ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction

The guys over at Red 5 Comics have done it again!

What have they done?

They've perfectly catered to our undying thirst for Zombie-related material!

Kevin Grevioux (the creator of Underworld) and Red 5 Comics are teaming up to create a 6 bi-monthly release of this new horror-action series. I think that SuperHeroHype's article say's it best:

"Air-dropped into the deadliest hot zones, the walking dead of "ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction" indiscriminately infect every last warring insurgent -- on either side of the conflict. Specifically engineered to be photosensitive, once enemy infection becomes complete by dawn the originals and newly created zombies dissolve as a means to control widespread and accidental zombification. This allowed live soldiers to enter and safely occupy the now-combatant-free territory. However, this plan takes a deadly turn when one of the U.S. zombies, dubbed -- Zombie Zero -- fails to dissolve at the expected time, and begins to wreak havoc in the Middle East by creating others like him. This leads the U.S. military brass to send in a special operative to quietly take out Zombie Zero and his minions before their existence becomes known to the rest of the world."

Look for these to hit shelves in July sometime! For more information, you should probably check out either SuperHeroHype's article, or browse for more information on other Red 5 stuff at their site!

Blatant Production

At first I assumed, based on the general nature of Blatant Comics and their previous productions, that the news I am to share today was - in fact - one steaming mass of april fool's goodness. Far too often I am strung along on an idea that is just too good to be true, and this story definitely seemed one of those moments.

'Last Blood', the most recent publication from Blatant (and currently in it's fourth issue - the first issue of which actually debuted on Free Comic Book Day in 2007), has been optioned to Benderspink. This production company has numerous comic book based projects on the go, including the much anticipated Y: The Last Man.

The story itself has everything a healthy, growing and imaginative guy needs: a tale of zombies facing off against vampires who are trying to protect the remnants of the human race as they struggle to survive following the zombie apocalypse. Can it GET any better!?

I know! Too good to be true, right!?

Well unless Variety is into April Fools jokes as well in their publications, then this is no joke! Be prepared to see a Last Blood movie in theaters in the future!

Last Blood is written by Bobby and Chris Crosby, and is illustrated by Owen Gieni.

To find out how you (yes, YOU) could actually survive a zombie apocalypse, check out one of our earlier posts, 'Z is for Zombie', and you can even prepare yourself further by purchasing the must have reference guide!

Z is for Zombie

After posting the story about Galactus, and especially about J. Michael Straczynski, I noticed another project he is working on in particular: World War Z

The book, written by Max Brooks (son of Mel Brooks), takes place 10 years after the human victory against the zombie pandemic, and tells of the stories and experiences of those who have survived during the undead plague.

Many readers and fans around the world have lifted Max Brooks to being the leading authority on Zombies, with his second book "The Zombie Survival Guide" becoming extremely popular even to those not already prepared for the inevitable zombie attack.

The movie is currently being penned by JMS, and is set to be produced by Brad Pitt's Production company, Plan B.

After reading through the Survival Guide, I feel I am personally ready to face the undead. However, I failed to notice a contingency plan if this were to happen... Game over, man...