The reviewer was initially reluctant to review the comic book "Age of Darkness #1-2" but was convinced by his editor because it had zombies and was co-written and illustrated by up-and-coming artist Joanna Estep. The reviewer researched Estep and found she has an impressive background. The comic takes place post-apocalypse and features well-armed and trained survivor groups that are highly skilled at fighting zombies and other threats. While following a typical zombie storyline, the comic puts a unique spin on it and focuses on the protagonists' ability to fight effectively.

1. Friday, 13 December 2013 05:32
‘Age of Darkness #1-2:’
Comic Book Review
Written by Simply Jack, Fanboy Comics Contributor
So anyway. My editor was all, “Hey, Simply Jack. You should totally
review Age of Darkness #1 and 2,” and I was all, “Nah.” And, she was
all, “But it’s co-written and illustrated by Joanna Estep. She’s a big up
and comer who just graduated but still managed to do Tokyo’s Pop
Road – which is cool.” And, I was all, “Busy, no.” And, she was all,
“It’s got zombies.”
And now, I’m reviewing the two comics. They’re actually one, as they
come in this cool issue #1 and issue omnibus, so one fewer trip to the
comic book store on this, fearless reader. As my editor already told
you, this appears to be Joanna Estep’s brainchild, as she co-writes
(with Don McLiam) and co-illustrates (with Leonardo Colapietro) the
books. This is a pretty hardcore chick. I went overboard on research
and went to Wikipedia (which is a lot if you’re me), and she not only
has a page (epic!), but it’s impressive. She is “a recent graduate with
degrees in Graphic Design and Japanese” (‘cause Japanese, that’s
why), so she’s all smart and talented. Plus, she’s done Tokyo’s Pop
Road, which is awesome. She’s on her way to Ron Burgundy-esque
“kind of a big deal,” And now, you know that.
Age of Darkness is a zombie flick of a comic. Post apocalyptic,
survivors, struggle with hopelessness, blah, blah, blah, sequel, blah,
blah. But wait, the creators totally have a different spin. And, it’s kind
of awesome. You know how you watch UFC to see people kick a--?
You know how you (guiltily) like the first 2.5 Resident Evil’s (movie)
primarily because Mila kicks a--? You know how that YouTube video of
the bus driver decking the fat girl is awesome, because he kicks a--?
You get it. Anyway, the survivors in this comic? Yep. They kick a--.
Superiorly (that is now a word) armed, the good guys are looking to
make contact with other groups. Superiorly trained (See?), they mow
down zombies the way I can plow the Pringles. (It’s impressive.)
Superiorly (This is the last one.), they’ve got brains in the way of a
small, stereotypical hacker man who is like all Bill Gates on tech – but
smaller, oddly enough. These guys may have made contact with a
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repeating radio signal to go somewhere – and they go. And, I don’t
spoil stories, so I’m done.
But, yes, based on the theme of this review, you can assume they kick
a--. It’s good. Why? Because it’s a bit Running Man (the movie,
where he kicks a--) meets The Walking Dead (the comic, which didn’t
suck like the show) meets Resident Evil (because zombies are boring
and this has demony things, too). Those three paradigm-shifting works
of art rarely meet, but they do here. And, that’s why you’ll buy it.
Good talk. Go.
Simply Jack, Fanboy
Comics Contributor
Favorite '80s Comic Series:
Strikeforce Morituri
Favorite '80s Hairstyle: Mullet (also,
Fe-Mullet)
Favorite Decade: '80s
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