Tony Fleecs

This graphic novel tells the story of Elsie, Lord Fluffy Britches, and Patch. Three indoor cats lost in the not-so-great outdoors during a rabies outbreak. Think The Walking Dead meets The AristoCats.

As a lover of the dudes that bought us Stray Dogs, I scrambled to get my hands on their new one titled, Feral.

One of the aspects I loved about Feral was the art. The blend between the very Disney type cartoonish portrayal of the animals versus the very rough, rich, grittier and textured look at show more the forest and environment is fascinating. It makes the stakes feel more real as the cats feel even more out of their element, and just gives it that edge, especially with the dramatic and violent scenes.

I highly recommend and can’t wait for Book 2! show less

How the hell is it possible for a horror story about dogs and a serial killer, that looks like it was drawn by a late-80s/early-90s Disney animator, give me such feels?! Holy shit. Think SILENCE OF THE LAMBS thru the lens of Disney or Don Bluth. This is terrifying and incredible, and very much worth reading if you’re up for being made wildly uncomfortable. Definite trigger warning for animal violence/abuse and murder.

I stumbled across this in the library and figured it would be a winner for me, and it was. The artwork looks like it’s from a children’s movie, and if it weren’t for the spine label telling me otherwise, I might have thought it was for kids. The blurb on the front describing it as Silence of the Lambs meets All Dogs Go to Heaven was also a clue.

I loved getting everything from the dogs’ POV. It made for some humorous moments at the beginning, before things started getting dark. Dog show more lovers, you might need this spoiler. Not all the dogs make it. It’s still worth reading, but be prepared to get sad a couple of times.

It’s a neat—if horrifying—original idea for a graphic novel, and I appreciated the contrast of the artistic style and the content. It’s a quick, scary read, and I’m thinking it must be a standalone. I wouldn’t mind seeing these little buddies again, but I’m glad this one had a satisfying ending rather than a cliffhanger. show less

A terrifically different take on the serial killer story trope, beautifully made extra unsettling by being presented through the perspective of dogs drawn in the style of 80s and 90s Disney and Don Bluth children's animation.