Zombie Source

In 2143AD, the world is very different from the world we now live in, yet it is but an amplification of all the current conflicts and disasters which afflict our world. By then, the majorty of the world’s nations have collapsed under economic pressures, invasions and dried up natural resources. The Rain Forest has become a barren desert, Africa’s population has been depleted by famine, war and radio-activity, Europe and Asia are also patched with radio-activity, Japan has shut itself from the world like Australia, and north america is plunged into chaos.

Primitives fighting with 21st Century weapons and medieval arms over dwindling natural resources. The US and Canada are fractured into a multitude of warring clans, invading each other, being assimilated or destroyed by the more powerfull factions. Outcasts and seekers of freedom have joined roaming nomad parties who scour the bad lands between the war zones, relying on primal instincts and cannibalism to survive. Some factions have hoarded military equipment and rule over more primitive territories through sheer power, while others are centered around spiritual leaders promising a brighter future.

ISSUE #1 (MAY 2002)
32 Pages; B&W
Plot: Steph Dumais
Art/Script: Steph Dumais & Jake Karns
Guest Art: King Velveeda (page 16)
Publisher: Steph Dumais & RaisinLove Graphix

SYNOPSIS
The first victims of the undead plague were made where bodies had been piling up for a while, mainly in the intense war zones surrounding the expansionist colonies. Every hospital, fresh grave and battlefield became a spawning ground for undead soldiers with full recollection of their past lives but now possessed by demons who inspired hate for all living humans.

The faction known as the First Colony quickly finds itself unable to cope with the enemy within its borders and only a few survivors escape, hoping to find refuge with the Nomads. Where they end up is Holy City, a mysteriously now-deserted city run by religious fanatics who somehow figured out how to thwart the undead menace.