A cynical mind would suggest this is nothing but a crass attempt to string totally unrelated properties together. Such a person was probably never a ten-year-old kid who liked nothing better than to spend an afternoon weaving elaborate, utterly incoherent storylines that allowed He-Man, Lion-O, Batman and Megatron to meet and interact (and beat the crap out of each other). That's really the appeal of INFESTATION: the notion that the heroes of our childhood all co-exist on some level, and can (at least indirectly) be on the same team. The set-up is nothing particularly new: a portal to another dimension unleashes a horde of the undead. What IS different is the nature of these zombies: they're not strictly mindless, but drones of a powerful intelligence - and they're not just limited to human flesh, either. The plague opens more portals and spreads out across the multiverse of licensed film, TV, and toy properties, and soon Captain Kirk, Peter Venkman, etc. must each deal with their world's version of the fiends.
Since this is a collaborative effort, the tone does switch from chapter to chapter, but for the most part the story continuity holds up pretty well. My only (minor) gripe was that the G.I. JOE story, while well told, doesn't feature a certain taciturn ninja who's depicted on the book cover. So, slight disappointment there. Beyond that, the book was a lot of fun, and I'm looking forward to the sequel coming out this year. Recommended.
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Infestation Hardcover – January 24, 2012
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Dan Abnett
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Andy Lanning
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Mike Raicht
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Scott Tipton
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Erik Burnham
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Print length260 pages
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LanguageEnglish
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PublisherIDW Publishing
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Publication dateJanuary 24, 2012
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Reading age16 years and up
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Dimensions6.9 x 0.9 x 10.3 inches
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ISBN-101613771061
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ISBN-13978-1613771068
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- Publisher : IDW Publishing (January 24, 2012)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 260 pages
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Pure brilliance. Vampires, Zombies, Robots, Ghosts, etc. Everything comes together in one big giant book. IDW show they have what it takes to be a major and great comic book company. When an interdimensional threat looms over the worlds of the CVO, Transformers, G.I. Joe, Star Trek and the oh so wonderful Ghostbusters, it is up to the hero of those worlds to stand up against the zombie menace or their worlds will be doomed and the Pocket God mini comic at the end is hilarious.
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All in all, this is a pretty fun and enjoyable series, and one I would recommend to anyone who happens to be a fan of any of the series that are featured here.
I shall avoid spoilers as much as humnaly possible, but the premise is as such - in one universe, a portal to "Dimension Z" is opened accidentally and as a result, the undead begin to spread across the world. Worse, they're being controlled by a malevolent 'overmind,' and it's learned how to use the portals...
Anyway, on to the detail. The best stories, in my opinion, are probably the G.I JOE and Star Trek ones, which feel the best paced and told; the characterisations of Kirk, Baroness and the rest are very well done, and it almost feels like an episode of old-school Trek (right down to the banter between the away team members, and a humorous nod to the redshirt situation - you'll get what I mean if you read it)or a more competently done story in the live-action JOE universe. Baroness in particular is a fantastic antivillain, a character forced to unite with her sworn enemies due to the harrowing circumstances they all find themselves in.
The weakest story, sadly, is the Transformers one. Though by no means a terrible or even bad segment, it feels a little rushed as to it's execution, and compared to the other stories (particularly the Trek one) it left me wondering whether segments were missing, or whether they'd return to the tale after they'd covered other ones. It does have some amusing moments - Galvatron trying to take the moral high ground was my favourite - and some pleasant nods to the G2 continuity in which it is set, but overall I think it could have been executed better.
For that reason, and the fact that the ending didn't quite take the form I was hoping (yeah, I'll freely admit personal bias took a factor there) I can only give it 4 stars rather than the 5 I want to give it, but I hope that I'm at least being honest here.
I shall avoid spoilers as much as humnaly possible, but the premise is as such - in one universe, a portal to "Dimension Z" is opened accidentally and as a result, the undead begin to spread across the world. Worse, they're being controlled by a malevolent 'overmind,' and it's learned how to use the portals...
Anyway, on to the detail. The best stories, in my opinion, are probably the G.I JOE and Star Trek ones, which feel the best paced and told; the characterisations of Kirk, Baroness and the rest are very well done, and it almost feels like an episode of old-school Trek (right down to the banter between the away team members, and a humorous nod to the redshirt situation - you'll get what I mean if you read it)or a more competently done story in the live-action JOE universe. Baroness in particular is a fantastic antivillain, a character forced to unite with her sworn enemies due to the harrowing circumstances they all find themselves in.
The weakest story, sadly, is the Transformers one. Though by no means a terrible or even bad segment, it feels a little rushed as to it's execution, and compared to the other stories (particularly the Trek one) it left me wondering whether segments were missing, or whether they'd return to the tale after they'd covered other ones. It does have some amusing moments - Galvatron trying to take the moral high ground was my favourite - and some pleasant nods to the G2 continuity in which it is set, but overall I think it could have been executed better.
For that reason, and the fact that the ending didn't quite take the form I was hoping (yeah, I'll freely admit personal bias took a factor there) I can only give it 4 stars rather than the 5 I want to give it, but I hope that I'm at least being honest here.
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