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DCeased (Collected Editions) #5
DCeased: War of the Undead Gods
What began as a battle for Earth has become a war for the galaxy as the epic final chapter in the massive DCeased franchise is here! The emergence of a reborn, undead Darkseid in Dead Planet sets the stage for the most devastating conflict yet for Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman! As the Anti-Life Equation spreads into the cosmos, the survivors of Earth prepare for the coming apocalypse and realize their only hope could lie in the most powerful surviving hero from the first DCeased series… Collecting War of the Undead Gods #1-8.
232 pages, Hardcover
Published September 5, 2023
About the author
Tom Taylor
1,278 books917 followersOnce a professional juggler and fire eater, Tom Taylor is a #1 New York Times Bestselling, multi-award-winning comic book writer, playwright and screenwriter.
Well known for his work with DC Comics and Marvel, Taylor is the co-creator of NEVERLANDERS from Penguin Random House, SEVEN SECRETS from Boom Studios and the Aurealis-Award-winning graphic novel series THE DEEP. Taylor is also the Head Writer and Executive Producer of The Deep animated series, four seasons of which is broadcast in over 140 countries.
He is perhaps best known for the DC Comics series, DCEASED (Shadow Awards Winner), NIGHTWING (nominated for 5 Eisner Awards), SUPERMAN: SON OF KAL-EL (GLAAD Award Nominee), INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US, SUICIDE SQUAD, EARTH 2 and BATMAN/SUPERMAN as well as Marvel's FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN, ALL NEW WOLVERINE, X-MEN: RED, DARK AGES and SUPERIOR IRON MAN. Taylor is also the writer of many Star Wars series, which include STAR WARS: INVASION and STAR WARS: BLOOD TIES (Stan Lee Excelsior Award winner). Taylor has written for Marvel, DC Comics, Dark Horse Comics, IDW Publishing, Boom Studios, Wildstorm, 2000 AD and Gestalt Comics.
He can be followed on twitter @TomTaylorMade.
Well known for his work with DC Comics and Marvel, Taylor is the co-creator of NEVERLANDERS from Penguin Random House, SEVEN SECRETS from Boom Studios and the Aurealis-Award-winning graphic novel series THE DEEP. Taylor is also the Head Writer and Executive Producer of The Deep animated series, four seasons of which is broadcast in over 140 countries.
He is perhaps best known for the DC Comics series, DCEASED (Shadow Awards Winner), NIGHTWING (nominated for 5 Eisner Awards), SUPERMAN: SON OF KAL-EL (GLAAD Award Nominee), INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US, SUICIDE SQUAD, EARTH 2 and BATMAN/SUPERMAN as well as Marvel's FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN, ALL NEW WOLVERINE, X-MEN: RED, DARK AGES and SUPERIOR IRON MAN. Taylor is also the writer of many Star Wars series, which include STAR WARS: INVASION and STAR WARS: BLOOD TIES (Stan Lee Excelsior Award winner). Taylor has written for Marvel, DC Comics, Dark Horse Comics, IDW Publishing, Boom Studios, Wildstorm, 2000 AD and Gestalt Comics.
He can be followed on twitter @TomTaylorMade.
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November 21, 2023
Good ending to the DCeased storyline.
Like Injustice, Tom Taylor was able to take what should have been a go-nowhere story and turn it into an interesting Elseworlds franchise.
I think one of the main reasons I enjoy Taylor's Elseworld comics is that I'm always surprised by the choices he makes. You never know who is going to die, who is going to make it, or who is going to take up the mantle of a fallen hero.
I can't say much without giving away the outcome, but while this time around the heroes have the cure to the Anti-Life equation, they still have to face down the gods of New Genesis and the rest of the godlike powerhouses that the virus has taken over. In the process they discover that the virus isn't just sentient, it is actually a being of immense power.
And this isn't the first time it has ended all life as they know it.
Mr. Taylor, thank you for taking me on another great ride.
Recommended.
Like Injustice, Tom Taylor was able to take what should have been a go-nowhere story and turn it into an interesting Elseworlds franchise.
I think one of the main reasons I enjoy Taylor's Elseworld comics is that I'm always surprised by the choices he makes. You never know who is going to die, who is going to make it, or who is going to take up the mantle of a fallen hero.
I can't say much without giving away the outcome, but while this time around the heroes have the cure to the Anti-Life equation, they still have to face down the gods of New Genesis and the rest of the godlike powerhouses that the virus has taken over. In the process they discover that the virus isn't just sentient, it is actually a being of immense power.
And this isn't the first time it has ended all life as they know it.
Mr. Taylor, thank you for taking me on another great ride.
Recommended.
November 19, 2023
A natural progression and epic conclusion to DCeased. Perhaps contradictory to say, but it’s a little too much of a spectacle at times. It is a dramatic end, but the journey from the first few issues to here is a worthy ride, and one that deserves to be experienced from start to finish.
October 13, 2023
We're finally at the end of the Tom Taylor's DCeased saga, an epic that I've been following from the beginning, showing the entire DC Universe contending with an outbreak of a spoiled Anti-Life Equation turning who ever comes into contact with it into anti-living "zombies." This time, even though the survivors on the New-Earth have found a cure, the virus has now gone beyond Earth and is spreading throughout the universe, infecting beings that prove to be bigger threats than they've ever faced.
Once again, Taylor is really clever with some of the twists and plot-points, like the way that the virus ultimately goes universal. But I really wish that there wasn't yet another big bad multiverse villain introduced as the true source behind the virus. I'm pretty surprised that this decision was made. It's like the Anti-Life virus wasn't enough and the creators had to come up with a half-baked explanation for everything. This really weakened everything that came before and it never really came to anything of impact.
But I did really love the ending and thought that it was pretty powerful. I just wish that the final villain was something that was a real threat that we were following from the beginning. It would've made the whole series feel a lot more cohesive.
Once again, Taylor is really clever with some of the twists and plot-points, like the way that the virus ultimately goes universal. But I really wish that there wasn't yet another big bad multiverse villain introduced as the true source behind the virus. I'm pretty surprised that this decision was made. It's like the Anti-Life virus wasn't enough and the creators had to come up with a half-baked explanation for everything. This really weakened everything that came before and it never really came to anything of impact.
But I did really love the ending and thought that it was pretty powerful. I just wish that the final villain was something that was a real threat that we were following from the beginning. It would've made the whole series feel a lot more cohesive.
November 5, 2023
An appropriate emotional and thrilling end to the series. Sacrifices are made and the true meaning of heroism is displayed when heroes and villains join forces in the final battle to save their universe.
August 23, 2023
A very weak chapter overall.
August 31, 2023
A compeltely random way to end the series.
May 13, 2024
واقعا پایان خوبی برای این سری بود. راضی بودم ازش. بسیار پیشنهاد می شود
September 9, 2023
I don’t know that this was a five-star book until the last 3 or so issues and then I was blown away! They pull out all stops for this conclusion to the DCeased world in some of the most ambitious ways, and I loved it! Wasn’t sure how this would end, but I couldn’t have imagined a better narrative. Beautiful story and art make this a great book!
January 22, 2024
DComposição, o título brasileiro para DCeased, a realidade alternativa em que um vírus da anti-vida de Darkseid transformou quase todos em zumbis desmortos chega a seu volume final, de uma série de vários encadernados. A série de sucesso foi encabeçada por Tom Taylor e Trevor Hairsine com diversos colaboradores. Contudo toda vaca cujo leite é muito sugado acaba definhando e é o que acontece com DComposição, com um final muito aquém daquele começo divertido e estarrecedor da saga, ou das partes mais intensificadas e subjetivas com o volume 2 que não em arte de Hairsine. Nesta edição, o vírus de Darkseid finalmente chega nos Novos Deuses que prometem destruir a tudo e a todos. Então se nota que a ameaça não era bem Darkseid, que foi também dominado, mas algo muito maior e mais existencial que vai precisar da ajuda de um novo Espectro. Acho que quando essa série começou ninguém contava que iria tão longe e Tom Taylor conseguiu mais um feito, mesmo com a trama toda dando seus sinais de desgaste.
October 7, 2023
I’m all in on the return of crusty biker Lobo and his resurgence.
In the anals (I know that may strike you as being incorrectly spelled, but I assure you, it’s correct) of DC blunders, slim, emo Lobo has to be one of the more inexplicable ones.
Were we courting the audience of chicks who like Edward Cullen and Legolas? Which is fine, but did we think LOBO was that gateway character?
The first Lobo story I read involved him being killed, eaten by snails, shit out by said snails, and then being stitched back together by his healing factor.
There have to be dozens of better options. Off the top of my head:
1. Nightwing: slam dunk.
2. Animal Man: young him up, and he’s catnip for the furry crowd.
3. Booster Gold: dude time travels, so just make him a young influencer or whatever.
4. One of them Legion kids. Take your pick.
5. Nightwing again. Because c’mon, it’s right there.
6. Plastic Man: he could easily identify with the challenges of modern beauty standards.
7. Deadman: just make him a little sexier, less rot-y.
8. Swamp Thing: guy is a nice set of teeth away from being a total hunk.
9. Superboy: I think he’s gay now(Superman’s son is gay, not sure if he’s Superboy, though). But that doesn’t mean he can’t be the target of crushes.
10. Damian Wayne: dark past, lithe figure. It’s all there.
11. Mercury from the Metal Men: why not?
12. That Uncle from the Marvel Family: get the man in a crossfit gym.
In the anals (I know that may strike you as being incorrectly spelled, but I assure you, it’s correct) of DC blunders, slim, emo Lobo has to be one of the more inexplicable ones.
Were we courting the audience of chicks who like Edward Cullen and Legolas? Which is fine, but did we think LOBO was that gateway character?
The first Lobo story I read involved him being killed, eaten by snails, shit out by said snails, and then being stitched back together by his healing factor.
There have to be dozens of better options. Off the top of my head:
1. Nightwing: slam dunk.
2. Animal Man: young him up, and he’s catnip for the furry crowd.
3. Booster Gold: dude time travels, so just make him a young influencer or whatever.
4. One of them Legion kids. Take your pick.
5. Nightwing again. Because c’mon, it’s right there.
6. Plastic Man: he could easily identify with the challenges of modern beauty standards.
7. Deadman: just make him a little sexier, less rot-y.
8. Swamp Thing: guy is a nice set of teeth away from being a total hunk.
9. Superboy: I think he’s gay now(Superman’s son is gay, not sure if he’s Superboy, though). But that doesn’t mean he can’t be the target of crushes.
10. Damian Wayne: dark past, lithe figure. It’s all there.
11. Mercury from the Metal Men: why not?
12. That Uncle from the Marvel Family: get the man in a crossfit gym.
December 22, 2023
I'm not crying. I'm not crying. I'm not crying.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 3, 2024
Man...this made me CRY. I didn't see that coming. I've only read this volume in the DCeased series and I think it held up really well on its own. I didn't feel lost or confused about anything that was happening. Artwork was very well done and I was completely invested in this from the beginning. Picked this one up on a Kindle deal...will have to keep an eye out for others in this series. Loved this one.
July 7, 2024
A nice ending to the whole story. I hope DC allows this storyline to stand on its own, rather than attempt to return to it over and over. It was a very good story with a beginning, middle, and end. It was interesting to see such a big story with such a satisfying conclusion. Overall DCeased was well done, reminding me of Injustice in that we had a great alternate universe take on the DCU.
October 22, 2023
¿Por qué un cómic de zombies me hace llorar?
November 6, 2023
4.3/5
Quality of writing: 5
Plot development: 4
Pace: 4
Characters: 4
Enjoyability: 4
Ease of reading: 5
Quality of writing: 5
Plot development: 4
Pace: 4
Characters: 4
Enjoyability: 4
Ease of reading: 5
October 19, 2023
Unnecessarily convoluted but over all still fun.
February 4, 2024
More 4.5, than 4. I’m really surprised by how much I’m enjoying this series, even though some of my favourite characters died early on or simple don’t exist here.
But what’s absolutely incredible about this series is Alfred. Holy fatherly bonds, Batman, everything about Alfred is so moving. Love it!
But what’s absolutely incredible about this series is Alfred. Holy fatherly bonds, Batman, everything about Alfred is so moving. Love it!
January 12, 2024
This was good. The artwork is fantastic, I am no art critic, but I just love the way the pictures jump off the page.
The story was solid. A satisfying conclusion to an arc I've only been able to follow tangentially. I had my issues with the story, but it ended well enough.
A flawed, but satisfying ending. Worth an hours worth of read time.
The story was solid. A satisfying conclusion to an arc I've only been able to follow tangentially. I had my issues with the story, but it ended well enough.
A flawed, but satisfying ending. Worth an hours worth of read time.
April 18, 2023
I had been waiting around to read this comic for months now but wanted to binge it and omg its so worth it, like it doesn't disappoint one bit, right from the get go showing how cosmic the threat is of the unliving Darkseid more like Deadseid and then infecting the new gods and how they are spreading death across the universe and how the heroes and GLC have to band together to save it, and what they do to Warworld, Korugar and other planets is just insane but makes for great cliff hangers if you were following it in single issues.
It gets even more epic when you see which other heroes are infected and the twist with Brainiac and what will Superman and other heroes do to save the universe? Plus so many other great cameos and moments I don't wanna spoil but the one with . Thats just the testament to how well Taylor writes these characters. Also .
I loved every moment of it, but the ending hits so hard like you see it coming and you know how it will go but the way he gives such an awesome moment to that one character and it will make you a bit sad and feel for them considering their whole history and the mantle they inherited, it makes sense but maybe thats the emotional stand point of this story and why you will love it.
Its a story which started with death and ends in life, and comes full circle. Its an amazing comic and I highly implore you to read it and just have one heck of an adventure in this part of the DC multiverse.
It gets even more epic when you see which other heroes are infected and the twist with Brainiac and what will Superman and other heroes do to save the universe? Plus so many other great cameos and moments I don't wanna spoil but the one with . Thats just the testament to how well Taylor writes these characters. Also .
I loved every moment of it, but the ending hits so hard like you see it coming and you know how it will go but the way he gives such an awesome moment to that one character and it will make you a bit sad and feel for them considering their whole history and the mantle they inherited, it makes sense but maybe thats the emotional stand point of this story and why you will love it.
Its a story which started with death and ends in life, and comes full circle. Its an amazing comic and I highly implore you to read it and just have one heck of an adventure in this part of the DC multiverse.
March 16, 2024
I liked the first two volumes of DCeased a lot more than I thought I would. It was even better than similar events like Marvel Zombies or Blackest Night. What I really liked was the new "Trinity" of Batman (Damian Wayne), Superman (Jon Kent), and Wonder Woman (Cassie...something). In the first book they're just young sidekicks but in the second book they grow up.
Unfortunately until the end this doesn't give them a lot to do. Instead because the disease has spread throughout the galaxy thanks to Darkseid there's a lot going on with "New Gods" and Darkseid destroying planets and adding those to their numbers. There's also the revival of Kal-El from the sun so he comes back and is involved a lot along with Green Arrow, Green Lantern Canary (formerly Black Canary), and Guy Gardner. Really I wanted the new Trinity to take charge, which they don't do until the final issue. There's also a lot of Alfred, who gains a new identity.
Still, it's an action-packed book and the story mostly makes sense, especially if you're more familiar than me with all the New Gods and cosmic stuff. The art is pretty standard for DC but it's clean and neat so you can tell what's happening and who's who, unlike some other comics.
The only thing that really ruined it for me was killing the greatest Green Lantern of all. Stupid poozers. While it says "the end" I'm sure they could do more, though I don't know how it could get any bigger than this. I'd just like to see more of what happens to this new universe as it tries to recover. That's always a sign of a good story when you don't want it to end.
Unfortunately until the end this doesn't give them a lot to do. Instead because the disease has spread throughout the galaxy thanks to Darkseid there's a lot going on with "New Gods" and Darkseid destroying planets and adding those to their numbers. There's also the revival of Kal-El from the sun so he comes back and is involved a lot along with Green Arrow, Green Lantern Canary (formerly Black Canary), and Guy Gardner. Really I wanted the new Trinity to take charge, which they don't do until the final issue. There's also a lot of Alfred, who gains a new identity.
Still, it's an action-packed book and the story mostly makes sense, especially if you're more familiar than me with all the New Gods and cosmic stuff. The art is pretty standard for DC but it's clean and neat so you can tell what's happening and who's who, unlike some other comics.
The only thing that really ruined it for me was killing the greatest Green Lantern of all. Stupid poozers. While it says "the end" I'm sure they could do more, though I don't know how it could get any bigger than this. I'd just like to see more of what happens to this new universe as it tries to recover. That's always a sign of a good story when you don't want it to end.
February 24, 2024
Absolutely terrible in every way. Forget this is a zombie story because the story forgets about it immediately after it starts.
Finding the cure at the end of the last series was probably a mistake, because this has devolved into random meathead fights with no rythm or purpose. This has all the problems of the other Dceased series, like inventing random situations in a single issue that have nothing to do with the themes or plot of the story to tell the readers "hey, this is sad, you should be sad now. Cry please". The characters are cardboard cutouts with no personality. The narrator telling us what we're seeing and how awesome it is (be amazed you people!) like we're 5 years old and need to be reminded constantly. No stakes, no horror, no plot at all other than action figures smashing against each other for 8 issues.
And lmao at that ending. Not only does it come out of nowhere (like everything else here), not only falls into the trap of making popular but street level characters fell like THE MOST POWERFUL THING EVER because writers want to tell cosmic stories but love Batman, it has the gall to pretend there was foreshadowing in the first series because of a joke Green Arrow made and was looking at Damian, and you can see Taylor's muscles break because of how much he's stretching to try to pretend that was a thing.
LMFAO.
If you're making stuff as you go along, be honest with your readers. Don't insult their intelligence.
This was lame.
Finding the cure at the end of the last series was probably a mistake, because this has devolved into random meathead fights with no rythm or purpose. This has all the problems of the other Dceased series, like inventing random situations in a single issue that have nothing to do with the themes or plot of the story to tell the readers "hey, this is sad, you should be sad now. Cry please". The characters are cardboard cutouts with no personality. The narrator telling us what we're seeing and how awesome it is (be amazed you people!) like we're 5 years old and need to be reminded constantly. No stakes, no horror, no plot at all other than action figures smashing against each other for 8 issues.
And lmao at that ending. Not only does it come out of nowhere (like everything else here), not only falls into the trap of making popular but street level characters fell like THE MOST POWERFUL THING EVER because writers want to tell cosmic stories but love Batman, it has the gall to pretend there was foreshadowing in the first series because of a joke Green Arrow made and was looking at Damian, and you can see Taylor's muscles break because of how much he's stretching to try to pretend that was a thing.
LMFAO.
If you're making stuff as you go along, be honest with your readers. Don't insult their intelligence.
This was lame.
February 17, 2024
This was my least favourite entry in the series. Part of it is because it’s all set in space and other planets which I find boring in most comics, but mostly the issue was that this book had everything including the kitchen sink thrown at it. The move to centring more cosmic gods and aliens made the proceedings far more bombastic and not as human as the rest of the series.
I thought it was weird to throw in an additional twist in the anti-living infection so late in the game. And then for it to be one intergalactic battle after another was a drag. There were far fewer moments of interpersonal interactions here—and the focus was still on the Super- and Bat-families, leaving the rest of the characters feeling underdone.
That being said, the final moments really got me. I was all set to trash this entire entry and then got super emotional reading the last couple of pages. I guess it’s because the family in question is one of my faves, so even though the character in focus isn't my fave, the relationships are some that I’ve read for a long time so I definitely got caught up in the emotions.
This entire run has been a grand ride. There were some bold moves, though I wish there could have been even more. I love the high stakes and no limits storytelling. Looking forward to checking out some other Elseworlds.
I thought it was weird to throw in an additional twist in the anti-living infection so late in the game. And then for it to be one intergalactic battle after another was a drag. There were far fewer moments of interpersonal interactions here—and the focus was still on the Super- and Bat-families, leaving the rest of the characters feeling underdone.
That being said, the final moments really got me. I was all set to trash this entire entry and then got super emotional reading the last couple of pages. I guess it’s because the family in question is one of my faves, so even though the character in focus isn't my fave, the relationships are some that I’ve read for a long time so I definitely got caught up in the emotions.
This entire run has been a grand ride. There were some bold moves, though I wish there could have been even more. I love the high stakes and no limits storytelling. Looking forward to checking out some other Elseworlds.
May 5, 2023
You know I remain uncertain of what I think about Taylor's non-DC work. He somehow really is able to craft stories about these characters, in genres that usually do not hook me, and he manages to reel me in. Like Geoff Johns he might develop into a writer who is capable of creator owned work in time.
To be fair I looked up his CV. I did like The Seven Secrets (essentially creator owned) I think a few more issues would have helped with developing the story. His Star Wars and Marvel work I am mostly unfamiliar with.
Wait a sec? Did I actually fact check myself before finishing writing?
The story take place after the devastation wrought by the anti-life equation. But, a side effect was a spreading of the infection to the New Gods, and the cycle seems about to repeat.
And, it does for a bit. Then Taylor set the heroes and villains on a path towards saving the universe.
No spoilers, but I think the creators of The New Gods and Damian Wayne would be pleased with the final results.
To be fair I looked up his CV. I did like The Seven Secrets (essentially creator owned) I think a few more issues would have helped with developing the story. His Star Wars and Marvel work I am mostly unfamiliar with.
Wait a sec? Did I actually fact check myself before finishing writing?
The story take place after the devastation wrought by the anti-life equation. But, a side effect was a spreading of the infection to the New Gods, and the cycle seems about to repeat.
And, it does for a bit. Then Taylor set the heroes and villains on a path towards saving the universe.
No spoilers, but I think the creators of The New Gods and Damian Wayne would be pleased with the final results.
September 8, 2023
It's the final DCeased book, and that means we're throwing everything and the kitchen sink at our heroes, whether they like it or not.
I wasn't entirely enthused by the twists here involving the origins of the zombie virus - I get that it gives the good guys something to punch, but it feels a little reductive. That said, Taylor hits the emotional beats spectacularly as always, with Alfred and Constantine as the stand-outs. The overall ending manages not to be overly bleak, which is always a danger with these 'let's kill everyone' Elseworlds.
Trevor Hairsine's on art for the most part as with DCeased and Dead Planet, though he does get some help from Neil Edwards as the series goes on. Hairsine's always been a good fit for the visceral storytelling, though he can lose a bit of coherency as the number of characters in panels increases.
The DCeased saga comes to a satisfying close. I appreciate that DC haven't decided to drag this out past its sell-by date, especially given how successful it's been for them, and let Taylor finish his story his way.
I wasn't entirely enthused by the twists here involving the origins of the zombie virus - I get that it gives the good guys something to punch, but it feels a little reductive. That said, Taylor hits the emotional beats spectacularly as always, with Alfred and Constantine as the stand-outs. The overall ending manages not to be overly bleak, which is always a danger with these 'let's kill everyone' Elseworlds.
Trevor Hairsine's on art for the most part as with DCeased and Dead Planet, though he does get some help from Neil Edwards as the series goes on. Hairsine's always been a good fit for the visceral storytelling, though he can lose a bit of coherency as the number of characters in panels increases.
The DCeased saga comes to a satisfying close. I appreciate that DC haven't decided to drag this out past its sell-by date, especially given how successful it's been for them, and let Taylor finish his story his way.
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September 6, 2024It's been more than a year since I read the last DCeased book, so I'm a little fuzzy on details of the story. But that's okay, because I had fun with this final installment. Taylor takes things cosmic, as the New Gods are infected by the virus, bringing it to all corners of the universe. The remaining heroes (plus a few characters who are cured at the start of the book) make a last stand and try to reverse the effects of the virus. Lots of characters appear here, and Taylor does some clever things with them while still writing them how they would act in the main DC universe. This has the feel of a DC crossover event.
Everything feels rushed though, like one big march to the finish. Taylor doesn't take much time to linger on character scenes, something he did well in his similar Injustice series. The whole thing feels more like a recap than a scene-to-scene story. All in all though, this pretty much delivers what you'd want in an Elseworlds series like this. Cool character tweaks, big reveals, big fights.
Everything feels rushed though, like one big march to the finish. Taylor doesn't take much time to linger on character scenes, something he did well in his similar Injustice series. The whole thing feels more like a recap than a scene-to-scene story. All in all though, this pretty much delivers what you'd want in an Elseworlds series like this. Cool character tweaks, big reveals, big fights.
September 14, 2023
A good end to the DCeased saga but it did feel a bit tacked on. Peace and happiness is ripped away from surviving elements of the human race to... just kill some more heroes and Gods to finish in a similar place to where the graphic started.
As always with Tom Taylor, the writing is solid and there is real emotional weight to everything done here, there's conflict, hesitation and really believable acts of compassion. Again the only draw back is how we get from peace to destruction back to peace, it's like Taylor woke up remembered all the characters not yet utilised and got to writing this.
The saga as a whole has been mostly great and I'm glad this "elseworld" got the chance it needed and in my opinion surpassed the likes of Batman: Blood Reign or Marvel Zombies as one of the best alternative universe reads.
As always with Tom Taylor, the writing is solid and there is real emotional weight to everything done here, there's conflict, hesitation and really believable acts of compassion. Again the only draw back is how we get from peace to destruction back to peace, it's like Taylor woke up remembered all the characters not yet utilised and got to writing this.
The saga as a whole has been mostly great and I'm glad this "elseworld" got the chance it needed and in my opinion surpassed the likes of Batman: Blood Reign or Marvel Zombies as one of the best alternative universe reads.
September 30, 2023
I'm happy that this what-if/elseworlds storyline has come to a close, but I wish that this volume was more satisfying. The remaining heroes have been fighting this fight for so long, yet go into battles so terribly unprepared. At this point, the "oh no, [blank] got infected" twist is past the point of having the meaning or impact it had early in this storyline. And the resolution (spoiler tag time)...
October 28, 2023
I thought this finale was terrible. The problems the prior installments had, like a myriad of random things happening for little reason, accumulate .
Enemies are uninteresting and Mr. Taylor wastes the opportunity to have personal conflics to throw some generic cosmic battles and the characterization is much more superficial.
The ending itself is extremly haphazard and feels like it was tacked on at the last possible moment to try to get some tears out of the readership, but it's extremely forced and falls flat.
Taylor also seems to have become bored with zombies as a concept or genre, and more interested in developing his mix-and-match concepts that aren't really that intresting like they were in the Injsutice series.
Enemies are uninteresting and Mr. Taylor wastes the opportunity to have personal conflics to throw some generic cosmic battles and the characterization is much more superficial.
The ending itself is extremly haphazard and feels like it was tacked on at the last possible moment to try to get some tears out of the readership, but it's extremely forced and falls flat.
Taylor also seems to have become bored with zombies as a concept or genre, and more interested in developing his mix-and-match concepts that aren't really that intresting like they were in the Injsutice series.
October 26, 2023
I love this series. It's honestly my favorite comic series. The great artwork, the balance of humor (Bat shorts!) and epic sadness, and the characterization is FANTASTIC. The Batfam (or, ya know, what's left of them by the time the story really starts) really stand out as amazingly crafted characters with clear character progression. Harley, Vic, Jon, and Ivy also deserve shoutouts. Black Racer is a new character to me in this series, and I like him (it?) just from the small amount of "screentime" he has.
This particular volume felt a little busy and random at times, but as many have said, the ending makes up for it.
This particular volume felt a little busy and random at times, but as many have said, the ending makes up for it.
November 28, 2023
A stunning escalation of the DCeased story; with this volume infecting a lot of the heavy hitters in the universe. From New Gods, Yellow Lanterns, and fifth dimensional beings things were definitely dangerous in outer space. But the creation of the cure in the last volume did undercut the severity of infection. Which I guess explains the addition of Erebos to the story. But I cant decide if I liked the cosmic darkness entity or not. Part of me feels it under cuts the significance of the Anti-Life equation virus, especially because Erebos doesn't really do anything but exist.
Despite my hang ups on Erebos, this is a good conclusion to an epic story with lots of emotion.
Despite my hang ups on Erebos, this is a good conclusion to an epic story with lots of emotion.
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