REVENGE OF ZOMBERT

Can Bert the cat and his human girl, Mellie, save their town (and maybe the world)?

Picking up right where the second volume left off, Bert, aka Y-91 (not a zombie but a victim of medical experiments who now has sort-of superpowers), has been captured by the Big Boss of YummCo. Mellie and her friends, free of the influence of mind-control drug Yummconium, are intent upon rescuing Bert and finding an antidote for the townspeople of Lambert. All the while, the Big Boss and her lab tech henchmen Greg and Kari are focused on getting control of the world population via Yummconium and mesmerism. Can Bert complete his mission of rescuing all the animals in the lab? Can Mellie rescue Bert and her mind-controlled family? Or will the Big Boss succeed in turning the world’s population into mindless consumers of everything YummCo? Even readers who have worked their way through the previous two (slim) volumes might be a bit lost at first, as there’s little attempt to catch readers up on the slightly silly plot. Alternating perspectives in the chapters can be a bit jarring. Weak character development and a predictable plot limit this one’s appeal to readers of the other volumes. Andrews’ cartoon black-and-white illustrations are the best feature. Images depict Mellie as dark-skinned. Final art not seen.

Not quite funny, not quite exciting, not quite worth your time.