iZombie #2

Written by Chris Roberson
Art by Michael Allred

This book is still in the process of establishing itself, as Roberson moves the focus away from Gwen some, and lets us meet a few more of the townspeople in Eugene, where the old folks' home is the largest building in town, and where vampires operate a paintball arena.

I like how this is such an interesting town.  There are, in just a few pages, zombies, ghosts, werewolves, vampires, and now a mummy.  The mystery of who or what murdered Gwen's last meal is causing her to paint obsessively, and to chat up the recent widow of the deceased.  The two guys that were sitting in the car last issue are vampire hunters, and Scott/Spot has some geeky friends.

The ensemble cast approach is a good one for a book like this, and as always, Allred's artwork is fantastic.  I'm still kind of on the fence about committing to this book, but with a couple more issues like this one, I will add it to my pull-file gladly.