Dceased: War of the Undead Gods

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In Issue #1, Lois Lane recalls that that the outbreak "started with something like thunder-" the sound of Superman breaking Darkseid's jaw. This is a nod to the Arc Words used in the Marvel Zombies series to describe the outbreak- "It started with a flash in the sky, and a ripple through the clouds." Damian, after hesitation and advice from Superman, finally takes up Bruce's mantle as the new Batman. As stated by the story itself, a good thing too considering what's coming. I had been waiting around to read this comic for months now but wanted to binge it and omg its so worth it, like it doesn't disappoint one bit, right from the get go showing how cosmic the threat is of the unliving Darkseid more like Deadseid and then infecting the new gods and how they are spreading death across the universe and how the heroes and GLC have to band together to save it, and what they do to Warworld, Korugar and other planets is just insane but makes for great cliff hangers if you were following it in single issues. DCeased: Unkillables #1-3 (2020): A spinoff focusing on Jason Todd and Deathstroke leading a group of villains on their fight to survive. The plot of the fourth issue revolves around the Atom becoming infected, and in turn infecting Captain Atom.

DCeased began as a miniseries by Tom Taylor depicting a dark Elseworld version of the DC Universe, which soon spawned many spinoffs and two sequels.

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The elevator pitch for DCeasedis simple. What if DC Comics’ heroes and villains were turned into zombies? The results spoke for themselves, with it being a surprise hit for the publisher that was not only a critical and fan-favourite but also sold exceptionally well. Well enough that it has spawned sequels and plenty of supplemental material. Staking the Loved One: Once Batman becomes infected, he has Alfred stand by with his shotgun to put him down once he succumbs. Alfred is ultimately forced to do so.

Kill It with Fire: Zatanna gets rid of a monstrous Anti-Life Plastic Man by burning him to death with the hellfire surrounding the Australian bunker. John Constantine remarks that burnt flesh smells bad, burning plastic smells worse, and burning Plastic Man is something he never wants to smell again. As time passes Alfred uses his Spectre powers to visit the new universe Damian created and reflects on how he misses his sons. End of story. REVIEWMagic Is a Monster Magnet: It is discovered that Pied Piper’s flute actually attracts the Anti-Living rather than repels them. Darkest Hour: Issue #5, appropriately titled "Hope Lost," ends with Superman succumbing to the infection. DCeased: War of the Undead Gods starts on 9th August, 2022 and will be published monthly for 8 issues. The story takes many cues from the Zombie Apocalypse genre, focusing on a corrupted, technological version of the Anti-Life Equation that, instead of brainwashing the masses, turns them into ravenous, rage-filled undead that will stop at nothing to destroy any living persons, including superhumans. Now the heroes of the DC Universe must stop the threat before all is lost, but when superheroes are among the infected, can anything stop them?