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The Dying And The Dead #1
The Dying And The Dead #1
The adventures begins in THE DYING AND THE DEAD #1 when a murder at a wedding sets off a series of reactions, unraveling secrets hundreds of years old. At great cost, a man with a dying wife is given the opportunity to save her. A lost tribe is reborn in another time. Seemingly unconnected events that force relics from the Greatest Generation to come together for one last hurrah.
60 pages, Comic Book
First published January 28, 2015
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About the author
Jonathan Hickman
1,221 books2,034 followersJonathan Hickman is an American comic book writer and artist. He is known for creating the Image Comics series The Nightly News, The Manhattan Projects and East of West, as well as working on Marvel Comics' Fantastic Four, FF, and S.H.I.E.L.D. titles. In 2012, Hickman ended his run on the Fantastic Four titles to write The Avengers and The New Avengers, as part the "Marvel NOW!" relaunch. In 2013, Hickman wrote a six-part miniseries, Infinity, plus Avengers tie-ins for Marvel Comics. In 2015, he wrote the crossover event Secret Wars. - Wikipedia
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April 13, 2024
It feels like your standard Hickman comic book; alternative history, fascist cults and a mysterious hero, but it feels different at the same time and more grounded than the usual sci-fi stories Hickman churns out. I'm excited that Hickman may have found new ground to make comic book stories on.
This was an excellent first issue, oversized at 60 pages, it is triple the size of your standard comic book and only at 50 cents more.
This was an excellent first issue, oversized at 60 pages, it is triple the size of your standard comic book and only at 50 cents more.
February 5, 2015
Really solid first issue. 60 pages of great writing and art. It's in a style a lot like East of West #1 and now that I'm actually looking at East of West, that's probably because Hickman writes both. He must have a lot of say in the art style, because there's a lot of similarity there too.
What would you do for the one you love? Is it more respectable to let them go in peace and honor or to fight to the death to save them?
The Colonel is given an opportunity to save the only thing he has left.
"Everybody's got secrets. Sometimes they're yours, sometimes they aren't...
But only a fool thinks they know them all."
"Colonel, if we believed that religion was bad, why would we have given it to you? There are a large number of your kind--the truly amoral--whose only semblance of belonging to society are the moral affectations they put on in the name of religion. As if the acknowledgement of good and evil absolves them of their complete lack of ability to recognize it."
Well shit, talk about deep thinking and beautiful prose stuck in a comic book, eh?
What would you do for the one you love? Is it more respectable to let them go in peace and honor or to fight to the death to save them?
The Colonel is given an opportunity to save the only thing he has left.
"Everybody's got secrets. Sometimes they're yours, sometimes they aren't...
But only a fool thinks they know them all."
"Colonel, if we believed that religion was bad, why would we have given it to you? There are a large number of your kind--the truly amoral--whose only semblance of belonging to society are the moral affectations they put on in the name of religion. As if the acknowledgement of good and evil absolves them of their complete lack of ability to recognize it."
Well shit, talk about deep thinking and beautiful prose stuck in a comic book, eh?
February 2, 2015
It's Jonathan Hickman. Also there are really amazing splash pages.
December 11, 2024
Je fais « waow!! » que ce soit la beauté des graphiques ou la soignée mais discrète histoire du scénario…
Des meufs canons et badass qui n’hésitent pas à se salir les mains.
D’ailleurs c’est une vrai boucherie.
Des représailles se préparent lentement.
Un personnage tout en blanc mystérieux et manipulateur un peu comme Méléagant dans Kaamelott.
Un magnifique effort à propos des paysages.
Un personnage principal torturé dans ses choix.
Beaucoup (trop) de dialogues, quand même.
Les couleurs et les personnages féminins m’ont fait penser à une vielle BD que j’avais lu « Volage : Chronique des Enfers »
Si vous deviez mourir, car vous êtes attendus… Vous amuseriez vous une dernière fois avec la vie? Et si cela chamboulait vos plans?
Avant de mourir, demande-toi comment tu peux encore t’amuser ici bas…
Dommage l’histoire p90 part un peu en n’importe quoi.
Il a quand même décapité H…..
C’est historique et alors? La tête dans le guidon on continue cette super œuvre…
J’aime l’utilisation des couleurs!
Un mini Cliffhanger à la fin…
Je te fais une grosse
PhoenixBiz
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Des meufs canons et badass qui n’hésitent pas à se salir les mains.
D’ailleurs c’est une vrai boucherie.
Des représailles se préparent lentement.
Un personnage tout en blanc mystérieux et manipulateur un peu comme Méléagant dans Kaamelott.
Un magnifique effort à propos des paysages.
Un personnage principal torturé dans ses choix.
Beaucoup (trop) de dialogues, quand même.
Les couleurs et les personnages féminins m’ont fait penser à une vielle BD que j’avais lu « Volage : Chronique des Enfers »
Si vous deviez mourir, car vous êtes attendus… Vous amuseriez vous une dernière fois avec la vie? Et si cela chamboulait vos plans?
Avant de mourir, demande-toi comment tu peux encore t’amuser ici bas…
Dommage l’histoire p90 part un peu en n’importe quoi.
Il a quand même décapité H…..
C’est historique et alors? La tête dans le guidon on continue cette super œuvre…
J’aime l’utilisation des couleurs!
Un mini Cliffhanger à la fin…
Je te fais une grosse
PhoenixBiz
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July 31, 2017
I think Hickman is skilled writer, but I usually have a hard time following his story lines to the point of frustration & end up not liking his stuff. However, I really enjoyed this as it seems to be a little easier to follow.
June 11, 2020
A religious war is brewing.
Good color artwork,image freebie. A sort of apocalyptic cult has found an object of great power. A retired colonel is being recruited. The war is starting.
Good color artwork,image freebie. A sort of apocalyptic cult has found an object of great power. A retired colonel is being recruited. The war is starting.
August 28, 2017
Bumper sized issue! A wedding day massacre, a retired colonel and a mysterious offer from an underground civilisation.
Superb writing of course.
Superb writing of course.
March 1, 2015
Fabulous first issue. Oversize, at 60 pages. Ryan Bodenheim's artwork is fantastic, I love the linework, very clean, his panel design is fantastic, and the execution reminds me somewhat of Geoff Darrow. Hickman's writing is top notch here, opening a nicely balanced mystery. We open with the murder of Amistad and Andrea Osiris, and the secrets that Andrea and Amistad have been keeping from each other. This is contrasted with the Colonel and his wife, who is dying of cancer. These marks the poles, with the one side represented by the secret society led by Bah al'Sharur, and the other led by the Bishop, a denizen of the City, whom the Colonel chooses to serve in exchange for the curing of his wife. The little touches in both the art and the writing indicate that this could develop into a very fine piece of work, and I look forward to its development.
February 12, 2015
I really, really liked this first issue. Supernatural happenings are afoot in Germany and there seems to be some sort of time slip between two worlds here. I am intrigued to say the least. And the Colonel is fuckin awesome! I mean come on that's fuckin awesome. "The City" as they're calling it is super interesting and I just wanna know more damn it! Definitely gonna be picking up the second issue this month. Oh, and the human race is referred to as "the meat" in this issue and that is hilarious. Go pick it up. It's $4.50 but its a double size. And its worth it.
May 30, 2016
The coloring is amazing. As well as the artwork. All the details! The full spread on the road, vultures, Texas plates, figures all in white. The dude sitting Indian style reminds me of Dr. Manhattan from the Watchmen; only difference is this ones white. The full spread of the city underground, some buildings are upside down, some twist both upside down and right side up. All individuals are while in color, completely void of any other color. One small typo, "the are no records"...instead of "there are no records" The Colonel is being offered a deal to save his wife and of course he has to take it. Love the cover artwork! Half white/half color.
January 29, 2015
Oh, Hickman. You can't write bad stuff.
April 7, 2015
INTERESTING PLOT.
GOOD ART WORK.
CREATIVE USE OF COLOURS.
OVERALL A GREAT FIRST ISSUE.
LOOKING FORWARD FOR THE FOLLOW UPS.
GOOD ART WORK.
CREATIVE USE OF COLOURS.
OVERALL A GREAT FIRST ISSUE.
LOOKING FORWARD FOR THE FOLLOW UPS.
March 7, 2016
I'm intrigued and looking forward to finding out what's going on.
March 15, 2015
Solid first issue. The art is some of the best work I've seen- particularly the underground city.
March 20, 2015
Ooh like this one - have high expectations for volume 2!
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