Jenny (left) and Sammie (right), about to kick some undead ass


"Years after the crippling outbreak that turned most of the human population into undead, a small community of survivors have taken up residence on an island, home to the abandoned facilities of the Argus Research Campus."
—LOG ENTRY #1536

The Zombie Hunters is a Science Fiction-Horror Web Comic by Jenny Romanchuk, running since late 2006, set in the years after the Zombie Apocalypse. Originally conceived as a private self-insert comic for herself and friends, after they featured in a funny dream involving zombies, Romanchuk posted some strips online, then decided to expand on the concept when they were well-received. It updates weekly on Mondays and occasionally Thursdays. It can be read here.

The story centers on a motley but seasoned crew of young, government-sponsored Disaster Scavengers, (the eponymous "Zombie Hunters") all carrier Zombie Infectees dividing their time between coping with their expendable, segregated status at home, and trying not to get bitten in the wastelands filled with multiple "species" of zombies. When not fighting for their lives, searching for salvage or looting, they're training in New Meat, among them a half-zombie who chafes as much at having to work with his juniors as he does at their treatment of him. Alongside all this, A.R.C doctors and scientists keep working to Find the Cure for The Virus, engineers keep technology running, Red Halos keep order, and ordinary civilians go about their lives.

It all sounds perfectly reasonable and civilized. It isn't.

(The comic is rated R for violence, disturbing images, coarse language, and the occasional zomboobie)

Tropes used in The Zombie Hunters include:

Sammie: How many hallucinatory fingers am I holding up?
Katie: *flips Sammie the bird*
Sammie: Atta girl!

  • Improbable Weapon User: Jenny is quite proficient with a shovel
    • Sammie, as seen in the page image, used a brick. The below quickly followed.
  • Improvised Weapon: Two words: Brick Flail.
  • It Seemed Like a Good Idea At the Time: Invoked as a chapter title
  • Jade-Colored Glasses: All the veteran zombie hunters have had most of their joy and optimism ground out of them.
  • Jerkass: Jasper
  • Jerkass Woobie:
    • Charlie can be an uptight, surly jerk to pretty much everyone around him, but it's hard not to feel sorry for the poor guy as he earnestly tries to get along and relate to his new squadmates as they coldly rebuff him. Megan's pretty much the only real friend he has, and the only person who treats him like a human being.
    • Mrs. Walters. Considering the only family she had left is dead, and all.
  • Kill the Cutie: James
  • Le Parkour: The Hunter zombies do this. Really silently.
  • Male Gaze: In-comic example here.
  • Man in White: The half-zombie is dressed in bright white - and manages to stay that way - despite his constant wading through blood and gore. He explains how this is possible while during a "fan mail" strip : he uses Gain laundry detergent between every panel.
  • The Medic: Sammie and Megan.
  • The Mentor: Isaac, Arthur, and Megan.
  • Mentor Occupational Hazard: Was strongly, strongly implied to be the case for Megan for a long time. Confirmed during the flashback arc.
  • Mercy Kill:
    • A decently-likely necessity if you survive being -- played with -- by Berserkers.
    • One of type of zombie is called a Mercy. They actively seek out the suffering, protect them from other zombies, then put them out of their misery while gently cradling them in their arms. It's both touching and terrifying.
  • Mismatched Eyes: Charlie.
  • Nice Hat: Doubles as an Expressive Shirt.
  • Night of the Living Mooks: Crawlers, which aren't dangerous unless you get within reach, or they attack en masse.
  • Nightmare Fuel Coloring Book: A child's doodles feature bloody monstrosities labelled "Mom" and "Dad" eating his sister and dog. It's that trope's picture.
  • Ninja: Functionally, Hunters. Excerpt from the Hunter entry:

I will always find you. Before you ever find me.

"It's a brick flai..."
"No. No it's not."

"Well, Jenny. I have something to tell you. I see dead people."
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