FEEDING GROUND _ Dia De Los Muertos

One of the great challenges of making FEEDING GROUND has been juggling the multiple factions of the world we have created, particularly the lives of the 5 family members who provide the core for this tale. We hope to have created living characters and, in doing so, made the risks they face more striking.

Here's a new review of Issue 1 that points directly to the role of family in the book, celebrating their humanity. In honor of Halloween, I'll then follow that up with some grisly glimpses of the gauntlet that awaits them.

COMIC RELATED - "Why I Love Comics" by Eric Ratcliffe
October, 2010
Eric has written some of my favorite reviews of some of my favorite comics (Hawkeye & Mockingbird, Sweets) and now he puts words to FEEDING GROUND #1.

REVIEW - (excerpt) - "My verdict is that if you enjoy books that explore the human condition as well as add plenty of mystery and a little bit of suspense/action I really think you'll enjoy this. I can happily say I have no idea where they are taking this but I sure as hell am in for the ride! "

FEEDING GROUND _ Moments

AIN'T IT COOL NEWS
October, 2010
The premiere website for fan culture gave an amazing post-NY Comic Con review of Issue 1, calling the book "one of the cooler books of the con" and "unique in almost every way."

I really appreciate how feedback is suggesting that readers are "getting" what we were gong for. The above sequence was one of the first images we developed for the story and a technique that the reviewer hits on in his comments. Laying out comic panels is entirely about controlling the flow of time and space for the reader, a tool we look to develop throughout the series.

You can check out the link to the full review and an excerpt below.

REVIEW - (excerpt) - "What I liked most about this first issue is the attention the makers of this book take toward small moments. Multiple panels showing minuscule moments embrace the reader and pull one into the scene."

FEEDING GROUND _ Read all about it!

I'm currently wading in ink trying to finish up pages for Issue 3 but I thought I would share links to our first bit of press for FEEDING GROUND.

Both come from the Comic Box column in The Jersey Journal and NJ.com written by William Kulesa. When I was living in Brooklyn, my dad had been cutting out columns of William's reviews for me and it was surreal to talk with him and be featured in the paper.

The first is a personal profile/ interview (complete with picture!). So cool to be able to share some early influences and talk a little more about the pitch process.
http://www.nj.com/columns/jjournal/i...900.xml&coll=3

And THIS, is one helluva well-written review. It's our first one and such a relief to hear that someone understands what we are going for and that we are delivering on the page. I realize that we will be getting some negative and middling feedback but this one certainly speaks to our intentions and is a warm welcome into the world.
http://www.nj.com/columns/jjournal/i...240.xml&coll=3

Get a load of this excerpt:

"True horror is far greater than the fear of a monster or even something so simple as death. It is this encompassing of innumerable meanings of horror that "Feeding Ground" does so well, even in the first issue."

Thanks to William, the Jersey Journal, and my partners Swift and Chris!

Also, below is the ad we ran in the program to Casey Safron's 2010 Animation Block Party. Always a fun summer event - thanks Case!