George A. Romero's Empire of the Dead (USA) di George A. Romero

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PREVIEW: GEORGE A. ROMERO'S EMPIRE OF THE DEAD #1



STORY BY
George A. Romero
ART BY
Alex Maleev
COVER BY
Alex Maleev, Frank Cho, Arthur Suydam
PUBLISHER
Marvel Comics
COVER PRICE:
$3.99
RELEASE DATE
Wed, January 22nd, 2014

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4/5

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4/5

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PREVIEW: GEORGE ROMERO'S EMPIRE OF THE DEAD #2 (UNLETTERED)



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Il ritorno del maestro. 

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Empire of the Dead #1
Written by George A. Romero
Art by Alex Maleev and Matt Hollingsworth
Lettering by Cory Petit
Published by Marvel Comics
Review by Brian Bannen
'Rama Rating: 6 out of 10

Another week, another zombie book, right?

Well, not exactly.

Taking place five years after the events of the original Night of the Living Dead, George Romero's Empire of the Dead takes an idea posited in Land of the Dead – that the zombies still have some memory of their former selves – and expands upon it. Many of the undead shown in this issue are depicted doing something they used to do, like sweep, hang laundry, or even play chess, but the conflict definitely revolves around those who believe the dead still have a soul, and those who believe they're like feral animals.

Empire of the Dead has the usual Romero tropes – greedy men who want complete control, naive protagonists who believe that a soul still resides in the flesh hungry bodies of the zombies, and the human penchant for violence as a form of entertainment -- but he throws a huge curveball with the final page, one that definitely piqued my interest, especially for how it will play into the story going forward.

The comic is pretty standard zombie fare, and I have to confess to being a bit disappointed with the characters. Romero's leads are Penny Jones, a doctor who believes the dead can be tamed, and Paul Barnum, a grizzled zombie veteran who sees the dead as nothing more than an inconvenience meant to be exploited. They're as one dimensional as you'd expect, and they're both reminders of how the real stars of zombie stories are the zombies.

But, where the comic gets most creative is in following one zombie, a former SWAT officer named Frances Xavier, and giving us a window into her thoughts to show that, yes, zombies have some sort of brain activity beyond wanting to eat brains. The zombie narration is super clever, and an idea I hope Romero revisits over the course of the series.

The best part of the issue is Alex Maleev. There's a level of grittiness to his art, one that matches the tone of the world with aplomb. Maleev accentuates Penny's naiveté with soft facial features, plays up Barnum's tough exterior with sharp cross hatching and inky shadows, and draws zombies that are beautifully grotesque, a mixture of decay, blood and teeth that bring a visceral vitality to the comic.

In the wake of series like The Walking Dead, the comic market has become saturated with zombie books (and not all of them good), so it's exciting to get one from the Undead Godfather himself, even if it sticks with a certain level of familiarity. Empire of the Dead is proof of the old axiom, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" – but there's nothing wrong with a new paint job and a set of fresh tires, especially if Romero's new and engaging concepts are creative enough to draw readers back for a second helping of the stuff he's serving.

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Romero e Maleev?
Scatta la goduria (speriamo) 

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GEORGE ROMERO'S EMPIRE OF THE DEAD: ACT ONE #5 (OF 5)
GEORGE ROMERO (W) • ALEX MALEEV (A/C)
NYC VARIANT COVER BY ARTHUR SUYDAM
IT'S ZOMBIES VS VAMPIRES—WITH HUMANS CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE— AS THE LEGENDARY GEORGE ROMERO UNLEASHES HIS NEXT UNDEAD EPIC!
• Beware NYC's growing zombie evolution—and its new leader...Xavier!
• Meanwhile, which strange bedfellows are scheming to take down Mayor Chandrake?
• Plus: It's a terrorizing team-up in variant cover form when the Zombie Godfather George Romero unites with the Zombie King Arthur Suydam!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory ...3.99

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PREVIEW: GEORGE ROMERO'S EMPIRE OF THE DEAD: ACT ONE #2



http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=preview&id=20383

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PREVIEW: GEORGE ROMERO'S EMPIRE OF THE DEAD #3 (UNLETTERED)



http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=preview&id=20476

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3/5

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PREVIEW: GEORGE ROMERO'S EMPIRE OF THE DEAD: ACT ONE #3



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PREVIEW: GEORGE ROMERO'S EMPIRE OF THE DEAD: ACT ONE #4



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PREVIEW: GEORGE ROMERO'S EMPIRE OF THE DEAD: ACT ONE #5



http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=preview&id=22107

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GEORGE ROMERO'S EMPIRE OF THE DEAD: ACT TWO #1 (of 5)
GEORGE ROMERO (W) • DALIBOR TALAJIC (A)
Cover by ALEXANDER LOZANO
Variant Cover by MIKE MCKONE
IT'S ZOMBIES VS VAMPIRES VS AN INVADING MILITIA AS THE LEGENDARY GEORGE ROMERO UNLEASHES THE NEXT CHAPTER IN HIS UNDEAD EPIC!
• Welcome back to New York City years after a world-changing undead plague—and now outside forces are knocking on Manhattan's walls!
• What's worse, the roaming flesh-eaters who seem to be growing smarter every day...the ruling blood-suckers struggling to keep their grip on power...or the Southern army bent on pillaging the greatest city in the world?
32 PGS./Parental Guidance ...$3.99