Road of the Dead: Highway to Hell #1 comes to us from writer Jonathan Maberry, artist Drew Moss, color artist Jay Fotos, letterer Robbie Robbins, cover artist Santiperez with Jay Fotos, and variant cover artists Drew Moss with Jay Fotos and Santiperez. I can recommend it to the zombie and horror fan. Road of the Dead: Highway to Hell #1 is a decently fun zombie tale that gives a twist on the formula with its Mad Max/Fast and the Furious focus on the road and battle between vehicles. It the overall book has a decent aesthetic that fits the tone of the narrative well. Jay Fotos ’ color work is decently balanced, and he gives the zombies a blue-gray hue. The zombies look like the classical zombie design: bleeding and discolored shamblers. Characters have simple shapes and simple faces. The artwork of Drew Moss gives the comic a rough n’ ready aesthetic. Was the first person and only known civilian to escape the city and make it before the nuke exploded. Road of the Dead: Highway to Hell #1 art by Drew Moss, Jay Fotos, and letterer Robbie Robbins Road of The Dead John Creasman Local mechanic at Evans City and the main character of the first Road of the Dead game. Harriet has her moments, but she often resembles the sheltered scientist archetype. Shawn and Steve are the two most interesting characters, and, even then, Steve’s narration isn’t great. The Road of the Dead is one my favourite books of all time. Some characters resemble archetypes, and the narration comes off as cloyingly edgy in spots. The dialogue and narration aren’t spectacular.

It comes off as Mad Max meets Day of the Dead, with the trip being the main thrust of the story. The comic itself is a fun romp through a world that has fallen to the zombie plague. Road of the Dead was initially a full film planned out by Romero, but the project ended with the passing of Mr. Road of the Dead: Highway to Hell #1 begins the prequel to Survival of the Dead by the great George Romero. Road of the Dead: Highway to Hell #1 cover by Santiperez and Jay Fotos The attacking locals want the cure–even if it doesn’t exist yet. The trip is rough, and it gets rougher when a group of locals attacks the convoy. Steve joins up with Shawn and Harriet, bringing his tank-towing big rig on their journey to Canada. The scientists are lead by a Harriet Jane. His time almost comes when he is found by Shawn, a man guiding a group of scientists that claims they have research that can lead to a cure. He was using the latrine when his crew was ambushed and slaughtered by the undead. He and his crew were out when the world fell to the zombie plague.

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