Meh. This one did nothing for me. Only good thing was the dog.

This was based on a game. The premise sounded interesting, so I thought I’d check it out.

But right off the bat, you get the feeling that there’s too much “inspiration” here. Of course, there’s the Walking Dead stuff (though I’ve only seen the first season). Rucker reminds me of Merle immediately. Instead of the main good guy being a sheriff, he’s a fireman. My girlfriend was just watching Scrubs, so as soon as Carla says, “Oh, Hell no.” I can’t <i>not</i> see Carla from Scrubs.

I wasn’t really a fan of the art. It looks very self-published; not used to what I’m seeing from Oni. And to be honest, I wasn’t much of a fan of the writing either. It seemed kind of slapped together.

There were 2 parts that made me laugh. The “mother lode” they found was pretty funny - and probably had some truth to it.

But overall, I wasn’t really into it. Based on this, I wouldn’t get the game. But the ad for the game made it look like the graphics were better than they are in the comic.

<i>Thanks to NetGalley and Oni Press for a copy in return for an honest review.</i>

Well, I came to this knowing nothing about the board game, or any of the other characters, books and so on there might be out there trying to build a franchise with it. But I left these pages greatly illuminated – I know now that all zombie stories need a drunken Santa, and/or considerations of tampons, from now on. Really good fun, and the artwork (especially the palette) is great too. Four and a half stars.

This is definitely on the comedic side of the post-apocalyptic spectrum - and I loved it! I think if we broke this down to its most basic elements, it would beat be described as: Lassie in a world after the Zombie apocalypse. It's funny but gory at the same time. If you can't handle "The Walking Dead," you won't be able to handle this. The comparison was going to happen but the artwork and story both have a much more over-the-top and cartoonish vibe to them. I found myself chuckling at some of the stuff the dog pulls off without getting a scratch. Besides the violence, there is cursing as well although it's not as bad as other books I've read in the same genre. Still, I'd reserve this for older teens and up, maybe mid-teens depending on the kid. Either way, I enjoyed it and look forward to more stories from this team.

I would like to thank the publisher, author, and Netgalley for providing me with a copy in exchange for an honest review.

I'm a fan of Dead of Winter in general. it's a regular play for me, my husband, and our game friends. When I noticed the graphic novel on NetGalley, I immediately requested it.
I was not disappointed. The graphic novel features many of the characters you know and love including Forest, Sparky, and Ruckus. The main story revolves around their search for weapons at the police station with the Wonder Dog.
This graphic novel was a lot of fun and I enjoyed the style. There were even a few legit laughs hidden in among the "zomboys". A good take on a worn genre. I loved the light-hearted tone. Worth a read and I'll probably pick up the next one when it's released.

Loved this comic – it portrayed interest, a dog and lots of action – a real talent.

My reservation in giving more starts was the consistent swearing in lieu of interesting descriptive words. The swearing dragged the dialogue into a consistency that started to border on boring and also limited the reader's age.

This was good fun.

It is the zombie apocalypse and a group of survivors are managing to eke out an existence in a camp they have made. It is winter and supplies are getting low. There is very little hope for their survival unless they forage for food and weapons beyond the safe confines of their camp.

This is a hopeless life but they have one thing which stands between them and total annihilation and that is Sparky - stunt dog turned zombie killing machine!

The artwork is good and the story has a great pace and amusing dialogue. Definitely a good series to be following.

Copy provided via Netgalley in exchange for an unbiased review.

A canine superhero (complete with cape) during a zombie apocalypse?! Yes, please.

Not for the kiddos, lots of blood, gore and f-bombs. But a crazy romp of a comic.