This was a fast and fun graphic novel. Not your typical zombie story. I really likes it and hope there are more to come.

I'm a proud zombie fan and lover of the dead. I feel it necessary to get that out the way because I was always going to like Ryan Parrott' and Evgeniy Bornyakov's Dead Day, the question was simply: how much. The thing about the genre is that you can make the rules up as you go along and that is done brilliantly in this latest graphic novel about the dead rising again. To be clear, Parrott states up from that this is not a zombie story.

The Story

The inspiration for Dead Day came from extremely painful events in Parrott's own life: the murder of his grandparents. In the aftermath, he asked himself what he would say to them if they could gone back for just one night. And what would that night look like? What if it happened the whole world over?

Dead Day is set in that world where the dead come back - every now and again - for just one night and loose ends are tied up. The only problem? Dead things are best left as they are.

The Art and Letters

Dead Day is gorgeous and I was drawn in immediately by the cover and concept. Evgeniy Bornyakov (Descendent, You Are Obsolete) is the artist and Juancho! is responsible for the vibrant, lush colours. Letterers often go unmentioned but I really liked Charles Pritchett's letters and the manner in which he distinguished between narration and story.

Stan Zone

Recommended if you like: The Walking Dead, The Purge

Verdict

I liked Dead Day a lot and will definitely be keeping an eye on what Parrott, Bornyakov, Juancho! and Pritchett do next. Will be great if they work together again.

While there are a few short beats in here that don't really make sense to the overall continuity, it's an interesting take on the zombie genre in that these undead are not necessarily all evil and bloodthirsty, they are just people with unfinished business who come to hang out with friends and family, or in some cases, to tie up loose ends.

This book had no right to be as wholesome as it was. Also, to leave me wanting more.

Ryan Parrott does an amazing job of building an interesting world while telling one family's story. Both are incredibly interesting on their own, but when paired together, it was a fantastic read.

Not so much my taste, but I know a lot of my middle school students will enjoy this graphic novel. I will purchase because it's about them, not my preferences. I loved the colors in the graphic novel, though.

It doesnt support or open after I download the protected pdf version of it.

It's also not showing in my shelf in netgalley and I cant open it to read

Please look into the issue and if you can send me the pdf in my mail ID- taniagungunsarkar@gmail.com

I cant read the book from here.

Please look into the issue and deliver me the book to review properly, moreover i was pretty excited about this book

But what a boring story, literally me who just started reading in English and read a tremendous shit about my reading process, thanks to these last books my level of reading books per month decreased, however, I do not blame the book "Greatest Superpower" because I loved it. I'm sorry to say this about this book but I felt it that way, in addition to being a graphic novel, I finished it very slowly.

We absolutely all love a good zombie apocalypse story - I know I sure do! I absolutely loved Dead Day and the premise it explores - The dead coming back as the people we love and not as the mindless zombies we would think - and allowing unique aspects to come into play (cop waiting for a victim in order to find her killer).

Artwork is gorgeous and the chosen colors fit the story perfectly.

'Dead Day' by Ryan Parrott with art by Evgeniy Bornyakov is a graphic novel about a day when the dead come back to life, but it's not a zombie story.

Once every year or so, the dead come back to life, but not necessarily all of them. Some of them want revenge, and some want to reunite with loved ones. There are those who welcome them and those who want to stop them. This book deals with a family and a wife who wants to reunite with her dead husband. The dead husband just wants revenge for a crime that went wrong.

I really liked the concept and it feels like there is a lot here to work with. The worldbuilding and concepts are solid. The art was pretty good too.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from AfterShock Comics, Diamond Book Distributors, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.

What if the dead could return for just one night -not in a flesh-ripping, brain-eating, shambling-zombie way, but to reconnect with loved ones, right old wrongs, or possibly even track down their own killers?

The idea for this book came to the author while he was mourning the loss of his grandparents who were killed in a violent home invasion. His wish, "to have them back for just one night . . . to say goodbye" - led to this, of all things - a thought-provoking zombie graphic novel.

We meet a nice family with their mom on a secret (and dangerous) mission, a strange cult called the Revivalists, who greet the return of the dead as an almost religious experience, and a group of extremists looking to permanently destroy the reanimated corpses. Plenty of drama, plenty of thrills. Though there are none of the "eating-scenes" associated with most zombie fiction, there is still plenty of violence, and bloodshed, all featured in brilliant technicolor, so the squeamish should be warned. Otherwise, this was an engaging, interesting, and unusual read.

I was given a free ARC courtesy of NetGalley.
I loved the idea behind this book. The dead coming back not as mindless hunger controlled monsters but as the people we love is comforting. One of my favorite scenes was the cop waiting at a victim's grave to find her killer. The artwork and color palette could
not have been done better. It works as a stand alone or the beginning of a series.
4 out of 5 stars

I received a copy of this from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review!

Who isn't a sucker for a good zombie apocalypse story. The artwork was really fun. Great story!

This book was a fun take on the classic zombie story. What is new about this book is that it's not a survival story! Essentially, Dead Day happens every so often (not once a year- and not to be confused with Dia De Los Muertos), the dead are allowed to come back for one evening. The are reanimated in whatever form the died in, so as you can imagine, some are a sight to see. This story follows a family who is just sort of trying to get through the evening, each with their own unique plot line. The story jumps around between individual story lines just enough to keep the story moving along and keeping you hooked. The is sort of hell bent on revenge, the Dad is just trying to keep it together. The son is not interested in being kept in and the daughter, well she wants ice cream! I finished this book in one sitting and I enjoyed every second of it!

This was an interesting comic. I wasn't really sure what I was expecting but this was really good. It was dark but had some humor in there as well. The storylines were solid and I really liked the characters. The whole idea was really into and well done. The art style as well was great. Overall I really enjoyed this little comic. I would like to see more stories from this world but maybe following other characters.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the early review copy.

I received this and as an eARC to read for free in exchange for my honest review. Thank you to NetGalley and Diamond Book Distributors for giving me access.

When you think dead coming back to life, you probably jump to zombies...and while these technically are a relation to zombies, they are far from it.

I loved the concept of this. The dead coming back to life and you can spend a night with them like old times. This is great, especially for those that didn't get the time they wanted or the chance to say good by. It would have been nicer to have more background on this day instead of the random people coming back that literally had no meaning to the story.

We have flashbacks of the past to better understand Jermey coming back. I was confused for the first portion because I had no idea what was really going, why was this lady leaving her husband and children for this man that may or may not show up? Well we do get out answer and truth bombs are dropped. Surprisingly, the ones to be shocked the most handles the situation of the matter quite well.

I am interested in more since it seems like a second death isn't a finality.

Dead Day! Every few years, the dead come back for 24 hours as undead, and nobody knows why this happens. Most dead want to reconnect with their still living families, others have more nefarious ideas.

This feels like a concept that hasn't been thought through enough. It has become a national holiday of sorts, but then parts of it seems regulated in a controlled way, but other parts don't seem to be at all. I mean, why are people still being buried in graveyards? That seems illogical.

I like that there are 'revivalists', a religious cult around Death Day, of sorts. But what about all major religions? People coming back to life should be a world shattering event to all major religions. It should have huge repercussions.

Besides practical questions, this seems like a nice chance for some emotional storytelling. But our main story turns out to be a run of the mill revenge story, with violence, and goons, and guns. Sure, there's some emotional stuff, but it feels forced in there, it feels unearned.

The other, smaller main story about teenagers going to a revivalist ritual is more interesting. It asks more questions about the nature of death, and how humans relate to it. You know, more thoughtful stuff, not just crime-y gunny stuff.

And there are hints of other, smaller, more interesting stories - a police detective waiting for a murder victim to crawl out of her grave, to help him nab her murderer (again, why is he just standing there waiting, why not exhume her body beforehand). I would've liked to read their story, not some dumb crime revenge thing.

A lot of missed potential.

Despite what you may think, <i>Dead Day</i> is not a zombie story or an apocalyptic tale, but it is reminiscent of both in terms of its illustration style and its motivations.

Dead Day (the holiday, so to speak) is a fairly new occurrence that happens once every year or so; it is when the deceased may come back to life for one night to reconnect with loved ones, take care of any unfinished business, or get drunk off 65 cent beers, dealer’s choice.

This graphic novel follows Melissa Haskin as she reconnects with an old friend for one last ride that quickly goes south which puts her and her family in danger.

I had a great time reading this book; I thought it was well written, the art was beautiful, and the story kept an excellent pace; I never felt like I was being dragged along or left behind.

The concept of the dead becoming temporarily undead is always fun in and of itself, but <i>Dead Day</i> is more than that; it is also about love and family and the lengths that people will go to prove their love and to take care of those closest to them.

Hmmm....

I enjoy the premise-the dead come back for one random night every few years or so. But some parts of the story are a bit abrupt and perplexing (as a parent, I cannot see putting my children at risk making some of the decisions the parents in this story make). The illustrations are great-appropriately gross.

Overall, I think this is intriguing, but perhaps raises too many questions for me about the choices characters made. Then again, perhaps that was the intent.

For Libraries: Fans of the darker side of graphics will find something interesting here.

‘From writer RYAN PARROTT (OBERON, VOLITION, Power Rangers) and artist EVGENIY BORNYAKOV (DESCENDENT, YOU ARE OBSOLETE) comes an unnerving tale of existential horror with grave consequences…’

About:

DEAD DAY, a comic book that centers around both the living and the dead, isn’t a Zombie storyline in the traditional cannibalistic-run-for-your-lives narrative but rather one that asks the question…

‘What would you do if the dead could come back for one day?’

‘[W]hen the deceased rise from the grave from sunset to sunrise. Some come back to reunite with family and friends, others for one last night of debauchery.’

My Thoughts:

The story centers around the Haskin’s, a family of four who live in Pewter Falls, are preparing for the annual holiday know as ‘Dead Dead’. Unbeknownst to the suburbanites, there is a man connected to the family whose one goal is to enact revenge against the formidable foes who had a hand in sending him six feet under, putting said family in peril.

It’s not a surprise that I am a HUGE fangirl of all things walking dead—be it by way of flesh eaters, revenge seekers, or just reminiscing with the dearly departed—I AM ALL IN!

So, when I saw DEAD DAY available on NetGalley, my finger could not hit that request button fast enough, let me tell yah.

As a lover of Comic Books since my younger years and later Graphic Novels, the one constant that sucks me in has always been the Artwork with the hopes of a storyline that holds my interest.

In the case of DEAD DAY? Most Definitely!

Highly Recommend!

One of my favorite scenes, heartbreaking, but gave me a giggle at the very end:

Location: Cemetery in Pewter Falls
Time: Evening of Dead Day
Scene: Retired Homicide Detective patiently waits as a female corpse rises from the grave.

Corpse:

‘What’s going—Who are—‘

Detective:

‘Okay. There’s nothing to be afraid of.’

‘Tiffany, I’m sorry to be the one to have to tell you this, if you haven’t figured it out already, but…’

You’re Dead. Have been for a little over three years now. But I’m here to help you do something about it.’

‘Oh, and I brought you your favorite Latte.’

Thank you, NetGalley and Aftershock Comics, for loaning me a eGalley Comic Book of DEAD DAY in the request of an honest review.

In Closing:

‘Dead Day is an exciting and family-oriented holiday that can be enjoyed by all ages with just a little forethought and planning. Also, please remember to be kind and courteous to your neighbors who may not be lucky enough to participate in the event.’

Scheduled For Release – eBook/March 3, 2021 & Paperback/March 16, 2021 (Subject To Change)
Available Now For Pre-order
***Note - This volume contains the entire series, issues #1-5.
Reading Age – 16 years and up

Thank you so much to NetGalley and AfterShock Comics for the e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I really enjoyed this wonderful Graphic Novel. I very much prefer my GNs dark and DEAD DAY definitely delivers. The concept here appealed to me - One night of the year the Dead come back to life, and return to walk among the living. Some of the returned having sentimental reasons to visit friends and family, others... not so much.

This could have been just another Zombie tale, and I suppose on the face of it that's exactly what it is, but it is also so much more than that. It is cleverer than that. It subverts some of the tropes you would expect from the Zombie genre, which makes this feel fresh and interesting.

I enjoyed the premise very much, and the characters all seemed believable enough to keep me invested in their choices. I feel this could have benefitted from another couple of chapters to fully flesh out the ending, but otherwise, the pacing really worked for me. I read this in a single afternoon and it was a thoroughly enjoyable way to pass a couple of hours.

I also enjoyed the artwork here. It felt appropriate for the story, and it has a fairly 'clean line' appeal.

All in all a very solid GN and one I would happily recommend to lovers of light horror and the zombie genre.

4 engrossing stars!