Night of the Living Dead: Aftermath

In 2012 and 2013, Avatar Press expanded George A. Romero's zombie mythos with Night of the Living Dead: Aftermath, a twelve-issue series picking up in the immediate wake of the original film's harrowing finale. Written by Dave Franchini and illustrated by a rotating team including Daniel Crosier and Juanan Ramírez, the story follows a small group of survivors—including Barbara—as they navigate a world suddenly overrun by the undead, grappling with both the external threat and the unraveling of human society. This series matters for its gritty, unflinching take on the zombie apocalypse's first days, offering a direct, canon-adjacent sequel that honors the bleak tone of Romero's classic while exploring the chaos before any established order could form.