The Disease (One Shot)
Writer: James Mulholland
Artist: Daniel Romero
Letterer: Micah Myers
Reviewer: Mark Lester
Summary: An elder man, GERRY, wakes up in the attic of his Irish countryside house. But when his family isn’t around, he wanders outside his house into an Irish town, where the unknown is awaiting him.
Review: "The Disease" is a one-shot comic book written by James Mulholland with art chores provided by Daniel Romero and letters by Micah Myers. Together they manage to deliver a slightly different twist on the zombie apocalypse theme that has been running rampant through comics, films, and television recently. Although in this tale they are never referred to as zombies, simply 'diseased'. But make no mistake, this is a zombie comic.
The success of "The Walking Dead" has left Mulholland and Romero with some awfully big shoes to fill. Rotting corpses chasing after terrified people isn't enough any more.
Mulholland takes up the challenge, giving us the story of a man named Gerry, trapped in a world he cannot remember and doesn't understand. He wanders an empty city filled with infected people, confused as to what's going on and determined to find his family and make up for some un-named past deed. Along the way he meets a lone woman who seems to know what's going on but her efforts to help him fall short and Gerry is once again on his own.
This one shot is a story that might have made an excellent short story but struggles a bit to fill 32 pages. Mulholland has written a zombie story focusing more on one man's lost and confused circumstances rather than the gore and chaos of most zombie stories. There's a cool twist at the end which I won't give away, only to say that maybe Gerry isn't so crazy after all? Or maybe it's a different kind of crazy? You'll have to read the book and decide for yourself.
Romero's artwork does a workable job providing the reader with the necessary visuals to follow the story. Romero's work is unrefined, rough, and lacks polish, although in a story like this it almost works in his favor. Given time, Romero could develop into a fine artist, he's just not quite there yet.
If you're a fan of " The Walking Dead" or zombies in general, and want something a little different. You might want to consider giving Mulholland and Romero's "The Disease" a try.
Editor's Note: If this sounds like a title you might like to try. Why not grab yourself a hardcopy of this title? It even comes with a free pdf of the book! Or if you are just wanting a digital only copy, head here!
Writer: James Mulholland
Artist: Daniel Romero
Letterer: Micah Myers
Reviewer: Mark Lester
Summary: An elder man, GERRY, wakes up in the attic of his Irish countryside house. But when his family isn’t around, he wanders outside his house into an Irish town, where the unknown is awaiting him.
Review: "The Disease" is a one-shot comic book written by James Mulholland with art chores provided by Daniel Romero and letters by Micah Myers. Together they manage to deliver a slightly different twist on the zombie apocalypse theme that has been running rampant through comics, films, and television recently. Although in this tale they are never referred to as zombies, simply 'diseased'. But make no mistake, this is a zombie comic.
The success of "The Walking Dead" has left Mulholland and Romero with some awfully big shoes to fill. Rotting corpses chasing after terrified people isn't enough any more.
Mulholland takes up the challenge, giving us the story of a man named Gerry, trapped in a world he cannot remember and doesn't understand. He wanders an empty city filled with infected people, confused as to what's going on and determined to find his family and make up for some un-named past deed. Along the way he meets a lone woman who seems to know what's going on but her efforts to help him fall short and Gerry is once again on his own.
This one shot is a story that might have made an excellent short story but struggles a bit to fill 32 pages. Mulholland has written a zombie story focusing more on one man's lost and confused circumstances rather than the gore and chaos of most zombie stories. There's a cool twist at the end which I won't give away, only to say that maybe Gerry isn't so crazy after all? Or maybe it's a different kind of crazy? You'll have to read the book and decide for yourself.
Romero's artwork does a workable job providing the reader with the necessary visuals to follow the story. Romero's work is unrefined, rough, and lacks polish, although in a story like this it almost works in his favor. Given time, Romero could develop into a fine artist, he's just not quite there yet.
If you're a fan of " The Walking Dead" or zombies in general, and want something a little different. You might want to consider giving Mulholland and Romero's "The Disease" a try.
Editor's Note: If this sounds like a title you might like to try. Why not grab yourself a hardcopy of this title? It even comes with a free pdf of the book! Or if you are just wanting a digital only copy, head here!