Phil wakes up in the middle of a cemetery, only to discover he's been dead for months. Unfortunately, everyone seems to have gotten on with their own lives-including his ex-girlfriend, who has started dating someone else. Luckily, Phil's best friend Jeff, AKA the costumed comic shop owner "Captain Super," lets Phil crash at his place to the consternation of his girlfriend... And then things start to get complicated. Earthbound starts out as a laugh-out-loud comedy, as its hapless zombie hero tries to make sense of his strange predicament, but it soon turns to darker territory, exploring friendship, trust and infidelity through the prism of fantasy and horror.

Jean-Claude Aumais has been publishing indie comics under the pen name Blonk for more than a decade. His first graphic novel, Earthbound, was the winner of the Réal-Fillion Award for Best Debut Album. His most recent book, Poisson à pattes, has been nominated for multiple awards and was an Official Selection of the 2022 Angoulême International Comics Festival. He currently lives in Laval, Québec, where by day he works as a graphic designer.

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• Nominated, Joe Shuster Awards - Best Cartoonist
• Nominated, Prix de la critique ACBD - Best Book
• Winner, Bédéis Causa - Best Debut Book

"Blonk subverts all of the classic zombie tropes by making the return from the grave more of a problem for the undead than the living."
-Robin Enrico, Broken Frontier
"[Blonk's] blend of drama and comedy, coupled with his mastery of colours makes this book feel truly unique."
-Philippe Leblanc, The Comics Beat