Ron MilesWebsite Owner  Commander In Chief Posts:864  
| 12/31/2011 7:32 AM |
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This is the official thread for comments on Deathlands #105 - Wretched Earth
The bibliography page is located HERE
You can submit your own review HERE
Be warned, this thread may contain spoilers for the book. "Sadly then I knew the answer. All her life she was a dancer, but no one ever played the song she knew." - The Residents
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silentalbino Advanced Member Posts:742 
| 2/20/2012 9:35 AM |
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Wow Zombies
Why not add a teenage vampire or some Faeries.
Please DL Author's more human interaction and less Generic Muties
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MaximusAdvanced Member Posts:518 
| 2/20/2012 9:41 AM |
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I think with today's audience who loves zombie books and comics and movies and TV shows, like The Walking Dead, this was just a matter of time.
I actually don't think it sounds bad. Something new and different for the companions to battle. (At least they ain't 'bio-weps'!)
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silentalbinoAdvanced Member Posts:742
| 2/20/2012 9:46 AM |
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True, but in a series that is already stagnating, i want to see some new flashy Enemies not re-hashed ideas again and again.
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MaximusAdvanced Member Posts:518
| 2/20/2012 9:59 AM |
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I agree with you. But zombies haven't been in DL before, have they?
And, depending on who is penning which issue, the series is DEFINITELY not stagnating.
Wait until you read Hellroad Warriors.
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silentalbinoAdvanced Member Posts:742
| 2/21/2012 8:03 AM |
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I don't believe they have been in the series yet but they are in just about every other film,comic and t.v series.
I don't mind Zombie's(in fact i've just finished a good ps3 game about them) it's just i would rather this post apoclyptic genre would stay as is.
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)3az )3aziahBritish Bloke  Veteran Member Posts:1060 
| 2/22/2012 4:00 PM |
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Posted By Maximus on 20 Feb 2012 09:41 AM
At least they ain't 'bio-weps'...
Ermmm, sorry to tell you but... A virulent strain of a predark biowep has been unleashed upon
the denizens of northern Kansas, turning them into rotting,
flesh-eating monsters.
That's from the blurb on the back of the book. It wouldn't be a Victor Milan book without a biowep!!! Jim =============================== Billy Fish: He wants to know if we are gods.
Peachy Carnehan: Not gods - Englishmen. The next best thing.
Please check out my FLICKR photos
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Kerrick Basic Member Posts:322
| 2/24/2012 6:16 PM |
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You mean Pollotta.  I'm disappointed that Milan has jumped on the "biowep" wagon, but I'll withhold judgment until I read it. |
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MaximusAdvanced Member Posts:518
| 2/24/2012 9:13 PM |
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I think he means it as just a means as a delivery weapon. Not a Pollatta living, breathing, walking around machine
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OneFallenShadow New Member Posts:29
| 3/25/2012 3:26 AM |
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Personally, I'm excited to see zombies thrown into the mix. "Rotties," awesome name for them too. Kinda anxious to see how Deathlands would handle a serious class 2-3 zombie outbreak. In speculation, Deathlanders would have a higher survival rating than pre-Skydark civilians due to the harsher environmental and societal surroundings. All in all, I'm just hoping the writer can pull it off. This is one of the few books I've ever gotten ecstatic to read and it better not let me down. |
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APPublished Author Veteran Member Posts:346 
| 3/25/2012 4:44 PM |
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Posted By OneFallenShadow on 25 Mar 2012 03:26 AM
Personally, I'm excited to see zombies thrown into the mix. "Rotties," awesome name for them too. Kinda anxious to see how Deathlands would handle a serious class 2-3 zombie outbreak. In speculation, Deathlanders would have a higher survival rating than pre-Skydark civilians due to the harsher environmental and societal surroundings. All in all, I'm just hoping the writer can pull it off. This is one of the few books I've ever gotten ecstatic to read and it better not let me down.
It's just a matter of personal taste, but I'd be much more enthused if the companions' new adversaries were "Hotties," not "Rotties."
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)3az )3aziahBritish Bloke Veteran Member Posts:1060
| 3/27/2012 6:40 PM |
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Posted By Kerrick on 24 Feb 2012 06:16 PM
You mean Pollotta. I'm disappointed that Milan has jumped on the "biowep" wagon, but I'll withhold judgment until I read it.
Potato, Melon, what ever... They are both the same to me.
Jim
=============================== Billy Fish: He wants to know if we are gods.
Peachy Carnehan: Not gods - Englishmen. The next best thing.
Please check out my FLICKR photos
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OneFallenShadowNew Member Posts:29
| 4/2/2012 2:16 AM |
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Posted By AP on 25 Mar 2012 04:44 PM
Posted By OneFallenShadow on 25 Mar 2012 03:26 AM
Personally, I'm excited to see zombies thrown into the mix. "Rotties," awesome name for them too. Kinda anxious to see how Deathlands would handle a serious class 2-3 zombie outbreak. In speculation, Deathlanders would have a higher survival rating than pre-Skydark civilians due to the harsher environmental and societal surroundings. All in all, I'm just hoping the writer can pull it off. This is one of the few books I've ever gotten ecstatic to read and it better not let me down.
It's just a matter of personal taste, but I'd be much more enthused if the companions' new adversaries were "Hotties," not "Rotties."
Now that's something to get excited over! HaHaHa! |
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APPublished Author Veteran Member Posts:346
| 4/2/2012 4:39 PM |
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If the current authors are looking for a truly new and dangerous mutated opponent for the companions to fight they need to consider the Snotties, who deal death via suffocating mucous bubble, or explosive sneeze (booger frag).
What does the Snottie headman say when his crew takes a break from raping and pillaging?
"If you've got 'em, eat 'em."
And people wonder why GE was relieved to see the back of me?
AP |
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silentalbinoAdvanced Member Posts:742
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MaximusAdvanced Member Posts:518
| 6/27/2012 2:18 PM |
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Upon further contemplation, I should've given Wretched Earth a 6 or 7 star review.  |
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| 7/1/2012 10:08 PM |
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I haven't gotten around to ordering a copy of this one yet. After the last one I guess I am gun shy. I can handle a 7 or 8 star review after that last mess. A half star book just didn't cut it. I've been so busy working on my own books I wouldn't have had time to read it anyway. Got a day or twq free now so I guess I'll drop it on my Kindle. The Dukester http://www.duke-davis.com |
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GrantboNew Member Posts:46
| 7/5/2012 6:55 AM |
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ie 
Aieeee! 
Outstanding. This one gets a 9.5384629 out of 10. It's gotta be in the top 10 of all time, or top 15.
The story was very well thought out, very well written and provided numerous twists and turns. It got even better since the author seemed to break up the story into large chunks. He/she also tossed in quite a bit of their sly wit. The holy baseball-bat of mind blowing destruction was a nice touch. I’m not sure why the mousy guy went to talk to the quee-thingy thing, yet I was fully satisfied when he got swamped.
The story got even better with reasonable/believable dialogue appropriate to each character. The character development efforts were truly outstanding. No cookie cutter BS here just solid storytelling. This is one of those stories that could be made into a movie.
I liked it, couldn’t put it down. You will too. |
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silentalbinoAdvanced Member Posts:742
| 7/5/2012 3:23 PM |
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Good to hear that the series is back on track. Should get my copy in the next week or so.
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MaximusAdvanced Member Posts:518
| 7/6/2012 12:33 AM |
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I knew the fans would like Milan's zombie DL.
It surely isn't close to being as 'wretched' as the previous book. (Pun intended.) 
And it is a marked improvement over Milan's last book. Really looking forward to the more exciting sounding next book of Milan's, which is this Crimson Waters. Nice cover art. |
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