The Walking Dead
The upcoming mini - seriesDCeasedwill placeDC Comics ' not bad heroes in a zombie Revelation of Saint John the Divine situation consanguineal toThe walk Deadand trial the heroic codes of the World ’s Finest heroes like never before . TheElseworldstale will serve the question : how can zep agitate to save up the world … when it ’s already doom ?
The concept ofDCeasedmay sound like old hat to many comics fans . Robert Kirkman , the creator ofThe Walking Dead , birl a similar story in 2005’sMarvel Zombies , whichsaw an alternate version of the Marvel Comics universe destroy by a living dead infestation that turned its heroes into flesh - eating monster . The key difference of opinion between that story andDCeased , however , seems to be one of focus . WhereasMarvel Zombies ' fib quickly became dominated by grim comedy and gruesome activity , the focusing ofDCeasedseems to be upon valour and harbour to your ethics in a time of troubles . In this , the two serial might be compared to what form of storyThe walk Deadtold in the commencement , and what it ultimately became , both in the cartoon strip and the television series .
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CBRspoke withDCeasedauthor Tom Taylor about the project and how it would differ from a distinctive comics result or horror series . Taylor explain that the action of the story will center around a plague which infects 600 million people and is spread through anything with a covert , transforming the infected into " violent , grievous engines of destruction . " Taylor further teased the project on his social medium , bring out some of the talks in a series of Tweets , which can be see below .
These stemma suggest at several dark-skinned events to come , starting with the apparent end of theJustice League . The second line almost certainly refers to Superman unleash his full fury on Darkseid ( we hope ) , who is suggested in the prevue art to be the villain creditworthy for make the pestilent virus that doom the world . The last line may be the most shocking , however , hint at the Hero of Alexandria Black Canary doing something so distressing that it shatters the declaration of her longsighted - time love - interestGreen Arrow , who always accost her as " Pretty Bird . "
While the focus of the narration may be on heroism in a time of crisis ( as is typical forDC Comics ' result ) , readers can also carry to see a snatch of benighted comedy and extremist - violence inDCeased . Taylor is perhaps most famous as the generator of the New York Times Best SellingInjustice : Gods Among Us- another Elseworlds serial publication that became ill-famed for its use of perverted humour and stunning deaths that putThe Walking Deadto pity .
Indeed , Taylor has tell that half of the attraction of theDCeasedproject was " thinking of new and terrible ways to torture my favorite heroes in ways that made Injustice flavor tame by comparability . ” Taylor further warn reader that " … no one you love is safe . Even the icons can settle . "
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Sources : CBR , Tom Taylor
