Issue: Rombies #0
Writer: Tom Taylor
Artist: Skye Ogden
Publisher: Gestalt Comics
Release Date: August 2010
Pages: 24
Price: $2.95
“Rome wasn’t built in a day… but it may crumble in one. Titans
battle in the arena. A thumb turns down. A sword comes down. A dead
man… stands up? Racing through dark, narrow tunnels beneath the
Colosseum, two heroes and a child join together to escape their
pursuers. Pursuers who were once men. Hungry men. Undead men. Rombies.
Friends, Romans, Countrymen… Lend me your brains!“
Artwork: 4.0 out of 5
Have you ever picked up a book where you knew the tone of the story just
from the art? Well that is what you have here. A beautifully done
issue, that the art really depicts what is going on in the story.
Gore-geous looking zombies and nice crisp panels page after page. The
gray tones are working perfectly page after page. Nice character designs
that work on every level to convey the time period. This is just an
overall great looking issue.
Story: 4.0 out of 5
So my question here is what do you get when you mix Gladiator
with Return of the Living Dead? Why Rombies of course. The
story is exactly what I expected it to be. That being said I did not go
into it with high hopes. I just didn’t know before reading how you could
mix the two and have an interesting book. I was wrong. I found a great
deal of enjoyment watching these characters try to find their way out of
the arena. The dialogue was nice, and the story really progressed to a
nice cliffhanger moment at the end.
Dying Breath: 4.0 out of 5
Did I get what I expected out of this book? No, I got a hell of a lot
more. I loved the animated style artwork, and hey how can you not love a
zombie lion? The story was done right. It didn’t go where I thought it
would, which is a good thing. It’s not a B-movie story that is told
here. It is a action pack death fest. I will say this, if Romero
directed Gladiator this is what it would have looked like.
Check this one out, it is highly enjoyable and I think a must read for
zombie fans.
If you would like to buy or know more about
Rombies #0 you
can find it at
http://www.gestaltcomics.com.
You can also have your comic shop pre-order you a copy from Diamond
with this code JUN101030
