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28 Days Later Omnibus Free FREE 28 DAYS LATER OMNIBUS PDF Michael Alan Nelson,Declan Shalvey | 112 pages | 15 May 2014 | Boom! Studios | 9781608863860 | English | Los Angeles, United States Best Zombie Gifts 28 Days Later Omnibus | 28 Days Later | Goodreads 28 Days Later Omnibus you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Declan Shalvey Illustrations. The film that changed horror forever continues here! Selena and her new comrades struggle against the infected, the American presence in the UK…and themselves. Selena is a survivor but even she must give pause when the mission has There is no escape from the horrific world of 28 DAYS LATER, the comic that plunges readers back into fray of a world overrun with the infected! Selena is a survivor but even she must give pause when the mission has her breaking into the land she fought so hard to get out of. They have no supplies. Most of their crew has been killed. They must get to London, but will they make it? Get A Copy. Paperbackpages. More Details Other Editions 2. Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about 28 Days Later Omnibusplease sign up. Be the first to ask a question about 28 Days Later Omnibus. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 4. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Start your review of 28 Days Later Omnibus. May 13, Lono rated it really liked it. Surprisingly good. Glad I gave this a chance. Fans of either film will certainly find something to enjoy here. Probably would not be appreciated as much by someone who has not at least seen 28 Days Later. This omnibus both fills the gap between the 2 films 28 Days Lat Surprisingly good. This omnibus both fills the gap between the 2 films 28 Days Later Omnibus Days Later and 28 Weeks Later and even returns to some of their set pieces. Took me a while to warm up to the new characters introduced, but ultimately it sucked me in. I thought Michael Alan Nelson did an admirable job at pacing the book and building tension overall. Mike had an 28 Days Later Omnibus task trying to mimic the frenetic qualities of the films on paper without the aid of a loud soundtrack or jumpy camera. Largely he was successful in replicating the anxiety, stress, and hopelessness of the originals. The feeling of menace from the infected and the uninfected is tangible and it spans the entire collection. Revisiting the character Selena was an unexpected pleasure. I had forgotten how much I liked her in the film and I am always of fan of strong, independent female leads. Still struggling with grief over her previous losses, Selena has grown more distant and callous since the end of the film. What motivates her to return to London is slowly revealed during the long 28 Days Later Omnibus back. Her relationships, both past and present, also take center stage and this book did a lot to further 28 Days Later Omnibus out her character. The trench coat and mask make a return as well. Dig it. I enjoyed the artwork and felt that it was consistent throughout. I was originally nervous when I read that a total of 6 separate artists including Declan Shalvey, Alejandro Aragon, Marek Oleksicki, Leonardo Manco, Ron Salas, 28 Days Later Omnibus Pablo Peppino all contributed to the book, but those concerns were unfounded. 28 Days Later Omnibus art seemed uniform on the whole and there were no jarring or dramatic changes in the style to be found. So here is your excuse to return to London. Nov 12, Etienne rated it it was ok. This comic book 28 Days Later Omnibus do it justice. It isn't bad, but far from the style, the ambiance and 28 Days Later Omnibus originality of what the movie had bring in its time. This book just goes with the overall work done on zombie for the last decade or so. Like I said, not bad, but I was expecting way more out of this one! Mar 04, Terry Mcginnis rated it really liked it. An absolutely great book from beginning to end, with a 28 Days Later Omnibus story and fine art, following Selena from the first movie, and tying nicely into 28 Weeks Later as it wrapped up. Highly recommended. Aug 23, Doublezerodomino rated it liked it Shelves: gender-studsfantasyfictionsurvivial-skills. Very fun read, true to story but I was dismayed by the love storyline for Selena and the many many many illogical decisions made by the characters. There were some scenes that were difficult to interpret by the way they were drawn, it seems as if the story were made for film instead of graphic novel. Collection was good, the art was excitingly bloody. The artists took liberty with rage zombie costume design in a way the movie couldn't though. In all it gets three stars instead of four because th Very fun read, true 28 Days Later Omnibus story but I was dismayed by the love storyline for Selena and the many many many illogical decisions made by the characters. In all it gets three stars instead of four because the relationship felt forced and unnecessary and their desicions were so terrible. Selena FTW View 1 comment. Sep 12, Colona Public Library rated it really liked it Shelves: aprilgraphic-novel-adultgraphic-novel- young-adult. If you like the 28 Days Later movie, you will definitively like this graphic novel. Selena is the only character from the movie that is in this novel. Selena is currently living in Scotland and is contacted by an American journalist who wants to go London and report about the Outbreak. She is reluctant to go back, but finally agrees. The journalist gathers a group of other people to accompany them. As soon as they start out, they find trouble and 28 Days Later Omnibus keeps on getting worse. I highly recommend this If you like the 28 Days Later movie, you will definitively like this graphic novel. I highly recommend this book. The illustrations are great and the story is fast moving. There is never a lull. Feb 24, Bruce Baugh rated it it was amazing. It turns out that the 28 Days Later comic book series is one of the very best comics tie-ins I've ever read. This volume collects it all. This is a marvelously constructed series. It opens shortly after the end of 28 Days Later the movie, with a team of American journalists trying to get into Britain and find out what's happening beyond the official story, and recruiting Selena, one of the 3 survivors of the movie, as their guide. It ends at the same moment as 28 Weeks Later, and not far away, th It turns out that the 28 Days Later comic book series is one of the very best comics tie-ins I've ever read. It ends at the same moment as 28 Weeks Later, and not far away, though the protagonists don't know about that final shot. In between, there's weeks of trying to get from they reckon relatively unguarded Scotland down to London. This being a horror comic, things seldom go very well. Writer Michael Alan Nelson shows an exceptionally strong sense of Selena as a person. She's the centerpiece of this story, and he brings her to life. The flashbacks to her life before everything went to 28 Days Later Omnibus and leading up to the moment where she first killed someone infected are brief and heartbreaking. 28 Days Later Omnibus - - Here at Walmart. Your email address will never be sold or distributed to a third party for any reason. Sorry, 28 Days Later Omnibus we can't respond to individual comments. 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