REVIEW: 'Feral' #1 by Tony Fleecs, Trish Forstner, and Tone Rodriguez

 

FERAL #1 

Writer: Tony Fleecs

Artist: Trish Forstner, Tone Rodriguez

Publisher: Image Comics

Release Date: March 27, 2024

Cover Price: $3.99

Series Premiere. A new horror from the creators of Stray Dogs! Meet Elsie, Lord Fluffy Britches, and Patch, three indoor cats lost in the not-so-great outdoors during a nightmarish rabies outbreak. Without their humans to protect them, the cats rush to find their way home before they're eaten by the forest full of rabid beasts on their tails. Don't get bit. Don't get scratched. Don't become... feral.

Score:

★★★★☆ (4/5)

QUICK REVIEW: If you're already familiar with the previous collaboration of Tony Fleecs, Trish Forstner, and Tone Rodriguez on 'Stray Dogs' you know they take the adorable look of Disney animated animals and put them through some seriously dangerous storylines. 'Feral' follows that hit series about a serial killer with a new story that takes a new cast of characters through a zombie-like apocalypse. Issue one is a thrilling prelude to what is to come as we meet felines Elsie and Patch as they search for their friend Lord Fluffy Britches after a horrific accident in the animal control truck they were in. Dead bodies, rabid forest creatures, and unfamiliar territory all face the cute and fluffy protagonists designed by Forstner and colored by Rodriguez. It's another beautifully illustrated comic that would normally be a safe and fun landscape full of talking animals but Fleecs makes sure there is danger at every turn. 'Feral' is another winning thriller from this creative team and they're just getting started.