Devil's Wake
Encyclopedia
Devil's Wake is a webcomic
from DC
imprint Zuda Comics
, created by Dean Hsieh
. Originally titled Aeon of the Dead, it was selected as winner of Zuda's December 2008 competition.
, and L.A. In the blink of an eye, the cities were filled with rabid, blood-thirsty undead. Small nuclear weapon
s were used on large populations in hopes of containing the infection, but only resulted in further destruction and despair. Now, pockets of humanity endure in the flyover states
of rural America, waging a constant war for survival. In this desolate and dangerous landscape, a lone woman known only as Omaha wanders with her trusty horse and a pair of samurai swords, waging her own private war against impossible odds.
Webcomic
Webcomics, online comics, or Internet comics are comics published on a website. While many are published exclusively on the web, others are also published in magazines, newspapers or often in self-published books....
from DC
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
imprint Zuda Comics
Zuda Comics
Zuda Comics was DC Comics' webcomics imprint from 2007 until 2010. It featured comics for Flash player instead of in a web page. Announced in a press release on July 9, 2007 and the first ongoing series and competing comic entries went live October 30, 2007...
, created by Dean Hsieh
Dean Hsieh
Dean Hsieh is an American musician and comic book creator who is currently writing and drawing Devil's Wake through Zuda, DC Comic's web comic imprint.-Comics:...
. Originally titled Aeon of the Dead, it was selected as winner of Zuda's December 2008 competition.
Synopsis
It's been thirteen years since the Last Pandemic. No one knows where it came from, but it changed the world as it spread like wildfire in areas with major international traffic: London, Paris, New YorkParis, New York
Paris is a town in Oneida County, New York, USA. The town is in the southeast part of the county and is south of Utica. The population was 4,609 at the 2000 census. The town was named after an early benefactor, Colonel Isaac Paris.-History:...
, and L.A. In the blink of an eye, the cities were filled with rabid, blood-thirsty undead. Small nuclear weapon
Nuclear weapon
A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission or a combination of fission and fusion. Both reactions release vast quantities of energy from relatively small amounts of matter. The first fission bomb test released the same amount...
s were used on large populations in hopes of containing the infection, but only resulted in further destruction and despair. Now, pockets of humanity endure in the flyover states
Flyover country
Flyover country and flyover states are Americanisms describing the region of the United States between the East and the West Coasts. The terms, which are often used in a pejorative sense, refer to the regions of the country passed over during transcontinental flights – e.g., flights between the...
of rural America, waging a constant war for survival. In this desolate and dangerous landscape, a lone woman known only as Omaha wanders with her trusty horse and a pair of samurai swords, waging her own private war against impossible odds.
External links
- Zuda Comics Official Website for Devil's Wake