Talk:Apocalypse Life/Issue 8/@comment-1107423-20130612045255

Reading this issue, I'm jumping back into AL after a long long hiatus. And I'm sorry for that! Life is demanding. Enough of my rambling, time to review, LEGGGOOOO!

Dealing with the aftermath of an initial outbreak is a challenge for any writer. You might say I took the easy way out by having my story take place five years after shit went down, and you wouldn't be far off. "Apocalypse Life" does a fantastic job emulating a realistic post-apocalyptic world.

There's something incredibly heartbreaking about the stranger's note left behind, which Julius finds in this issue. It gives off so much character, so much pain and so many struggles, just in what? Two lines or so? You do a beautiful job bringing your universe to life.

I see a lot of inspiration from "28 Days Later". Last issue was with the parents' scene. This issue wasn't so much a particular scene or anything, it's just the overall tone of the story. And take that as a compliment, because the tone of the "28... Later" films are some of the best, if not the best, in all of zombie fandom. So the fact that you have recreated something authentic like that, is something to be proud of.

I feel like you're taking it slow, the pacing feels a lot similar to Pops's "Mercy". I'm intrigued to see where you'll take "Apocalypse Now", and consider me officially drawn in. Will be trying to catch up as quickly as I can.