(5/5 ★★★★★)
"In the post-zombie apocalypse, just getting to school in the morning can be a real killer. Welcome to the worst day in the lives of a school bus full of children" - Macoy
This is how Macoy introduces the first part of School Run on his blog. Creatively done even though the artwork is simple, a style that can be seen among his other works, I guess it fits the story since the main characters in the story are kids. With that style it gives the impression that this is just a simple comic book with a simple story, but just read further and you'll see that despite the simplicity of the illustration, its the story conveyed that gives the most impact. One might just wonder it to be a typical zombie apocalypse thing in which they had taken over the world, well you're right. But there's a slight difference, this is due to the Filipino culture that has been infused in the story. Quoting from Part 1, Maki (the main character) goes on sighing, "Signal #1 laaang? Sayang!". This is a common reaction most of us had when we were kids. This we really can relate since when we were kids, the only time we would constantly watch the news or listen to the radio, is for announcements of suspension of classes. Another thing, well one of my favorite lines from the series so far is from Part 3, wherein Popy said "Ganito naman parati sa pelikula, eh. Laging unang namamatay... "ubo" .... yung MATABA." Hehe.
Overall, i'd say this is one of the great goodies that I had gotten by chancing upon my luck on finding a good work of an artist by randomly buying comics during Komikon 2011. Can't wait for the next installment of School Run and other works that will be released by Macoy.
Info: Operasyon, Taal Volcano Monster vs. Evil Space Paru-paro and Ang Maskot are some of his other works.
Note: Images were taken from the artist's webpages
He can be seen on:
Facebook Page: "Komiks Ni Macoy"
Twitter: @komiksnimacoy
www.mcoy.blogspot.com
www.mc0y.deviantart.com
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