- "The world is screaming."
- ―Superman
"Going Viral" | |
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DCeased | |
Title: | "Going Viral" |
Volume: | 1 |
Number: | 1 |
Cover price: | $3.99 |
Cover date: | July, 2019 |
Publisher: | DC Comics |
Credits | |
Ex. Ed: | Pat McCallum |
Writers: | Tom Taylor |
Pencilers: | Trevor Hairsine; James Harren |
Inkers: | Stefano Gaudiano; James Harren |
Cover artists: | Greg Capullo; Francesco Mattina; Yasmine Putri |
Cover inker: | Greg Capullo; Francesco Mattina; Yasmine Putri |
Cover colorist: | FCO Plascencia; Francesco Mattina; Yasmine Putri |
Colorists: | Rain Beredo |
Letterers: | Saida Temofonte |
Editors: | Ben Abernathy |
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"Going Viral" is the first issue of the six-part DCeased comic book limited series published by DC Comics. The story was written by Tom Taylor with artwork by Trevor Hairsine and James Harren, and inks by Harren and Stefano Gaudiano. It was colored by Rain Beredo and lettered by Saida Temofonte. The story was edited by Ben Abernathy. This issue shipped with a July, 2019 cover date and carries a cover price of $3.99 per copy (US).
Appearances[]
Featured characters
- Batman, Bruce Wayne
- Black Canary, Dinah Laurel Lance
- Cyborg, Victor Stone
- Flash, Barry Allen
- Green Arrow, Oliver Queen
- Green Lantern, Hal Jordan
- Superman, Kal-El
- Wonder Woman, Princess Diana
Supporting characters
Villains
The infected
Minor characters
Organizations
Races & Animals
- Altered humans
- Amazons
- Apokoliptians
- Cyborgs
- Humans
- Mixed heritage
- Kryptonians
- Parademons (Behind the scenes only)
- Pseudo-zombies
Locations
Items
- Anti-Life Equation
- Batcomputer
- Bo staff
- Boom Tube
- Bow and arrow
- Cosmic skis
- Giant Joker card
- Giant penny
- Green Lantern ring
- Knife
- Lasso of Truth
- Mechanical dinosaur
- Mother Box
- Nth metal wings
- Sword
Vehicles
Powers
Miscellaneous
Notes & Trivia[]
- The tagline for this issue is "The end of everything starts here!"
- This issue is reprinted in the DCeased hardcover and trade paperback collections.
- This series takes place outside the continuity of the mainstream DC Universe.
- Trevor Hairsine is the penciler on pages 1-6, and 15-26.
- Stefano Gaudiano is the inker on pages 1-6, and 15-26.
- James Harren is the penciler on pages 7-14.
- James Harren is the inker on pages 7-14.
- This issue shipped with a variant cover featuring an undead Batman by artist Francesco Mattina.
- This issue shipped with a movie homage variant cover by artist Yasmine Putri. The image pays homage to the 2017 film It.
- Superman was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster. He first appeared in Action Comics #1 in June, 1938 in a story called "Superman, Champion of the Opressed".
- Batman was created by comic book writer Bill Finger and graphic artist Bob Kane. He first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May, 1939. He received his first ongoing series, Batman, in the Spring, 1940 beginning with Batman #1.
- The infected are presented as something akin to zombies, but they are not true zombies in the sense that they are not flesh-eaters. Later referred to as the Blighted, they seek only to spread their infection.
Body Count[]
- Black Racer - Punched through the stomach by corrupted Darkseid.
- Darkseid - Leaped into fire pit and died when planet exploded.
- DeSaad - Died when Apokolips exploded.
- Tim Drake - Infected with the Anti-Life Equation.
- Dick Grayson - Infected with the Anti-Life Equation.