A First Look At ‘Run Wild’: A Supernatural Fairytale You Shouldn’t Miss

When I first saw previews pages of Run Wild, it read more like a fairy tale to me, which I love. At the heart of all fairy tales and stories of old, they can be a bit dark. Several of them include children and have them seeking for something familiar (like home) or a family member (like a parent). It is not uncommon to come across small children, siblings, or even talking animals which is what we find here in this graphic novel offering by the creative team of K.I. Zachopoulos and Vincenzo Balzano. It seems that I wasn’t too off the mark because both Zachopoulos and Balzanohad had a previous collaboration together via graphic novel under their belts titled The Cloud which Writer Zachopoulos described as “a post-apocalyptic fairytale.”

Run Wild appears to detail the journey of two young siblings, Ava and Flynn, who are forced to survive when they are separated from their parents in a world where all of civilization begins turning into animals. They find that they are the only human children left, and they set out in this new, unpredictable, and violent world seeking safety, for an idea of how to make things rights right, and to discover what really makes them human. Along with the story, I’m really digging the art here: it’s this gorgeous mashup of dark and light that seems to constantly battle across the pages. The deep darker toned blues and greys take center stage yet burst of color jump out refusing to be tamed. The art style seems whimsical with a water colored impressi…