"It disturbs me no more to find men base, unjust, or selfish than to see apes mischievous, wolves savage, or the vulture ravenous." - Jean-Paul SartreKevin Colden is a New York based web comic artist who has spent the last 3 years working on a gritty tale known simply as Fishtown (NSFW). Part of the Act-I-Vate online anthology, Colden has been working on this project since early 2005.
The story unfolds slowly as four teenage misfits are interviewed about their involvement in the disappearance and murder of their friend Jesse. A frightening, graphic account of the events is compounded by the calm, non-caring demeanor of the teens. Drugs, sex, self-mutilation; all part of the daily lives of these teens.
The fact that it is fiction does not help as you realize how real these events can be. Close to home, it resembles the murder of Edmonton's Nina Courtepatte, 13, on a local golf course by five low-life mallrats.
Fishtown will be released in book-form late this year by IDW Publishing.
UPDATED: 04/10/2008 - A correction on the post: There were five officially charged in the Courtepatte case, not the previously stated four. Thanks anonymous for the keen eye!
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