‘The Disease One-Shot’ Comic Book Review

The Disease is yet another zombie tale. Yes, there are lots and lots of zombie things out there, but here’s a secret for you. I love zombies. Take that secret to your grave. And then come back, but still don’t tell anyone. I’m part of the zombie hipster crowd. I was a fan way back when even back to elementary school. I’m talking early ’90s here. My favorite zombie flick is Return of the Living Dead and I remember seeing 28 Days Later and Dawn of the Dead (remake) in theaters. I’m just that cool.

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In the land of days laters and dead walkers on TV, is another zombie story needed? If its good, then yes. The Disease is good. The start of The Disease admittedly is nothing special. It starts off very similar to some more recent zombies. Gerry, our hero, wakes up with no memory of the last three months and the world is overran by zombies. Was he in a coma? Was he just really drunk and had to sleep like a super long time? By now this is a pretty common way to get into the whole “world’s been taken over by zombies thing.” It’s where the story of The Disease goes, that really makes it unique.

Writer James Mulholland spins a great little yarn in this one-shot. Mulholland celebrates that zombie genre while being able to find a clever take on the story. Fun Fact: Mulholland self-published this book. That’s pretty legit. Too legit maybe. Or just enough legit. I’m not sure anymore. This man had a plan to get his tale out there. And here it is. Well, here it is for me. I already have it. You need to go get it.

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Daniel Romero’s art is rough. Sloppy. It’s all in black and white. And it totally works. This rough artwork lends itself very well to tales of horror. We want gruesome and offsetting pictures. The art should make us feel a bit uncomfortable to look at it. Plus the dude’s name is Romero. Fitting, right?

The Disease is a book totally worth the attention of anyone who loves the zombie genre, or really just horror comics. It’s a great short read. It’s only a shame that this is a one-shot. I’d like to see more of this world and what other tropes Mulholland can mix it up with.

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