Tom Taylor and Trevor Hairsine’s zombie saga of DC Comics comes to an end with DCeased: War of the Undead Gods.
Created by Tom Taylorthe saga DCeased takes place in an alternate version of the DC Comics Universe where has been corrupted Anti-Life Equation and the result has been a zombie outbreak, with numerous iconic characters infected. What was a limited series had tremendous sales success and that is why they lengthened the story.
Official synopsis:
“What started as a battle for Earth has turned into a war for the galaxy! The appearance of a reborn and undead Darkseid in DCeased: Dead Planet sets the stage for the most devastating conflict yet for Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman! As the Anti-Life Equation spreads across the cosmos, Earth’s survivors prepare for the coming apocalypse and realize their only hope might lie with the mightiest surviving hero from the first DCeased series. ».
War of the Undead Gods presents the main cover of Trevor Hairsineand issue 1 also features a tribute variant cover by Dan Mora, an acetate variant of kael ngua 1:25 horror variant of Francesco Mattenaa 1:50 variant of Sun Khamunaki and a 1:100 scale virgin variant from Mora. Mora’s homage variants for issues 1-4 connect to form a larger image that pays homage to the iconic cover of Jim Lee for X Men #1 from marvel comics (1991), with batman, superman Y Darkseid in the roles of Wolverine, Cyclops and Magnetorespectively.
DCeased: War of the Undead Gods #1 goes on sale August 9. It will certainly be one of the great events of DC Comics of this summer.