The original #1 New York Times bestselling The Last Kids on Earth is now a full-color graphic novel!

Ever since the monster apocalypse hit town, average thirteen-year-old Jack Sullivan has been living in his tree house, which he’s armed to the teeth with catapults and a moat, not to mention video games and an endless supply of Oreos and Mountain Dew scavenged from abandoned stores. But Jack alone is no match for the hordes of Zombies and Winged Wretches and Vine Thingies, and especially not for the eerily intelligent monster known only as Blarg. So Jack builds a team: his dorky best friend, Quint; reformed middle school bully, Dirk; Jack’s loyal pet monster, Rover; and the fiercest girl Jack knows, June. With their help, Jack is going to slay Blarg, achieve the ultimate Feat of Apocalyptic Success, and be average no longer! Can he do it?

Jack Sullivan is a foster kid who has been moved from home to home when suddenly monsters appear and most of the townspeople turn in to zombies. When Jack’s foster family flees without him he holes up in the tree house in the backyard which he starts to fortify against the monsters and zombies. After several weeks he finds his friend Quint has survived and days later they are joined by the school bully, Dirk. As they survive, and sort of enjoy, the apocalypse spending time playing games and swimming in the moat they’ve built they embark on Jack’s quest to rescue June, the girl he has a crush on.

This is the graphic novel version of the first book in the series. The original books  seem to perhaps have a bit more text and grey scale illustrations while the full color of this version makes the story come alive. While I am not anywhere near the age group this is aimed at I found the story very engaging - I particularly like Rover - and will look forward to more graphic novels in this series. Readers of all ages will enjoy this fun twist on the zombie apocalypse.  Recommended ~~ Stephanie L Bannon