A prequel to the Last of Us franchise featuring Ellie and her new friend Riley and the doomed world they live in.

I have never watched or played The Last of Us. I always had plans, but then the series got way too hyped and I just lost my interest in it. By now though I am finding my interest in it again and so when I saw this prequel comic on ComicsPlus I had to give it a shot!

And I am happy I did! Sure, I may not always get all the things mentioned in the story, but for most it just clicked, probably because it is a prequel and takes place before the events of The Last of Us!

In this one we meet Ellie as she goes to yet another military school in a world full of zombies. You can imagine that she isn’t the happiest about things, I mean, given what we see from these schools it is a shithole to be at. The school is harsh, but the kids in it are even harsher, tons of bullying, fights, and other stuff. Not to mention at one point you reach a certain age and it is good luck fighting zombies. I mean, it is a safe haven at least from the zombies, but at some points I would have picked the zombies and not waited to be send out. I instantly took a liking to Ellie who tries her best to stay stable in this unstable world and I loved seeing her kick some ass. Not taking anything from anyone. I loved learning more about her, about what makes her tick, and as the story continue learn more about her mom and what she has to do with certain things happening.

Then there is Riley. A girl that Ellie befriends quite soon after coming to the military school. It took me a bit to like Riley and even know at times I found her attitude to be annoying and frustrating. Willingly go into dangerous parts. But I also appreciated that she was there for Ellie and that the two of them were able to connect. In this world friendships are not something happening naturally, at least, from what I am reading so far it seems to be mostly either bonds or everyone for themselves. Plus, given that Riley was almost at a certain age, I also couldn’t entirely fault her for trying to get another life plan.

I also loved seeing the world of The Last of Us, and wouldn’t mind discovering more of it. I loved seeing the girls navigate the streets and roofs of the city they live in. See the zombies pop up from places.

It is quite a short story, but it never felt too short. It felt like the right length.

The art was also a good one, I really like the style and how well it fits with the world/the zombie-infested city.

All in all, maybe I will check out the series, not really a zombie-game-girly these days. And I would recommend this one to those who enjoyed the series/the games.