And now, Onlythestrong and Battlemouth.com present….a ZOMBIE SPECTACULAR!
As A long time fan of all things Zombie I am taking this time to show my appreciation for all things
undead and flesh hungry. In this little shitter I will discuss a new Night of the Living Dead oneshot from our
friends at Avatar, a bit of zombie video game mayhem, as well as a couple of my favorite zombie films of all time.
So stop what you were doing, take off your pants (?), empty your stomach of all its contents, and lets get ready
to eat some BRAINS!
undead and flesh hungry. In this little shitter I will discuss a new Night of the Living Dead oneshot from our
friends at Avatar, a bit of zombie video game mayhem, as well as a couple of my favorite zombie films of all time.
So stop what you were doing, take off your pants (?), empty your stomach of all its contents, and lets get ready
to eat some BRAINS!
When we talk zombies, it goes without saying that to really be a “good” representation of said monsters there
will surely be a host of blood, guts, gore, and frequently (though not required) gratuitous amounts of nudity.
Personally when I step into the comic shop looking for a good mix of the aforementioned, I tend to immediately ask
“Whats new from Avatar?” Not to insinuate that Avatar does not put out a large host of non-violent, non-graphic comics.
It just seems that all the best…come from them. My last trip to my LCS satiated my thirst for death and destruction
by offering Night of the Living Dead New York (Avatar Press, 2009).With a glorious painted cover by Mr. Matt Busch
and story and script by John Russo and the wolfman himself Mike Wolfer. I was grinding my teeth with excitement to start
the read. Upon getting home and settling into my reading chair with a nice bowl of brains and marshmallows I turned to
page one, and got ready to rock. It is important to mention that while Mr. Busch did the cover that I selected, being
an Avatar release there are numerous others to chose from, Mike Wolfer, Jeremy Rock, Dheeraj Verma, and Edison George
all lend their talents to this oneshot, and all versions are nothing short of gorgeous. And then there is the art for the
story itself…ahhh Fabio, Fabio, Fabio Jansen, bravo my friend. Some would say it takes little talent to pencil some blood
and guts and people getting eaten….I disagree. Then again you could ask me to draw a single drop of blood…and I would
probably fuck it up. Now I am going to stop here only to warn some of the comic book elitists out there (coughPHILcough)
that while I personally enjoyed this book a great amount…it is not for the everyday reader. In fact, I would strongly suggest
the everyday reader steer clear… This book is for the Zombie lover…there isn’t a terrible wordy story, you don’t fall in love
with any characters,in fact, you probably aren’t even going to mind when they die, and oh do they die. However, like I said,
I love Zombies, and I loved this book. We are basically thrust into downtown New York City as the infestation has reached it’s
boiling points in Pennsylvania and begun to close off tunnels bridges into the city with bodies. A truly frightening and AWESOME thought,
if you think about it. Imagine the isolation experienced in Brian Woods DMZ, now replace the Free States, and Untied militaries…with
fucking zombies….ya….awesome. Some of the the first characters we meet are a couple from the midwest that have just come to the city
for some site seeing. Clearly young and naive, they quickly find themselves lost in the Naked City, and surrounded by some unsavory
characters (living, and otherwise). I realize at this point that perhaps I shouldn’t really go much further with the story…because there
really isn’t too much more. One thing I will say, I read a couple other reviews of the book, and it seems people are having trouble
with some things the zombies do, as far as, not sticking to his highness George Romero’s original creations. If you notice this story is
taking place almost simultaneously as the infestation spreads from Pennsylvania to the surrounding states and cities, which means that
these are George Romero’s babies, and Wolfer and Russo are merely teaching us what the original adaptations didn’t have time to.
Plus if you have ever been to Pennsylvania, it’s not a far stretch to think zombies in other states are smarter…HIYO!
will surely be a host of blood, guts, gore, and frequently (though not required) gratuitous amounts of nudity.
Personally when I step into the comic shop looking for a good mix of the aforementioned, I tend to immediately ask
“Whats new from Avatar?” Not to insinuate that Avatar does not put out a large host of non-violent, non-graphic comics.
It just seems that all the best…come from them. My last trip to my LCS satiated my thirst for death and destruction
by offering Night of the Living Dead New York (Avatar Press, 2009).With a glorious painted cover by Mr. Matt Busch
and story and script by John Russo and the wolfman himself Mike Wolfer. I was grinding my teeth with excitement to start
the read. Upon getting home and settling into my reading chair with a nice bowl of brains and marshmallows I turned to
page one, and got ready to rock. It is important to mention that while Mr. Busch did the cover that I selected, being
an Avatar release there are numerous others to chose from, Mike Wolfer, Jeremy Rock, Dheeraj Verma, and Edison George
all lend their talents to this oneshot, and all versions are nothing short of gorgeous. And then there is the art for the
story itself…ahhh Fabio, Fabio, Fabio Jansen, bravo my friend. Some would say it takes little talent to pencil some blood
and guts and people getting eaten….I disagree. Then again you could ask me to draw a single drop of blood…and I would
probably fuck it up. Now I am going to stop here only to warn some of the comic book elitists out there (coughPHILcough)
that while I personally enjoyed this book a great amount…it is not for the everyday reader. In fact, I would strongly suggest
the everyday reader steer clear… This book is for the Zombie lover…there isn’t a terrible wordy story, you don’t fall in love
with any characters,in fact, you probably aren’t even going to mind when they die, and oh do they die. However, like I said,
I love Zombies, and I loved this book. We are basically thrust into downtown New York City as the infestation has reached it’s
boiling points in Pennsylvania and begun to close off tunnels bridges into the city with bodies. A truly frightening and AWESOME thought,
if you think about it. Imagine the isolation experienced in Brian Woods DMZ, now replace the Free States, and Untied militaries…with
fucking zombies….ya….awesome. Some of the the first characters we meet are a couple from the midwest that have just come to the city
for some site seeing. Clearly young and naive, they quickly find themselves lost in the Naked City, and surrounded by some unsavory
characters (living, and otherwise). I realize at this point that perhaps I shouldn’t really go much further with the story…because there
really isn’t too much more. One thing I will say, I read a couple other reviews of the book, and it seems people are having trouble
with some things the zombies do, as far as, not sticking to his highness George Romero’s original creations. If you notice this story is
taking place almost simultaneously as the infestation spreads from Pennsylvania to the surrounding states and cities, which means that
these are George Romero’s babies, and Wolfer and Russo are merely teaching us what the original adaptations didn’t have time to.
Plus if you have ever been to Pennsylvania, it’s not a far stretch to think zombies in other states are smarter…HIYO!
I have never read Pride and Prejudice…and I never will…I only watched the movie because I have a wife, and Keira Knightley was in it.
HOWEVER, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies? FUCK YES. By Jane Austen AND Seth Grahame-Smith, this little bit of genius was just released this month.
“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains.” So begins Pride and Prejudice and Zombies,
an expanded edition of the beloved Jane Austen novel featuring all-new scenes of bone-crunching zombie mayhem. As our story opens, a mysterious
plague has fallen upon the quiet English village of Meryton—and the dead are returning to life! Feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet is determined to
wipe out the zombie menace, but she’s soon distracted by the arrival of the saucy, delicious Mr. Darcy. What ensues is of course a lot of douchery
between the two young lovers,and tons of epic battle, waged on the blood-soaked battlefield
as Elizabeth wages war against hordes of flesh-eating undead. Can she vanquish the spawn of Satan? And overcome the social prejudices of the
class-conscious landed gentry? Complete with romance, heartbreak, swordfights, cannibalism, and thousands of rotting corpses, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
transforms a masterpiece of world literature into something that can actually be tolerated. I have to say that while I have only just
started this book I am already enjoying it. Of course the old English makes things a little difficult at times…but it really just adds character to the
zombies. Swing on down to your local book store…and pick this shit up…it at least looks fantastic on the shelf!
HOWEVER, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies? FUCK YES. By Jane Austen AND Seth Grahame-Smith, this little bit of genius was just released this month.
“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains.” So begins Pride and Prejudice and Zombies,
an expanded edition of the beloved Jane Austen novel featuring all-new scenes of bone-crunching zombie mayhem. As our story opens, a mysterious
plague has fallen upon the quiet English village of Meryton—and the dead are returning to life! Feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet is determined to
wipe out the zombie menace, but she’s soon distracted by the arrival of the saucy, delicious Mr. Darcy. What ensues is of course a lot of douchery
between the two young lovers,and tons of epic battle, waged on the blood-soaked battlefield
as Elizabeth wages war against hordes of flesh-eating undead. Can she vanquish the spawn of Satan? And overcome the social prejudices of the
class-conscious landed gentry? Complete with romance, heartbreak, swordfights, cannibalism, and thousands of rotting corpses, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
transforms a masterpiece of world literature into something that can actually be tolerated. I have to say that while I have only just
started this book I am already enjoying it. Of course the old English makes things a little difficult at times…but it really just adds character to the
zombies. Swing on down to your local book store…and pick this shit up…it at least looks fantastic on the shelf!
I feel that now is as good a time as ever to admit the truth to all you readers out there… I sold my xbox360 to buy a playstation 3…and then…
I sold my playstation 3 to go to New York…I am….system-less. I feel like a man without a penis…a dog without a bone…So it is with some sadness
that I shall now review for you the…ahem….last…zombie video game I played…
It was director George A. Romero who first realized that the sprawling American mall — that Muzak-swathed temple of consumerism — would make an ideal
setting for a story about zombies, those mindlessly, endlessly hungry vestiges of our very own selves. The film that resulted from
that particular brain storm was 1978’s “Dawn of the Dead,” one of the greatest zombie films of all time, not to mention a wicked little cinematic
statement about uncurbed appetites of all kinds. And now it’s Capcom’s turn. The gaming company that brought us the “Resident Evil” franchise has delivered
a new zombie story. One that not only takes place in a familiar setting but speaks to familiar themes. It’s called “Dead Rising,” an addictive and
ultra-violent action game for the Xbox 360.Here, you play freelance photojournalist Frank West, a go-to kinda guy who’s hired a pilot to helicopter
him into Willamette, Colorado, in hopes of getting the inside scoop on why the military has quarantined this backwater burg. Only after being
dropped inside the no-fly zone do you discover that the town has a bad case of the walking dead. In what must be an homage to Romero, you find yourself
holed up in a giant suburban shopping mall with several dozen survivors. And the clock is ticking. In 72 hours, your pilot is supposed to return to pick
you up. Until then, you’ve got to kill as many zombies as you can, shoot photographs of the carnage (the more gruesome the pictures, the better),
save your fellow human beings and unravel the mystery behind what caused this spreading infection. Borrowing a page from the “Grand Theft Auto”
book of gaming, “Dead Rising” offers an expansive, wide open environment to explore. And what a marvelously horrific thing that is in this
context: Here, the rambling suburban mall is done in extremely realistic detail and then filled with swarms of famished fiends. More importantly,
this cheery hub of materialism is littered with objects you can use as weapons. Standard items like guns and bats are at your disposal,
but the most entertaining aspect of this game comes in exploring the various stores to see what other manner of consumer goods can be used to bash
the brainless feeding machines into submission. Gumball machines, lawn mowers, stuffed animals, a flying V electric guitar fuck, even a boomerang
stops a zombie nicely. Beyond that, the game incorporates a well-engineered leveling system to help your character progress.
Shoot bloody photographs, save your fellow non-zombies, complete the many side missions offered — these little endeavors give you the Prestige Points
you’ll need to improve. Mostly it is just a good fucking frolic through the mall with some lovely zombies.
It occurs to me that there is far too much Zombie media for any one person to read in a sitting….and so as my hunger for some flesh and blood
grows quite uncontrollable…I must say farewell….but TUNE in NEXT TIME….more to come….
I sold my playstation 3 to go to New York…I am….system-less. I feel like a man without a penis…a dog without a bone…So it is with some sadness
that I shall now review for you the…ahem….last…zombie video game I played…
It was director George A. Romero who first realized that the sprawling American mall — that Muzak-swathed temple of consumerism — would make an ideal
setting for a story about zombies, those mindlessly, endlessly hungry vestiges of our very own selves. The film that resulted from
that particular brain storm was 1978’s “Dawn of the Dead,” one of the greatest zombie films of all time, not to mention a wicked little cinematic
statement about uncurbed appetites of all kinds. And now it’s Capcom’s turn. The gaming company that brought us the “Resident Evil” franchise has delivered
a new zombie story. One that not only takes place in a familiar setting but speaks to familiar themes. It’s called “Dead Rising,” an addictive and
ultra-violent action game for the Xbox 360.Here, you play freelance photojournalist Frank West, a go-to kinda guy who’s hired a pilot to helicopter
him into Willamette, Colorado, in hopes of getting the inside scoop on why the military has quarantined this backwater burg. Only after being
dropped inside the no-fly zone do you discover that the town has a bad case of the walking dead. In what must be an homage to Romero, you find yourself
holed up in a giant suburban shopping mall with several dozen survivors. And the clock is ticking. In 72 hours, your pilot is supposed to return to pick
you up. Until then, you’ve got to kill as many zombies as you can, shoot photographs of the carnage (the more gruesome the pictures, the better),
save your fellow human beings and unravel the mystery behind what caused this spreading infection. Borrowing a page from the “Grand Theft Auto”
book of gaming, “Dead Rising” offers an expansive, wide open environment to explore. And what a marvelously horrific thing that is in this
context: Here, the rambling suburban mall is done in extremely realistic detail and then filled with swarms of famished fiends. More importantly,
this cheery hub of materialism is littered with objects you can use as weapons. Standard items like guns and bats are at your disposal,
but the most entertaining aspect of this game comes in exploring the various stores to see what other manner of consumer goods can be used to bash
the brainless feeding machines into submission. Gumball machines, lawn mowers, stuffed animals, a flying V electric guitar fuck, even a boomerang
stops a zombie nicely. Beyond that, the game incorporates a well-engineered leveling system to help your character progress.
Shoot bloody photographs, save your fellow non-zombies, complete the many side missions offered — these little endeavors give you the Prestige Points
you’ll need to improve. Mostly it is just a good fucking frolic through the mall with some lovely zombies.
It occurs to me that there is far too much Zombie media for any one person to read in a sitting….and so as my hunger for some flesh and blood
grows quite uncontrollable…I must say farewell….but TUNE in NEXT TIME….more to come….
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