Softpaw #2 was listed in the Ursa Major Awards's 2007 Recommended Anthropmorphics List in the Best Fanzine category. However, attempts by artists to distribute the comic at Eurofurence were thwarted when the convention banned the work, followed shortly after by a ban at Further Confusion, where publishers had planned to release Softpaw #3. Some contributors held events to promote the comic, such as the popular pizza parties at Further Confusion and Califur.
As the production of Softpaw cost a large amount of money, pre-orders and donations were encouraged, with donators' nicknames printed on the last page of each issue. The publishers drew from a mix of established artists and authors on Secretmoon and Cub Central, as well as new artists on websites like Fur Affinity. Softpaw was partially inspired by Arcc's 'Ivan & Tas' series on the Secretmoon oekaki, a haven for fans of cub artwork. Flier for a Softpaw pizza party at FC '07
