The book has loads of comically-timed well-paced humor such as when Aurelian is hit by the car and we see the reactions of the people who see it, to even several simple panels where the recently-turned Aureilan is stuck in an elevator with a mummy named Aton and still thinks that all the monsters are fake. Creator Arthur de Pins works as an animator as well as in comics, and it’s really evident that his background work in animation helps give Zombillenium a lot of its charm. Originally published in France, where it was given the prestigious Angouleme Fauve Award for best youth comic in France in 2012, the first volume is just outstanding and a treat. Disney World’s Haunted Mansion has nothing on this place. After being bitten yet again by Andrew, the werewolf Human Resources Department director, Aurelian is now some new kind of monster – a hybrid vampire/werewolf demon who may be just what the theme park needs to bring some scare some life back into it. Now Aurelian is turned into a vampire, and then he’s hired for the worst job in the park: running the cotton candy stand.
Seeing the opportunity to add another cast member to the monster park, since they don’t hire humans, Francis bites Aurelian. She uses her powers of magic to convince Aurelian he’s not really holding a gun but a banana and sends him out the door in confusion… where he’s accidentally struck by Francis’s car. His wife cheated on him and he just made it worse by trying to rob a local pub where a Goth Girl witch named Gretchen is trying to buy cigarettes for the monsters at the theme park. Something needs to be done to bring back revenue into the park.Įnter Aurelian Zahner, a human who’s had the worst morning of his life. Customers who visit the park just aren’t getting scared anymore of the classic monsters, and besides – they think the workers there are just special effects and actors in costumes. Admittedly, revenue isn’t what it used to be. Looking for an amusement part with real bite? Welcome to Zombillenium – a horror-inspired theme park managed by family man (and vampire) Francis von Bloodt and staffed by actual monsters, including mummies, vampires, werewolves, witches, skeletons, zombies, and more. Written and Illustrated by Arthur de Pins
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