DCeased #4
| Writer | Tom Taylor |
| Artist | Trevor Hairsine, Stefano Guadiano |
| Cover Price | $3.99 |
The Daily Planet has become a beacon of hope for the living as the Anti-Life Equation sweeps the planet. What's left of the Justice League have begun to gather there, bringing survivors and family alike. But the city is being overrun with infected humans...and superhumans! The war for Metropolis begins!
CRITIC REVIEWS
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Lyles Movie Files - Jeffrey Lyles
Aug 07, 2019DCeased has been a phenomenal read every issue and its exceeded my expectations on this style of Else world'sevent. I cant wait to see whats in store next issue especially after this final page. Read Full Review
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Dark Knight News - Steve J Ray
Aug 07, 2019Romance, flying butlers, island paradises and green canaries. All of these and more can be found in the gore filled pages of DCeased #4. The amazing thing is though, I feel that we ain't seen nothing yet, and the best (worst?) is yet to come. Read Full Review
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DC Comics News - Danny Saab
Aug 13, 2019The series of DCeased so far has been great, but this issue was the best of the series so far. Fast paced action, story moved incredibly well, beautiful art, and a fantastic cliff-hanger that makes you want to buy DCeased #5 yesterday. An amazing read and continuation to this series. Read Full Review
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9.6
The Super Powered Fancast - Deron Generally
Aug 07, 2019Trevor Hairsine continues to deliver art that is both beautiful to look at and visceral in its depiction of the violence happening throughout the story. Read Full Review
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9.6
Forces Of Geek - Lenny Schwartz
Aug 09, 2019The story is tops! It's a fast moving comic book that doesn't let up. The art by Trevor Hairsine really is some of the best and most exciting storytelling I've seen in quite some time. The creative team works so well together and I can't stop reading this comic. I've become pretty obsessed with this. It's been pretty damn great. Read Full Review
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9.6
You Don't Read Comics - Rick Lopez
Aug 14, 2019Ending with an explosive turn of events, the survival of the world continues to fall out of reach for these heroes as this final blowout might just be their last. Taylor and Hairsine continue to work exceptionally well and accenting each other's strong suits and creating something truly more significant than the sum of its parts. Although two issues remain a handful of one-shots are yet to be released which will flesh out how far the damage has genuinely reached. After this unexpected ending, readers will be left to wonder the fate of their favorite heroes until next month. Read Full Review
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9.5
But Why Tho? - Kate Snchez
Aug 07, 2019Each kill and its consequence is crafted skillfully by an author who understands the different empathic connections we have to the heroes. Taylor exploits the emotional threads between us and our icons in the way horror should. Pick up DCEASED #4,you won't regret it. Read Full Review
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Black Nerd Problems - Mikkel Snyder
Aug 07, 2019If you're even a little invested in the DC canon, you owe it to yourself to read DCeased. In four issues, it has already shown a deep understanding of the characters and ideologies of the universe, and I cannot fathom what Taylor has in store for the conclusion and that's incredibly exciting. Read Full Review
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The Brazen Bull - Charlie Chipman
Aug 07, 2019As the undead scourge continues to rock the DCU, I find myself becoming more invested in this series;DCeasedremains a must-read series. Read Full Review
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9.0
AIPT - Christopher Franey
Aug 07, 2019The action and drama continues to hit hard, and more DC characters make their DCeased debut, which might not be best for them. Lower tier characters get big moments and some revelations happen as the DCU continues to fight for survival. Read Full Review
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8.5
Batman-News - Casper Rudolph
Aug 07, 2019This is a great issue! The action is bombastic, the character moments are endearing, the art is (mostly) good, and the cliffhanger is perhaps one of the best cliffhangers that I've seen in quite some time. If you've been reading and enjoying this series from issue #1, you'll probably end up loving the @#$% out of this issue. And if you're new to this series, there's probably still time to grab issues #1-3 along with this one and binge-read all of them to get ready for the next installment. Recommended! Read Full Review
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8.4
The Fandom Post - Chris Beveridge
Aug 13, 2019With two issues to go and things at their bleakest here, it's like Tom Taylor decided to just laugh at the DC universe and play Injustice-style with it all here. And that's a wonderful thing because that book was exciting and unpredictable. DCeased is pretty Read Full Review
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8.0
Beyond The Panel - Jideobi Odunze
Aug 07, 2019This was true madness unleashed upon the world. DCeased #4 was a great issue for the way that this creative team has decided to shake things up. This was the best time for them to show how destructive these infected can be, and the pulled no punches. Not to mention with one heck of a cliffhanger as well. Read Full Review
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Geek Dad - Ray Goldfield
Aug 07, 2019Tom Taylor's hard-edged zombie thriller, DCeased, enters its second half as one of the biggest breakout hits DC has had in a while, and it's not hard to see why " if you like pitch-black zombie action, this book fills the gap of the recently departed The Walking Dead while also delivering on Taylor's skill for character-driven emotion and interaction. Read Full Review
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ComicBook.com - Connor Casey
Aug 07, 2019It feels like Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III should be more fun. All of the elements are there, but it's not spending enough time reveling in the absurdity of these mashed up characters. Read Full Review
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8.0
The Batman Universe - Tony Hammack
Aug 09, 2019This is just another great issue by Tom Taylor that has you clawing for Kleenex. Read Full Review
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7.0
While the DC Universe has occasionally flirted with dark, “mature reader” sensibilities, I don’t think I’ve seen anything quite as bleak as DCeased. However, I think that’s not a bug, but an intended feature — it’s hard to imagine seeing the Justice League get knocked on their heels quite as irrevocably as we’ve seen in this series, and the ways that Tom Taylor and Trevor Hairsine turns the screws on these typically unbeatable heroes leaves for some pretty horrifying twists. With two more issues to go, it’s unclear whether or not this creative team will stick the landing, but it’s undeniable that the journey along the way won’t leave some unsettling landmarks. Read Full Review
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7.0
Comic Book Revolution - Kevin Lainez
Aug 09, 2019Tom Taylor and Trevor Hairsine have created a special DC Comics event and DCeased #4 continues to show why that is. This issue is properly paced as the story marches forward with our favorite DCU heroes dealing with the crisis brought about by the Anti-Life Equation. There are plenty of poignant scenes involving Damian Wayne, Superman and others that help make DCeased #4 a strong follow-up to all the development in the first three issues. With only two issues left in this event we are left wondering how things will end up wrapping up, which is an exciting hook to come back for more from the DCeased story. Read Full Review
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6.5
Weird Science - Branden Murray
Aug 07, 2019Overall, DCeased is a pretty average story overall that continues to trudge along without making much headway again, until the last few pages of this issue. Some of the stories emotional punches, while handled in typical Tom Taylor fashion, feel lacking the impact they should due to an artistic mismatch, leaving those moments overall feeling just hallow. DCeased is good, but after four issues its far from great, and even echo's Taylor's Injustice story a little too closely for my liking. Read Full Review
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6.3
Major Spoilers - Matthew Peterson
Aug 11, 2019Never really feels like the crisis it wants to be, but there are some good moments to be had in these pages. Read Full Review
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Hands down Tom Taylor is the most versatile writer working for DC Comics today, period. He comes up with ideas like they are entrée before a meal. Superman and his family, Alfred and Damian, Flash and Kid Flash, Mera, Diana and her Amazons, Hawkgirl, Green Arrow and Dinah - the new Green Lantern, Black Lightning and his family and Cyborg who has at last returned with answers, they're all finally together and it's good to see them all in one place. It was bittersweet and sad when Alfred gave the final parting gift of Bruce Wayne to his son. The scene where infected Atom puts the impenetrable Captain Atom out of commission, causing a destruction of catastrophic proportions, brilliant cliffhanger until next issue.
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Tom Taylor understands these characters more than any writer at DC right now. I don't have a single complaint. Another great last page and more tremendous narration. This may be Tom Taylor's greatest comic, over even All-New Wolverine and Injustice.
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DC Comics DCeased is messed up and I love it. DCeased isn't the deepest or complex story but it does a great job of putting existing characters in rough spots and staying true to what makes them tick. Tom also does a great job of establishing tension and raising the stakes in each issue. This issue we see things continue to go from bad to worse for our heroes. In a shocking turn of events, the opening segment of the issue depicts Captain Atom as he is mortally wounded by The Atom. Ray Palmer, infected by the Anti-Living virus and in his minuscule form begins ripping at Captain Atoms' heart creating a meltdown situation. I would normally consider info a spoiler but since this happens at the outset of the issue it's hard not to di more
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This is how mega sagas want to look.
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Omg.
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9.0
"...We didnt have a bail. We had an undead apocalypse. And the military had a living being of the atomic fire. It was never going to end well."
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Tom Taylor just loves death.
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DCeased on of the greatest current DC's series. You definitely should read that.
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8.5
An extra .5 for the ending because that was pretty great. Overall, the issue was good, but there's not much to say.
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DC have really hit success with a new zombie story that goes beyond overused tropes. With heroes and villains dying left, right, and center, i am eager to see who's next and if they survived Atom's blast.
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Compared to the previous issue, it was definitely more interesting and more well thought-out.
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OH NO! SPOILERS GALORE! THE GOOD: -This is one of the best series DC has right now. If you're not reading it, you should be. -I really like the art. It's absolutely perfect for the tone of this book. -Damn, I didn't even think about zombie Ray Palmer, but now that I did... *shivers* -The characters feel so great here. Tom Taylor knows his shit. -That shot (no pun intended) with Cyborg was the best thing ever. -So many comics have done the Batman death thing before. This issue really gave it the emotion many other attempts have lacked. -Whoa, that end was just... whoa. THE BAD: -This definitely got a bit too action oriented in the middle, which I knew would inevitably happen to this series. But still it's more
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"They're not zombies" This issue was a bit weaker than the previous ones but it still managed to have some mindblowing moments. I'm really enjoying this mini-series.
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7.5
Art has really appealed to me and this issue was my favorite so far artistically. It's hard to care for me because there's nothing new here and that's not to say this is bad in any way it's just the there's something missing and I have to blame it on the zombie well being dry. Honestly this has some great moments both with the artwork and the emotional moments from good writing. It's just something feels lack luster for me...stil...Loved the Cyborg moment...badass.
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6.0
I do think that Tom Taylor is a great writer, but his work starts to get repetitive after a while. I guess zombie stories just aren't that intriguing to me. The Anti-Life element could have been utilized better, but I guess it functions as a traditional zombie bite which is kinda lame IMO. I'm really tired of Harley Quinn in general.
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5.5
This story just is getting repetitive. In every issue we are seeing some heroes or villains die& that's really it. I expected this story to be a little deeper, when it started, but it's not& I somehow doubt this will change in the next 3 issues. I also bet, that Harley for sure has survived the explosion Captain Atom just caused, just because it's her. And speaking of Harley, this story lacks any emotion. Harley just murdered her friend Selina& all she is doing is making some dumb comments about how hot Ivy is. That's just stupid.
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