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The Living and the Dead
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Jason
After a couple of downright chatty full-color books (Why Are You Doing This? and The Left Bank Gang) the Norwegian cartoonist Jason returns, for his ninth Fantagraphics graphic novel, to his two-tone mute roots with The Living and the Dead, a George A. Romero-esque zombie comedy that he intends to be the middle installment of his "horror trilogy" begun with the F...more
Paperback, 44 pages
Published
March 14th 2007
by Fantagraphics Books
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Brad was pushing me to read this book for about a week, and I kept telling him I'd get to it on my own time. He put it in my hand tonight and told me I could read it in ten minutes. I scoffed appropriately and he put me on a timer.
I was done in seven minutes.
How could seven minutes of love, loss, and zombies be so incredibly awesome? I'm suddenly feeling like I need to read Jason's whole body of work and figure out he he shoves so much empathy and pathos in to a few ...more
I was done in seven minutes.
How could seven minutes of love, loss, and zombies be so incredibly awesome? I'm suddenly feeling like I need to read Jason's whole body of work and figure out he he shoves so much empathy and pathos in to a few ...more
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As Tim, a fellow reviewer on Goodreads, put it: "This is just one of those stories where a dish boy falls in love with a prostitute and they try to survive the zombie revolution." For once, those lying anon. thugs from the Intertubes are right: the aforementioned dish boy --dog-man, really-- is busy collecting the necessary hundred bucks for that one unforgettable night when a meteor (much like the one on the cover) strikes, leading to an apocalyp...ZomBies!!*Braaaains%$*!!! His plans ...more
I read it yesterday in about ten minutes and I cant really remember much of it except that I liked it. I remember smiling at the book like a fool in the library. I think it was a good break compared to the other comics I indulged in. I wanted to see if the author would be able reveal his story without any dialogue and I must say he was pretty successful. The few lines that he threw in here and there was something the readers could do without but I understand that as an artist he wasn't sure if i...more
This was my first Jason, and I was impressed. He's certainly in the category of European cartoonists who are, in fact, more fun than their American counterparts. They're philosophical, but only lightly. They're depressed sometimes, but it's always amusing. They're kind of like the Smiths of comic books, only requiring translation into English. This book must have been rather easy as far as that goes, seeing as it contains about five words (maybe fewer). I like diving into this stuff without know...more
A nearly silent tale of romance and flesh-eating...right up my alley. And, as always, I love Jason's deadpan style. Because of the spare dialogue, it really added to the aura of watching a Romero film; i.e. there's more added by your own experience than could ever be expressed in words. Not that I've experienced a zombie attack recently...
A dishwasher starts saving his money to spend on a homely prostitute. Corrupt bosses and pimps seem to be the only problem for these would be lovers until the zombies are awakened by a fallen meteor. Cartoon carnage ensues. Short and sweet with a comic style and adult themes, this was worth a quick read.
while i love zombie stories and Jason's art, this is kind of a throwaway book. no new take on zombie lore. no suspense. slightly interesting sub-plot. if you're going to do zombies, do them well. or have an interesting spin on things. a story i've read, or seen, multiple times.
I started reading this one when I am got on the bus home, and I was finished three downtown stops later. Nearly no text makes it a very quick read.
This is just one of those stories where a dish boy falls in love with a prostitute and they try to survive the zombie revolution.
This is just one of those stories where a dish boy falls in love with a prostitute and they try to survive the zombie revolution.
Jason writes a silent film complete with intertitles. He uses physical humour and beautiful page balance to create some perfect pages here. Short as it is I think it could have be condensed into something more powerful
Literally read this while standing in the library stacks. Didn't even check it out. (Didn't need to. Finished it in less than 10 minutes.) A dish boy, a prostitute, and people-eating zombies -- you get the idea...
I don't know how it's possible that I love a book about a zombie that eats a baby, but I do. And you'll love it too!
An interesting take on the standard zombie tale. Who's to say if these characters were better off alive or dead?
More of the usual from Jason. Heartache, vice, love and zombies. Not groundbreaking but still lovely.
Subtlety is not an easy thing to do in comics, but Jason has it down. He makes me laugh in a way that no other comic illustrator does.
Borrow it for 15 minutes from your friend who bought it.
Borrow it for 15 minutes from your friend who bought it.
The best Zombie comic I've read this week, but not the best Jason one.
A funy twist in the zombies tales... Jason is always a good reading.
Certainly not as good as The Left Bank Gang. This one can be read in about 5 minutes, and doesn't really add much to the zombie genre, if anything at all. Like he was bored one weekend after watching a zombie movie. If there's something deeper here than man-loves-prostitute, zombies-attack-town, man-saves-prostitute (sort of), than I don't see it.
I do like that Jason sticks to a very regimental layout and character types (cats, dogs, ducks, etc.) from his other work. Otherwise, pretty blah...more
I do like that Jason sticks to a very regimental layout and character types (cats, dogs, ducks, etc.) from his other work. Otherwise, pretty blah...more
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Zombie romance graphic novel. Funny, sad, sweet, haunting.
Very funny. I love Jason's format.
Zombies. Love. Nuff said.
Heh. Cute.
Quirky and fun.
Another great art work from Jason! Even Zombie could have a love story ;)
I think Zombie book fans will have sharply divided reactions to this -- they'll either love it or claim to "get it", or they'll dislike it and shuffle off to devour other zomb lit. Either way, no one will have had to invest tons of time to read it. It is a fun, dark book that blends the traditional zombie story with the comic strip stylings of the early 20th century. Interesting overall and I'm glad I picked it up.
This is one of the most shallow Jason graphic novels. It's fun, but the story's pretty weak and Jason doesn't do anything interesting with the storytelling. Read Low Moon for his best work.
this book is an extremely quick read.. i feel a little odd giving it four stars.. because somehow it suggests its on par with "blankets" or "persepolis" which it isnt.. but nor was it intended to be.. its four stars of dog zombie, hooker-befriending, cannibalism madness..
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This is a great story. Just like you were watching a silent film, there are no bubbles. What dialogue there is is portreyed on black title cards similar to a silent movie.
pg-13. I have read all of Jasons stuff, and this is easily the best. Funny zombie graphic novel. Message: If you can't beat them join them.
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