The Last of Us: American Dreams
Naughty Dog creative director Neil Druckmann and rising comics star Faith Erin Hicks team up for the comics-exclusive first chapter of the wildly anticipated new game, The Last of Us! Nineteen years ago, a parasitic fungal outbreak killed the majority of the world's population, forcing...
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Naughty Dog creative director Neil Druckmann and rising comics star Faith Erin Hicks team up for the comics-exclusive first chapter of the wildly anticipated new game, The Last of Us! Nineteen years ago, a parasitic fungal outbreak killed the majority of the world's population, forcing survivors into a handful of quarantine zones. Thirteen-year-old Ellie has grown up in this violent, post pandemic world, and her disrespect for the military authority running her boarding school earns her new enemies, a new friend in fellow rebel Riley, and her first trip into the outside world, where she is confronted with a dangerous insurgent group - and with the monstrous victims of infection!
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781616552121 (1616552123)
Publish date: October 30th 2013
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Pages no: 104
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Science Fiction,
Games,
Horror,
Dystopia,
Sequential Art,
Graphic Novels,
Comics,
Comic Book,
Zombies,
Gaming
Series: The Last of Us: American Dreams issue 1
I haven't played the game, didn't know a thing about, read only because of Faith Erin Hicks. It's a standard zombie survival story, with themes of trying to find an identity in a world that is just trying to get by, and the difficulties of idolizing a guerilla movement. It wasn't bad or exceptional,...
Overall: 3.5 Stars Star Rating Art: 3 Stars Star Rating Story: 4 Stars Netgalley Review First Impression: Yeah, it seems like a comic book based on a game. Art is average. Plot/Storyline: Reminescent of Divergent. Especially the rooftop scenes. Divergent crossed with Walking Dead. Characte...
See my review on my blog: here
I really liked this. I am obsessed with the game, and was left feeling so raw after the first play through that I needed something to help my wrecked emotions. This was a very well done little prequel, making cool references to the mythology of the game and explaining some of Ellie's quirks. I guess...