![]() The rest of it, such as what’s actually happening and the larger picture, is wonderfully engaging as well making the whole thing utterly and completely worth reading. You want them to be okay and for them to get through whatever it is that’s happening. The Spill Zone draws you in and makes you care for the characters so they’re your first priority. The story is skillfully told and paced and manages to do that tricky thing where you desperately WANT answers but you don’t NEED them right away. Friends of mine have sung the praises of Westerfeld for ages and now I can see the merit to their claims. ![]() ![]() The first collected volume is put out by First Second but was released originally (and currently) as a web comic. ![]() I was completely unprepared for how much I would enjoy The Spill Zone. This girl sells the photos she takes to art collectors willing to pay exorbitant amounts to see the aftermath, using the money to take care her of her younger sister. Of course, there’s one person who manages to sneak past the guards and into the town where she risks her life to take photos of the strange things happening within the town since the accident. Animals, buildings, and other random objects aren’t immune to what has transpired, forcing the military to quarantine the town from the rest of the world. ![]() What IS The Spill Zone? No one really knows exactly, but in this story, we see a small town drastically affected by an accident that has wiped out nearly the entire population and has done who knows what to others. ![]()
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