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Survivre à l’apocalypse, c’est plus sympa quand on a 10 ans !
Voilà 3 mois qu’une terrible épidémie a transformé la population en zombies avides de chair fraîche. Seulement, après avoir dévoré la presque totalité de l’humanité, les morts-vivants eux-mêmes commencent à dépérir et tombent de famine les uns après les autres... C’est dans une banlieue ensoleillée de Californie au doux parfum de fin du monde que Ben, 10 ans et encore traumatisé par la mort de ses parents, forme avec ses potes le dernier bastion de l’humanité. Et entre chasse des zombies survivants, expéditions pour amasser vivres, jouets et comics, le tout filmé par le bien nommé Spielberg, la vie s’écoule plutôt paisiblement au cœur de leur enceinte construite avec les moyens du bord. Jusqu’au moment où quelque chose de pire qu’une reprise de l’épidémie, une catastrophe nucléaire ou les 4 anneaux clignotants d’une Xbox 360 vient frapper leur petite communauté : deux filles ! Jusqu’ici habitués à chiller au bord de la piscine en mangeant des barres chocolatées et jouant aux jeux vidéo, comment les garçons vont-ils réagir aux nouvelles coutumes bizarres de Polly et sa petite sœur Sue ?
Voilà 3 mois qu’une terrible épidémie a transformé la population en zombies avides de chair fraîche. Seulement, après avoir dévoré la presque totalité de l’humanité, les morts-vivants eux-mêmes commencent à dépérir et tombent de famine les uns après les autres... C’est dans une banlieue ensoleillée de Californie au doux parfum de fin du monde que Ben, 10 ans et encore traumatisé par la mort de ses parents, forme avec ses potes le dernier bastion de l’humanité. Et entre chasse des zombies survivants, expéditions pour amasser vivres, jouets et comics, le tout filmé par le bien nommé Spielberg, la vie s’écoule plutôt paisiblement au cœur de leur enceinte construite avec les moyens du bord. Jusqu’au moment où quelque chose de pire qu’une reprise de l’épidémie, une catastrophe nucléaire ou les 4 anneaux clignotants d’une Xbox 360 vient frapper leur petite communauté : deux filles ! Jusqu’ici habitués à chiller au bord de la piscine en mangeant des barres chocolatées et jouant aux jeux vidéo, comment les garçons vont-ils réagir aux nouvelles coutumes bizarres de Polly et sa petite sœur Sue ?
80 pages, Hardcover
First published January 30, 2019
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October 29, 2020
If the kids from Stranger Things survived a zombie apocalypse, this might be that book. There's nothing new to zombie comics being brought here other than a child's perspective. Yet, it's still an interesting read.
Joret's cartoony art strangely works well in this. It's very Jamie Hewlitt, of Gorillaz and Tank Girl fame, inspired. Ablaze is bringing some pretty solid European comics to the U.S. This is another one.
Received a review copy from Ablaze and Edelweiss. All thoughts are my own and in no way influenced by the aforementioned.
Joret's cartoony art strangely works well in this. It's very Jamie Hewlitt, of Gorillaz and Tank Girl fame, inspired. Ablaze is bringing some pretty solid European comics to the U.S. This is another one.
Received a review copy from Ablaze and Edelweiss. All thoughts are my own and in no way influenced by the aforementioned.
October 27, 2020
Zombies! They're everywhere! They're also in this book, which is about a small group of youngsters, surviving after a zombie apocalypse. Their parents are dead, and actually a lot of the zombies have died off (again) because of starving. In fact, come to think of it, there actually aren't a lot of zombies in the book, it's more a completely dead world.
I love the art, stradling between cartoonish and realistic, and I can't help but think of Jamie Hewlett's art (he of Tank Girl and Gorillaz fame), in a good way.
You could mistake the book for being for children, or for being YA, but the story takes some decidedly gruesome and very serious turns. That's also what perhaps works against the book - the tone swerves from fun post-apocalyptic high jinks to shooting an angry old lady in the head. The first works great with the art style, the second looks great in the art style, but it feels off.
Overall I wish the story was more streamlined, with a clearer idea of where it wants to go.
All that said, I do look forward to a second volume. This might not be the most original world, but there's a lot of directions to go with it. I think I'm angling for the word 'promising'.
(Received an ARC through Edelweiss)
I love the art, stradling between cartoonish and realistic, and I can't help but think of Jamie Hewlett's art (he of Tank Girl and Gorillaz fame), in a good way.
You could mistake the book for being for children, or for being YA, but the story takes some decidedly gruesome and very serious turns. That's also what perhaps works against the book - the tone swerves from fun post-apocalyptic high jinks to shooting an angry old lady in the head. The first works great with the art style, the second looks great in the art style, but it feels off.
Overall I wish the story was more streamlined, with a clearer idea of where it wants to go.
All that said, I do look forward to a second volume. This might not be the most original world, but there's a lot of directions to go with it. I think I'm angling for the word 'promising'.
(Received an ARC through Edelweiss)
November 3, 2020
I would not recommend it for middle grades. Yes, for those above this age group those who plan to read this series be warned of strong language, rude characters, gory (as is obvious from the description and yes, it is!), body shaming and well, these kids are the characters you would not like as most of them are the bullies who you want to avoid.
It's fine without mean characters in a comic series who fight zombies and such 'biohazardous creatures' (my words and something which are not mentioned in the comic). Yes, me judging characters when I don't like them. They seem high and dry from page 1.
The artwork is so apt with the storyline and the illustration is neat. But the second half of the book, the art gets worse as well as
There's no plot progression and the characters got more problematic towards the second half. There's not much of actual zombie and human fight but more of sexual harrassment and dry jokes. What's with all that focus on sexual stuffs towards the end? Trying to make the female characters look ugly didn't help either. (I am pissed off.)
I wanted a story. A high adrenaline one nonetheless if it so wanted to present one.
It's okay. It seems like this series isn't for me.
Thank you NetGalley for the ARC.
It's fine without mean characters in a comic series who fight zombies and such 'biohazardous creatures' (my words and something which are not mentioned in the comic). Yes, me judging characters when I don't like them. They seem high and dry from page 1.
The artwork is so apt with the storyline and the illustration is neat. But the second half of the book, the art gets worse as well as
There's no plot progression and the characters got more problematic towards the second half. There's not much of actual zombie and human fight but more of sexual harrassment and dry jokes. What's with all that focus on sexual stuffs towards the end? Trying to make the female characters look ugly didn't help either. (I am pissed off.)
I wanted a story. A high adrenaline one nonetheless if it so wanted to present one.
It's okay. It seems like this series isn't for me.
Thank you NetGalley for the ARC.
December 18, 2020
This was fun to blast through. Kids living in a post-apocalyptic world, trying to survive a zombie apocalypse. It’s basically a blend of The Walking Dead with Kid Paddle or something.
These kids are reckless, wild, and violent when needed, but its the intrigue behind their secret back story that makes you want to stick around.
I did find that it rushed in its character development a bit too much, not allowing them to shine, and making those moments where they just scream at each other stand out more than needed. Otherwise, it does everything else within a post-apocalyptic world just right to make you want for a second volume.
Yours truly,
Lashaan | Blogger and Book Reviewer
Official blog: https://bookidote.com/
These kids are reckless, wild, and violent when needed, but its the intrigue behind their secret back story that makes you want to stick around.
I did find that it rushed in its character development a bit too much, not allowing them to shine, and making those moments where they just scream at each other stand out more than needed. Otherwise, it does everything else within a post-apocalyptic world just right to make you want for a second volume.
Yours truly,
Lashaan | Blogger and Book Reviewer
Official blog: https://bookidote.com/
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October 29, 2020They have dots for eyes. Now I HAVE to read this😂
October 17, 2020
Review originally posted here: https://sammythecritic.blogspot.com/2...
𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝟑.𝟓/𝟓
Synopsis: The first volume of the new Ablaze series KidZ focuses on a ragtag group of pre/young teens trying to survive a zombie post-apocalypse.
My Thoughts: This debut trade paperback definitely shows promise despite some uneven edges and whatnot. While zombie post-apocalypse stories aren’t by any means uncharted territory, depicting form the point of view of kids without the presence of adults (excluding one who turns out to be a shady personality in one intense showdown sequence) is a pretty original and genius idea. To begin, I do agree with the Stranger Things and The Walking Dead analogy in the note from the publisher. KidZ contains the interpersonal drama survival element seen in the latter, albeit with less gratuitous blood and gore, and the excitement, nostalgia-inducing wonder, and emotion present in the latter. For all the traumatic hell the cast perseveres, the plot manages to avoid falling prey to the old endlessly bleak, depressing future trope common throughout these types of stories without being too idyllic either because, at the end of the day, they’re still just kids trying to get by and make the best out of their sordid plight. So of course, they’re not going to spend pages profoundly ruminating over existential threats and I don’t expect them to. Like most individuals in their age group, they have those pubescent moments where they goof around, make sophomoric remarks, and engage in such behavior, particularly the male characters. The simple character designs and parts of the background also evoke a childlike wonder and expressiveness reminding me of those in a Raina Telgemeier or Noelle Stevenson comic but with an uncanny element to it when infused in this much darker setting where even one main character in the team dies at the end who happens to be one of my favorite ones.
Not surprisingly with my 3.5 rating, for all my laudatory words, I have critical ones too. Though I have complimented the energetic art, by some later parts, it could become too confusing to the point it was difficult to discern who is doing what and what is taking place. The occasionally choppy dialogue doesn’t help with that either. Another issue I have with the book was how the artist depicted the oldest female cast member Polly who at best is probably 13-14 years old in cleavage which is weirdly sexual (nothing explicit is shown though). I understand the point it came up in scenes that were clearly meant to display the boys’ hormonal perversion but at times it felt like they were putting too much focus on it.
Final Thoughts: It might not be perfect but KidZ does leave out a good first impression giving me hope that it will improve over time into something really special. I look forward to coming installments and recommend it if you stories featuring ragtag misfits and post-apocalypse. I think I might look further into Ablaze Publishing’s other oeuvre to see what else they have to offer for my insatiable literary tastes.
Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with my first advance ebook copy in exchange for an honest review.
𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝟑.𝟓/𝟓
Synopsis: The first volume of the new Ablaze series KidZ focuses on a ragtag group of pre/young teens trying to survive a zombie post-apocalypse.
My Thoughts: This debut trade paperback definitely shows promise despite some uneven edges and whatnot. While zombie post-apocalypse stories aren’t by any means uncharted territory, depicting form the point of view of kids without the presence of adults (excluding one who turns out to be a shady personality in one intense showdown sequence) is a pretty original and genius idea. To begin, I do agree with the Stranger Things and The Walking Dead analogy in the note from the publisher. KidZ contains the interpersonal drama survival element seen in the latter, albeit with less gratuitous blood and gore, and the excitement, nostalgia-inducing wonder, and emotion present in the latter. For all the traumatic hell the cast perseveres, the plot manages to avoid falling prey to the old endlessly bleak, depressing future trope common throughout these types of stories without being too idyllic either because, at the end of the day, they’re still just kids trying to get by and make the best out of their sordid plight. So of course, they’re not going to spend pages profoundly ruminating over existential threats and I don’t expect them to. Like most individuals in their age group, they have those pubescent moments where they goof around, make sophomoric remarks, and engage in such behavior, particularly the male characters. The simple character designs and parts of the background also evoke a childlike wonder and expressiveness reminding me of those in a Raina Telgemeier or Noelle Stevenson comic but with an uncanny element to it when infused in this much darker setting where even one main character in the team dies at the end who happens to be one of my favorite ones.
Not surprisingly with my 3.5 rating, for all my laudatory words, I have critical ones too. Though I have complimented the energetic art, by some later parts, it could become too confusing to the point it was difficult to discern who is doing what and what is taking place. The occasionally choppy dialogue doesn’t help with that either. Another issue I have with the book was how the artist depicted the oldest female cast member Polly who at best is probably 13-14 years old in cleavage which is weirdly sexual (nothing explicit is shown though). I understand the point it came up in scenes that were clearly meant to display the boys’ hormonal perversion but at times it felt like they were putting too much focus on it.
Final Thoughts: It might not be perfect but KidZ does leave out a good first impression giving me hope that it will improve over time into something really special. I look forward to coming installments and recommend it if you stories featuring ragtag misfits and post-apocalypse. I think I might look further into Ablaze Publishing’s other oeuvre to see what else they have to offer for my insatiable literary tastes.
Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with my first advance ebook copy in exchange for an honest review.
October 12, 2020
After Gung-Ho (ISBN 9781950912179) gave us a lavish apocalypse that stunk because it was pretty much all about teenaged hormones and blow jobs, we get the entire opposite – a simplified, basic art and simplified, basic world building, that also features teenagers struggling with their own power struggles and status issues, and the potential end of the world from zombies. And this is more appealing, to me, despite the cartoonish look – the characters are still not really that well defined, but the arrival of a pair of sisters (one stuck in a motorised wheelchair) to what amounts to a frat house adds a dynamic that separates this from the usual zombie norm, and you don't get the feel the artist wasted their time making everything look ultra-polished. Plus of course, there is more to the story than that… Worth investigation.
August 2, 2024
A fun zombie adventure about kids scavenging & surviving in the suburbs and keeps the scale small, which is refreshing for such a tired genre.
It also kept surprising me with moments of genuinely creepy violence and unexpected heart.
Looking forward to more.
It also kept surprising me with moments of genuinely creepy violence and unexpected heart.
Looking forward to more.
December 23, 2020
I received this book from Netgalley/publisher in exchange of an honest review.
Welcome to a new world, a world which has been eaten away by zombies. We follow a group of kids as they try to make way through this world. Try to kick some zombie butt. It all seems pretty OK going until a new member appears, and this girl I liked a lot, Polly.
It was a pretty exciting volume despite there not being that many zombies around. I think we see 2 of them. And then there are the flashbacks which contain some more. A bit of a shame there weren’t more zombies, but on the other hand, good for the kids that it is just a bit safer for them. Though of course, they cannot let their guards down, because zombies still rule the world. I loved that most of the kids knew how to handle weapons or items to do something about zombies. I have read enough zombie fiction to know not everyone can do it.
Polly was the best character in the book. I loved that she wasn’t so eager to just follow along Brooks’ rules. Instead she questioned them. She talked to the other members, befriended them quite quickly, I loved how she was for her sister who is in a wheelchair. As the story continues we find out more about Polly, about why she wants to go to Pittsburgh, and she keeps getting more and more kickass as the story progresses.
What was going on with Brooks (the leader) and who that person was that popped up in the toilet during the night? I had my suspicions. Comes with years of reading zombie/post-apocalyptic fiction. You just know how some people are going to go. You realise that not everyone takes the zombies in a sane way. I was already not that big of a fan of Brooks given how strict he handled the group and didn’t like strangers to come to his group. It felt a lot like Lord of the Flies. One boy to rule them all. Or maybe Walking Dead (which I didn’t see or read all the way but I did read a couple of things).
I would have liked to see more of the twins, for now I just called them Rule 1 and Rule 2 given that each time they popped up they were spouting some rule or another. It just got kind of hilarious.
The ending made me both happy and sad.
I am still not sure how I felt about all the name calling towards the boy who called himself Spielberg. He did his best. He tried hard. He may not have been a fighter or someone who could run hard, but he had his talents.
I love the extras that were included at the end the book, some were funny, but we get some more clearance on some things which weren’t that surprising, but still shocked the hell out of me. Holy HELL.
I really liked the art in this book, though for me Brooks/Mickey were just the same character, at times I was confused, like with the end. 😛
I can’t wait for the next book in the series, I definitely want more of this story, more of these characters. Plus, I am curious how the situation is in the other parts of the country. Recommended if you look for something fun and spooky (at times).
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
Welcome to a new world, a world which has been eaten away by zombies. We follow a group of kids as they try to make way through this world. Try to kick some zombie butt. It all seems pretty OK going until a new member appears, and this girl I liked a lot, Polly.
It was a pretty exciting volume despite there not being that many zombies around. I think we see 2 of them. And then there are the flashbacks which contain some more. A bit of a shame there weren’t more zombies, but on the other hand, good for the kids that it is just a bit safer for them. Though of course, they cannot let their guards down, because zombies still rule the world. I loved that most of the kids knew how to handle weapons or items to do something about zombies. I have read enough zombie fiction to know not everyone can do it.
Polly was the best character in the book. I loved that she wasn’t so eager to just follow along Brooks’ rules. Instead she questioned them. She talked to the other members, befriended them quite quickly, I loved how she was for her sister who is in a wheelchair. As the story continues we find out more about Polly, about why she wants to go to Pittsburgh, and she keeps getting more and more kickass as the story progresses.
What was going on with Brooks (the leader) and who that person was that popped up in the toilet during the night? I had my suspicions. Comes with years of reading zombie/post-apocalyptic fiction. You just know how some people are going to go. You realise that not everyone takes the zombies in a sane way. I was already not that big of a fan of Brooks given how strict he handled the group and didn’t like strangers to come to his group. It felt a lot like Lord of the Flies. One boy to rule them all. Or maybe Walking Dead (which I didn’t see or read all the way but I did read a couple of things).
I would have liked to see more of the twins, for now I just called them Rule 1 and Rule 2 given that each time they popped up they were spouting some rule or another. It just got kind of hilarious.
The ending made me both happy and sad.
I am still not sure how I felt about all the name calling towards the boy who called himself Spielberg. He did his best. He tried hard. He may not have been a fighter or someone who could run hard, but he had his talents.
I love the extras that were included at the end the book, some were funny, but we get some more clearance on some things which weren’t that surprising, but still shocked the hell out of me. Holy HELL.
I really liked the art in this book, though for me Brooks/Mickey were just the same character, at times I was confused, like with the end. 😛
I can’t wait for the next book in the series, I definitely want more of this story, more of these characters. Plus, I am curious how the situation is in the other parts of the country. Recommended if you look for something fun and spooky (at times).
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
March 30, 2020
Hunkering down with post-apocalyptic comic books wasn’t something I’d imagine I’d be doing this year, but with the Covid-19 crisis going the way it has, I pitched up at my makeshift desk in the kitchen to tuck into the Gorillaz-esque artwork of Kidz.
Despite it’s playful name and cartoony illustrations, Kidz isn’t aimed at younger readers, in the same way that Joe Camel wasn’t meant to encourage youngsters to light up a cigarette. You’ll notice elements of the traditional coming-of-age story here, but the zombie trope gives this story a different sort of edge. Sure, I’m wondering how I would’ve felt about reading this had I been someone who’s picked up an issue of The Walking Dead. As it turns out, ignorance is bliss, but I think that even the more informed comic reader wouldn’t find much fault with Kidz.
The theme of loss of innocence is one of the cornerstones of this story, and we’re likely to see the kids grow up and make some difficult grown-up choices as time goes on. At the outset, there aren’t any parent figures in sight, and from what we’re told, the outbreak has completely taken over life in the US. So, are the kids doomed to lose their wits, turn into zombies and then turn on each other? Well, Aurélien Ducoudray has hinted at a truckload of tributes to the stories he’s paying homage to, including the Goonies, Jaws, Stranger Things and Super 8, so my money is on there being some kind of happy, or at the very least, bittersweet ending to all of it. Besides, that’s what growing up is all about, isn’t it, gentle reader?
Jocelyn Joret was at the helm of artwork duties for Kidz, and her style seems the perfect fit for a story about young people trying to find their way in a world they never imagined that they would have to one day navigate. From a design perspective, some of the highlights for me were the sepia-toned flashbacks and processed VHS-lined panels that show up when the kids are playing back the footage from their adventures. Others might argue that the creative team was a touch too heavy-handed when dishing out the nostalgia, but I think it comes out pretty well balanced.
The clue to the zombie theme was in the name, which struck me only much, much later. That being said, don’t let the fact that I’m a dimwit deter you from picking up a great story from Ablaze publishing. Thanks for reading!
Despite it’s playful name and cartoony illustrations, Kidz isn’t aimed at younger readers, in the same way that Joe Camel wasn’t meant to encourage youngsters to light up a cigarette. You’ll notice elements of the traditional coming-of-age story here, but the zombie trope gives this story a different sort of edge. Sure, I’m wondering how I would’ve felt about reading this had I been someone who’s picked up an issue of The Walking Dead. As it turns out, ignorance is bliss, but I think that even the more informed comic reader wouldn’t find much fault with Kidz.
The theme of loss of innocence is one of the cornerstones of this story, and we’re likely to see the kids grow up and make some difficult grown-up choices as time goes on. At the outset, there aren’t any parent figures in sight, and from what we’re told, the outbreak has completely taken over life in the US. So, are the kids doomed to lose their wits, turn into zombies and then turn on each other? Well, Aurélien Ducoudray has hinted at a truckload of tributes to the stories he’s paying homage to, including the Goonies, Jaws, Stranger Things and Super 8, so my money is on there being some kind of happy, or at the very least, bittersweet ending to all of it. Besides, that’s what growing up is all about, isn’t it, gentle reader?
Jocelyn Joret was at the helm of artwork duties for Kidz, and her style seems the perfect fit for a story about young people trying to find their way in a world they never imagined that they would have to one day navigate. From a design perspective, some of the highlights for me were the sepia-toned flashbacks and processed VHS-lined panels that show up when the kids are playing back the footage from their adventures. Others might argue that the creative team was a touch too heavy-handed when dishing out the nostalgia, but I think it comes out pretty well balanced.
The clue to the zombie theme was in the name, which struck me only much, much later. That being said, don’t let the fact that I’m a dimwit deter you from picking up a great story from Ablaze publishing. Thanks for reading!
February 18, 2019
Que mange un Zombie quand quasiment tous le monde est déjà transformé ?
Dans cette BD très cool, ce n'est pas au début mais à la fin d'une apocalypse zombie à laquelle nos héros doivent survivre.
Dans cette BD très cool, ce n'est pas au début mais à la fin d'une apocalypse zombie à laquelle nos héros doivent survivre.
September 1, 2019
Une très bonne bd zombie. Action, frayeur et émotion sont au rendez-vous ! Ca se finit juste un peu au milieu de rien !
September 27, 2021
Is a mix of Goonies and the walking dead with a tank girl feel.
Not suitable for actual kids to read as lots of bad language.
Not suitable for actual kids to read as lots of bad language.
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July 8, 2022Al más estilo scary movie pero más oscuro. Una buena historia perturbadora infantil.
January 16, 2023
Kids Volume One is about a group of children who are trying to survive in an apocoliptoc world. They end up going to Pittsburgue...
July 10, 2022
A teen version of The Walking Dead.
Deals with struggles for power and direction in life when the world has really fallen apart.
I immediately enjoyed these characters. I would totally follow them on more adventures.
The story took twists in turns in surprising and dark ways.
I think that some of the translations were a little off, at some points I was left confused.
Overall, I enjoyed it and would read more.
3.5 stars
Deals with struggles for power and direction in life when the world has really fallen apart.
I immediately enjoyed these characters. I would totally follow them on more adventures.
The story took twists in turns in surprising and dark ways.
I think that some of the translations were a little off, at some points I was left confused.
Overall, I enjoyed it and would read more.
3.5 stars
October 31, 2020
Wow, ok, that was disturbing. In a good way, though. The kids felt pretty real, and accurate as far as how kids that age would act, after having lived through a zombie plague that wiped out almost everyone, at least probably everyone. The story has a good balance of gruesome fun and shenanigans mixed with all the feels when they discuss their back stories (which we don't get all of, so I'm feeling more KidZ in the future). Things come to a head when two girls show up, challenging the authority of the boys' leader. After a trip to the mall ends in disaster, and coming home also brings a tragedy, shit goes down, and nothing will be the same again.
I enjoyed the story- it's good, it's a hard ride, it brings the feels, and wow, that some bildungsroman! The art works so well in this story; it's cartoony, but that feels right here. It has a cinematic feel to it, and all the little details are fun, like finding candy hidden in a drawer. The emotions are expressed well- the brutality of kids, the excitement, the careless joy, the sadness that can bubble up so quickly. There are some truly creepy, disturbing scenes, and the coloring perfectly accentuates them. A nice addition to one's zombie library!
I enjoyed the story- it's good, it's a hard ride, it brings the feels, and wow, that some bildungsroman! The art works so well in this story; it's cartoony, but that feels right here. It has a cinematic feel to it, and all the little details are fun, like finding candy hidden in a drawer. The emotions are expressed well- the brutality of kids, the excitement, the careless joy, the sadness that can bubble up so quickly. There are some truly creepy, disturbing scenes, and the coloring perfectly accentuates them. A nice addition to one's zombie library!
October 24, 2020
I don't know what it is about kids and post-apocalypses in Europe but they never slow down when it comes to how childhood is an essential survival tool. After a number of traumas, these kids banded together and formed a culture where they fight off all of the zombies in their town. They even made video zines out of it. Like all kids they have fun, drive each other crazy, and try to look out for one another. But when two girls show up, this all changes. Thankfully nobody starts having dumb love triangles, but the presence brings up some less than fun things. Like despite doing their best to cope, some of these kids remember that there are still traumas that they're dealing with. No amount of power fantasies with guns and crossbows can protect them from each other, especially when it comes to how dependencies and dynamics are challenged.
October 19, 2020
KidZ Vol 1 is cute and funny and just a great comic to read. It reminds me of a cross up of the old Kids Next Door cartoon and Zombieland. In a dystopian future, kids survive on their own after their parents go missing or are turned to Zombies. But kids will still be kids even when horror comes to life. The main cast takes a hit or two for some major twists and the ending was pretty twisted but the story is dark and fun and will leave you coming back for more. The art is cute but gruesome and colorful for added entertainment. I look forward to Volume two and whatever future is in store for the KidZ.. My voluntary, unbiased review is based upon a review copy from Netgalley.
October 31, 2020
Even though I am not a huge Zombie fan, I really likes this take on the genre, as if focuses on what happens WAY after the zombie apocalypse, when the zombies have basically killed all the people and are now dying of hunger because they have no food source.
In this world a small group of boys have been able to survive by working together. Everything is fine until a couple of wandering girls show up and turn their lives upside down.
I won't like, this gets dark fast, and the ending is not exactly happy, but the last few pages promise a follow up, so I will look forward to it with optimism.
In this world a small group of boys have been able to survive by working together. Everything is fine until a couple of wandering girls show up and turn their lives upside down.
I won't like, this gets dark fast, and the ending is not exactly happy, but the last few pages promise a follow up, so I will look forward to it with optimism.
August 3, 2021
Unfortunately this was another miss for me. It has the set up for something really great, but it is lacking in character development and feels rushed. I also disliked the fat jokes and I feel that these jokes are quite distasteful. I really wanted to like these characters, but I didn't like a single one of them. I just wished that there was some stronger character development.
I would like to thank Diamond Books for providing me with a copy.
I would like to thank Diamond Books for providing me with a copy.
May 27, 2025
RELECTURE : je ne sais même pas quoi dire ? J'ai pas aimé en fait. Ça va trop vite et en même temps on a peu de contexte. Les personnages ne sont pas attachants. Et les remarques du genre "cochonou" ??? Bref, je vais lire la suite juste parce que ça se lit vite mais je pense pas apprécier plus que ça.
October 26, 2020
received a free copy of this book from NetGalley.com and the publisher to read and review.
I am not a fan of the art style. The story was fine, but not anything stellar. All in all, I was disappointed, sadly. I wish I had more redeeming things to say about it, honestly. I could barely even finish it. I'm sure it has an audience, but I'm not it.
I am not a fan of the art style. The story was fine, but not anything stellar. All in all, I was disappointed, sadly. I wish I had more redeeming things to say about it, honestly. I could barely even finish it. I'm sure it has an audience, but I'm not it.
December 27, 2020
KidZ is a wild ride of a book. Recommended for a more mature audience, but a raucous use of the graphic novel medium.
January 17, 2021
Il me semblait l avoir déjà lu et effectivement je l avais déjà lu. Mais pas grave parce que cette histoire de zombies est vraiment pas mal, je vais essayer de lire la suite!
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