COMIC TITLE: DCeased #6 (2019)
Trevor Hairsine– Artist
Tom Taylor–Writer
October 30, 2019
DC Comics
We are officially one day away from Halloween which is so exciting because everything in the comic book universe has been building up to this very moment. Back on May 1ST of this year. DC Comics released a horror themed miniseries involving the whole entire DC Universe entitled DCeased. The comic follows the events of the of the war with Darkseid who may look defeated, but he has one ace up his sleeve. You see he kidnaps Cyborg and he brings him to his world where he unleashed the Anti Life Equation which infects all social media and turns people into bloodthirsty zombies. Everyone you can think of has been infected and has turned as evidenced in the previous five issues from Batman, The Flash, Aquaman, Killer Croc, and now humanities only hope Superman. That takes us to today’s issue DCeased #6 which was once again written by Tom Taylor and illustrated by Trevor Hairsine. In this issue, Wonder Woman feels that she needs to take the mantle to handle the Superman problem despite the fact that the remaining heroes and villains that are alive scramble to load humanity into arcs that they had built. Can Wonder Woman stop the immovable force or will Superboy have to step up to do something no child should ever have to do? All of those questions will be answered in this issue. For more information, click here to go to DC’s website.
I think that this is honestly the first time I had an issue with the writing when it came to this comic because I felt a little rushed in this issue. What I am hoping is that they plan to continue this story line because then they could answer a whole lot of questions that were left unanswered. One of those questions is what does Superboy do exactly and where is Superman? With Damian Wayne now as Batman and obviously Jon Kent having to take over the Superman role, are we going to get a series following them in this new world? It was a rushed conclusion to a miniseries especially after a holy sh** moment that leads up to the ending. That was one hell of a moment that I wish I could tell you, but it’s worth the trip to that point. There is this one moment in the comic that is just absolutely hilarious and if you remember Batman always keeps a contingency plan file on how to defeat all the superheroes if they turn bad. Well he pisses off Green Arrow (DC’s version of Hawkeye) because there isn’t one file on him which means Batman never thought he was a threat to begin with. That was a funny moment that gets revisited again in the comic. I have been a fan of the artwork since the first issue and I have loved the horror variants that have come with them from Yasmine Putri with this issue being Critters. I have personally collected every single one and I seriously hope they continue this because I would love to see more from it and more Horror parody covers. The action scenes in the comic are great and the horror portrayed in it is awesome as well. Check out my grades below:
Grades:
Story/Plot: A-
Artwork: A+
Character Representation: A+
Entertainment Value: A+