DCeased: War of the Undead Gods #5

DCeased: War of the Undead Gods

by Tom Taylor, Howard Porter (Cover Art), Rain Beredo (Cover Art)

A greater chaotic force enters the battle, and in so doing threatens reality itself.

As more heroes fall, and whole galaxies are lost, the most powerful forces across the cosmos must stop watching from the sidelines and finally act.

Genres: Comics, Dc Comics, Horror

27 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 20, 2022

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

[Krystal · Rating 3 out of 5]

Every time someone big gets turned now it makes me ill. The situation is already so dire and yet somehow it keeps getting worse?!

This was another entertaining issue, though not as captivating as previous issues. I'm starting to lose track a little so it might be mice to go back and re-read once they're all out.

We're seeing a lot of the DC universe in this story and it's good fun for me as a relative newbie but it does also sometimes make things hard to follow.

All up, though, another entertaining issue that has me hanging for the next one.

[Erik · Rating 3 out of 5]

That was sure something

[James DeSantis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Still fun but loses it's charm when we go to such big undead gods.

[Kastie Pavlik · Rating 4 out of 5]

Still digging the writing, art, and narrative style. Just when you think it can't get worse, of course it does. And just when you see a ray of hope, you can be sure everything is about to get even more F'd up. This particular issue seemed a little predictable, but my heart did drop at the Superman symbol.

[Jennifer Baratta · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mxyzptlk vs Darkside!

Everything went wrong!
Supergirl and Darkside vs Superman and Mxyzptlk!
It all went wrong!
The artwork is phenomenal and the writing is outstanding.

[David Dalton · Rating 4 out of 5]

DC keeps ramping up the storyline. Yikes! Not just the end of the world, but the end of the universe!

[Dave · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kilowog goes off to save his home planet getting aid from a lot of the GL corps with the rest protecting Oa and the power battery.
Superman tells Jon to protect earth one and two and those on it as he goes with Kilowog to take on Darkseid and the army of the turned.
Mr. Mxyzptlk takes on Darkseid himself to devastating results as he is turned and makes a beeline back to and through the power battery cutting off the corps from their source of power.
The Spectre intervenes restoring the power battery, the GL corps themselves and ready to take on Mxyzptlk himself.
Taylor ramps up the drama with the heavy hitters doing what they can do.

[harley :D · Rating 4 out of 5]

Are people not allowed to say they’re pissed off in comics🤨

[Steven Shinder · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wow. Who would've expected Mxyxptlk to be used this way?