Zombie Short: Steadfast Stanley
Nothing is going to keep Stanley, a loyal and lovable Pembroke Welsh Corgi, from reuniting with his owner, not even the zombie apocalypse, in John Kim's awesome animated short film Steadfast Stanley.
New In Comics: Rex Zombie Killer #4
New this week from Big Dog Ink is Rex Zombie Killer #4.
"Rex the Golden Retriever and his pack of gorillas, pit bulls, and squirrels have reached their so-called 'safe place,' but Rex's human is a prisoner. Will the animals survive a showdown with the soldiers running the bunker?" - Previews
Rex Zombie Killer #4 was written by Rob Anderson and illustrated by Dafu Yu, colored by Juan Romera, and lettered by E.T. Dollman.
New In Comics: '68: Rule of War #2
New this week from Image Comics is '68: Rule of War #2.
"In the blood-soaked jungles of Cambodia, CIA Agent Declan Rule follows his son’s murderer straight into a living hell populated by the hard-wired and weaponized dead. In the skies over Vietnam a plane filled with desperate survivors sputters and coughs, burning its last drops of fuel. And deep in the Southeast Asian rainforest, a human monster hides his face behind a mask of atrocity to raise an army of the damned."
'68: Rule of War #2 was written by Mark Kidwell, illustrated by Jeff Zornow, with a cover by Nat Jones, and a variant cover by Zornow.
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Read The First Chapter Of The Walking Dead: Descent
St. Martin's Press has put the first chapter of Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead: Descent by Jay Bonansinga.
You can read it here: http://smarturl.it/DescentExcerpt
The Walking Dead: Descent will be available in hardcover, Kindle, and Audio CD versions on October 14, 2014.
New On Blu: White Zombie
New this week from VCI Entertainment is White Zombie: Cary Roan Special Signature Edition, directed by Victor Halperin and starring Bela Lugosi, Madge Bellamy, Robert Frazer, John Harron, and Joseph Cawthorn.
"Wealthy Plantation owner Charles Beaumont (Robert Frazer) turns to Voodoo Master Murder Legendre (Bela Lugosi) to lure the woman he loves Madeline Short (Madge Bellamy) away from her fiancé Neil Parker (John Harron), by turning her into zombie. Murders intention are to keep Madeline for himself. Neil seeks out Murder Legendre to break the Zombie spell and return Madeline to the world of the living."
White Zombie: Cary Roan Special Signature Edition is available now on Blu-ray.
Free Comic Book Day
Tomorrow is the first Saturday in May and that means it's Free Comic Book Day again.
You can find your local comic shop with this store locator:
New In Comics: Marvel Zombies: The Complete Collection Volume 2
New this week from Marvel is the trade paperback collection Marvel Zombies: The Complete Collection Volume 2, written by Robert Kirkman and Fred Van Lente, and illustrated by Sean Phillips and Kev Walker.
"The Marvel Zombies have left Earth, turning their ravenous attentions to outer space! But when the zombies finally return home and find a tiny pocket of mankind still alive, will they feast on flesh once more - or can they learn how to overcome their all-consuming hunger? Then, dimension-traveling zombies have found their way into the Marvel Universe, and no one is safe! Machine Man, Jocasta, Morbius, Werewolf by Night and the Son of Satan must repel the undead epidemic - but will they uncover the traitor lurking within their own headquarters? And when the Marvel Zombies are unleashed on yet another unsuspecting dimension, can the guilt-ridden undead Spider-Man stop a gruesome history from repeating itself? Collecting MARVEL ZOMBIES 2 #1-5, MARVEL ZOMBIES 3 #1-4, MARVEL ZOMBIES 4 #1-4, MARVEL ZOMBIES RETURN #1-5 and material from MARVEL SPOTLIGHT: MARVEL ZOMBIES RETURN."
Marvel Zombies: The Complete Collection Volume 2 is available now in comic shops and in three weeks from online retailers.
Zombicide In Brooklyn!
Join the Brooklyn Game Lab tonight for a free demo of Zombicide!
Brooklyn Game Lab is located at: 353 7th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215.
New On Blu: Dead Shadows
New this week from Shout Factory's Scream Factory label is Dead Shadows, directed by David Cholewa and starring Fabian Wolfrom, John Fallon, Gilles Barret, Laurie Cholewa, and Margaux Devy.
"Dead Shadows tells the terrifying story of Chris (Fabian Wolfrom), whose parents were brutally killed 11 years ago, on the same day that the Halley’s comet could be seen from earth. Tonight, a new comet is appearing and everyone in Chris’s building is getting ready for a party to celebrate the event. As the night falls, Chris discovers that people are starting to act strangely. They are becoming disoriented and violent and it doesn’t take long before they begin to mutate into something far beyond recognition! In a fight for survival, Chris tries to escape from his building with the help of a gun-toting tenant (John Fallon: Death Race, Saw II) but will they make it out alive?"
Dead Shadows is available now on Blu-ray and DVD.
Trailer: Zombie Fight Club
Zombie Fight Club is coming!
"Violent activists match prisoners against zombies in a malicious killing game, the good side of humanity has seemingly all but vanished. Now that all order is lost, how will humans create a new century? A world of uncertainty awaits: The end? Hope? Or Death?"
New In Comics: The Walking Dead #126
New this week from Image Comics is The Walking Dead #126.
"ALL OUT WAR, Conclusion
This changes everything."
The Walking Dead #126 was written by Robert Kirkman and illustrated by Charlie Adlard.
New In Comics: George Romero's Empire of the Dead: Act One #4
New this week from Marvel is George Romero's Empire of the Dead: Act One #4.
"IT’S ZOMBIES VS VAMPIRES—WITH HUMANS CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE— AS THE LEGENDARY GEORGE ROMERO UNLEASHES HIS NEXT UNDEAD EPIC!
Welcome to New York years after the eruption of an undead plague—a city not only teeming with zombies, but also ruled by a vampire!
Who is the ultimate wild card: the undead gladiator Zanzibar...the former cop known only as X…or the southern firecracker called Dixie Peach?
Plus: It’s a terrorizing team-up in variant cover form when the Zombie Godfather George Romero unites with the Zombie King Arthur Suydam!"
George Romero's Empire of the Dead: Act One #4 was written by George Romero and illustrated by Alex Maleev, with a variant cover by Arthur Suydam.
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New On DVD: Harold's Going Stiff
New this week from Genius Products is Harold's Going Stiff, directed by Keith Wright and starring Stan Rowe and Sarah Spencer, and Phil Gascoyne.
"Harold is suffering from a new disease that is slowly turning him into a zombie. A young nurse, Penny, is sent to help ease the symptoms of his illness and they become very close friends. But after an experimental new treatment fails, Harold s condition deteriorates and they end up on the run from a group of violent vigilantes who are out for blood."
Harold's Going Stiff is available now on DVD and Amazon Instant Video.
New On DVD: Long Live The Dead
New this week from Wild Eye Releasing is Long Live The Dead, directed by Richard Poche and starring Megan Porter, Mindy Byram, Stephanie Danielson, Christine Heaberman, Hallie Islava, Christina Johnson, Kendall McCann, Mary Newman, Katrina Sherwood, Erica Rhodes, and Lora Mchugh.
Long Live The Dead is 'a zombie anthology' featuring five short films: "Dweezie", "A Picture to Die For", "Black Bone Woods", "Zoe Dies In The End", and "Here Lies Bud".
"Five tales of Zombie Terror! The dead have risen again and are in search of tender, young flesh - but these are not your ordinary zombie stories, and they will not end the way you think - a refreshing and unique spin on the genre featuring five tales of the undead, all told from a female point of view and featuring zombie urban legends, black magic rituals, and college coeds conjuring the dead from their graves."
Long Live The Dead is available now on DVD.
The Walking Dead's 4th Season Available For Pre-order
Sundays without a new episode of The Walking Dead always seem a little empty so here's some show news that might fill help fill the gap: The Walking Dead: The Complete Fourth Season is now available for pre-order.
The Walking Dead: The Complete Fourth Season will be available on August 26, 2014 on Blu-ray, DVD, Amazon Instant Video and a special Limited Edition Blu-ray.
New Zombeavers Poster
Just in time for its premiere tonight at the Tribeca Film Festival, Zombeavers has a brand new poster.
Zomboss Down DLC Available Now For Plants Vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare
The Zomboss Down DLC has just been released for PopCap's Plants Vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare.
"The plants just blasted down the Zomboss blimp! The zombies are now roaming the desert and battling their way to a local golf course, which may just be a secret facility housing a Cactus army. It can all be found in the free Zomboss Down downloadable game pack, featuring the new Cactus Canyon Gardens & Graveyards Map, 8 new playable characters, over 200 wild customization items, an increased Level cap for each character, and all-new challenges to accomplish. Available for both Xbox One and Xbox 360."
The Zomboss Down DLC is available now for free.
New In Books: The Devastator: Apocalypse
New this week is The Devastator: Apocalypse, written by Paul Scheer, Jordan Morris, Todd Alcott, Michael DeForge, Danny Hellman, and Joe Lo Truglio.
"The Devastator is the geek comedy book series featuring new works by 30+ writers and artists from The Daily Show, The Onion, Adult Swim, Marvel and more!
The Devastator: Apocalypse drops the big one on pop culture's obsession with doomsday. Crawling out of the wreckage are parodies of H.P. Lovecraft, Planet of the Apes, Escape From New York, The Roadand more! Featuring contributions from Paul Scheer, Joe Lo Truglio, Danny Hellman, Jordan Morris, and an explosive cover by Michael DeForge. Flip the book around for Oh, the Flesh You Will Eat!, aninfectious Dr. Seuss spoof that shows an epidemic from the virus' point-of-view."
The Devastator: Apocalypse is available now in paperback.
New In Books: Night of the Living Dead: 2014 Screenplay
New in print this month from The Creative Stock Market is Night of the Living Dead: 2014 Screenplay.
"Barbara and her brother Johnny drive to the countryside to visit the gravestone of their late father when Johnny is brutally murdered by a mindless old man. The murderer then turns to Barbara who manages to hide in a small farmhouse where she meets Joe and a few others who are hiding from what appears to be an attack on the living. The dead keep coming back in a bloodthirsty lust for human flesh! This is a 2014 edition of the original screenplay written by George A. Romero and John A. Russo. It was rewritten, edited, modernized and formatted by Jimmy Edmonds and published by the Creative Stock Market."
The original Night of the Living Dead screenplay was written by George A. Romero and John A. Russo. This new version was updated by Jimmy Edmonds.
Night of the Living Dead: 2014 Screenplay is available now in paperback.
How Dangerous Is A Zombie?
