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A Good Old Mexican Wrestling Book Jan 25, 2009
By C. Baskerville
"Death Falcon Zero vs. The Zombie Slug Lords" is a very good read made in the tradition of the old Mexican wrestling films. The team of Daniel Boyd and William Bitner deliver a fast paced, engaging, story with great unforgettable anti-hero characters. It's very entertaining and includes some very important social commentary about the drug problems and corruption that plagues many cities and communities today. Brendan and Brian Fraim's dark, stark artwork blends perfectly with Bitner's vivid, descriptive writing and brings the story and characters to life. Comic book lover or not I highly recommend picking up a copy of "Death Falcon Zero vs. The Zombie Slug Lords" and strapping yourself in for a crude, raunchy, zombie busting, good time!
The thinking man's pro wrestlers vs. flesh eating zombie book. Jan 22, 2009
By R. D. Calhoun
"Death Falcon Zero vs. the Zombie Slug Lords" is the thinking man's pro wrestlers vs. flesh eating zombie book. Not only are we repeatedly treated to swinging neckbreakers applied to reanimated corpses and baseball bats crashing into many a maggot encrusted dome, but all of the surreal carnage is delivered to us with page turning political intrigue. Death Falcon Zero, the book's title character, is given a temporary reprieve from prison (a la Snake Plissken in "Escape from New York") to stop a meth induced and politically connected plague of zombies from overrunning West Virginia. To do this, he has to reunite his disgraced six man tag team, called the Grapes of Wrath. Shaking off ring rust is hard enough when you're pitted against your garden variety grapplers, but when you have to go up against hordes of lumbering ghouls, it's deadly. "Death Falcon Zero vs. the Zombie Slug Lords" fleshes out the indie wrestler bios only hinted at by screaming pre-match interviews, grand entrances, lucha masks and ring attire. As WWE Films continues to give us unimaginative potboilers like "The Marine" and "Behind Enemy Lines," one can hope that Vince McMahon and his Hollywood division pick up DFZVTZSL and use it as a blueprint for future offerings.
Death Falcon Zero vs. The Zombie Slug Lords is a wild twisted ride Jan 07, 2009
By Lisa Bragg
"Lisa Bragg"
I haven't read a graphic novel since I was a kid. After years of watching the extreme tag team of Boyd and Bitner battle evil in the ring, I was anxious to read their new book, Death Falcon Zero vs. The Zombie Slug Lords. I eagerly dove into the novel quickly finding I couldn't put it down! With more twists and turns than a West Virginia country road, this story is designed to thrill and entertain. Within the first few pages I found myself on the West Side of Charleston, West Virginia, in the dark twisted world of corrupt government officials, psycho professional wrestlers and drug-induced zombies. It wasn't long after reading the first few chapters that I began developing a strange uncanny connection to the main characters. They appear to be cocky dynamic antihero's simply flawed misfits with a gritty real world appeal. To me, these little imperfections are what make these characters so appealing. Brilliantly written, I found the cutting edge story of zombies plagued by meth quite compelling. In my opinion the corruption, desperation, and devastation surrounding the meth epidemic is rarely given attention by the media and should be explored more often. Bitner and Boyd creatively weave these dark elements with imaginative care and understanding into a well-crafted humorous novel. The artwork adds another layer of genius that blew me away. Black and white graphics throughout the novel are phenomenal, reminiscent of Marvel Comics silver age. Genuine illustrations, with lifelike details, create dynamic energy between the characters. I can easily see the novel as a film someday.
Great, Easy Read Dec 29, 2008
By Adam Castleman
First off, i am not a comic book or science fiction person, whatsoever. I became interested in this book because of its setting on the West Side of Charleston, WV, where I had lived my entire life until earlier this year. I was pleasantly surprised by the readability and entertainment value this book provided. The story-line was enough to keep my attention throughout, and the action put it over the top.
Once you start reading, it is easy to see how the story-line developed. Drugs have turned many people in today's society into zombies in many ways, and there just doesn't seem to be an answer to counteract them. This backdrop gives you a book that anyone who has ever turned on the evening news and watched a story on drug dealers can relate to. Enter a common man superhero and his team of colorful sidekicks and you have a weekend read of excitement.
I would recommend the book to anyone, but not the tight spandex and wrestling boots... only a special bread can pull off that look!
The realism of the characters... Dec 17, 2008
By Sarah Mitchell
"DF vs ZSL" was an excellent read and I highly recommend it to both comic book lovers and non. The realism of these characters alone is worth picking the book up. Whether you are a fan of the hero or villian, you find yourself rooting for the Grapes of Wrath. There is a little of both in each character and they definitely do not disappoint. There is wrestling, zombies, corrupt politics, drugs and sex....what more could you ask for?
WARNING: ONCE YOU START READING, YOU MAY NOT WANT TO PUT IT DOWN. I think I read the entire book in two sittings. Hey...I had to sleep!
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