Zombies Anonymous written and illustrated by Malcolm Johnson

 

(pb; 2021:  graphic novel)

From the back cover

“Witness the zombie apocalypse like never before, told never before, told through the point of view of the undead in recovery.”

 

Review

Written and illustrated by Johnson, this fast-moving ten-minute and short read is narrated by various cognizant zombies (“biters”) in an “incident” (read: death/zombification) recovery group whose stories are shown while their recovery group session is not.

The biters talk about how many days it’s been since they’ve bitten. Their voice-overs are sprinkled with quoted lyrics (e.g., Leonard Cohen, The Mars Volta), and the illustrations—basic, spare in relative detail, more effective for being so—make effective use of red (as well as black and white) and dark, sometimes red-splash humor.

Anonymous, an entertaining undead-themed, quick-read graphic novel with a fun wrinkle placed within familiar storylines, is worth your time.