Product Description: The end of the world is near. The dead walk the earth and feed on the flesh of the living. The remnants of humanity struggle for survival in a sickening nightmare that has become reality. The birth of a terrifying new world is at hand. Zombie World, the comic-book series that set the standard for comics of the undead is back in a massive trade paperback. Bob Fingerman and Tommy Lee Edwards take us into the darkened subway tunnels of New York, where the rats aren't the only things that bite, in the critically-acclaimed "Winter's Dregs." Kelley Jones spins his own twisted tale of love and the undead in "Eat Your Heart Out". A family's Christmas gathering has a few unexpected arrivals in Gordon Rennie and Gary Erskine's "Home For The Holidays." And the apocalypse proves to be more horrifying than anyone ever imagined in Pat Mills and J. Deadstock's "Tree of Death."
Several outstanding stories I read Champion of Worms first and while it was entertaining this volume, which comprises the rest of the Zombieworld tales, is tremendous. I enjoyed the entire collection, as much for the diverse storylines as for the varying artistry in each chapter. Two larger, more complex visions (Winter's Dregs and Tree of Death) bookend two far more slight but very enjoyable ones which are told in first person. For overall disturbing vision I give Eat Your Heart Out the top score, simply based on the level of insanity the main character has. Winter's Dregs has the most interesting characters--it is, in a way, a slice of life type story with the average folks of NYC dealing with the plague of zombies as they try to move along with their normal lives. Tree of Death completes the tale that came about in Champion of Worms and in its own way was fun and distracting. I liked the character 'The Killcrop' quite a bit--a bit of the ancient destructor with an attitude, which reminded me of Conan, was fun to watch.
The different artists styles all were fantastic, vivid, and enhanced each story tremendously. Each storyline is well thought out and creative in their development and completion. Overall, this is truly an outstanding tome.
Wicked! Really great stuff for the fan of the zombies. Especially liked the Bob Fingerman story.
Winter's Dregs and other tales collects 4 Zombie World stories " Winter's Dregs" is just over 24 hours in the life and death of New York City. Written by Bob Fingerman and illustrated by Tommy Lee Edwards, it begins with a plague of rats attacking one woman, but the rats are infected by the zombie disease and soon it spreads throughout the whole city. The art is dark and moody, perfect for this genre. The script focuses on a select few characters and their reaction to the carnage and chaos around them. All of it combines for a hunting study in human nature, that's the typical high quality we've come to love and expect from Zombie World.
" Eat Your Heart Out" is written and illustrated by Kelly Jones, easily my favorite Zombie World artist. The story is of a young man obsessed with the girl next door, even when she becomes a zombie, craving nothing more than to eat him alive. Their relationship unfolds in a truly bizarre way, making this a cringe-worthy read.
" Home for the Holidays" is by Gordon Rennie and Gary Erskine. The tale of old Connecticut Family gathering for Christmas, it gives a new meaning to the phrase, " We'll all be together for the Holidays" as the Zombie virus infects the old family cemetery where 400 years worth of family members are buried. Erskine's art is crisp and photorealistic, Rennie's reactions from the dead and living are brilliant. This is my favorite tale in the collection.
" Tree of Death" is my least favorite Zombie World tale. Set in London, it's written by Pat Mills and illustrated by J. Deadstock. The art is good, but not stunning, and the script tries to hard to be an Evil Dead story. I love Evil Dead, I love Zombie World, but they're not so great combined. It even had the `hero' who looks a lot like Bruce Campbell searching for the Necronomicon, which looks exactly the same as it does in Sam Raimi's classic. Filled with Satanic Goths, people possessed with ancient warriors, and the messiah of Zombies, Azzul Gotha, it is entertaining and bloody, but not the VERY high quality I've come to expect from this series.
This is a great volume and I recommend it for zombie lovers everywhere. It's truly horrifying and creepy.
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