Plague of the Living Dead 1

Written by Joe Russo
April 2007

Picking up where the Plague of the Living Dead Special left off, the survivors in the Price household try to get a grip on what is happening. They try to phone the police to no avail and Jessica sees the zombies eating Kelly. Zombie Greg busts through the door and Mr. Price is taken. As he is, he yells for Larry to get the women to the basement where his guns are. They watch Mr. Price get eaten. The women head for the basement, but Larry doesn't want to be stuck down there and wishes to stay above ground. Jessica and Darlene go down and leave him upstairs. On the Stone Mountain military base, Major Henry is having Corporal Todd Clark and Privates Terry Ellis and Steve Green transferred to Fort Sill. Todd hears gunfire in the distance, but Major Henry shrugs it off, telling their guards to use lethal force if necessary. Back at the Price residence, Darlene is trying to open the gun cabinet, but Jessica says her father must have the key. In shock, Jessica goes to open the door to the basement, thinking it is her father. The startling fact is that when she opens it, it is him, only now a zombie.

Now reading this after knowing the back story from the PotLD Special issue, I enjoyed this more. While it short (16 pages), they are able to show the crazed desperation that takes over. Mr. Price bits it and comes back in zombie form at the end. I am sure Larry got out alive somehow and will show up in an issue or two. The story with the troops is interesting, especially since the Major seems to know something. I am sure that their convoy will be stopped somehow by zombies. The art is top-notch again and is a pleasure to see the evilness, hah. Still, the comic is a bit to short to get an above average score for me.

Score: 3 / 5