Who is Scruff?
The Unforgiving Scruff is the story about Adam Davis, a university professor in his early 30’s, whose ideals for his students are shattered by an act of horrific violence right outside the school’s campus. The trauma experienced by this event leads the professor down a dark twisted path for justice, turning him into the urban vigilante, known as The Scruff.
The Unforgiving Scruff
Adhim DeVeaux
Adhim DeVeaux, affectionately known as “Brother DeVeaux”, is an educator, activist, father and HBCU Hampton University Alum. Growing up in Mount Vernon New York, he was fascinated with role playing games, character creation and comic books. This lifelong passion and enthusiasm for the genre lays the foundation for an intriguing story. In The Unforgiving Scruff, Adhim explores the intersections of trauma, race, masculinity, and mental health to create a new perspective of the urban vigilante. The Unforgiving Scruff is Adhim DeVeaux’s first comic book.
Abelard Alexis
Abelard is a Freelance Illustrator from Brooklyn, New York that finds joy in telling stories and evoking emotions through his creations. Drawing has become more than just a storytelling medium but also a passion he’s grown to love and is continuing to improve on. His work attempts to be a healthy amalgamation of all of his inspirations, starting from his favorite anime and manga to his favorite comics and video games as you’ll notice by looking at his website, Abelard Illustrations. While this is one of the many projects he’s worked on alongside some children’s books he’s in the midst of writing and illustrating his ‘Alternia’ comic and story. Follow his work to stay tuned!
The Unforgiving Scruff
Why Did I Create The Scruff?
Stan Lee said when he first introduced his concept for Spider-Man, a publisher told him no one wanted to read about a hero’s personal problems. Now we know how deeply wrong that publisher was. People want heroes with real problems they can all identify with.
The increased awareness in our society around mental health inspired me to tell not just an action-packed story, but one that shows the turmoil affecting the hero when the mask comes off.