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The Walking Dead's Executive Producer, Gale Anne Hurd, was interviewed at Loyola Marymount University's School of Film & Television as part of their Hollywood Masters series and spoke about the show and its upcoming spinoff series.
The Hollywood Reporter printed a full transcript of Hurd's entire interview here: 'Walking Dead' Producer Talks Spinoff, "Guns on the Street" and Killing Off Characters (Q&A)
New this month from IDW Publishing is Zombies vs Robots: Warlock Omnibus, written by Chris Ryall, Ashley Wood, Gabriel Hernandez Walta, Mark Torres, Paul McCaffrey, and Menton3.
"Zombies! Robots! War! Throw in some Amazons and you’ve got everything you need to know! Collects all of the series by co-creators Chris Ryall and Ashley Wood plus Aventure and Undercity. Also includes the short prose story Meaner Than A Junkyard Dog.”
Zombies vs Robots: Warlock Omnibus is available now in a trade paperback edition.
New this month from Permuted Press is Exit Zero by Neil A. Cohen.
"A pandemic is sweeping across New Jersey,
A state abandoned by the country and sealed off from the world.
The inhabitants left to kill or to die.
When scientific research into curing both hunger and obesity goes terribly wrong, a fast moving plague is unleashed that sweeps across the Garden State.
The victims have become horrific mutations of their former selves. But is this an accident, a terrorist attack, or part of a much larger plan?
A group of estranged friends must come together during the first 48 hours of the outbreak to journey through the chaos towards their only chance of escape, Exit 0 off of the Garden State Parkway.
A Soldier, a Scientist, a Detective, a Mobster, a Politician and a Prepper along with a beautiful yet dangerous woman from the Philippines are inexplicably bound together by a shadowy corporation. Along the way they learn that their friendships; their careers; in fact their entire lives may have never been as it appeared.
A Zombie story that reflects some of the hot button issue of today, from genetically modified organism (GMO) entering our day to day food supply to mass pandemics such as Ebola, to mass migration affecting the southern border. Exit Zero takes no sides but gleefully exploits all of our worst case scenario fears.
With influences from Soylent Green, The Boys from Brazil, World War Z and MTV’s Jersey Shore; Exit Zero is a unique story that describes in detail the origin of the zombie plague, how it spreads and why.
Details long missing from zombie lore are sure to please the zombie fan who wants answers.
Whether you love or fear zombies, and whether you love or fear New Jersey, you will love Exit Zero."
Exit Zero is available now in paperback and Kindle editions.
New this week from Intermission Picture Corp is Island of the Living Dead, directed by Bruno Mattei, and starring Yvette Yzon, Gaetano Russo, and Jim Gaines.
"Where the hungry dead feast on the flesh of the damned!"
Island of the Living Dead is available now on DVD.
New this week from Intermission Picture Corp is Zombies: The Beginning, directed by Bruno Mattei, and starring Yvette Yzon, Alvin Anson, and Paul Holme.
"When the dead first walked, they had no time for appetizers."
Zombies: The Beginning is available now on DVD.
New this week from Antarctic Press is Zombie Killustrated #1.
"Hungry for some brain food? Then feast your eyes on this tasty tome! This carnage kill-o-rama collects together the finest of our undead-based material into one warm-off-the-press package for any zombie fan to gorge on! Zombie Killustrated: It's a no-brainer!"
New this week from Image Comics is The Walking Dead #137.
"A future uncertain."
The Walking Dead #137 features a story by Robert Kirkman, art by Charlie Adlard, Stefano Guadiano, and Cliff Rathburn, and a cover by Charlie Adlard and Dave Stewart.
New this week from Universal Studios is Syfy's zombie series Z Nation: Season 1, created by Karl Schaefer and Craig Engler.
"Three years after the devastating ZN1 virus gutted the country, a team of everyday heroes must transport the only known survivor of a zombie attack--and humanity's last hope to develop a vaccine--from New York to California. However, he's hiding a secret that could endanger the mission. Z Nation: Season 1 is a rollercoaster of non-stop thrills, chills, and blood-splattering fun. Watch every episode back-to-back and uninterrupted, and join this rag-tag team on an epic road trip of survival across post-apocalyptic America."
Bonus features include:
Z Nation: Season 1 is available now on DVD and Amazon Instant Video.
Have a question or comment for the cast and crew of The Walking Dead? Tonight is your chance to ask them on Twitter. Tweet with #AskTWD and you might get an answer between 8pm and 9pm ET.
Participating in the live Twitter chat are:
Andrew Lincoln (@walkingdead_amc)
Steven Yeun (@steveyeun)
Melissa McBride (@mcbridemelissa)
Lauren Cohan (@laurencohan)
Chad L. Coleman (@ChadLColeman)
Michael Cudlitz (@cudlitz)
Christian Serratos (@cserratos)
Josh McDermitt (@joshmcdermitt)
Tyler James Williams (@TylerJamesWill)
Alanna Masterson (@AlannaMasterson)
Scott Gimple (@ScottMGimple)
Robert Kirman (@RobertKirkman)
New today as a streaming title on Netflix is Dead Snow 2: Red vs Dead, directed by Tommy workload, and starring Vegar Hoel, Orjan Garnst, Martin Starr, Jocelyn DeBoer, and Ingrid Haas.
"After medical student Martin escapes from Nazi zombies, he finds himself charged with murdering his friends. But now he's got more important things to worry about: gathering an army to face off against the bloodthirsty, undead battalion."
This week, The Walking Dead once again makes the cover of Entertainment Weekly.
New this week from Action Lab Comics is Zombie Tramp #7.
"As Zombie Tramp makes her way through the Southwest, she stops for a bite at a local fast food chain. It seems that ordering off the menu at this chicken joint can land you in the nugget grinder though, so Janey will have to wield her budding necro powers well if she wants to stay undead! Features a variant cover by Dan Mendoza (limited to 2000 copies) and a risqué variant cover (limited to 2500 copies)."
Zombie Tramp #7 was written by Dan Mendoza and Jason Martin, and illustrated by Winston Young, with a cover by TMChu, a Risqué variant cover by TMChu, and an Artist variant cover by Dan Mendoza.
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New this week from Marvel Comics is Return of the Living Deadpool #1.
"Last year, Cullen Bunn brought us NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEADPOOL, the hit tale of the Merc with the Mouth trapped in the zombie apocalypse. In the end, our hero found a “cure” of sorts to this horrible outbreak—any zombie that ate Deadpool transformed...into another Deadpool. And they lived happily ever after? Not so fast, as Cullen Bunn returns, joined by the amazing artwork of Nicole Virella, to let us know that wandering hordes of Deadpools might just be worse than flesh-hungry walking corpses."
Return of the Living Deadpool #1 was written by Cullen Bunn, and illustrated by Nicole Virella, with a cover by Jay Shaw, and a variant cover by Ryan Stegman.
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Watch the first two minutes of The Walking Dead's upcoming midseason five premiere right now
The Walking Dead returns on Sunday, February 8th, at 9pm ET on AMC.
New this week from Anchor Bay Entertainment is Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyard, directed by Harrison Smith, and starring Mischa Barton, Billy Zane, Dee Wallace, Felissa Rose, Gabrielle Stone, and Brian Anthony Wilson.
"The rural town of Elwood has become a "bubble" against the backdrop of a global infection where humans don't die, but instead roam the land looking to spread the sickness, in a grisly, horrific way.
The "Zombie Killers," a small band of young adults, trained by military vet, Seiler (Billy Zane); have sworn to protect the town and aim for the head if anything threatens Elwood's last survivors."
Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyard is available now on DVD and Amazon Instant Video.
The cast of The Walking Dead is hosting a Google+ Hangout on Tuesday, February 3rd at 12pm ET and you're invited!
RSVP here: http://bit.ly/TWDHangout
She used to have ambition, passion, inspiration... and a pulse, but now she's the face of the zombie apocalypse.
Don't miss the premiere of iZombie on The CW on March 17, 2015.
New in this week from IDW Publishing is Rot & Ruin #5, based on Jonathan Maberry's award-winning zombie book series.
"“Warrior Smart,” conclusion! Benny and Chong are exiled from the farm–without weapons and surrounded by zombies. Nix and Lilah are prisoners, and if Farmer John gets his way, they’ll live their lives in a terrible kind of slavery. How far are four teens willing to go to save those they love? Maberry and Vargas bring the four young samurai to the brink of madness, where every choice is a bad choice and the hungry dead are at the door."
Rot & Ruin #5 was written by Jonathan Maberry, illustrated by Tony Vargas, colored by Oliver Lee Arce, lettered by Chris Mowry, and features a cover by Alex Ronald, and a subscription variant cover by Robert Sacchetto.
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New last week from DC Comics is Star-Spangled War Stories Featuring G.I. Zombie #6.
"G.I. Zombie and his new team sink deeper and deeper into the zombie rabbit hole, as what they thought would be a shoot ‘em up mission to take down a terrorist cell hits the fan! Curtain after curtain is pulled back on everything Jared thought he knew about the undead."
Star-Spangled War Stories Featuring G.I. Zombie #6 was written by Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray, illustrated and colored by Scott Hampton, lettered by Rob Leigh, and features a cover by Darwyn Cooke.
