Monday, November 24, 2008

Dead Ahead #1

Written by Clark Castillo and Mel Smith
Art by Alex Nino


This is a pretty standard zombie story, with a nautical twist. The plot is decent, focusing on a group of people stuck at sea, since land has become overrun by zombies. The script is serviceable, although the characters aren't particularly individualized or developed, and I'm not sure I care about any of them all that much.

The strength of this book lies in the art (and the colours). Nino has done some fantastic work, playing with panel borders and double-page spreads; and the colouring of Moose Baumann makes the pages come alive.

This is one of those random Image books that just appears out of nowhere with little fanfare, but makes you glad that Image is around. I hope the second issue comes out soon.

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