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28 Days Later (Collected Editions 2009-2011) #3
28 Days Later, Vol. 3: Hot Zone
The film that changed horror forever continues here! Selena and her new comrades struggle against the infected, the American presence in the UK...and themselves. In this volume, Selena and her crew are on the move. London is getting closer, but the journey is getting tougher. While The Infected still walk, someone else has their eyes on the three who finally broke the UK quarantine. Some dangerous...someone with a lint to Selena's past.
112 pages, Hardcover
First published April 6, 2011
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About the author
Michael Alan Nelson
252 books100 followersMichael Alan Nelson grew up in a small Indiana farming community before moving to Los Angeles in 2002. He is the winner of the 2004 New Times 55 Fiction contest for his short-short "The Conspirators" and was awarded the 2011 Glyph Comics Award for Best Female Character for the character Selena from his series "28 Days Later." Michael is the author of the critically acclaimed comic series "Hexed," "Dingo," and "Fall of Cthulhu." His current ongoing titles include "Day Men" and the relaunch of the fan-favorite series "Hexed." His first prose novel, "Hexed: the Sisters of Witchdown" arrives May 5th, 2015. He lives in Los Angeles.
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December 14, 2024
(Buddy read with the Rage Reading Machine)
I’m 3 volumes in and I’m still baffled by the fact that Selena wears a skirt on every cover despite the fact that she never ever wears a skirt in the comic, nor in the movie, and she never would wear a skirt as its suggested femininity seems to clash with her insistence on being a rage machine.
Speaking of her rage, now that it’s been 3 volumes, it became a lot clearer that there was a pattern of Selena losing her logical thought process to rage in almost every precarious situation that involved anything more intelligent than a mindless zombie and that was so at odds with her movie counterpart. Yes, she was brazen and gutsy in the movie, but she didn’t taunt people on purpose or provoke them when the group were in a position to be hurt by them. On top of that, she said some really bizarre slang words that did not fit her character at all. It wasn’t clear if the writer didn’t know how to write a Brit, didn’t know how to write a female protagonist in general, or didn’t know how to write Selena specifically.
But at least he knew how to write some things, like a very sad death. Sad in circumstance, perhaps not very sad in tone. Although it did manage to give Selena one other emotion other than anger for roughly a few panels so I suppose it wasn’t nothing.
And so far we’ve had messages that consist of: the Scottish are bad guys and the Americans are bad guys (twice). We’re yet to see the British be bad guys which is rather ironic considering this whole situation was their fault. Perhaps when the characters reach London, if they ever reach London, we’ll get a nice well-rounded and unbiased message just to end the series on a “we’re all bad guys” note.
I’m 3 volumes in and I’m still baffled by the fact that Selena wears a skirt on every cover despite the fact that she never ever wears a skirt in the comic, nor in the movie, and she never would wear a skirt as its suggested femininity seems to clash with her insistence on being a rage machine.
Speaking of her rage, now that it’s been 3 volumes, it became a lot clearer that there was a pattern of Selena losing her logical thought process to rage in almost every precarious situation that involved anything more intelligent than a mindless zombie and that was so at odds with her movie counterpart. Yes, she was brazen and gutsy in the movie, but she didn’t taunt people on purpose or provoke them when the group were in a position to be hurt by them. On top of that, she said some really bizarre slang words that did not fit her character at all. It wasn’t clear if the writer didn’t know how to write a Brit, didn’t know how to write a female protagonist in general, or didn’t know how to write Selena specifically.
But at least he knew how to write some things, like a very sad death. Sad in circumstance, perhaps not very sad in tone. Although it did manage to give Selena one other emotion other than anger for roughly a few panels so I suppose it wasn’t nothing.
And so far we’ve had messages that consist of: the Scottish are bad guys and the Americans are bad guys (twice). We’re yet to see the British be bad guys which is rather ironic considering this whole situation was their fault. Perhaps when the characters reach London, if they ever reach London, we’ll get a nice well-rounded and unbiased message just to end the series on a “we’re all bad guys” note.
April 9, 2023
The story arcs are too short for the stories the author is trying to tell, so the pacing tends to be really off, and the stories feel rushed.
Experiments! That should be creepy, but it never is, because things happen to quickly and there's no time for things to sink in.
Also, what is the CIA trying to achieve here..? Super soldiers? That makes no sense. The RAGE virus removes the conscious parts of the infected, and leaves hate and anger. Replacing the conscious part would just "cure" the virus. There is nothing super about the virus, the infected aren't stronger or quicker because of it.
(Slogged through this with Kadi Virus, these joke names aren't getting any better soon)
Experiments! That should be creepy, but it never is, because things happen to quickly and there's no time for things to sink in.
Also, what is the CIA trying to achieve here..? Super soldiers? That makes no sense. The RAGE virus removes the conscious parts of the infected, and leaves hate and anger. Replacing the conscious part would just "cure" the virus. There is nothing super about the virus, the infected aren't stronger or quicker because of it.
(Slogged through this with Kadi Virus, these joke names aren't getting any better soon)
September 30, 2018
4 Stars
Loved it; and the cover is just so awesome. As Selena leads the journalists further into the danger zone; they continue to have issues with man, moreso than the "infected." At the end of all things; MAN is not who/what I should be worried about, but with all dystopian novels, is that not the case???
What I didn't like were the illustrations of Selena. The artist made her look more manly to me, with harder edges. If we all remember correctly, Selena was anything but manly. Strong, but not uncomely.
Loved it; and the cover is just so awesome. As Selena leads the journalists further into the danger zone; they continue to have issues with man, moreso than the "infected." At the end of all things; MAN is not who/what I should be worried about, but with all dystopian novels, is that not the case???
What I didn't like were the illustrations of Selena. The artist made her look more manly to me, with harder edges. If we all remember correctly, Selena was anything but manly. Strong, but not uncomely.
October 7, 2012
Decent enough story - this is reading like the middle act of a good horror movie. Getting closer to the truth, getting too close to the antagonists, and getting a little more hardened and battle-weary. Less of the infected, more of the bad judgment and evil in men's hearts that springs forth from bad situations.
Good story, and while it took me a long time to finally wade into book 3, I think in actually looking forward to book 4.
Good story, and while it took me a long time to finally wade into book 3, I think in actually looking forward to book 4.
January 11, 2017
Reprints 28 Days Later #9-12 (April 2010-June 2010). Derrick is blind, and Selena and Clint are joined by a young man named Doug. Travelling the woods and forests, the group soon finds out that there is more than the Infected in England. Someone is hunting Selena and when the group is captured, Selena, Derrick, Clint, and Doug might learn what stake the C.I.A. has in England and why the Infected could be the key.
Written by Michael Alan Nelson, 28 Days Later 3: Hot Zone follows 28 Days Later 2: Bend in the Road. The comic features art by Leonardo Manco (28 Days Later #9) and Declan Shalvey (28 Days Later #10-12). The comic were also collected in the 28 Days Later Omnibus.
28 Days Later was a great movie that was a fun, surprising jolt to the zombie genre. One of the best things to come out of the movie was Selena (played by Naomie Harris). In the 28 Days Later comic book, the Selena character is fleshed out…and that is a good thing.
The basic story for the book is good, but Boom! Entertainment doesn’t help it. Boom! is smart in that it wants to get their comics out quickly and affordably. If a comic is hot and making ground the quick four issue turn around helps people catch up with the comic and in theory get on board if it is ongoing…but 28 Days Later is very loosely written as a serialized story. The comic kind of has story arcs, but it is better read as a whole.
This does feel a bit more like a story arc than some of the other collections. I think if anything, it sped the story up too much. The last issue (featuring the group’s escape from the lab) feels too much like the escape at the end of the movie and it is too rapid. It doesn’t feel like it builds to it (I did like the sacrifice of the kid).
The art for the comic is pretty strong. Declan Shalvey was an up and coming artist at the time of the series’ release and has gone on to bigger things. Often independent comics feature artists that aren’t necessarily up to the bigger publishers, but Declan was rightfully tapped to move “up to the big leagues”.
28 Days Later 3: Hot Zone continues a fun comic that feels like a true expansion of the film (more so than the film sequel 28 Weeks Later). The series continue to truck on and is relatively unpredictable in nature which is a good thing. 28 Days Later 3: Hot Zone is followed by 28 Days Later 4: Gangwar.
Written by Michael Alan Nelson, 28 Days Later 3: Hot Zone follows 28 Days Later 2: Bend in the Road. The comic features art by Leonardo Manco (28 Days Later #9) and Declan Shalvey (28 Days Later #10-12). The comic were also collected in the 28 Days Later Omnibus.
28 Days Later was a great movie that was a fun, surprising jolt to the zombie genre. One of the best things to come out of the movie was Selena (played by Naomie Harris). In the 28 Days Later comic book, the Selena character is fleshed out…and that is a good thing.
The basic story for the book is good, but Boom! Entertainment doesn’t help it. Boom! is smart in that it wants to get their comics out quickly and affordably. If a comic is hot and making ground the quick four issue turn around helps people catch up with the comic and in theory get on board if it is ongoing…but 28 Days Later is very loosely written as a serialized story. The comic kind of has story arcs, but it is better read as a whole.
This does feel a bit more like a story arc than some of the other collections. I think if anything, it sped the story up too much. The last issue (featuring the group’s escape from the lab) feels too much like the escape at the end of the movie and it is too rapid. It doesn’t feel like it builds to it (I did like the sacrifice of the kid).
The art for the comic is pretty strong. Declan Shalvey was an up and coming artist at the time of the series’ release and has gone on to bigger things. Often independent comics feature artists that aren’t necessarily up to the bigger publishers, but Declan was rightfully tapped to move “up to the big leagues”.
28 Days Later 3: Hot Zone continues a fun comic that feels like a true expansion of the film (more so than the film sequel 28 Weeks Later). The series continue to truck on and is relatively unpredictable in nature which is a good thing. 28 Days Later 3: Hot Zone is followed by 28 Days Later 4: Gangwar.
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March 8, 2025Oaaa!!!!
Didn`t expected to like it so much!
Wayy better than the first two!
I enjoyed a lot the first chapter illustrated by Leonardo Manco! Don`t get me wrong Delcan Shalvey is also good, but Manco it`s on another level with the details, the lines and the shadows! Impressive craft!!!
Also, the story was quite better than the previous arcs, standard stuff in some of it`s aspects, with the experiments to harvest a better virus for the army, but still compelling and engaging.
I thought that this will be the final volume, but it changed my mind and so, I will see you again after the next one!
Didn`t expected to like it so much!
Wayy better than the first two!
I enjoyed a lot the first chapter illustrated by Leonardo Manco! Don`t get me wrong Delcan Shalvey is also good, but Manco it`s on another level with the details, the lines and the shadows! Impressive craft!!!
Also, the story was quite better than the previous arcs, standard stuff in some of it`s aspects, with the experiments to harvest a better virus for the army, but still compelling and engaging.
I thought that this will be the final volume, but it changed my mind and so, I will see you again after the next one!
August 15, 2021
actual rating: 3.5
I thought we were going to be moving into new territory after the last volume but this one has taken a step backwards in my opinion and is back to kind of just rehashing plot points from the original movie. I really love Selena as a character and she's definitely enough to still carry this series for me but I wish they would try to do something more original with it.
I thought we were going to be moving into new territory after the last volume but this one has taken a step backwards in my opinion and is back to kind of just rehashing plot points from the original movie. I really love Selena as a character and she's definitely enough to still carry this series for me but I wish they would try to do something more original with it.
January 4, 2016
Getting More Like the Walking Dead
June 25, 2016
Some serious $h*t just went down and def an important volume, not much of the crew is left and I wonder who is next?
April 25, 2020
I have been enjoying the series. This graphic was great with the graphics. I did not like how they depicted Americans in this novel at all. I was a little disappointed in that. The plot was a little predictable as well.
November 16, 2022
Too bad they haven't given Leonardo Manco more issues to draw. By far best artist in this series so far. Nelson knows what he's doing story wise.
January 21, 2018
Story Synopsis:
Book Info: This collection contains 28 Days Later issues #9-12.
ABSOLUTE RATING: {3+/5 stars}
STANDARDIZED RATING: <3/5 stars>
Things start to become a little routine, and unfortunately, some of the excitement was lost for me. And I'm glad Manco didn't illustrate the entire volume; he's a talented artist who I think has a place in the comic book world, but it's not here.
Book Info: This collection contains 28 Days Later issues #9-12.
ABSOLUTE RATING: {3+/5 stars}
STANDARDIZED RATING: <3/5 stars>
Things start to become a little routine, and unfortunately, some of the excitement was lost for me. And I'm glad Manco didn't illustrate the entire volume; he's a talented artist who I think has a place in the comic book world, but it's not here.
May 17, 2015
Ah, how to write this review without spoilers??? Okay, I'm going to attempt it...
The 28 Days Later graphics extend the story told in the original movie of the same name and fill in the history that occurred before that movie's sequel, "28 Weeks Later." If you read (or watch) TWD, you'll see similarities between TWD's Michonne and 28DL's Selena—both kick major ass, are hated by stupid people (mostly male), and are the best blade wielders in their respective series. Personally, I freaking love Michonne~~~we need more strong female characters in the apocalyptic genre~~~and Selena is just as good.
The main male characters are...softer. They allow Selena to take the lead much of the time and temper her impulsiveness to a degree. Clint and Derrick are likeable. Their bromance doesn't detract from the story but might annoy the reader who tends toward Neanderthal. I'd love to have a friend like Clint, when it comes down to it.
I feel like I'm not saying anything about the story in this particular graphic...which is good. I would've given everything away by now if I'd tried to break it down. I will say this, however:
This is not a zombie series. This is a biological/viral/oh-look-we-humans-have-mucked-it-up-again series. And it is excellent. Really.
The 28 Days Later graphics extend the story told in the original movie of the same name and fill in the history that occurred before that movie's sequel, "28 Weeks Later." If you read (or watch) TWD, you'll see similarities between TWD's Michonne and 28DL's Selena—both kick major ass, are hated by stupid people (mostly male), and are the best blade wielders in their respective series. Personally, I freaking love Michonne~~~we need more strong female characters in the apocalyptic genre~~~and Selena is just as good.
The main male characters are...softer. They allow Selena to take the lead much of the time and temper her impulsiveness to a degree. Clint and Derrick are likeable. Their bromance doesn't detract from the story but might annoy the reader who tends toward Neanderthal. I'd love to have a friend like Clint, when it comes down to it.
I feel like I'm not saying anything about the story in this particular graphic...which is good. I would've given everything away by now if I'd tried to break it down. I will say this, however:
This is not a zombie series. This is a biological/viral/oh-look-we-humans-have-mucked-it-up-again series. And it is excellent. Really.
September 27, 2018
Nella terza parte si entra nel vivo, non più flashback e approfondimenti per conoscere (o ricordare) i personaggi, ma incontri e scontri con quelli che si presume saranno i veri cattivi della serie.
Non credo sia uno spoiler ma...
... in pratica come si vede in metà di film/serie di questo genere.
I tre sopravvissuti riescono a salvarsi ma sembra che un antagonista ancora ignoto sia ben deciso ad eliminare Selena.
Sarà un personaggio nuovo o un aggancio ai film?
Vedremo nel prossimo capitolo.
Non credo sia uno spoiler ma...
... in pratica come si vede in metà di film/serie di questo genere.
I tre sopravvissuti riescono a salvarsi ma sembra che un antagonista ancora ignoto sia ben deciso ad eliminare Selena.
Sarà un personaggio nuovo o un aggancio ai film?
Vedremo nel prossimo capitolo.
December 30, 2011
The best of the volumes so far. Yeah, I know that this is volume 3, so that doesn't sound like a big deal.
But this is where the game changes for our ragtag band of survivors. Don't trust the Government, don't get too comfortable with all the characters, and be happy that volume 4 is easily accessible.
But this is where the game changes for our ragtag band of survivors. Don't trust the Government, don't get too comfortable with all the characters, and be happy that volume 4 is easily accessible.
September 21, 2013
Things pick up a notch in this volume as adversaries beyond the Infected make themselves known, and Selena proves just how much ass she can truly kick. This series is growing on me (as implicated by the way I've put down other reads to focus on this). Here's hoping it continues its upward trend.
4 Selena Machete Kills for Volume 3: Hot Zone.
4 Selena Machete Kills for Volume 3: Hot Zone.
November 16, 2014
The best volume thus far. Action picks up and gives little time for reflection for the band of survivors. I could have had some more flashbacks, overall a solid volume.
August 17, 2020
Este arco dio un giro interesante. Sabemos un poco más sobre el pasado de Selena y lo que le sucedió a Hannah y Jim, pero sólo los menciona apenas. Lo cierto es que ahora hay alguien buscándola y no sabemos por qué. Cuando pensamos que íbamos a tener respuestas, el volumen termina, espero que en el siguiente nos la den.
El tomo me pareció muy bueno porque parece irse por el cliché "Vamos a buscar la cura", pero el autor da un giro interesante y muy apreciado que lleva la historia a otras partes.
No había habido muertes importantes en el tomo anterior y eso era algo que me había gustado del tomo uno, por eso aprecié que este volumen fuera un poco más oscuro y salvaje que el anterior.
El tomo me pareció muy bueno porque parece irse por el cliché "Vamos a buscar la cura", pero el autor da un giro interesante y muy apreciado que lleva la historia a otras partes.
No había habido muertes importantes en el tomo anterior y eso era algo que me había gustado del tomo uno, por eso aprecié que este volumen fuera un poco más oscuro y salvaje que el anterior.
December 4, 2024
Still not loving how much this feels like it's riffing off THE WALKING DEAD, nor do I think the characterization of Selena is handled well, but it's marginally better than VOL. 2. Jim and Hannah are directly mentioned but only in name, still leaving their fates obscured.
Really hoping for more from this series, as a plot point in 28 WEEKS LATER is directly addressed here, but if this is how the rest of the series goes, I would have rather been left in the dark on the bridging events...
Really hoping for more from this series, as a plot point in 28 WEEKS LATER is directly addressed here, but if this is how the rest of the series goes, I would have rather been left in the dark on the bridging events...
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 13, 2025
Even though this series feels like Walking Dead fan fiction more than 28 Days Later expansion, it is a lot of fun. In this book they finally started taking advantage of some of the specific differences in the 28 Days world vs Walking Dead's, but not to the degree that they should have to escape further Walking Dead comparisons. These books are a little too short and reset everything too often. I still think they are worth it though.
December 14, 2024
this volume is such a big drop in quality from the first two, and just off the top of my head so much of the issues for me revolve around Douglas. From wanting to get home in #8 to being desperate to leave in #9, it was such a big unexplained jump. I think this was done just so someone would get killed off at the end of this vol without it being the main 3, which is a very cheap choice to me
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 17, 2018
Oh yes. Intense, a return to form. This is what survival zombie horror should be like.
August 8, 2020
La storia prosegue mantenendo gli standard molto alti.
Ritmo serrato che spinge il lettore a una lettura a perdi fiato.
Ritmo serrato che spinge il lettore a una lettura a perdi fiato.
May 13, 2021
Great manga continuation of the film "28 Days Later" that continues the story of Selena from the movie.
December 2, 2023
Great storyline.
July 3, 2024
Excellent graphics, excellent tale and Selena is an incredible main character!
December 15, 2024
4/5 - Graphic Novels
3/5 - Horror
2/5 - Characters
3/5 - Story
3/5 - Rating
3/5 - Horror
2/5 - Characters
3/5 - Story
3/5 - Rating
November 7, 2024
Another good graphic novel. Already starting on the next one.
October 3, 2014
This is the 3rd book in the series, containing chapters 9 to 12.
The story carries on directly from the end of chapter 8 at the end of the 2nd book. The book contains a nice balance of plot building and action, although things feel like they are diverging from the '28 Days Later' and '28 Weeks Later' films somewhat. Some of the events don't seem to fit in with the spirit of the films, even if there are no direct contradictions.
I also don't like some of the wording in chapters 11 and 12. It seems like some words are in bold, almost at random, rather than to indicate words that would be stressed in real life. I couldn't help reading them aloud in my head, and it 'sounds' quite unnatural, which was slightly annoying.
All in all, not bad at all, but there were a couple of aspects I personally didn't like.
The story carries on directly from the end of chapter 8 at the end of the 2nd book. The book contains a nice balance of plot building and action, although things feel like they are diverging from the '28 Days Later' and '28 Weeks Later' films somewhat. Some of the events don't seem to fit in with the spirit of the films, even if there are no direct contradictions.
I also don't like some of the wording in chapters 11 and 12. It seems like some words are in bold, almost at random, rather than to indicate words that would be stressed in real life. I couldn't help reading them aloud in my head, and it 'sounds' quite unnatural, which was slightly annoying.
All in all, not bad at all, but there were a couple of aspects I personally didn't like.
October 8, 2011
In Hot Zone our team continues their journey towards London, dodging infected along the way. In this story a new adversary is introduced: the United States military and one colonel(?) in particular, who seems to have a personal vendetta against Selena, the basis of which is yet to be revealed.
Also in Hot Zone do we get our first hint at the fate of Jim and Hannah, the two other survivors from the feature film.
Also in Hot Zone do we get our first hint at the fate of Jim and Hannah, the two other survivors from the feature film.
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