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New In Comics: 64-Bit Zombie #1

New this week from Antarctic Press is 64-Bit Zombie #1.

"When a desperate game developer needs some enemy code for his new super-spy shooter in a hurry, he decides to steal it from a Geo Neo cartridge he's found. Zilla and Dee Dee have to help Her Majesty's Secret Server before the zombies prove "You only live twice" means nothing! It's a program pogrom of pixels and polygons alike in 64-Bit Zombie, brought to you by Fred Perry and Zechary Gray!"

64-Bit Zombie #1 was written by Fred Perry and illustrated by David Hutchinson.

New In Comics: George Romero's Empire Of The Dead: Act One #5

New this week from Marvel is George Romero's Empire of the Dead: Act One #5.

"IT'S ZOMBIES VS VAMPIRES-WITH HUMANS CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE- AS THE LEGENDARY GEORGE ROMERO UNLEASHES HIS NEXT UNDEAD EPIC!

Beware NYC's growing zombie evolution-and its new leader . . . Xavier!

Meanwhile, which strange bedfellows are scheming to take down Mayor Chandrake?

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 #5 was written by George Romero and illustrated by Alex Maleev, and with a variant cover by Authur Suydam.

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New In Comics: Night Of The Living Deadpool TPB

New this week from Marvel is the trade paperback of Night of the Living Deadpool, collecting issues #1 through 4, written by Cullen Bunn, illustrated by Ramom Rosanas, and with cover art by Jay Shaw.

"Deadpool awakes from a food coma to find...the zombie apocalypse has occurred! Now, can the Merc with a mouth avoid becoming the Merc in their mouths?! Thrill to the sight of a hideous, rotting-fleshed monster shambling about the landscape...and don't forget all the zombies that he's fighting! (Get it? That first one referred to Deadpool. Who says zombie horror comics can't have a little humor?) Cullen Bunn, writer of the fan-favorite Deadpool Killogy, brings us one of Deadpool's darkest tales ever...and we're not just saying that because it's in black and white (and red)! So ring the dinner bell and nail shut the door, as Deadpool takes on the undead!"

The Night of the Living Deadpool TPB is available in comic shops now and from Amazon on June 24th.

New In Comics: The Walking Dead #128

New this week from Image Comics is The Walking Dead #128.

"After all this time, she should be more prepared."

The Walking Dead #128 features a story  by Robert Kirkman, art and cover by Charlie Adlard, inking by Stefano Guadiano, coloring by Cliff Rathburn.

New In Comics: '68: Rule Of War #3

New this week from Image Comics is '68: Rule of War #3.

"Face-to-face with the psychopath that murdered his only son, CIA Agent Declan Rule learns the meaning of pain at the turn of a scalpel’s blade. An abandoned airstrip in Vietnam introduces Kuen Yam and his followers to the unlikely agents of Heaven and in New Jersey. The Kuens’ desperate journey downriver delivers them into the hands of a madman."

'68: Rule of War #3 was written by Mark Kidwell, illustrated by Jeff Zornow, colored by Jay Fotos, with a cover by Nat Jones, and a variant cover by Tim Virgil.

New In Comics: Zombie Tramp Vol. 2 #4

New this week from Action Lab Entertainment's Danger Zone is Zombie Tramp Vol. 2 #4.

"Now that Janey and her mysterious new friend Morning have reached their destination, things get even more volatile as a friend from the past comes to visit our Zombie Tramp. Double-crosses, revenge, and the Necronomicon all collide in the conclusion to The Taint Train of Terror! Alternate ‘risqué’ variant cover also available (limited to 1,000 copies)."

Zombie Tramp Vol. 2 #4 was written and illustrated by Dan Mendoza.

New In Comics: The Last Zombie: Zomnibus

New this week from Antarctic Press is The Last Zombie: Zomnibus, written by Brian Keene, and illustrated by Joe Wright, Fred Perry, Chris Allen, David Hutchinson, Brian Denham, and Ben Dunn.

"Dr. Ian Scott has spent two years in a Colorado bunker, working on a cure for a zombie virus that devastated the U.S. Just shy of perfecting his vaccine, he loses contact with the West Virginia bunker housing his fiancee, Jen. Now he and a small band of soldiers and scientists must cross what's left of the country, surviving wild animals, natural disasters, desperate humans, and the ever-looming threat of a resurgent zombie outbreak. Presenting the complete post-zombie-apocalypse saga by Shocker and Bram Stoker Award-winner Brian Keene (The Rising, City of the Dead, The Conqueror Worm), all in one voracious volume!"

The Last Zombie: Zomnibus is available now is paperback.

New In Comics: The Shadow #25

New this week from Dynamite Entertainment is The Shadow #25.

"FINAL ISSUE!!! The Zombie Queen of Chinatown and her undead horde have the city in a death's grip, and the Shadow knows that he cannot defeat them alone. Only with the help of his entire network of aides and associates is there a chance that he can save the city."

The Shadow #25 was written by Chris Roberson and illustrated by Giovanni Timpano.

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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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.

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 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 Comics: The Walking Dead #125

New this week from Image Comics is The Walking Dead #125.

"ALL OUT WAR, Part 11

The f*ck f*cking f*ckity f*cking penultimate chapter of All Out Motherf*cking War!"

The Walking Dead #125 was written by Robert Kirkman, and illustrated by Charlie Adlard, Stefano Guadiano, and Cliff Rathburn with cover art by Charlie Adlard and Dave Stewart.

New In Comics: Night of the Living Dead: Aftermath Vol. 2 (TP)

New this week from Avatar Press is the trade paperback compilation Night of the Living Dead: Aftermath Vol. 2.

"The hedonistic late 1970s is the perfect backdrop for the next evolution in the classic Night of the Living Dead series!  DAVID HINE continues a horrifyingly original take on the zombie menace as the virus spreads through Las Vegas leaving it a city of the dead.  As a group of unlikely survivors flee east, they encounter something more sinister even than the reanimated corpses that seem intent on finding and dining upon the ragtag refugees.  For locked away in a secure military facility they discover that true horror is bred by the living much more efficiently than the dead.   But hidden within the misery is the unthinkable…an anomaly that could lead to a zombie vaccine.  This collection includes issues #7 – 12 of the Night of the Living Dead: Aftermath series."

Night of the Living Dead: Aftermath Vol. 2 was written by David Hine and illustrated by Tomas Aira.

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