Junior Braves of the Apocalypse Vol. 1

Gregory K. Smith grew up in a culturally diverse household. He was smitten with books at an early age when his Assistant Librarian mother brought him to work during summer breaks. Later, his father got him into Boy Scouts, where he achieved Eagle Scout Rank.Michael Tanner was born in Great Falls, Montana—a thriving metropolis that is actually smaller than the neighborhood of Los Angeles that he currently resides in. He has a BA in Theater and Television Production from the Evergreen State College, which is also where he met Greg Smith. Michael developed a love for comics at a very early age and credits the medium with expanding his vocabulary and imagination. His first published comic work was in the Oni Press anthology Jam! Tales from the World of Roller Derby. He feels incredibly lucky to have been given the opportunity to work in a field that he loves.Zach Lehner graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2008 with a B.A. in Sequential Art and again with a Masters in 2010. This is his first graphic novel. He lives in northern Chicago, where he reads a lot of books.

FOREWORD -- When the Junior Braves of Roseland,Washington, a diverse, Boy Scout-like group of preteens and teens, get back froma weeklong wilderness camping trip, they expect to return to video games, caringparents, and relatively easy suburban lives. They don't expect to return to findthe zombie apocalypse has taken over their town. It'll take all of theircourage, resourcefulness, and Junior Brave knowledge to escape the clutches ofundead monsters and track down their missing parents. This thrilling adventurewill keep readers biting their nails on the edge of their seats, while theblack, white, and green tricolor illustrations evocatively portray what sureseems to be the end times.