The Living and the Deadby Jason
Published: 2006
Paperback: 44 pages
Genre: Graphic Novel, Zombies
Rating: 4
Inspiration: September Zombie Week - check out daily events this week
Description from book:
"Over the last several years, the Norwegian cartoonist Jason has proven himself to be a singular talent in international comics, a deadpan minimalist with a line reminiscent of Herge's." --Bookforum
...and Jason emphatically puts the "dead" back into "deadpan" with The Living and the Dead, in which a meteor from outer space causes the deceased to claw their way out of their graves to feast on the living -- wreaking havoc with both civilization and our protagonist's romantic inclinations.
Horror, humor, and romance commingle in this near-silent graphic novelette (seven lines of dialogue total!), which feature as much blood and gore as you could possibly want from a zombie comic, but also a sweet love story and many laughs so dark they edge into the infrared. Bon appetit!
My thoughts:
In-a-word: inevitable
Not much dialogue in this but that's okay. The story works well with the wonderful graphics. The battle of zombies vs. humans plays out. The people are portrayed as dogs and ducks. So, it's not too scary to look at. And, a sweet romance does take place amongst the chaos.
Sneak peek:
