HIGHWAYS TO HELL

NEARLY EVERY COMIC BOOK PUBLISHER HAS AT LEAST ONE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE TITLE, AND THEY OWE IT ALL TO THE LONG-RUNNING GORE SAGA DEADWORLD

by JAMES SCHMIDTK AND DAVE ALEXANDER

LONG BEFORE THE WALKING DEAD HIT SHELVES IN 2003, THERE WAS ANOTHER BLACK AND WHITE ZOMBIE TITLE THAT TORE A GORY SWATH THROUGH THE INDIE COMICS WORLD When Deadworld launched in 1987 there was nothing even remotely like it: harrowing storylines, explicit drawings and bloodsoaked, painted covers made for a wild apocalyptic tapestry. It begins with Mike and Dan, two drug dealers with hearts of gold, their girlfriends Donna and Chris, a precocious kid named Joey and his big brother John (the “leader”). As they struggle to survive in a world where the dead have risen and prey on the living, they’re relentlessly pursued by King Zombie. Unlike The Walking Dead’s rotters, Deadworld features sentient zombies, which lead the more traditional shamblers; King Zombie is an intelligent, scheming biker badass who…

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