The zombie fad may be fading back into the ground again ... but some of the best work in the genre (of all time) is being made: this comic series and the TV adaptation. 
 What starts out as an interesting take on the 28 Days Later theme (our main character wakes up after the apocalypse has occurred) turns into an affecting glimpse into the human drama that zombies always seem to pull out of us. As the story evolves, it is only fitting that everything in it (the writing and the artwork) improves; understandable as this collection was written over the course of about 6 years. Even so, from the start it focuses on the very details that make up the subplots of the best of the zombie genre: human drama. 
 It is not surprising, then, that most of the gore doesn't come into play until the last portion of the first chapter. Oh sure, there is a glimpse here and there before then, but the first attack is very late in the game. Because the focus is not on the battles between the zombies and the humans, but rather how humanity can survive a cultural shift that destroys all semblance of civilization as they knew it. Just as the plot develops carefully, the characters also have many moments of growth. Some of it is backstory inserted at just the right times (and never feeling too cliche either), but most of it is seeing how they react when faced with the constant stress of the new world. Some find strength in love, some in hate. 
 I am excited to see where both this comic series and the TV series (two wildly different creatures at this point) continue as the years go on. In another 6 years, the next set will come out and you can bet that I'll be there to purchase that also.