Comments on: The Webcomic Overlook #41: The Zombie Hunters

By: Nickford

Nickford — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:36:04 +0000

While I respect your right to your own opinion but to bring up misleading facts to support your view is not quite right. for example Charlie is immune and can walk through the masses of zombies….well this might have something to do with the fact that he IS A ZOMBIE a topic that is emphasized by jenny yelling at him about this all the time. I recognize that yes you may not have enjoyed it and wanted to express that but please ensure that you do not fault the author for plot twists that you may have missed

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:46:42 +0000

Finally, someone with a negative comment about this comic! I’ve always been a sucker for a comic with good artwork but I could never stand Zombie Hunters. I always thought the characters seemed unrealistic and suspected they were possibly some sort of Mary-Sue versions of the artist’s friends (I’ve had friends who have done this, they never get my weapon of choice right). IT does seem to be shaping up a little but I’m still not impressed enough to even find when it updates. I’m very picky about what goes on my “list”.

I like some of the points you brought up of how this comic represents the zombies when people aren’t around and the almost innocence about them. I may have to revisit the early parts of this comic just for that.

I do hope the comic shapes up, through all it’s faults it does have a little originality to offer the zombie genre.

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By: El Santo

El Santo — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:34:00 +0000

Hey, guys, thanks for your input on this. I’m not going to add much more, since I’m pretty sure I captured my entire opinion in the above piece, even if we’re not in agreement on many points.

Now, I may have to concede here, like Aphrixis implied, that I may not be the target audience. However, I have read many webcomics targeted toward the pre-teen to teen crowd that handled the drama/comedy/action aspect much more deftly that The Zombie Hunters had. There were several incongruences that sorta derailed the story for me. (Again, detailed in above review in excess.)

Generally, I’m the sort of guy who sighs and rolls his eyes when a character from a purportedly serious anime shows up wearing a headband with cat ears. Probably OK for its target audience, mindboggingly headscratching for me. I’d be absolutely lying if I never said that kind of thing bothered me.

By: Dodom

Dodom — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 02:43:02 +0000

I’m a big fan of TZH, but I guess it’s all a matter of what one expects to find in such a story to start. I’ll grant you that the excess of videogame references is annoying, but for the rest.. a matter of tastes. The mix drama/action/comedy is tricky and the result can’t appeal to all publics at once, but can it really be that bad?

By: Jay

Jay — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 01:09:18 +0000

I guess your opinion is your own, though I think you’re in your own little bubble here. I enjoyed the webcomic since the first pages. The characters were well-thought out to me. The story is great, especially if you look between the lines and see how well-planned out everything is.

But again…I’ll leave you in your bubble.

By: El Santo

El Santo — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:35:54 +0000

That was a well reasoned endorsement on your part, Aphrixis. Thanks for taking the time to comment.

I should also point out that while you’re right on about the dried old skag part, I think my hair is still jet black. Not a white hair on me. I rather proud of that. Though I am a bit overweight. I think “pudgy theater critic” may be more accurate. Gotta lay off the pizza.

By: Aphrixis

Aphrixis — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:30:44 +0000

Please, I was too engrossed in the story to notice anything mentioned in this review.
First off, though the idea of the kids in the story being a military unit is kind of unrealistic, they play their characters very well! I like the humor, I mean if you live in a world full of zombies and see them every day, eventually you’re not going to be so shocked by them anymore. It’s not always ‘oh my god!’ and running and screaming and nightmares… I mean come on you grow up with the things…

Also I dare say you, the reviewer, may be a dried up old skag XD a lot of those embarrassing pieces of dialogue are pretty witty pop-culture jokes, a lot which will appeal to the anime-ish crowd which this story definitely manages to be. They are goofy, but funny! I think of how I might act after being around zombies for so long, it would indeed get funny and a little more lighthearted.

I just wanted to add a comment for anyone who isn’t a white-haired 50 year-old theater critic who reads this and is dismayed from reading this incredible comic. It is immensely enjoyable, and though the situations are kind of on the younger side, still captivating! Go read it!

Thanks =)

By: El Santo

El Santo — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:04:25 +0000

Thanks! I’m glad someone’s willing to call me out on how mind-numbingly boring these so-called “reviews” are.