DCeased: Unkillables #1

DCeased: Unkillables

by Tom Taylor, Howard Porter (Cover Art), Tomeu Morey (Cover Art)

The blockbuster DC series returns to answer this question: What did the villains do when the heroes failed and the world ended?
Spinning out of the dramatic events of 2019’s smash hit, writer Tom Taylor returns to this dark world with a street-level tale of death, heroism and redemption. Led by Red Hood and Deathstroke, DC’s hardest villains and antiheroes fight with no mercy to save the only commodity left on a dying planet of the undead-life!

Genres: Comics, Dc Comics, Superheroes, Horror, Science Fiction, Graphic Novels, Graphic Novels Comics

44 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 19, 2020

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]

DCeased continues to be a treat as we now see the otherside of survivors. From Slade and his daughter to other super villains, and then of course our Boy Jason Todd, Cass as Batgirl, and Jim all trying to survive together. Who will make it? No one knows!

[James · Rating 4 out of 5]

It’s nice to step back into this world as the last story was so damn good. Here we follow Deathstroke and his daughter on one side as the team up with some other villains. Then on the other side we had Jason Todd, Gordon and one of the Batwomen together as they fight for survival. The last volume had no hope. This one seems to start off like they have a chance. But knowing Tom Taylor, I feel like this is going to get bad fast. Excited for the next issue.

[harley :D · Rating 4 out of 5]

honestly I 100% support Jason leaving the dead corpse of joker on the hood of the Batmobile

[Barbara · Rating 4 out of 5]

This appears to be DC's answer to Marvel's "Zombies" series, although DC already did the superhero zombie apocalypse thing with "Blackest Night" years ago. The "unkillables" here are the villains and anti-heroes (along with a few humans including some orphans) band together to survive the anti-life apocalypse in this stand-alone story to the DCeased storyline.

This story features familiar Wonder Woman villain Cheetah bonding with a girl who calls her "kitty" and Poison Ivy creating a garden in Gotham to shelter survivors. While DCeased is more of a sl0w-burn story with tragedy, this is an action-packed survival story. It's a great ensemble with various characters taking the lead at different times in ways that surprise you.

[Richard Gonzales · Rating 3 out of 5]

Life in Bludhaven and Gotham after the mass ship departed earth in DCeased. The story is cut into two parts. The first is Slade Wilson on a mission to find his daughter Rose Wilson and they both are cornered into a deal to join up with some lower tier villains such as “the creeper”, “cheetah”, “bane” just to name a few. The second half features Jason Todd locating all breathing bat family members including Batwomen, Jim Gordon, ace the dog. The bunch comes upon a group of orphaned teenagers that held up in an orphanage and the story concludes there

[Andy Tamayo]

I like the fact that they continued from Dceased, I felt anxious to find out well what happend to everyone who left earth? What happend to those who stayed on earth? What happend to redhood, and this answers most of it. I like how we see those who we didn't see in the main plot come out so we see what they were doing. We see people like Death Stroke, Bane, and Jim Gordon. It's a really good comic.

[David Dalton · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved it. Somehow I let DCeased get by me. My adult son let me borrow The Unkillables #1 and #2. After I devour these two issues, I will go back and read all six issues of DCeased! I love the concept, the characters, and the art. A spin off like the Marvel Zombie stories, and it works. Ready for more. It also helps this issue features Jason Todd, a very misunderstood character.

[Jeremy Whetzel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent

Really interesting to read Tom Taylor's ideas for what would happen, what would remain important, and what kinds of new alliances would form in the event of a "zombie" apocalypse style event in the DC universe's version of Earth. The entire "DCeacsed" storyline has been just fantastic for us fans of both zombie/undead stories and superhero stories.

[Tina]

Well, if you like reading about villains such as Deathstroke, his daughter, and Mirror Master, you might enjoy this. Unfortunately, I've never cared about Slade Wilson or Mirror Master (and I know very little about Rose), so I wasn't invested—until Red Hood showed up with Cassandra Cain. I like them, and honestly, they saved this issue for me.

[lily · Rating 4 out of 5]

aqui llorando x2

[Regina · Rating 5 out of 5]

The funny dialogue manages to keep the story light-hearted despite the grim scenery. I like the artwork as long as I blur out the faces. A+ Jason Todd characterization!!

[Adela Satiawati · Rating 3 out of 5]

great

[Steven Shinder · Rating 2 out of 5]

This got too bleak. Not a fan of what was done with Barbara Gordon. Is this gonna be one of those things where the core storyline is far superior to the spin-offs?

[Sandro Rios]

Read on the goat Andy’s DC universe sub

[Devin Wilson · Rating 3 out of 5]

I don't like the art or cast as much as the main DCeased miniseries, but I guess I enjoyed this?

[Patricia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Its rare nowadays,when I pick up a new book and can't put it down.

This is definitely one of those storylines. I absolutely love the direction they went with that one. 5 stars and 2 Thumbs wayyy up😎

[Hannah · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a really intense and fun beginning, but not holding out hope for a good ending for these antiheroes we're supposed to fall in love with.
The art is great.

[Chris Wakefield · Rating 5 out of 5]

so much fun! worth every penny!