Unexpected Sweetness

Hey, you guys remember my latest Redditgifts post? Well, my Secret Santa sent me another comic book, Sweet Tooth!

Despite the candy-coated name, this looks like a very dark read:

A decade ago the Affliction raged like a forest fire, killing billions, and the only children born since are a new breed of human/animal hybrid. Gus is one of these endangered children, a boy with a sweet soul, a sweeter tooth - and the features of a deer.

But kids like Gus have a price on their heads. When vicious hunters descend on his isolated forest home, a mysterious and violent man called Jepperd rescues Gus. The hulking drifter promises to lead Gus to "The Preserve," a fabled safe-haven for hybrid children.

As the two cross this dangerous new American frontier, will Jepperd corrupt "Sweet Tooth," as the killer has nicknamed him, or will it be Gus's heart that changes Jepperd?

I think I'm going to like it - but I don't think I'll let the kids read it just yet...

 

Links!

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• Has the MSM Just Obliterated Darren Wilson Along With the Entire Ferguson Police Department? 
• Ferguson protesters chanted, "Hands up, don't shoot!" Darren Wilson supporters replied, "Shoot!" 
• Books for Ferguson (Yes, I know I've posted this twice. I didn't know where it would best fit, so I just put it both places.)
• What I've Learned from Two Years Collecting Data on Police Killings Related: Ferguson Turns Lens On Police-Involved Killings, But Some Facts Are Few 
• OK, fine. Let's talk about 'black-on-black' violence. 
• A Foundation for Change in Post-Ferguson America 
• Ferguson letter from black clergy becomes interracial call for justice Related: Joint Statement of Heads of Historic African American Church Denominations, Independent Churches, the National African American Clergy Network, Faith Partnerships, Inc., and Diverse Faith Leaders... 
• Religious post: What God is screaming in Ferguson, Missouri 
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