Reviews

Dead of Winter: Good Good Dog by Kyle Starks, Gabo

deffener's review against another edition

2.0

I was almost immediately hooked on when I saw the cover, as I'm such a sucker for a good zombie comic book. Generally speaking,, it was good fun. On the positive note, it showed that authors are interested in the zombie narratives and it was fun for them to make this. I honestly liked this part of the book. If you have spare twenty minutes, I'd actually recommend this book.

However this was somehow disappointment for me. It seemed amateur at best. I felt like the artwork need some improvement as well, especially regarding faces. They seemed satirical from time to time.
Back to the story, it was really predictable and dull, especially, for somebody who read so many zombie books/graphic novels. As I said it gave me big time school project vibes. And I wasn't aware that you can make a Mary Sue out of a dog (which is honestly not that surprising, actually).

Copy was provided by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

kimsly's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

undertowsoul's review against another edition

4.0

This is definitely on the comedic side of the post-apocalyptic spectrum - and I loved it! I think if we broke this down to its most basic elements, it would beat be described as: Lassie in a world after the Zombie apocalypse. It's funny but gory at the same time. If you can't handle "The Walking Dead," you won't be able to handle this. The comparison was going to happen but the artwork and story both have a much more over-the-top and cartoonish vibe to them. I found myself chuckling at some of the stuff the dog pulls off without getting a scratch. Besides the violence, there is cursing as well although it's not as bad as other books I've read in the same genre. Still, I'd reserve this for older teens and up, maybe mid-teens depending on the kid. Either way, I enjoyed it and look forward to more stories from this team.

I would like to thank the publisher, author, and Netgalley for providing me with a copy in exchange for an honest review.

booknooknoggin's review against another edition

3.0

Fun...not so serious zombie book. Also this guy writes the Rick and Morty books.

lilyn_g's review

4.0

Dead of Winter is not a kid-friendly comic. Just need to get that out of the way. I made the mistake of thinking "Hey, it's got a doggo on the cover! That's gotta be kid friendly, right?" And, well, if you minus the multiple curse words on basically every page, I guess it might be. Luckily, I have a chill child who knows she's not allowed to curse, so she appointed herself Official Bleeper, and we kept reading. (She got to BLEEP a lot.) And, bleeping aside (or maybe that added to it), it was a hoot!

So, we've never played (or even heard of) Dead of Winter. So, this is simply a review of the graphic novel at face value, nothing more or less. We liked the few characters we got introduced to. I laughed at the Fireman in the Post-Apocalyptic setting. (Joe Hill nod?) Ruckus had us both snorting. The female characters were surprisingly non-annoying, but didn't stand out in any particular way. Crazy Cop and Bad Santa were... well, they were there. Sparky the dog quickly won us both over. The golden with psychological issues and a cape is a national treasure, I think.

Dead of Winter: Good Good Dog contained four issues, and came in at 114 pages including cover variants. It was action-packed on both human and dog parts. Sparky can wield a weapon like you wouldn't believe!  It was very on-the-surface, basically just an introduction and a bit of butt-kickery, really. (I do wonder about Crazy Cop, though...)   Overall, it was a fun read, even if it wasn't exactly what I was expecting when I chose it. (I had Pestilence Vol 1 lined up to read before my kid was wanting to read with me. At least Dead of Winter nixed excessive nudity. Well, nudity at all, really.) If you're wanting just a mindless, fun, zombie-themed read with an unexpectedly furry main character, Dead of Winter is perfect.

Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from Netgalley for review consideration.