Rabbit and her mother Cara have only ever known a life of loss and pain. They lost Solomon their father and husband and now are faced with the zombie apocalypse alone. Sometimes the heart tells us how we should feel but, more often than not the heart lies.
Creative Team: Deniz Camp (WRITER), Stipan Morian (ART and COVER), Matt Hollingsworth (COLORS), and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou (LETTERS).
Bleeding Hearts Spoilers Ahead!
The Story:
A story that shifts the points of views that we are living in is often some of my favorite types of storytelling. Deniz joins the miserable world of the zombies with the opposite point of view this time which is the human perspective. Cara is narrating and telling us how much loneliness and pain her and her daughter Rabbit have endured during the apocalypse. Deniz is able to paint such a heart-breaking tone and picture that is full of bleakness but, also there is still beauty to be found. The world can be an ugly place however, there can be beauty sometimes which Camp reminds us of in issue 2. I love the way this issue was narrated and told with the help of Hassan on the letters offering us a different perspective as the two sides meet.
The Art:
In issue one the zombies were drawn and colored in a softer and more inviting tone. This issue since it is from the perspective of a human none the wise paints our main zombie friend in a harsher and vicious manner. We only ever see him a couple of times and so it can be hard to miss but, the lines on the face and rawness of his decaying flesh shows us how they look from the human side of this nightmare. When it comes to the various panels I love how Solomon was drawn as his jawline is solid and he has a strong demeanor of him. There are the scenes which are grotesque and hard to look at but again this is what endears me to this run.
Final Thoughts:
Bleeding Hearts #2 takes us into the shoes of the surviving humans during the never ending nightmare of flesh eating monsters. It’s allowing us to see two unique perspectives marrying them together allowing us to empathize with both sides of the aisle. This is a must read story for fans of this genre!
Overall Grade: 10/10
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