To start off, I love these Compact Comics by DC. I think they are the perfect size to carry around and not worry about misplacing or taking up too much space. I bring it with me in my bag to wherever I go and if I can get 10 mins of reading in, then that’s a win in my book. Since my boys have returned to school I now get a solid 20 mins or more of reading.
DCEASED is the third DC Compact Comic that I have read but it’s definitely the fastest one I read. Now I should also mention this is my first REAL dive into DC Comics. Being fairly new, I haven’t read that many full on stories. I’ve been collecting single issues here and there that I like. So these Compact Comics I felt were the best place for me to start reading what everyone talks about in the DC world. Isn’t that the struggle for so many of us? We just don’t know where to start.
Back to the comic, I had no idea what to expect other than “something” happens to cause the superheroes to all turn into zombies. That something turns out to be a digital virus that pretty much spreads and infects everyone. The primary vessel for the spread of this virus so quickly is social media. DCEASED was released in 2019 but how it connects with today’s world really put into perspective the virality of it. The artwork is fantastic and it was wild to see how the virus would infect heroes and in turn need to be taken down by their friends.
There were some crazy deaths and I really liked that the heroes that were left had to come up with ideas on how to stop them. There were moments of surprise, sadness, worry and straight up no words to describe some panels. At one point I gasped so loud as I was reading my wife who was sitting next to me jumped and asked if I was ok. I did have to google some heroes because I was unfamiliar with quite a few of them like Barda, Booster Gold, someone named Teddy but it was great to see my favorite DC character Poison Ivy play a significant role in the story.
Overall 5/5
When I completed the book, I was left feeling like I robbed DC because that story was amazing for just $10. I think at some point once I’m at least 75% thru reading my collection, I will get a comic book subscription and read the other 3 volumes of the DCEASED storyline. Though if I can find these at a good price, I will definitely be scooping them up.
DCEASED - Tom Taylor/Writer, Rain Beredo/Colorist, Saida Temofonte/Letterer, Stefano Gaudiano/Inker, Trevor Hairsine/Cover Artist + Penciller, James Harren/Artist, Darick Robertson/Penciller + Inker, Laura Braga/Penciller, Marie Javins/Editor-in-Chief
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