THE
FINAL PLAGUE VOL. 1 (Action Lab,
2014; Softcover)
Collects
The Final Plague
Nos. 1-5 (cover dates June, 2013- March, 2014)
Writer:
JD Arnold
Artists:
Tony Guaraldi-Brown with additional inking by Manuel Martinez (#4 and
5)
Due
to the ongoing success of The Walking Dead there are countless
undead titles crowding the racks, each creator hoping that their “IP”
will help get them a slice of that Kirkman pie. Instead of zombie
humans, we have a zombie animal plague. See, totally different than
anything you have ever seen before, right?
I
don't necessarily demand originality in comics, but I do demand to be
entertained or, better yet, moved on some level. Cripes, even making
me angry is a form of credit to an artist, since their work moved me
on some emotional level. This just left me cold. I read page after
page, not caring much about any of the characters, the outcome, or
even how or why these animals were infected in the first place. In
short, I was completely indifferent to this series. The only feeling
that I have after reading this book is regret that I paid for it.
Junk
Food For Thought rating: 0.75 out of 5.
The
OCD zone- This is a surprisingly high quality book for an
independent publisher.
DVD-style
Extras included in this book: I don't know
if you can call it extras, but every single page that was in the
original comics (letters page, house ads, etc.) are present. These
are the exact same guts and covers that were found on the original
issues. Very cool.
Paper
rating: 4.5 out of 5. Excellent weight glossy coated stock.
Binding
rating: 4 out of 5. Perfect bound trade paperback.
Cardstock
cover coating rating:
5 out of 5. Excellent thick waxlike lamination. This book has a good
weight and feels like something of quality. Too bad the story pretty
much sucks and this book is abysmal dreck and a complete waste of
time and money.
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