Issue: #1
Release: February 2010
Writer: Raven Gregory
Artist: Vic Drujinio
Store: Earth Prime Comics (Burlington, Vermont)
If it's not vampires these days, it's zombies. The Waking is published by Zenescope, a company which seems to specialize in what my new friend Tony Lamplume describes as cheesecakey comics. Issue #1 actually doesn't include much in the way of zombies but sets up the back story for the apocalypse to come. Four police detectives investigate two separate murders. The issue's final panel suggests that the real trouble is only just beginning.
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My scavenger hunt was pretty straight-forward: find comic books off the rack with titles starting from A-Z. Go check out the rest of the participants in this year's A-Z challenge. The official site is here.
Is there a pic issue? Can't load it on my end....
ReplyDeleteHmm, it's fine here. What browser are you using?
DeleteIt's not working here, either.
ReplyDeleteSigh... I'll see if I can find a better one.
DeleteI had to Google it, but it's a beautiful comic!
ReplyDeleteThe artwork is definitely nice.
DeleteMy sister is obsessed with Charmed. Zenescope recently concluded a Charmed comic book series. The awkward part of sharing it with my sister was all the cheesecakey ads for the company's other comics.
ReplyDeleteThey offer no illusions as to the angle they're playing, either.
DeleteWill have to check it out. I love the 'cheesecake' term applied!
ReplyDeleteI had to Google it when Tony first used it - a very specific meaning and I really can't think of a better word for it.
DeleteI love that sense that the trouble is only just beginning, when you are first getting introduced to a new series :)
ReplyDeleteI have only just realised that you have a link to a blogger's book club. Going to check it out at last :)
A slow build is really nice if executed well - same goes for music.
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