Night of the Living Dead by John Russo & Mike Wolfer

It has been a long time since I’ve been to the book store and actually bought something. I have a book case full of books that I need to get t,o but for some reason I still love going to the book store and checking out the new selection.  I was browsing through the comic book section when I came across Night of the Living Dead the prequel comic book. I checked the price and it was $25 bucks. I looked through the book and it seemed to be like a fun read. Lucky for me I had a 40% off coupon and $5.00 in Borders Bucks. So I picked up the last copy and read it in one sitting.

Have you ever seen the movie Night of the Living Dead? If you haven’t then you need to go see it. This graphic novel takes the reader a day before the dead come back to life. The movie starts off with Barbara and Johnny in the cemetery. There, Johnny begins to pick on Barbara and he says that famous line, “They’re coming to get you, Barbara.” The young woman is attacked by a ghoul and everyone knows the rest.  Well, this story begins the night before the movie. The readers get to see the house the people from the movie hold up in.  What Ben did before he found Barbara and even how the Coopers got down to the basement. The actual story in the movie is not told, the graphic novel only covers what the characters did before and after the movie.

For those of you who do not know, I am not really into movies. I don’t understand most of them and I just can’t seem to register the information like I do with books. It is to my understanding that John Russo was involved with Romero’s Night of the Living Dead. He is the author of this graphic novel. When I first understood that Night of the Living Dead was not a graphic novel telling the story of the movie, I was a bit turned off because if someone was going to tell the prequel I wanted it to be Romero. But now that I found out John Russo was involved with the movie, it was easier to believe the story line.

Like I said, this graphic novel is a prequel to the movie. The reader learns how the characters came to meet at the farm house, what happens to Ben’s body after he gets shot in the head and even what happens to the news man. This was a very fun and interesting read. It really shows the story in a whole new light. The action scenes were fantastic and the illustrations were spot on.

Please be warned that this book is not for younger kids. Within the first few pages of the book there were boob shots. Throughout the entire book there are boob shots and sexual content. I’m not complaining about it, I’m just saying it’s not something you should have around the kids. The violence might be a little to much for them. So if you have kids that love looking at your zombie stuff (like I do) please keep this graphic novel out of their reach.

I really did enjoy this book. It had everything a fan could want. There was action, boobs, a good story line, very sick and twisted zombie drawings, this book is one every fan should read. If you’re a fan of Night of the Living Dead then you will love this graphic novel. One thing though that you have to look out for is the price. I would have passed on this book if it wasn’t for my 40% off coupon and my $5 in Borders Bucks. That price is a bit high, but I would go and say that it is worth it. I will give Night of the Living Dead, 5 Undead Heads out of 5.

This was the only time I saw Night of the Living Dead in a book store so chances are you won’t find it there. Amazon does have the book and it’s priced a lot cheaper than $25. If you would like to support that author and the site please use the link to the left and buy a copy.