DCeased: A Good Day to Die #1 Review

Writer: Tom Taylor / Artists: Laura Braga, Darick Robertson, Richard Friend, Trevor Scott, Rain Bredo / DC Comics Tom Taylor is out here killing gods, heroes, villains, an incalculable number of civilians, expectations, and the general comic book game. Unburdened by continuity and solely focused on taking a wild premise and constantly evolving its devastating impact on the DC Universe, Taylor already created a stellar, successful series in the form of DCeased. But DCeased is so great that it can’t be contained to its original six issue mini-series order. Nah, we’re lucky enough to be graced with a spin off: DCeased: A Good Day to Die #1. Where as DCeased focused on a lot of the bigger names in the DC Universe, DCeased: A Good Day to Die pivots to focus on some fan favorites who have recently been catapulted into the spot light: Mister Miracle, Big Barda, Mr. Terrific, Blue Beetle, Booster Gold, and John Constantine. Furthermore, A Good to Die deals less with the far-reaching ramifications of the virus’s effect on civilization and more on trying to find an ultimate solution to the Anti-Life infestation. It’s an intriguing side story that follows an entirely different track than its parent series, but (pardon the pun) fleshes out the narrative in meaningful ways. Given how the vector of the infection originated from Darkseid, it’s fitting to spend some time with Mister Miracle and Big Barda as they slowly rally other heroes. Taylor is capable of blending the best elements of va…