In this stand-alone story, we take a peek into a day in the life of Gus as our favorite antlered boy finds moments of surprising tenderness in the grueling militia camp. Meanwhile, Dr. Singh recounts the events of the plague.
Both the desperate and the hopeful fill the long, hard road through the wasteland. Everyone's looking to survive another day, and now they're beginning to see the young boy from the woods as the only means to that end. 'Out of the Deep Woods' part 4.
A very special issue of SWEET TOOTH as we check in on 'The Continuing Adventures of The Big Man and The Little Boy.' It's a children's story unlike any other.
Following on the heels of THE NOBODY, his Vertigo graphic novel debut, writer/artist Jeff Lemire pens his very first ongoing series SWEET TOOTH. A cross between Bambi and Cormac McCarthy's The Road, SWEET TOOTH tells the story of Gus, a rare new breed of human/animal hybrid children, has been raised in isolation following an inexplicable pandemic that struck a decade earlier. Now, with the death of his father he's left to fend for himself . . . until he meets a hulking drifter named Jepperd who promises to help him. Jepperd and Gus set out on a post-apocalyptic journey into the devastated American landscape to find 'the Preserve" a refuge for hybrids. This unique and haunting new series is written and illustrated by Eisner-nominated creator Lemire (The Essex County Trilogy).
At long last, Gus and Jepperd's long hard journey comes to its bloody and shocking end. Jepperd and Abbot have their final face-off. It's a death match to the end with the future of Gus and the entire burgeoning hybrid species at risk. 'The Wild Kingdom' part 4.
The Wild Kingdom' part 1, the beginning of the end! Sweet Tooth and Jepperd finally arrive in Alaska and come face to face with the origins of both Gus and the plague that wiped out humanity. But as the militia bears down on them, their deadliest battle is still ahead.
The End is nearly here. The final apocalyptic clash between Jepperd and Abbot explodes with the fate of Gus and the hybrids hanging by a thread. 'The Wild Kingdom' part 3.