The Inevitable Zombie Apocalypse

Zombies are a powerful symbol of existential horror but they’re also good for a few laughs now and then. I’ve posted a few zombie comics in the past (check the Whimsy category if you want to catch up) but it’s been a while, so here are a few I’ve found amusing in the relatively recent past. Enjoy, and be sure to share any favorites of your own in the comments. (P.S. Anyone know the original author of that comic above? I can’t quite read it on the file).

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A sequel to the promising yet disappointing film The Zombie Diaries is in the works at Dimension. (Bloody Disgusting)

The hyper drug zombies of The Devil’s Playground are one (fast) step closer to being done. Producer Jonathan Sothcott reports the film has wrapped. (Fangoria)

If you can’t wait a whole day for the official premier of Comedy Central’s new cartoon Ugly Americans, which features zombie and other monsters, the first ten minutes of it are online. Because I love you, I’ve embedded it below, even though I disapprove. I’ll watch it in its entirety tomorrow. (Bloody Disgusting)

One of Foreign Policy‘s bloggers continues his series looking at how the zombie apocalypse might be dealt with from various international relations models. (Foreign Policy)

If you need a quick fix of space-zombie RTS action, check out Attack of the Paper Zombies. (A World on Fire) Read the rest of this entry »

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The American Quarantine was a shot-for-shot remake of the Spanish REC. Despite this, the sequel Quarantine 2 will have nothing to do with REC 2. I believe we’d already heard this, but it seems more official now. Also, Q2 will reportedly be penned by John Pogue (U.S. Marshals, Ghost Ship), will take place in an airport and looks to be headed for a direct-to-DVD release. (Shock Till You Drop)

The sequel to last year’s young-adult, post-apocalyptic zombie tale The Forest of Hands and Teeth (review here) is called The Dead Tossed Waves and it hits stores today. Author Carrie Ryan talks about it, and more, to her hometown paper. (Charlotte Observer)

A new anthology of zombie short stories called The Living Dead 2 is coming out this September, with contributions from Max Brooks, Robert Kirkman and David Wellington, among others. (John Joseph Adams)

If you’re getting hyped about the new zombie-starring cartoon Ugly Americans, debuting on Comedy Central March 17, this PDF guide to its world will probably entertain you. (Comedy Central)

Tired of shooting at Nazi zombies in your video games? Try shooting at some in the real world. (Kotaku)

Some people who are really into MMORPGs compiled a list of six things they’d really like to see in a zombie MMORPG. (MMORPG)

Kill zombies! Irritate the living shit out of your Twitter followers and lose them by the handful! It’s Tweet Defense, a game that utilizes your twitter activity to power your zombie-killing ability. (Kotaku)

If you’re in or near Belleville, Canada (sorry, can’t be more specific, my knowledge of Canadian geography is woefully inadequate), you can dress up as a zombie (or other monster) and march to support cancer research this July 17. (The Intelligencer)

Alternately, if you’re in or near Louisville, Kentucky, you can sign up to get in on the March 25 meetup of future survivors of the zombie apocalypse. (Palmyran Rebels)

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The mashup trend takes a hard left into total nerdom with Night of the Living Trekkies, a book about a group of hardcore Star Trek fans facing the zombie apocalypse. (The Independent)

Left 4 Dead and its sequel are both coming to the Mac platform. (Left 4 Dead Blog)

There’s just not enough theater centered on zombies. A Toronto play called Dead End is thus a welcome ray of light in the darkness. (The Strand)

If reading a whole book is just too hard, perhaps this cartoon-pictorial guide to surviving the zombie apocalypse is more your speed. (Ned Hardy)

Some thoughts on the ongoing zombie invasion of the iPhone platform, much of which is generalizable to the pop-culture/media world at large. (Macworld)

In the realm of very specific zombie tips, how about this list of house plants you’ll want to cultivate in the case of zombie apocalypse? (Plants Are the Strangest People)

Practice your zombie-killing skills and win serious apocalypse cred/bragging rights in Cheaper Than Dirt’s latest contest (note: this contest requires/uses real guns). (Cheaper Than Dirt)

The case to change Valentine’s Day to Zombie Awareness Day. (The Hawk Eye)

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Creation’s Weekend of Horrors convention Re-Animator reunion just got a little sweeter as Bruce Abbott, who played Dr. Dan Cain, has joined the guest list along with already announced Re-Animator alumni Barbara Crampton, Robert Sampson, Stuart Gordon, Jeffrey Combs and Dennis Paoli. (Dread Central)

There’s a new redband trailer out for George A. Romero’s Survival of the Dead. You can find it embedded below. (Bloody Disgusting)

Supposing you can find a place to charge it, your iPhone could be handy during the zombie apocalypse, as long as you use this guide to six apps essential to your survival. (Macworld)

Comedy Central’s new cartoon Ugly Americans, about a social worker who helps monsters integrate into normal New York City life and his zombie roommate debuts March 17. In the meantime, Dread Central has some more info and clips. (Dread Central)

The supposedly awesome REC 2 (I haven’t seen it yet, much to my great sorrow) is coming to Blu-ray … in Japan and Spain. God damn it, Sony, release the fucking thing here already! (Horror Squad)

Check out the inside scoop on Plague, a short film about the horror that occurs in the interim between being bitten by a zombie and turning into one. (Fangoria)

Drawing of your favorite Hollywood stars, rendered as the undead? Sure, sounds like fun to me. (A World on Fire)

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Godzilla doesn’t really remember what it was like before the zombies came.

Occasionally, he will get a flash of memory, like the smell of juniper, or the sound of children in a swimming pool.

But it fades once the next bullet is fired.

Memory is a luxury.

The zombies come.

What can I possibly add to that? Nothing, that’s what. But I’ll tell you this: I wasted a good two hours on this guy’s Tumbr site, I am your Canadian Boyfriend, and I promise you you’ll see more of his stuff here at some point. You can also find this excellent cartoon in its original context here.

When the inevitable zombie apocalypse occurs, we’re going to need some quick thinking to get through it. And while I am not sure I want to be the guy that attaches this “brain on a stick” solution to the zombies, one has to admire its inherent sensibility and out-of-the-box approach.

You can see this comic here and lots of others at the myapokalips.com main page.

Just because you’re a zombie is no reason to ignore the fundamentals of good nutrition. Sure, we all know the basis for an undead diet is a healthy dose of brains, but what about the rest of their meals? Well, this handy guide should show you what you need to know if you join the ranks of our living-impaired friends.

No idea who the original creator of this is, the URL imprinted in the pic is just a funny picture aggregator. If you know the original source, let me know so I can give credit where due.

One of the zombie groups I follow turned me on to this comic last night, and I just have to say: awesome. As a father who’s had basically this same conversation with his daughter, I know how important it is to teach your kids the right values in regards to the walking dead. Seriously, you don’t want them to hesitate and maybe get bit wondering what you’d want them to do once you turn, right? You have to start young and reinforce these values as they grow up, otherwise, gods know how they’ll react when Z Day finally comes.

I grabbed this comic from its web site They All Bleed the Same (there’s a lot more stuff there, but I haven’t had a chance to look at it) and all credit and praise should be heaped upon the creator, Joseph Rintoul. His other work and contact info can be found at his studio site, Suggested Donation Studios.

Z is for zombies, as this useful children’s alphabet primer shows. This is what we’ll be using to teach our kids to read once the inevitable zombie apocalypse actually occurs.

This slice of awesome is the work of Ross Horsley, who has a whole lot more of these twisted definitions at his site, My First Dictionary. Drop by and tell him I sent you.