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marisacarpico's review
4.0
Really surprised by this. Full review here: http://thepopbreak.com/2017/08/02/review-dead-of-winter-1/
divineblkpearl's review
4.0
Sparky Is Man’s Best Friend For The Zombie Apocalypse in Dead of Winter #1
Sure you’re probably guessing what genres this comic falls under? COMEDY. Definitely comedy. There’s laughs thrown in, written into this issue the whole way through. Lots of comedic timing. Gosh. Just Hilarious. Good job, Starks. Kyle Starks, (I gotta clarify cause Game of Thrones is back on and I want no one thinking I’m giving the remaining Stark family any kudos here) who has also penned Sex Castle, Squirrel Girl and Invader Zim There’s a great scene involving a supply run and some female survivors inside a drugstore that is as real as it is hilarious and quite relatable.
Dead Winter must also be categorized under Horror too, because Zombie apocalypse. Duh. I think Comixiology has a “12+ only” age rating on this issue which translates to Mature readers, please and thank you. For the squeamish crowd the violence and gore isn’t overwhelming gross. Hah. At least in this issue. It’s manageable especially the gore.
Gabriel “GABO” Bautista (Albert the Alien, The Life After, Comic Book Tattoo) is working the artwork here by way of illustrating and coloring all of this zombified madness. What’s obvious here? Gabo knows how to draw dogs. Sparky is glorious. I worried a bit about the tone of the book–it’s not overly bright. Then I remember: shit is bleak. It’s winter and there are zombies. There is sunshine in the literal form of this dog. As I read on I realized this was a good look given the situation and it does help add to the overall feel of reality crashing down here: this is a new world and this reflects it more accurately. It’s not all dull. There are some pages that burst with just enough loud color and sound effects to make this world seem more alive.
The heart of the comic is this good ol’ dog, Sparky. The dog is the true glue that keeps this ship together. For real. This is not a bad thing. Not at all. In any story that is set in a zombie outbreak and or apocalypse: one of the major themes is how survival impacts those who are surviving. For those who aren’t undead yet there is certainly a toil and the psychological effects eventually show themselves from each person to the group as a hole. We’re introduced to our group with a new new members and where they stay, how they live and what issues they have.
Sure you’re probably guessing what genres this comic falls under? COMEDY. Definitely comedy. There’s laughs thrown in, written into this issue the whole way through. Lots of comedic timing. Gosh. Just Hilarious. Good job, Starks. Kyle Starks, (I gotta clarify cause Game of Thrones is back on and I want no one thinking I’m giving the remaining Stark family any kudos here) who has also penned Sex Castle, Squirrel Girl and Invader Zim There’s a great scene involving a supply run and some female survivors inside a drugstore that is as real as it is hilarious and quite relatable.
Dead Winter must also be categorized under Horror too, because Zombie apocalypse. Duh. I think Comixiology has a “12+ only” age rating on this issue which translates to Mature readers, please and thank you. For the squeamish crowd the violence and gore isn’t overwhelming gross. Hah. At least in this issue. It’s manageable especially the gore.
Gabriel “GABO” Bautista (Albert the Alien, The Life After, Comic Book Tattoo) is working the artwork here by way of illustrating and coloring all of this zombified madness. What’s obvious here? Gabo knows how to draw dogs. Sparky is glorious. I worried a bit about the tone of the book–it’s not overly bright. Then I remember: shit is bleak. It’s winter and there are zombies. There is sunshine in the literal form of this dog. As I read on I realized this was a good look given the situation and it does help add to the overall feel of reality crashing down here: this is a new world and this reflects it more accurately. It’s not all dull. There are some pages that burst with just enough loud color and sound effects to make this world seem more alive.
The heart of the comic is this good ol’ dog, Sparky. The dog is the true glue that keeps this ship together. For real. This is not a bad thing. Not at all. In any story that is set in a zombie outbreak and or apocalypse: one of the major themes is how survival impacts those who are surviving. For those who aren’t undead yet there is certainly a toil and the psychological effects eventually show themselves from each person to the group as a hole. We’re introduced to our group with a new new members and where they stay, how they live and what issues they have.
bookertsfarm's review
4.0
"Dead of Winter" was a super quick graphic novel which I managed to read in one setting. It follows a group of survivors stuck in the middle of a zombie apocalypse. And no matter how tough or rough the situation, Sparky, who used to have his own show prior to the outbreak, always manages to show up and save these stupid peoples' behinds.
I found the artwork in "Dead of Winter" very enjoyable. It was a lot of black and white, probably because it's set during the winter, with other bright colors thrown in. Sparky appears to be a golden retriever or a lab and is always wearing a red cape, as we all know must heroes should.
"Dead of Winter" touts itself as a spin-off comic from a game I've not heard of. However, it does stand on its own and at times, was quite humorous because it tends to make fun of some well-known zombie tropes. If you enjoy graphic novels, zombie or dogs, you've no excuse for picking this one up.
I found the artwork in "Dead of Winter" very enjoyable. It was a lot of black and white, probably because it's set during the winter, with other bright colors thrown in. Sparky appears to be a golden retriever or a lab and is always wearing a red cape, as we all know must heroes should.
"Dead of Winter" touts itself as a spin-off comic from a game I've not heard of. However, it does stand on its own and at times, was quite humorous because it tends to make fun of some well-known zombie tropes. If you enjoy graphic novels, zombie or dogs, you've no excuse for picking this one up.
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