DCeased (2019-) #1

DCeased (Single Issues)

by Tom Taylor, Trevor Hairsine (Penciller, Cover Artist), James Harren (Penciller, Inker)

“I looked, and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was Death, and Hades was following close behind him.”-Revelation 6:8
A mysterious techno-virus has been released on Earth, infecting 600 million people and turning them instantly into violent, monstrous engines of destruction.

 The heroes of the DCU are caught completely unprepared for a pandemic of this magnitude and struggle to save their loved ones first…but what happens to the World’s Greatest Heroes if the world ends?

 New York Times best-selling writer Tom Taylor (INJUSTICE) returns with a terrifying new tale and is joined by artists Trevor Hairsine (LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT) and Stefano Gaudiano (The Walking Dead).

Genres: Comics, Dc Comics, Batman, Superheroes, Comic Book, Graphic Novels Comics, Graphic Novels

32 pages, Paperback

Published May 1, 2019

About the author

Once 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.

Reviews

[James DeSantis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Zombies meet DC in a brutal way.

Darkseid is planning to unleash a virus through cyborg. He does just that but without realizing he infects himself. After he goes nuts, cyborg is teleported back to earth, and everyone begins to get infected. This is a race to see who gets infected first and who can prevent that.

This is a highly paced issue. It starts off with the Justice League fighting together to stop Darkseid once more. After some epic moments (and funny) the virus spreads. The story picks up pace as each page you get a sense of dread. People are becoming infected quickly and the issue ends with the Bat Manor and a few of our heroes might have become the undead!

It's a fun issue. Fast paced, the art was solid (though some weird moments of faces looking odd) and the gory is perfect levels. I want more. A 4 out of 5.

[Adah Udechukwu · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great start to the series. I now have some kind of explanation for the anti-life equation.

[Oneirosophos · Rating 2 out of 5]

Tryin to immitate marvel zombies but does not go equally all out...

[Andrew✌️ · Rating 4 out of 5]

A DC Comics series starring “The Justice League”, more oriented towards horror. A failed invasion by Darkseid generates a plague that threatens to unleash the apocalypse on Earth.

This first volume is well done, the story is a crescendo of frenetic action, fast pace and tension, "The walking dead" merged into the DC universe. The result is a proliferation of zombies! The artwork is also good, accurate, but not too much, with those slightly irregular designs that give an extra touch to stories of this type.

I haven't read many DC Comics stories over the years, so some things I might have missed, but I still like this one and will definitely read the next volume.

[RG · Rating 4 out of 5]

Zombies of a kind meets DC. Gory fast paced Taylor story telling. Good fun. Having different artists was kind of weird though.

[Freya · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hallowe'en ComicFest 2019

[Kavita · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars. I'm intrigued by the story so far and the artwork and colouring are beautiful and vibrant.

[Mr. Cody · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fresh

[Patrick · Rating 3 out of 5]

I don't know. This feels a little cheesy. And maybe that's how I should read it?

Maybe it's meant to be a corny romp in the spirit of an 80s horror movie?

I think that's how I'll read it for Issue 2.

[Petr Nakasharal Fabián · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nechci to odepsat hned po prvním issue ale abych se dokopal k druhýmu bude chtít hodně sebezapření. Nevím jestli je horší nekonzistentní a celkem špatnej art, kdy superman vypadá jako Hellboy nebo nablblej scénář a styl vyprávění.

[Logan · Rating 3 out of 5]

The start of Marvel Zomb- oh no wait this is DC! This was an okay start, not a fan of the artwork though.

[Janelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Holy mother of god.

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this twisted version!

[ß · Rating 3 out of 5]

i don’t usually go for gory shit in comics but that was F-U-N

[Aron · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.25 Stars. Actually much better than I was expecting. Even though I think Tom Taylor is a great writer, my expectations were low. Sometimes i get my hopes up for these miniseries & events & they end up being somewhat disappointing. However, this first issue was pretty compelling.

[Etienne · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's been a while since I've been grip by a new series from DC but this one definitely have a strong start and a lot of potential!! I'm in and looking forward the next one!!

[Liz (Quirky Cat) · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wasn't sure what to expect with this new series...but I've got to admit that it has a lot of potential! I love the introduction to the plot itself, along with all the details surrounding it. Such as Batman's confession and the justified reaction to it.
This is one of those plots that is going to get big in a hurry, but in this case I think that's okay. I'm looking forward to seeing how the heroes of the world react.

[Christine · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting set up.

[Katherine (Kat) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thank you to one of my Goodreads pals Scott for recommending this for me to read!

[Abe]

This run is awesome

[Esme 🦢 · Rating 4 out of 5]

AYUDA AYUDA AYUDA Q ACABA DE PASAR

[Cameron Howell · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’m always in the mood for a good zombie story, and it’ll be fun to learn which members of the league were affected by the virus. P.S. that was a terrible Damian Wayne design.

[sergeist · Rating 3 out of 5]

Érase una vez una pandemia que… no, en serio. Acabo de terminar esta serie limitada y bueno, tiene su gracia. Hace tiempo que tenía ganas de leer algo de Tom Taylor -a ver si encuentro su Patrulla X Roja por ahí- y es posible que este no sea su trabajo más deslumbrante hasta la fecha pero queda patente su oficio en la facilidad con la que se leen estos seis números.

Lo mismo puede aplicarse al apartado gráfico, la mayor parte corre a cargo de Trevor Hairsine con ayuda ocasional en algunos pasajes de otros colegas como Darick Robertson, Stefano Gaudiano o Laura Braga. El trabajo el correcto, cumple y hace que la narrativa fluya.

No soy muy de Marvel Zombies, más allá de lo curioso de las primeras historias que surgieron. A pesar de lo que pueda parecer, DC no ha querido replicar de manera facilona el éxito de su competidora ya que la historia en este caso, parte de algo parecido (no igual, pues mete en el fregado a la ecuación antivida -oh, sorpresa- y el canal de propagación no es el habitual) pero va derivando por otros derroteros que apuntan a un desarrollo más a largo plazo y a un cambio radical de escenario.

Mención especial para las portadas de la serie, sobre todo las alternativas, que son francamente espectaculares. Echen un vistazo a las fotos.

El futuro -cercano- dirá si me hallo en lo cierto o no. Para echar un rato entretenido con su repelús incluido según la situación de estos días con el dichoso covid19.

[Matt Graupman · Rating 4 out of 5]

It’s not often that I read a superhero miniseries as it comes out in single issues - “floppies,” or whatever they’re called nowadays - on a month-to-month basis but I definitely fell for the hype with DC’s new Tom Taylor-penned “DCeased” event. Billed as a true horror-centric miniseries, it definitely piqued my interest. The reality is that, while fast-paced and witty, the first issue isn’t gonna blow away many real horror fans. The premise of a strange supernatural techno-virus turning the world’s population into blood-thirsty monsters is really just your standard zombies-versus-superheroes fisticuffs. Why the four star rating then? The pedigrees of the creative team are undeniable and that earns them an extra star just based on the potential that “DCeased” has, especially now that the set-up seems to be out of the way. Don’t make me regret it, “DCeased.”

[Devin Wilson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think the origin of the virus is a little wonky, but I'm really excited to have started reading this.

"It attacked through social media, as a disease that bridged the digital divide to the biological, and infected the minds of all who saw it."

This risks being an overly facile critique of social media, but I think it's honestly a reasonably clever way to kick off the end of the world by exaggerating the very real negative effects of social media.

We'll see how vital that metaphor ends up being to the story, but even if it's a throwaway catalyst, it's as good a way as any to send this universe on a path of self-destruction. It promises to be dramatic!

(But why does one of my favorites need to be one of the first to turn?!)

[David Dalton · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thank you to my grown son who happened onto this series when it first came out. I just borrowed his Unkillables #1 and #2 and loved them. Now I am going back and borrowing his DCeased collection. Makes me wonder how I let this cool series slip by me.

I love it. A great take off on superheroes turning into zombies. Sure, Marvel has been doing it for years and I read a few of their stories. But to me, I am liking the DC version a little bit better.

Great art and story! Loved the ending of issue #1.

[James Rodrigues · Rating 4 out of 5]

You see? THIS is why Cyborg shouldn't have been in the Justice League.

All jokes aside, this is an excellent start to this series. Tom Taylor has the DC Universe fight against zombies, born out of the Anti-Life Equation in a fantastic opening. After that, it becomes a thrill-ride as we wonder who will fall victim, and who can turn it around for humanity. The artwork is inconsistent, but consider me on-board.

[Mouse · Rating 4 out of 5]

DC and Marvel have been copying each other for decades. First there was Marvel Zombies, now after a decade (or more) there’s DCeased! The thing is Marvel Zombies was lame, just gratuitous violence and no real substance. This on the other hand is a good story that makes sense. Now we know what the anti-life equation is, and poor Cyborg kicks everything off...
A good start to an interesting series.

[Kaitlyn Francis · Rating 5 out of 5]

who knew a disease can spread like through the internet, who knew that with each keystroke or even by glancing at a screen can cause ones mind to turn. Can the justice league figure out how to stop this disease from spreading, my guess is the news will spread na hopefully our famous heroes come out it easily. This was an amazing chapter so far and looking forward to the next installment.

[Stergios · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Justice League has just defeated Darkseid or so it seems. He goes back to his planet and releases a techno-organic virus on Earth but gets infected himself. This virus is transmitted through the internet and turns people crazy and dangerous so no one is safe from it. I didn't like the second artist. The story needs a couple more issues to unfold.