Adorable. Totally. Loved it. Dicey is pretty fabulous. She's an amazing baseball player and takes it very seriously. She likes Jack Chen from the start, but she isn't about to fall all over herself to get his attention. It doesn't occur to Jack Chen (who is always referred to by his first and last name) that someone like Dicey could ever be interested in him, and it takes him a while to figure out that she likes him and that he also likes her.
Their relationship is really cute. Despite their different interests, they get along really well and have a lot of fun working on the project together. By the way, did your school make you pair up for the egg baby project? And did you do it in high school? Eggs babies were definitely a middle school project for me (got to teach the children when they're young) and we weren't paired up with anyone. We were all single parents. Anyway, Dicey and Jack Chen take an interest in what they other one likes to do, but of course, isn't it always the way, right when things get going disaster strikes!
Now, luckily for Jack Chen, both his parents are scientists who were working on finding a cure for this disease, which was not suppose to jump to the town so quickly. So when Jack Chen is bitten, Dicey knows she has to get him to his parents before he succumbs to it. At one point, Jack Chen tries to take off without her so she won't be in danger, but Dicey is having none of that and tracks him down and sets him straight.
It seemed like the whole town got zombified pretty fast, but everyone seemed pretty up beat at the end, so maybe it wasn't as bad as it looks. I will definitely read the following volumes.
The story is told through black and white drawings and is done with a fairly traditional comic book format of panels.
Oh this sounds good. She plays baseball with the guys, I love her already!
ReplyDeleteA baseball playing badass chick who stands by her man in a teen comic book? What's not to love? Putting it on my TBR queue immediately.
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