GEORGE
ROMERO'S EMPIRE OF THE DEAD: ACT ONE
(Marvel,
2014;
Softcover)
Collects
George
Romero's Empire Of The Dead: Act One
Nos. 1-5 (cover dates January- August, 2014)
Writer:
George A. Romero
Artist:
Alex Maleev
Colorist:
Matt Hollingsworth
Zombies
are all the rage these days, what with the ongoing success of The
Walking Dead and all. Younger fans might have overlooked the guy
whom Robert Kirkman stood on the shoulders of, Mr. George Romero. If
you do not know who he is, use that thar Google button on yore
Internet machine and get on right back to me, y'hear?
Done?
Okay, good. This takes place 30 years after Night Of The Living Dead.
Humanity has been sequestered into Protected Zones, where military
and SWAT teams keep the undead out and people live a somewhat normal
life within the confines of Manhattan. Of course there is another
kind of undead now, the original undead...vampires. Couple that with
the emergence of the self-aware, almost thinking zombie and you have
a fresh spin on a stinking, rotting idea. Leave it to Romero to once
again save us all.
Junk
Food For Thought rating: 4 out of 5.
The
OCD zone- Marvel has a tendency to triple dip, so I am going to
hold off on buying any and all future arcs until we get an Omnibus
or an Ultimate Collection trade paperback. I am tired of
endless upgrades or being dissatisfied because a superior format is
released down the road. I have more than enough unread books to last
me until such collection happens.
DVD-style
Extras included in this book: Introduction
by Stan Lee. (1 page)
#1
variant by Frank Cho. (2 pages)
#2
variant by Greg Horn (1 page)
#1-5
variants by Arthur Suydam. (5 pages)
Paper
stock: Good weight semi-glossy coated stock.
Binding:
Perfect bound trade paperback.
Cardstock
cover notes:
Glossy lamination.
I think this should be done in after the second collection, no? I was under the impression that it was a 12-issue mini-series....
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear that you enjoyed this....My copy is in "The Stacks", and will hopefully be read sometime in the next couple of decades.
You may be right. I may be crazy. But it just may be an Omnibus you're looking for.
DeleteMy backlog is stupid big...like 350-400 books big. I should just quit buying books. I would still have fresh books to review for a decade or more.