Empire of the Dead, Volume 3

George A. Romero

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Series: Empire of the Dead

Summary

Empire of the Dead is a limited comic series by "godfather of the zombie" George A. Romero in collaboration with Marvel. The full series comprises fifteen issues divided into three five-issue "Acts" (Act One, Act Two, Act Three). The story takes place in New York years after a zombie plague has broken out: Manhattan is quarantined, hordes of the dead roam the streets, and another group of older, more sinister predators—vampires—rules the city in the night. Humans are caught between two kinds of undead: some amuse themselves by watching zombie gladiatorial combat, some make a living in municipal power struggles, and others secretly seek the answer to whether the hordes are "evolving." This volume is the series' third act (Act Three), corresponding to the original Empire of the Dead: Act Three issues #1–5, and to "Volume 3" in Chinese online translations. This act drives the multiple threads laid out in the first two acts toward a final confrontation: the election campaign between Mayor Chandelake and challenger Chili Dobbs, the captive girl Jo held at a vampire farm, the female scientist Penny Jones who keeps performing autopsies on zombies, and armed forces pressing in from outside the city, culminating in all-out war between zombies and vampires. This is Volume 3 of the series; please refer to the actual edition for its specific contents and chapter divisions.

Editor's review

罗梅罗一生都在用丧尸讲故事，而《死者的帝国》是他把这个母题搬进漫画的长篇尝试，也是他与漫威的直接合作。他不满足于「尸潮追人」的老套路，而是把吸血鬼、市政选举、媒体娱乐和城外武装全都塞进同一座被封死的曼哈顿，让末日成为一面照政治与人性的镜子。对熟悉《活死人之夜》《活死人黎明》的读者，这部作品像是一部他始终没能拍出来的大制作；对刚接触美漫恐怖题材的读者，它的设定直白、冲突鲜明，进入门槛并不高。本册作为全系列的收束之幕，前两幕埋下的悬念会一并兑现：谁在绑架纽约的孩子、市长到底是什么东西、丧尸是否正在变得「聪明」。画面上，安德烈亚·穆蒂接棒作画，配合弗兰切斯科·马蒂纳的封面，把战火中的城市画得既脏乱又宏大。需要提醒的是，本系列定位为成人向恐怖作品，血腥与暴力场面是常态。

Who it's for

A good fit for

读过罗梅罗丧尸电影、想看他漫画作品的影迷
喜欢丧尸与吸血鬼同台对决这类末日混搭设定的读者
能接受成人向血腥暴力画面的美漫读者
对「末日中的政治讽刺」这类叙事感兴趣的读者

Not a good fit for

对血腥、肢解等画面敏感的读者
希望给孩子挑选课外读物的家长
只想看超级英雄打斗、对恐怖题材无感的读者

Reading tips

建议按第一幕、第二幕、第三幕的顺序阅读，本册为收束之幕，跳读会丢失大量线索。
阅读时留意市长选举与被绑架孩子两条线索，它们是理解结局的关键。
可与《活死人之夜》《活死人黎明》等电影对读，观察罗梅罗如何把电影语汇转成漫画分镜。
若手中版本分卷与原版「幕」不对应，先核对版权页收录的期数再判断剧情位置。

FAQ

《死者的帝国》是漫威超级英雄漫画吗？

不是。它是乔治·A·罗梅罗在漫威旗下创作的独立恐怖限定系列，故事发生在被隔离的纽约，没有超级英雄登场，属于成人向恐怖题材。

这部漫画一共有多少期？

原版共十五期，分三幕发售，每一幕五期：第一幕于2014年发行，第二幕在2014年底至2015年初，第三幕在2015年完结。

只读第3册能看懂吗？

不推荐。第三幕直接延续前两幕的人物与悬念，包括市长选举、少女乔的下落和丧尸是否进化等，未读前面内容会难以理解人物动机。

中文版「第3册」对应原版哪一部分？

通常对应原版第三幕（Act Three，第1—5期）。不同中文版本的收录与分卷方式可能不同，建议核对版权页的期数信息。

适合青少年阅读吗？

原版标注为成人向（Parental Advisory），包含大量血腥、暴力与恐怖场面，一般不建议未成年人阅读。

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About the author

George A. Romero Author

George A. Romero is one of the horror and thriller authors included in the collection, though public biographical information about him is limited. The site currently holds ten of his works, including installments 1, 3, 4, and 6 of the "Balance of Life and Death" series, volume 3 of "Between Life and Death," and volumes 1, 4, and 5 of "Empire of the Dead." Judging from the titles and categories, his writing tends to revolve around death, survival, and suspense, and the presence of comics and children's book categories suggests his work may reach a broader readership beyond pure horror. These titles are classified under premium fiction, horror and thriller, and mystery and suspense, indicating that his writing is primarily genre narrative, focused on building suspense and tension. Because public information on his life and creative background is limited, this note only briefly surveys the themes and categories of the works held in the collection; his specific experiences and literary standing await further material.