Only the Savage Are Left #1
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| Writer | Zack Kaplan |
| Artist | Stefano Raffaele |
| Cover Price | $4.99 |
A strange virus has spread across the world, transforming its victims into monsters. The only cure is to kill another infected soul. When a nonviolent young man sets out from the safety of his settlement to find his missing true love, he must face the corrupted world of monsters and monster-killers. A dramatic survival adventure that dares to ask what we should stand for in the monster apocalypse.
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Capes & Tights - Justin Soderberg
May 25, 2026Only the Savage are Left delivered everything I wanted from this post-apocalyptic horror story with terrifying monsters and emotional states, all while giving us a fresh perspective on survival in a broken world. Zack Kaplan and Stefano Raffaele assemble a story that is brutal, deeply human and balances shocking horror with heartfelt emotion that never lets up. Only the Savage are Left is a bold and terrifying reinvention of the zombie apocalypse story. Read Full Review
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Comic Crusaders - Al Mega
May 30, 2026Only The Savage Are Left #1 is a sharp, soulful, brutal debut from Dark Horse Comics that takes the monster-apocalypse genre and injects it with moral dread, romance, and a whole lot of “nah, humanity, we need to talk.” Zack Kaplan brings the big thematic swing, Stefano Raffaele gives the world raw cinematic menace, Thiago Rocha paints the collapse with haunted restraint, Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou gives the pages rhythm and impact, and Tom Muller wraps the whole thing in a visual identity that feels instantly memorable. This is not just another infected-world survival comic. This is love versus savagery, compassion versus convenience, and one young man trying not to lose his soul while the world keeps handing him a knife. Read Full Review
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Plot
A terrible virus unleashes people's most basic and savage instincts, becoming a global pandemic within days. The cure, according to the original plan, is to burn the corpses of the infected; inhaling the smoke cures you. This method of treatment quickly escalates into a worldwide massacre.
The story revolves around Ryder and Oaklynn, a pair of friends who have known each other since adolescence and were separated by the pandemic. When they reunite, Ryder lives in an organized and protected community, while Oaklynn lived among these "wild zombies."
Oaklynn and her father are invited to live in this community, but she must find an antibiotic for him. Ryder doesn't want to go with her, but he regrets it when she does more+ Like • Comment
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