The Fellowship was fortunate enough to obtain a copy of MODERN ANIMALS from Fifth Dimension Comics. David M. Brown writes, D.N.S. draws and colors,
and Mira Mortal letters.
This is the story of a regular guy and his friend trying to
have a good time. Sounds simple, doesn’t it? But it’s the 1980s, and the guys
are working in low-budget porn (for gangsters, really). And “a good time”
involves a ton of drugs, a pair of morally questionable sisters, and being in
the wrong place at the wrong time. Just getting by was a whole different game in
the excess of the ‘80s, that’s for sure.
It’s not a horror story, at least not in the traditional
sense. But there are some horrible things going on in this tangled web of a
story. There’s a lot of the worst of people coming through, ranging from really
creepy to downright brutal and nasty. And it all weaves together nicely. The
art is top-notch as well, adding more than a little of that sense of brutality
that flows throughout.
Modern Animals is being sold via Kickstarter, and these guys
have used it before and know how to make it work. If you’re into stories with
scuzzballs on the fringes of organized crime, sex & violence, and brilliant
indie art, go get this book.
MODERN ANIMALS is available now through the Kickstarter campaign (open until March 16), in both digital and physical form.
~Mike ( @MikeyGeek )
