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Technically, once Superman turns, he's dead anyway, right? So what effect will kryptonite have on him if he's dead (but has all his powers)?
The world is dying at the hands of the infected, and the very survival of humanity is at stake. Facing extinction, Superman and the heroes will make a decision that will fundamentally alter Earth's present...and future!
The word masterpiece is banded about a lot, but honestly, in my opinion this seriesand this issue qualify. DCeased #5 is without doubt one of the best comics of 2019. Yes it was torture, yes it hurt, but those are the feelings that let us know we're alive. Technology is dead, but paradise may yet be awaiting the survivors; both in the Green of Gotham's Central Park, and on the aptly named Paradise Island of Themyscira. Read Full Review
It is a rare comic that can make you both laugh out loud and weep openly. DCeased #5 is such a comic. There is nothing more to say beyond that, save that if you haven't already been reading this book, start now. Read Full Review
This was another amazing issue from this series, and with that cliffhanger ending I can't wait to see how this miniseries wraps up. Read Full Review
At the end of this issue hope really seems lost. Im at a loss as to if Taylor has a happy/hopeful ending in mind or if the conclusion will be in keeping with the tone established so far. Either way I definitely dont want to miss whats been one of DCs best books these last five months. Read Full Review
With one issue left in the mini-series,DCeasedremains a standout comic with issue number five. It's dark, emotional, and extremely well-written, heightened when the narrator is revealed. Read Full Review
Don't you dare miss this one. Read Full Review
DCeased is so good. It's heartbreaking and even it's most optimistic moments, dark as fuck. But it's such an engaging comic. It's such a unique comic. It has taken the superhero and zombie frameworks and welded them together to create an entirely different monstrosity that I really hope you're reading. Or barring that, I really hope you buy the trade because this one is going to be remembered as a seminal work in a few years, mark my words. I don't think I'm ready for the conclusion next issue, but I am waiting with baited breath. Read Full Review
Hairsine delivers some beautiful art in this issue. The art manages to strike the perfect balance between beauty and the grotesque. The scenes of destruction are visceral and effective. I really enjoy how this issue looks from start to finish. Read Full Review
The last panel hits the hardest. There is a big change in the story dynamic at the end. The creative team just nails it perfectly. I loved this book and all of the twists and turns it took. It is brilliantly done. There is nothing more to say than that. Read Full Review
This issue's second half is offers one of the most intense, edge-of-the-seat reading experiences I've ever had; I'm not sure how this series will end, but I'm confident that its final scenes will be unforgettable. Read Full Review
Have you ever cried from watching a horror movie or reading a horror book? I can almost assure you that you'll tear up by the end of DCeased #5. It's a roller coaster of emotion, going from hope to terror to heartbreak and it's riveting every step of the way. Then, just when you think you've made it out the other side, the last twist happens and everything changes. There's one issue left in this series and it cannot come soon enough. Read Full Review
You can definitely see where DCeased is trying to be more than what some readers initially summed it to be. They still find ways to indulge and have fun in the violence and gore, but there is no denying how they are able to weave a compelling story through really caring about the characters involved and the collapsing world around them. Read Full Review
It's not hard to see why this is the biggest new hit out of DC in a while. Read Full Review
DCeased has been a real delight in how it's giving us a survival-horror series, superhero style, where it just goes from really bad to incredibly bad in the blink of an eye. It moves to that next phase here which you'd expect as we head into the finale in the next issue. And that can't get here soon enough. This is an absolutely bonkers kind of book that should make for a great coffee table style hardcover at some point with the full run because it is so accessible and tickles that side of fandom that gets its due regularly enough but not with this style and design. I can't recommend it enough as a whole. Read Full Review
DCeased #5 was a phenomenal issue. This issue solidified why DCeased is an event that every DC Comics fan must read. From beginning to end, Tom Taylor and Trevor Hairsine combine to tell an emotionally charged issue. They do a masterful job taking the reader on a journey and ending on a note that leaves the reader emotionally drained. Read Full Review
DCeased #5 is an excellent issue, one that makes me extremely excited to find out how this world will come to an end. Or indeed, how this world will survive to see another day. Read Full Review
This is another great, yet tear-jerking issue by Tom Taylor. Read Full Review
DCeased is the most reliable DC event that has come out in years. Read Full Review
I definitely enjoy this issue a lot. I still miss a little bit more focus on characters, but Taylor makes good use of the fast pacing and succeeds at hitting you in the face out of nowhere. Hairsine's work is great"the way he frames the scenes and the way he renders the emotions really make this book come to life. The book has a slow start, but once the breaks are off"oh boy! Seriously, this is a good read. Recommended! Read Full Review
DCeased scratches that subversive itch of seeing Earth’s most pristine heroes get caught in the muck and bloodshed, and to its credit, manages to pack in more emotion than the gleeful slaughter of Marvel Zombies. While I don’t know if it necessarily encapsulates the full scale of such an epidemic in the way that, say, Grant Morrison did years ago in his Starro-centric issue of JLA Secret Files, Taylor and Hairsine do stretch themselves - to varying degrees of success - to make sure this series has a beating heart underneath all the carnage. While this isn’t necessarily the strongest issue of the series to date, it’s a solid penultimate chapter - but whether DCeased succeeds or falls will likely be based on whether or not it can stick the landing next issue. Read Full Review
DCeased #5 as a whole shows some slight improvement in the art category, captures a few standard Tom Taylor moments that hit you in the feels, yet muddles attempts to make this individual issue standout from the other issues so far, mainly the more entertaining tie-in from last month featuring Constantine. DCceased may be selling well, but it seems like something that otherwise will be quickly forgettable, with too few chances taken other than shocking death, which by the fifth time it's used as a cliffhanger, has worn its welcome out. Read Full Review
Prelude:
As we near the end of DCeased, how is it all holding up for Earth's heroes?
The Good:
Look, I have a rule. If you can get me to tear up reading an issue, it's an instant 10. Tom Taylor did it here.
Onto the more substantial stuff. Taylor is a character writer and it shows here. It really does.
The issue starts out optimistic which is good but as you start believing that there's hope, Taylor does a complete 180. There's a reason why this issue is called "Hope Lost".
Barry was really treated well power level wise which as a Flash fan, I love to see.
Anything to do with Superman was great. Lex, Jon, Lois, Martha, Clark himself. Every single moment.
Art was sol more
Truly a masterpiece. I don’t know what more I can say without sounding like a broken record
By far the best issue of DCeased so far. Such an impressive issue.
The ending of the issue is beyond tragic. Flash and superman fans may not be overly thrilled but their touching character arcs make it all worth it. No doubting that Tom Taylor has earned the praise for this.
That Superman scene was so heavy...
"losing two homeworlds in one lifetime. How careless."
- LEX LUTHOR
Just when it looks like the world couldn’t get any bleaker, Superman’s infection seems like an apocalyptic scenario but I’m sure Damian knows where the kryptonite is or carries it. This series does a good job at ending each issue with something that makes the reader want more. However it would have been good if Alex had more to do in this issue.
This book is insane. The pacing is fast, the story is gripping. And the ending. DC really trying to make me cry, huh? Well, it's working.
Strongest issue yet as everything seems to finally come together. Lex Luther had a great moment here but the best part of the issue was Superman. The clash with flash was cool as hell and that scene with the fingers was a good shock. Heartfelt and in line with the feels Kings been trying to deliver
Oh my god my heart.
"Thank you for choosing me"
Damn... That goodbye... *sniff*
I'm not crying, you're crying.
I liked this issue and all, but like, could he not use his heat vision or something?
Strong issue.
So many good little moments in this issue, like Lois punching Lex, all the heroes coming together. Tom Taylor really knows how to tell an elseworlds story and build that universe up. The twist was somewhat predictable at the end, we all knew it was coming eventually. But, the rest of the story was good
I really enjoyed this issue. Damian as Batman was cooler than I thought it would be and Luthor has some nice moments. I like that the heroes are finding safe havens until they can get everyone off planet. Still wish Harley would just disappear. Sick of seeing her. Lois has a pretty cool moment with Luthor. The ending...man. More heroes fall and it’s pretty heart breaking. I loved the art. This was a really solid issue.
THE GOOD:
-Really good issue.
-The art is great. I love the pencils and colors, but the inking isn't great, unfortunately.
-"Look what happened to our city." Really powerful scene.
-Damn, that ending was just incredibly sad. This series handles a lot of deaths, but that one really hit hard.
THE BAD:
-I didn't find the middle of this issue particularly interesting. Things moved quickly and the Ivy scene didn't feel like it was even that necessary.
Good, but I wish the plot wasn't so static.
Hero dies -> Hero becomes another hero -> Villain helps out -> More heroes die -> Wholesome/emotional moment -> More heroes die.
What separates this from any other apocalypse/Blackest Night/zombie story? What's the point of all the deaths? What about DeSaad? What about the other New Gods? Has the rest of the universe not reacted to this?
I really hope that the magical plan that was teased in the one shot turns out to be interesting, but everything seems stale besides that.
DCEASED sure doesn't leave much room to breath, which is a double edge sword. On the one hand, there's not much exposition - just constant action and progresion, which is perfectly captured in the Luthor - Matian Manhunter - Flash - Superman series of events. On the other, I feel the series could benefit from a scene or two dedicated to character development and exploration of their feelings, which in a post-apo universe seems like an important thing, doesn't it?
Overall a decent book.
The author wrote himself into corner here, which makes the supposedly emotional moments fall flat. Superman's situation has to be the most random, unpersonal and insane sequence of events I've read in a long time.
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