About Heroes

Author: Robert Kirkman
Penciler: Sean Phillips
Colors: June Chung
Cover: Arthur Suydam

When I first heard about this miniseries, I wasn't sure how exactly Kirkman was going to make it work for five issues. That is of course until I saw that the zombies could talk...and damn that was pretty funny and could actually work. So far it's been a riot and features the best cover spoofs I've seen in a long time. And while I got lots of laughs in this issue like the previous two, I'm starting to wonder if the joke is getting a little tired. It was a dark issue with plenty of humor, as quite a few of the zombies get pretty well mangled in this issue, hell a couple get their limbs torn and cut in half. Also, while there’s a glimmer of hope in the form of some normal people, the zombies gain a brief advantage here. This, in no means is like a Zombie book I have ever read before.

There were some good moments in this issue, because anytime you have the Silver Surfer show up and fight some super zombies it makes for a funny moment. And the last page is both inevitable and, well, a lot like the end of issue #2. I hope this book finds a direction next issue, because as funny as it is, it could turn out to be rather pointless. This issue is split in two, for one half we get a massive fight scene and for the other more character development of T'Challa and the Acolytes. However, I'm not sure whether to root for T'Challa and gang or root that they get devoured. The only plot device that seems to be working so far is what exactly will Galactus do to this planet and how will he react to the Surfer? I'm also trying really hard to understand how Iron man got turned into a zombie but some of the other norms got eaten, after all he is just a guy in a suit.

Once again Sean Phillips delivers an extremely detailed, violent (even though there is a fair share lack of blood) and dark presentation of this zombie planet. Chung does a nice job with the colors by using a great blend of dark and over the top vibrant colors to capture the atmosphere of the dissolution and rotting in this world. That cover by the way is a nice take on the Incredible Hulk 340 cover by Mc Farlane. Very nice read and would recommend it to anyone that wants to read a book out of the ordinary hero realm