Deadworld: Restoration

Before there was The Walking Dead there was Deadworld. With over 100 comic issues and graphic novels released and 1,000,000 copies sold, Deadworld is considered by many to be the godfather of the modern day zombie comic. Now in full color for the first time comes Deadworld: Restoration - Winner of the Ghastly Award for Best Horror mini-series of 2014, Restoration reaches deeper into the series described by Talking Comics as “frightening, haunting, gloomy, grave, and delectably mystifying.” With the lepers slaughtered, the human breeding pits abandoned, and the King Zombie appearing disposed, the survivors of New Washington can continue their plan to bring the zombies under control. But Donna, the half-human/half-zombie hybrid is searching for her daughter and she’ll destroy anything and anyone in her path to find her. When the Graken, four-armed killing machines are unleashed, the zombies have a new ally, one for more vicious than the brain dead zombies. Collects Deadworld Restoration issues #1-5. "...thinking man’s horror done right.” –Comic Bastards “You don’t normally see imagery painted with words in comics…”- Florida Geek Scene" This is still one of the best zombie comics being made today.”- Bagged and Boarded Comic Reviews “This comic really rewrites the genre and gives it a breath of fresh air…”- Unleash the Fanboy “An intriguing story line and twist on the standard zombie apocalypse."- Mighty Ink Comic Reviews “

Gary Reed has written Deadworld for nearly two decades and along the way he has written and created a number of memorable comic series including Saint Germaine, Renfield, Red Dairies, and of course, his Harvey Awards nominated, Baker Street. He has had books published by Penguin, Image, IDW, Simon and Schuster, Actionoplis, and of course, Caliber Comics, a company he founded in 1988. His Deadworld series have been nominated for numerous awards including Comic Monsters, Horror Net, Shel Dorf Awards, and has won three Ghastly Awards for the "Best in Horror" annual awards in the mini-series and original graphic novel categories. When not writing, Gary was an Adjunct Professor of Biology at a college in Ann Arbor, MI until his passing in October 2016.

Sami Makkonen is probably best known from his four volumes for the Eisner Award nominated Hatter M series which has made the NY Times best-selling list. Other works include Ryse: Sword of Damocles, a digital interactive graphic novel for Microsoft and covers for Clive Barker's Hellraiser series. Sami early on also completed a graphic novel called "Blue" from Desperado Publishing. He was also a recipient of the Sarjas Award for Best Fantasy Comic and he has been nominated for a number of other awards including the Ghastly Awards for horror work. He has contributed to a number of other projects such as anthologies including the Webcomic of the Year, the Split Lip Horror Anthology.