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Today back to sadness zombies sorry techno organic virus victims and this issue in particular
is going to get testy they’re not zombies how could you even think that.
I hope you’re ready for gloom cause dceased is going to give it to you.
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DCeased we’re on issue 4 so if you missed the other vids check them out I have linked
you up down below or you can click the card.
But the story cliffnotes edition the not zombie apocalypse was started after darkseid kidnapped
cyborg to try and create the anti life equation and created this horribly mutated form of
it instead.
Cyborg brought it back to earth where it’s been spreading ever since, many characters
have died in depressing ways.
Everybody is having the worst time except for Harley Quinn, Clark had to kill his own
dad, aquaman is spreading the virus through the ocean and the plan is still lowkey to
shut down the internet but first a rallying point which is the daily planet.
Issue 4 Go
Batman is on this cover again cause the lies can’t stop won’t stop.
The number of variant covers has dropped since issue 1 but this issue has a great one it’s
a variant of the flash of two worlds which we have also talked about nothing like barry
allen playing tennis with himself.just look at it flash about to be devoured two more
flashes one the reverse flash rushing to definitely not save him.
10 out of ten a well drawn evil flash is always a treat.
On the more meh end we have a batman who laughs variant why...cause he’s so hot right now.
Anyway enough about covers let’s look inside you want the juice.
We open with our favourite thing melodramatic narration there’s an old saying When you
have a hammer everything looks like a nail.
Captain Atom and amanda waller are at cadmus labs and they had the worst plan of all time.
What better way to study these monsters than to have the atom shrink down and go inside.
What could go wrong there if fantastic voyage has taught me anything it’s that if you
can shrink down and go inside a person you should do it.
When you have a hammer everything looks like a nail it’s even more dramatic cause they
said it twice on the same page...we didn’t have a nail we had an undead apocalypse.
What happened wasn’t supposed to be possible Captain Atom was supposed to be impervious...why?
Ok fine I can get thinking that living energy and all that jazz.
But no one is immune in a zombie apocalypse especially not the people who are supposed
to be and if they seem fine it’s probably because they’re carriers Trust no one!
So the atom got infected in that zombie who would have known and also big important fact
he’s not in a protective suit so did he take it off after he turned or did
he shrink down into that body without one on because if that’s the case well I mean
firstly Amanda waller is slipping secondly you did it to yourself and that’s why it
really hurts.
But in all seriousness the atom being turned is a big deal he’s a heavy hitter.
Meanwhile at the tower the survivors are rallying superman is back with his mom and reveals
he’s been looking at the world in x-ray vision since this all went down so he can
look at screens and not be turned ok
They send out a radiobroadcast cause radio is fine it’s only evil internet and tv and
phone screens that will turn you into a zombie radio waves are fine.
Lois calls out to all survivors and we get a nice montage of seeing who’s still out
there.
Lex made it take that bruce.
Yes this call was for everybody.
Also diana was just chilling in themyscira while this was happening but when she hears
the radio they have a radio in the temple on a pedestal which is the most hilarious
of images to me she gears up and her mom is all where are you going, ummm she’s a hero
stop trying to stifle her.
Superman and Green Lantern formerly black canary are looking for survivors and they
come across barry allen the flash and kid flash wally west 2 wally 2 or wallace west
the kid flash from new 52 when wally was erased from existence cause he’s one of the character
dan didio hates him and nightwing.
Boy is that a tale they brought wally one back but were like if we erase wally two people
on twitter will flip every table in existence so we have to keep him around also he’s
fine as a character his wonky origin isn’t his fault so now they just both exist.
Wally and Wallace, good times.
Meanwhile Harley is fighting the birds of prey but then ivy shows up to save her which
means she followed her?
The time scale here is real wonky cause if clark flew to smallville to get him mom even
at superman speed came back and then left again with dinah deenah Ms lance then how
long is harley supposed to have been fighting the birds of prey this started last issue.
I only noticed this cause well this whole subplot is atonal with the rest of the series.
Cause time scales are often messed up but this plot is always a glaring shift from.
How can we survive the horror and desolation as the world crumbles and we lose those we
love to..
Woo take that mr j.
Did you know that harley and ivy are in a relationship and love each other.
neither of them seem phased at all that this is happening while it is
very directly impacting everyone else they’re just like meh it’s jarring.
That was pretty romantic Crushing the undead is romantic.
Ivy takes her hand and says the green will protect them ok so Ivy’s personality is
being shifted by the green which is a swamp thing concept it’s a long story.
Anyway people love harley and ivy so they;re getting a subplot it doesn’t matter if it
feels completely different from everything else and some people will just be so happy
to see these two it’ll fly.
I’m not one of those people.
I demand tonal consistency!
Meanwhile the daily planet is attacked by a zombified giganta and this fight is cool.
We got bamf alfred flying into her in the batwing.
Super speed flash punches it’s a great sequence.
Diana shows up prepared to separate the head from the body cause at least she’s seen
some zombie films they probably have a little tv propped up on a pedestal in themyscira.
But clark stops her
Batman said they’re infected There could still be hope She could still be alive we
can’t just.
Add boom sound effect
Cyborg Vic what have you done?
Alfred passes along the bat costume to damien and the sad train ramps up to about 100 He
said that you were worthy of it that he was proud of you and that he should have told
you that every day.
Stop it Alfred I’m just trying to live my life.
Alfred is the real mvp.
The flashes get special contact lens that will make everything blurry so they can’t
be affected by screens.
And cyborg lectures us all about how they’re not zombies ok.
They’re not zombies they’re a blight An extension of the anti life equation.
The blighted ones want to spread death nothing more and they will search for life they can
sense they will find it they will end it .
Ummm that sounds pretty zombie like to me but I’m not the person quibbling about terminology
on a rooftop.
But enough about that captain atom is gonna blow.
Clark and Diana rush to get him away from the city But they don’t get high enough.
Look at this panel gorgeous.
The last nail was metropolis and the hammer came down.
Oooh suspense.
So this issue was fine, Oh what you want more this series is maintaining itself consistently
the things that are good are still good and the flaws are still flaws.
So far my favourite issue has been 3 I have so many questions about the shrink down the
atom and stick him in a zombie with no protective suit plan no his suit doesn’t count you
need two suits.
Even if yours has built in defensive arrays those are the rules two suits so you can look
silly with your mask coming through the eye holes.
What were your thoughts on this issue.
Do you remember the 90s when captain atom was big again for awhile?
I do interesting times but what can I say I like the metal men.
Share all your thoughts down below and tell me what you’re reading?
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