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Scooby Apocalypse #6
Scooby Apocalypse, Vol. 6
It’s Scooby-Doo and the gang, but this time Fred is…one of the undead!
While the resurrected Fred Jones unleashes his army of monsters on Scooby and the gang, Daphne continues to spiral further into guilt and depression, terrified of losing Fred twice. Fortunately, the gang has another secret weapon: Scrappy-Doo and his mysterious mentor.
Is this the end for the Scooby gang, and perhaps all of humanity, or will Daphne’s love for her resurrected boyfriend win out in the end?
Scooby Apocalypse Vol. 6 issues collects #31-36.
While the resurrected Fred Jones unleashes his army of monsters on Scooby and the gang, Daphne continues to spiral further into guilt and depression, terrified of losing Fred twice. Fortunately, the gang has another secret weapon: Scrappy-Doo and his mysterious mentor.
Is this the end for the Scooby gang, and perhaps all of humanity, or will Daphne’s love for her resurrected boyfriend win out in the end?
Scooby Apocalypse Vol. 6 issues collects #31-36.
168 pages, Paperback
First published December 31, 2019
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Keith Giffen
1,931 books216 followersKeith Ian Giffen was an American comic book illustrator and writer. He is possibly best-known for his long runs illustrating, and later writing the Legion of Super-Heroes title in the 1980s and 1990s. He also created the alien mercenary character Lobo (with Roger Slifer), and the irreverent "want-to-be" hero, Ambush Bug. Giffen is known for having an unorthodox writing style, often using characters in ways not seen before. His dialogue is usually characterized by a biting wit that is seen as much less zany than dialogue provided by longtime collaborators DeMatteis and Robert Loren Fleming. That approach has brought him both criticism and admiration, as perhaps best illustrated by the mixed (although commercially successful) response to his work in DC Comics' Justice League International (1987-1992). He also plotted and was breakdown artist for an Aquaman limited series and one-shot special in 1989 with writer Robert Loren Fleming and artist Curt Swan for DC Comics.
Giffen's first published work was "The Sword and The Star", a black-and-white series featured in Marvel Preview, with writer Bill Mantlo. He has worked on titles (owned by several different companies) including Woodgod, All Star Comics, Doctor Fate, Drax the Destroyer, Heckler, Nick Fury's Howling Commandos, Reign of the Zodiac, Suicide Squad, Trencher (to be re-released in a collected edition by Boom! Studios)., T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, and Vext. He was also responsible for the English adaptation of the Battle Royale and Ikki Tousen manga, as well as creating "I Luv Halloween" for Tokyopop. He also worked for Dark Horse from 1994-95 on their Comics Greatest World/Dark Horse Heroes line, as the writer of two short lived series, Division 13 and co-author, with Lovern Kindzierski, of Agents of Law. For Valiant Comics, Giffen wrote XO-Manowar, Magnus, Robot Fighter, Punx and the final issue of Solar, Man of the Atom.
He took a break from the comic industry for several years, working on storyboards for television and film, including shows such as The Real Ghostbusters and Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy.
He is also the lead writer for Marvel Comics's Annihilation event, having written the one-shot prologue, the lead-in stories in Thanos and Drax, the Silver Surfer as well as the main six issues mini-series. He also wrote the Star-Lord mini-series for the follow-up story Annihilation: Conquest. He currently writes Doom Patrol for DC, and is also completing an abandoned Grant Morrison plot in The Authority: the Lost Year for Wildstorm.
Giffen's first published work was "The Sword and The Star", a black-and-white series featured in Marvel Preview, with writer Bill Mantlo. He has worked on titles (owned by several different companies) including Woodgod, All Star Comics, Doctor Fate, Drax the Destroyer, Heckler, Nick Fury's Howling Commandos, Reign of the Zodiac, Suicide Squad, Trencher (to be re-released in a collected edition by Boom! Studios)., T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, and Vext. He was also responsible for the English adaptation of the Battle Royale and Ikki Tousen manga, as well as creating "I Luv Halloween" for Tokyopop. He also worked for Dark Horse from 1994-95 on their Comics Greatest World/Dark Horse Heroes line, as the writer of two short lived series, Division 13 and co-author, with Lovern Kindzierski, of Agents of Law. For Valiant Comics, Giffen wrote XO-Manowar, Magnus, Robot Fighter, Punx and the final issue of Solar, Man of the Atom.
He took a break from the comic industry for several years, working on storyboards for television and film, including shows such as The Real Ghostbusters and Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy.
He is also the lead writer for Marvel Comics's Annihilation event, having written the one-shot prologue, the lead-in stories in Thanos and Drax, the Silver Surfer as well as the main six issues mini-series. He also wrote the Star-Lord mini-series for the follow-up story Annihilation: Conquest. He currently writes Doom Patrol for DC, and is also completing an abandoned Grant Morrison plot in The Authority: the Lost Year for Wildstorm.
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December 31, 2020
That was sad and good too 😫
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February 11, 2020
This book should have been put to sleep a long time ago. Giffen and DeMatteis's storytelling is so slow and plodding. Very little happens over an arc. They do manage to wrap up the series (pretty much exactly how you'd expect). Pat Olliffe is a good artist but his pencils are obscured by Tom Palmer's scratchy inks here.
There's also a backup story where Atom Ant tries out for the Justice League. It was OK, nowhere near as bad as those painful Secret Squirrel backups. Editorially I wish they put those stories together and push them to the back of the collection. I'd prefer to read both stories uninterrupted, instead of alternating back and forth.
There's also a backup story where Atom Ant tries out for the Justice League. It was OK, nowhere near as bad as those painful Secret Squirrel backups. Editorially I wish they put those stories together and push them to the back of the collection. I'd prefer to read both stories uninterrupted, instead of alternating back and forth.
February 11, 2020
A satisfying end to our tale of talking dogs, Mystery Machines, zombies, and true love!
And instead of the awful and just too weird Secret Squirrel bonus stories, we got a funny Justice League story starring Atom Ant.
And instead of the awful and just too weird Secret Squirrel bonus stories, we got a funny Justice League story starring Atom Ant.
May 7, 2021
Ruh-Roh! It’s the final volume of the surprisingly entertaining DC series “Scooby Apocalypse”, featuring everyone’s favorite talking Great Dane and his pet humans. Well, minus one, as Fred died in the last volume. That’s kind of a spoiler, I know, but it’s also not really, as Fred isn’t really dead, per se. He’s been kind of zombie-fied by the nanite plague, but his heart is still in the right place. Granted, his head has been severed from the neck, but it’s all good…
In this volume: Velma finds out she’s pregnant, which means Shaggy is gonna be a dad!; Scrappy introduces the gang to his mystery benefactor, who may play a role in saving the day; the Nanite King shows up, looking to wipe out all of humanity, but Dead-Fred (who still loves Daphne, btw) feels that humanity deserves a fighting chance.
Writers Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis, and Heath Corson have written a series that is super-fun and as far from the kid’s cartoon as possible. This isn’t your childhood Scooby, and, parents, take heed: the violence and gore may be too much for anyone under 13. Hell, it may be too much for some adults.
In this volume: Velma finds out she’s pregnant, which means Shaggy is gonna be a dad!; Scrappy introduces the gang to his mystery benefactor, who may play a role in saving the day; the Nanite King shows up, looking to wipe out all of humanity, but Dead-Fred (who still loves Daphne, btw) feels that humanity deserves a fighting chance.
Writers Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis, and Heath Corson have written a series that is super-fun and as far from the kid’s cartoon as possible. This isn’t your childhood Scooby, and, parents, take heed: the violence and gore may be too much for anyone under 13. Hell, it may be too much for some adults.
February 9, 2020
2.5 stars
This was an ending. I can't say much, due to spoilers, but we're with the gang during the apocalypse.
The series was weird, for me; started off strong, went down a bit, piqued my interest, and then ended. I'm not sure what I expected, but this wasn't it.
The entire series snippets took bits from various Scooby incarnations and blended them together, but not in a satisfying way. Unlikable character traits, bland story lines, and annoying min-comics.
I didn't get this, but can't say I enjoyed it. I can say I'm glad it's over. I wanted to continue to see the conclusion, but was disappointed.
This was an ending. I can't say much, due to spoilers, but we're with the gang during the apocalypse.
The series was weird, for me; started off strong, went down a bit, piqued my interest, and then ended. I'm not sure what I expected, but this wasn't it.
The entire series snippets took bits from various Scooby incarnations and blended them together, but not in a satisfying way. Unlikable character traits, bland story lines, and annoying min-comics.
I didn't get this, but can't say I enjoyed it. I can say I'm glad it's over. I wanted to continue to see the conclusion, but was disappointed.
August 1, 2020
I have no idea what they were thinking with that waste of time filler ant JL story but the overall scooby stuff rounded up quite well.
I think I would have preferred it to have been collected without the waste of ink non scooby stuff, would have read much smoother without the constant interruptions.
I think I would have preferred it to have been collected without the waste of ink non scooby stuff, would have read much smoother without the constant interruptions.
February 15, 2020
The finale of the series. Epic battles and heartbreak.
April 26, 2020
The ending was predictable, but in this case it was a good thing. We know why people turned into monsters now, but not why there were so many different types of monsters or exactly what caused some of the monsters to be unique. I think I would have preferred a truly supernatural story rather than the technological story presented here. And I still didn't like the fact that one of the Scooby Gang didn't survive.
Overall not bad, but honestly this story could have been told in about half as many issues as this story was plodding. It turned into Scooby Doo meets The Walking Dead, but did start out a little more original than that.
It was an enjoyable read, and a good concept, even though it did have its flaws.
Overall not bad, but honestly this story could have been told in about half as many issues as this story was plodding. It turned into Scooby Doo meets The Walking Dead, but did start out a little more original than that.
It was an enjoyable read, and a good concept, even though it did have its flaws.
March 15, 2020
And it's over. After 36 issues over 6 volumes this story has finally been laid to rest.
A little backstory first....
I've not read them all but after reading DC's more adult take / on The Flinstones I wanted to read more of their Hannah Barbara interpretations. To this date this is the longest and certainly wasn't as good as the afore mentioned duology.
To be fair it started off strong. The first volume was really good. And then it took a huge swan dive into a vat of shit and took long time to claw its way out. But it hasn't managed it fully, by any stretch of the imagination.
These final 6 issues wrap up the series and at least it does get an actual ending. But the execution was not good. Plot devices are thrown in for seemingly no other reason than, "We can't think of anything else to do," characters change their mood so often it's hard to know where their head is at and the ending felt tacked on as a way to just have this done with.
Not a great series, not even a good finale. Apart from being glad it's actually over and that no more will be done in this world I can't say many positives. Luckily after volume 2 I started getting these from the library instead of wasting money on them. Morbid curiosity is, quite frankly, the only thing that has kept me returning.
A little backstory first....
I've not read them all but after reading DC's more adult take / on The Flinstones I wanted to read more of their Hannah Barbara interpretations. To this date this is the longest and certainly wasn't as good as the afore mentioned duology.
To be fair it started off strong. The first volume was really good. And then it took a huge swan dive into a vat of shit and took long time to claw its way out. But it hasn't managed it fully, by any stretch of the imagination.
These final 6 issues wrap up the series and at least it does get an actual ending. But the execution was not good. Plot devices are thrown in for seemingly no other reason than, "We can't think of anything else to do," characters change their mood so often it's hard to know where their head is at and the ending felt tacked on as a way to just have this done with.
Not a great series, not even a good finale. Apart from being glad it's actually over and that no more will be done in this world I can't say many positives. Luckily after volume 2 I started getting these from the library instead of wasting money on them. Morbid curiosity is, quite frankly, the only thing that has kept me returning.
October 28, 2022
This was… not great but I’m glad to have been able to to finish this bizarre and fun series.
May 19, 2020
I'm...conflicted. While not a bad ending by any means, it did feel rushed.
I'm glad there is a somewhat happy ending with hope for a better future but honestly, I cared more about the fact that not all of the Scooby gang survived. I've always loved Fred and Daphne together so even though I was doubtful it would happen, I still hoped they'd somehow get a HEA.
I had such a great time reading this series and would love to read more like it in the future! As I said in my review of volume 1, the writer managed to capture the essence of the Scooby gang and that remained true all the way through. The artwork was absolutely beautiful and I'm fairly certain I drove my fiancé crazy constantly interrupting whatever he was doing to show him random pages. As a lifelong lover of all things Scooby Doo and a sucker for a good bit of horror, I can't recommend this enough!
I'm glad there is a somewhat happy ending with hope for a better future but honestly, I cared more about the fact that not all of the Scooby gang survived. I've always loved Fred and Daphne together so even though I was doubtful it would happen, I still hoped they'd somehow get a HEA.
I had such a great time reading this series and would love to read more like it in the future! As I said in my review of volume 1, the writer managed to capture the essence of the Scooby gang and that remained true all the way through. The artwork was absolutely beautiful and I'm fairly certain I drove my fiancé crazy constantly interrupting whatever he was doing to show him random pages. As a lifelong lover of all things Scooby Doo and a sucker for a good bit of horror, I can't recommend this enough!
December 1, 2019
If you have read the Scooby Apocalypse issues 32-36 individually, then you have essentially read volume six, as well, since this paperback contains the concluding issues in this series. As a whole, I felt this was a solid conclusion to the series, though it wasn't perfect by any means. One of my biggest gripes is that I was unsatisfied with the fact that the authors offer up no explanation as to what happened to Daphne in the very end of the series, despite the fact that she is arguably one of the most prominent characters from start to finish. Otherwise, the other characters all have satisfying endings, and in general, if you're a fan of having a neat, orderly finish to a storyline, you will see that here. I will say that some of it felt a little contrived, especially given all the conflict leading up to the ending, but I'm not one who absolutely requires an optimistic and satisfactory ending to a story in order for me to be happy.
On a side note, even though this series, in my opinion, had some major misses (I skipped that entire undercover squirrel subplot, and I really, really could have done without Daisy and Cliffy, thank you very much), I think the series had more positives than negatives. I really hope the authors consider writing other Scooby Doo stories like this one in the future; I think this was brilliant to mine the Scooby franchise and transform it into something dark and gritty, especially since the vast majority of the readership have grown up with the series and can appreciate the darker, more complex aspects of the story. I think the authors did a wonderful job presenting each individual character of the gang in a three-dimensional manner, and they did a great job fleshing their characters out from what we see in the television series. Velma especially impressed me, since she isn't necessarily likable initially and is technically the reason behind the apocalypse, and we see her undergo so much growth. And as someone who consumes stories that actually acknowledge Fred and Daphne as a couple (just call me a Fraphne shipper), I really enjoyed that here, despite the fact that their relationship wasn't always perfect, and they don't necessarily have a happy ending (not necessarily a spoiler). The artwork was always beautiful and rich, and even though I have read some reviews that complained about excessive dialogue and text, I thought it was a perfect blend between illustration and text, although I am a reader who typically favors text over image, so maybe that's subjective. So overall, even though I had some qualms with the past issues, I am still so grateful that this series exists as a wonderful, bleak, but enjoyably complex tribute to my favorite childhood television series.
On a side note, even though this series, in my opinion, had some major misses (I skipped that entire undercover squirrel subplot, and I really, really could have done without Daisy and Cliffy, thank you very much), I think the series had more positives than negatives. I really hope the authors consider writing other Scooby Doo stories like this one in the future; I think this was brilliant to mine the Scooby franchise and transform it into something dark and gritty, especially since the vast majority of the readership have grown up with the series and can appreciate the darker, more complex aspects of the story. I think the authors did a wonderful job presenting each individual character of the gang in a three-dimensional manner, and they did a great job fleshing their characters out from what we see in the television series. Velma especially impressed me, since she isn't necessarily likable initially and is technically the reason behind the apocalypse, and we see her undergo so much growth. And as someone who consumes stories that actually acknowledge Fred and Daphne as a couple (just call me a Fraphne shipper), I really enjoyed that here, despite the fact that their relationship wasn't always perfect, and they don't necessarily have a happy ending (not necessarily a spoiler). The artwork was always beautiful and rich, and even though I have read some reviews that complained about excessive dialogue and text, I thought it was a perfect blend between illustration and text, although I am a reader who typically favors text over image, so maybe that's subjective. So overall, even though I had some qualms with the past issues, I am still so grateful that this series exists as a wonderful, bleak, but enjoyably complex tribute to my favorite childhood television series.
December 23, 2021
It's the final conclusion of the Scooby Apocalypse comic series by Keith Giffen, J.M DeMatteis, Pat Olliffe, and Tom Palmer! This series took Scooby Doo to a whole other level! This is definitely not for the younger reader, as the world is very dark and scary, monsters are trying to kill you, and there are other more adult themes to it. Despite the dark tone and odd twist to things, I found this series to be delightful!
When we last left our heroes, Daphne had gotten the surprise of her life. Fred Jones was alive...well, sorta. Fred had become one of the "monsters" but still maintained some of his mind. If fact, the nanites had basically taken over Fred and left him mostly alone. He and the nanites were sort of co-running his body. But with years of dealing with monsters, Daphne wasn't taking any chances despite his claims to want to save the world. Meanwhile, someone from Velma's past returns following up another shock that was just revealed to us.
As I probably mentioned last time around, reviewing comics is so hard since they are so short and you can't really tell much of the plot or else you pretty much recap it entirely! Add in the fact that I read a compilation of 6 comics altogether, you can't really mention one's spoilers even though they are no longer spoilers two issues later!
The illustrations in this series have been amazing! I mean, I am not a comic buff, I picked this up because it was Scooby related and had an intriguing plot line! And it was really great! I loved seeing this edgier side to the Scooby-verse! I loved having Fred and Daphne having some sort of complicated relationship and going back and forth with love and hate...well, Daphne did at least!
This last set of comics also ties in some of the history of what happened way back in the beginning with the Dinkleys. The refresher was nice too, because after taking an unintended years long break from the series I had forgotten what went down before.
The ending was...it was a lot! While things were building up nicely in the last issue I felt like the final showdown happened a bit quickly. I mean, in a way, I get the rush, it's a comic book. There's only so many panels left to the story, I just felt like it happened within a blink and it was over. While it left me heavy with emotions, it did feel right with the series' course.
The short side adventure that we had at the end of each issue involved Atomic Ant. I only vaguely remember this guy growing up. In these set of short comic strips, we see him taking a set of tests to prove his worth to join the Justice League. Though no one is overly smitten with this macho ant, but they seem to need to add a new member. The catch? Atomic Ant is going up against an opponent, one who could take his spot on the team. The opponent? A mutant plant. Yes. A plant. It looks something like the one from Little Shop of Horrors but less of a mouth/face! Lol.
All in all, I truly enjoyed Scooby Apocalypse! This ending was everything I could've hoped for, though I was left a little emotional over a few things, but it was done in the way that it should have happened. Even if I might have hoped for something a little better, it was realistic to the story!
Overall Rating 5/5 stars
When we last left our heroes, Daphne had gotten the surprise of her life. Fred Jones was alive...well, sorta. Fred had become one of the "monsters" but still maintained some of his mind. If fact, the nanites had basically taken over Fred and left him mostly alone. He and the nanites were sort of co-running his body. But with years of dealing with monsters, Daphne wasn't taking any chances despite his claims to want to save the world. Meanwhile, someone from Velma's past returns following up another shock that was just revealed to us.
As I probably mentioned last time around, reviewing comics is so hard since they are so short and you can't really tell much of the plot or else you pretty much recap it entirely! Add in the fact that I read a compilation of 6 comics altogether, you can't really mention one's spoilers even though they are no longer spoilers two issues later!
The illustrations in this series have been amazing! I mean, I am not a comic buff, I picked this up because it was Scooby related and had an intriguing plot line! And it was really great! I loved seeing this edgier side to the Scooby-verse! I loved having Fred and Daphne having some sort of complicated relationship and going back and forth with love and hate...well, Daphne did at least!
This last set of comics also ties in some of the history of what happened way back in the beginning with the Dinkleys. The refresher was nice too, because after taking an unintended years long break from the series I had forgotten what went down before.
The ending was...it was a lot! While things were building up nicely in the last issue I felt like the final showdown happened a bit quickly. I mean, in a way, I get the rush, it's a comic book. There's only so many panels left to the story, I just felt like it happened within a blink and it was over. While it left me heavy with emotions, it did feel right with the series' course.
The short side adventure that we had at the end of each issue involved Atomic Ant. I only vaguely remember this guy growing up. In these set of short comic strips, we see him taking a set of tests to prove his worth to join the Justice League. Though no one is overly smitten with this macho ant, but they seem to need to add a new member. The catch? Atomic Ant is going up against an opponent, one who could take his spot on the team. The opponent? A mutant plant. Yes. A plant. It looks something like the one from Little Shop of Horrors but less of a mouth/face! Lol.
All in all, I truly enjoyed Scooby Apocalypse! This ending was everything I could've hoped for, though I was left a little emotional over a few things, but it was done in the way that it should have happened. Even if I might have hoped for something a little better, it was realistic to the story!
Overall Rating 5/5 stars
October 19, 2021
Konečně po několika letech od začátku této ujeté série jsem se dostal ke konci a byl to hodně nevyvážená jízda. Největší problém Scooby Apocalypse byl, že od jednoho booku se prakticky nic nedělo. Hrdinové jen přežívali, občas našli nějakou stopu jak vyřešit nákazu, jenže po chvilce zjistili že jim to k ničemu není a takhle to šlo pořád dokola. Celou sérii táhlo nejen to že to byl prakticky post apo road trip se Scooby Gangem a že postavy byli sympatické a celé to táhli. Jenže bohužel, tohle nestačilo na to aby ta série po celou dobu bavila stejně jako na začátku, jelikož prostě už to bylo prakticky o ničem. Jediné zlo byli příšery a vy jste fakt jen sledovali odlehčenou a místy i lehce parodickou verzi The Walking Dead bez ale nějaké jiné hrozby (např Negan u TWD apod.)
I když mě to fakt pořád bavilo, tak asi prodejně upadli, jelikož se zničehonic ohlásil konec. To mělo za následek že v tomto booku se poprvé vůbec začala už konečně řešit nákaza nějak více, objevilo se větší zlo a konečně se to začalo někam posouvat. Bohužel celé vyústění bylo neskutečně urychlené, protože nakonec měli jen pár sešitů. Sice se tu povedlo několik silných momentů, kdy jde vidět že hlavní postavy v této sérii nejsou jen karikatury z animáku ale mají svojí vlastní hloubko, což je super.
Jenže to urychlení prostě udělalo to, že to celé působilo že se to mohlo vyřešit mnohem dříve. Fakt ten build up k tomu většímu zlu mohli udělat v rámci třeba třetího booku, pak s tím pracovat a ukončit to s nějakým build upem, takhle jde fakt vidět že se to snažili věhem šesti sešitů rychle ukončit.
Jinak jo, závěr to byl dobrej, mě ta série fakt bavila a bylo to příjemný guilty pleasure se Scooby Gangem a hromadou góru. BTW: Dodatečný příběh Atomic Ant byl fajn sranda a kresba Scooby série od Olliffa je skvělá !
I když mě to fakt pořád bavilo, tak asi prodejně upadli, jelikož se zničehonic ohlásil konec. To mělo za následek že v tomto booku se poprvé vůbec začala už konečně řešit nákaza nějak více, objevilo se větší zlo a konečně se to začalo někam posouvat. Bohužel celé vyústění bylo neskutečně urychlené, protože nakonec měli jen pár sešitů. Sice se tu povedlo několik silných momentů, kdy jde vidět že hlavní postavy v této sérii nejsou jen karikatury z animáku ale mají svojí vlastní hloubko, což je super.
Jenže to urychlení prostě udělalo to, že to celé působilo že se to mohlo vyřešit mnohem dříve. Fakt ten build up k tomu většímu zlu mohli udělat v rámci třeba třetího booku, pak s tím pracovat a ukončit to s nějakým build upem, takhle jde fakt vidět že se to snažili věhem šesti sešitů rychle ukončit.
Jinak jo, závěr to byl dobrej, mě ta série fakt bavila a bylo to příjemný guilty pleasure se Scooby Gangem a hromadou góru. BTW: Dodatečný příběh Atomic Ant byl fajn sranda a kresba Scooby série od Olliffa je skvělá !
November 29, 2021
3.5 Stars.
I like the end of the story, as it does end somewhat happy, but the way they went about it felt very rushed. Makes me wonder if they found out the title was canceled and they knew that had to wrap it up.
Highlights:
- We find out that Fred has been brought back to life by the nanites. The hive mind that they had has developed far enough that they want to figure out how to make peace with the humans, by upgrading them.
- Scrappy has been in contact with Quentin and Rufus(who survived the fire) Dinkley, who seem as if they are finally ready to reveal their existence to Velma.
- The Secret Squirrel stories got replaced with Atom Ant. Even though he was interacting with the DC Trinity (Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman), I skipped these stories to keep the Scooby story going.
- Velma is pregnant with Shaggy's baby
- Scooby's implants have received a boost, and now he is capable of full sentences and is quite intelligent.
- We find out more about what happened to Fred and meet his nemesis, the Nanite King, who represents and leads the monsters who want the human race exterminated. (This is a totally convenient way to end the story, and I don't like it.)
- Velma and Quentin come up with a virus that will act as a cure for the Nanite King. They infect Fred with it (willingly and his idea) and he remerges himself with the King. They cancel each other out, and the gang says their final good byes to Fred.
- Baby Fred (son of Shaggy and Velma) is born and humanity begins to heal and return to normal as the nanite cure dispenses all over.
I liked this end, but could have got a while longer. Completely up to the authors, but still.
Recommend. Volume and series.
I like the end of the story, as it does end somewhat happy, but the way they went about it felt very rushed. Makes me wonder if they found out the title was canceled and they knew that had to wrap it up.
Highlights:
- We find out that Fred has been brought back to life by the nanites. The hive mind that they had has developed far enough that they want to figure out how to make peace with the humans, by upgrading them.
- Scrappy has been in contact with Quentin and Rufus(who survived the fire) Dinkley, who seem as if they are finally ready to reveal their existence to Velma.
- The Secret Squirrel stories got replaced with Atom Ant. Even though he was interacting with the DC Trinity (Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman), I skipped these stories to keep the Scooby story going.
- Velma is pregnant with Shaggy's baby
- Scooby's implants have received a boost, and now he is capable of full sentences and is quite intelligent.
- We find out more about what happened to Fred and meet his nemesis, the Nanite King, who represents and leads the monsters who want the human race exterminated. (This is a totally convenient way to end the story, and I don't like it.)
- Velma and Quentin come up with a virus that will act as a cure for the Nanite King. They infect Fred with it (willingly and his idea) and he remerges himself with the King. They cancel each other out, and the gang says their final good byes to Fred.
- Baby Fred (son of Shaggy and Velma) is born and humanity begins to heal and return to normal as the nanite cure dispenses all over.
I liked this end, but could have got a while longer. Completely up to the authors, but still.
Recommend. Volume and series.
January 2, 2023
We’ve reached the conclusion to the Scoob story and imo it was really enjoyable, the series was good all the way through, but I can agree with others when they mention the drawn out pacing, it is a slower paced story, but it never took me out of the books.
Though one critique I have is the little side stories (Secret Squirrel & Ant Atom), while I enjoy seeing more old school cartoon characters in comic form, and some parts of the stories were enjoyable, they did go on a bit long and I agree with others stating they should be included in the back of the book as not to break the pace of the main Scoob story.
As for the story itself, the story didn’t actually end how I expected it to, not saying it was some big twist, but I guess I always pictured it different in my head. It does however end in a way that does feel satisfying enough and honestly I wouldn’t mind some sort of sequel (if planned and done properly). Thought I think it has a fitting end here, we end with the gang, after all the sacrifices, laughs, heartbreak, blood, tears, and food consumed, one big happy family ready to rebuild the world.
Side note: I really wish they would have collected all of these volumes and made a deluxe edition hardcover book.
Though one critique I have is the little side stories (Secret Squirrel & Ant Atom), while I enjoy seeing more old school cartoon characters in comic form, and some parts of the stories were enjoyable, they did go on a bit long and I agree with others stating they should be included in the back of the book as not to break the pace of the main Scoob story.
As for the story itself, the story didn’t actually end how I expected it to, not saying it was some big twist, but I guess I always pictured it different in my head. It does however end in a way that does feel satisfying enough and honestly I wouldn’t mind some sort of sequel (if planned and done properly). Thought I think it has a fitting end here, we end with the gang, after all the sacrifices, laughs, heartbreak, blood, tears, and food consumed, one big happy family ready to rebuild the world.
Side note: I really wish they would have collected all of these volumes and made a deluxe edition hardcover book.
October 10, 2020
Scooby-Doo and his friends are back for one final volume. Even Fred, who was thought dead, is back. Humanity itself seems to be on the verge of extinction as the nanite monsters seem to be homing in on their refuge (and that of a large group of humans who have come together to form a community under Velma and Daphne's leadership).
There are some surprises as the tale comes to a close, including the fact that Velma's brothers are still around and might provide a certain opportunity and it turns out the ninites are not just the cause of mindless zombie monsters.
The end of each comic issue making up this volume also includes a chapter of a tale in which Atom Ant and a plant named Itty are working their way through a series of tests that will prove which of them will get the opportunity to join the Justice League.
Overall, this is a pretty satisfying conclusion to the Scooby Apocalypse story.
There are some surprises as the tale comes to a close, including the fact that Velma's brothers are still around and might provide a certain opportunity and it turns out the ninites are not just the cause of mindless zombie monsters.
The end of each comic issue making up this volume also includes a chapter of a tale in which Atom Ant and a plant named Itty are working their way through a series of tests that will prove which of them will get the opportunity to join the Justice League.
Overall, this is a pretty satisfying conclusion to the Scooby Apocalypse story.
October 21, 2022
A rushed and out of nowhere ending is here.
So last volume was dedicated to Velma's pregnancy and Fred's death. All good here.
I really don't like the excuse to have Fred still around, or that 180 turn he had to leave room for the true villain of the story, the Nanite King. A villain that exists... because.
The zombie Fred, the king and that subplot with Velma's siblings could have worked. But they suffer from the same problems Daisy and Cliffy, and even Scooby suffer from. There is not enough space to tell a longer story.
I'm quite dissapointed in this ending, it felt like a lot of nothing. All of the emotional attachment added up to nothing. And the side stories with Atom Ant really don't help either, they feel just like Secret Squirrel, a waste of pages that could have been used to give a little more develpment to the characters that weren't Daphne, Shaggy or Velma.
Quite sad actually.
So last volume was dedicated to Velma's pregnancy and Fred's death. All good here.
I really don't like the excuse to have Fred still around, or that 180 turn he had to leave room for the true villain of the story, the Nanite King. A villain that exists... because.
The zombie Fred, the king and that subplot with Velma's siblings could have worked. But they suffer from the same problems Daisy and Cliffy, and even Scooby suffer from. There is not enough space to tell a longer story.
I'm quite dissapointed in this ending, it felt like a lot of nothing. All of the emotional attachment added up to nothing. And the side stories with Atom Ant really don't help either, they feel just like Secret Squirrel, a waste of pages that could have been used to give a little more develpment to the characters that weren't Daphne, Shaggy or Velma.
Quite sad actually.
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June 18, 2025
Well, that was both a dumb and a predictable ending while also having a major villain just literally appear out of literally nowhere in the last five minutes of the series. So very, very dumb.
I don't really have much else to say... other than the fact that, as quite often happens, I wish that some of the cover artists had actually been the artists for the books.
Also, just as a sidebar, the other incredibly dumb thing... they set up Velma as having four brothers and then only actually show three of them. Did Brother 4 end up on the cutting room floor?
I will given the series a mild amount of credit for not just going for the "Scrappy is the villain" take. I mean, don't get me wrong, he absolutely is still awful in this adaptation and we could have absolutely done without him. But at least they didn't just go with the first, most obvious answer.
He has, at least, some nuance. Even if I still dislike the character.
I don't really have much else to say... other than the fact that, as quite often happens, I wish that some of the cover artists had actually been the artists for the books.
Also, just as a sidebar, the other incredibly dumb thing... they set up Velma as having four brothers and then only actually show three of them. Did Brother 4 end up on the cutting room floor?
I will given the series a mild amount of credit for not just going for the "Scrappy is the villain" take. I mean, don't get me wrong, he absolutely is still awful in this adaptation and we could have absolutely done without him. But at least they didn't just go with the first, most obvious answer.
He has, at least, some nuance. Even if I still dislike the character.
March 5, 2020
After the last volume's cliffhanger ending, I had my doubts about the conclusion of this series being anything but hopeful. Without spoilers, I was pleasantly surprised. The ending was as good as the beginning and the authors tied it all together nicely. There will be more sorrow for our beloved Mystery, Inc. team and the ragtag band of survivors in this nanite-plague infested world but there will be room for cheers, redemption (even for a character or two I'd never see happening after the first couple volumes) and yes, poignancy. My favorite arc was always the relationship between Daphne and Fred--this plays a huge part in my 5-star rating (again no spoilers).
The Atom Ant/Justice League side story was much more enjoyable than the obnoxious, pointless Secret Squirrel of previous volumes but I still would have liked more of the main story and less of this side tale.
The Atom Ant/Justice League side story was much more enjoyable than the obnoxious, pointless Secret Squirrel of previous volumes but I still would have liked more of the main story and less of this side tale.
January 1, 2024
Overall, I really enjoyed this series. I loved the concept, the interwoven references to the original series, and even the side stories with Secret Squirrel. But the ending itself gets a four from me. It just felt a bit rushed, and I imagine that they probably got told to wrap it up, so I can't hate on it too much for that, but it felt almost like they did an enormous back track to get them to a happy ending. I feel like it would have been more fun to see the team fight various different horrors each issue while they worked their way towards a cure (as in the earlier issues), rather than the wiggly thing that actually happens 😅 But like I say, I still love this series, and it will certainly hold a sweet spot in my heart. It's time to rifle through the Scooby comics and see what else is available 👀
April 29, 2021
This is the end. I really liked this series when it started out. It had some less than stellar volumes. I did like the last book, mostly. I was not a fan of the “extra” stories. At least the Scrappy stories merged with the main story and made sense. There was no reason for the Secret Agent Squirrel or the Adam Ant stories either. It was just like the author had nowhere to go but needed to fill space. I thought the last book wrapped up entirely too quickly, but I did enjoy it. It got a bit sappy, but overall it was a fun adventure I am glad I went on. Now if we could just talk Netflix or the CW into adapting it…
July 10, 2020
And here we are, the end of the road. It’s been fun y’all. The final volume manages to end the story in basically every way it should end, with nothing too outlandish or rushed, as is sometimes the case with post-apocalyptic stories. The artwork, unfortunately, does take a turn for the worse. It almost seems rushed, like they creative team had deadlines for other, more important, series that made Scooby go by the wayside. All things considered though, a satisfying ending and an entirely enjoyable series overall!
December 28, 2020
It's finally over, and... in the end, this was good. Heck, if the plot was a bit better paced, I could probably call this a great ending. Unfortunately, as it is, the whole volume does feel a bit rushed and sudden, after things dragged down quite a bit on the first 3 or so volumes.
The extra plot with the Atomic Ant wasn't bad, too. Funny and lighthearted, it kinda worked well to contrast with the main plot.
It's... an interesting read. I don't know if I would recommend the series to anybody, but I quite like it's conclusion, even if the path to get there wasn't the best.
The extra plot with the Atomic Ant wasn't bad, too. Funny and lighthearted, it kinda worked well to contrast with the main plot.
It's... an interesting read. I don't know if I would recommend the series to anybody, but I quite like it's conclusion, even if the path to get there wasn't the best.
February 21, 2021
How do I put this nicely? The last four issues read like a college student was given four months to write a thesis and crammed it all in in two days. It was rushed and uncomprehensive and muddied with cliches that, frankly, could be seen from the beginning of the arc. It was a complete one-eighty turn from the storyline and felt like a middle finger to the readers. It was a cop-out. With that being said, the characters were still nice and the first two issues of the volume weren't awful. But overall, a terrible end to a promising tale.
August 19, 2021
I realize it's ironic to say this about a fictional book about a monster apocalypse, but this ending just felt so unrealistic, but mostly forced.
They casually introduce a brand new antagonist that looks almost copyright-infringement worthy of a world-famous violent epic fantasy TV show (even the name is simliar). Everything is solved and wrapped neatly with a bow by the end.
It was just unfulfilling because this antagonist was never hinted at in the previous volumes, it just seemed like a ploy to wrap this up abruptly.
They casually introduce a brand new antagonist that looks almost copyright-infringement worthy of a world-famous violent epic fantasy TV show (even the name is simliar). Everything is solved and wrapped neatly with a bow by the end.
It was just unfulfilling because this antagonist was never hinted at in the previous volumes, it just seemed like a ploy to wrap this up abruptly.
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December 25, 2023Weirdly paced ending - did this comic get cancelled prematurely? The nanite king felt out of left field, I like how they resolved Fred's death though. I thought it was weird Rufus was alive and pretty much forgiven for abusing his wife. I didn't like the Shaggy and Velma romance plot, we already had Fred and Daphne coming together, we didn't need both. Additionally, Shaggy was set up with Daisy so I'm still confused why they never did anything with that. Also Velma gagged me and I don't know how I feel lol. Also did Scooby ever go back to his old vernaculur?
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September 25, 2024Bruh Moment: The Comic Book. I had heard that this was better than it could have been, but whoever was saying that probably buys Funkos on the regular. As a whole, a mostly lame Walking Dead riff with a Scooby gloss that culminates in the Night King (nanotech version) showing up and getting defeated in three issues + a new and even more unwanted backup series featuring Atom Ant. I'd say the journey was not without its merits, but the only real merit was that it only took me a day to get through it. Once more, the Adult Scooby-Doo take fails to land. Bleh.
March 20, 2020
This series started out great, but has slowly been drifting downward. This final volume rushes to a climax with a number of character reversals and jumps in continuity just to get things wrapped up. It's strange reading this while under the threat of a real-world pandemic; however, there's no miracle cure as there is in this story.
The Atom Ant backup story is somewhat amusing, but pretty slight.
The Atom Ant backup story is somewhat amusing, but pretty slight.
March 23, 2020
I was pretty skeptical when I heard about this series at first (not sure how good it would really be, if I’m being completely honest), but it has become one of my favourite graphic novels of all time. It definitely hits the right nostalgic notes as well as the intrigue and excitement of post-apocalyptic sci-fi I’ve grown fond of over the last few years (but haven’t we all?). Could do without the stories in between (Atom Ant and Secret Squirrel) but all in all, it was a fun read!
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