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Zombies! (Rant and Review)
Oct. 31st, 2007 02:55 pmIt must be the season. On the various message boards I've been reading, there's been a lot of talk of what to do to survive a zombie attack, and as it turns out, a lot of people seems to have things pretty much figured out as to what they'll do. I've been reading those plans (or as much of the plans they'll "let the public know"), and have come to one major conclusion:
Never mind the zombies, the biggest threat to civilization will be the people who know just what to do to survive a zombie incursion. I mean, do we REALLY need multiple bunches of psychos homing in on local police stations and shopping malls with the intent of grabbing as many weapons as possible? All with the main intent of fending off OTHER bands of gun-toting anti social types who have short lists of those worthy of restart civilization?
Which makes me wonder: have there been any stories where the zombies are a minor threat, easily dealt with, and the REAL problem is all the people who react to the situation by going all "me and mine ONLY" survivalist? Maybe one where the zombies aren't even a danger, but the people are?
Anyway, in keeping with the season, here's a couple reviews of some cool zombie webcomics:
The Zombie Hunters: set five years after one of those standard "Zombies eat everybody" scenarios, the last remnants of the human race are clustered at aa small arcology. The Zombie Hunters are those people who go outside, to well, get hunted by zombies, mostly. The art is nice, with a somewhat manga-derived linework, and excellent, bright coloring. While there hasn't been much chance to get into the plot, the dialogue is well scripted, and the pace jumps between humor and tension very nicely. So check it out.
Dead Winter: It's a crime drama, it's a slice of life "work sucks" comedy, it's a ROMERO ZOMBIES INVADE comic! This comic is wild- humorous, tense, and at times really surreal (Seriously, hat's with the sword in the dreamscape bit?) It has a nicely long lead-up reminiscent of Shaun of the Dead, and then abruptly we have people having to turn, more or less gracefully, into heroes. (That's probably what the dream stuff is about, come to think of it). And the artwork is brilliant- cartoonish yet expressive, black and white except for rare, important splashes of color, and the whole thing really looks like it could have been done with brushes.
Hey, I don't even like zombie stuff, and I love these comics. Seriously, check them out!
Never mind the zombies, the biggest threat to civilization will be the people who know just what to do to survive a zombie incursion. I mean, do we REALLY need multiple bunches of psychos homing in on local police stations and shopping malls with the intent of grabbing as many weapons as possible? All with the main intent of fending off OTHER bands of gun-toting anti social types who have short lists of those worthy of restart civilization?
Which makes me wonder: have there been any stories where the zombies are a minor threat, easily dealt with, and the REAL problem is all the people who react to the situation by going all "me and mine ONLY" survivalist? Maybe one where the zombies aren't even a danger, but the people are?
Anyway, in keeping with the season, here's a couple reviews of some cool zombie webcomics:
The Zombie Hunters: set five years after one of those standard "Zombies eat everybody" scenarios, the last remnants of the human race are clustered at aa small arcology. The Zombie Hunters are those people who go outside, to well, get hunted by zombies, mostly. The art is nice, with a somewhat manga-derived linework, and excellent, bright coloring. While there hasn't been much chance to get into the plot, the dialogue is well scripted, and the pace jumps between humor and tension very nicely. So check it out.
Dead Winter: It's a crime drama, it's a slice of life "work sucks" comedy, it's a ROMERO ZOMBIES INVADE comic! This comic is wild- humorous, tense, and at times really surreal (Seriously, hat's with the sword in the dreamscape bit?) It has a nicely long lead-up reminiscent of Shaun of the Dead, and then abruptly we have people having to turn, more or less gracefully, into heroes. (That's probably what the dream stuff is about, come to think of it). And the artwork is brilliant- cartoonish yet expressive, black and white except for rare, important splashes of color, and the whole thing really looks like it could have been done with brushes.
Hey, I don't even like zombie stuff, and I love these comics. Seriously, check them out!
