A collection of short stories from the pages of Deadworld, one of the longest running zombie titles in the comics market. It is a world that has suffered a supernatural holocaust and the dead rise to walk again. Yet this world also has intelligent zombies, such as the Harley-riding, chain smoking King Zombie and they threaten to drive humankind into extinction. Included in this collection is the very first Deadworld story, "Black Sabbath". The classic tales illustrated by the artist known as "the Deadworld artist", Vince Locke, are presented as is the introduction to one of Deadworld's most popular characters, the Dead-Killer. In Deadworld, death is only the beginning of the horror and this action packed assemblage of tales set in this zombie infested world illustrates perfectly the dilemma the humans face, not only from the hordes of zombies but from other humans themselves. See why Tom Sniegoski, writer of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, calls Deadworld, "the best, in my humble opinion, of the zombie comics."

A collection of 11 short stories from award-winning writer Gary Reed. Pulled from various sources over his career writing for Caliber Comics, Transfuzion, Image, and IDW Publishing - these are standalone short tales. He is joined by some of today's popular comic artists to bring his tales of horror, suspense, often times with a literary bent, to life for the reader. "First and foremost, he is a storyteller...Gary loves to set stories against a historical background or with a character from literature and put his own unique and clever spin on them." - Newsarama. "Reed is one of the most underrated comic writers around. He has the ability to stay several steps ahead of the reader and never fails to deliver several shocks and surprises." - The Comics Review.

"Better Harms and Gnawing" Donna and Percy are captured by a roving motorcycle gang of humans. Donna is raped but Percy, being a perceived imbecile, is left alone. Dan and Joey are shocked when they are discovered by zombies while hiding out. To their surprise, the zombies aren¡¯t attacking, just walking right past them and they decide to follow the mindless horde. In his newly conquered city King Zombie discovers that all of his zombie troops are abruptly leaving...as if following some magical calling. Dan and Joey come upon the Voodoo Queen who seems to not only be controlling the zombie masses but now King Zombie as well. "I can't rave enough about this series." - Kenneth Gallant, Broken Frontier

Before there was The Walking Dead there was Deadworld. With over 1,000,000 copies in print and over 100 comic issues and graphic novels of storytelling, Deadworld is considered by many to be the godfather of the recent zombie comic book craze. In Book Two of the ten volume series of the Deadworld Archives, collecting all the original Deadworld comic series, the teens find out that there are even greater horrors than the zombies as the grakken demon creatures arrive. When they are rescued by a para-military group, they believe they have finally found safety and civilization. But sometimes, humans can be worse than any zombie threat. Collects issues 5-8 of Volume 1 of the long running series Deadworld plus the short story Doom Patrol. A Caliber Comics release.

Long before there was The Walking Dead there was Deadworld. Here is one of comics’ longest running independents as Deadworld has had over 100 issues and graphic novels published and over one million copies sold over the years. And it all starts here! A supernatural plague has been unleashed on the world. The dead return to walk the earth...but this is no standard zombie story. The dead are just soldiers for those who have crossed the Gateway. The lead zombies are intelligent, sadistic, and in addition to having a hankering for flesh, enjoy the tortuous ordeals they put the surviving humans through. Now seven wayward teens on a school bus, scramble to escape the zombie apocalypse. Little did they know that there were also intelligent zombies and they had a plan…and they had a leader, King Zombie. Death becomes very real to the teens as they lose some of their members and their hope that an abandoned riverboat will provide sanctuary proves futile. The Deadworld Archives series collects all of the original Deadworld series published by Arrow and Caliber Comics from the 1980-90s into a series of ten graphic novels. BOOK FOUR: Collecting the original Volume One series of Deadworld, issues 15-18 plus the Deadtales features that introduced the Amy character. In this book, Dan and Joey find themselves in a small town that seemingly is isolated from the zombie menace. They adapt to a life of normalcy and the global horror seems to ignore this haven. But of course, that won't last for long. "...amongst the most essential horror titles of the last twenty years." - Peter Normanton, From the Tomb magazine. "The best, in my humble opinion, of the zombie comics." - Tom Snigoski, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. "This is the original zombie comic and it's easy to see why it's lasted so long." - World's Heavyweight Comics. "I can't rave enough about this series." - Kenneth Gallant, Broken Frontier. A Caliber Comics release.

Before there was The Walking Dead there was Deadworld. With over 1,000,000 copies in print and over 100 comic issues and graphic novels of storytelling, Deadworld is considered by many to be the godfather of the recent zombie comic book craze. Here are all the original Deadworld series collected into a series of Deadworld: Archives books! In BOOK THREE, containing issues 9-14 of the first volume, the remaining teens find themselves trapped in the city with both zombies and humans who want to kill them. King Zombie leads an attack on the city and the teens see their opportunity for escape. But not all of them will make it. "...an intriguing story line and twist on the standard zombie apocalypse." - Mighty Ink. "This is a fine zombie comic. It's grim, about as grim as anything old Kirkman could think up. But it's got a lot of different plot lines. There are tons of characters to follow and keep track of. There are plots-a-plenty." - Giaco Furino, Fearnet.com. A Caliber Comics release.

"Hole in the Sky" A considerable amount of time has now passed. We find that Dan and Joey have found a sizable defended community and decided to stay. Both of them establish themselves within the community as Dan takes on the role of a car mechanic and Joey becomes a student. This large group is trying to reestablish civilization and attempting to bring a sense of normalcy to the crazed and deadly world. Jenny and Marla are Joey and Dan¡¯s girlfriends, respectively. "Deadworld is a grand experiment and really has a special place in the history of horror comics." - Comic Book Therapy

Before there was The Walking Dead there was Deadworld. DEADWORLD. The world has suffered the unleashing of a supernatural holocaust as the dead rise to walk the Earth. Isolated pockets of humanity struggle to survive against the mindless hordes of flesh-eating zombies that are under the control of the sadistic, Harley-riding, intelligent, King Zombie. An undead creature that has his own agenda for conquering the world under his rule. A world ripped apart by death yet somehow surprising held together by hope. Covering the entire spectrum of the classic Deadworld series as various scenes and characters from nearly 50 different artists are accompanied by narration by the characters themselves. Providing a unique oral history as well as a chilling chronicle of the supernatural zombie uprising. Death is only the beginning of the horror. If you haven't read Deadworld yet, this is a fantastic entry to get a feel for the world of the dead...and if you're already a Deadworld reader, what a great way to keep up to date with a few reminders thrown in. A Caliber Comics release.

The explosive sequel to Neil Hunter's Scorpion novel! Nature Gone Wild! The colony of deadly scorpions at Long Point Nuclear Plant that killed scores of locals was eradicated. Or so people thought... Over a year later, entomologist Miles Ranleigh receives a worrying telephone call. A man has been fatally poisoned by toxic venom, identical to the Long Point scorpions’ — but far more powerful. Miles and his companion Jill Ansty must race to destroy the fresh infestation. But this is a new strain of scorpion. Mutated and irradiated. They’re larger, more savage—and infected with a deadly virus fatal to humans. And they’re breeding...