Zombillenium, Vols. 5-6

Overview

The day after "Black Friday" at Zombillenium, the employees have carte blanche to devour the visitors, encouraged by management who intends to profit from these gains in new souls. To thwart Charlotte and Aurelian’s sinister plans with her resistance network, Gretchen must first settle accounts with her past..And in the last culminating episode, The Zombillenium amusement park, which still keeps dozens of visitors prisoner, is coveted by many demons, each eager to become a majority shareholder. The only method of arbitration accepted by all: the Sabbath Grand Derby, a sporting event as violent as it is inventive in which five witches compete against each other and will be fed to visitors to the park... Among the candidates, a certain Gretchen, determined to play her best... The spectators of the Sabbath Grand Derby, broadcast like an ordinary reality TV program, will get an eyeful! As for Gretchen, she‘s facing a handful!The most spectacular of the Zombillenium volumes awaits you, for an apotheosis of a finale.This series won the Angouleme Best Comics for Youth Prize in 2012. A bestselling series in France with over a quarter million copies sold.

Reviews

"Finishing a much loved series is always bittersweet, but just think what de Pins might produce next."—The Slings and Arrows

"It's a tough job market for everyone, but for none more than the undead. Fortunately for a certain Mr. Zahner, there's always a home for monsters at Zombillenium. The world and the implications of Zahner's transformations broaden at a steady pace, sweeping us along in their, heh, wake." —Teacher Librarian

"A Clever, Horror-Themed Riot. A really fun graphic novel, and you realize that when you open to the first page and see a bored-looking goth girl riding a skateboard on top of a broom. Sold. The characters all have distinct personalities, and at least some of them are bound to grow on you by the end. Arthur de Pins has excellent comedic timing and creates great comedic expressions. A real find!" —Danica Davidson, MTV Geek

"With its humor, clever pacing, and unique approach to the monster narrative, de Pins's tale throws zombie fans some fresh meat." —Publishers Weekly

"A wonderfully freakish ride. Highly imaginative." —NY Journal of Books

"This is such a strong finish to the series. I love almost everything about it." —http://sequentialtart.com

"...a fun read from start to finish and will prove to be of particular interest to fans of humor laced fantasy fiction." —https://www.midwestbookreview.com

Author Biography

Born in Brittany and bred in Versailles (well, the town), Arthur de Pins started in animation and then came over to comics doing a regular strip for the subversive magazine Fluide Glacial "Peches Mignons" (Sweet Sins) collected in 3 best-selling books. In 2010 he began this Zombillennium series for a leading French publisher garnering quick commercial and critical success as well as the leading French prize in Angouleme for best comics for youth in 2012.