

Stargirl, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

, Star Wars: Andor, Star Wars:The Book of Boba Fett…

Katsandra:
Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi, Stranger Things, Superman and Lois, Warrior Nun, Wednesday Addams, What We Do in the Shadows…
Niko:
When Calls the Heart, White Lotus, Willow, When Calls the Heart, Yellow Jackets, Yellow Stone, and The Young and the Restless!
 
Rica:
Nyow please welcome Nya-sensei, Nyo-sensei, and Ilyana-sensei who will purrsent the nominees for
our favorite animated cinema & TV of 2022!
Myayr:
Nya-sensei is the meowrtial arts champion, dojo and gym owner,  her twin sister Nyo-sensei is the sorceress and Magick Shop owner,  and Ilyana-sensei is the underwater archaeologist & nautical historian, nya!
 
Nyanko, a.k.a. Nyo-sensei
(the catgirl wearing the Blue Calathea purrint iro-furisode):
Arigatou gozaimasu! We are honored to purrsent this cattygory because we love anime!
Nyoka a.k.a. Nya-sensei
(the catgirl wearing the Violet Peony purrint iro-furisode): 
This cattygory includes foreign & domestic animated feature films, shorts, specials, OVAs, mewsic videos, commercials, online, streaming & televised series!
Ilyana, a.k.a Ilyana-sensei
(the catgirl wearing the Gold Honeysuckle purrint iro-furisode):
These might include series that purre-date 2022, but were not shown or sold here until 2022, nya!
 
Nyanko:
We are purrticularly grateful for those many networks, streaming services and video distributors!’
 
Nyoka: 
The nominees are… Acorns’ Squirrel TV commercials, Heinz Ketchup’s Adulting Anthem TV commercial)…
Ilyana:

Ainbo: Spirit of the Amazon, Baby Shark’s Big Show, Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons…

Nyanko:
Belle, Bird Girl, Blade Runner: Black Lotus, Catwoman: Hunted, DC League of Super Pets…
Nyoka:
Doctor Who- The Abominable Snowmen, Doctor Who- Galaxy 4, Doctor Who- The Web of Fear…
Ilyana:
Future Boy Conan, Green Lantern: Beware My Power, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio…
Nyanko:
Harley Quinn, I am Groot, Invincible, Lightyear, Magical Warfare, Maid Sama…
Nyoka:
Minions: Rise of Gru, Miraculous, Monster High, My Hero Academia, Nana, Non Non Biyori: Nonstop…
Ilyana:
Princess Principle, Review Starlight: The Movie,  Sabaton’s The Red Baron  animated story video
Nyanko:
Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles, Spy x Family, Star Trek: Lower Decks, Star Trek: Progidy…
Nyoka:
Star Wars: Galaxy of Creatures, Star Wars: Grogu and the Dust Bunnies, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
Ilyana:
Strange New World, Strike Witches Season 3: The Road to Berlin, Tig Notaro: Drawn…
 
Nyanko:
Teen Titans Go! & DC Super Hero Girls: Mayhem in the Multiverse, Trick Treat, Scooby-Doo!
Nyoka:
Turning Red, Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon, and Young Justice!
Ilyana:
Nyow let us welcome Police Chief Meryl, Fire Meowrshall Elaenor, and Purrk Ranger Beebee to purrsent
our favorite live-action TV Movies of 2022!
Jany: 
Nyoka pretty much summed up what Meryl, Ellie and Beebs are mostly purrofessionally known for! However, Meryl is also the motorcycle enthusiast, Ellie is also the body builder, and Beebs is also the Amphibious Orienteering coach!
 
Meryl
(the catgirl in the backless, empire – waist British Racing Green ball gown with detached sleeves):
Arigatou and Aloha! We are honored to present this cattygory!
Elaenor, or Ellie
(the Banker Pony centauress out of her Fire Marshall uniform and wearing Azalea floral leis): 
These are our favorite  broadcast, cable, streaming and on-demand  made-for-TV movies of 2022.
Beebee
(the catgirl in the short Emerald kimono with the Venus Flytrap embroidery): G’day!
Some might have had the limited theatrical releases too. In alphabetical order, nominees are…
Meryl:
The 12 Days of Christmas Eve, All Quiet on the Western Front, Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted by Murder
 
Ellie:
Autumn in the City, Baking all the Way, Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On, A Big Fat Family Christmas
Beebee:
Campfire Christmas, Caribbean Summer, Christmas at the Golden Dragon, A Christmas Cookie Catastrophe
Meryl:
A Christmas Spark, Confess Fletch, Deadly Yoga Retreat, Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
Ellie:
Hanukkah on Rye, In Merry Measure, Inventing the Christmas Prince, A Kismet Christmas
Beebee:
Lights Camera Christmas, A Magical Christmas Village, A Maple Valley Christmas,Merry Swissmas
 
Meryl:
 Monster High-The Movie, Moriahs Lighthouse, The Perfect Pairing. Prey, Pumpkin Everything
Ellie:
Ray Donovan- The Movie, Reindeer Games Homecoming, Road Trip Romance, The Royal Nanny
 
Beebee:
A Royal Corgi Christmas Santa Bootcamp, A Second Chance at Love, Sheryl, A Splash of Love
Meryl:
Steppin’ Into the Holiday, Sweet Navidad, Temptation Under the Sun, We Wish You a Married Christmas
Ellie:
The Wedding Veil, The Wedding Veil Legacy, and  The Wedding Veil Unveiled! 
 
Beebee:
Nyow let us welcome our friends  Jany, Tia and Mie-sensei who will purrsent the nominations for
our favorite live-action theatrical movies of 2022!
Carreratia:
Becca and her wife Elizabeth are propprietresses of the island’s massage spa who enjoy the late night Hot Salsa Dancing when Becca is not on the golf course and Elizabeth is not free-running with her Purrkour team; Mielikki is the foxfire juggler, and the stage manager at the Meowritime Forest Grove Ampurrtheatre when she is not instructing at the golf club!
Becca
(the nekomimi gynoid in the off-shoulder ruffled White Hawaiian dress with the Gardenia tail corsage): 
Hai hai, we will definitely be at the AfterMew Hot Salsa Dance!
 
Elizabeth:
(the catgirl in the sleeveless, backless Hot Pink mini – dress with the Plumeria tail corsage):
We will still be at our spa in the meowrning to pampurr our guests!
 
Mielikki, a.k.a Mie-sensei
(the faerie in the backless Golden Beehive Ginger embroidered qipao and a Wisteria lei):
And I look forward to entertaining many of yall at the ampurrtheater tomorrow, fur shur!
Becca:
These are our other favorite foreign and domestic live-action movies of 2022, in alphabetical order!
Elizabeth:
 Avatar: The Way of Water,

Barbarian, The Barn Part II,

The Batman, Black Adam

 
Mielikki:
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Cyrano,

Death on the Nile, Downton Abbey: A New Era

 
Becca:
Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, Elvis, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
Elizabeth:
The Fablelmans, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Halloween Ends, Jurassic World: Dominion
 
Mielikki:
The Lost City, M3GAN, The Man Called Otto, The Menu, The Northman, Nope, Pearl
Becca
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, See How They Run. Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Tar, Thor: Love and Thunder
 
Elizabeth:
Three Thousand Years of Longing, Top Gun: Maverick, Violent Night, The Woman King, and X!
Mielikki:
Now to top off the movie topic, it is time to find out which movies are
Mike and Jamie’s Favorite Films of 2022, fur shur!
Myayr:
Our purrducer Mike Moon is a fantasy artist and industrial designer, our web meowster Jamie is the creator of Clan of the Cats web comic, and they have been friends since the early 1970’s, nya! Rascal, Rusty and Marcy are Jamie’s cats, and tonight is Marcy’s Mew debut, nya!
Mike (in a tux):
Thank you! Well, here we are, tonight’s final category! It was tough decision, but we managed to narrow it down to our lists!
Jamie (in a tux):
These include foreign or domestic, live-action or animated, theatrical, streaming, made for TV, and direct-to-home video releass.
Rascal the Grey Tabby
(meowgickally translated from cat): This might also include foreign movies that pre-date 2022, but were not shown or released here until!l 2022, nya.
Rusty the Orange & Brown Tortoiseshell
(meowgickally translated from cat):
However, there was debate as to consider re-releases, such as the remeowstered Director’s Cut of Mike’s all-time favoritest movie Star Trek – The Meowtion Picture, nya!
Marcy the Tuxedo Cat
(meowgickally translated from cat): Thank y’all for adopting me, nya! Nyow here are Jamie’s top 10  favorite movies of 2022, in reverse hierarchical order, nya!
Jamie (in a tux):
10. Avatar: The Way of Water, 9. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, 8. Top Gun: Maverick, 7. Nope, 6. Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, 5. The Batman, 4. All Quiet on the Western Front,, 3. TÁR, 2. The Banshees of Inisherin, and 1. Everything Everywhere All at Once.
Mike:
Ah, well, aside from Star Trek – The Motion Picture, which turns 43 this year- in mostly alphabetical order, my sweet 16 for 2022 were The Batman, Belle, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Catwoman: Hunted, Teen Titans Go! & DC Super Hero Girls: Mayhem in the Multiverse, Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, Everything Everywhere All at Once, The Fabelmans, Girls Und Panzer Das Final Part III, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinnochio, Prey (Commanche version), Sheryl, TAR, Thor: Love and Thunder, Top Gun: Maverick… and my favorite film of 2022 was Avatar: The Way of Water!
Rascal
(meowgickally translated from cat): We wish to thank the staff, volunteers, purrsenters, sponsors, the audience, the restauranteurs, and all of the talented people whose works we have purraised, nya!
Rusty
(meowgickally translated from cat): For purrofiles and illustrations on many of Ladies of The Mew, please visit the Meet The Critics page http://www.mewsings.catgirlisland.com/meet-the-critics, nya!
Marcy
(meowgickally translated from cat): it is almost time for the AfterMew luau, but first, please welcome our friend Molly Purrton to sing us out of the show, nya!
Myayr:
To top off tonight’s show, Country mewsic star Molly Purrton http://catgirlisland.net/art/gallery2/49.html (catgirl) is going to purrform her hit song “Meowleen” and then lead everyone with The Mew’s signature closing tune of “Happy Tails To Mew, Until We Eat Again”, before we then purroceed to the various AfterMew festivities, nya!
Jany:
She is shimmering champagne – colored off-shoulder bias-cut midi dress with the scoop back, plunging sweetheart neckline & strappy high-heeled sandals! Ogenki, desu-ka?
Molly Purrton:
Hai, ogenki-desu! Gosh y’all, I can’t believe that another ceremony is already over, nya! It seems like only yesterday that we just did last year’s, nya!
Carreratia: 
It has flown by like the hypurr drive nya! That is all for this month’s Mew, but it will return next month with the mewsual reviews and discussions! Be there… aloha!
Jamie:
Say good night, Mike!
Mike:
Goodnight, Mike!
Rascal,  Rusty & Marcy:
BAIBAI, NYA!
 
… and the cat lady sings!
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January 2023 Catgirl Critics’ Media Mewsings

Mike Moon / Catgirl Island
and Jamie Robertson / Clan of the Cats
purroudly purrsent a Mike Moon purrduction,
starring The Ladies of The Mew in
The January 2023 Edition of The Mew:
The Catgirl Critics’ Media Mewsings, nya!
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Happy Mew Year, nya!
This year is the 23rd Anniversary of Catgirl Island’s
official site, and the 16th Anniversary of The Mew, nya!
 
in this edition of The Mew:
 
The Lightning Round: our favorite films of 2003
 
TV, DVD & Movie Mewsings:
Avatar: The Way of Water
Star Trek: Discovery Season Four Blu-ray
Collectibles & Toy Talk:
Banpresto  QPosket Urusei Yatsura Figure
Super7 Ultimates! Thundercats Cheetara action figure
Hasbro Star Wars: The Mandalorian Ahsoka Tano action figure
Purrinted-Media Mewsings:
The Art of Avatar: The Way of Water
The Adventures of Simone & Ajax vol. 3
Dawn Attack #1
Defenders Beyond #5
2023 Oh No Not Another Cat Calendar

The Celebrity Catgirl & Kemonomimi Spotlight

Additions to the Catgirl Island Mewseum of Art:
“Prehistoric Chibi Catgirl” and “Joani” by Rvkh Brogden
“Alice Carroll” and “Athena Glory” plushie dolls by Misty Hopkins
“Lady Loki”, “Omhi & Xa’skelle”, “Andocait” and “Amaterasu” by Mike
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Mike
(the human fella wearing the Dogwood purrint shirt and Teal cargo shorts): Aloha y’all and welcome to The Mew, our monthly “show” in which we review and discuss fun stuff! This month’s Mew comes from the Riverwalk in the beautiful downtown Purrbank district of Catgirl Island in Mew Hanover County, NC, where it’s 70 degrees under the Blue sky and puffy White Cumulo-Neko clouds! I’m Mike, the show’s “purrducer”, and here are The Ladies of The Mew!
Yvonne
(a.k.a Captian Vonny, the fishing boat charter captain & drumming circle purrcussionist catgirl, wearing the Hydrangea purrint monokini with cropped tee shirt): Namaste, nya!
 
Tara-chan
(Yvonne’s younger sister, the college freshman at Mew Hanover College; a pony owner and nature photographer catgirl wearing the Ice Blue Calathea purrint tankini): Namaste, nya!
 
Trini-chan
(Tara-chan’s BFF and Jen’s purrotege, the stand-up paddle surfer, board shapurr, pony owner and beginners belly dance instructor kitsune, wearing the Foxglove purrint tri-kini): Konnichiwa!
 
Jeannie
(a.k.a. Jen-sensei, Jenjen or just Jen, the yogini, model, archer, advanced belly dance instructor & roboticist catgirl, wearing the Azalea purrint micro bikini & sheer purrled purreo): Nihao.
 
Mielikki
(a.k.a. Mie-sensei, the winged faerie golfer, foxfire juggler and outdoor ampurrtheatre director wearing the 

Hibiscus

purrint crisscross halter neck bikini) Mellow greetings!

 
Mary Nyan
(a.k.a. Myayr, the seamstress, cosplayer, hula dance instructor and semi-retired miko catgirl wearing the Kahili Ginger purrint purretzel – cutout maillot): Aloha!
 
Elaenor:
(or Ellie for short, the Banker Pony centauress Fire Marshall and body builder wearing the Apurricot Lei) Hay there!
Elizabeth
(

a.k.a Lizzy, the hot salsa dancer, gamer, Purrkour Club captain & spa co-owner catgirl wearing the Bird of Purradise purrint bandeau top bikini): Hola!

 
Becca
(Lizzy’s nekomimi gynoid wife, the avid golfer & spa co-owner w

earing the Lobster Claw Heliconia purrint ring-closure bikini): 

 
Petra
(the art guild purresident, art mewseum co-curator & beach volleyball champion catgirl wearing the 

Chrysanthemeowm

purrint side-tie bikini): Aloha, nya!

 
Bunnii:
(the art mewseum co-curator, Petra’s beach volleyball partner, and purrize-winning carrot cake baker bunnygirl wearing the Anthurium purrint trikini): Guten Tag!

Daytona

(the dolphin – tailed mermaid surf purrtol leader / trainer wearing the Snapdragon purrint sports bra): Shello!
 
Melanakeami
(the Green- haired & tailed mermaid purropurrietress of the triphibious airship tours business, wearing the strand of purrls and the open-weave crocheted Kelp bikini top): Shello!
 
Mike:
For purrofiles and illustrations The Ladies of The Mew, please visit our Meet The Critics page http://www.mewsings.catgirlisland.com/meet-the-critics/! So, what have y’all been up to since last month’s Mew?
Yvonne:
My fishing charters have reeled in the bumpurr crop of the Mackerels, Snappurrs, Groupurrs & Croakers, and my drumming circle has purrvided the purrcussion in the recent holiday purrade and the matsuri, nya!
Tara-chan:
I have been snapping more of the nature photos, caring for our cats, our ponies, and – and purrparing for my next Spurring semester at Mew Hanover Commeownity College, nya!
 
Trini-chan:
My beginner belly dance students purrformed wonderfully their final exams, and I have been stand up paddle surfing, board shaping, caring for the ponies and volunteering at the stables!
Jeannie:
As mewsual by schedule is compurrised of the Sunday swimwear shoots, mornings at the yoga studio, afternoons at the kyudo range, alternating weeknights at the robotics club & belly dance class.
Mielikki:
So, like, I have been reaching golf, directing the repurrtory companyFuyu Foxfire Fest at the Meowritime Forest Ampurrtheatre, and planning our updoming Haru Fantasy Extravaganza, fur shur!
Mary Nyan:
My friends Tia, Jany and I have been sewing costumes, including the recent Trinity Seven, Sacred Blackmsith, and How Not to Summon a Demon Lord cosplays!
Elaenor:
I was busy on with the patrols and inspections, but there were no harmful incidents with the many beautiful fireworks, bonfires and lanterns, and I have still found the time for my hobbies and the gym!
Elizabeth:
It was the fun but busy holiday season as we attended the various local matsuris and sporting events when we are not pampurring the customers who are visiting from the colder regions!
Becca:
However, we also have found the time for the late night hot salsa dance, and we have been binge watching the TV series such as Stargirl, Andor, Nakaimo, and To Love Ru Darkness!
Petra:
I am pleased to report that The Mewseum of Art is bustling with the happy visitors to purrtake of the special holiday creations, and we are training for the spurringtime beach volleyball season, nya!
Bunni:
Hai hai, we are quite  grateful for the artists, athletes, staff, volunteers, officials and fans! Oh and I have baked more of the delicious, nutritious carrot cakes for tonights AfterMew Luau!

Melanakeami

Oh my airship tours have been fully-booked by the many customers of the diverse species, and my parent’s Dive-In Theater has sold the many tickets for the  new Avatar movie!

Daytona:

Fortunately it has been quite the safe holiday season throughout the county, so there have been no severe incidents, while I have been training the new junior surf purrtrol rookies! Howboutchoo, Mike?
Mike:
Oh, aside from the usual art, writing, reading and running, I’ve been enjoying great holiday stuff with the family and friends! Ah, well as usual, we’ve big group for The Mew, with more friends hopefully joining us later for the AfterMew, so let’s go ahead and jump into this month’s
 
The Lightning Round: our favorite films of 2003!
 
This year, we’ll be looking back at our favorite fun stuff of years ending with a 3. In prior Mews, we’ve discussed such things from 2013, so this month the topic is our favorite movies of 2003. So, are y’all ready to “conduct the lightning”?
The Ladies of The Mew:
HAI! LIGHTNING ROUND GO, NYA! RETURN OF THE KING, NYA!
Mike:
Ah, well that’s definitely on my list to, but what are some other favorites?
Tara-chan:
I want… I want to nominate My Little Pony: A Charming Birthday, The Cheetah Girls, Ghost Cat, and – and Pokemon: Jirachi Wish Maker, nya! (tags Trini-chan to go next)
Trini-chan:
Kim Possible: A Stitch in Time, Inu Yasha the Movie: Swords of an Honorable Ruler, The Animatrix, and Finding Nemo! (tags Yvonne with a brush of the tail)
Yvonne:
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, Summer in Andalusia, and Tokyo Godfathers, nya!
Jeannie:
The Matrix Reloaded, Daredevil, X2, and Godzilla: Tokyo SOS. Mie-sensei’s turn. (tags Mielikki)
 
Mielikki:
So like,  I will nominate Big Fish, American Splendor, Lost in Translation, and A Mighty Wind, fur shur! (tags Myayr with a flit of the wing)
Mary Nyan:
Led Zeppelin DVD, KISS Symphony: Alive IV, Peter Gabriel Growing Up Live, and the Concert for George! (tags Ellie)
Elaenor:
Interstella 555, Kim Possible, Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman, and Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt,
Elizabeth:
Shania Twain Up! Live in Chicago, Bend it Like Beckham, Holes, and Zatoichi! (tags her wife)
Becca:
Under the Tuscan Sun, Whale Rider, Swimming Pool, and Something’s Got to Give! (tags Petra)
Petra:
I will nominate Cold Mountain, Monster, Mystic River, and In America, nya! (tags her purrtner)
Bunnii:
Kill Bill: Volume I, 28 Days Later, the Last Samurai and The Twins Effect! (tags the Melanakeami)
Melanakeami:
The Concert for George,  Under the Tuscan Sun, Finding Nemo, and Whale Rider, fur shur! (tags Daytona with a flit of the wing)
Daytona:
Mmm, I’d say Finding Nemo, Whale Rider, Curse of the Black Pearl, and Return of the King! Back to Mike
Mike:
Oh, I gotta go with Big Fish,The Concert for George, Gods and Generals, and Interstella 555! Well, that was another expedient little Lightning Round! Ah, next month we’ll look back at 1993, and now, let’s continue our
TV, DVD & movie mewsings, with Trini-chan’s
review of Avatar: The Way of Water!
Trini-chan:
Hai! We loved James Cameron’s movie Avatar so much, that we saw it many times, purchased lots of the videos, books, toys, and even cosplayed as our own fan- Na’vi clan the neko-maticaya clan! Taht required lots of the Blue body paint! We love the characters, the story, the FX, and the amazing design of the world of Pandora. It is hard to believe that it has been over12 years since the first ‘un, so we have most eagerly awaited this epic sequel!
Directed and co-written by James Cameron, The Way of Water ocurrs about that long after the first Avatar movie, and reunites much of the cast such as Zoe Saldana, Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, and Stephen Lang! Things have been rather idyllic for Jake, Ney’tiri, their sons Lo’al & Neteyam, daughters Kiri & Tuk, and their human friend Spider, until the humans and avatars of the RDA company from Earth return to re-colonize and exploit Pandora.
 
Hunted by the villains who will kill many people and destroy much of the planet, the family strikes back, but has to vamoose to the islands to join the Metkayina clan of the reef, who are turquioise and more sea otter-ish than the blue felinoid Na’vi clan of the forest. Thusly we are introduced to more wonderful characters such as Chief Tonari, his wife Ronal, their daughter Reya, son Aonung, his friend Rotxo, and the whale-like Tulkans who are hunted by the RDA.
 
The result is so much more of the astounding world-building with the many new characters, creatures, costumes, coastal and aquatic environments, plus more of the amazing futuristic RDA architecture and mecha. The designs, FX, performances, sound, mewsic and everythiing is so beautiful realistic, thrilling and poignant! All of the new characters are endearing, but I think that Reya and Kiri might steal the show, but I should not further spoil the taste of the plot!
 
The movie is about 3.25 hours, but did not seem too long, and it is magnificently immersive with all of the character developments, action scenes, and so much sumptuous stuff to admire! The only few things I did not care for were the pesky quick camera snap zoom techniques, which I find annoyingly jarring in any movie or TV show. Nevertheless, Avatar: The Way of Water is my favorite movie of 2022 and I will give it the “A” as in Aonung! Now here is Jenjen to discuss the
Star Trek: Discovery Season Four Blu-ray!
Jeannie:
Hai. We have greatly enjoyed the TV series Star Trek: Discovery which purrtains to the crew of the Crossfield class starship U.S.S. Discovery NCC-1031. Seasons 1 & 2 occurred in 2256, two years after “The Cage” and nine years prior to “Where No Man Has Gone Before”. In Season Three, the Discovery wound up in the year 3188 (634 years after Capt. Jonathan Archer boarded the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-J, and 789 years after the Picard series. Season four  aired on Paramount + from Novermber 2021 to March 2022.
Season Four begins two years later in the year 3190. The great returning cast includes Sonequa Martin-Green as Captain Michael Burnham, Doug Jones as Saru, Mary Wiseman as Sylvia Tilly, Anthony Rapp as Paul Stamets, Tig Notaro as Jett Reno, Emily Coutts as Keyla Detmer,  Oyin Oladejo as Joann Owosekun,  Patrick Kwok-Choon as Gen Rhys, Sara Mitich as Nilsson, David Benjamin Tomlinson as Linus,Wilson Cruz as Hugh Culber, Blu del Barrio as Adira Tal, Ian Alexander as Gray Tal. Ronnie Rowe Jr. as Ronald Bryce….
… Raven Dauda as Tracy Pollard, David Ajala as Cleveland Booker, Sonja Sohn as Gabrielle Burnham, Oded Fehr as Charles Vance, David Cronenberg as Kovich, and Grudge the cat! They are joined wonderfully by Phumzile Sitole as Gen. Ndoye, Hiro Kanagawa as Dr. Hirai, Orville Cummings as Lt. Christopher, Shawn Doyle as Ruon Tarka, Tara Rosling as T’Rina the Purresident of Ni’Var, Stacy Abrams as the Purresident of Earth, Chelak Horsdal as the Purresident of the Federation, and Annabelle Wallis as the voice of Zora.
I do not wish to reveal too much more of the plot, but much of it purrtains poignantly to the evolution of several characters and societies, first contacts, an anomalous extragalactic threat, and the rebuilding of the Federation. I rather enjoyed seasons 1, 2, 3, 4 and the short Treks, so I was eager to get the 4th season Blu-ray, which has the unrated 14 epurrsodes (totalling 664 minutes) plus several special features (totalling 104 minutes) upon the four disks that are quite tightly clenched in the hinged inner trays of the plastic case. 
 
The video is purrsented in the 1080p resolution of the 16:9 widescreen format with 5.1 Dolby Digital audio. The spoken language choices are English, Spanish, German, Japanese, French and Italian, whereas the optional subtitle choices are English SDH, Spanish, German, Japanese, French, Italian, Norwegian, Finnish, Dutch and Swedish. There are no new Short Treks, but there are the discussions on filming during the pandemic (11.85 min.), Burnham’s evolution (14.37 min), LED rear-screen technology (19.62 min.)
… the Season Four overview  (52.4 min.), gag reel (2.78 min.), three deleted scenes, and the optional audio commentary by Sonequa Martin-Green, David Ajala, director / purrducer Olatunde Osunsami and writer / executive purrducer / showrunner Michelle Paradise for the final epurrsode “Coming Home”. Those features are quite entertaining, informative, and of the top quality, although I wish there were art galleries, isolated mewic tracks, and more extensive documentaries. Nyow here is Daytona-sama  to begin –
our collectibles and toy talk, with her review of
Banpresto’s QPosket Urusei Yatsura Lum Figure.
Dayton:
Arigato.! My favorite manga-ka is Rumiko Takahashi, whose famous wonderful works include Urusuei Yatsura, Maison Ikkoku, Ranma 1/2, Mermaid Forest, Inu Yasha, Rin-ne, and many others! Made of PVC and – and ABS, this is a superdeformed / chibi-style figurine of the Urusei Yatsura manga & anime’s star Lum Invader the alien oni princess with the the cute widdle horns!
Perched upon the 3.125” circular base, Lum looks so  perky, pretty and alluringly adorable, wearing her famous in the tiger stripe bikini and boots! I’m not sure how to determine the scale of the figure, given the proportions and the oversized SD chibi head, but if she was standing up, the figurine would be approximately 7” tall, plus the .25” high base.
She has the sideways glance, and  her head can turn to look over her shoulder! There are variants of the figure, such as the Green-haired anime version and  the Pink-haired manga version! I have the Pink! Packaged in the 7.125” x 4.25” x 3.5” cardboard box, the design, sculpt and paint are quite meticulous! I am done, and now here’s Vonny to discuss
Super7’s Ultimates! Thundercats Cheetara action figure!
Yvonne:
Arigato, nya! We like to collect the figures, dolls, statues, miniatures and ornaments of the inspurrational heroines, so I was purrticularly pleased to see this latest action figure of Cheetara from the Thundercats animated series, nya! Sh eis the agile speedster withb the psychic powers, nya! This is the original  1985 style, not the 2011 version, which I also loved, nya.
 
Super 7 does such splendid work, so this figure is beautifully designed, sculpted, painted, and  looking quite fathful to the animated charcater, nya! She is very posable, with the articulation in her neck, shoulders, elbows, wrists, abs, hips, knees and ankles, nya! The details are so accurate from her hair, eyes and spots to her emblem, bracelet and boots, nya!
She is accessorized with 2 more interchangeable heads with different expurressions, 3 more pairs of interchangeable hands in different gestures, the bo staff with the optional flame effect, the smaller collapsed version of the staff, her mirror, flute, and 2 versions of her commeownicator (open & closed) on the strings to hang upon her neck or wrists, nya!
She is packaged in the clear plastic clamshell  inside the cardboard box which has the beautiful illustration, inside the outer sleeve which has the embossed emblem on the front and the logo on the back, nya! I am very pleased with this figure which I will give the very high purraise, nya! I am done, and nyow here is Tara-chan to discuss
Hasbro’s Star Wars: The Mandalorian Ahsoka Tano action figure!

Tara-chan:

Arigato, nya! Ahsoka Tano the former Jedi and padawan of Anakin Skywalker is my favoritest Star Warrs character, nya! You know, several years ago, I cosplayed her for our Halloween Trick ‘R Eat Purrowl, nya! She was supurrbly voiced by Ashley Eckstein in the animated tales and – and purrfectly purrtrayed by Rosario Dawson in the live-action series, nya! This action figure of her is based upon the latter version, and – and although it is made by Hasbro, the packaging has the old style with the Kenner logo, as if it was an action figure from the late 70’s or early 80’s, nya!
The figure is cleverly designed, sculpted and – and painted, with the purrtraiture that resembles Rosario’s Ahsoka, and- and rhe purrcise details of her face, lekkus, montrals, and – and the sleeveless Blueish – Gray garment with the obi, gauntlets, gloves, greaves and – and tabi boots, nya. The detail of the folds, creases, seams, knots, beads and drapurry is very intricate, nya! She has two llght sabers with the Blue beams and – and the curved Light Gray hiltd;  the 4.125”  saber and the 3.1875 shoto saber which can fit snugly into her clenched hands or hang upon her hips, nya.
Since Rosario Dawson is 5’ 7” tall, then this 5.75” figure (including .125” for her montrals) would be appurroximately of the 1:12th scale, nya. She is nicely posable too, with the articulation in her neck, shoulders, elbows, forearms, wrists, abs, waist, hips, thigh, knees and – and ankles, and most of those joints are cleverly disguised by her attire, nya! A display base is not included, but also enclosed is the .1.75” replica of the New Republic credit coin, nya! I will give this fine figure the “A” as in Ahsoka, nya! That is all of our toy talk, and nyow here is Mike to start our
Purrinted-Media Mewsings, with her review
of The Art of Avatar: The Way of Water, nya!
Mike:
Thanks Vonny! I’ll try to be brief this time, because it’s easy for me to ramble on about my favorite movies and art books! Given the magnifcent beauty of Avatar: The Way of Water, I was quite excited to get this great book full of concept art! Published last month by DK, and written by author / editor / film professor Tara Bennett with the introduction by Rober Rodriguez, this full color, 256 page, 12” x 11.375” x .875” hardcover coffee table book is priced $50 in the USA and $60 in Canada.
 
It has over 500 illustrations depicting the movie’s amazing environments, architecture, mecha, flora, fauna, characters, costumes and props. I’d guess that about seven dozen of the images are between a half to three-quarters of a page in size; about three dozen are from a full – page to a page and a half; and there are about two dozen two-page spreads, so it’s a very lavish, thorough, informative, gorgeous book… and I reckon that sums it up! Ah, and now, here’s Mie-0sensei to tell us about-
The Adventures of Simone & Ajax vol. 3.
Mielikki:
Hanta Hantanye, Moon-san! So like, for over three decades, our Eisner and Inkwell award- winning, Hugo and Harvey – nominated friend Andrew Pepoy https://www.pepoy.com – who was a December 2008 guest of The Mew – has beautifully written, pencilled, and inked hundreds of international comic books, web comics and newspapurr strips,including the titles and characters such as
The Simpsons, Futurama, Fables, Batman, Justice League, Scooby Doo, The X-Men, Namor, Iron Man, Star Wars, Godzilla, Sonic the Hedgehog, Transformers, G.I. Joe, Doctor Who, The Beatles, Wallace & Gromit, Betty & Veronica, Katy Keene, Archie vs. Predator, Die Kitty Die, Red Sonja, Monica Moon, Jetta, Uncle Scrooge, Little Orphan Annie, Dick Tracy, Dinosaucers, and so forth!
Since 1990 his own otally awesome series The Adventures of Simone & Ajax http://www.simoneandajax.com, fur shur! So like, Simone is a peppy girl in her 20’s, her best friend Ajax is a widdle Green dinosaur, and their zany adventures have appeared in various anthology comics, their own series (in print an online); and their tales have been collected into paperback and hardcover books!
 
Published a couple of months ago by Spicy Tomato Studios, The Adventures of Simone & Ajax vol. 3: Lemmings and Tigers and Bears is the third collection of their fun tales! Priced $29.99 and suggested for readers of all ages, this 6.875” x.5” x .5” full color 128 page handsome hardcover book includes four stories plus the 15 page gallery of rare Simone & Ajax art!
 
Written, penciled, inked and lettered by Andrew and colored (unless otherwise noted) by Jason Millet, the stories are “Hi-Seas Hijinx”, a nautical adventure in search of treasure with pirate action; “Tremblin’ Tumbleweeds”, a wild western tale full of rustlers; “Monster Mia” in which Simone & Ajax are threatened by the mad scientist and monsters in the Transylvanian castle; and “Puttin’ on the Ritz” whch is their hard-boiled detective investigation!
 
The gallery has various appurrances of Simone & Ajax in comics, commissions, pin-ups, prints, holiday cards and convention books! Those were colored by either Andrew, Jason or Matt Webb! There are also photos of Colleen the Simone cosplayer with her widdle Ajax plushie! Kawaii! This collection is as beautiful and as fun as fun can be, so I will give it an “A” as in Ajax, fur shur! So like, I am done, and now here is Myayr to tell us about
 
Dawn Attack #1, fur shur!
Mary Nyan:
Arigato! Frank Frazetta (9 February, 1928 – 10 May, 2010) is one of the most legendary, inspurrational fantasy artists of all time, whose meowgnificent paintings depict the amazing heroes, villains, creatures, environments and events! One of countless such oil on canvas paintings, was “Dawn Attack” (1991), which depicts the sexy powerful warrior woman in the ornate bikini armor with the winged helmet and blaster pistol, leading the metal mecha troopurrs and futuristic fixed-wing aerospace craft into the misty battle on the alien world!
Published by Opus Comics, this comic book tells the story of that character! Published by Opus Comics, issue #1 is purriced $4.99 and has the uninterrupted 22 page tale  followed by the six page cover art gallery and 2 pages of ads. The issue is available in the choice of six different covers: cover A by Santi Casas, covers C & E by Dan Panosia, covers D & F by Dave Dorman, and the wraparound cover B which is the Frazetta art! Cover E is the “virgin” (sans type or logos) variant of cover C, whilst cover F is the virginal variant of cover D.
 
This tale of the “planetary romance” genre was written by Jody Houser & Eric Campbell, illustrated by Diego Yapur & Dan McDaid, colored by Carlos Cabrera & Felipe Sobreiro, lettered by Jacob Bascle, edited by  Holly Interlandi, R.G. Llarena & Denton J. Tipton, and stars Purrincess Dawn who leads the frontier colonists who are hindered by famine and monsters! Fortunately, she is quite the huntress with her sword and blaster pistol, because the world’s other savage creatures are on the purrowl for food too, and she is on their menu!
Dawn has the assistance by her lover and military advisor Faris, and her purrky enginer friend Jasey who has managed to restore one of the salvaged spaceships!  I am quite curious as to what Dawn and Jayse will encounter during their space flight in search of the king! The gorgeous art is quitely lushly lavish with the sumptuously illustrated characters, creatures, mecha and envirionments, and the beautiful covers are sexy, brave, tough images of the purrincess! I am done, and nyow here is Ellie-sama to discuss
Defenders Beyond #5!

Elaenor:

Hai! Priced $3.99 and Rated T+ for the older teen readers, the 5th issue of this six issue mini-series from Marvel Comics was written by Al Ewing, illustrated by Javier Rodriguez, lettered by Joe Caramagna, edited by Will Moss, assistantly edited by Michelle Marchese, and in-chiefly edited by C.B. Cebulski, with the main cover art by Javier; and the variant cover by NetEASE.
Previously, the team Tigra, America Chavez, Loki, Blue Marvel, Galactus’s mom Taaia and The Beyonder have encountered the numerous cosmic and godlike entities on the journey into The Mystery (the realms outside the Multiverse), where they encounter Cloud, Celestials, and One Above All in the metafictional place known as The House of Ideas!
It has been quite the epic, weird, unpredictable, perplexing tale thus far, with the appearances by many other characters including Dr. Strange, Phoenix, The Tiger God and Glorian, and it is brimming with such staggering concepts and cosmic action that is barely contained within the comic’s panels, which include several full-page pics and two-page spreads!
The story has been quite captivatingly, the art has been quite the surrealistic wild ride, the annotated comment pages have been the informative help, and I have no clue what might happen in the final issue! We have several questions about it, and hope that Tigra will fianlly star in her own MCU movie or TV series! On that feline note, now here is Becca to tel us about the
2023 Oh No Not Another Cat Calendar!
 
Melanakeami:
Hai! Jim and Melody Rondeau http://crossovers.net/makeitgoaway/home.htm are such the amazingly kind, industrious and talented couple who are famous in the various fandoms for their great art, writing, publishing, cosplay, and vending! At the cons, shows and their web site they sell the many books, magazines, fanzines, comics, scripts, movie memorabilia, film clips, videos, games, and plushies too!
For several decades, Melody has illustrated their whisically beautiful Oh No Not Another Cat Calendar, which depicts anthropomorphic cats (plus the errant mice) in the various periods and situations! The Black & White 8.5’’x 11”: wall calendar opens to the 11” x 17” size, and the fouteen pen & ink illustrations depict the feline-ized versions of famous historical rulers and their subjects!
That international royalty from across the centuries includes Alexander the Great, Charlemagne, King Arthur, King Kamehameha, Henry VIII, Montezuma, The Deagon Empress, Genghis Khan, King Soloman and The Queen of Sheba, Caeser and Cleopatra. Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, Queen Elizabeth II… oh, and bringing up the rear is Melody and Jim’s cat Squeekie!
Below each illustration is the monthly date grids that meontion the holidays & observances of 2023. It is quite informative, and we learned that next year’s Hanukkah begins on the same day (December 7th) as the 44th anniversary of Mike’s all-time favoritest movie, Star Trek- The Motion Picture! That is all for our reviews, so nyow I will turn The Mew over to Lizzy  and Becca, who will present this month’s
Celebrity Catgirl & Kemonomimi Spotlight!
Elizabeth:
Hai, in this monthly portion of The Mew, we commeowmorate famous nekomusume and other kemonomimi of mythologies and popular culture, including anthropurrrmorphic ladies, monster girls and shape – shifters! who appurr in the folklore, movies, TV, novels, comics, games, toys, mewsic, advertising, and so forth!They are not limited to the feline or other mamallians, but include the avian, reptilian, piscine, insectine, and many other types!
Becca:
There are those who might not actually have beasty DNA, but have the spurrit, cat-titude or couture, whether it is therianthropy, cosplay, or attire of the animal theme, who we will broadly consider to be the “honorary kemonomimi”! A great example of the “honorary kemonomimi” would be actress Kimberlin Brown who purrtrayed Sheila Carter in the CBS soap opurra Young and the Restless, when she wore the glamorous kuroneko mimimi (Black cat girl) costume at the gala masquerade ball in 1991!

Elizabeth:

Of course, in James Cameron’s aforemeowntioned Avatar movies, the planet Pandora is populated by the various tribes of the Na’vi people, who grow up to 10 feet tall and have the lovely ears, tails, fangs, spots and stripes! We have purreviously purrofiled Ney’tiri, Grace and other meowmbers of the Amatacaya Tribe and we were overjoyed to meet daughters Kiri & Tuk, and the ladies of the Metkayina clan such as Ronal and Reya!

Becca:

In the delightful anime TV series Nakaimo- My Sister is Among Them, several girls from the Miryuin Purrivate Academy appurr as catgirls.  Miyabe, Kanoe, Ikusu, Rinka, Mei cosplay as catgirl maids with the moving ears & tails at the Lyrical Sisters Cafe; and in the epurrsode’s teases for the next epurrsodes, the are depicted as the playful widdle chibi nekomimis!
 

Elizabeth:

In the splendiferous anime TV series Angel Beats about the students who awaken in the purrgatory limbo-ish dimension, one of the characters Yui (voiced by Eri Kitamura) is the hypurractive vocalist and guitarist of the Girls Dead Monster Band, who wears the devilish tail and wings, and has the “moe fang” for the amewsing cute effect!
 

Becca:

The supurr fun anime TV series Yozakura Quartet purrtains to  the four teens , Akina, Ao, Hime & Kotah who assist and defend  the human and Yokai citizens from the various hardshipos and threats! Ao Nanami (voiced by Saki Fujita) is the adorable petite nekomimi whose twitchy  ears act as the antennae when she uses her telepathic and purrecognitive powers!

Elizabeth:

 by Suzu Miyama, Beast Tamer is the Japanese light novels, manga & anime series of the fantasy genre purrtaining to the hero Rein (voiced by Shoya Chiba) who can commeownicate with critters and befriends girls of several species, such as the supurr strong teen catgirl Kanada (voiced by Azumi Waki) and the meowgickal teendragon girl Tania (voiced by Rumi Okubo) who form the powerful group of adventurers!

Becca:

Price of Freedom is the web comic and online fantasy role playing game in the realm populated by the many species, including the humans, elves, lizard, lmia, demons, and kemonomimi characterers! The artistry is quite lovely, but the wrotic content is not for the widdle kitties or the purrudish types!

Elizabeth:

Purrtrayed by actress / mewsician Ashanti, Lissa was the sexy cat-eyed demoness who dated and kidnapped Xander in “First Date, the 14th epurrsode of the 7th season of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV series! You know, Ashanti was also great as Betty the tough nurse in the 2007 movie Resident Evil: Extinction!
Becca:
Purrtrayed by actress Clare Kramer, the evil goddess Gorificus was the big bad villain in the 7th season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and in its 17th epurrsode “Forever” she wore the purretty zebra-purrint dress, so we will consider her as the honoraray shima-uma musume! You know, Clare also starred in the 2000 movie Bring it On, which also starred Eliza Dusku, who purrtrayed Faith Lehane in the Buffy and Angel series! That is all for this month’s spotlight, and nuyow here are Lizzy & Becca to purrsent the latest 
Additions to the Catgirl Island Mewseum of Art!

Bunnii:

Arigato! Galleries 1-8 display images by our purrducer Mike, whilst Guest Art Galleries 1-6 display images by other folks with their permissions; and Mike’s collaborations with other artists are peppered throughout the mewseum! Some of the images are sexy, and might depict artistic nudity, but none are “hentai”,! On our web site, the most recent pics are on the lowermost row of the cropped widdle “thumbnail” sized portions of the pics in a gallery, and you have to click on those to see the uncropped full images!
 
Petra:
We should also meowntion that Catgirl Island’s content is not purrmitted for A.I Art purrposes, nya! This month into Guest Gallery Six http://catgirlisland.net/art/gallery/guest6.html we are purroud to present new images by Rvkh Brogden http://www.rvkhart.com (pronounced Riv-kah) who was the guest for our September 2009 Mew, and by Misty Hopkins https://kranberrijam.blogspot.com who was a guest of the March 2008 Mew, nya!
Rvkh’s “Prehistoric Chibi Catgirl” depicts Dr. Danielle Lee Hanyanberg, the Purrofessor of Tempurral Archaeology at Mew Hanover Commeownity College in the future, wearing the leopurrd purrint bikini for her time travel to observe the Purreolithic Era, nya! The traditional version of the illustration (right) was done with the pencils, pens and paints; whilst the digital version (left) was done with Purrocreate on the Ipad with the Apple Pencil; and the art purrocess video is at Rvkh’s Youtube channel https://youtu.be/cTChFuc4ZuUnya!
Rvkh’s “Joanie” depicts the female version of Jonni who is a non-player character in Mike’s monthly tabletop fantasy role-playing game “The Adventures of Nystia Nightshade”, nya! Jonni is the idol star husband of the titular charazcter Nystia, and due to a meowgickal mishap, he was tempurrarily transformed into the girl, who is quite alluring on the concert stage in her Golden Beehive Ginger bikini armor, nya! Rvkh used Procreate and  the Apple Pencil upon the Ipad Pro for this pic, and the art purrocess video is at https://youtu.be/BjWeY92l2_A, nya!
Nextly we are delighted to display the photo of the Alice Carroll and Athena Glory plushie dolls which were hand-made by Misty, nya! In the Aria anime & manga created by Kozue Amano, Athena (left) is the one of the Prima Undines, and Alice (right) is her appurrentice at the Orange Planet gondola company in the city of Neo-Venusia on the aquaformed planet Mars renamed Aqua in the 24th century, nya!
These beautiful chibi-style felt dolls are 9.5” tall with 17.5” oars! Kawaii, nya! There are widdle magnets inside so that they can hold the oars, nya! Purrhaps y’all have seen the photos of the dolls Misty made of their friends Aika, Akar, Akari and Alicia, nya?
Bunnii:
Then into Gallery Five http://catgirlisland.net/art/gallery/gallery5.html we are elated to exhibit four new illustrations by Mike! He used the pencils, pens, colored pencils and markers for the fan art of “Lady Loki”, who looks quite sultry in that skimpy sexy deeply –  plunging maillot as she relaxes with the beverage and snacks upon the comfy throne! In Mike’s role-playing game she is Nystia’s aunt!
After that is Mike’s pencils, pens, colored pencils and markers illustration of “Omhi & Xa’skelle”, who are Misty and her husband Steven’s Final Fantasy XIV video game characters! Enjoying the yummy feast at an opulant  inn in the city of Ishgard, Omhi (right) is the 4’1” Dragoon warrior of the Miqo’te nekomimi species; and Xa’skelle (left) is the 6’3” Black Mage of the Viera usagimimi species! Perhaps y’all have seen Mike’s prior individual illustrations of them?
Thirdly is Mike’s pic of an “Andocait”, a half Andorian / half Caitian done for Jim & Melody Rondeau! She is an Impurrial Starfleet officer (rank: Mewtenant) in the Meowrror Mewniverse, circa the era of Star Trek – The Motion Picture (2270’s AD), kneeling in her sleeveless, bare-midriff, uniform which is accessorized with the Phaser II, wrist commeownicator, purrscanner / agonyizer, life support sash, and the ceremonial dagger / yarn twiner!
Lastly but not leastly is Mike’s  Photoshop CC and the Mouse illustration of “Amaterasu” the Japanese Shinto Goddess of the Sun! Mike did this pic for our author friend Sharon Williams, who was our November 2014 guest of The Mew! Amaterasu is among the deities who appurr in Sharon’s original serialized prose urban fantasy tale of “Fire From The Sun: Rise Of A Queen”, which y’all can read at Sharon’s gallery at https://www.deviantart.com/caribbeanrose9!
Perhaps y’all have seen Mike’s pics of Amaterasu’s human avatar Hanami, her mom Yoko and their friend Kana? So, what do y’all think of the new art?
The cat lady sings…
Yvonne:

Oh those dolls of Alice and Athena are so purrfect in the details of their emblems of their unifoirms and the livery of their oars, nya!

Elizabeth:

The purrehistoric catgirl has such the pleased confident dispurrsition, and I wonder what she intends with that big femur she found!

Becca:

Mmm, the image Joanie is so tantalizingly sultry, and Rvkh’s time-lapse art purrocess videos are quite informative and entertaining!
Elaenor:
I think that Mike did a good job with the pose, expression, lines, colors, shading and the details of that peppy Blue Andocait officer!

Daytona:

I think that Amaterasu looks so cheerfully pretty and divinely radiant, especially with the crepuscular rays of sunlight behind her!
Tara-chan:
It is great to see more of Omhi and Xa’skelle, but all of that numcious food upon their table is causing the craving in my tummy, nya!
Melanakeami:
Loki’s big bowl of fresh succulent fruit and that goblet of the sangria looks rather tasty too!

Trini-chan:

We just need to hang in there a little longer, as it is almost time for our AfterMew Luau!
Bunnii:
That will do it for this edition of The Mew! We wish to thank Rvkh, Misty and Mike for the art…
Petra:
… and all of the other brilliantly talented people whose works we have discussed, nya!
 
Jeannie:
We also wish to thank Jamie for his wonderful web meowstery…
 
Mary Nyan
… and our other friends, family, acquaintances and audience whom we greatly appurreciate!
Mielikki:
Fur Shur!
 
Mike:
We’ll be back next month with our annual Mew Awards ceremony! Be there… aloha.
The Ladies of The Mew:
Happy tails to mew- until we eat again, nya! Baibai, nya!

December 2022 Catgirl Critics’ Media Mewsings

Mike Moon / Catgirl Island
and Jamie Robertson / Clan of the Cats
purroudly purrsent a Mike Moon purrduction,
starring The Ladies of The Mew in
The December 2022 Edition of The Mew:
The Catgirl Critics’ Media Mewsings, nya!
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This year is the Year of the Tiger, the 22nd Anniversary
of Catgirl Island’s official site, the 15th Anniversary of
The Mew; and December 7th is the 43rd anniversary of
Mike’s favorite movie Star Trek The Motion Picture, nya!
 
in this edition of The Mew:
 
The Lightning Round: more favorite things of 1932
 
TV, DVD & Movie Mewsings:
Star Wars: Andor
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Stargirl Season 3
Clerks III
The Fablelmans
Collectibles & Toy Talk:
Mattel Monster High Clawdeen Wolf doll
Mattel Monster High Toralei doll
Mattel Monster High Frankie Stein doll
McFarlane Toys Avatar Neytiri action figure
plus further kemonomimi toys, statues, doll & figure findings
Purrinted-Media Mewsings:
Demon Girl Next Door vol. 6
Shuna’s Journey
Rowerbrazzle #155
The Art of Star Wars Visions
The Celebrity Catgirl & Kemonomimi Spotlight
Additions to the Catgirl Island Mewseum of Art:
“Chibi Byleth”, “Christmas Spirit”, Winter Solstice” and “Harvest Moon Fairy” by Rvkh Brogden
“Torako Cosplay” by Alexcia Reynolds
“Halloween 2022” by Jamie
“Torako” and “Zel Mavet” by Mike
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Mike
(the human fella wearing the Carolina Panthers shirt and Teal cargo shorts): Aloha y’all and welcome to The Mew, our monthly “show” in which we review and discuss fun stuff! Today we’re at the marina on the Southwest side of Catgirl Island NC, where it’s 70 degrees under the Blue sky and puffy White Cumulo-Neko clouds in Mew Hanover County, NC! I’m Mike, the show’s “purrducer”, and here are The Ladies of The Mew!
Yvonne

(a.k.a. Vonny, the fishing boat charter captain & drumming circle purrcussionist catgirl, wearing the Fishing Cat purrint monokini with cropped tee shirt): Namaste, nya!
 
Tara-chan
(Yvonne’s younger sister, college freshman, pony owner and nature photographer catgirl wearing the Iriomote Cat purrint tankini): Namaste, nya!
 
Jeannie
(a.k.a. Jen, the yogini, model, archer, belly dance instructor & roboticist catgirl, wearing the Serval purrint micro bikini & sheer purrled purreo): Nihao.
 
Trini-chan
(the stand-up paddle surfer, board shapurr, pony owner and belly dance instructor kitsune, wearing the Caracal purrint tri-kini): Konnichiwa!
Elizabeth
(

a.k.a Lizzy, the hot salsa dancer, gamer, Purrkour Club captain & spa co-owner catgirl wearing the Margay purrint bandeau top bikini): Hola!

 
Becca:
(Lizzy’s nekomimi gynoid wife, avid golfer & spa co-owner w

earing the Eurasian Lynx purrint ring-closure bikini an an orchid lei):

Mielikki
(the winged faerie golfer, foxfire juggler and outdoor ampurrtheatre director wearing the Ocelot purrint criss cross halter neck bikini) Mellow greetings!
 
Eleanor
(or just Ellie for short, the banker pony centauress, body builder, and the island’s Fire Meowrshall, wearing the African Lion purrint sports bra) Hay there!
 
Petra
(the art guild purresident, art mewseum co-curator & beach volleyball champion catgirl wearing the Clouded Leopurrd  purrint side-tie bikini): Aloha, nya!
 
Bunnii
(the art mewseum co-curator & Petra’s beach volleyball partner bunnygirl wearing the Cheetah purrint trikini): Guten Tag!
 
Mary Nyan
(a.k.a. Myayr, the seamstress, cosplayer, hula instructor and semi-retired miko catgirl wearing the Couger purrint purretzel – cutout maillot): Aloha!
Melanakeami
(the mermaid purropurrietress of the triphibius airship tours business, wearing the Asiatic Lion purrint bandeau bikini top): Shello!
 
Daytona
(the dolphin – tailed mermaid surf purrtol leader / trainer wearing the Sand cat purrint sports bra): Aloha!
 
Beebee
(the island’s supurrvising Purrk Ranger catgirl & amphibious orienteering coach wearing the Colocolo purrint cutout micro bikini): Gday!
 
Nyanko
(a.k.a. Nya-sensei, the martial arts champion & sensei, dojo & gym purropurrietress catgirl wearing the Bengal Tiger purrint cropped tee shirt and shorts): Howdy!
 
Nyoka
(a.k.a. Nyo-sensei, the magick shop purropurrietress catgirl & twin sister of Nyanko, wearing the Siberian Tiger purrint cropped tee shirt and shorts): Howdy!
 
Meryl
(the island’s Police Chief catgirl & motorcycle enthiusiest wearing the the badge upon her Jaguar purrint off-shoulder ruffled bikini): ‘Ello!
Ceresatami
(a.k.a.Tami-sama, the mermaid  MerMaidtr’d at Sheila May’s seafood restraurant wearing the Maine Coon purrint cutout bandeau top): Ciao!
Nemui:
(the purropurrietress catgirl of the Kitt Inn ryokan & rotemburo, wearing the Rusty-Spotted Cat purrrint butterfly bandeau bikini) Salam, nya!
 
Kianalani:
(Mew Hanover County’s top Barista as well as a supurrb aquatic ikebana artist mermaid wearing the Pallas Cat purrint triangular  bikini top): Shello!
Formality
(the dappurr-looking Orca Girl & travel writer wearing the  Black Purrl in her navel and the Bombay Cat purrint keyhole bandeau top): Bonjour!
 
Ilyana
(a.k.a Ilyana-sensei, the underwater archaeologist & meowritme history catgirl wearing the Lyger purrint micro bikini and open-front cover up): Whassup?
 
Mike:
Well, we have a big group with a lot on our plate, so let’s go ahead and jump into this month’s
 
Lightning Round: more favorite things of 1932!
This year weve discussed our favorite things from years ending in a 2. Last month was favorite movies of the 1932 vintage, and this month we’d like to include a few of our favorite celebrities that were born in that year! Chief Ellie’s gonna start, so are y’all ready to “conduct the lightning”?
The Ladies of The Mew:
HAI! Lightning Round- Go, nya!
 
Eleanor:
I will nominate three of my favorite musicians such as Loretta Lynn and Johnny Cash! (tags Nyanko to go next)
 
Nyanko:
I will nominate the mewsicians Patsy Cline and Charlie Rich! (tags Mary Nyan with a brush of the tail)
Mary Nyan:
Legendary rock pioneers Little Richard and Carl Perkins! (tail-tags Nyoka)
Nyoka:
Composers John Williams, Lalo Schifrin and Michel Legrand! (tags Tara-chan)
Tara-chan:
I want… I want to nominate the legendary radio DJ and voice actor Casey Kasem, nya! (tags Trini-chan)
 
Trini-chan:
Star Trek’s Nichelle Nichols and Majel Barrett!
 
Mielikki:
So like, actors Ted Cassidy and Roger C. Carmel appeared in several Star Trek episodes! (tags Yvonne with a flit of thew wing)
 
Yvonne:
I will nominate Roy Scheider who starred in my favoritest movie Jaws, nya! (tags Meryl)
Meryl:

Elizabeth Taylor, Omar Sharif and Peter O’Tool, nya! (tags Elizabeth

Elizabeth:
M*A*S*H’s William Christopher and The Man From U.N.C.L.E’s Robert Vaughn! (tags her wife)
Becca:
Barbara Shelley, Anthony Perkins and Debbie Reynolds! Jen’s turn! (tags Jeannie)
Jeannie:

Directors Fracois Truffaut and Richard Lester. (tags Formality)

Formality:
Authors Ben Bova, John Updike, Christy Browand, and John Jakes!
Ilyana
I will nominate astronaut Alan Bean, purrimatologist Dian Fossey, and artist Shel Silverstein (tags Mealankeami)
Melanakeami:

I will nominate the artists Jim Berry, Bunny Hoest, and Ken Selig(tags Daytona)

Daytona:
Stan Goldberg, Ian Kennedy, and Sharon Smith Kane! Beebs’ turn (tags Beebee)
Beebee
Artists Alves Pinto, Jose Oritz, and Emily Mason! (tags Ceresatami)
 
Ceresatami:
Dorothea Rockburne, Angelo Torres, and Paul “Sidney” Ramboux! (tags Lani)
Kianalani:
 I will nominate the artists Erro, John Calnan, and Joseph Toutan! (tags Nemui)
 
Nemui:
Lee Holley, Jim Watson, and Sergio Bonnelli! (tags Bunnii)
Bunnii:
Sergio Toppi, Quintin Blake, and Idelle Weber! (tags Petra)
 
Petra:
Gillermo Mordillo, Luis Bermejo Ziraldo, and Kim Seong-hwan, nya! Back to Mike, nya!
Mike:
Comics artists Dick Giordano, Jim Aparo, and Tony DezunigaWell that was another expedient little Lightning Round! Ah, let’s keep The Mew a-rollin’, as Meryl starts our
TV, DVD & Movie Mewsings
with her review of Star Wars: Andor!
Meryl:
Hai! We have been rather pleased with the live-action and animated Star Wars TV series on Disney+, such as Clone Wars, The Bad Batch, Visions, The Mandalorian, Obi-wan Kenobi, and the Book of Bob Fett, but golly I think that the first season of Andor is the best one yet! It’s 12 epurrsodes are the purrequel to the to the 2016 movie Rogue One, which I think is the best Star Wars movie since 1980’s The Empire Strikes Back!
Created and purrduced exquisitely by Tony Gilroy, it purrtains to how the Rebel Alliance was formed  to oppose the Galactic Empire, and stars Diego Luna, who repurrises the role as Cassian Andor from Rogue One. It is the most serious Star Wars tale, dealing with the politics, economics, espionage, philosophy and motivations of the rebellion, with the captivating plot that unfolds with the slow burn and a grandly cinematic style!
The characters have a lot of depth! The rest of the brilliant cast includes Adria Arjona, Dave Chapman, Elizabeth Dulau, Gershwyn Eustach, Alex Ferns, Denise Gough, Kathryn Hunter, Alex Lawthor, Anton Lesser, Alastair Mackenzie, Faye Marsay, Ben Miles, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Duncan Pow, Sule Remi, Andy Serkis, Varda Sethu, Fiona Shaw, Stellan Skarsgard, Joplin Sibtain, Kyle Soller, Stanley Townsend and Rupert Vansittart.
Genevieve O’Reilly returns as Mon Mothma, and Forest Whittaker returns as Saw Gerrera! It is among the most thorough looks at civilian, corporate and government life in the Empire. It is  meowgnificent!  It even has nods to George Lucas’s movie THX-1138, and I think that it is the best live-action Start Wars TV series thus far, so I will give it the A as in Andor! Nyow for more of the Star Wars topic, here is Ellie-sama to discuss
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi!
Ellie
Arigato! As Meryl-sama noted, we tend to like the animated Star Wars TV series! Well, just like the various live-action Star Wars movies and TV series, the animated ones have been the mixed bag for me over the years. Although I did not care much for the 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special, I did like its animated sequence.
I did not care much for the 1985 Droids and Ewoks animated series, Tartakovsky’s 2003 Clone Wars series, or the 2018 Resistance series,  but I loved the 2008 Clone Wars movie and animated series, Rebels, Forces of Destiny, The Bad Batch, Visions, Galaxy of Creatures, Grogu and the Dust Bunnies, and Tales of the Jedi!
It is the animated anthology miniseries which aired on Disney+ in October! I expected to love it, because it was created by Dave Filoni and it fit right into the Clone Wars and Rebels era! Furthermore I  especially liked it because three of the episodes pertained to Ahsoka Tano, who is voiced by Ashley Eckstein!
 
She is my favoritest Star Wars character, and in this miniseries we meet her mom Pav-ti, who is voiced by Janina Gavankar! The other three episodes are great too, as they pertain to Count Dooku, who is voiced by Corey Burton! Also appearing in Tales of the Jedi are Yaddle, Obi-Wan, Qui-Gon, Anakin, Mace Windu…
 
… Bail Organa, Capt. Rex, Ki-Adi-Mundi, Jocasta Mu, Darth Sidius, and other familiar faces! The art and animation are awesome, and the tales are thrilling and charming, but it also tragic and startling, so I will give it the A as in Ahsoka, and I hope there will be more of such Tales of the Jedi!  Nyow here isNyo-sensei  to discuss
Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special!
Nyoka:
Hai! I have been very entertained by the live-action and animated movies, television series, shorts and specials of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and I was quite pleased by the return of the Guardians of the Galaxy, who were last seen in the movie Avengers: Endgame! This time they try to cheer up Starlord with the purrfect gift for the Christmas holiday he introduced them to, Drax and Mantis plot to  bring him actor Kevin Bacon!
 
The cast includes Chris Pratt as Peter / Starlord, Pom Klementieff as Mantis,  Dave Bautista as Drax, Karen Gillan as Nebula, Vin Diesel as Groot, Bradley Cooper as Rocket, Sean Gunn as Kraglin, Michael Rooker as Yondu in an animated flashback), Maria Bakalova as Cosmo, The Old 97’s as band on Knowhere, and Kevin Bacon as himself! The Holiday Special is very amusing with the zany action and visual FX aplenty!
 
The “suitmation” Groot does not look as good as the CG Groot, but it was okay, with a very playful quality amidst the festive lights and decorations. We finally get to hear Cosmo speak, and I think that Mantis steals the show, as we get to see more of her supurr powers, martial arts prowess, plus the major revelation about her which is the most poignant aspect of the special! I am done, and here is sis to discuss
 
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever!
Nyanko:
Arigato! Of course, we were curious as to how the new Black Panther movie would fare without the late star Chadwick Boseman, or if purrincess Shuri would inherit the role of the Black Panther as she did in the comics. Well, we had the utmost confidence given Marvel’s cinematic track record, that this sequel was directed and co-written by Ryan Coogler, and that so many Marvel-ous  actors were returning too, such as-
Letitia Wright as Shuri,  Angela Bassett as Queen Ramonda: Danai Gurira as Okoye,  Florence Kasumba as Ayo, Lupita Nyong’o as Nakia, Winston Duke as M’Baku, Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine: Martin Freeman as Everett Ross and the special appurrance by Michael B. Jordan as Killmonger! The story, design, purrformances, cinematography, FX and mewsic are as gorgeous as gorgeous can be!
 
Several comics characters make their impurressive  big screen debut, with  Dominique Thorne as Riri Williams, Michaela Coel as Aneka, Tenoch Huerta Mejía as Namor, Mabel Cadena as Namora, Alex Livinalli as and Attuma! In addition to Namor’s beautiful undersea kingdom of Talokan, we get to see a lot more of Wakanda, plus Shuri’s Black Panther costume, Riri’s Iron Heart armor, and Wakanda’s Midnight Angels!
 
Almost as good the first Black Panther movie. this’un is brimming with highly significant developments, more Marvel-ous world-building, and the poignantly serious sad and tragic scenes along with the delightfully dialog-driven humor and the thrilling  action scenes on the grand scale at the pace that does nopt seem rushed! Make sure to not miss the mid-credits scene! Now here are Tami-san and Forma-san to review
Stargirl Season 3!
Ceresatami:
Of the live-action TV series that are based upon the DC Comics my favorites of the recent years have been Sandman and Stargirl. They are very different but equally great, as Sandman is the dark fantasy show whereas Stargirl is the costumed super hero show, and as such it is not only my favorite of the Arrowverse (including Arrow, Supergirl, The Flash etc) but I think it is the bestest live-action super hero TV series! 
 
Brec Bassinger stars in the titular role as the leader of the younger new incarnation of the Justice Society of America in the charming town of Blue Valle,, Nebraska where she and her fellow teenage members and their families try to balance their everyday lives with the crime fighting. In season one they fight the Injustice Society, in season 2 they fought Eclipso, and in season 3 they investigate a super murder mystery.
 
I think season 1 started out greatly, season 2 was even better, and season 3 was even better better, but Sadly it seems that season 3 is also the final season. I think all of the cast and crew did an outstanding job, and purrhaps the MVP of the crew is writer / producer / show runner Geoff Johns, who was previously quite famous for writing wonderful comic books at DC! 
 
Although Stargirl certainly deals with dark sinister stuff aplenty, from high school and family angst to the monsters villains and disasters, it has so much of the bright optimistic fun, whimsy and charm in addition to the thrilling colorfully costumed action scenes full of dazzling FX and stunts! 
Formality:
Hai hai, in that regard I definitely prefer these adventures of the Justice Society to those of the live-action Teen Titans series or the Snyderverse Justice League. I cannot say enough great things about the wonderful cast, In addition to Brec as Courtney / Stargirl, it stars Trae Roman as her step brother Mike, Amy Smart as their mom, Luke Wilson as their dad Pat who pilots the Stripe mech, Yvette Monreal as Wildcat Ii…
 
Angelika Washington as Dr. Mid-Nite II, Cameron Gellman as Hour Man II, Alkoya Brunson as Jakeem Thunder, Hunter Sansone as the son of the villain known as  icicle, Meg DeLacy as Cindy the daughter of the villain known as Dragon King, Neil Hopkins as Sportsmaster, Joy Osmanski as Tigress, Stella Smith as their daughter Artemis, Joel Michale as StarMan, Jonathan Swift as The Shade
Ysa Penarejo as Jade, Tim Gabririel as Obsidian Keith David as Mr. Bones, Kron Moore as Beth / Dr Mid-Nite II’s mom, Gilbert Glenn Brown as Beth’s dad, Kay Galvin as cameron’s grandmother, Jim France as Calvin’s grandfather, King Orba as Pat’s friend Zeek; and there are appearances by numerous other heroes and villains in season 3, but I should not reveal much more or spoil any surprises!
Without spoiling any of the plot, I will just say that season 3 was so well written, with the great character development, sparkling dialgue, plot twists, more of the JSA mythology,  the great balance of the humor, drama and action, and I was very pleased with the season / series finale, although I sure do wish that it would be renewed for further seasons! Now we will turn The Mew over to Nemui-sennsei for her review of
The Fabelmans!
 
Nemui:
Shukran! Directed and co-written by Steven Speilberg, with a wonderful score by John Williams, The Fabelmans is a 2.5 hr. fictionalized semi-autobiography based upon Speilberg’s life between 1952- 1965, as the character Sam Fabelman tries to balance his filmmaking with his family relationships, school life, the boy scouts, and relocating to different cities.
The films’ brilliant cast includes Gabriel LaBelle as (teenage) Sam, Michelle Williams ashis mom, Paul Dano as his dad, Judd Hirsch as Sam’s great uncle, Seth Rogan as his parents’ best friend, Julia Butters as Sam’s oldest sister, Chloe East as Sam’s girlfriend, and so many other great actors who give such wonderful purrformances!
 
I daresay that I am quite enamored with every aspect of this movies, from the story, directing, acting, cinematography, mewsic and editing to the sound, art direction, purrduction design, FX, costumes, sets and locations! It has the purrfect balance of the humor and drama, so I will give it the A as in Amblin! Nyow for our next review, here is Mike to discuss
Clerks III!
 
Mike:
Arigato, Nemui-sensei!  Written, directed, edited by and starring Kevin Smith, Clerks III is the sequel to 1990’s Clerks, 2006’s Clerks II, and it is the 9th feature film set in his “View Askewniverse”. Dante (Brian O’Halloran) and Randal (Jeff Anderson) still work and play rooftop hockey at the Quick Stop store, where Jay (Jason Mews) and Silent Bob (Kevin Smith) still hang out and sell marijuana.
 
After Randal survives a heart attack, he decides to make a movie about his life, which is graced by many other familiar faces, new characters, and celebrity cameos! I’d rather not spoil any of the surprises, which result in some funny and poignant moments (especially with Rosario Dawson), but ultimately the movie didn’t quite wow me, and I give it an average grade of a C, the same grade I gave to Smith’s movie Jersey Girl.
 
Compared the other live-action feature films that Smith directed, I didn’t love Clerks III the way I love Clerks and Chasing Amy, or even as much as Dogma or Clerks II which I think are okay. However, I do like Clerks III a lot more than Mall Rats, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Zack and Miri make a Porno, Tusk, and Yoga Hosers. I haven’t yet seen Big Helium Dog, Cop Out, Red State, or Kilroy Was Here.
The DVD includes the 115 min. movie, which has some nice special features, such as the audio commentary by Smith, O’Halloran, Anderson, Trevor Fehrman (Elias) and Austin Zajur (Blockchain); an introduction by Smith, the theatrical trailer, and nearly 30 minutes of deleted & alternate scenes. Ah, that’ll do it for or movie, TV & DVD reviews, and now here are  Tara-chan & Trini-chan to start our 
collectibles and toy talk, with their review of Mattel’s 
Monster High Clawdeen Wolf, Toralei and Frankie Stein dolls!
Tara-chan:
We have been the fans of the Monster High toys and tales since they were launched in 2010, which was quite the eventful year, because that was the same year that the Friendship is Magic era of My Little Pony began, nya! Two months ago, the product line was rebooted and re-launched again with the live-action movie, the new animated TV series, and – and the new merchandise such as the posable dolls and the play sets, nya!
This 2022 wave would be Generation 3 of the products, with the sepurrately-sold figures thusly far including Clawdeen, Toralei, Frankie, Draculaura, Cleo de  Nile, Lagoona Blue and – and Deuce Gorgon, nya. Toralei is the werecat, Clawdeen is the werewolf, and – and Frankie is the Frankensteined monster, nya. The packages have lovely art and – and information on the back, and include the posable doll, her pet, and – and several accessories, nya!
Toralei would stand 10.25” tall if she was flat-footed, but with the ears and – and the boots she is 11” tall, wearing the pleated plaid short skirt, cropped kitty tee, the ornate belt, mid-calf boots and – and Red bolero jacket, nya.The articulation is in her neck, shoulders, elbows, wrists, abs, hips, knees and – and the tail, nya. She is accessorized by the backpack, microphone stand, phone, milk carton, can of cat food, and – and her pet cat Sweet Fangs, nya!
Trini-chan:
Clawdeen Wolf is of the same height and articulation (but no tail), wearing the Pink and Black tiger stripe blouse, Purple leopard print jumper, gold necklace and belt, loose Black socks, and the Purple high top sneakers with fangy Gold soles, She is accessorized by the Purple furry vest, glasses, phone, comb, purse, shoulder bag, bag of candy, and her Purple pet wolf pup Crescent!
Frankie (whose pronouns are they / their) appurrs to be a cyborg, made of various stitched-together human body parts and the mechanical left leg, but no tail. With her platform sneakers, she is 11.25” tall, wearing the pleated short plaid skirt, cropped short sleeve blouse, chain belt, sweater vest, lightning bolt-shaped  earrings and hair berets. Her accessories are the camer, photos, pizza slice, clutch bag, letter jacket, glasses, and her dog Watzie.
Each doll has the plastic body with the inny belly button and the long silky fiber hair. The garments, footwear and accessories are all removable. The dolls can be carefully balanced to stand without requiring a doll stand or a display base (which are not included), but I recommend getting one! It is so nice to see this wonderful franchise return and I hope that it will thrive again! I am done, so now here is Lani to discuss
McFarlane Toys Avatar Neytiri action figure!
Kianalani

Arigato! Portrayed by Zoe Saldana, Neytiri te Tskaha Mo’at’ite  (or just Neytiti, for short) is the Na’vi Princess of the Omaticaya Clan of the planet Pandora! Made by McFarlane Toys, this fine figure of the Blue alien catgirl is an inch taller than Mattel’s 6.5” figure of her from the 2009 movie. As she is approximately 10 feet tall, then this figure is of the 1/16 scale!
She is beautifully designed, sculpted and painted, with the freckles and markings that glow under a (not included) Black light. Also included are her knife, the bow the arrow, variant pair of hands, and the 2.5” (peg type) display base. The details are intricate, from her stripes and hair braids, to her feathered lei, eight fingers and eight toes!
I am very impressed by the exceptional articulation of the figure, with the 22 moving parts! The joints (many of which are the ball joints and double-joints) are in her neck, shoulders, uppurr arms, elbows, wrists, abs, waist, hips, thighs, knees, ankles, and her 3.75” tail, so I will give this figure the grade of the A as in Avatar!
There are also the separately-sold figure of her husband Jake Scully in his human / Na’vi hybrid avatar body, plus figures of other characters and critters from the Avatar movies. I have not yet seen the new movie Avatar: The Way of Water, but I bet that we will have the review of it for next month’s Mew! Now here are Daytona, Melanakeami and Beebee to mention
further Kemonomimi toys, statues, doll & figure findings!
Melanakeami:
Hai! It seems lie every month there is the increasing quantity of beautiful kemonomimi toys & collectibles in the stores and catalogs! The nekomimi and usagimimi seem to be the most predominant, but there are also the lupine, vulpine, equine, bovine, and other types! Here are several 1/4 Scale PVC Figures by FREEing: Shinobi Master Senran Kagura New Link: Ryona (Bunny Outfit) and Ryobi (Bunny Outfit) 1/4 Scale Figure;
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann: Yoko (Bare Leg Bunny Outfit)1/4 scale PVC Figure; Kaguya-Sama: Love is a War Ultra Romantic Kaguya & Chika (Bare Leg Bunny Outfit) 1/4 scale PVC Figures; Strike Wiches: Road to Berlin: Sanya V Litvyak & Eila Ilmatear (Bunny) 1/4 scale PVC Figures; Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid: Tohru (Bunny) 1/4 scale PVC Figure; the That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime: Rimiruru (Bunny) 1/4 scale PVC Figure…
… MAX Factory’s Unamusume Pretty Derby: Mejiro McQueen Figma; Unamusume Pretty Derby: Daiwa Scarlet 1/7 Scale PVC Figure; Plamax MF-47 Minimum Factory: Bunny Girl & Anubis 1/20 Scale Model Kits; Banpresto’s  Unamusume Pretty Derby Non-Scale Figures of Kitasan Black and Satono Diamond; Unamusume Pretty Derby figures of Daitaru Helios, Mejiro McQueen and Tokai Teio!
Beebee:
Good Smile Company’s Spice and Wolf: Holo (Wedding Kimono) 1/7 Scale PVC Figure; Spice and Wolf: Holo (Chinese Dress) 1/7 Scale PVC Figure;  Smile of the Arsnotoria Pop Up Parade PVC Figures of  Abramelin and Mel in their Cat Kingdom outfits; Good Smile Arts Shanghai’s Oreimo: Kuroneko Pop Up Parade PVC figure,
… Furyu’s Arknights: Lappland Noodle Stopper Figure, and theTokyo Mew Mew Nyu: Mew Ichigo 1/7 scale PVC Figure; Megahouse’s Beasters Lugosi & Haru Shall We dance  PVC Statue; Desktop Army N-202D: Titania Byakko Figure; Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion: Kallen Kouzuki and Rebel Shirley Fenette B Style Bare Leg Bunny Figures…
Plum PMOA’s Nekopara 100 mini-figures of catgirls Azuki, Cinamon, Maple and Coconut; Goldenhead’s My Cat Is A Girl And She’s Cute: Kinako (Good Morning) 1/6 Scale Figure; Hobby Sakura’s My Cat Is A  Girl And She’s Cute: Kinako Sitting Fish 1/6 Scale Figure; and MGA’s Rainbow Vision Costume Ball Rainbow High Violet Willow Kitty Cat Costume posable doll!
Daytona:
Wave Corporation’s Tsuki Uzaki Cow Pattern Bikini Ver Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! 1/7 scale PVC Figure; Fots Japan’s The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 2: Raphtalia (Childhood) 1/7 Scale PVC Figure; Animester’s Battle Through the Heaven: Medusa 1/7 Scale PVC Figure; Star Ace’s Ray Harryhausen’s Medusa Soft Vinyl Statue (which is available in the normal and deluxe versions
Banpresto’s Hatsune Miku: Racing 2017 Team Ukyo (Cheering) Figure with the lepodpteran wings; and more of the usagimimi (bunny girls) aplenty such as Kaitendoh’s Original Tokinousagi: cute usagi Yuki 1/7 scale PVC Figure; Tops / Vertex Orbit Girls Entry No. 01: Fiona Fullmoon non-scale Figure; Ensoutoys’ Ikomochi Original Character Black Bunny Aoi & White Bunny Natsumi 1/6 scale PVC Figure
… Infinity Studio’s Yi Guan House of Unhumans: Bunny Outfit 1/7 scale PVCChu E and Yu Cong Xiao Figures; Union Creative’s Azure Lane: Black Prince (Addled Attendant) in Black Bunny Suit on-scale PVC Figure; Sega’s A Couple of Cuckoos: Hiro Segawa PM Figure; and Kadokawa’s A Couple orf Cuckoos: Sachi Umino (Bunny Girl) 1/7 Scale PVC Figure! That will conclude the toys & collectible porion of the show, so nyow we will will turn The Mew over to Vonny, who will start our
purrinted-media mewsings, with her review
of The Demon Girl Next Door manga vol. 6!
 
Yvonne:
Arigato, nya! First published by Houbunsha in 2014, The Demon Girl Next Door is the comedic occult / urban fantasy manga series  of the four-panel format by Izumi Ito, which was adapted in to the anime TV series in 2019. The tale purrtains to the school girl Yuko who is the descendant of the demoness Lilith, nya!. Her legacy is to defeat her generations’s local magickal girl Momo, but they are friends more than enemies, nya!
As the series purrogresses, Yuko gets more used to her demonic powers, whilst her social circle grows with more friends and rivals nya! Rated Teen, the English translated version is published here by Seven Seas, purriced at $14.99 in the USA & $18.99 In Canada, Vol. 6 s the 5 3/4” x 8 1/4” x 1/2” trade papurrback has 10 color pages & 120 B&W pages  to compurrise chapters 65 – 77 of the peppy whimsical manga, nya!
 
It was was translated byJenny McKeon, adapted by Kim Kindya, purroof – read by Danielle King & B. Lillian Martin, lettered & retouched by Rai Enril, seniorly edited by Shanti Whitesides, in-chiefly edited by Julie Davis, published by Jason DeAngelis, and associately published by Adam Arnold, with the cover design by H.Qi, purrduction management by Lissa Pattillo, and purrint management by Rhiannon Rasmussen-Silverstein, nya!
 
Yuko, Momo, Mikan, Ryoko, Kico, Hon, Mikan, Lilith,, Skura, Suiko Metako and Ogura leave the fancy restaurant and go dimension hopping, but wind up on another planet that is about to explode, and if they return home, Yuko risks altering the timeline, nya! We also see more of Momo’s transofrmations such as the Fresh Peach Second Harvest form, the Ugo-Momo Rock and Roll Skating on Thin Ice Form, and the sexy Super Strong Heartful Devil Momo form, mew la la , nya!
There are fashions of the feline and bunny motif too, nya! I was very pleased with this latest volume, with the amusing slice-of-life moments, yummy foods, and the very detailed cute moe-style art, nya! The dialog is quite sparkling, with the many cute side comments, and the comedic breaking of the fourth wall, so I will continue to give this series the high purraise, nya! am done, and nyow here Mie-sensei to tell us about 
Shuna’s Journey, nya!
 
Mielikki:
So like, Shuna’s Journey is the standalone 1983 full color graphic novel by my favoritest director Hayao Miyazaki, who co-founded Studio Ghibli and directed wonderful movies such as The Castle of Cagliostro, Nausicaa in the Valley of the Wind, My Nighbor Totoro, Kiki’s delivery Service, Porco Rosso, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle, Ponyo and The Wind Rises!
It is the tale of Shuna, the young prince of a poor people who are dying from the starvation and famine, so he rides his Yakull mount in search of a fabled lush land of plenty in hopes of finding desperately needed grain seeds. After a long odyssey, he frees two sisters from slavery, and they gratefully help with his agricultural expedition, but there are further hardships and threats to survive!
So like, it was only recently translated into English by Alex Dudok De Wit and published here by First Second as the  160 page, 8.75” x 6.25” x .75” dust-jacketed hardcover book, which is priced $27.99 USA & $36.99 Canada. if you have seen Miyazaki’s totally awesome Nausicaa manga and watercolor paintings, then you can expect the quite comparable beautiful quality, fur shur!
Not only is the art so rather gorgeous, but the 152 pages of manga include about two dozen full-page pics and nearly two dozen two-page spreads! Following this quite captivating, profound tale of poignant high adventure are the translator’s six pages of very informative notes. I will give this book my highest praise, fur shur! I am done, and now here Myayr and Ilyana-sensei to discuss
Rowerbrazzle #155!
 
Mary Nyan:
Arigato! Since 1984, Rowrbrazzle has been the quarterly APA (amateur press association) magazine purrtaining to furry fandom, funny animal tales and assorted anthropurrmorphic art! Edited by Edd Vick, it is compurrised of comics, purrose tales, essays, articles, group discussions, editorials, letters, illustrations, photos, the meowmbership list and rules.
 
This issue has several tributes to the late author / artist Charles “Chuck” Melville,  the longtime contributor to the APA, who passed away in August. Section one’s B&W front cover art is by the APA’s Emergency Officer Steven F. Scharff; section two’s B&W front cover is by Jay Fosgitt, and the color back cover is by Resa Challender.  
 
This other brilliant contributors include Gene Breshears, Charles Garfalo, Kjartan Arnorsson, Robert Alley, J.W. Kennedy, Matt McAndrews, Thomas Milliorn, William Earl Haskell, Ed Pegg, Niall Shapiro, Don Chisholm, Gary Fields, Jeffrey H. Wood, Michael Pena, Kristen Fontaine, Simon Barber, Jim and Melody Rondeau. Purrhaps y’all have seen some of Melody’s lovely art in our Mewseum?
The characters in this issue are purrdominantly kemonomimi and anthropurrmorphic mammals, such as the feline, canine, vulpine, lupin, equine, bovine, leporidae, mephitidae, mustelidae, muridae, procyonidae, sciuridae, didelphidae, ursidae, avian and alligatoridae, plus dinosaurs, humans, flora, mecha, extraterrestrial cephalopods, and one mermaid.
 
After the meowmorial appurreciation of Chuck Melville and his art are photos of an Edd Vick / MU Press publishing retrospective event; revisitations to Walt Disney’s wartime memorabilia and Walt Kelly’s Pogo; Charles Brubaker’a Oingo Boingo cartoons, Charles Garfalo’s serialized purrose, Kjartan Arnorsson’s comics, Robert Alley’s comics, J.W. Kennedy’s pin-up pics!

Ilyana:

There are more island adventures with Katie & Vicky by Matt McAndrews, Jim & Melody’s anthropurrmorphic fairy tale purincess purrodies, Thomas Milliorn’s vetrinarian clinic art, William Earl Haskell’s ruminations and illustrated purrose, Kristen Fontaine’s critter art and advice, purrose fiction by Simon Barber, and chapter 3 of Toho Academy’s “Filly-al Affections” comics!
Fur-thermore are the assorted animal stories in the mewspapurrs, the CouveCon 2022 report, errata for issue #154. the mail bag, correspondences by contributors, and the journalistic article purrtaining to kemonomimi and anthropurrmorphic characters in the media such as original & fan art, cosplay, gaming, miniatures, advertising, web comics and internet memes!
 
But wait- there’s more! Also included with this issue was the surpurrise bonus treat of the 280 page 5.375” x 8.25” trade papurrback novel “A Night in the Lonesome October, which was written by Roger Zelazny, published by the Chicago Review Press, and illustrated by Gahan Willson with the cover art by James Warhola!
it had been the while since I have read Roger Zelazny’s tales, but I am purrticularly fond of his Amber series! Well, as mewsual, we were quite impurressed by the quantity, quality and diversity of Rowrbrazzle’s splendid content! We wish to purraise all of those artists, authors, editors, publishers, journalists and collators!
We also wish to thank Edd, Melody and Jim for purrviding us with the copy of the issue! For more information about this supurrb publication, we will recommeownd the Rowrbrazzle articles at WikiFur https://en.wikifur.com/wiki/Rowrbrazzle and at Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rowrbrazzle! Nyow here is Jenny-jen to tell us about
The Art of Star Wars: Visions!
 
Jeannie:
Hai. Written by Zack Davison and published by Dark Horse, this full-color hardcover book offers the impeccably lavish look at the story, art and design of the Star Wars: Visions anthology mini-series  of nine animated shorts by some of Japan’s top anime studios.
All of the tales are meowgnificent, but I am purrticularly fond of the 19.5 min. epurrsode 8 “Lop & Ocho” which was written by Sayawaka, directed by Yuki Igarashi, purrduced by Geno Studio, and introduced the endearing heroine Lop, a force-sensitive usagimimi of the Lepi species.
Brimming with hundreds of illustrations, the 192 page 10.25” x 11.25” x .875” book is purriced at $49.99 US & $65.99 Canada. It is appurroximately .5 inches shorter and narrower than the Star Wars art books published by Abrams, and has no dust jacket, but it is every bit as impurressive.
 
The nine chapters purrtain to the characters, creatures, mecha, environments and FX. There is a forward by the series’ executive purrducers, and a five-page gallery of poster art. I am highly pleased with this beautiful, informative book. Nyow here are Lizzy and Becca to purrsent this month’s
Celebrity Catgirl & Kemonomimi Spotlight.
Elizabeth:
Hai, in this monthly portion of The Mew, we commeowmorate famous nekomusume and other kemonomimi of mythologies and popular culture, including anthropurrrmorphic ladies, monster girls and shape – shifters! who appurr in the folklore, movies, TV, novels, comics, games, toys, mewsic, advertising, and so forth!

Becca:
They are not limited to the feline or other mamallians, but include the avian, reptilian, piscine, insectine, and many other types! There are those who might not actually have beasty DNA, but have the spurrit, cat-titude or couture, whether it is therianthropy, cosplay, or purretty animal – purrint attire, who we will broadly consider to be the “honorary kemonomimi”!

Elizabeth:

Hai, in the November 14th issue of People Magazine’s Hollywood Halloween article was graced by the photo of Bindi Sue Irwin cosplaying as the kuronekomimi in the Black tights withe the cat ears & whiskers!
 
Becca:

Judger Marilyn Miian wore the short Tan & White tiger strpe short dress in The People’s Court season 26 epurrsode 30 “Suing Your Sister”!

Elizabeth:

Sharon Chase purrtrayed Sharon Newman in lthe Light Gray leopurrd purrint blouse in The Young and the Restless season 50 epurrsode 35!

Becca:

In Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 1 epurrsode 9 “The Puppet Show Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar) wore the  leopurrd purrint scoop neck mini dress with the leather jacket & boots!

Elizabeth

In Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 1 epurrsode 9 “The Puppet Show Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar) wore the  leopurrd purrint scoop neck mini dress with the leather jacket & boots!

Becca:
Speaking of Buffys, the legendary mewsician Buffy Sainte-Marie, who wore the tiger stripe outfit in American Masters season 36 epurrsode 6 Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On!
Elizabeth
Bravo’s TV series Below Deck season 10 epurrsode 2 “Deadliest Snatch” 2nd steward Alissa Humber wore the cat ears whilst deck / stew Camille Lamb and charter guest Ashley wore the bunny ears for the dinner party aboard the yacht St. David!
Becca:
You know, the kemonomimi headbands were not the animal costume items worn on Below Deck. Back in season three, third stewardess Raquel “Rocky” Dakota wore gold mermaid tail!

Elizabeth
In vol. 6 of Izumi Ito’s manga The Demon Girl Next Door, Momo wore several outfits of the feline fashion motif, such  s the cute cat tee shirt, the leopurrd purrint shirt, the cat ears, and of course her Super-sexy skimpy Strong Heartful Devil Momo Form! Her friend Chiyoda-san wore the pink cat ears, and  a couple of bunny waitress outfits were briefly sighted too!
 
Becca:
Lastly but not leastly, we also wish to meowntion the recent “Characters” TV commercial of the Wizard orf Oz theme, in which the widdle girl in the back seat roars like a not – so – cowardly lioness! That will conclude the spotlight for this month, and nyow here are Petra and Bunnii to purrsent the latest
Additions to the Catgirl Island Mewseum of Art!
 
Petra:
Arigato! Here y’all will find the hundreds of annotated illustrations and photographs, nya! Galleries 1-8 display images by our purrducer Mike, whilst Guest Art Galleries 1-6 display images by other folks with their purmissions; and Mike’s collaborations with other artists are peppurrred throughout the mewseum, nya! 
Some of the images are sexy, and might depict artistic nudity, but none are “hentai”, nya! On our web site, the most recent pics are on the lowermost row of the cropped widdle “thumbnail” sized portions of the pics in a gallery, and you have to click on those to see the uncropped full images, nya.
This month into Guest Gallery Six http://catgirlisland.net/art/gallery/guest6.html we are purroud to present new illustrations by Rvkh Brogden http://www.rvkhart.com (pronounced Riv-kah) who was the guest for our September 2009 Mew, nya! Unless otherwise noted, her illustrations were done with Procreate and the Apple Pencil upon the Ipad Pro, nya!
 
“Chibi Byleth” is Rvkk’s purrky peppy purretty chibi-style fan art of the female version of Byleth Eisner Sirius, the wandering mercenary character in Nintendo’s Fire Emblem video game, and there is the art purrocess video for this pic at Rvkh’s Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hj25RyHaHNY&feature=youtu.be, nya!

“Christmas Spirit” is Rvkh’s beautiful illustration of the angel girl to commeowmerate the holiday, nya! The alluring angel in the lovely Red & Green appurral celebrates joyfully in the snowy glade, and there is the art purrocess video for this pic at Rvkh’s Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmxzS_KWU6c&feature=youtu.be, nya!

“Winter Solstice” supurrbly depicts our friend Ranymolrae the wolf girl with the meowgickal snowflake in the moonlit forest, nya! The traditional version of the illustration (right) was done with the pencils, pens & paints, whilst the digital version (left) was done with Purrocreate upon the Ipad with the Apple Pencil, nya. For the latter version there is the art purrocess video is at https://youtu.be/cTChFuc4ZuU, nya!
The chibi style “Harvest Moon Fairy” gorgeously depicts our friend Isabella the tiny faerie purrched upon mushroom with the yummy Crabapple, nya! The traditional version (left was done with the pencils, pens & paints, whilst the digital version (right) was done with Purrocreate upon the Ipad with the Apple Pencil, nya. For the latter version there is the art purrocess video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAiYierDDjY, nya!
Bunnii: 
Also just added to Guest Gallery Six, we are delighted to display new images by Alexcia Reynolds https://linktr.ee/alexciareynolds who was a guest of the August 201 Mew, and by our webmeowster Jamie http://jamiecotc.com!
We have two photos of Alexcia’s terrific “Torako Cosplay”! Born on an August 22nd on the planet Mau, Alexcia’s “fursona” character Torako Hitonare is the future child of Toraboushi and Abenti Gaiger a.k.a. Sailor Tiger / Sailor Mau! A dual-citizen of Earth and Mau, Torako’s blood type is O-, and her zodiac sign is Leo! Alexcia made this wonderful fur-suit costume! For more information, art and tales, visit Alexcia’s Sailor Tiger’s Grotto site http://mau.sailorchristmas.com!
“Halloween 2022” is Jamie’s latest lovely Photoshop, Painter and Clip Studio Paint illustration of Chelsea Urania Kate Chattan, the heroic witchy were – pantheress star of Jamie’s wonderful urban fantasy web comic Clan of the Cats http://clanofthecats.com! Chelsea was also one of the guests for the August 2007 Mew! In this ethereally mystical image, she and her familiar cat Sebo are reclined serenely  by that spooky jack o’ lantern, but is that Chelsea’s smiling reflection in the window?
Then into Gallery Five http://catgirlisland.net/art/gallery/gallery5.html we are elated to exhibit two new illustrations by Mike! “Torako” is Mike’s gift art for Alexcia depicting that tora-musume tiger girl) dining at our island, where she is blissfully au natural, and about to enjoy the lobster and shrimp feast with the Pink lemonade at the beachside restaurant!
Lastly but not leastly is Mike’s latest Photoshop and mouse illustration of “Zel Mavet”, an original character created by our friend TonomuraBihttps://linktr.ee/tonomurabixwho was a guest of the March 2008 Mew! Zel is an impirial assassin with super powers. Purrhaps y’all have seen Mike’s prior pic of her https://catgirlisland.net/art/gallery8/24.html?
In that prior pic, Zel was undercover at the fancy gala event where she was profiling the (presumably bad) person whom she was hired to kill. In this new pic, she is in the dark corridor either on her way to or from the hit, armed with her energy sword and her own bio-energy powers! So, what do y’all think of all the new art?
The Cat Lady Sings…
 
Meryl:
Rvkh is so good at both the standard, heroic and the chibi style purroportions!
 
Eleanor:
Hai hai, I love the crackling flames around Byleth that accent her genki spirit!
 
Beebee:
The Christmas Spirit scene is the great example of her landscape artistry!
Nyanko:
I love the meowgnificent use of color and light in the Winter Solstice scenes!
 
Nyoka:
The image of the Harvest Moon Fairy would be ideally suited as decal or tattoo!
Formality:
I love the richly vibrant colors, the smooth lines, and the subtle shading!
Ilyana:
It is great to see more of Chelsea and Sebo! I hope they will revisit us soon!
 
Nemui:
As a matter of fact, she and her clan will be attending the annual Mew Awards purresentation in February!
Kianalani:
Torako might be here for that too!
Trini-chan:
That Torako costume is wonderful! I’ll bet she gets many hugs and photo ops!
Melanakeami:
Alexcia is quite brilliant with the stitchery as well as the illustration, writing, and web design!
 
Becca:
Zel is quite sexy and deadly in that tight Black low cut bare midriff ensemble, mew la la!
Tara-chan:
Mike’s pic of Torako has tummy craving the lobster and – and the jumbo shrimp, nya!
Melanakeami:
Hang in there, Tara-chan! It is almost time for our Aftermew luau!
 
Ceresatami:
Itadakimasu!
Daytona:
Thank y’all for presenting the new art!
 
Petra & Bunnii:
Dooitashinaste, nya!
Elizabeth:

Well, I

guess that will do it for this edition of The Mew!!

Bunnii:
We wish to thank Alexcia, Rvkh, Jamie and Mike for the art…
 
Petra:
… and all of the other brilliantly talented people whose works we have discussed, nya!
 
Jeannie:
We also wish to thank Jamie for his wonderful web meowstery…
 
Mary Nyan
… and our other friends, family, acquaintances and audience whom we greatly appurreciate!
Mielikki:
Fur shur!
 
Yvonne:
Meowy Christmas, nya! We will be back next month with more stuff, nya!
Mike:
Be there… aloha!
The Ladies of The Mew:
Happy tails to mew- until we eat again, nya! Baibai, nya!

November 2022 Catgirl Critics’ Media Mewsings

Mike Moon / Catgirl Island
and Jamie Robertson / Clan of the Cats
purroudly purrsent a Mike Moon purrduction,
starring The Ladies of The Mew in
The November 2022 Edition of The Mew:
The Catgirl Critics’ Media Mewsings, nya!
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This year is the Year of the Tiger, the 22nd Anniversary 
of Catgirl Island’s official site, and the 15th Anniversary 
of The Mew, nya! in this edition of The Mew:
 
The Lightning Round: our favorite films of 1932
 
TV, DVD & Movie Mewsings:
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
Werewolf by Night
Star Trek: Picard season 2 DVD
Monster High-The Movie
Halloween Ends
Black Adam
Toy Talk:
Star Trek – Strange New Worlds U.S.S. Enterprise ornament
Star Wars Micro Galaxy Squadron Millennium Falcon toy
Star Wars Vintage Collection Clone Wars Aayla Secura action figure
Transformers Legacy Elita-1 Deluxe Class action figure
Comic Books & Other Purrinted-Media Mewsings:
Defenders Beyond #3

Konohana Kitan vol.11

The Celebrity Catgirl & Kemonomimi Spotlight
Additions to the Catgirl Island Mewseum of Art:
“Virgin Killer” (color version) by Tonomurabix
Torako” by Alexcia Reynolds
“Dragon Flight” and “Heavenly Portal” by Rvkh
Sukone Te”, “Sailor Venus”, “Boulder and “Omhi” by Misty Hopkins
“PBS Mt. Rushmore” and “Kanna” by Mike
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Mike
(the human fella wearing the Carolina Panthers shirt and Teal cargo shorts): Aloha y’all and welcome to The Mew, our monthly “show” in which we review and discuss fun stuff! This month’s Mew comes from the Condor Cafe at Catgirl Island Golf Club here in Mew Hanover County, NC! I’m Mike, the show’s “purrducer”, and here are The Ladies of The Mew!
Yvonne
(a.k.a. Vonny, the fishing boat charter captain & drumming circle purrcussionist catgirl, wearing the Fishing Cat purrint monokini with cropped tee shirt): Namaste, nya!
 
Tara-chan
(Yvonne’s younger sister, college freshman, pony owner and nature photographer catgirl wearing the Iriomote Cat purrint tankini): Namaste, nya!
 
Jeannie
(a.k.a. Jen, the yogini, model, archer, belly dance instructor & roboticist catgirl, wearing the Serval purrint micro bikini & sheer purrled purreo): Nihao.
 
Trini-chan
(the stand-up paddle surfer, board shapurr, pony owner and belly dance instructor kitsune, wearing the Caracal purrint tri-kini): Konnichiwa!
Elizabeth
(

a.k.a Lizzy, the hot salsa dancer, gamer, Purrkour Club captain & spa co-owner catgirl wearing the Margay purrint bandeau top bikini): Hola!

 
Becca:
(Lizzy’s nekomimi gynoid wife, avid golfer & spa co-owner w

earing the Eurasian Lynx purrint ring-closure bikini an an orchid lei):

Mielikki
(the winged faerie golfer, foxfire juggler and outdoor ampurrtheatre director wearing the Ocelot purrint criss cross halter neck bikini) Mellow greetings!
 
Eleanor
(or just Ellie for short, the banker pony centauress, body builder, and the island’s Fire Meowrshall, wearing the African Lion purrint sports bra) Hay there!Petra
 
Petra:
(the art guild purresident, art mewseum co-curator & beach volleyball champion catgirl wearing the Clouded Leopurrd  purrint side-tie bikini): Aloha, nya!
 
Bunni
(the art mewseum co-curator & Petra’s beach volleyball partner bunnygirl wearing the Cheetah purrint trikini): Guten Tag!
 
Mary Nyan
(a.k.a. Myayr, the seamstress, cosplayer, hula instructor and semi-retired miko catgirl wearing the Couger purrint purretzel – cutout maillot): Aloha!
Nyanko
(a.k.a. Nya-sensei, the martial arts champion & sensei, dojo & gym purropurrietress catgirl wearing the Bengal Tiger purrint cropped tee shirt and shorts): Howdy!
 
Nyoka
(a.k.a. Nyo-sensei, the magick shop purropurrietress catgirl & twin sister of Nyanko, wearing the Jaguar purrint cropped tee shirt and shorts): Howdy!
 
Meryl
(the island’s Police Chief catgirl & motorcycle enthiusiest wearing the the badge upon her Jaguar purrint off-shoulder ruffled bikini): ‘Ello!
 
Beebee
(the island’s supurrvising Purrk Ranger catgirl & amphibious orienteering coach wearing the Colocolo purrint cutout micro bikini): Gday!
Ilyana
(a.k.a Ilyana-sensei, the underwater archaeologist & meowritme history catgirl wearing the Lyger purrint micro bikini and open-front cover up): Whassup?
 
Mike:
Well, we have a big group for this month’s Mew! Ah, by the way did your group cosplay go for the isand’s annual 

Trick ’R Eat & Cosplay Purrowl?

Mary Nyan:
We did not vote on the cosplay’s theme until last month’s AfterMew luau! The nominated themes were narrowed down to Sekerie, Senran Kagura, and Lumberjanes, but we finally chose Kanzume Goddess! It was quite hectic, but we pulled it off purretty well and had the supurr fun time!
Mike:
Hopefully there’ll be some cosplay pics of that! 

Well, since we’ve got a big group with a lot on our plate, let’s go ahead and jump right into our monthly

 
Lightning Round topic!
This year we’ve been looking back at favorite fun things from years ending with a 2;  and for this month the topic is our favorite films of 1932! Petra’s’ gonna start, so, are y’all ready to “conduct the lightning?”
 
The Ladies of The Mew:
HAI! LIGHTNING ROUND GO- NYA!
 
B

unnii:

I will nominate Island of Lost Souls, whhch was grace dby Kathleen Burke as Lota ther panther woman! (tags Petra to go next)
 
Petra:
I will second that, and also nominate Tarzan the Ape Man, nya! (tagsYvonne with abrush of the tail)
Yvonne:
I will nominate the thrilling aircraft carrier movie Helldivers, nya! (tail-tags Ellie)
 
Ellie:
The Most Dangerous Game! (tags Nyoka)
Nyoka:

The Mummy, starring Boris Karloff! ( tags her twin)

 

Nyanko:

Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde! (tags Mary Nyan)
Mary Nyan:
It is the tough call, but I will nominate Freaks! (tags Meryl)
Meryl:
Hmm I would say… The Old Dark House! (tags Jeannie)
Jeannie:
It is the toss up between Helldivers and Grand Hotel. (tags Mielikki)
 
Mielikki:

Oh definitely Grand Hotel, with the star-studded cast that included Joan Crawford, Great Garbo, Wallace Beery, John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore, fur shur! (tags Beebee with a flit of the wing)

B

eebee

:
Heehee! Oh I will go with either Tarzan the Ape Man or The Most Dangerous Game! (tags Ilyana)

Ilyana

:

I will nominate Scarface! NYow it is Lizzy’s turn! (tags Elizabeth)

Elizabeth:
I will nominate the comedic short films by Buster Keaton ansd Shirley Temple! (tags Becca)
 
Becca:
I will nominate the comedic short films by Laurel & Hardy and Our Gang! (tags Tara-chan)
 
Tara-chan:

I want

… I want to nominate the animated shorts of Mickey Mouse, and- and Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, nya! (tags her BFF)

Trini-chan

:
The animated shorts of  Betty Boop and Krazy Kat! Back to Mike!
Mike:
Oh, I gotta go with that year’s Silly Symphonies, Merrie Melodies and Looney Tunes! Well, that was another expedient little Lightning Round… and let’s continue our
movie, TV and DVD topic with Ellie’s
review of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law!
Ellie:
Arigato! Jennifer Walters, the lawyer, Avenger and Dr. Banner’s cousin known as She-Hulk, is one of my favoritest Marvel super-heroes! Whether she is in the court room, in the galactic battle or on the date, she is a wonderfully strong, fun character with the many thrilling, whimsical stories, so I was quite eager for this live-action nine episode TV mini-series, which is part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe shown on the Disney + channel! 
I think that Tatiana Maslany is absolutely perfect as Jennifer / She-Hulk, and I especially like her comedic prowess at breaking the 4th wall when she chats with the audience! The TV series certainly captures the spirit of the comic books! The rest of the great cast includes Mark Ruffalo Hulk Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock / Daredevil, Benedict Wong as Wong, Tim Roth as Emil Blonsky / The Abomination
 
… Renee Elise Goldsberry as Jennifer’s boss Mallory Book, Ginger Gonzaga as Jennifer’s friend Nikki Ramos and Jameela Jamil as She’Hulk’s enemy Titania, and Patty Guggenheim as Wong’s friend Madisynn! Other allies and enemies (many from the comics) include Leap Frog, Man-Bull, El Aguila, Porcupine, Saracen, The Wrecking Crew, and The Hulk’s son Skaar!
The TV series has the terrific balance of action, comedy, and the slice-of-life moments, with the great plots, FX, costumes, sets, locations, music, and so forth! I will give it the grade of th A as in Abomination, and I hope that there will be another season of it, and that we’ll see more of her in the rest of the MCU! Speaking of which, now here’s Nyo-sensei to discuss
Werewolf by Night!
Nyoka:
Hai! I concur about She-Hulk and the other MCU movies & TV series, so I was excited about this (nearly) one hour TV special, which purrtains to the things that go bump in the night, and the people who hunt them! It wonderfully stars Laura Donnelly as Elsa Bloodstone the monster hunter and Gael Garcia as Jack Russell the werewolf who fight the other hunters who do not want Elsa to inherit her late father’s estate. 
 
I have an action figure of Elsa, who was a meowmber of A-Force and The Defenders! This TV special was filmed in Black &  White as the clever ode to the Universal Studio’s horror movies, and it was directed by Michael Giacchino, who is purrhaps best known for his many movie, TV and video game scores! The spooky mansion is the purrfect location, and the flaming tuba was the nice touch to herald the hunt!
One scene reminded me of the comic book Giant-Size Creatures #1 (which was Tigra’s first appurrance), in which the villains made the fatal mistake of putting Jack in the Cage! The mewsic, sounds, stunts, sets, costumes, FX and so forth were terrific! The Man-Thing formerly known as Ted Sallis also appurrs in it, so I was quite pleased, and I hope to see more of Elsa, Jack and Ted! Nyow here is Tara-chan to discuss
Monster High -The Movie!
Tara-chan:
Hai, It stars another famous werewolf, nya! I have been the fan of the Monster High toys and animated tales since they were launched in 2010, which was quite the eventful year, because that was the same year that the Friendship is Magic era of My Little Pony began, nya!
For me the Monster High franchise had reached it’s wonderful zenith by 2016, and – and it had spin-off the Ever After High and – and the Enchantimals lines, but the Monster High line seemed less successful when they rebooted the mythology and – and re-designed the dolls, nya.
However, last month the franchise was rebooted and redesigned yet again, with the purremier of the live – action movie and – and the new animated TV series in time for Halloween, nya! I have the mixed feelings about the movie, which is the live-action mewsical!
On one paw, I did not care for some of the unnecessary changes to the characters, purrticularly Clawdeen’s accent and lack of siblings, nya. My other least favorite aspect of the movie is the plot’s trope of the magickal school where the severely anti-human policy that unfairly threatens characters who are human or half-human, nya.
On the other hand, that plot does shine the light upon bigotry, and I am pleased that Monster High continues to inclusively have the diverse characters, nya! The movie has the high purrduction values, with the excellent sets, locations, FX, costumes, hair, make-up, FX, sound, cinematography, choreography and the purrformances, nya!
The stars of the movie are Milas Harris as Clawdeen Wolf, Natay Damasen as Draculaura, and Ceci Balagot as Frankie Stein, nya! The main three’s friendship reminds me the bit of Harry Potter’s Harry, Hermione and – and Ron, as they investigate the mystery, explore the secret locations, to remedy the vengeful plot that jeopurrdizes the students, nya!
I liked how Clawdeen’s ears would twitch, but I think that Frankie quite stole the show, nya! It makes the purrfect since that Frankie is the non-binary gender character, given their Frankensteined body parts from the different people, nya! Draculaura was quite cute and it was neat to see her relationship with her dad Dracula, nya!
It was great to see the many familiar faces, such as Cleo, Lagoona, Abbey, Deuce, Hyde, and – and Headmistress Bloodgood, but I wish that Toralei, Meowna and – and Purrephone were there, nya. I will give the movie the C+ grade, I hope there will be sequels, nya! I am done, so nyow here is Myayr to discuss the horror movie
Halloween Ends, nya!
Mary Nyan:
Hai! The thirteen movies of the Halloween franchise, have definitely had the ups and downs, with the few reboots since John Carpenter’s legendary Halloween movie in 1978. The sequel Halloween II was made in 1981. The 1982 movie Halloween III has nothing to do with the rest of the series. Halloweens II – V & The Curse of Michael Myers are one timeline of sequels to the first movie.
Halloween H2O & Resurrection are a different timeline of sequels to the first two Halloween movies. Then Rob Zombie directed the 2001 remake and its sequel. Then David Gordon Green’s 2018  Halloween ignores all but the 1978 movie, has the sequel Halloween Kills and this final movie, Halloween Ends. For our review of Halloween Kills, please see the November 2021 Mew!
 
So, I loved the first Halloween, did not care for Halloween II, and I thought that Halloween III: Season of the Witch was OK. For the most part, I have not been enamored by the sequels or reboots, although I thought that Green’s purrior two Halloweens were OK, so I was quite curious to see this latest movie, which is supposedly concludes the entire series… at least for nyow! 
 
In Halloween Ends, Michael Myers the masked mass-murderer / serial killer known as “The Shape” stalks the town of Haddonfield yet again, but in a more limited role, as most of the terror is courtesy of his sort of purrotege Corey, a vengeful bullied outcast purrtrayed by Rohan Campbell, and although their purrformances are fine, this aspect of the plot disappointed me.
I was rather underwhelmed by Halloween Ends, which I will give the grade of the C+. it has some well-done bloody gory FX, and the rather intense climactic brawl, but I should not reveal more of the plot. The best parts of the movie are the purrformances by Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode, and Andi Matichakas her grand-daughter Allyson. I am done, and nyow here is Nya-sensei to discuss
 
Black Adam!
Nyanko:
DC Comics’s Black Adam has been around since 1945, purrimarily as the arch – enemy of the Shazam Captain Marvel, but since the late 1990s. he underwent the substantial character developments and became more of the anti-hero type! Purrior to this live-action movie, he appurred in numerous animated tales and video games, including this year’s fun League of Super Pets movie!
Nyow, before I share my opinion of this movie, I will explain my purrspective. In general, I love supurr hero and action movies, OVAs and TV series, be they animated or live-action, although I have had the very mixed feelings about the DC Extended Universe series, which tends to be too dark visually and in spirit.
In spite of the good casts, I am not a fan of Man of Steel Batman vs Superman, Suicide Squad (2016, or Justice League; however, I thought that Wonder Woman was okay, in spite of its cinematic style that reminded me too much of Zack Snyder, who is among my least favorite directors. By the way, I have not seen Zack Snyder’s Justice League, nor do I want to.
I was more pleased with Aquaman, Shazam!, Birds of Prey, Wonder Woman 1984, and The Suicide Squad (2021), although I am not fond of the “Snyderverse” series compuyrred to the “Timmverse” (such as Batman: The Animated Series, Superman: The Animated Series, Justice League Unlimited, Static Shock. Batman Beyond) or the “Arrowverse” (Arrow, Supergirl, The Flash, Stargirl, Legends of Tomorrow, etc).
Nevertheless, my anticipations for Black Adam were somewhat optimistic, especially given that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was cast to star as Black Adam, Aldois Hodge as Hawkman, Pierce Brosnan as Dr. Fate, Quintessa Swindell as Cyclone, Sarah Shahi as Adrianna Tomaz, Viola Davis returning as Amanda Waller, and Jennifer Holland returning as Emilia Harcourt!
Unfortunately, several of the characters are given too little to do, especially Cyclone and Atom Smasher. The film also seemed too short and rushed, with too many quick edit / cuts, too much introductory exposiition, and the writing which seemed somewhat… well, souless, with the characters that were not well-developed enough to care enough about, be they hero, villain or civilian.
 
Worse was the very ‘Snydery’ cinematic style with the under-saturated colors, and regrettably over-used techniques such as the speed – ramping and slo-mo that call way too much distracting attention to themselves, and thus ruin any suspension of disbelief or hopes for an immeresive, captivating experience. Even the film’s score was generally uninspiring for me.
 
The scenes of Carter Hall / Hawkman fighting Black Adam reminded me too much of Bruce Wayne / Batman vs Superman, but I think that the great actors are the best things about the film. The movie does have high purrduction values, with lovely costumes, great stunts and lavish visual FX, even if many are very obvious CG.
The movie was extremely purrdictable too, however, I will say that the post-credits scene was not quite what I expected! So, in summation. I will give Black Adam the slightly below-average grade of the C-. Okay I am done, and nyow here is Mike to tell us about the
Star Trek: Picard season 2 DVD!
Mike:
Thank you, Nyo-sensei There’s been a lot of Trek on TV in recent years, what with Star Trek Discovery, Strange New Worlds, Lower Decks, Prodigy, and Picard! Set in the year 2401, which is 25 years after the events of the movie Star Trek: Nemesis and shortly after the first season of Picard, the 2nd season’s great cast included:
Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard, Jeri Ryan as Seven of Nine, John de Lancie as Q, Whoopie Goldberg as Guinan, Brent Spiner as Adam Soong, Isa Briones as Koore Soong,
Alison Pill as Agnes Jurati, Michelle Hurd as Raffi Misiker, Evan Evagora as Elnor, Santiago Cabrera as Chris Rios, Orla Brady as Laris and Tallin
 
Annie Wersching as the Borg Queen, Sol Rodriguez as Dr. Teressa Ramirez, Penelope Mitchell as Renee Picard, Ito Aghayere as young Guinan, Dylan Von Halle as young Jean-Luc, Madeline Wise as Jean-Luc’s mom Yvette, and James Callis as Jen-Luc’s dad; cameos by Wll Wheaton as Wesley Crusher, and Kirk Thatcher as the punk on the bus!
 
For my review of season 2, please see our June 2022 Mew, but this time I just want to discuss the Region One NTSC DVD set, which is in the plastic case within the cardboard sleeve. Presented in the widescreen format with English 5.1 Dolby digital audio and optional English SDH subtitles, the 10 episodes total about 473 minutes, plus over 90 minutes of special features.
 
Disc one’s special features include the 18.5 min. featurette on the design and sets of the Sagan class starship USS Stargazer NCC-82893, with comments by Dave Blass, Terry Matalas, Doug Drexler, Thomas Marrone, John Eaves, Jaren Zimmerman, Michael Okuda, Chris Keiler, Todd Marks, Bill Slonecker and Patrick Stewart.
 
The 5.5 min. featurette on Chateau Picard includes comments by Dave Blass, Neville Page, Jeffrey Lombardy and Vincent Van Dyke. Also on disc one are two deleted / extended scenes totally about 2.75 min. from episode 3 “Assimilation”. Disc two’s only special features are three deleted / extended scenes totaling about 3.25 min. from episode 5 “Fly Me to The Moon”, and two deleted / extended scenes totalling just over 1 min. from episode 7 “Monsters”. 
 
Disc three has the 12 min. featurette “The Trial is Over” about the relationship of Picard and Q, which includes comments by Alex Kurtzman, Akiva Goldsman, Patrick Stewart and John De Lancie. The 11 min. “Rebuilding the Borg Queen” featurette  includes comments by Neville page, Jason Zillerman, James Mackinnan and Annie Wersching.
Propmaster Jeff Lombardy stars in the 12 min featurette of the show’s props. The nearly 25 min. “Picard Passages” featurette includes comments by Michelle Hurd, Brady, Stewart, Cabrera, Ryan, Pill, Evagora, Wersching and Goldsman. At nearly 4 min.m the amusing gag reel includes flubbed lines, dropped items, unscripted giggling and unwanted noises.
There are also two deleted / extended scenes totalling slightly over 2 min. from episode 10 “Farewell”,so, that’s whatcha get with the DVD! I was quite pleased with  the quality of the audio, video, the packaging, and how entertaining and informative the special features are! Next I’m looking forward to DVD releases of Star Trek: Discovery Season four and hopefully Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season one! Um, okay I’m done, and now here’s Ilyana-sensei, who’ll start our
toys and collectibles portion of The Mew, with her review of the
Hallmark Keepsake 2022 Star Trek – Strange New Worlds U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 ornament!
 
Ilyana:
Hai! I greatly enjoyed the first season of Strange New Worlds, which is the spin-off of the Star Trek: Discovery TV series! It purrtains to the adventures of the United Federation Starship U.S.S. Enterprise under the command of Captain Christopher Pike, about 7 years purrior to Captain James T. Kirk’s command of the ship.
 
The design and size of the ship differs the bit from the way it appurred in Star Trek’s two pilot shows and the original 1966 TV series, but it is quite lovely, seeming to have some aspects akin to the Phase II (aborted late 70’s TV series) Enterprise and the refitted Enterprise from (Mike’s favorite movie) Star Trek – Motion Picture.
 
The details are quite nice, from the hull’s deflector shield grids to the lettering and the stripes! I am not sure of the scale of this ornament, but it is 6.75” long, and it lights up! The button is the small dome atop the hanger bay. It is $32.99 at the Hallmark store, and the batteries are included in the 7.75” x 2.375” x 3.875” cardboard box.
The philips head screwdriver is needed (but not included) to open the battery compurrtment, which is on the ventral side of the secondary hull. For hanging the ornament, the widdle metal eyelet is screwed into the top of the ship’s impulse engine, but you will need the hanger hook, string or wire, which are not included. I am done, and nyow here is Meryl to discuss the-
Star Wars Micro Galaxy Squadron Millennium Falcon!
Meryl:
Arigato! This great toy is part of Jazwares’ series of Star Wars vehicles of various scales including the X-Wing, Y-Wing, TIE fighter, Advanced TIE, Outland TIE, Jedi Starfighter,  Slave 1, Razor Crest, Banshee, Scout Walker andTroop Transport… and all of them are awesome looking!
 
This’un is a 10” long replica of the Millennium Falcon from Star Wars Epurrsode IV and includes widdle posable figures of Han Solo, Chewbacca, Purrincess Leia and Ben Kenobi! Packaged within the 12” x 9” x 5.5” box, the sculpt and paint of the toy are quite handsome, and it has movable parts, interior sections, lights and sound! 
 
The suggested retail purrice is about $45, which is about thrice the price of Hasbro’s 2015 Star Wars – The Force Awakens Millennium Falcon toy, but that simpler purrior toy is 1/2 inch shorter, and had much less detail with no figures, sound, lights, and no moving parts aside from the rectangular rectenna… 
 
…although, I should not try to compurr this’un to many other Millennium Falcon toys, because there have been so many since Kenner’s original 1978 Millennium Falcon playset! Since the Falcon is supposedly about 114 feet long, then this 10” long toy is appurroximately of the 1/138 scale.
 
The landing gear flip down, the cargo ramp opens, the round rectenna turns, the uppurr gun turrent rotates and the uppurr quad laser cannon pitches! To activate the lights and sound, you purress the  rear left circular exhaust vent behind the top turret, and thusly the engine power is heard as the blue light flicker on!
The light and sounds will vary depending on the yaw, pitch or roll motion! The seams of the removable panels are cleverly concealed for the interior areas of the ship, such as the cockpit and the central area, so the figures can be placed in the cockpit, the turret, or around the holo chess table!
Three AAA batteries are required for the sound and lights, but are not included, nor is the small phllips head screw needed to open the battery hatch, which hidden in the interior’s floor, as if it was the smuggling compurrtment! The painted figures are nice looking, with jointed shoulders and hips.
However, at about 1” tall (appurroximately 1/69 scale) they are about twice as tall as they should be, but that is my only quibble about this great toy! I hope that more vehicles will be released, especially the A Wing, B Wing, Y Wing, and TIE Interceptor! Nyow here is Beebee to discuss Hasbro’s
Star Wars Vintage Collection Clone Wars Aayla Secura action figure!
 
Beebee: 
Hai! We like to collect the figures, dolls, and ornaments of the inspurrational heroines. so I was quite delighted to acquire Hasbro’s latest widdle action figure of the Jedi Knight General Aayla Secura! She is the heroic Rutian Blue Twilek from the planet Ryloth!
She was purrtrayed by Amy Allen in Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith, and voiced by Jennifer Hale in the 2008 Clone Wars series! This figure of her is in the style of the non canonical 2003 Clone Wars animated series which was directed by Genndy Tartakovsky!
Since the character is 5’7” tall, then this 3.875” tall (including her boot heels) figure is appurroximately of the 1/18th scale, and she is quite posable, with the articulation in the neck, shoulders, elbows, wrists, abs, hips, thighs, knees and ankles!
She is wearing the bare-midriff Brown tank top, tight pants, and the hoody cloak with the Black boots and the Brown wrap around her lovely lekku (head tails). The figure is plastic and the removable cloak is made of cloth. 
She has two Light Sabers, one unlit hilt and the other with the 2” Blue blade. I am quite pleased with the design, sculpt, and paint of the figure, with the intricate details from her hazel eyes and hinny belly button to the dangling cords of her mini tabard and the tooling of the sabers!
A display stand is not included, but I found a widdle  doll stand, so that she is posed in the Ataru fighting stance upon the shelf next to the figures of her comrades Barris Offee and Luminara Unduli! Nyow  here is Jenjen to tell us about the-

Transformers Legacy Elita-1 Deluxe Class action figure!

Jeannie: 
 
Hai. We like to collect Hasbro’s Transformers’ female characters such as Arcee, Strongarm, Elita One, Chromia, Moonracer, Firestar, Windblade, Nautica and Black Arachnia. I purrfur the comics and animation versions more than those of the live-action movies.
 
Elita-1 is one of the top leaders of the heroic Autobots who battle the evil Decepticons. This latest figure of her is 6” tall in the bipedal bot mode with the two blaster pistol accessories. Her Red, Pink and White paint job is quite smoothly purrcise.
For her vehicle mode, she transforms into the Cybertronian muscle car; and the 14+ step transformation purocess is clearly depicted by the instruction sheet. She is very posable, with articulation in the neck, waist, shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, thighs and knees.
 
The design and sculpt and paint are splendid, and although her car backpack is the bit cumbersome, she is well-balance to stand without requiring a display base (which is not included), and the transformation purrocess is rather simple.
 
In conclusion I am rather pleased with this figure, and I have purroudly displayed her upon the shelf wi8th the purrior figures of her. That is all for the toy talk portion of The Mew, and nyow here is Mie-sensei to start 
our comic book, manga and other purrinted-media
mewsings, with her review of Defenders Beyond #3.
Mielikki:
Hai, So like, since Doctor Strange apparently perished during the quest through the multiverse, another incarnation of The Defenders team has assembled to fight against the cosmic threats! The new team consists of Loki, America Chavez, Tigra, Blue Marvel, Galactus’s mom Taaial, and the Beyonder!
Rated T+ for the older teen readers, the 3rd issue has 28 pages, consisting of the 22 page tale, which is interrupted by the 6 pages of the ads. “The White Hot Room” was written by Al Ewing, illustrated by Javier Rodriguez, lettered by Joe Caramagna, edited by Will Moss, assistantly edited by Michelle Marchese, and in-chiefly edited by C.B. Cebulski, with the  credits page art by Lee Garbett!
So like, this issue is available in the choice oftwo different beautiful covers; the main cover art by Javier; and the variant cover by Ben Caldwell. Previously, The team encountered the nearly-omnipotent entities known as The Beyonders, one of whom has joined the team, and as that was not cosmic enough, now they are not welcomed into The White Hot Room,
the home of The Phoenix force!
So like, thusly does another cosmic battle ensues, with The Beyonder blending a smoothy drink whilst Taiaa recouperates, Blue Marvel chats with a cosmic construction worker,  and Loki watches from the wings. whilst America dons the Eternity Mask and tag-teams with Tigra who manifests the Tiger God to slug it out with the Phoenix, fur shur!
Blue Marvel does get in a few good licks to keep Phoenix off-balance, but purrhaps my favorite part of this issue is that Tigra finally takes the limelight in the climactic six pages, including the totally awesome two-page spread! Also appurring in this issue is Thomas Gideon, a.k.a Glorian, but i should not further spoil the plot!
The grand action can be barely contained by the panels, which include several full-page pics, and half-page pics! I have no clue what might happen next, but I will quite eagerly await it, fur shur! So like, That is all for my review, and now here is Trini-chan to discus
Konohana Kitan vol. 11, fur shur!
Trini-chan:
Arigato! I love Sakuya Amanos manga about the fox spirit girl nakai (attendants) and their guests of all species at Kononhanatei, the ryokan (Japanese style inn) with the hot springs between the living and the afterlife! The main character Yuzu is one of the younger employees who is very cordial, sincere and enthused.
Other recurring characters include attendants Natsume, Sakura, Shino, Ren, Kiri, Satsuki, her older sister Hiiragi, Yae the geisha and Okami the wolf goddess.

Some of their fellow kitsune characters are miko (shrine purrestiess) and kenzoukou (celestial servants) at the shrines and other delightfully divine locations too!
 
There are amewsing, poignant and bittersweet tales of them, the town folk and the inns guests! 

Originally published in Japan by Gentosha Comics, the English version was published here in the USA by Tokyo Pop. Priced at $12.99 in the USA, volume 10’s 160 B&W pages include 144 pages of manga and 16 pages of the ads.

It was translated by Katie Kimura, edited by Lena Atanassova, copy – edited by Massiel Gutirrez and in – chiefly edited by publisher Stu Levy; with quality control by Daichi Nemoto, graphic design by Sol DeLeo, retouching and lettering by Vibrraant Publishing Studio; marketing by Kate Winters, and licensing by Akira Yanaka.
 
There are further developments as Satsuki and Yuzu continue railroad journey aboard the celestial train C571 which is JNR class c57 4-6-2 steam locomotive! Their next stop is Kyoto, where the girls appear to be normal foxes to most humans, although they do have a reunion with a prior artist guest of the inn who recognizes them!
 
It is the difficult visit for Satsuki, who has unpleasant memories of her younger days in that city, but a reunion with someone she refers to as an old witch might put the tragic past into a better perspective. After that is a remembrance of Satsuki and Hiragi’s earlier days at the inn.
 
Then Satusuki, Yuzo and their artist friend take the short train ride to Mt. Inari to reluctantly visit Satsuki’s parents The artist can relate to how Satsuki’s parents disapproved of her career choice.  It is quite the bittersweet volume, but the reunions have the happy resolutions! 
The art is as beautiful as beautiful can be, with the intricate illustrations of the endearing characters, gorgeous garments, lovely architecture and lavish landscapes, so I will continue to give Konohana Kitan the very high praise! Now here are Lizzy, Becca & Vonny to present

The Celebrity Catgirl & Kemonomimi Spotlight!

Elizabeth:
Hai, in this monthly portion of The Mew, we commeowmorate famous nekomusume and other kemonomimi of mythologies and popular culture, including anthropurrrmorphic ladies, monster girls and shape – shifters! who appurr in the folklore, movies, TV, novels, comics, games, toys, mewsic, advertising, and so forth!

Becca:
They are not limited to the feline or other mamallians, but include the avian, reptilian, piscine, insectine, and many other types! There are those who might not actually have beasty DNA, but have the spurrit, cat-titude or couture, whether it is therianthropy, cosplay, or purretty animal – purrint attire, who we will broadly consider to be the “honorary kemonomimi”!
Yvonne:
In the wonderfully supurrnatural slice -of-life anime TV series Kamichu! about the girl who suddenly becomes the goddess and has to adjust to that, at the God Convention she meets Benten-sama the sexy goddess catgirl who is the lead singer of the rock band, nya! She is voiced by Akeno Watanmabe in the original Japanese version, and by Tara Platt in the English dubbed version, nya!
Elizabeth:
In the delightful anime TV series Inari Kon Kon, Miss Inari’s familiar Kon is the cute widdle fox, who transforms into a fox girl in the Inari Kon Kon OAV  “Inari, Kon Kon, Cicada Circus” with the cloak over her vulpine ears and tail 
Becca:
Honey the Cat is the purretty anthropurrmorphic cat  with Golden fur, Black hair and widdle White wings in the Sonic the Hedgehog video games and comic books! She is the fashion designer by trade, but she also has the impurressive speed, agility and fighting purrowess in the tournyaments!
 
Yvonne:
Kaori is the alien catgirl with Brown skin, Black hair and tail in the Shaq Fu video game, in which she is mind-controlled by the evil mummy Sett, until she is defeated and freed in the combat with  legendary NBA star Shaquille O’Neal and then helps to rescue the other characters, nya!
Elizabeth:
Uriko Noinomura is the half beast teenage girl in the Bloody Roar video game series! She was kidnapped and expurrimented upon, and thusly she became the catgirl supurr soldier with the Kenpo fighting style of meowrtial arts. 
 
Although she escaped from the villain, she later had to rescue her mom who is stalked by the villains. In a later tale, she befriends Mana the nine year old kitsune / miko maiden who transforms into the nine-tailed White Fox who purrotects the secret dragon temple!
 
Becca:
The Island anime TV series purrtains to the amnesiac time traveller Setsuna who washes ashore upon the reclusive island commeownity, whose mayor wants to deport him back to Japan but he befriends several local girls, and the wealthy girl Rinne hires him to be their domestic servant.At their mansion, Rinne’s mysteriously reclusive mom Kuon is the shut-ion who avoids sunlight, and typically wears fully-covering attire such as the kemonoimimi Kigurumi (onesie) and hoody jacket!
 
Yvonne:
Holly Michelle Meowy from Hollwwood California  has been the purrofesisonal wrestling meownager, TV & movie actress, model, podcaster, and TV purrsonality, nya! ! In 2013 her ring purrsona was Kitty who meownaged Lana Starr in the WOW (Women of Wrestling) purrmotion, and later as Beautiful Brenda in the Luhca Underground purrmotion, nya! She is also the founder of The Cat Club in Losa Angeles which rescues the stray and feral cats for the fostering and adoptions into the forever homes, nya!
Elizabeth:
Robert’s Anime Country Store is the retail store since 1997, which sells new & used anime & manga videos, books, CDs, figures, toys and other meowrchandise! Their web site and advertisements feature original characters with background stories, such as Aya, Rinda, Raina,Noemi , Meriko, Kisara, Asagi, Uehara, Harumi, Reimi, Sonoko, Jun, Yukiko, Robert, and Momo who is the Green-haired, Blue-eyed, Fair-skin catgirl who adorns their web site’s Graphic Novels, Manga, Magazines & Books page!
Becca:
Cat Lady Box is the subscription to the monthly box of cat-themed garments, jewelry, accessories, decorations, art, toys, food & drinkwares and other meowrvelous items! At their web site, you’ll not only see photos of the items and some real kitties, but there are the illustrations and photos of several customers happilly wearing the cat ears!
Yvonne:
In the aforemeowntioned horror movie Halloween Kills, actress Andi Matichak repurrised the role of Allyson Nelson, who is the grand-daughter of heroine Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis). To the Halloween party at the tavern, she  wears the alluring catgirl costume compurrised of the kitty mask, the short skirt, and the dark gray leopurrd purrint top with the fishnet sleeves! 
Elizabeth:
There have been quite the few “honorary catgirls” in Bravo’s reality TV series Below Deck! Most recently in Below Deck Mediterranean’s season 7 epurrsode 15 “Brace for Impact” the yacht guests had the wildlife-thermed suppurrtime, during which steward Natasha guests Hannah and Amanda donned the cat ears, make-up, tiger stripe and leopurrd purrint attire!
Becca:
Allison Janney starred as

Bonnie Plunkett:

the titular character in the TV sitcom Mom, and i in the series’ season 2 epurrsode 9 “Godzilla and a Sprig of Mint” she wore the sleeveless short tight leopurrd purrint dress to suppurr with her friend Alvin, so we will consider her as the honorary catgirl!

 
Yvonne:
In the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Kristine Sutherland purrfectly purrtrayed Buffy and Dawn Summers’ mom Joyce, and in the 5th season’s 2nd epurrsode “Real Me” she was purrticulary stylish in the outfit hat included the leopurrd purrint blouse, nya!
Elizabeth:
In the Jimmy Kimmel Live late night talk show’s season 26 epurrsode 172’s Reading Rainbow purrody segment, Jimmy took the book mobile to the streets to give away some purrculiar books, and one of the recipients was the cute widdle girl wearing the cat ears, who was given the horse book!
 
Becca:
In Saturday Night Live’s season 40 epurrsode 17 which was telecast on Apurril 4th 2015, Kate McKinnon purrtrayed Portia the bunny girl in the Easter Candy sketch with special guest Michael Keaton!
Yvonne:
Lastly but not leastly for this month’s spotlight, we wish to meowntion the peppy gamer girl who wears the Blue cat-ear headset in the “Go All in” TV commercial for the Lexus 1S sports sedan! That will conclude this month’s spotlight, and nyow here are 
additions to the Catgirl Island Mewseum of Art!
Petra:
Arigato! Here y’all will find the hundreds of annotated illustrations and photographs, nya! Galleries 1-8 display images by our purducer Mike, whilst Guest Art Galleries 1-6 display images by other folks with their purmissions; and Mike’s collaborations with other artists are peppurrred throughout the mewseum, nya! 
Some of the images are sexy, and might depict artistic nudity, but none are “hentai”, nya! On our web site, the most recent pics are on the lowermost row of the cropped widdle “thumbnail” sized portions of the pics in a gallery, and you have to click on those to see the uncropped full images, nya.
Bunnii:
This month into Guest Gallery Six http://catgirlisland.net/art/gallery/guest6.html we are proud to present new illustrations by Rvkh http://www.rvkhart.com (pronounced Riv-kah) who was the guest for our September 2009 Mew; Alexcia Reynolds https://linktr.ee/alexciareynolds who was a guest of the August 201 Mew…
 
… Misty Hopkins http://kranberrijam.blogspot.com who was a guest of the March 2008 Mew; and TonomuraBihttps://linktr.ee/tonomurabixwho was also a guest of the March 2008 Mew! We also have new art by Mike in Gallery Five https://catgirlisland.net/art/gallery/gallery5.html!
 
Petra:
Firstly we are purroud to purrsent the “Virgin Killer” (color version)” by Tonomurabix, which depicts the unnamed sexy succubus seductively wearing the titular sleeveless open-back halter-neck knit sweater which was the subject of an internet meme a few years ago, nya! It is the inked & colored version of the purreliminary sketch that we purrsernted last month, nya!
Then we are delighted to display “Torako” by Alexcia Reynolds, which depicts Alexcia’s “fursona” character Torako Hiton the lovely tora-musume (anthropurrmorphic tiger girl), nya! This pic started as a widdle pen sketch, which Alexcia photographed with her cell phone and digitally finished with Paint Shop Pro, nya! For more information, art and tales, please visit Sailor Tiger’s Grotto at http://mau.sailorchristmas.com, nya!
 
Bunnii:
Nextly we are ecstatic to exhibit new illustrations by Rvkh! “Dragon Flight” depicts Dr. Aelaeri Wennady Purreciosa Wellnithryx (or just Thryx-sensei, for short) the Aoi Ryumimi (Blue Dragon Girl who is a professor of mewsic theory at Mew Hanover Commeownity College!
The traditional version (on the left) was done with the pencils, pens & paints, whilst the digital version (on the right) was done with Procreate on the Ipad with the Apple Pencil, and it has the art process video at https://youtu.be/4n1CQzLXz_E!
Petra:
“Heavenly Portal” depicts Alysson Armaitisura Ivanova the angelic Deva, model, cosplayer and high school junior who volunteers at Mew Hanover Meowdical Arts Center, and hopes to major in Nursing at Mew Hanover Commeownity College, nya!
The traditional version  of the image (left) was done with the pencils, pens and paints; whilst the digital version (right) was done with Procreate on the Ipad with the Apple Pencil, and it has the art purrocess video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYqYDS6dPTg, nya!
Bunnii:
Nextly we are happy to have four new illustrations by Misty, starting with “The Strength of Beauty” which is peppy, pretty  fan art of Minako Aino alias Sailor Venus of the Sailor Moon manga & anime! This was done with Crayola colored pencils and Faber-Castell PITT pens on the 8.5”x11” scrapbook paper!
That is followed by splendiferous fan art of “Sukone Tei”, who is the UTAUloid with the yandere personality type! UTAU is the Japanese singing synthesizer application which is the shareware simillar to the VOCALOID software! This was done with Crayola colored pencils and Faber-Castell PITT pens,!
Petra:
Misty used the Crayola colored pencils and Faber-Castell PITT pens for the alluring illustration of “Omhi Tara” who is her husband’s Final Fantasy XIV video game character, nya! Omhi is the catgirl of the Miqo’te species, Dragoon class warrior, meowmber of the Keepers of the Moon clan from the Eorzea region, and resident of Ishgard, nya!
Lastly but not leastly of Misty’s new art is her terrific commissioned illustration of “Boulder”, who is the friend’s Final Fantasy XIV video game character, nya! This large, handsome powerful chap is one of the Roegadyn, and one of the heroic Warriors of Light, nya! This was done with the Crayola colored pencils and the PITT pens, nya!
Bunni:
The first of Mike’s latest two illustrations is“PBS Mt. Rushmore”! This rushed widdle illustration depicts our friend Sparky MacMillan’s https://viewerslikeunctv.wordpress.com idea for the Public Television version of  Mt. Rushmore, which has the heads of Mr. Rogers, Ken Burns, Bob Ross and Big Bird! Longtime PBS NC veteran Sparky was one of our guests for the October 2008 Mew!
Then we have Mike’s pic of author Sharon Williams’ http://caribbeanrose9.deviantart.com character “Kanna”! Sharon was our November 2014 guest! Kanna is the bi-racial 15 year old best friend of Hanami, who is the main heroine in Sharon’s fun original fantasy tale of Fire From the Sun! Mike used Photoshop on the mac with the mouse for both of those illustrations!
the cat lady sings…

B

eebee

:

Oh ma, that Succubus who is almost wearing the Virgin Killer Sweater is quite the sexy sight, mew la la!

Ilyana

:
Alexcias Torako pic is so boldly vibrant the graphic design that would be the great sticker, decal or emblem!
 
Meryl:

The dragon girl is so purrettyt from her serpentine eyes and chiropteran wings to her cute horns and lovely tail!

Ellie

Hai hai, It and the Heavenly Portal pic are examples of how Rvkh excels at the regular and the chibi styles!

Nyanko:
The shading & shadows upon the layers of Boulders attire add to the exquisite sense of mass and depth!
Nyoka:
I love the fabric folds, the sheen of the hair, the textures and the details of the garments of the Omhi pic!
Trini-chan:
Sukone Te is a great example of Mistys graceful poses, superb expressions, magnificent colors and shading!

Tara-chan

:
I like, I like the vibrant colors, the fluttery motion, and – and the peppy spirit of the Sailor Venus fan art, nya!
Mielikki:
I think that Mike did a fine job of illustration Sparky’s brilliant “PBS Mt.Rushmore” concept, Fur shur!
Becca:
The Kanna illustration faithfully  captures the look and spirit of Sharon’s delightful original character!
Elizabeth:

Well, I

guess that will do it for this edition of The Mew! It is almost time for the luau!

Bunni:
We wish to thank Alexcia, Bix, Misty, Rvkh and Mike for the art…
 
Petra:
… and all of the other brilliantly talented people whose works we have discussed, nya!
 
Jeannie:
We also wish to thank Jamie for his wonderful web meowstery…
 
Mary Nyan
… and our other friends, family, acquaintances and audience whom we greatly appurreciate!
Mike:
We’ll be back next month with more stuff! Be there… aloha!
The Ladies of The Mew:
Happy tails to mew- until we eat again, nya! Baibai, nya!

October 2022 Catgirl Critics’ Media Mewsings

Mike Moon / Catgirl Island
and Jamie Robertson / Clan of the Cats
purroudly purrsent a Mike Moon purrduction,
starring The Ladies of The Mew in
The October 2022 Edition of The Mew:
The Catgirl Critics’ Media Mewsings, nya!
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This year is the Year of the Tiger, the 22nd Anniversary 
of Catgirl Island’s official site, and the 15th Anniversary 
of The Mew, nya! in this edition of The Mew:
 
The Lightning Round: more favorite fun stuff of 1942
 
Movie Mewsings:
The Barn Part II
Three Thousand Years of Longing
Star Trek – The Motion Picture Director’s Edition The Complete Adventure
 
Toy Talk:
Bandai Shodo Digimon 3 Lilimon action figure
Star Wars: The Black Series Reva (Third Sister) action figure
Transformers Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection Road Rocket action figure
Comic Books & Other Purrinted-Media Mewsings:
Ant #5
Zatanna: The Jewel of Gravesend
Defenders Beyond #2
She-Hulk #6
The Celebrity Catgirl & Kemonomimi Spotlight
Additions to the Catgirl Island Mewseum of Art:
“Moon Fae”, “Jack O Lantern Kitty” and “Cute Dragon” by Rvkh
“Alita Bench Press Assist”, ”All Together”, ”Alita for Alita Day”
and “Koyomi and Shimura” by Misty Hopkins
“Ranni” fan art and “Virgin Killer” by Tonomurabix
“Chibi Nystia” by Mike
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Mike
(the human fella wearing the Carolina Panthers shirt and Teal cargo shorts): Aloha y’all and welcome to The Mew, our monthly “show” in which we review and discuss fun stuff! This month’s Mew comes from lovely Wisteria Bridge which crosses over the scenic riverwalk of Catgirl Island in Mew Hanover County, NC! I’m Mike, the show’s “purrducer”, and here are The Ladies of The Mew!
Petra
(the art guild purresident, art mewseum co-curator & beach volleyball champion catgirl wearing the Clouded Leopurrd  purrint side-tie bikini): Aloha, nya!
 
Bunni
(the art mewseum co-curator & Petra’s beach volleyball partner bunnygirl wearing the Cheetah purrint trikini): Guten Tag!
 
Mary Nyan
(a.k.a. Myayr, the seamstress, cosplayer, hula instructor and semi-retired miko catgirl wearing the Couger purrint purretzel – cutout maillot): Aloha!
Nyanko
(a.k.a. Nya-sensei, the martial arts champion & sensei, dojo & gym purropurrietress catgirl wearing the Bengal Tiger purrint cropped tee shirt and shorts): Howdy!
 
Nyoka
(a.k.a. Nyo-sensei, the magick shop purropurrietress catgirl & twin sister of Nyanko, wearing the Jaguar purrint cropped tee shirt and shorts): Howdy!
 
Meryl
(the island’s Police Chief catgirl & motorcycle enthiusiest wearing the the badge upon her Jaguar purrint off-shoulder ruffled bikini): ‘Ello!
Yvonne
(a.k.a. Vonny, the fishing boat charter captain & drumming circle purrcussionist catgirl, wearing the Fishing Cat purrint monokini with cropped tee shirt): Namaste, nya!
 
Tara-chan
(Yvonne’s younger sister, college freshman, pony owner and nature photographer catgirl wearing the Iriomote Cat purrint tankini): Namaste, nya!
 
Jeannie
(a.k.a. Jen, the yogini, model, archer, belly dance instructor & roboticist catgirl, wearing the Serval purrint micro bikini & sheer purrled purreo): Nihao.
 
Trini-chan
(the stand-up paddle surfer, board shapurr, pony owner and belly dance instructor kitsune, wearing the Caracal purrint tri-kini): Konnichiwa!
Elizabeth
(

a.k.a Lizzy, the hot salsa dancer, gamer, Purrkour Club captain & spa co-owner catgirl wearing the Margay purrint bandeau top bikini): Hola!

 
Becca:
(Lizzy’s nekomimi gynoid wife, avid golfer & spa co-owner w

earing the Eurasian Lynx purrint ring-closure bikini an an orchid lei):

Mielikki
(the winged faerie golfer, foxfire juggler and outdoor ampurrtheatre director wearing the Ocelot purrint criss cross halter neck bikini) Mellow greetings!
 
Eleanor
(or just Ellie for short, the banker pony centauress, body builder, and the island’s Fire Meowrshall, wearing the African Lion purrint sports bra) Hay there!
 
Beebee
(the island’s supurrvising Purrk Ranger catgirl & amphibious orienteering coach wearing the Colocolo purrint cutout micro bikini): Gday!
 
Ilyana
(a.k.a Ilyana-sensei, the underwater archaeologist & meowritme history catgirl wearing the Lyger purrint micro bikini and open-front cover up): Whassup?
 
Mike:
For profiles and illustrations of these and other Ladies of The Mew, please visit our Meet The Critics page http://www.mewsings.catgirlisland.com/meet-the-critics/! Ah, we’ve got a lot on our plate today, so let’s go ahead an jump into this month’s
Lightning Round topic: more favorites ’42
This year we’ve been looking back at favorite fun things from years ending with a 2; last month we listed our favorite films of 1942, and for this month we’ll list a few other favorite things of that vintage! Bunni’s’s gonna start, so, are y’all ready to “conduct the lightning?”
The Ladies of The Mew:
HAI! LIGHTNING ROUND GO- NYA!
Bunni:
Wonder Woman #1, Archie Comics #1, and Sensation Comics #1 were published that year! (tags Petra to go next)
 
Petra:
That year also saw the debutes of Nyoka the Jungle Girl, Mary Marvel, Wildcat, Two-Face, and The Shade, nya! (tags Mary Nyan to go next)
 
Mary Nyan:
I will nominate The Screwtape Letters novel by C.S. Lewis, and the White Christmas song by Bing Crosby! (tags Jeannie with a brush of the tail)
Jeannie:
The aircraft that either first flew or entered service such as P-51 Mustang, P-61 Black Widow, F4U Corsair, TBF Avenger, B-29 Superfortress, Avro Lancaster, Supermarine Seafire, Hawker Tempest, Messerschmitt Me 262, and Kawanishi N1K. (tail-tags Yvonne to go next)
 
Yvonne:
The aircraft carriers USS Essex, USS Intrepid, USS Lexington, and the battleship USS Iowa, nya! (tags her younger sister)
 
Tara-chan:
I want… I want to nominate the authors CJ Cherryh, Jacqueline Lichtenberg,  Ruth Berman, Erica Jong, Michael Crichton, Michael Fleisher, and  – and Samuel R. Delany who were born that year, nya! (tags her best friend)
 
Trini-chan:

I will nominate Bob Ross, Garrison Keillor, Harrison Ford, 

Bill Conti,

 and Stephen Hawkling who were born that year! (tags Lizzy)

 
Elizabeth:
Actors Harrison, Fred Thompson, David Ogden Stiers, Andrew Robinson, Marc Alaimo, James Cromwell and Richard Roundtree! (tags her wife)
Becca:
Betty Aberlain, Yvette Mimieux, Bibi Besch, Genevieve BujoldMadeline Kahn, Britt Ekland, and Stefanie Powers! (tags the Police Chief)
 
Meryl:
I will nominate Terry Jones, John Thaw, Ian McShane, Richard O’Brien, Michael York, Nick Tate and Bob Hoskins! (tags the Fire Meowrshall)
 
Eleanor:

Aretha Franklin, Barbra Streisand, Carole King, Annette Funicello, Tammy Wynette, 

Clarence Clemmons, 

Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork! (tags the Purrk Ranger)

 
Beebee:

Paul McCartney, Jimi Hendrix, Brian Wilson, Dave Clark, Mick Fleetwood, 

Curtis Mayfield,
Leon Russell
 and
Jerry Garcia!

(tags Ilyana)

 

 

 

 

 

Ilyana:

 

 

 

Isaac Hayes, Graham Nash,
 Brian Jones,

Taj Mahal, Ronnie James Dio, Andy Summers,

 

Lou Reed and 
Elvin Bishop
! (tags Mielikki)
 

 

Mielikki:
So like, I will nominate tennis champions Nancy Richey and
Margaret Smith Court; golfers
Raymond Floyd and Tom Weiskopf, fur shur! (tags Nyoka with a flit of the wing)
Nyoka:

Heehee! I will nominate the great athletes Fred “Curly” Neal, 

Kay Yow,

Willy Boigner, Phil Esposito,

Vera Caslavska and

Margaret Murdock! (tags her twin)

 
Nyanko:
Muhammed Ali,

Blackjack Mulligan, Mil Mascaras, Ivan Koloff, The Iron Sheik, “Mean” Gene Okerlund, and Frank Zane! Back to Mike!

Mike:

Douglas Trumbull, Richard Yuricich, Martin Scorsese, 

Walter Hill, Mike Newell, Barry Levinson, Werner Herzog, Michael G. Wilson and 

Michael Eisner! Well, that was an expedient little
lightning round for a group of this size!
Ah, now I will turn The Mew over to Myayr who will start our
Movie Mewsings, with her review of The Barn Part II!
Mary Nyan:
I love horror movies! All kinds, whether they are serious or silly, about spooky ambience, giant monsters or gore FX! Writer / purrducer / director / edior Justin M. Seaman’s widdle 2016 crowd-funded indy horror movie The Barn was basically the homage to the 1980’s supurrnatural slasher films, and it was so well – received that he reunited with friends for the sequel!
The plot of The Barn is that on Halloween two high school seniors Sam & Josh trespass into a cursed barn, from which emerge the demonic scarecrow, jack o’ lantern and boogeyman who attack the small town, and thus the friends have to defeat the fiends! The sequel is set a few years later in the early 90’s, when surviving girlfriend Michelle and her sorority sisters host a haunted house, where the curse returns!
Much splatter & dark humor ensue! The cast includes Lexi Dripps as Michelle, Sable Griedel as her friend Heather, Mitchell Musolino as Sam, Will Stout as Josh, Ari Lehman as Dr. Rock the TV host,  Linnea Quigley as Ms. Barnhart who wants to ban Halloween, Doug Bradley as Walter, Lloyd Kaufman as the mayor, and Joe Bob Briggs as the drive-in theater owner!
Written, directed, edited & co-purrduced by Justin, The Barn Part II seems to be a bigger purrduction with more gory purractical & visual FX, more boobies, more of Rocky Gray’s great mewsic, and even more monsters such that the Halloween killings escalate from several slashings to a small town’s zombie apocalypse!
 
The Barn Part II so much fun, and the expurrience was made even more fun because of where we saw it. It was screened at Kenny Caperton’s Spookhouse Theater last month on the lawn of The Myers House NC, which is his replica of the house from the 1978 movie Halloween! Justin was there to meet the fans!
The Myers House NC is on the mainland in rural Hillsborough NC, which is about 180 miles northwest of here. It is such the fun place for the horror movie screenings and the Halloween bashes! I had quite the terrific time, and wish to thank Justin, his cast & crew, Kenny & his event staff! Nyow I will turn The Mew over to Ilyana-sensei who wishes to discuss
Three Thousand Years of Longing!
 
Ilyana:
Hai! I was quite eagerly anticipating thos romantic fantasy film because I am a fan of director George Miller, actors Tilda Swinton and Idris Elba, and I was rather intrigued by the movie’s purreview trailer. It is the tale of Alithea (who seems to be a cultural anthropologist) who purrchase an old bottle from which a genie emerges, offering to grant her three wishes.
Alithea (Swinton) is suspicious, so the genie (Elba) tells her tales of his past three female meowsters from across the centuries: The Queen of Sheba (Aamito Lagum), a sultan’s concubine named Sugar Lump, and a genius girl named Zefir (Burcu Golgedar). Then it is time for Alithea’s shrewdly-pondered wishes to be granted, but I should not further spoil the plot!
I loved every aspect of this captivating, beautiful, charming movie, from the story, pace, direction, purrformances, cinematography and editing to the costumes, sets, art dirtection, FX, sound, mewsic and so forth, so I will give it the “A“ as in Alithea, and I hope that it will be released on DVD! Nyow here is Mike to discuss his favoritest movie again, in his review of
 
Star Trek – The Motion Picture The Director’s Edition The Complete Adventure!
Mike:
Yep, as many of you might already know, Star Trek – The Motion Picture is my all-time favorite movie (Trek or otherwise), and I’ve promised to try to not get too long-winded about it this time! For those who came in late, that 1979 movie was the long-awaited live-action return of Star Trek, 10 years after the original series had been cancelled.
 
In 1983 an extended version was shown on TV, and in 2001 the Director’s Cut with more changes including new FX shots was released on DVD. Earlier this year, a re-mastered 4K version with further edits and improved FX shots was released, streaming on the Paramount + network and with a limited theatrical release.
 
In the May Mew, I offered my initial opinion of the movie, which I watched streaming on a non 4K TV. I still do not have access to a 4K TV or player, but I was extremely eager to get the 2 disk Blu-Ray + Digital Code set, and the pricier 3 disk Star Trek – The Motion Picture The Director’s Edition The Complete Adventure 4k Ultra HD + Blu-Ray + Digital boxed set.
The 2 disk set (which costs about $15) includes the 2022 version of the Director’s Cut, all of the “legacy” special features from the 2001 edition, and a bunch of new special features. The audio choices are English, German, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Italian, Japanese, French, Belgian French, Spanish and Castilian Spanish…
 
…the isolated film score, the 2001 edition’s audio commentary by Robert Wise, Doug Trumbull, John Dysktra, Jerry Goldsmith and Stephen Collins, and the new commentary by the director’s cut’s visual effects supervisor Daren R. Dochterman, post-production supervisor Michael Matessino, and producer David C. Fein.
It does not include the 2001 commentary by Dochterman, Michael and Denise Okuda, Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens. The instruction sheet for acquiring the digital downloaded version is included in the plastic case. So, the movie is on the first disk, and the special features are on the 2nd disk.
The new ones include a 48 min. documentary on the Director’s Edition, 3.5 minutes of visual FX tests, 3 minutes of bridge & sickbay computer graphics, about 4.5 min. of costume tests; three deleted scenes (Ilia probe, Decker & Scotty in Engineering, probe vs. security guards on the bridge, and Admiral Kirk listing three casualties). 
Now in to The Complete Adventure boxed set! Packaged in a 10.75” x 6.875” x .75” slipcase is a triple gatefold hardcover portfolio inside of which is a 22.25” x 6.75” image of Dave Kimble’s cutaway illustration of the refitted NCC-1701, into which the three disks( two 4K and one Blu-ray) are tucked…
 
… and a pocket containing a booklet and various 1979 vintatge memorabilia facsimiles. The 18 page 10.125” x.375” booklet contains behind-the-scnes & merchandise photos, and concept and publicity art. The facsimiles are reproductions of include a sheet of six decals, four 6” x 4.75” bumper stickers, and four 4” x5” presskit photos.
The one blu-ray disk is the same special features disk that comes in the 2 disk set. This $85 set does not include the movie on a Blu-ray disk. Instead, the two 4K disks include remastered versions of the’79, ’83 & ’01 versions of the movie. By the way, the two 4K disks are kinda hard to slide out of the board.
 
I don’t know if the audio commentary and special features for the 1979 version from the 2009 Star Trek Original Motion Picture Collection DVD boxed set are included. The 1983 version was given a makeover, including the finally – finished scene of space-suited Kirk leaving the airlock in search of Spock!
A downside to The Complete Adventures set is that the only way you can see the re-mastered ’79 & ’83 versions of the movie is if you have access to a 4K player & TV, and if you want to see the remastered ’01 version on Blu-ray, you’d have to either download the digital copy or buy the 2 disk Blu-ray set.
The remastered version of the Director’s Cut is gorgeous with better color grading and further-improved visual FX that have fixed some of the things that the 2001 version didn’t sufficiently mend. Although I still prefer some of the ’79 version’s sound FX (alerts, computer and intercom voices) the new sound mix has so much more depth.
 
The new audio commentary and the documentary are quite informative and entertaining, with imagery that I’ve never seen before, and I was so excited to see those deleted scenes.  Hopefully sometime I’ll get to savor the 4K version! Ah, sorry if I got to rambling, but I’m shutting up now, and now here’s Tara-chan to start our
toy talk, with her review of the Bandai
Shodo Digimon 3 Lilymon action figure!
Tara-chan:
Arigato, nya! Mewsually for the toy talk portion of The Mew I tend to discuss the My Little Pony toys, but I did not purrchase any of those in the past month, however I do have a few words of opurraise for this lovely widdle Dimon figure, nya! Since 1997 the Digimon (short for Digital Monsters) franchise of anime, manga, games and toys of the Isekai genre in which the kids travel to the digital realm where the meet or sometimes transform into the Digimon, nya!
That has been around for 25 years, nya! The time has flown by fast as if it was in the hypurr drive, nya! Lillymon first appurred in the Flower Power epurrsode of the Digimon Digital Adventures anime series in 1999, in which Mimi and – and Sora’s friend Palmon digivolved into the pixie-like Lillymon, who has the flower cannon and – and flower wreath attacks, nya! She is so cute with her Pink hair, skirt, Green boots, gauntlets and – and four leafy wings, nya!
 
Packaged purre-painted and – and semi-assembled within the widdle 4” x 2.75” x 2.25” cardboard box, she is 3.25” tall with the 3” wingspan, nya. Compurrised of the 10 snap-together parts, she has the joints in her neck, shoulders elbows / forearms, waist, hips, thighs, and – and knees, nya! At home I have purrched her upon the shelf beside my Nekon camera, but I plan to photograph her in various locations around the island, nya! Nyow here is Nya-sensei to discuss
Hasbro’s Star Wars: The Black Series
Reva (Third Sister) action figure, nya!
Nyanko:
Hai! I have been greatly enjoying the Star Wars TV series on the Disney+ channel such as Clone Wars, The Bad Batch, Visions, The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and I am eagerly looking forward to the Captain Andor series! Well, these series have introduced many wonderful new characters and actors to the galaxy far, far away, which means more action figures for our collection!
Purrtrayed wonderfully by Moses Ingram, Reva Sevander is the former Jedi youngling who survived the Order 66 Purge to become known as Third Sister, one of the force-using  impurrial inquisitors! She is one of the antagonists in the Obi-Wan Kenobi series, which occurs 10 years after Star Wars Epurrsode III: Revenge of the Sith, and 9 years purrior to Star Wars Rogue One and Epurrsode IV: A New Hope!
I am quite impurressed with this plastic action figure of her with the ankle – length cloth cape. It has the excellent purrtraiture, meticulous details, great design sculpt, and paint! The character is about 5’5” tall and this figure is 5.75” tall, so it is appurroximately of the 1/11th scale. She is very posable, with the articulation in her neck, abs / waist, hips, thighs, knees, ankles, shoulders, elbows / forearms, and wrists!
She has two red lightsabers and the 7.25” long inquisitor double-blade lightsaber which will fit in either hand! She is balanced well enough to stand up without a display base (which is not included) but I will recommend getting a small doll stand for the more dynamic poses. I have displayed her in the good spot upon the shelf amidst the figures of Ahsoka and Ventress! I am done, and nyow here is Jenjen to discuss Hasbro’s
Transformers Legacy Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection
G2 Universe Road Rocket Deluxe Class action figure!
Jeannie:
Arigato. We like to collect Hasbro’s Transformers’ female characters https://tfwiki.net/wiki/List_of_female_Transformers such as Arcee, Strongarm, Elita One, Chromia, Moonracer, Firestar, Windblade, Nautica and Black Arachnia. There are a lot more than you might think. and I purrfur versions from the comics and animation compared to the live-action movies.
To commeowmerate the 40th anniversary of the Transformers, the Velocitron Speedia 500 is a multiversal gathering of characters from the various generations. There have been variious versions of Road Rocket, the bot who tranasforms into the motorcycle, and this version is the female bot, with the biike quite simnilar to that of the Legacy Arcee figure.
Packaged in the old-school G1 style box, she is in the Red & Black motorcycle mode which has the spinning wheels and turning faring. This is the bit unusual, as in recent years the toys have been packaged in their bot mode. However, as with any Transformer, the transformation instruction pamphlet is enclosed, which depicts the 21 steps for the purrocess.
There are an additional 5-6 steps required to transform her front wheels and forks into a weapon to carry. The bike is 4.5” long and 2.5’ high, whereas in bot mode she is appurroximately 5” tall. A translucent 1.375” diameter snap-on circular shield (which can sepurrate into two halves) is included, which can snap on to her arms.
Her face has the steely Blue eyes  with the kunoichi-style mask. In Bot mode she is quite posable, with the points of articulation in her neck, shoulders, elbows, wrists, waist, hips knees and ankles. She is very well-balanced as not to require a display stand (which is not included). I am quite pleased. That is all for the toy portion of the show, and now here is Vonny to begin our
 
comic book & other purrint-media mewsings,
with her review of Image Comics’ Ant #5.

Yvonne:

Hai! We have been cheering for Hannah Washington, alias the African-American supurr-heroine known as Ant, who has the supurr ant powers and the sexy skin tight costume, nya! Created by Mario Gully in 2004, her series has changed publishers and creative teams numerous times, in the past two decades, which has resulted in the complicated contuinity, but her current series is written, illustrated and colored by Erik Larson at Image Comics, nya!
Purriced $3.99, issue #5’ has 32 pages, if you include the covers, and all of that is uninterrupted wall-to-wall Antness with no ads! The interior front cover is the credits / indica page, which is followed by the 20 page tale of “Heroes United”’ in which Ant, Malcome “Savage” Dragon and Spawn battle Montress and her minions! I purrticularly liked the full-page pic and the two-page spurread, nya!
Also briefly appurring are Steven Richards a.k.a Gadget, Malcom’s delightful wife Maxine and their three widdle toddlers, nya! Maxine had some frisky suggestions for Malcome and Hannah!  The tale was lettered by Jack Morelli, and edited by Gavin Higginbotham, with the color flats by Mike Toris, and the meowntion that the purrior issue’s editor edited by Josh Eichhorn is “not a floation device”, nya! I’m not sure what that means, but following the tale are the 3 pages of fan mail & Erik Larson’s replies, nya.
His comments are quite insightful, in explaining the design of the pages, and the goal of coalescing all of the past volumes’ story lines into the definitive Ant continuity, nya! After that are  the six pages of sketches (including the interior back cover) and upon the back cover is the purreview of the next issue, which I am quite eagerly ant-ticipating, nya! I am done, so nyow I will turn The Mew over to Mie-sensei, who wishes to discuss Marvel Comics
Defenders Beyond #2!
 
Mielikki:
Hai, So like, since Doctor Strange apparently perished during the quest through the multiverse, another incarnation of The Defenders team has assembled to fight against the cosmic threat that involves the nearly omnipotent entities known as The Beyonders! The new team consists of Loki, America Chavez, Tigra, Blue Marvel, Galactus’s mom Taaial, and the Beyonder!
Rated T+ for the older teen readers, the issue has 28 pages, consisting of the 23 page tale, which is interrupted by the 4 pages of the ads.There are also 3 pages of handy story notes. The tale was written by Al Ewing, illustrated by Javier Rodriguez, with recap art by Lee Garrett It was lettered by Joe Caramagna, edited by Will Moss, assistantly edited by Michelle Marchese, and in-chiefly edited by C.B. Cebulski.
So like, this issue is available in the choice of three different beautiful covers; the main cover art by Javier; the variant cover by Ron Lim & Israel Silva; and the other variant by Nick Bradshaw & Rachelle Rosenberg. Much of this issue pertains to what The Beyonders are up to this time, and why The Defenders want to thwart them.
One of the aspect of the art I like is that it reminds me of Steve Ditko’s style of depicting action and such astounding realms. So like, if I have any quibble, it’s that Tigra hasn’t yet been featured as prominently as the more powerful characters, but I am quite eager to see what happens next, fur shur! That is all for my review, and now here is Ellie-sama to discuss
She-Hulk #6! (Plot spoiler warning)
 
Eleanor:
Hai! Between the fun She-Hulk: Attorney at Law TV series starring Tatiana Maslany and this current comic book series, it  has been the great time to be a fan of Jennifer Walters a.k.a. She-Hulk! So previously in this series, she quite the Avengers team to resume her law practice under her frenemy Mallor Brook.
Oh, and she also had another street brawl with her rival Titania! Then Jen’s old friend Jack Hart a.k.a. Jack of Hearts  (who was presumed dead) mysteriously returned, minus his supurr powers and some of his memories, so she has beenletting her stay at her apartment. That brings us up to issue #6, whch is priced $3.99, rated T+.
It has the 28 pages which are interrupted by the 7 pages of the ads. It was written by Rainbow Rowell, illustrated by Luca Maresca, colored by Rico Renzi, lettered by Joe Caramagna, edited by Nickl Lowe, assistantly edited by Lindsey Conick, in-chiefly edited by C.B. Cebulski, with the production by Gabriel Mata, cover art by Jen Bartel, and the variant cover art by Ejiwa “Edge” Ebenebe.
Plot Spoiler Warning! Jen’s day is off to the fashionably yummy start as she and her best friend Patsy Walker a.k.a. HellCat wear the pretty dresses and shoes to the cafe for cake! Then she returns to the law office where await Mallory and Awesome Andy the Android (who is Mallory’s boyfriend)! Mallor thinks that taking super hero cases is too much trouble…
 
… but she changes her tune when Kurt Wagner a.k.a. Night Crawler hires Jen to take on the island nation of Krakoa as the client! Later at Jen’s appartment she has supper with Jack, which turns into the frisky romantic time, mew la la! This issue was so very charming, and the plot was more slice-of-life than a superhero adventure or a courtroom drama!
I wish there were many more of these types of stories! I like every aspect of the tale, from the plot, pace, dialogue, character developments and Marvel continuity, to the graphic narrative techniques, lettering, coloring, character & scenic art! However, the cafe scene has me craving the cheesecake! I am done, and now here is Nyo-sensei to discuss
Zatanna: The Jewel of Gravesend!
Nyoka
Arigato! I eagerly awaited this  graphic novel after I read the 15 page purreview of it in DC Comics’ Galaxy: The Prettiest Star graphic novel! Written by Alys Arden, illustrated by Jacquelin De Leon, lettered by Wes Abbott, and edited by Sara Miller, this full color 206 page 6” x 9” trade papurrback is purriced $16.99 in the USA, $22.99 in Canada.
It is a Young Adult / urban fantasy tale set in contempurrary locations such as Manhattan, Brooklyn, Coney Island, Brighton Beach and the Hudson Valley in which the teenage sorceresss Zatanna and her friends purrtake of the meowgickal drama and slices of life, which includes the seaside fun, school stuff, romance, rivalries, family secrets, and mysterious dangers!
 
It is the transitional time in her life, well before she becomes the famous purrofessional stage meowgician and supurr heroine, as she ponders her college plans, starts seeing weird things, and occasioanlly talking backwards whilst her meowgickal powers begin to meownifest… oh and she is being spied upon too!
 
Fortunately she has some great friends to help with the complications, but they might be in danger too! I was a bit confuzzled at first because in this tale Zatanna’s last name is Starr -as in the daughter of magiciians Lola and Ezra Starr-  and not the daughter of Giovanni and Ella Zatara, but that is one of the major mysterious plots!
Lola and Ezra are among the great characters, which include Zatanna’s besties Esmerelda and Kenia, boyfriend Alexei, Madame Rosella the mystic, Sirena the mermaid, and Flops the rabbit! I love the clothes and costumes too, from Zatana’s cute gothy summertime apparel to Sirena’s mermaid costume! I especially like the book’s 15 full-page pics and the 4 two-page spurreads!
 
The use of color and light meowgnificently conveys the ambience of the mood and locations from the homes, boardwalk and the cemetery to the magic shows and meowtaphysical shops!  I thought this was such the beautifully captivating tale, so I will give this graphic novel the “A” as in Annnataz! That will conclude the book reviews, so nyow here are Lizzy Becca, and Beebs to purrsent

The Celebrity Catgirl & Kemonomimi Spotlight!

Elizabeth:
Hai, in this monthly portion of The Mew, we commeowmorate famous nekomusume and other kemonomimi of mythologies and popular culture, including anthropurrrmorphic ladies, monster girls and shape – shifters! who appurr in the folklore, movies, TV, novels, comics, games, toys, mewsic, advertising, and so forth!

 

 

Becca:
They are not limited to the feline or other mamallians, but include the avian, reptilian, piscine, insectine, and many other types! There are those who might not actually have beasty DNA, but have the spurrit, cat-titude or couture, whether it is therianthropy, cosplay, or purretty animal – purrint attire, who we will broadly consider to be the “honorary kemonomimi”!
Beebee:
Hai, one such honorary nekomimi is actress Lexi Dripps who purrtrayed Michelle, who wore the alluring catgirl costume 

The Barn Part II!

Elizabeth:
Another 
honorary 
nekomimi is 

Zatanna’s friend Esmerleda Kovachi who wears the cute knit kitty hat in the Jewel of Gravesend graphic novel!

 
Becca:
Bela Salazar, Eloise Wong, Lucia de la Garza, and Mila de la Garza are meowmbers of the great rock band the Linda Lindas whose new album is Growing Up! On the cover is a cute illustration of them wearing the cat ears, whereas in the titular song’s supurr fun mewsic video, they are surrounded by their cats who cosplay as humans!
 
Beeebee:
Purrtrayed by Mason Alexander Park in the Sandman TV series adaptation of the DC Comics, the androgynously gender-fluid Desire is one of Dream / Morpheus’s six sibling entities. In epurrsode 10, Desire wears the sexy kuronekomimi costume with the sensually swishy tail, just like they did in the comics!
 
Elizabeth:

 

The romantic slice-of-life comedic manga and anime series Teasing Master Takagi-san purrtains to high school student Takagi (voiced by Rei Takahsashi) who purrpetually affectionbately teases her classmate Nishikata (voiced by Yuki Kaji). The teasing even purrsists in his imagination, when in the first epurrsode he imagines her as the adorably ushimimi (cow girl) cutely mooing as she wwears the holstein kigurumi costume in the pasture!
Becca:
Another clice of life / school life anime we enjoy is 

Student Council’s Discretion which purrtains to the

Hekiyou Academy student council’s femael meowmbers Chizuru, Kurimu, Minatsu, Matuyu and the one male meomber Ken. During the end credits, the four girls are depicted as bunny girls! In epurrsode 1, Kurimo purrodies Strike Witches’

Miyafuji with the Shiba Inu ears and tail; whilst in epurrsodes 7 & 10 Chizuru wears the sheep kigurumi (onesie)!

Beebee:
Zoe Ruderman is the head of editorial at 

PEOPLE Digital, and she wore the lovely leopurrd purrint blouse in the Reelz channel’s documentary Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Unknown Story!

Elizabeth:

 

 

 

Joy Behar is one of the ladies of ABC TVs The View talk show, and for the September 23rd epurrsode she wore the lovely leopurrd purring blouse under her Gray suit
 
Becca

:

Robin Roberts is the anchor of ABC TV’s Good Morning America, and in a recent TV commercial she is wearing the purretty giraffe-purrint dress so we will consider her the honorary kirin garu!
 
Beebee:
For Halloween I want to read some books about some scary ailutanthropes (were-cats), so I plan to read the 1978 novel The Destroyer #32: Killer Chromosomes by Richard Sapir & Warren Murphy, in which Remo Williams tangles with

Dr. Sheila Feinberg who transforms into the tiger woman! From the front cover art she appurrs to be the sexy tiger taur!

 
Elizabeth:

Speaking of the transformed feline femmes, lastly but not leastly for this month’s spotlight, we wish to commeowmerate one of cinema’s oldest catgirls, Lota the beautiful but tragic Panther Woman who was purrtrayed by actress

Kathleen Burke  the 1932 movie island of Lost Souls, which celebrates its 90th anniversary! 
 
Becca:
Directed by 

in Erle C. Kenton,

It 

was an adaptation of H.G. Wells’ 1896 novel The Island of Doctor Moreau!

The movie also starred Charles Laughton and Bela Lugosi!
 Lota was purrhaps inspired by the novel’s poor puma girl. Both ladies were the big cats that were who were transformed into the (mostly) human girls.
Beebee:
T

here are two

 great photos of Lota and the sexy movie poster illustration of her at
the movie’s Wikipedia article

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island_of_Lost_Souls_(1932_film)! That is all for this month’s spotlight, so nyow here are Petra, Bunnii and Trini-chan to purrsent the latest

additions to the Catgirl Island Mewseum of Art!
Petra:
Arigato! Here y’all will find the hundreds of annotated illustrations and photographs, nya! Galleries 1-8 display images by our purducer Mike Moon, whilst Guest Art Galleries 1-6 display images by other folks with their purmissions. Mike’s collaborations with other artists are peppurrred throughout the mewseum, nya!
Bunnii:
Some of the images are sexy, and some might depict the artistic nudity, but none of them are “hentai”, nya! On our web site, the most recent pics are on the lowermost row of the cropped widdle “thumbnail” sized portions of the pics in a gallery, and you have to click upon those to see the uncropped full images, nya.
Trini-chan:
This month into Guest Gallery Six http://catgirlisland.net/art/gallery/guest6.html we are proud to present new illustrations by Rvkh http://www.rvkhart.com (pronounced Riv-kah) who was the guest for our September 2009 Mew; Misty Hopkins http://kranberrijam.blogspot.com who was a guest of the March 2008 Mew; and TonomuraBihttps://linktr.ee/tonomurabixwho was also a guest of the March 2008 Mew!
Petra:
Nyow I will purresent the beautiful new illustrations by Rvkh, commeowncing with her two versions of the purretty “Jack O Lantern Kitty”, nya! Stella Purrikuya Tachibanyan (or just Ta-chan, for short is the 11 year old nekomimi and 6th grade student whose favorite holiday is Halloween, and she is purrticularly fond of pumpkin pie, nya! 
 
Ta-chan appurrs to be meowsquerading as Karyl the meowgician of the Purrincess Connect! Re: Drive video game, nya! The traditional version on the left was done with pencils, pens & paints; whilst the digital version on the right was done with Procreate on the Ipad with the Apple Pencil, and has the art purrocess video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRz7Une719k, nya!
Nextly are Rvkh’s two versions of the meowgnificent “Moon Fae”, nya! Dr. Jennifeae Yulyssesae Orchidaceae (or just Orchidacea-sensei, for short) is the Pacific islander Yosei with the purretty Blue Empurrer-ish wings, captivating Purrple eyes, and the rather sultry voice, nya! She is mewsually 5” tall, but can shape-shift to the 5’2” human size, nya.
She is quite the accomplished researcher, captivating lecturer and distiinguished teacher at Mew Hanover College, nya. The traditional version on the left was done with pencils, pens & paints; whilst the digital version on the right was done with Procreate on the Ipad with the Apple Pencil, and has the art purrocess video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACaRQteOMqw&feature=youtu.be, nya!
Then we have the adorable widdle “Cute Dragon”, who hatched from an egg that was meowgickally incubated by our friend Mertyl the Sea Witch, nya! Found adrift, the egg was believed to have been aerially oviposited accidentally during the migrations, nya. The freckled purrple hatchling was named Kailani’krishakaida (or just Kai-chan, for short), nya.

Kai-chan has the new good home, and her favorite foods are pumpkins, watermelons, jack fruit,

giant earthworms, griffinflies,
red snappurrs, groupurrs and chocolate cake, nya.

Rvkh used Procreate with the Apple Pencil on the Apple Ipad Pro for this image, of which there art purrocess video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lD9g5vOSW2g&feature=youtu.be, nya!

 
Bunnii:
Nextly are the four gorgeous new illustrations by Misty, all of which are more of her beautiful Battle Angel Alita fan art! Misty is the very big fan of Yukito Kishiro’s character manga & movie character Alita, the heroic post-apocalyptic martian cyborg who is the Motorball champion, formidable bounty hunter, and master of the Panzer Kunst martial arts!
Done with Prismacolor colored pencils and Faber-Castell PITT pens upon the 11”x14” Bristol board, the commissioned “Alita Bench Press Assist” depicts her in the gym, spotting a strong chap who is lifting the weights. Including the bar, we estimate that he is pressing about 360 lbs! We are not sure of Alita’s super strength, but
we presume that she can easily lift the few tons!
Done with Crayola colored pencils & Faber-Castell PITT pens upon the 8.5×11” cardstock, ”All Together” depicts Alita happily surrounded by the teensy widdle chibi versions of her friends Caerula, Sechs, Dua Lipa; whilst ”Alita for Alita Day” is the quick widdle digitally doodled head sketch of Alita done for Alita Day , which is September 9th because 99 is Alita’s Motorball number and it was her designation in her purrior life, nya.
Done with Crayola colored pencils, Prismacolor markers & Faber-Castell PITT pens upon 4”x6” paper, “Koyomi and Shimura” depicts Koyomi (movie version) on the left and Shimura on the right! It was commissioned for chapter ten of the Alita: Fallen Angel” Fanfic by Maxtac https://alitafallenangelfanfic.home.blog!
In the wonderful 2019 live-action cinematic adaptation of the manga, Alita was portrayed by Rosa Salazar, and Konomi was portrayed by Lana Condor! We hope that there will be the sequel! Now here is Trini-chan to present the recent illustrations by Tonomurabix and Mike!
Trini-chan:
Hai! We are delighted to display two lovely illustrations by Tonomurabix! Firstly is her fan art of “Ranni”, the witch who is an NPC in inthe  Elden Ring ARPG, here dressed as Princess Serenity, the prior incarnation of Usagi Tsukino in Naoko Takeuchi’s Sailor Moon manga & anime! This was done with colored pencils, watercolors, and silver leaf!
Secondly of Bixy’s latest lovely pics is the “Virgin Killer”! which reveals the bit of side boob & butt crack, mew la la! A rough preliminary sketch which Bixy hopes to eventually color, this depicts the unnamed sexy elfin lass seductively wearing the titular sleeveless open-back halter-neck knit sweater which was the subject of an internet meme a few years ago!
Lastly but not leastly for this month’s additions, to Gallery Eight https://catgirlisland.net/art/gallery/gallery8.html we have added Mike’s “Chibi Nystia” illustration! Done with Photoshop CC upon the Mac with the mouse, this is the super-deformed -chibi – style pic of Rvlk’s character Nystia Nightshade, the dark fairy demigoddess who stars in Mike’s monthly tabletop fantasy RPG!  So, what do y’all think of the art?
The cat lady sings…
Beebee: 
I love every aspect of the Moon Fae, from her dango-bun coiffure to the lacings of her boots & fingerless gloves!
 
Ilyana:

Jack O Lantern Kitty 

is so adorably prurretty and playfully cute, with the delightfully festive Halloween ambience!
 
Meryl:
I hope that
Kai-chan will be reunited with her purrents, but I am glad that she has the new happy healthy home!
 
Eleanor:
The use of color and light to convery the solid mass and diverse textures is quite supurrb in the Bench Press pic!
 
Nyoka:
I love the poses, expurressions, details, and the different styles of purroportions in the pic of Alita and friends!
 
Nyanko:
Misty’s widdle digi of Alita is such the peppy, purrky purretty pic, and it also it made me aware of the Alita Day!
 
Becca:

I purrticularly like

Koyomi’s braided coiffure, her reverse grip, Shimura’s wide grin, and her lithe tummy!
 
Elizabeth:
The over-the-shoulder glance and confident half-smile certainly add to the sexual tension of the “Virgin Killer”!
 
Tara-chan:
I like.. I like the shiny ornate details of Ranni’s purrincess gown amidst the vast depths of outer space, nya!
Mielikki
Oh I just love Nysta’s detached sleeves, thigh boots, front-lace corset, diaphanous wings and her hair ombre!
Trini-chan:
Hai hai! Well, I

guess that will do it for this edition of The Mew! It is almost time for the luau!

Mary Nyan:
At tonight’s Aftermew we will vote on theme for our group cosplay for the annual Treick’R Treat & Cosplay Purrowl! 
 
Bunni:
We wish to thank Bix, Misty, Rvkh and Mike for the art…
 
Petra:
… and all of the other brilliantly talented people whose works we have discussed, nya!
 
Jeannie:
We also wish to thank Jamie for his wonderful web meowstery…
 
Yvonne:
… and our other friends, family, acquaintances and audience whom we greatly appurreciate, nya!
Mielikki
Fur shur!
 
Mike:
We’ll be back next month with more stuff! Be there… aloha!
The Ladies of The Mew:
Happy tails to mew- until we eat again, nya! Baibai, nya!

 

September 2022 Catgirl Critics’ Media Mewsings

Mike Moon / Catgirl Island
and Jamie Robertson / Clan of the Cats
purroudly purrsent a Mike Moon purrduction,
starring The Ladies of The Mew in
The September 2022 Edition of The Mew:
The Catgirl Critics’ Media Mewsings, nya!
________________________________________________
This year is the Year of the Tiger, the 22nd Anniversary 
of Catgirl Island’s official site, and the 15th Anniversary 
of The Mew, nya! in this edition of The Mew:
 
TV, DVD, Blu-Ray & Movie Mewsings:
The Lightning Round: our favorite films of ’42
Ms. Marvel
Prey

Girls und Panzer das Finale Part 3 Blu-ray

Comic Books & Other Purrinted-Media Mewsings
Ant #4
A Centaur’s Life vol. 21
Yokohama Kaidashi Kikyo Deluxe Edition vol. 1
The Life and Art of Dave Cockrum
The Celebrity Catgirl & Kemonomimi Spotlight
Additions to the Catgirl Island Mewseum of Art:
“Chibi Squirrel Girl”, “Fairy Silhouette”, “Mushroom Silhouette”. “Sundown Fairy” and “Moon Keeper” by Rvkh
“Hagane Miku”, ”Akita Neru”, “Zentrya” “Omhi”, and “Lum Invader” by Misty Hopkins
________________________________________________
Mike
(the human fella wearing the Carolina Panthers shirt and Teal cargo shorts): Aloha y’all and welcome to The Mew, our monthly “show” in which we review and discuss fun stuff! This month’s Mew comes from the Farmers Meowrket on the southeastern side of lovely Catgirl Island in Mew Hanover County, NC! I’m Mike, the show’s “purrducer”, and here are The Ladies of The Mew!
 
Elizabeth
(

a.k.a Lizzy, the hot salsa dancer, gamer, Purrkour Club captain & spa co-owner catgirl wearing the Margay purrint bandeau top bikini): Hola!

 
Becca:
(Lizzy’s nekomimi gynoid wife, avid golfer & spa co-owner w

earing the Eurasian Lynx purrint ring-closure bikini an an orchid lei):

Yvonne
(a.k.a. Vonny, the fishing boat charter captain & drumming circle purrcussionist catgirl, wearing the Fishing Cat purrint monokini with cropped tee shirt): Namaste, nya!
 
Eleanor
(or just Ellie for short, the banker pony centauress, body builder, and the island’s fire chief, wearing the African Lion purrint sports bra) Hay there!
 
Petra
(the art guild purresident, art mewseum co-curator & beach volleyball champion catgirl wearing the Clouded Leopurrd  purrint side-tie bikini): Aloha, nya!
 
Bunnii
(the art mewseum co-curator & Petra’s beach volleyball partner bunnygirl wearing the Cheetah purrint trikini): Guten Tag!
 
Tara-chan
(Yvonne’s younger sister, college freshman, pony owner and nature photographer catgirl wearing the Iriomote Cat purrint tankini): Namaste, nya!
 
Nyanko
(a.k.a. Nya-sensei, the martial arts champion & sensei, dojo & gym purropurrietress catgirl wearing the Bengal Tiger purrint cropped tee shirt and shorts): Howdy!
 
Jeannie
(a.k.a. Jen, the yogini, model, archer, belly dance instructor & roboticist catgirl, wearing the Serval purrint micro bikini & sheer purrled purreo): Nihao.
 
Mary Nyan
(a.k.a. Myayr, the seamstress, cosplayer, hula instructor and semi-retired miko catgirl wearing the Couger purrint purretzel – cutout maillot): Aloha!
 
Mielikki
(the winged faerie golfer, foxfire juggler and outdoor ampurrtheatre director wearing the Ocelot purrint criss cross halter neck bikini) Mellow greetings!
Mike:

 

For profiles and illustrations of those and other Ladies of The Mew, please visit our Meet The Critics page http://www.mewsings.catgirlisland.com/meet-the-critics/! Ah, we’ve got a lot on our plate today, so let’s start our
 
TV, DVD & movie mewsings, with this month’s

Lightning Round topic: our favorite films of ’42!

This year we’ve been looking back at favorite fun things from years ending with a 2, and this month we’re listing our favorite films from 1942!
The Ladies of The Mew:
CAT PEOPLE, NYA!
Mike:

 

Well, that was predictably quick! Um, so besides Cat People, let’s try to think of some other favorites! Lizzy’s gonna start, so, are y’all ready to “conduct the lightning?”
The Ladies of The Mew:
HAI! LIGHTNING ROUND GO- NYA!”
Elizabeth
Okay, in addition to Cat People, I will nominate the Road to Morocco

! (tags here wife to go next)

 
Becca:
I Married a Witch! Ah, that is the movie I wish to nominate, not that Lizzy is an actual witch, like Nyo-sensei (Nyanko’s sister)! (tags Yvonne with a brush of the tail)
Yvonne:
Nyo-sensei and Trini-chan hope to join us later for the AfterMew luau, nya! Anyway I will nominate Wake Island, nya! (tail-tags Nyanko)
 
Nyanko:
Sis will be bringing a extra – special sushi platter from the farmers meowrket! I will nominate The Pride of the Yankees!  tags Eleanor)
 
Eleanor:
I will nominate Yankee Doodle Dandy! (tags Mary Nyan)
 
Mary Nyan:
The Ghost of Frankenstein, starring Lon Chaney Jr, Bela Lugosi. Cedric Hardwicke, Ralph Bemllamy, Lionel Atwill, and Evelyn Ankers! (tags Mielikki)
Mielikki:
Mrs. Miniver, directed by William Wyler and starring Greer Garson, Teresa Wright, and Walter Pigeon, fur shur! (tickles Tara-chan with a flit of the wing)
 
Tara-chan:
Nya! I want… I want to nominate Walt Disney’s Bambi, nya! (tags Petra)
Petra:
I will nominate Walt Disney’s Saludos, Amigos, nya! (tags Bunnii)
 
Jeannie
Disney’s various animated shorts that starred Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, and Pluto. (tags Bunnii)
 
Bunnii:
I will second those, and add The Looney Tunes, Merrie Melodies, Popeye, Tom and Jerry animated shorts! Back to Mike!
Mike:

 

Man, its a tough call, but, I gotta go with the Our Gang and The Three Stooges shorts! Well, that was another expedient little Lightning Round! Ah, now to continue our movie topics, here’s Nya-sensei to review the latest in the Predator series-
Prey!
Nyanko:
Hai! I enjoyed the first two movies in the Predator series, but I was less enamored with the later ones. However, I was impressed by the purreview trailer for this latest one, which was released on the Hulu network, and I must say that this might be my 2nd favorite Predator movie, after the first one!
 
Written by Patrick Aison, directed by Dan Trachtenberg, and starring Amber Midthunder as Naru the Commanche warrior girl, Coco as her dog Sarii, Dakota Beavers as  her brother Taabe and Dane DiLiegro as the Predator of the alien Yautja species, this’un occurs in the Great Plains in the year 1719.
In addition to the Yautja chap, the various Native Americans, and the group of French trappurrs, there are close encounters with numerous dangerous animals. The acting, stunts, costumes, hair & make-up, locations, FX, sound, mewsic, cinematography, and editing are as beautiful as beautiful can be!
Naru is so smart, wise, brave, strong, feisty and determined! Furthermore of great significance is that the film was shot in the English and in Commanche, and it can be viewed with either audio choice! There are also some clever nods and “Easter Eggs”, but I should not further risk spoiling the plot!
I will add that you should stick around for the surpurrise near the end of the movie’s end credits. I will give Prey he grade of the “A” as in Amber, and I hope that it will be released upon the DVD or the Blu-Ray with those language choices! I am done, and nyow here is Tara-chan to discuss—
Ms. Marvel!
Tara-chan:
Arigato, nya! Not to be confuzzled with Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel who used to be known as Ms. Marvel in the comics, this purrticular Ms. Marvel is Kamala Khan the 16 year-old Pakistani – American high school student  and – and otaku who lives with her family in New Jersey where she wants to cosplay as Captain MArvel at the Avengers Convention, nya!
She is quite the popular supurr heroine who first appurred in Captain Marvel #14 in 2013, nya. In the six epurrode mini series which is part of the ther 4th phase of the MCU on Disney Plus,  her origin and – and her supurr powers in the TV series differ from those in the comics, nya. In the TV series her power is to construct energy forms, purrhaps similar to Green Lantern, nya.
Her mewtant power is channeled through the ancient mystic bracelet that she inherited, but it is coveted by the dangerous aliens from the other dimension, nya! As if that was not enough dire trouble for Kamala, the Damage Control agency wants to arrest her, after her initial attempts to use her new powers accidentally caused the damages while rescuing people, nya!
She already had enough angst upon her plate as the teen girl with the misunderstood hobbies and the budding romance in high school while learning to drive the car and – and assisting with her brother’s wedding, nya! It is captivatingly bittersweet with great characters, fun slice – of – life aspects, thrilling action, poignant cultural developments, and – and tragic history, nya.
The wonderful cast includes Iman Vellani as Kamala; Saagar Shaikh as her brother Aamir; Zenobia Shroff as their mom Muneeba and –  and Kohan Kapur as their dad Yusuef;  Samina Ahmad as the grandma Sana; Mehwish Hayat as great-grandma Aisha, Fawad Khan as great-grandpa Hasan; Matt Linz as her best friend Bruno who reminds me of Peter Parker…
…Yasmeen  Fletcher as Kamala’s friend Nakia at the Mosque; Laith Nakli as the Imam at the mosque; Rish Shah as Kamran who Kamala has the romantic crush upon; Minra Bucha as Kamran’s mom Najma; Laurel Marsen as Zoe the popular girl at school; Alysia Reiner the Damage Control agent… oh and there are the supurrise appurrances  that i will not spoil, nya!
This wonderful mini-series has the great sets, locations, scenic art, costumes, stunts, dancing, FX, sound, mewsic, cinematography, editing and – and direction, so I will give it the high purraise grade, nya! I am curious as to when it takes place compurred to the rest of the MCU, expecially The Eternals movie, nya!  I am done, so nyow here is Jenjen to tell us about the
Girls und Panzer Das Finale Part 3 Blu-ray, nya!
 
Jeannie:
Hai, Ten years ago, the world was introduced to the meowrtial art of Sensho-do, the tank wargame depicted in the meowgnificent anime series Girls und Panzer!. Purrimarily ocurring at the Ooarai Girls High School on a city-sized carrier ship, the anime TV series, OVAs, movie, manga and video game of the military moe genre purrtain to Miho and her underdog team, whose success in the national tankery tournyament is vital to their school’s purrseverance.
It is one of my favoritest anime series of the past decade due to its beautiful, charming, fun, thrilling concept, story, characters, designs, animation, sounds, voices and mewsic. Das Finale are six theatrical releases which occur after the 12 epurrsodes of the TV series, the 7 OVAs, and Der Film. Since then, the Ooarai Girls have come the long way from the humble start, nyow with nine tanks, and three dozen members forming the very highly – ranked team.
 

Most of the opposing teams are quite likable too. Das Finale is the mini-series in which the student council & sensha-do club meowmber Momo cannot pass her college entrance exam, and whilst searching the depths of the carrier ship forthe 9th tank, the Ooarie tanker girls met the delinquent MarDet (marine corp.) girls, who wound up joining the team in time for the national tournament, in which 

Ooarai has defeated 
BC Freedom to face Chi-Ha-Tan Academy.

Comeownded by Miho Nihizumi, the Ooarai Girls Acandemy’s sensho-do  team consists of these nine tanks: the

Anglerfish (a.k.a. Gooosefish) Team’s Panzer IV Ausf/D, the

Hippo Team’s German Aus III, 

Duck Team’s Japanese Type 89,

Rabbit Team’s American M3 Lee,

Turtle Team’s German Panzer 38(t),

Mallard Team’s  French Char B1 bis,

Anteater Team’s Japanese Type 3 Chi-Nu,

Leopon Team’s German Tiger P, and the recently added Shark Team’s British Mk. IV.

Released on Blu-ray in North America by Sentai, Part 3 is a relentlessly thrilling, captivating, amewsing 48 min. ride. While Ooarai battles

Chi-Ha-Tan, we also glimpse three other battles in purrogress:
Pravda vs
Kuromorimine
,
Anzio vs. St. Gloriana, and
Saunders vs
Jatkosota. The Blu-ray disk also  includes the 11.5 min. “Daikon War!” OVA, in which Anglerfish team rides horses to the school’s agriculture farm, where Sheriff Jane duels the outlaw Belle,
As mewsual, the story, characters, art, animation, voices, sound, songs and mewsic are supurrb, and brimming with charming, peppy fun, awesome armor battles, and the astoundingly intricate technical details. The

package compurrised of the single disc in the Blue plastic case. Purrsented in the 1080p High definition video of the 16×9 screen aspect ratio, the video’s DTS-HD meowster audio choices are the original Japanese and the English dub.

The very legible optional English subtitles are of the bold sans serif font, Yellow for the English subtitles, and White for the Japanese song lyrics, all with the fine Black outline, The special features are the 2 Japanese purromo spots, the TV series purreview, spot, the Das Final Part 4 teaser spot, and the textless versions of the anime’s opening and closing sequences. 

I will give it the grade of the “A” as in Anglerfish. Nyow here is Vonny to start
our comic book, manga and other purrinted – media

mewsings,

with her review of Image Comics’ Ant #4.

Yvonne:

Hai! I am a big fan of Hannah Washington, alias the African-American supurr heroine known as Ant, nya! Created by Mario Gully in 2004, her series has changed publishers and creative teams numerous times, in the past two decades, which has resulted in the complicated contuinity, but her current series is written, illustrated and colored by Erik Larson at Image Comics, nya!
He is purrhaps most famous for his character Savage Dragon, who guest-stars in this very issue, nya! Purriced $3.99, issue #4’s 28 pages include the uninterrupted 22 page tale “Enter the Dragon”, which was lettered by Jack Morelli, and edited by Josh Eichhorn with the color flats by Mike Toris, nya. The tale is followed by the six pages of comments, art & fan mail, nya.
Even the covers are devoid of ads, with the issue’s credits & indicia on the inside front, and the full-page B&W pic of Ant & Savage Dragon on the inside back, and the issue #5 purreview on the outside back, nya! The tale starts with the bang as Ant fight the villain known as Coldburn who has ice powers, and the villainess known as Mind Drainer, who has psionic powers, nya!
Fortunately, Ant is aided by and the chap by the name of Steven Richards a.k.a Gadget, but unfortunately they are both are amidst their identity crises and memory losses, nya. The fight is purrticularly brutal in which her left hand is severed, but her sexy blood sugar-fueled skin-tight exoskeleton creates the tempurrary replacement, nya.
 
That is just the sample of her astonishing formicidaeic powers, such as the speed, strength, regeneration, clinging, keen senses and her sharp antenna, nya! Whilst recovering from that incident, she tussles with the heroic Savage Dragon, who mistakes her for the enemy when she appurroaches him for help, but then they have to team up against the enemy Queen Ant, nya!
Of those 22 pages, 6 purrtain to the calmer discussion moments, but the other 16 are relentless action aplenty, nya! That includes the impurressive  four full-page pics, nya! It was also quite interesting to read the fan mail, and purrticularly Larson’s goal of coalescing all of the past volumes’ story lines into the definitive continuity, nya! I am done, so nyow here is Ellie-sama to discuss
A Centaur’s Life manga vol. 2, nya!
 
Ellie:
Arigato! A Centaur’s Life is the delightful slice – of – life manga at the unrushed pace by Ken Murayama set in the modern Japanese world populated by centaurs, fauns, kemonomimi, angels, dragon, unicorn, snake, frog people, were – tigers and the other species. The main characters are Himeno Kimehara the centauress, her high school classmates and their families!
They include Akechi & Mitsu (satyrs), Michi (unicorn girl), Nozomi & Karasuba (ryumimi), Himeno’s niece Shino-chan, Shino’s friend Maki, Hime’s kouhai Ayaka and her maid Okino (centaurs), Inuki (catgirl), Karasuba (ryumimi) sisters Suu & Nil (snake girls), Manami (angel), her triplet sisters Chinami, Chiho, Chigusa & youngest sister Sue-chan (catgirls)! 
The plots focus on activities at school, home and work plus some alien conspiracies, criminal activities and the socio-political struggles betwixt the mammalian and amphibianfolk in ther aftermath of a conflict. The manga was published as Centaur No Nayami by Tokuma Shoten in Japan, and the english edition is published in North America by Seven Seas.
Priced $13.99 in the USA & $17.99 in Canada, vol. 21’s 148 pages have chapters 168-177 of the Black & White manga, and several pages of anthropological notes. It was translated by Elina Ishikawa, adapted by Holly Kolodziejczak, lettered & retouched by Jennifer Skarupa, seniorly edited by Shanti Whitesides, in-chiefly edited by Julie Davis, and proofread by Danielle King
…with the production management by Lissa Pattilo, the logo design by Courtney Williams and the cover design by Kris Aubin. The prepress technician is Rhiannon Rasmussen-Silverstein, the associate publisher is Adam Arnold, and the publisher is Jason DeAngelis. The tale is suggested older teens, purrhaps due to nudity, language, and certain topics.

The plots of this volume deal with post-high school plans, exploitation of indigenous people, evolution, distracted studying, grass skirts, shoji strategy, Kimodameshi at a haunted shrine, extraterrestrial invaders, centauress racing, kidnapping, babysitting,

ensoulment, and elephants! It is quite clever how the different hemes and topics interweave amongst the chapters!
The beautifully illustrated manga charmingly continues the character and plot developments, with the sparkling dialogue and extremely thorough world – building, so I will give volume 21 the grade of the “A” as in the Antarctic Snake folk, and my anticipation for the next volume! Now I will turn The Mew over to Myayr, who wants to tell us about the
Yokohama Kaidashi Kikyo Deluxe Edition vol. 1!
 
Mary Nyan:
Hai! Ever since I found some volumes of the original Japanese tankoban edition of Yokohama Kaidashi Kikyo, I have yearned for there to be an English translation of that beautiful manga by Hitoshi Ashinano! It is the slice – of- life science fiction tale of the sweet gynoid named Alpha who runs the cafe in the rural seaside town of Miura in the distopic future.
It is sometime after some sort of environmental disaster which has left humanitys days numbered, but the simple life in the small commeownity goes on. Originally published in Japan by Kodansha in 2009, this first of five volumes is published in English by Seven Seas, purriced $24.99 in the USA, $32.99 in Canada, and  it is rated for readers of ages 13+.
 
Collecting chapters 1-24, this 450 page volume is purredominatly Black & White, and measures appurroximately 8.25” x 5.875” x 1.375”; including 42 color pages, 3 pages of translation notes, 2 pages of ads, and the indica / credits page.It was translated by Shanti Whitesides, adapted by Dawn Davis, lettered by Ludwig Sacramento…
… purroofread by Brett Hallahan, edited by Linda Lombard, in-chiefly edited by Julie Davis, published by Jason DeAngelis, and associately published by Adam Arnold, with the purrduction design by Steve Wilson, purroduction management by Lissa Pattilo, cover design by Nicky Lim, and the logo design by George Panella.
The purre-purress technician was Melanie Ujimori, and the purrint meownager was Rhiannon Rasmussen-Silverstein. Much of the tale purrtains to the normal activities of Alpha (who seems quite human) and her friends with her occasional scooter trips to travel around the purrefecture and to shop for supplies in what is left of the city of Yokhoama.
Among the recurring characters are Ojisan the elderly man who sells fresh purroduce and runs the gas station; his grandson Takahiro who regards Alpha as the older sister type; Kokone the courier who is another gynoid; the elderly lady doctor who treats the humans and the gynoids; Maki the young girl friend of Takahiro; and Misago the mysterious naked supurr feral girl!
For a scenario in which the population is amidst dystopian world that is destined to be apocalyptic, it is such the blissfully purretty, charming, pleasant tale in which much of the small town life still seems good at the leisurely pace, so I will give Yokohama Kaidashi Kikyo Deluxe Edition vol. 1 the highest purraise! Nyow here is Mie-sensei to review
The Life and Art of Dave Cockrum!
Mielikki
Fur shur! So like, Dave Cockrum (11 November 1943 – 26 November, 2006) was such the beloved, legendary, significant comic book artist who was especially highly regarded for his totally awesome costume, mecha & scenic designs, brilliant character concepts, and his great love for the comic book medium!
 
Prior to his professional career, he was a contributor to numerous fanziines, and served in the US Navy for six years in the 1960’s. In the 1970’s his early artistry was for Warren’s horror comics magazines, then he worked for DC Comics, where he was famous for his innovative Legion of Super Heroes period and then Marvel’s Uncanny X-Men in the 1970’s!
 
He created characters such as Nightcrawler, Storm, The Starjammers, The Futurians, Mystique, Colossus and his sister Ilyana; co-created Wildfire, Phoenix, Thunderbird, The Black Cat, Krakoa, The Shi’ar, Moira MacTaggert, and designed many beautiful costumes and comics’ covers! In the 80’s did a lot for Marvel (including Star Trek), DC. Deluxe and Lodestone!
In the 90’s for Aardwolf, Claypool, Defiant, Harris, Malibu and Valiant! His tenure at Claypool included issues of Elvira Mistress of the Dark, and Soul Searches and Company! Sadly he was of the very poor health and was often hospitalized. We were honored to meet him in the mid 2000’s at the Heroes Convention in Charlotte, and fortunate to meet his wife Paty a few times too.
 
So like, last month we were overjoyed to finally get the longly-awaited book The Life and Art of Dave Cockrum, which was written by Glen Cadigan who also wrote The Legion of Super-Heroes Companion and The Best of the Legion Outpost! All three books were published by TwoMorrows, which is about 2 hours from here in Raleigh, our state’s capital city, fur shur!
 
TwoMorrows publishes many wonderful magazines and books about comics and popular culture such as Alter Ego, Back Issue, Comic Book Artist, Brick Journal, Draw!, Kirby Collector,  RetroFan,Comic Book Artist, and Modern Masters!  Well, this book about Dave Cockrum is available in the  $27.95 trade papurrback  and the $36.00 limited hardcover edition!
Dedicated to Paty, it has the introduction by Alex Ross; the books’s layout and design was by Eric Nolen-Weathington, who was a guest of our September 2010 Mew, and there are contributions by dozens of other people! I have the 11.375”  x 8.878” x .75” hardcover, which has the 160 full-color pages plus the special Black & White end papers!
So like, It is organized into 8 chronological chapters, each purrtaining to certain periods of Dave’s life, all brimming with many illustrations, photos and comments aplenty. More than 10 of the images are full-page pics! It is quite the lovely, entertaining, informative and bittersweet book, fur shur! That will conclude our book review, and now here are Lizzy and Becca to shine
The Celebrity Catgirl & Kemonomimi Spotlight!
Becca:
Hai, in this monthly portion of The Mew, we commeowmorate famous catgirls, nekomusume and other kemonomimi of mythologies and popular culture, including anthropurrrmorphic ladies, monster girls and shape – shifters! who appurr i the n folklore, movies, TV, novels, comics, games, toys, mewic and advertising.
They are not limited to the feline, canine, leporids or other mamallians, but might include the avian, reptilian, aphibian, piscine, insectine, and many other types! There are those who might not actually have beasty DNA, but do have the spurrit, cat-titude or couture, whether it is therianthropy, cosplay, or purretty animal – purrint attire, who we will broadly consider to be the “honorary kemonomimi”!
Elizabeth:
Several divine kemonomimi appurred in the Meowrval Cinematic Universe this year! In the Moon Knight TV series, Hayley Konadu purrtrayed the avatar of the Egyptian feline goddess Tefnut, Diana Bermudez purrtrayed Hathor-Sekhmet’s avatar, Sabra Mubarak purrtrayed the crocodile goddess Ammit, and May Calamawy purrtrayed the Egyptian hippo goddess Tareret!
In the movie Thor: Love and Thunder, Akosia Sabet  purrtrayed the goddess Bastet, who was sitting in front of Jane and Valkyrie in the Ominipotence City God Council audience, and Elsa Patakay purrtrayed the wolf woman  in the flashback of the romantic scene with Thor!
 
Becca:
Nyow we wish to commeowmerate several “honoray kemonomimi”! in some of the TV spots for Novartis’ Kisqual cancer medicine, we see the lovely seamstress wearing the purretty Gray leopurrd purrint blouse and Black pants with the Yellow tape measure!
The Price is Right TV Game shows July 21st epurrsode was of the Christmeows in July theme, in which Showcase Showdown finalist s Molly and Suzann were among the lovely ladies wearing the cute reindeer ears and antlers!  Molly was the bigger winner, with the $41,7234 worth of purrizes hat included the cash, car and Las Vegas trip!
 
Elizabeth:
In Bravo’s Below Deck Mediterranean TV series season 7 epurrsode 2 “I’ve Got a Sea-cret” stew Natalya Scudder and chief stew Natasha Webb  briefly acted “catty”,playfully purring and pawing at the restaurant in Malta! There was also the photo of Natalya wearing cat ears!
In Bravo’s Below Deck Down Under TV series epurrsode ”The Plunger from Down Under” charter guest Dana wore the leopurrd purrint purreo atop her Black maillot, mew la la! Chief stewardess Aesha Scott noted that the charter was “like trying to herd really horny cats”!
Becca:
MGA has made delightful toys including the Bratz, Moxie Girls, Lalaloopsy, LOL Surprise, Project MC2, and Na! Na! Na! In that latter purroduct line, the posable fashion dolls are so adorably cute with the hats and clothes of the animal motifs! There are accessories and playsets too, such as the Kitty-Cat Campground!
Among those many characters are Tuesday Meow, Tabitha Nekota, Jennel Jaguar, Bianca Bengal, Paula Purrfect, Piper Prim, Sherry Foxtail, Sierra Foxtail, Misha Mouse, Liling Luck, Erika Feathton, Myra Woods, Roxie Foxy, Minna Moody, Brittney Sparkles, Nina Nanners, Fifi Le’Fluff, Dottie Demil,  Aubrey Heart, Alex Heart…

Elizabeth:

Annabelle Mooshie, Melanie Mod, Juli Joyful, Mimi Joyful, Winnie Joyful, Bebe Groovy, Daria Duckie, Krysta Splash, Marina Jewels, Rebe Dare, Carmen Linda, Samantha Smartie, CocoVon Sprakle, Alaska Frost, Lili Lamb, Gretchen Stripes, Amelia Outback, Ari Prism, Alice Hops, Mila Rose, Lily Sarang, Cali Grizzly…
Chrissy Diamond, Victoria Grand, Lara Vonn, Sarah Snuggles, Sophie Belle, Margot Belle, Eika Featherton, Mallory Duckington, Maria Buttercup, Cynthia Sweets, Lily Sarang, Eva Evermore, Becky Buckaneer, Sailor Blu, Gisele Goodheart, and Valentine Moore!  Whew! That is all for this month’s spotlight, and nyow here are Petra and Bunni to purrsent the latest
additions to the Catgirl Island Mewseum of Art!
 
Petra:
Arigato, nya! Here y’all will find the hundreds of annotated illustrations and photographs, nya! Galleries 1-8 display images by our purducer Mike Moon, whilst Guest Art Galleries 1-6 display images by other folks with their purmissions. Mike’s collaborations with other artists are peppurrred throughout the mewseum, nya!
Some of the images are sexy, and some might depict the artistic nudity, but none of them are “hentai”, nya! On our web site, the most recent pics are on the lowermost row of the cropped widdle “thumbnail” sized portions of the pics in a gallery, and you have to click upon those to see the uncropped full images, nya.

Bunnii:

This month into Guest Gallery Six http://catgirlisland.net/art/gallery/guest6.html we are proud to present several new illustrations by our artist / author / mewsician / cosplayer / gamer / festive friend Rvkh http://www.rvkhart.com! (pronounced Riv-kah, the artist formerly known as Rebecca Brogden) who was the guest for our September 2009 Mew; and several new illustrations by our artist / blogger / seamstress / cosplayer / gamer / festive friend Misty Hopkins http://kranberrijam.blogspot.com who was one of the guests of the March 2008 Mew!
Petra:
We have five new illustrations by Rvkh – with two versions apiece, nya! In each case, the version on the left was done with pencils, pens, paint and salt; whilst the version on the right was done with Procreate on the Ipad Pro with the Apple Pencil, nya! For the digital versions, there are time-lapse art purrocess videos at Rvkh’s Youtube channel, nya!
 
“Fairy Silhouette” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpliUbyae4w&feature=youtu.beand “Mushroom Silhouette” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sruVSUk1IYs&feature=youtu.be are the 2nd and 3rd in Rvkh’s Silhouette series. Purrhaps y’all have already seen her Mermaid Silhouette, nya?
Nextly we have Rvkh’s Chibi Squirrel Girl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1XaPyqmvFw&feature=youtu.be, nya! Purrched upon the tasty troop of Golden Chanterelles, Shanissa Edwarda Willowood (or just Shani-chan, for short) is the 10 yr old red squirrel girl and 5th grade student at the Catgirl Island School here in Mew Hanover County, NCnya!
Then we have Rvkh’s “Sundown Fairy” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3j0x4_SAaE&feature=youtu.benya! Purrched upon the tasty troop of Blue Chanterelles, Eirika Seiori Yoshirashizuki (or just Eri-san) is the Japanese-American NC OBX Yosei with the Morpho Godarti wings, who has started her senior year at the Catgirl Island School, nya!
To top off this month’s beautiful batch of Rvkh’s art is her pic of the “Moon Keeper” https://youtu.be/2jxqLaebbSc, nya! Born on August 21st, 2005, Selenya Losanya Manikuu is the 17 year old mewtral good 12th level druid okamimimi (wolf girl) who is the nighttime warden at her temple full of sacred flora, fauna, spurrings and stones, nya!
Bunnii:
Now it is my honor to present five new works by Misty, starting with her illustration of Hagane Miku”, who is the heavy metal version of the Hatsune Miku, the Vocaloid (singing synthesizer program)! Beautifully drawn with the Crayola colored pencils and PiTT artist pens upon 8.5”x11” cardstock, Hagane looks quite sexy, tough and sassy in her studded leather attire!
Then we have Misty’s pretty illustration of ”Akita Neru” who is an officially recognized derivative of Hatsune Miku! Whereas Hatsume is the Vocaloid, Akita is of the UTAU shareware counterpart! Drawn with the Crayola colored pencils and PiTT artist pens upon 8.5”x11” cardstock, Akita is rather peppy and pretty, but seems perplexed by something on her phone!
After that is Misty’s illustration of “Zentreya” https://twitter.com/zentreya, the famous V-tuber with her widdle Gecko version! This alluring image is of her voluptuous cyborg ryumimi (dragon girl) who arrived from the future to VR chat, stream, create content, and inspire others! Zentrayais a member of VShojo and has channels on twitter, twitch, youtube, and discord!
 
Fourthly is Misty’s latest delightful illustration of “Omhi Tara”, who is her husband’s Final Fantasy XIV video game character Omhi Tara, the petite Miqo’te catgirl and Dragoon class warrior of the Keepers of the Moon Clan! Perhaps y’all have seen the prior pics of her? This’un is is of the chibi style, and parodies the “Spy x Family” anime!
Lastly but not leastly is the photo of Misty’s wonderfully hand-made “Lum Invader” plushie doll! Lum invader is the iconic alien Oni princess in the tiger stripe bikini who stars in Rumiko Takahsashi’s Urusei Yatsura manga and anime! This adorably cute chibi-style doll is made of felt and stands approximately 10” tall. Kawaii!
The cat lady sings…
 
Eleanor:
Rvkh’s Silhouette series are quite beautiful and mysterious!
 
Elizabeth:
Rvkh is such the wonderful artist wither using the digital or the traditional media!
 
Becca:
Rvkh and Misty are also both quite adept at the regular and the chibi styles!
Tara-chan:
Misty’s expurrtise with the Crayola colored pencils is quite meowgnificent, nya!
 
Nyanko:
She also makes such lovely costumes, doll clothes and plushie dolls!
 
Mary Nyan:
Hai hai! Well, I

guess that will do it for this edition of The Mew! It is almost time for the luau!

 
Bunnii:
Itadakimasu! We wish to thank Misty and Rvkh for the beautiful art…
Petra:
… and all of the other brilliantly talented people whose works we have discussed, nya!
Jeannie:
We also wish to thank Jamie for his wonderful web meowstery…

 

 

Yvonne:
… and our other friends, family, acquaintances and audience whom we greatly appurreciate, nya!
 
Mielikki
Fur shur!
 
Mike:
We’ll be back next month with more stuff! Be there… aloha!
The Ladies of The Mew:
Happy tails to mew- until we eat again, nya! Baibai, nya!