In dc comics, the term is used loosely in most instances to refer to any humanlike being with extranormal powers and abilities, be they cosmic, mutant, science, mystic, skill or tech. Metahumans are a kind of humans that have developed superpowers. In a world where superheroes and zombies collide, only one can survive. Set aside time to read, you will not want to put down. On earth27, metahumans are referred to as hyperhumans. The next book is called unfed and its going to come out in the august of this year. Contentsshow history the metagene one of the dominators discovered that some humans had a biological variant he called the metagene also spelled metagene.
First night outdoorway of darknessblack waterepisode no. The list of the undead creatures featured is long and varied including among many others the viking draugr, the beautiful japanese snow woman, the indian vetala who haunts graveyards, the scottish water spirit glaistig, filipino vampirechildren, haitian blood sucking witches, arabic demon. Quite some time ago, when i read the enjoyable metahumans vs. Feb 28, 2018 theres something rotten up north from the anthology, metahumans vs the undead city of ruin rite of the wolf from the anthology, metahumans vs werewolves episode no. Jul 03, 20 he is most widely known for his superhero epic, the axiomman saga, and his shoot em up zombie trilogy, undead world. Unleashing your infinite potential, chopra seeks to help people move past the world they are. Metahumans are humans who come to possess superhuman abilities through chance, natural evolution or mutation. The prefix meta, in this context, simply means beyondas in metastable, which is beyond regular stability. Frank dirscherls most popular book is metahumans vs the undead. In his latest book, deepak chopra says that higher consciousness. If we were to say marvels heroes vs dcs heroes vs each others bad guys, id probably give it to dc, but thats more because i dislike marvel and am a bit of a dc fanboy.
Imagine if you are a human player playing against undead player. Metahumans a term coined by lex luthor are a class of individuals that possess extraordinary powers, traits, and abilities through either accidents, foreign exposure, or a unique genetic composition, making them considerably more powerful than regular humans. Dec 30, 2016 yeah i know robbie technically isnt an inhuman but hes cool so shhh program. Is it possible to venture beyond daily living and experience heightened states of awareness. The undead, i figured that it was just a onetime, standalone anthology.
Metahumans are anyone with a genetic power, whether mutation or other. The axiomman saga is a crossmedium storyline, however the main story is in book form. The term is roughly synonymous with both mutant and mutate in the marvel. Featuring reptil, humberto was a young boy who could turn all or part of his body into a part of a dinosaurs body. The term is roughly synonymous with both mutant and mutate in the marvel universe and posthuman in the wildstorm and ultimate marvel universes. A superhero vs zombie anthology the war between good and evil has raged since before time began.
A huge part of the human population has inactive metagenes, so its not really considered too much of a mutation hence the rareness of the term mutant. Macdonald, joe martino, rhiannon paille, gina ranalli and j. Body count entertainment proudly brings you its first superlink product, the npc sourcebook. Now the battle continues with the ultimate good versus the war between good and evil has raged since before time began. The plot wasnt engaging me and there are so many characters thrown at you. Add to the mix some very creative origins for the zombie outbreak, and you have a winner. Metahuman is a term coined by the alien dominators, and used to describe any human being with what are commonly described as super powers. A cthulhu story axiomman saga digital monsters by a. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. While some of them appear perfectly human, some appear very different. Protect the world from mad mutants, evil organizations bent on world domination, corrupt government groups that seek to control metahumans or have them neutralized, and intergalactic conquerors seeking to harvest the earth for their own reasons.
Nov 26, 2011 the war between good and evil has raged since the beginning. A superhero vs zombie anthology by keith gouveia, eric s. It is saturday the second day of the apocalypse which tore apart both western and eastern europe, and the result is a complete destruction of the modern life, civilization, and death in less than 24 hours. That and i believe metahumans dont have to be born that way. Hence, we are treated to a number of worlds where superheroes and zombies collide, and only one can prove to be the victor. What the difference between the inhumans, superhumans. Featuring indie heroic favorites like axiomman, the wraith, shadowflame and more, metahumans vs the undead is a terrorfilled adventure where light and darkness collide and only one. Brown, 9781927339008, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The term was first used by a race of extraterrestrials called the dominators. Brown, gina ranalli, lorne dixon, frank dirscherl, j.
A metahuman in dc continuity is basically any character with powers that was born on earth. In dc comics, the term is used loosely in most instances to refer to any humanlike being with extranormal powers and abilities, be. Featuring indie heroic favorites like axiomman, the wraith, shadowflame and more, metahumans vs the undead is a terrorfilled adventure where light and darkness collide and only one can prevail. Abdendriel libraries, ankrahmun libraries, carlin libraries, darashia libraries, dawnport libraries, edron libraries, farmine libraries, gray beach libraries, kazordoon libraries, liberty bay libraries, port hope libraries, rathleton. With stats for heroes, villains, and vigilantes, metahumans gives you over 50 npc ready to use in your mutants and masterminds campaign. This is the story of a metahuman military team, including 2 couples, jamiekyle and. In 2008, the company changed its focus and began the process of narrowing its backlist, focusing more on superhero books, comics and monsterthemed fiction. Now the battle continues with the ultimate good versus. Species like kryptonians and tamaranians starfires people naturally all have the same set of metagenes. If they are going to continue to remake crap like total recall, this should be on a studios list. Fuchs is the author of many novels and short stories. Ive never had to concentrate so hard while reading a book.
The undead day two is the second novel in the undead series by r. Praise for volume two of the ongoing metahumans series with metahumans vs. This gorgeously illustrated book portrays undead from around the world in all their ghastly glory. List of metahumans in dc comics, is a list of fictional superhumans that have appeared in comic book titles published by dc comics, as well as properties from other media are listed below, with appropriately brief descriptions and accompanying citations. The war between good and evil has raged since the beginning. This means he can sport razorsharp talons with a mere thought, or even turn his entire body into a velociraptor. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. In the dc universe, metahuman is a term used to describe any human being who may have any kind of super power. Metahumans were under investigation by lexcorp industries. This would exclude anyone who is either alien like superman or some versions of hawkmangirl, as well as anyone who gets their powers through gadgets or devices, like batman or green lantern.
Even people who dont have internal powers green lantern and people who arent even human in the first place superman. The data that lex luthor collected on them was part of the lexcorp surveillance stolen by bruce wayne. Provided to youtube by distrokid metahumans turbo knight metahumans. These humans had suffered a biological variant, called the metagene. The phrase metahuman generally applies to all people and aliens with super powers in the dc universe which makes the population of metahumans a bit debatable if people want just metagene metahumans. Some humans have a biological variant normally called the metagen. The heroes are very fleshedout for the limited space of a story. Brown is available at in several formats for your ereader. Undead ended on a really big cliffhanger and i cant wait for unfed to come omg. Featuring indie heroic favorites like axiomman, the wraith and shadowflame, while also introducing newcomers like nightcat, spectrolite, midnight angel and more, metahumans vs the undead is a terrorfilled action adventure where light and darkness collide and only one can prevail.
The book was released on march 2, 2004 through berkley books and was on the macleans bestseller list for april 4, 2004 betsy taylorformer model, newly unemployed secretary, 30, and still singlewakes up after being flattened by a pontiac aztek in a. This gene often lay dormant until a moment of extraordinary physiological stress activated it, and upon activation it would use the source of the biostress as a. Founded in 2004, coscom entertainment began its journey as a small press publisher and quickly developed a thick catalogue of speculative fiction books, novellas, comics and a couple of magazines. The book was released on march 2, 2004 through berkley books and was on the macleans bestseller list for april 4, 2004. Trinity comics would like to wish all our loyal fans and customers the very best for the christmasnew year season. In dc comics dc universe, a metahuman is a human with superpowers. The premise of this book is that while the war between good and evil has raged since before time began, the battle has now continued with the ultimate good versus the ultimate evil. He is most widely known for his superhero epic, the axiomman saga, and his shoot em up zombie trilogy, undead world. Wellss classic plus blood, guts and zombies, and season of rot. In this case, id have to give it to marvel because this list excludes most of dcs heavy hitters. Wild cards origins origin of the comic book term metahuman. Frank dirscherl has 19 books on goodreads with 105 ratings. A superhero vs zombie anthology takes that premise and runs with it.
A superhero vs zombie anthology in ebook zombie tramp. As previously stated here on fb, were shooting for a bigger and better year in 2020 and 2019 was already our biggest and best yet. Typically branded by a codename and colorful costume. Black lightning jefferson pierce is a superhero appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. Metahumans vs the undead by a p fuchs fantastic fiction. Fuchs is a working writer and illustrator, and the author of more than forty books. This revealed their existence to him and then to wonder woman, whom he later shared the metahuman data with. Thats only because everyone in dc is considered metahuman. Jul 11, 20 metahumans are anyone with a genetic power, whether mutation or other. Join me on patreon for an ongoing serial novel, essays on the creative life. When superscience, metahumans, and magic come together the possibilities are limitless.