Since I started using Twitter to make people aware of Pandragon Publishing, and the books that have been put out through it, I have met a lot of fellow writers/creators of projects who I enjoy talking to and sharing stories with. Recently, I had the pleasure of becoming a sponsor of Reynard City, an online comic.
Reynard City is the brain child of Will Turner, whose story tells of three superpowered foxes fighting for their lives on their homeworld of Animal Kingdom. Fighting for their lives against the villainous Mega Fox (a villain so badass that even Megatron would cover before him), the start of the story throws you right into the action and doesn’t let up; until the foxes (and Mega Fox himself) find themselves teleported in Reynard City, amongst the humans.
Split up from each other and constantly hunted by their enemies, the team take on human personalities and now have to juggle double lives as both humans and crime fighters.
However, Reynard City is a lot more than your traditional superhero comic. The three fox characters have difficulty adapting to their new lives and their problems are evident. The comic tackles some issues rarely seen in a lot of modern comics – such as Wondervixen’s weight disorder problem, or AK’s girl allergy to caramel. The characters have enough faults so to avoid them being Mary-Sue’s and do come across as more layered than most other superheroes.
The artwork is done by a collection of different artists, each adding their own spin to the project. This means that every issue is a surprise as you never get the same art style twice. The artwork ranges from colourful images that you would get in Marvel Comics, to gritty black and white, reminisant of Frank Millers Sin City. Whilst this can sometimes be a little jarring and occasionally the art style makes it a little hard to see what’s going on, it none the less adds a different element to the piece and it’s a great opportunity for these artists to demonstrate their abilities.
All in all Reynard City is a comic that I can enjoy. It has characters that have interesting complexities in the same way that the characters in Alan Moore’s Watchmen had, but also a wide variety of artwork from fresh new talent and a story that you’re never too sure where it is going to go, but you’ll keep reading just to find out. Will Turner has a great imagination and talent for storytelling – as do the rest of the creative team. Let’s hope that Marvel and DC pick them up in the future as I would be most interested in seeing these guys go far.
You can check out Reynard City at this website:
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