This is a graphic novel about Zombies. Now, I've never really been that interested in mindless zombies (even when I read about the latest thing Congress is doing), but the blurb for the book definitely caught my attention.
What would happen if Zombies could be created with a single purpose, such as finding those who had murdered them in life. This becomes the central theme of the book and has a very interesting discussion between two police officers.
If the zombies are not attacked and no one tries to stop them, they only damage they do is to the person who murdered them. The philosophical question becomes should the zombies be stopped, or should they be allowed to have their revenge on the many murderers who are never caught or, if caught, buy their way out of being convicted? What would be the effect on the murder rate if potential murderers knew that, sooner or later, with no doubt, the person they murdered would return as a zombie and kill them?
The only way to stop that from happening would be for the murderers to make sure they destroyed the body of the person they were killing completely and most murderers don't exactly have the time to do some thing like that.
This makes this a very fascinating book to consider on a philosophical basis. It also works, though, as a horror story and especially with the bit about the father loving his daughter who had been murdered and was now a zombie herself.
Absolutely worth getting.
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