28 Days Later #1-3 (Ongoing)

A reviewer once said that sequels frighten him, because they might not and invariably do not live up to the expectations of the original. But what if the sequel happens to be that based on a genuinely frightening critically and commercially-acclaimed horror film? is an ongoing serialization by BOOM! Studios by way of individual single-issue comic books of the events immediately after those in the motion picture of the same title, connecting it with the latter film's sequel, . It focuses on Selena, one of the three survivors of the first film, as she embarks on the epic journey of her return to Great Britain. Scripted by and ’s Michael Alan Nelson and drawn by newcomer sensation Declan Shalvey, it is, to say the least, quite an impressive sequel in the medium of comic books. The story segues right from the film which is no small feat for Nelson. The art, too, is fantastic, channeling a bit of Ben Templesmith () in the light and shading department, but keeping it clean to make the story gel nicely with the art, like in my favorite, . The only complaint is that it assumes too much the reader is familiar with the film. Other than that, a solid series for our countdown to that strangely-evolved and quaintly American holiday, Halloween.

The film that changed horror forever continues here! It doesn’t matter who you are or what you did, if you are infected Selena will give no mercy. Selena teaches the rest of her team the cold, hard truth of what it takes to survive in the UK after the infection has spread. Will they learn? They must. Story by: Michael Alan Nelson; Art by: Declan Shalvey; Colors by: Nick Filardi; Letters by: Ed Dukeshire; Cover by: Tim Bradstreet, Sean Phillips --

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