“Don’t get bit. Don’t get scratched. Don’t become…FERAL,” warns Image Comics.
From the identical crew that introduced comedian ebook readers the 2021 hit Stray Dogs comes one other whiskered story of woe. Feral (Image Comics) begins with a deadly crash that leaves three housecats (Elsie, Patch, and Lord Fluffy Britches) stranded in the midst of the woods. They regroup and rapidly run into the native wildlife.
Unbeknownst to the indoor kitties, a horrible rabies outbreak has contaminated all the animals within the space. The virus has turned them into red-eyed crazies that attempt to lock their foamy mouths onto something that strikes. Will the fearful felines be capable to discover their means home, and can they survive the unimaginable journey?
Like with Stray Dogs, it’s from the standpoint of animals, and in addition that includes the identical cartoonish Disney-esque illustrations.
Artists Trish Forstner and Tone Rodriguez convey the non-human characters to heat life with their expressions, and physique language, however hold the claws sharp behind the coats of fur whereas colorist Brad Simpson finds the suitable stability between cute and creepy.
The panel move is clean, and the pink background throughout high-tension moments didn’t go unnoticed.
Wordsmith Tony Fleecs takes the reader on a recent step into acquainted territory utilizing traditional zombie-outbreak tropes, however telling the story from a singular perspective. of domesticated cats that know nothing concerning the world exterior, not to mention different animals, or neurotropic viruses.
The story is fast-paced and offers simply sufficient info to maintain the reader going with out filling a panel with voice bubbles. It’s like Aristocats meets 28 Days Later. Quite a bit doesn’t occur on this difficulty other than introducing the characters, scenario, and instant drawback.
However, it’s an important setup for what may very well be a tremendous story. Unlike its predecessor, Feral is an ongoing collection that leaves loads of time to have a pleasant stretch earlier than taking a protracted stroll by way of the forest.
As a fan of Stray Dogs, I’ve been trying ahead to this ebook and wasn’t dissatisfied. You are dropped into the motion with no buildup, or rationalization, however slowly study extra with every web page. There’s additionally a pleasant coupling of cute and terrifying that works so properly when it has no business doing so.
Where the final title was like Silence Of The Lambs, this one has a extra apocalyptic vibe that simply meows a ‘bleak ending.’ I’m trying ahead to the subsequent difficulty, and I’m most undoubtedly trying ahead to the variant covers that pay homage to traditional horror motion pictures.
Feral #1 is available now from Image Comics.
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