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FUBAR #2
FUBAR: Empire of the Rising Dead
This New York Times Best Seller is back from the dead with a 5th anniversary edition! After a zombie outbreak reaches pandemic proportions during World War 2, soldiers must not only contend with each other, but with a horrifying and seemingly unbeatable undead menace as well. Featuring a multitude of superstar comic creators, this anthology is fully loaded with pulse-pounding tales of terror as history and zombies collide on the battlefields of the Pacific Theater.
272 pages, Paperback
First published December 1, 2011
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February 13, 2018
Zombies have been thrown into every other scenario, so why not World War II?
In FUBAR, Volume 2, the "what if" involves soldiers in the Pacific Theater fighting not only each other, but a host revivified corpses.
Though each tale only takes a few pages, I found the premise just kind of silly and tedious, and the artwork was not particularly inspired. If you're into the genre, you're better off with the much superior "Walking Dead" series of graphic novels.
In FUBAR, Volume 2, the "what if" involves soldiers in the Pacific Theater fighting not only each other, but a host revivified corpses.
Though each tale only takes a few pages, I found the premise just kind of silly and tedious, and the artwork was not particularly inspired. If you're into the genre, you're better off with the much superior "Walking Dead" series of graphic novels.
June 3, 2021
A solid second installment of WWII with Zombies, this time in the Pacific theater. No grand plan, no overarching storyline, just zombie action amid the horror of war.
September 13, 2020
Autographed copy sent to me from Dawn.
I liked this better than FUBAR, American History Z but then I was more interested in WWII than the colonization of America and the Civil War, having lived overseas as a child. Again, hit or miss with the artwork and the stories.
I liked this better than FUBAR, American History Z but then I was more interested in WWII than the colonization of America and the Civil War, having lived overseas as a child. Again, hit or miss with the artwork and the stories.
January 2, 2018
A collection of zombie short stories set during WWII, mostly in or with the Japanese, although not entirely. Stories and art highly variable since provided by a large number of different people.
April 1, 2012
This volume is way better than the first. I see why it made NYT best seller list for graphic novels now.
Selected favorites:
Steady as She Goes - I think what makes this story such a successful opening is how short it is. It's an excellent introduction to the rest of the book: This isn't about bombing and war. It's about fucking (adj) zombies!
Semper Fi - Gruesome.
The Jisei of Tsuyoshi Mukai - Beautiful.
Non Guts, No Glory - The people that claim Katniss to be such a good role model for teenage girls... please tell me you would say the same of this woman. What a beast.
Banzai Washout - McComsey's art has somehow gotten better. Well done, sir. My only gripe with this story is that it could have been just as powerful (if not moreso) without the intro text.
Catch of the Day - I liked the story. The idea that the small villages would be suffering during the war and would have no news. This is how they find out. "Run for your lives."
Wild Blue - Great spirited ending.
Selected favorites:
Steady as She Goes - I think what makes this story such a successful opening is how short it is. It's an excellent introduction to the rest of the book: This isn't about bombing and war. It's about fucking (adj) zombies!
Semper Fi - Gruesome.
The Jisei of Tsuyoshi Mukai - Beautiful.
Non Guts, No Glory - The people that claim Katniss to be such a good role model for teenage girls... please tell me you would say the same of this woman. What a beast.
Banzai Washout - McComsey's art has somehow gotten better. Well done, sir. My only gripe with this story is that it could have been just as powerful (if not moreso) without the intro text.
Catch of the Day - I liked the story. The idea that the small villages would be suffering during the war and would have no news. This is how they find out. "Run for your lives."
Wild Blue - Great spirited ending.
January 9, 2012
Simple idea.
World War II Pacific Theater + Zombies = Awesome.
If you disagree with my math, then FUBAR is not for you. A series of slices from a war won/lost in various ways by the introduction of the living dead, FUBAR is at times funny and others, haunting. "Cold Country" was particularly powerful, but there weren't any real weak chapters. A really fun read. Also, one of my fellow Oklahoma Comic Creators, Mario Wytch, did the art for "Life Preservers."
World War II Pacific Theater + Zombies = Awesome.
If you disagree with my math, then FUBAR is not for you. A series of slices from a war won/lost in various ways by the introduction of the living dead, FUBAR is at times funny and others, haunting. "Cold Country" was particularly powerful, but there weren't any real weak chapters. A really fun read. Also, one of my fellow Oklahoma Comic Creators, Mario Wytch, did the art for "Life Preservers."
September 23, 2013
I think this second volume does a better job with the concept than the first. I have a personal preference for stories set in the Pacific Theater, so I'm biased, but Nazi zombies have nothing on kamikaze zombies. Anachronisms and technical mistakes drove me nuts at times (e.g. P-51 Mustangs were never deployed off of aircraft carriers), but the stories were generally good and tended to spool out at a more leisurely pace, rather than the hyper, frenetic pace of volume one.
July 30, 2016
This collection of World War 2 zombies in the Pacific Theatre actually manages to be a step up in quality from the previous volume. There are a couple of really horrible stories (fukushuu in particular I disliked, although Wild Blue was pretty bad as well), but also a number of good ones, although the number that feature samurai swords seems a little high. But if you like zombies, world war two, samurais, and airplanes, this has definitely got you covered.
March 29, 2012
The second volume of this EXCELLENT series, this time it is zombies in the Pacific theater of World War II. And the stories and art are superb again in this volume.
If you enjoy The Walking Dead or Dead Snow, this is for you!
If you enjoy The Walking Dead or Dead Snow, this is for you!
July 2, 2012
Full review on HorrorTalk.com: http://www.horrortalk.com/comic-revie...
July 1, 2012
World War II + zombies (Europe and Pacific) = gruesome stories which beat you to the chair.
Humanity is struggling against undead menace and enemies suddenly became friends in order to survive.
Humanity is struggling against undead menace and enemies suddenly became friends in order to survive.
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