A post-apocalyptic road movie tale where Earth has been turned into a vampires' hunting ground. PUBLICATION IN 3 VOLUMES - COMPLETED WORK. A cataclysm has transformed the Earth's atmosphere, blocking out all ultraviolet light, plunging it into a new ice age, and giving vampires free reign across the planet. With the human race threatened with extinction, two adults and a handful of children struggle to survive, hidden in the rubble of a ravaged Spanish city. Led by a mysterious savior who joins them, they embark on one last, desperate gamble to cross Europe in search of refuge, to where the last of humanity is gathered... Written by horror maestro David Muñoz (Guillermo del Toro's The Devil's Backbone, Whispers in the Walls) and drawn by Manuel Garcia, this moving, yet brutal, tale of friendship and survival leaves bite marks on the neck and frostbite on the soul.
This second episode, also available on Kindle Unlimited, suffers a little bit from being the middle book. The set up and conclusion are elsewhere, so this part needs events to move on. It relies on encounters and action, which are very much par for the course for this type of series but very well done.
In particular, the authors score highly by having very plausible interactions where everyone is a shade of grey, neither good guys nor bad, and avoiding histrionics. On the one hand this makes the story more emotionally engaging, but on the other less of a thrill ride. However, the moral questions remain deep as the linchpin, the one thing that turns the story, is a child’s tempestuous betrayal. How is that going to play out?
Although less fun than the first, this episode does make me want to know the conclusion, just to see how the group copes with its internal tensions.