28 Days Later: London Calling by Michael Alan Nelson, Declan Shalvey, and Nick Filardi

Title: 28 Days Later: London Calling
Creator: Michael Alan Nelson (writer), Declan Shalvey (artist), & Nick Filardi (colorist)
Age Group: Older Teens
Series is: Ongoing with 12 volumes
Volume(s) Reviewing: 1
My Rating: 3/5

The comic series pick up where the movie 28 Days Later left off. Following only Selena, she ends up in Norway at a refugee camp. Clint, a reporter, requests her to be a guide as he plans to head back into London which is quarantined. She reluctantly agrees to go and with a team of people, they journey back to the infested capital.

Mistrust, death, and zombies, 28 Days Later: London Calling is a start of a new adventure!

First time reading a full comic book, 28 Days Later is not a bad read. With a dark atmosphere, everything is drawn with lots of shadows and dark colours. I wasn't very fond with the mood because I felt it was too grim for my liking. There's plenty of gore but I didn't find them to be explicit, just enough for a zombie comic.

Although not focused upon, you could see a glimpse of Selena's past before the infection spread. I can't say the plot completely held my attention but enough that I could finish it. The characters are defined and in this situation, they act like any normal person would with conflicted feelings. I admire Selena's ability to feel indifferent to the things that happen around her.

28 Days Later: London Calling is recommended to those who highly enjoyed the first movie. It sets off the same sort of environment except in comic book form. I personally will not look into the next volume. It's not that I dislike it, there is not enough drive for me to continue on.

Review copy provided by HarperCollins Canada.

Watching on Wednesday: 28 Days Later

Title: 28 Days Later

Type: Movie

Age Group: Older Teens +

Release Year: 2002

Rating: 3.5/5

Waking up in an empty hospital, Jim (Alex Palmer) tries to figure out the reason why everyone has disappeared from the city. Due to infected chimpanzees that were released 28 days earlier, a disease rapidly spread throughout London. If bitten by an infected person, one would crave for human flesh and be reduced to what is called a zombie.

I attempted to watch this movie several times. The beginning of the movie is so slow. The protagonist basically walks around in London, trying to understand what is going on for the ten minutes of the movie. To be honest, it was hard for me to stay and watch because even though when it had action afterwards, it was still a bore.

However, I found it extremely realistic in terms of a zombie movie. It's no where near the Resident Evil kind of level, but it is one that you could relate to. I think the actors did a very good job. Their acting was well done and their emotions could be felt.

28 Days Later is not a movie I would recommend right away but if you have patience and prefer zombie movies that are more realistic rather than having fight scenes everywhere, than you should give it a try.