Feral, Vol 4: Pet City

Feral #16-20

by Tony Fleecs (Writer), Trish Forstner (Illustrator), Tone Rodriguez (Illustrator)

The Walking Dead meets The AristoCats in this purrfect series for readers in search of pulse-pounding thrills from the creative team behind the bestselling Stray Dogs!

THE BATTLE FOR PET CITY!

Elsie and her indoor cats face off against Pet City's strange shut-ins. Winner takes control of the store. Lines are drawn with food, shelter and security hanging in the balance. Elsie is prepared to fight to the death while others are about to switch sides. And none of them are paying any attention to the growing army of rabid beasts outside their front door.

Collects issues #16-20.

Genres: Comics, Horror, Graphic Novels, Graphic Novels Comics, Animals, Fantasy

139 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 31, 2026

About the author

Tony Fleecs is the writer and artist of In My Lifetime, an autobiographical comic book. First published in 2006, ‘Lifetime was an immediate critical success, featured twice in Wizard Magazine, in the Comic Buyer’s Guide and on the Ain’t-It-Cool-News.

Fleecs has since been a contributor to anthologies including; Postcards: True Stories that Never Happened (nominated for the 2008 Eisner and Harvey awards for best anthology), Boom Studios’ Pulp Tales and C.B. Cebulski’s Wonderlost. He and writer, Josh Fialkov, provided the Li’l FireBreather backup stories for Phil Hester’s 2nd FireBreather series at Image Comics. Last year saw his first work for hire writing work when he scripted the comic book adaptation of the classic John Holmes film, Tell Them Johnny Wadd Is Here, widely regarded as the first comic book based on a porno to not be completely awful.

This year, Tony will co-write and illustrate the graphic novel Jeff Steinberg: Champion of Earth (again with Fialkov) for Oni Press.

His company Fleecs Design (who’s talent roster includes only himself) has a client list that features Disney, 20th Century Fox, Bongo Comics, Marvel/Rittenhouse, The Milwaukee Brewers, Cincinatti Bengals, Pittsburgh Steelers, Stan Lee’s POW! Entertainment, The Weinstein Company, Monster Garage, Taco John’s, major hospitals, insurance providers and banks.

His comics have been published by Random House (Villard), Image Comics, Silent Devil Productions, Boom!, IDW and Terminal Press.

Reviews

[Jayson · Rating 4 out of 5]

(A-) 80% | Very Good
Notes: All Game of Thrones in tropes and tones: a what-is-power? plot, manipulation situations, and who's been spayed or not.

*Progress updates: Preamble ◦ Issues #16-17 ◦ Issues #18-20

[Emily Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.8 ⭐️ really enjoy each volume of this series.

I feel like the comic is starting to find its rhythm again. Volume two felt a bit scattered and random so I was glad to see it returning to something where each plot point is getting well developed.

I do feel like the villain/mean characters are all kind of one note however and seem to occupy a lot of the story so I have marked it down a little for that.

Other than that I had a great time with this volume, and as always the artwork is superb.

[Paul · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read as single issues

[demi fiore · Rating 4 out of 5]

These books are literally the walking dead but with cats. It’s such a funny concept

The art style is absolutely insane. It’s so detailed but the style is also so original, I haven’t really seen anything like it.

The story is absolutely brutal with a lot of plot twists that you won’t see coming.

I didn’t see the ending of this one coming and now I have to wait again for the next book. I hope the wait is worth it haha.

[Mehsi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wowwwww, what a volume! I already didn't like THAT character (but then again most characters are ones I dislike, haha) but they turned out to be even worse, eww. I was happy that Elsie spoke up, but also came back to help when she saw trouble. And there was tons of gore again because of course things go completely south. And now I am curious what is next for everyone. Also I found it kinda silly that we as reader can clearly see how the infected are and the humans just don't seem to care if the cat is infected or not. I love the parallels with zombie (or normal) apocalypse with humans versus this one in which cats are the main leads. The fact you can trust no one. The cannibalism. The constant worry. And the cults. Always there is a group full of crazy.

Maybe I will write a longer review, for now *yawn* no.

[M. · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was pleasantly surprised with this one! The horror is no longer just fleeing rabies zombies anymore, but something far more unsettling and genuinely creepy. I also liked how the weird love triangle was resolved. And the dog? This was my favourite part so far

[Jeff Wait · Rating 5 out of 5]

Those crazy cats keep doing it! Another anxiously-awaited volume that absolutely rules.

[Evan Peterson · Rating 4 out of 5]

The 4th collection in this series continues to be a fresh twist on the zombie apocalypse drama. In this outing, we see the degradations of morality when power and false senses of security come into full bloom. Lucky, introduced as a protector, takes a turn toward dictator. Also, the ones in power eating babies (kittens) couldn't be more timely.

My biggest gripe right now is that with the cast growing as much as it has, some of the cats (and the dog) are drawn so similarly patterned that it becomes difficult to follow what's happening when they're involved.

[Nancy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lucky, the tomcat, who was sowing division and jealousy between Elsie and Gigi in the last book, proves that he has an evil heart. The group of scrappy survivors had thought they found sanctuary in Pet City, but when chaos erupts, and they are able to topple the cannibalistic Mother Helena from power, Lucky decides to continue her cruel ways. The group is now divided between those who have power and those who do not, but all is for naught when a human cleanup crew arrives at the store. What awaits the felines next? The Don Bluth-inspired artwork continues to delight, with the cover gallery movie posters at the end a special treat.

[Rebel Rider · Rating 3 out of 5]

I understand this is a fantasy story about cats that can be turned into zombies, but the idea of breeding kittens for meat is so silly that it really makes it hard to suspend disbelief.
The reason that humans can breed cattle for meat is because cattle can turn things we can't eat, like grass, into something we can eat, like steak. With kittens, this doesn't work because they would need the best cat food to grow, and so would the nursing mothers. The logic doesn't line up at all.
Otherwise, the art is good, I can tell the characters apart, and they at least have some characterization. It's just that the plot was leaning too heavy into something so illogical that the story didn't work for me.

[Michael · Rating 5 out of 5]

This volume is an absolute banger. The story is just perfect — tense, emotional, and packed with that raw, high-stakes survival energy that pulls you in and doesn’t let go. The way Elsie and her crew battle for control of the store had me completely hooked. It genuinely reminded me of how epic The Walking Dead felt in its prime: gritty, character-driven, and impossible to put down.
If you’re into intense cat-centric post-apocalyptic drama with killer artwork and real heart, this is essential reading. Highly recommend! 🔥

[April Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

I will always love the illustrations of this story. It is such a hard balance of Disney meets horror that I'm always curious what they will do next.

I did end up struggling with this arc just a little bit because the characters are starting to flatten. You only get the sense of who they are through whatever trope or stereotype type they are playing. Part of this, I think, is because we now have such a big group that we are trying to follow, so no one ever really gets a large amount of page time.

As for the full circle moment, I guess we will see where it goes.

[Chad · Rating 4 out of 5]

This should be a dumb series about a bunch of feral cats. How is it so much more then? Add in a rabies plague that turns it into some kind of zombie apocalypse for animals, that's how. The Pet City storyline wraps up and I won't got into a whole lot of details other than the status quo changes at the end again.

[Chris Lemmerman · Rating 4 out of 5]

We're really hitting the zombie apocalypse tropes with this volume. We've got cannibalism, the solution being worse than the problem, secret pregnancies, and an invading force that takes things back to the beginning, and yet when run through the eyes of adorable kitties, it's somehow even worse than usual (in the best way).

[Mee Too · Rating 3 out of 5]

Everyone is completely unlikable. Walking dead tv series but with cats. I was hoping they would wrap this up. What do you bet there will be stray dogs multi verse colab… its gonna be so dumb.

3✨ for sticking with the status quo of infinite sameness 👎🏽

[Eric · Rating 3 out of 5]

This series is still great but I think Elsie's inability to finish a complete sentence is driving me a bit crazy.

"Wait, that's not..."

"You can't, we need to..."

"I just want to..."

No one listens to you because you only speak in ellipses!

[Devon · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love this series. A bloody, fraught story with cats fighting for their lives against multiple groups. Easy to connect with the characters and you become invested in their story. Definitely worth a read.

[Plague Rat · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love this series and can’t wait to keep reading. Edge of your seat action with character angst and a ( sadly? ) rotating cast of side characters. Some punches pulled, I am starting to feel like the main cast are ‘untouchable’ and hope to be wrong about that.

[Sem · Rating 3 out of 5]

the series was kind of spinning its wheels on this one but, perhaps, the next arc does signify a change for the better

[Kara&Nanouk · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.25 stars!
Yikes! This keeps getting more and more unhinged; It's just something you can't look away from.
I honestly have no idea where this story is going or how it is going to end.

[Lily · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'd like I didn't see that coming but...
Wow. What an edge of the seat kind of story.

[Emily · Rating 5 out of 5]

oh my gawwwwd. INCREDIBLE!

[Amethyst · Rating 5 out of 5]

excellent

[Eric · Rating 4 out of 5]

when the book started going Negan it lost me a bit but by the end it pulled me back again.

[Dani · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great art. Heartbreaking story.

[Silver · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wanna compare this to Walking Dead lol

[Tyler Foskitt · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not bad definitely better then the last one but the cats really are making some stupid decisions. Sadly I don't have the last volume available right now but I can always come back to this later.

[Bookishrealm · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ya'll....

This volume is messy af. Why are cats so messy?!? I cannot believe what transpired during this volume. If you're a fan of horror comics, I highly recommend picking this one up.

[Jonathan Williams · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Megan (ReadingRover) · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 stars