Before there was The Walking Dead there was Deadworld. Here is an introduction of the long running classic horror series, Deadworld, to a new audience!
Considered by many to be the godfather of the original zombie comic with over 100 issues and graphic novels in print and over 1,000,000 copies sold, Deadworld ripped into the undead with intelligent zombies on a mission and a group of poor teens riding in a school bus desperately try to stay one step ahead of the sadistic, Harley-riding King Zombie. Death, mayhem, and a touch of supernatural evil made Deadworld a classic and now here's your chance to get into the story!
This is a graphic novel compilation of the six issues that rebooted the classic series. Deadworld - a world that has suffered the unleashing of a supernatural holocaust as the dead return to walk the Earth. Isolated pockets of humanity struggle to survive. It is a world torn apart by death, yet surprisingly, held together by hope. Deadworld, where death is only the beginning of the horror. Collects issues #1-5 of comic series Deadworld: Requiem for the World
Reviews of Deadworld: Requiem for the World. "The revival of Deadworld continues to swelter into a huge blockbuster in the making." - Kenneth Gallant, Broken Frontier.
"This is one heck of a disturbing book and I'd definitely recommend it to new and old fans alike." - Paul Milligan, World's Heavyweight Comics.
"Deadworld was hardcore. The violence was harsh and writer Gary Reed's vision was dark." - Dana Tallusz, ComicReaders com
"The writing in Deadworld is very sharp; from the very beginning we are captivated both by action and by character." - IGN.
"Gary Reed has certainly crafted a truly horrifying story, full of engaging characters, terrifying menaces and an overwhelming sense of hopelessness." - Paul Milligan, World's Heavyweight Comics.
"So many other "Dead"-type comics have fallen by the wayside because a weak story, or the weak telling of a good story, and I'm overjoyed to see this has not happened here." - Splatterhouse.
"I don't care what other people say, Deadworld is the best zombie comic out there." - Robert Henrion.
GARY REED has written Deadworld for nearly two decades and along the way he has written and created a number of memorable comic series including Saint Germaine, Renfield, Red Dairies, and of course, his Harvey Awards nominated, Baker Street. He has had books published by Penguin, Image, IDW, Simon and Schuster, Actionoplis, and of course, Caliber Comics, a company he founded in 1988. His Deadworld series have been nominated for numerous awards including Comic Monsters, Horror Net, Shel Dorf Awards, and has won three Ghastly Awards for the "Best in Horror" annual awards in the mini-series and original graphic novel categories. When not writing, Gary was an Adjunct Professor of Biology at a college in Ann Arbor, MI, until his passing in October 2016. VINCE LOCKE was the original Deadworld artist and has also worked with Gary Reed on The Plague and Saint Germaine. He has illustrated a number of DC Comics including a long run on Neil Gaiman's Sandman, American Freaks, The Spectre, and Book of Fairies. Vince was also the artist on A History of Violence which was made into the top feature film. Vince's most recent book is True Junction from Top Shelf/IDW and he is well known in the music arena as being the artist on all of the Cannibal Corpses' album/CD covers. DALIBOR TALAJIC started his U.S. comic career with Desperado Publishing working on Phil Hester's The Atheist and then some short stories with Gary Reed and Fabian Nicieza for Negative Burn before moving over to Deadworld. Afterwards, he illustrated for Boom Studios and Delcourt before joining Marvel Comics on Deadpool. He drew various issues for Marvel including Avengers, Ghost Rider, Hulk, Wolverine, before drawing the miniseries of Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe. After that, he drew the Dexter series and Secret Wars: Master of Kung Fu and most recent work as the artist on the Red Wolf ongoing series for Marvel Comics.
