The Waking: Dream's End #2

The hit series that redefined the zombie genre continues...
               
Vanessa and her partner continue their search for the serial killer who has found a way to beat "the Waking" as the body count continues to rise. Meanwhile, Madison continues to stalk Vanessa from the shadows with a message from beyond. From the writer and creator of FLY and the Theater comes a new chapter in the horror tale that never sleeps.

Moving forward from where we left off, the second issue finds Vanessa on another sleepless night, still plagued by what she had done in the first volume.  Meanwhile, more details about this new killer are revealed.  This guy must be trouble if he’s willing to risk dozens of zombies coming back for vengeance.  The issue leaves you with more questions, but ones that you’re willing to pick up the next issue to find the answers to.  Now, I may have said this once before, but Raven really knows how to hook his audience.

                

This issue gives the reader a look into the killer’s origin story, although not everything is clearly revealed yet.  I like finding out what motivates the villain to do what he/she does.  So much is shown of their true selves and at times you’re not entirely sure if the person is wrong for what they are doing.  Raven gives this killer a sympathetic and relatable reason, which gave me pause to think what I would if I were in that same scenario.

 The only the problem I had with this issue was the first few pages of Vanessa having yet another nightmare about what she had done.  It seemed like it was kind of a filler for the issue.  Clearly the killer was the main focus this time around and there definitely could have been more said about him.  A little internal monologing from Vanessa during her later appearance probably would have sufficed.

 Dream’s End is shaping up nicely so far.  I, for one, am definitely looking forward to the next issue.  Will the zombies finally exact their revenge on the new killer on the loose?  Will his true motives finally be revealed?  Will Vanessa get a full night’s sleep?  Believe me the dream hasn’t ended, pick this one up.  For more info on this book and where to pick it up visit the Zenescope website or the Zenescope Facebook page.

Geek-o-Rama received a copy of this book in exchange for this review. All thoughts, comments and opinions are those of the individual reviewer.