Feral #27 — Tony Fleecs and Trish Forstner Take Elsie Deeper into the Rabid Wilds
Elsie’s journey into the Rabid forest grows darker in Feral #27. With no doors left to open, she must navigate uneasy alliances and the mystery of the Wild Cats. Tony Fleecs and Trish Forstner deliver a haunting look at isolation and survival.
There’s a specific kind of silence that settles in when a character realizes they are truly, utterly alone. In Feral #27, that silence is deafening. Elsie has pushed further into the Rabid forest than ever before, leaving behind the structures she once relied on. What remains is just the wild, and Tony Fleecs captures that desolation with a precision that makes your skin crawl in the best possible way.
The premise here is beautifully terrifying. With no more doors left to open, Elsie is completely isolated, deeper in the forest than she has ever been. To survive, she’s forced into uneasy alliances with new creatures she barely understands. The central question isn’t just about staying alive, but about trust: who or what are the Wild Cats, and can she really rely on them when her back is against the wall?
Trish Forstner’s art is the heart of this issue. Her linework has this incredible texture that makes the forest feel alive in a way that is genuinely unsettling. Every panel from this creative team feels like a step deeper into a dream you can’t wake up from. It’s not just scary; it’s emotionally resonant, grounding the horror in Elsie’s very human (or feline) need for connection.
If you enjoy comics that blend psychological tension with visceral horror, this is the one to grab. Fleecs and Forstner have built a world that feels both fantastical and painfully real. It’s a story about finding humanity in the inhuman, and it’s absolutely gripping.
I’m keeping an eye on the variant covers for this drop. Fleecs and Forstner’s collaboration on the cover art usually hints at the tone inside, and for this one, it feels like a warning. Trust me on this one — if you haven’t started reading Feral, this issue is a perfect place to jump in and see why everyone’s talking about it.