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DCeased: War of the Undead Gods
DCeased: War of the Undead Gods #8
The epic saga that began over three years ago reaches its final, cataclysmic conclusion! As worlds burn, heroes fall-can hope prevail? DCeased ends here…
37 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 18, 2023
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Tom Taylor
1,282 books1,053 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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April 18, 2023
Another series that really needs a mini-recap at the start if it's going to take its time rolling out issues.
Still, this was a pretty epic conclusion. Not quite the show-stopper I was hoping for, but the artwork is fantastic.
I like that we've moved away from the zombie hordes and finally getting some work done. There were some interesting developments in earlier issues, so it was cool to see how everything came together at the end.
I like the white suit - very symbolic obviously but it looked great!
Most of the logic of this entire series is lost on me, so I'm hoping a re-read of the trade will help join some dots. My memory is terrible so every issue I'm forced to dig back into the archives and try to recall what came before.
I still think the original series is the best, but this was a pretty good addition! It was fun to see things grow out to the godly scale and stakes just constantly being raised.
Overall, it was a decent read. I love the ideas that have been played with throughout the whole DCeased run, and I appreciate that it's a standalone series. I get the feeling some knowledge of Final Crisis stuff would help with all the anti-life drama, and certainly the more DC characters you know, the more fun you'll have. But as a relative newbie to the comic world, the whole DCeased saga was mega-fun to read.
Still, this was a pretty epic conclusion. Not quite the show-stopper I was hoping for, but the artwork is fantastic.
I like that we've moved away from the zombie hordes and finally getting some work done. There were some interesting developments in earlier issues, so it was cool to see how everything came together at the end.
I like the white suit - very symbolic obviously but it looked great!
Most of the logic of this entire series is lost on me, so I'm hoping a re-read of the trade will help join some dots. My memory is terrible so every issue I'm forced to dig back into the archives and try to recall what came before.
I still think the original series is the best, but this was a pretty good addition! It was fun to see things grow out to the godly scale and stakes just constantly being raised.
Overall, it was a decent read. I love the ideas that have been played with throughout the whole DCeased run, and I appreciate that it's a standalone series. I get the feeling some knowledge of Final Crisis stuff would help with all the anti-life drama, and certainly the more DC characters you know, the more fun you'll have. But as a relative newbie to the comic world, the whole DCeased saga was mega-fun to read.
April 19, 2023
4.5/5 stars
April 20, 2023
A really solid ending. Kind of felt like no other way but a wonderful goodbye to a hero having to grow up too quick.
April 18, 2023
Phenomenal issue
Crying my eyes out over this phenomenal outstanding awesome issue.
The artwork is phenomenal and the so is the writing.
Read this issue
Crying my eyes out over this phenomenal outstanding awesome issue.
The artwork is phenomenal and the so is the writing.
Read this issue
July 9, 2023
Fantastic ending to a fantastic elseworlds.
June 4, 2023
*cambiarè la reseña a la compilaciòn cuando salga, ya que es reseña de la historia completa*
recuerdo cuando saliò RE4, y a pesar de que no hubo ni un solo zombi en una historia que era de zombis... fue lo mejor del mundo.
Aquì, DCeased pasò de ser un spin off de zombis que no podìan identificarse como zombis por cosas de derechos de autor, publicidad y hasta estètica (como la saga literaria de Maze Runner); a un 2.0 de blackest night y de TODA pinche crisis y "el mejor evento de DC hasta ahora" y bla, bla, bla...
Me imagino que si fuera la primera historia "larga" o evento de DC que agarres, serìa genial, increìble, interesante, llena de acciòn y bla, bla, pero cuando ya has leìdo otros eventos tanto de Batman, la liga de la justicia y las crisis... lamentablemente ya estàs leyendo la misma pinche historia de siempre. Solo cambian algunos personajes pero en verdad las historias ya son horribles y aburridas. Intentando solo vender la mayor cantidad de portadas variantes posibles.
Pero aun si fuera la primera historia que leyeras, no hay ni un zombi y cuando los hay, ya tienen la cura como 5 segundos despuès de ser infectados. Y la historia està llena de "cringe"; como el nuevo specter -con un personaje de la batifamilia-, darkseid siendo "bueno" de la nada, y varios "te lo dije", "salvarè a mi hijo antes que a nadie", y cosas asì. Bien absurdas.
Lo genial es el final, son ciertas palabras que Flecha Verde dijo a Batman en cierto momento (eso sì estuvo mega genial), y la escena final es muy bella y poètica.
Al nùmero 8 sì le darìa las 4 o 5 estrellas, pero en historia en general solo està entretenida la entrega 7 y 8. Lo demàs es un relleno horrible y fastidioso de leer.
recuerdo cuando saliò RE4, y a pesar de que no hubo ni un solo zombi en una historia que era de zombis... fue lo mejor del mundo.
Aquì, DCeased pasò de ser un spin off de zombis que no podìan identificarse como zombis por cosas de derechos de autor, publicidad y hasta estètica (como la saga literaria de Maze Runner); a un 2.0 de blackest night y de TODA pinche crisis y "el mejor evento de DC hasta ahora" y bla, bla, bla...
Me imagino que si fuera la primera historia "larga" o evento de DC que agarres, serìa genial, increìble, interesante, llena de acciòn y bla, bla, pero cuando ya has leìdo otros eventos tanto de Batman, la liga de la justicia y las crisis... lamentablemente ya estàs leyendo la misma pinche historia de siempre. Solo cambian algunos personajes pero en verdad las historias ya son horribles y aburridas. Intentando solo vender la mayor cantidad de portadas variantes posibles.
Pero aun si fuera la primera historia que leyeras, no hay ni un zombi y cuando los hay, ya tienen la cura como 5 segundos despuès de ser infectados. Y la historia està llena de "cringe"; como el nuevo specter -con un personaje de la batifamilia-, darkseid siendo "bueno" de la nada, y varios "te lo dije", "salvarè a mi hijo antes que a nadie", y cosas asì. Bien absurdas.
Lo genial es el final, son ciertas palabras que Flecha Verde dijo a Batman en cierto momento (eso sì estuvo mega genial), y la escena final es muy bella y poètica.
Al nùmero 8 sì le darìa las 4 o 5 estrellas, pero en historia en general solo està entretenida la entrega 7 y 8. Lo demàs es un relleno horrible y fastidioso de leer.
July 15, 2023
Now we come to the close of the DCeased saga and lemme tell you, it was AMAZING!
Although this was not my favourite of the series (Dead Planet is the bloody best) I liked this one. It was high stakes, but this could have been made more real by going down to the details. I loved how it ended with a really beautiful character growth of Damian Wayne and Alfred Pennyworth. In the end it really was the two of them.
I am so glad to have read this series. It really got me out of my reading slump
Although this was not my favourite of the series (Dead Planet is the bloody best) I liked this one. It was high stakes, but this could have been made more real by going down to the details. I loved how it ended with a really beautiful character growth of Damian Wayne and Alfred Pennyworth. In the end it really was the two of them.
I am so glad to have read this series. It really got me out of my reading slump
April 21, 2023
What a GREAT ending! 5 stars plus! Tough to beat this one. Great art, story, characters, and overall development. A superior effort all around. No spoilers, but I loved the ending. Can't wait to read the HC collection of this series (probably two volumes). Well done DC, well done!
May 28, 2024
One hero makes the ultimate sacrifice in order to completely take out Erebos as Taylor ends the 8 issue series. Hairsine’s pencils are as spectacular as always as a handful of heroes enter Erebos’ realm to put an end to his threat forever.
April 26, 2023
DCeased has finally ended and what a great ending it was. I shed a tear when reading this last issue.
April 30, 2023
Outstanding
Awesome ending to a magnificent story of heroism and death
This series did not disappoint only rivaled by dc vs vampires
Awesome ending to a magnificent story of heroism and death
This series did not disappoint only rivaled by dc vs vampires
May 12, 2023
Man...who's chopping all the onions in here?
(｡ﾉω＼｡) Oh no! I rubbed them into my eyes!
щ༼;´༎ຶ ༎ຶ༽щ Noooooooo!
(｡ﾉω＼｡) Oh no! I rubbed them into my eyes!
щ༼;´༎ຶ ༎ຶ༽щ Noooooooo!
October 9, 2023
Whoa that ending I wasn't expecting. I love that the human was the one to save the world. A issue I'll never forget.
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October 24, 2025
What a sacrifice.
May 13, 2023
fuck you
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