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Reading this was enjoyable enough, but the more I've thought about it afterward, the more annoyed I've become.First, there isn't any new material here; all the material is taken directly from the Zombie Survival Guide. This in itself isn't terrible - it's just not what I had been expecting. But the stories are still as interesting as they were the first time around, and the art does make the incidents more immediate.What's entirely irritating, however, is the publisher's approach to the book. Th...
This is a comic book that you can read quite quickly and it’s the first that I read by this author. This is a sort of journalistic reportage with episodes about the zombie phenomenon in human history: manifestation, distribution, transmission and in many cases instruction on how to stop it (in fact removal of all infected). Funny, graphically well done, but the short number of pages saved it from boredom. A little longer and it would be too repetitive. Nice, I think I'll try to read other storie...
Anyone interested in zombie lore and like comics/graphic novels will enjoy The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks written by Max Brooks and illustrated by Ibraim Roberson. This wonderfully visual rendition features some of the recorded attacks written about in The Zombie Survival Guide. The artwork is terrific!
Dear Goodreads,This was fine. I gave it three stars.Signed,Pete**(I decided it would be funny to write these reviews like a very old man, signing on with a greeting and off with my name. I think I was correct. I am indeed very funny).
TZSG:RA consists of short stories that deal with outbreaks of the Solanum virus throughout history. It makes an excellent addition to Brooks' other zombie novels. It is a short read, but Roberson's art is astounding and reminded me of John Buscema's and Ernie Chan's artwork from the Savage Sword of Conan series of the 80's and 90's.I recommend this to all zombie aficionados out there. Although it helps to have read TZSG beforehand so as to understand better the "rules" of Solanum, Recorded Attac...
This was a broadly amusing short read that attempts to create a pseudo-history of recorded outbreaks of the solanium virus and the resultant attacks by zombies on the living at various locations around the globe in the past 60,000 years. Illustrated in black-and-white, zombies are shown in varying degrees of decay, gore and savageness, in contrast to their usually startled and horrified victims! I liked linkages between zombies and aspects of actual Romano-British and Egyptian archaeology, but f...
This is a companion of sorts to Brooks's Zombie Survival Guide, which I seem to remember reading years ago. The basic concept is to briefly cover, in graphic novel format, a series of outbreaks occurring throughout history, starting in the stone age and ending in modern America. The narration is written exactly as you would expect if it were actually presenting a series of historical events. Apparently, this was all originally written for and published in the original Survival Guide.The art is b...
I was hoping for a little more than what I received here. Which is odd, considering I went into this with very low expectations. I read World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War when it first came out and enjoyed it. I figured I'd at least enjoy this funny book as a mild distraction. But it left me with an overall feeling of meh. I don't regret reading it, but I could've done something better with my time. Like, say, trimming my toenails or shaving my ass.It was almost like an episode of An...
As a big fan of Brooks' World War Z and Zombie Survival Guide, I was really looking foward to this graphic novel that tells of zombie attacks through history. The stories are interesting and once again Brooks' writing shows that he's spent waaaayyy too much time thinking about tactics to fight off zombies. If there ever is a zombie apocalypse, I vote we put Brooks in charge of our defenses.But this is short and sweet, and didn't fill my craving for another Brooks zombie book. Plus, I think Rober...
I find it very distracting when a comic is written where sentences . . . ellipse through two pages . . . and it's only one thought . . . that's trying to be . . . conveyed. Supposedly this adds to the gravity, but I'm not buying it. Since I've been waiting for this book since 2008, I was hoping it'd be a little longer.
Considering how much I loved the audio edition of World War Z, I expected a whole lot more from this graphic novel. Written by Max Brooks but illustrated by Ibraim Roberson, these twelve short stories left me wanting more. The stories began chronologically, with the first story set in Africa in 60,000 BC. The second story was my favorite, for it made a connection between zombies and explaining why ancient mummies that have been discovered have had their brains pulled out. The remaining stories c...
Plot - 5Writing Style - 3World Building - 5Art - 3Cover - 3Overall - 3.8 / 5It's like reading or watching a biography...
A fun quick read. Nothing new for the zombie genre but decent anyway.
The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks covers 12 different attacks, starting with the earliest (60,000 B.C.) and working forward to closer to present day. While the first attack spanned several pages, the second one wasn't really even an 'attack' at all. It was more the discovery of the virus and speculation. The rest seem to vary in length, and went from moderately interesting to skim-worthy and back again several times. I don't know what I think of this. On one hand, I loved the art. Ibra...
Ah.. I liked it. It was ok actually but the fact that it made me write down some stuff and check some stories it's saying and also inspire me to draw some of them and whatnot, well, it deserves one more star for that. Also, made me wanna read some other books that have stories that are mentioned in this one. So that's a win! Other than that it's just stories that may or may not have had zombie attacks and whatnot. I wouldn't rec it as a standalone, cuz you really need to first read the World War...
Forced myself to finish it. The artwork was great, highly detailed and pretty much the only saving grace for this book. As other reviewers have commented...the overuse...of ellipses...and tossing down...two or three words...at a time...was f*cking annoying. For me, it detracted from what could have been entertaining shorts collected together. Instead it kinda felt like a hot mess with a side of steaming ass was thrown on top of terrific artwork that deserved better.
This was a quick and easy read mainly cause it's a graphic novel lolI loved the information and possible theories behind certain ancient routines but I love zombies and I love Max Brooks :) could've been longer though.
I loved this graphic novel. It was my kind of read, it had everything that I love zombies, gore and mayham. I loved it. I will definitely be reading this again, and again and again.
1.5 stars. Well that was just beyond disgusting. I can handle a bit of gore, but seriously this was just too much. I don't think I want to eat anything for the coming hour or so. *shivers*The art is decent, though not really my kind of art. I am more more of the refined kind of art, not the action/harsh kind of art. The story and the history parts were really interesting and that is also why I rate this book a 1.5 stars. That is the only thing I enjoyed, though it scared me to bits. It was grues...
3.5 Stars-OK... I really loved The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection From the Living Dead & the audio performance of World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War and I have plans to read World War Z next month (since the audio is abridged... I know, I know! Blasphemy. Yes, but it's awesome still. It's the exception. Trust me. Just look at the cast list.) and so I thought that I would round out the Max Brooks trio on my bookcase and pick this up. I enjoyed it for the most part, and I t...