Comic Buyer's Guide page 36 of issue 1354, October 29, 1999

One more stop on the furry farm and it's at another title whose creators are making a statement about providing general-audience material for furry fans (and everyone else).


Vicky Morgan-Keith and Patrick Keith have created a wilderness fantasy with darling wide-eyed wolf pups that could've come straight out of Bone with cute names that could've come straight out of Elfquest.  (Quickpaw, Blackmane, Dewdrop, Fleabag - do you think there's some kind of shareware darling-name generator floating around out there?)



In Ernor, young Fenrae pup Whitepaw comes up with an idea when his pack is attacked by some rampaging giant ants:  Ask others for help.  Naturally, when it's your idea, you're the one that gets made to do it.  (They may be in a fantasy world, but it's just like here.)  Whitepaw leaves on his journey in #1 and, by # 2 has found himself in the middle of a jam involving some giant lizards.



Morgan-Keith has a clean line and it's not as hard to tell the animals apart as you might expect.  Issue #1 has some wilderness violence (the wolves take down a deer) that's depicted more graphically than might be suitable for all ages, but # 2 is more cartoony in its combat - and the back covers show that she's isolated the "awww" factor that may make the difference for this title.

(Still don't think I caught what an Ernor is, though...)

Reprinted with permission, courtesy Comics Buyer's Guide. © 1999