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The Mammoth Book of Zombie Comics
These zombies just won’t die. Here is the first ever popular collection of zombie comics and short graphic stories. Full of spooky and well-crafted tales from beyond the grave, this collection will appeal to readers of graphic novels, comic books, and followers of the undead. With stories from Vincent Locke, Steve Niles, Hideshi Hino, Joe Lansdale, and many others, this co...more
Paperback, 480 pages
Published
October 28th 2008
by Running Press
(first published October 27th 2008)
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The Mammoth Book of Zombie Comics is a compilation of zombie comics by different authors, some of which (the comics I mean) have previously been published elsewhere.
The comics vary significantly in length and quality, with the shortest clocking it at just five pages.
Making Amends by Steve Niles and Josh Medors(9 pages)
Pariah by Jon Ayre and Iain Laurie (6 pages)
In Sickness by Jon Ayre and Stephen Hill (6 pages)
Necrotic: Dead Flesh on a Living Body by Buddy Scalera, M. Swank, and Pat Quinn (35 pa...more
The comics vary significantly in length and quality, with the shortest clocking it at just five pages.
Making Amends by Steve Niles and Josh Medors(9 pages)
Pariah by Jon Ayre and Iain Laurie (6 pages)
In Sickness by Jon Ayre and Stephen Hill (6 pages)
Necrotic: Dead Flesh on a Living Body by Buddy Scalera, M. Swank, and Pat Quinn (35 pa...more
At 143 pages, "Dead Eyes Open" is the star of this collection. The longer length of the story allows for better character development. And boy do we have characters! There's a zombie psychologist who is the face of the struggle for the returners' human rights. A zombie lawyer who cannot give up arguing even after he is shot in the chest. A zombie blogger/TV star who brings media attention to the struggle. But my favorite is the right wing attention-whore Taylor who leads the extremist resurgence...more
okay, jeez, where to start? First off, let me say there was a LOT of awesome material in this book. In particular, I enjoyed "Dead Eyes Open" and "In Sickness". While I single these two stories out, they shine as examples of how awesome the book is as a whole, and not as my two favorite comics in the collection. Almost all of the stories in the book kick some royal zombie ass.
THat said, there are a few stories that are hardly "zombie" comics.
For instance, "NECROTIC: Dead Flesh On A Living Body"...more
THat said, there are a few stories that are hardly "zombie" comics.
For instance, "NECROTIC: Dead Flesh On A Living Body"...more
A decent collection of zombie comics. Mostly the shorts please most. Where this book fails is it strays hopelessly away from topic several times. But surely it is allowed to include a few stories that fall shy of the target. I agree but not when they are the longest stories on offer. Necrotic is the longest single part story in the book and has no zombies. It does have a guy who gets to prolong his life by glitching an Egyptian curse. No zombies though. And then there is the inclusion of Dead Ey...more
This "greatest gathering of the undead" fails in several respects.
1. The black and white format. Several of these stories rely heavily on color to set their mood, specifically Necrotic and Pigeons from Hell.
2. The inclusion of stupid shit, most of which was only there to shamelessly bulk up the page count. Some of these pieces were barely even of amateur quality. Necrotic, while a decent comic overall despite its mediocre writing and kind-of-decent art, is not really about a zombie. The argument...more
1. The black and white format. Several of these stories rely heavily on color to set their mood, specifically Necrotic and Pigeons from Hell.
2. The inclusion of stupid shit, most of which was only there to shamelessly bulk up the page count. Some of these pieces were barely even of amateur quality. Necrotic, while a decent comic overall despite its mediocre writing and kind-of-decent art, is not really about a zombie. The argument...more
I rarely do this, but I feel the need to examine these stories individually before I comment on the book as a whole. Pay attention:
Making Amends - 8 pages - solid, but nothing amazing.
Pariah - 5 pages - kind of cute, but not really the reason I read zombie comics. This would have fit perfectly in a different collection, and been quite enjoyable.
In Sickness - 8 pages - subtle, sneak-up-on-you stuff. Quite good.
Necrotic - 64 pages (!) - here is where the trouble really starts. This is the second l...more
Making Amends - 8 pages - solid, but nothing amazing.
Pariah - 5 pages - kind of cute, but not really the reason I read zombie comics. This would have fit perfectly in a different collection, and been quite enjoyable.
In Sickness - 8 pages - subtle, sneak-up-on-you stuff. Quite good.
Necrotic - 64 pages (!) - here is where the trouble really starts. This is the second l...more
This was an enjoyable collection of zombie comics. There is a lot of diversity, so not every story has apocalyptic overtones. A lengthy piece, "Necrotic," is about a mummy rather than a zombie — it's a cool take on the mummy archetype, but nonetheless felt out of place. The books is in black and white, which works well for horror comics, but it rendered "Pigeons from Hell" a very drab look. That's a shame, as the original color version was terrific. But overall, a good book for fans of zombies.
I really enjoyed this collection of zombie comics. Most of the stories really delivered with maybe one or two that could be classified as "meh". Various takes on the zombie tale ranging from zombies in space to zombie myths and legends to tales told from the zombies point of view.
A great addition to my zombie collection that did not disappoint.
A great addition to my zombie collection that did not disappoint.
Ugh, this was just on the verge of simply not being worth a read at all. I know anthologies are normally pretty hit and miss and this one is mostly miss. If not for the awesome quality of the few hits this would be a total one star.
My suggestion: don't pick it up unless you REALLY like zombies and even then only if you can find it cheap.
My suggestion: don't pick it up unless you REALLY like zombies and even then only if you can find it cheap.
I gave it a 3 star due to some of the comics where really entertaining however some where less so. Defiantly worth the read for a few of the comics.
The comics about zombies, being zombies, killing zombies, etc. Good horror stories to read before going to bed.
The comics about zombies, being zombies, killing zombies, etc. Good horror stories to read before going to bed.
Some are trite, some are daft as all hell, but there are a few gems in this book, the highlight for me being Dead Eyes Open.
Jul 30, 2011
Jessica Adler
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Hit and miss. The comics that were good were really good, but the ones that were bad were oh so bad.
Zombie comics + pizza = pefect sunday night
pretty good.
A handful of the stories were great, but overall I only liked this collection. Too bad :(
Some real winners and some duds, but overall an enjoyable read. If you can get it on the bargain racks, it is a steal.
Apr 10, 2013
Alison
marked it as to-read
Apr 01, 2013
Christina Browne
marked it as to-read
Mar 13, 2013
André Dadi
marked it as to-read
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