Zombies Calling [Paperback]

Faith Erin Hicks (Author, Artist)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 7, 2007

Joss's life sucks. She's in the middle of university exams, up to her neck in student loans, and when she's attacked by zombies, her roommates have the nerve to think she's making it up. But when the zombies turn out to be terrifyingly real, only Joss knows how to survive the undead invasion: by following the Rules of Zombie Movies.

Product Details

• Paperback: 104 pages
• Publisher: SLG Publishing (November 7, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1593620799
• ISBN-13: 978-1593620790
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #521,330 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Long time fan, been waiting years for this book!, December 2, 2007

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Olivia C. Ostrowski "Keyshe54" (Anacortes, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Zombies Calling (Paperback)

Faith Hicks delivers a wonderful graphic novel, filled to the brim with humor, Zombie movie puns such as "fast zombies," and Faith's zombie designs are pure hilarity and of course a cameo of the number, "42." But it is not all fun and games, there is also danger and drama.

Faith's wonderful art pays great attention to detail, and facial expressions tell the story in a wonderful seamless style from panel to panel keeping you on the edge of your seat. Each panel is love, and even after reading from front to back more than once the story and panels have not lost their novelty.

Joss the heroine, is just an ordinary British-loving zombie geek, turned heroine in the midst of a zombie infestation. Sonnet, playing the part of best friend and the one to ask the questions we are all thinking (which adds much to the humor), adds drama, reality, fear and depth to the story. Robyn "The lovable pervert" is the guy of the trio. His unconcerned and carefree attitude is hilarious, and the occasional seriousness of him adds depth to his character. Each of the three are wonderfully depicted as their own characters with their own individual personalities.


I had high expectations for this book, and was not disappointed at all. Zombies Calling is a wonderful and cherished addition to my collection.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Undead in the Head book review, April 8, 2010

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Lyle L. Perez "Author and zombie book reviewer" (Anza, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Zombies Calling (Paperback)

I was searching for zombie graphic novels on Amazon one day. There really aren't many so after a few minutes of searching I found one that interested me. My wife gave me an allowance to spend on books, I know, what a bummer. But I did find a used copy of Zombies Calling for a more than fair price. I saw it, bought it and now I've read it.

Joss has an obsession with zombie movies. She's watched every walking dead film imaginable. She's studies them so well that she created the `rules' of zombie movies. It was just another typical day in Joss' frat house. She has spent most of her time there with her friends Sonnet and Robyn. They're not obsessed zombie fans like Joss but none the less they love having her as a friend.

Joss stepped out of the frat house for only a few minutes, and within those minutes her dreams have become reality. Zombies have invaded her university's campus. She manages to escape and makes her way back to Sonnet and Robyn.

Of course when Joss tells her friend they don't believe her, until they are face to face with the undead. Joss uses the zombie rules that she has collected from movies in order to save herself and her friends. When they decide to ignore the zombie movie rules they find themselves in big trouble. If the rules can't save them now, then who else can they turn too?

Zombies Calling, is a wonderful little graphic novel. It is a very short book but it will hold your interest until you reach the end. I would have considered this more of a children comic book if it wasn't for the group's brief virgin talk. The plot was well thought out but it was lacking in the suspense department. There was little to no action, but in the few action scenes the fighting was entertaining. The zombies illustrated in the book are brilliantly drawn. They do look very cartoonish but this is a cartoon comic that is what I expect them to look like. The zombies were after brains, not really the type of zombie I like to read about. No one was even eaten by the zombies so that was a little bit of a let down. Someone has to die in the story, right?

This graphic novel was a fun read. I do recommend it to anyone looking for a fun and inexpensive zombie comic. The price is just right for what you're getting and it's very entertaining with superb Illustrations. I will give Zombie Calling a fair 3 Undead Heads out of 5.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great different kind of zombie story, April 30, 2008

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Alexandra Torbycz "Porkspam" (Florham Park, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Zombies Calling (Paperback)

Instead of the usual zombie story, people trapped in house, zombies come, people part ways and get killed one by one this story is a little different. It takes place on a college campus. It has 3 main charecters. Your heroine, the sarcastic know-it-all about zombies (kinda like the guy in the first scream movie saying the rules for murder movies) and your typical male companion. The story moves quick and is more humourous (they use a spork instead of a shotgun) then scary and at the end has a little social commentary to it. I won't say more so I don't spoil the story. Highly recommended to kill an hour or so.