"iZombie: Dead to the World" by Chris Roberson and Mike Allred

144 pages

Gwen Dylan is a 20-something zombie. About once a month she must eat a human brain to keep from losing her memories and turning into your traditional lumbering, flesh-craving monster. Fortunately, she got a gig as a gravedigger in an eco-friendly cemetery so she's got access to plenty of sustenance. She spends her free time hanging out with her best friends: Eleanor, a swinging ghost from the '60s who is young and beautiful but a little behind on the times; and Scott, a were-terrier who has a crush on her and is a bit insecure about turning into a friendly dog rather than a fierce wolf during the full moon. One problem is that when Gwen eats a corpse's brain, she obtains some of the memories of the person the body belonged to. This is, obviously, distracting, and as it so happens, can be dangerous. When she eats the brain of a young man who was murdered, she becomes determined to use the victim's memories to find the killer. With the help of her buddies, she sets out to put the pieces together and solve the mystery.

I loved every page of this thing--I wish it were longer! It's refreshing to have a story where the zombies and other supernatural creatures are the protagonists rather than the villains. Gwen, Eleanor, and Scott are fun, likable characters who made me laugh and the artwork is creative and interesting. There are supposed to be at least two more volumes of the iZombie series, and I can hardly wait for them to get here.