Writer: Cullen Bunn
Artist: Ramon Rosanas

RATING: 7.5/10

Deadpool wakes up in a monochrome world from a chimichanga induced food coma to find that the world ended without him. Well, not really, the world spiralled towards its end and Deadpool, being Deadpool, wasn't paying attention. This is not about Deadpool nor does it follow more of his antics. He is just a red chess piece on a black and white chessboard… filled with zombies! That was a good analogy, right?
Now, I'm no zombie enthusiast but as far I can I can tell, the zombies in Night of the Living Deadpool are unique. They don't lumber around grunting and groaning or wail "Braiiinns, braiiinns!" These ones have "leftover consciousness riding along in their undead husks." Their brain functions and by extension, so does their consciousness.
Bunn did a brilliant job in writing this. He succeeds in bringing the field closer to a personal level where the horror of the situation is much more believable. He is not the only one to get credit for this, however. Rosanas illustrated the zombies superbly. The use of thick lines, shadows under their eyes and black blood spurts present us with the classic zombie, a beautiful creature. Everything is drawn rather simple without using too much detail and so they look bold, each zombie ironically an individual. I suppose they are individuals since they retain their consciousness somewhat. I hope the readers can appreciate how beautifully coloured the pages are despite most being black and white.
There's a huge contrast between when Deadpool rambles about and when the zombies voice their horrors and requests for euthanasia, bringing about dark humour. The contrast again is made to stand out through the art where everything other than Deadpool exists in the back and white spectrum.
This is not the first time 'Pool and zombies have come head to head. The last few issues in Merc with a Mouth (2009) took place in a zombie universe (Earth-2149, I believe). Not to mention one of the protagonists in Merc with a Mouth was Headpool, the decapitated head of a zombie Deadpool.
The conclusion to Night of the Living Deadpool does not sit well with me. Specifically speaking, I refer to the last two pages. It took a very strange turn trying to give the readers a cliff-hanger. This is the last issue of Night of the Living Deadpool, and the 'next issue', Deadpool vs Carnage 1, does not pick up where this leaves off. All in all, I would still say that Night of the Living Deadpool really is a work of art that deserves a place in your collection.