By Jonathan Edwards

If you read my review for Cannibal vol. 1, you already know a few things about this book and me. You know that I really like it, since it's an intriguing twist on the tired zombie subgenre, and there's a level of nuance to its characters and their interactions that really works for me. You'll know that one of the sample reviews I submitted when applying to be a writer for Comic Bastards was the first issue. And, you'll also know that I tend to think it works a bit better read as a trade than issue to issue, but I personally still read it month to month. If you didn't read that review, well, now you know all that too, and it all holds true with this one. Although, this is also probably one of, if not the, best issue of the series so far.

By Jonathan Edwards

Fun fact: I wrote a sample review for the first issue of Cannibal as part of my submission back when I first applied to be a reviewer for Comic Bastards. My main reason for doing so was that, while I'm normally not a huge fan of zombie media (partially due to the oversaturation and subsequent plurality of content using the premise merely as a gimmick), this was ostensibly a zombie comic that I ended up liking for its particular approach and twist on the scenario. And, I hadn't even been planning to read it. The only reason I did pick it up the week it came out was because I saw it next to the other couple Image books I had intended to buy. It was one of those impulse buys that I'm glad I made, and I figured that might lead to some sort of interesting review. Since then, I've kept reading the series, so when I saw the first trade up for review, I thought I'd go ahead and throw in my two cents on it.