Avatar Plug of the Week: Ferals #2

[BC Blog Poster]

If you haven't guessed, it's a big release week for Avatar Press and its sister company, Boundless Comics. The stars have aligned perfectly to give their fans a whole lot o' reading material for Hump Day tomorrow. And speaking of humping, let's check in on the fearsome canine villains of this next Avatar Plug and see whose leg they're a'humpin'.

(A very forced pun, I know, but I just couldn't use the phrase "hump day" and leave it dangling there unused.)

As previously mentioned on BleedingCool.com, Ferals is a twenty-first century reimagining of the classic werewolf mythology. It's not about silver bullets, it's not about transformations under a full moon. It's about primal human (and inhuman) instincts, and a culture that hides in small town America, yet embraces ancient canine passions and tendencies. At its core, Ferals is David Lapham's murder mystery set in the Great White North, a violent tale of lust and revenge, of terrible secrets revealed and the bloody, gruesome lengths some folks will go to in order to silence their discovery. The sleepy village of Cypress is on its way to becoming a bonafide slaughterhouse, and Officer Dale Chesnutt is smack dab in the middle.

We present for you some pages to peruse of the new horror masterpiece by Lapham (Stray Bullets, Crossed: Psychopath) and artist Gabriel Andrade (Lady Death). Enjoy!

Ferals #2 will be available in a variety of cover options, and can be found at your friendly neighborhood comic book retailer's place.

FERALS #2 ? Regular Cover$3.99 Retail, Cover by Gabriel AndradeDiamond Item Code: DEC110871

FERALS #2 ? Gore Cover$3.99 Retail, Cover by Gabriel AndradeDiamond Item Code: DEC110872

FERALS #2 ? Wraparound Cover$3.99 Retail, Cover by Gabriel AndradeDiamond Item Code: DEC110873

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[GreyMouser]

so thats Dicks, Ferals AND Wargoddess in the same week! very nice.

[ShinAkuma666]

Very excited about Avatar's output, theres diversity in the titles and quality storytelling, keep it up guys !, also love the fact that the artist does not change mid point in a story arc. Sure theres delays, but I know you guys are working on this and want to do a better job in that aspect.

[Lord Viper Scorpion]

First issue was cool, REALLY gory, but I liked it.

[GreyMouser]

AND Lady Death coming up too!! fantastic!

Avatar has in in the bag. They must have production and delay issues locked down in order to put out 3+ ongoing titles instead of the short run titles they are known for. Even in the last few months, you can see things have really come together. And now that their final delayed title , the Terrific Crossed: Psychopath, is finished the way is clear for them. There was a bit of a switch in the collections side of Avatar press, in that thier typically expedient record with TPB & HC had a hiccup with Wolfskin2. To go bi-weekly with Crossed, and a web comic too boot, will certainly prove that Avatar has thier delay issues in the past.

I cant wait for more NotLD news!

[Dans07sti]

That cover is pretty gross.

[MechanicalClavicles]

The first issue of Ferals was an average read with no interesting characters or particularly gripping plot points. The art was great, but Lapham's script was nothing special. I like a good werewolf story, so I'm giving the book a second chance for issue 2 in hopes of a good story beginning to emerge. If what's delivered is more of the same, I'd probably have no choice but to write the series off as a disappointment.