REVIEW ON HORROR REVIEW
Review by Tim Janson, October, 2006

“Dead Killer” works because Gary Reed is not just a writer but a storyteller, and storytelling is almost a lost art in comics today.  While comic art is far better overall than it was 30 or even 20 years ago, the writing has only gotten worse outside of a handful of very talented writers.  Deadworld never was strictly a gore-fest. It was always about the characters and their physical and emotional struggles to survive as it was about the horror all around them and Reed keeps up this tradition in his stories.

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REVIEW ON BROKEN FRONTIER
Review by Kenneth Gallant, August 23, 2006

So far this is turning out to be an intriguing story and writer Gary Reed seems to be finding his stride here. His plotting is intricate and the one thing I am enjoying is how all the story beats neatly fall into place. ---Again, I can’t rave enough about this series.

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REVIEW ON WORLD'S HEAVYWEIGHT COMICS
Review by Paul Milligan, June 12, 2006

This is the original zombie comic and it's easy to see why it's lasted so long. Gary Reed has certainly crafted a truly horrifying story, full of engaging characters, terrifying menaces and an overwhelming sense of hopelessness. And Dalibor Talajic's, the series' new artist (taking over from Vincent Locke), is an amazing talent. His solid lines and heavy blacks lend the whole book a sense of encroaching darkness and almost claustrophobic tightness that makes the book seem even more frightening. This is one heck of disturbing book and I'd definitely recommend it to new and old fans alike.

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BROKEN FRONTIER REVIEW
Review by Kenneth Gallant

The world is overrun by the hordes of the living dead, and a school bus full of frightened teenagers find themselves cornered in this hellish melee. I think it's safe to say the world has gone to hell in a hand basket, as thousands of dead bodies return to life to set a grim visage all across the world. The only question remaining unanswered is how a terrible thing like this happens, but there?s never enough time to stop and evaluate. All one can do in a time as horrible as this is run for dear life, and if that?s not enough to seriously get you to crap your pants, wait until King Zombie rears his ugly puss. I am sure that will do it.

The set-up to this series sounds cliched, but don't let that fool you from discovering the plights and perils of a world run amuck with the living dead. This series after all is the grand daddy of zombie/horror comics, despite what some of you might think, and Dead World certainly does deliver the goods.

I just love the story dynamics set up here to explain away a rotten situation. The characters find themselves in a totally amplified situation on a horrific scale, and I love how writer Gary Reed handles it. His dialogue is fresh, realistic and still kept within familiar parameters that the original series from the 80's had.

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Yesterday I ran & picked up DeadWorld #1...I loved it. It was great, and my only disappointment was that I couldn't immediately pick up #2.  ...I've re-read the new DW several times now, and I continue to be stunned by it. That's the sign of a TRULY great comic in my book....my desire to re- read it. And there's only a few of those. I have to say again Gary, you've done a FANTASTIC job. I knew Vince would step up to the plate, not to say I had doubts about your end, but a story like this is all in the writing...so I was eager to see what you'd come up with. 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  have been waiting a long time for this to return. I read every single issue and contrary to some people, I thought that there was a lot of good stuff happening in the later issues. It moved from a simple zombie story to one of human survival and I liked all the different characters and situations. Just like in real life, you never knew who was going to live and who was going to die. Same thing here. In the first few pages, I saw the Priest becoming the new lead character, a teacher and guide for the teens. I thought that was a good move by Gary. Then, oops. So much for that thought. An even better idea. Now, I knew that no one is safe.

Wow. This comic is incredibly good! I was in my local comic shop yesterday and none of my usual titles were in, so I was looking for something new to try. What a tremendously cool concept - a traditional zombie plague idea with a  supernatural twist at the core, rather than a scientific explanation.  I *cannot* wait to read further issues, to see how this "re-worked" story turns out. I loved the radio broadcast page at the start - I look forward to  a development of this Safe Haven idea. Excellent writing, Gary!
----Josh Deck

COMIC READERS REVIEW
Review by Dana Tillusz-posted May 31, 2006

Deadworld has had three volumes to date; each reaching a cult following (650,000 issues sold!) throughout the 80's and 90's. I remember reading a few issues when in high school after tracking down Cannibal Corpse's album cover artist's bibliography. Deadworld was hardcore. The violence was harsh, and writer Gary Reed's vision was dark. Deadworld isn't straight out zombies; the series borders on the fantastic with its supernatural elements.

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