![]() ![]() Grrissen's refreshing, black-and-white art gives the story a crisp, modern feel, with clearly individuated characters and realistic body types. Petersburg, Florida, is scary and gory and exciting but not too bloody for a middle-school audience. The middle section of the book gets rushed a bit when the zombies start appearing, but the final act, when the two teens try to fight their way out of embattled St. Dicey and Jack are extremely likable characters-as are the bit players-and their young romance is crafted slowly enough to get readers invested in it. ![]() But jock Dicey is determined that she and Jack will survive-and maybe she'll even finally get a kiss from him! Tsang and Grrissen's entry in the new My Boyfriend Is a Monster graphic-novel series cashes in on the current zombie craze, but it does so with style and humor. "What happens when a baseball player and a goth nerd fall in love? The zombie apocalypse, of course. ![]()
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