iZombie Sneak Peek: Patriot Brains
iZombie Executive Producers Rob Thomas and Diane Ruggiero-Wright give a look inside tonight's episode as Liv eats the brains of an army sniper.
IZombie airs Tuesday nights on The CW at 9pm ET.
New In Books: How To Survive Anything: From Avalanches to Zombies, Your Complete Survival Guide
New this week from Weldon Owen is How to Survive Anything: From Avalanches to Zombies, Your Complete Survival Guide, written by Tim MacWelch and the editors of Outdoor Life magazine.
"When the tornado strikes, when the solar flares blaze, when the zombies rise . . . what are you going to do? So many possible disasters, so little time to prepare. The end could be coming any day now, and you’ve got to be ready for the everyday threats such as an earthquake or hurricane, as well as those “well I didn’t see that coming” eventualities like a meteor strike or a killer virus. This all-purpose A to Z guide lays out the survival situations we’re all likely to face . . . and a few you really probably won’t."
How to Survive Anything: From Avalanches to Zombies, Your Complete Survival Guide is available now in paperback.
Fear the Walking Dead Begins
As production begins on Fear the Walking, AMC has just shared this early look from the set featuring Executive Producers Dave Erickson, Robert Kirkman, Gale Anne Hurd, and Greg Nicotero.
New In Comics: George Romero's Empire of the Dead: Act Three #2
New this week from Marvel Comics is George Romero's Empire of the Dead: Act Three #2.
"THE FINAL CHAPTER IN GEORGE ROMERO’S EPIC EMPIRE OF THE DEAD SAGA CONTINUES!
Jo tries to make a break from the remote vampire compound, but can one girl outrun the undead? As Chilly Dobbs’ campaign against Mayor Chandrake falters, will Runyon and Dixie stand by their man, or will Chilly be left out in the cold? The rebels are coming! The rebels are coming! And they’re bringing Hell with them!"
George Romero's Empire of the Dead: Act Three #2 was written by George Romero, illustrated by Andrea Mutti, and features a cover by Francesco Mattina.
New In Comics: Return of the Living Deadpool #4
New this week from Marvel Comics is Return of the Living Deadpool #4.
"Oh man—there’s a zillion Deadpools and a zillion zombies! I have no idea how this is going to end. I hope Cullen does. You do, right Cullen?"
Return of the Living Deadpool #4 was written by Cullen Bunn, and illustrated by Nicole Virella, with a cover by Jay Shaw.
New On Blu: Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyard
New this week from Anchor Bay is Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyard, directed by Harrison Smith, and starring Billy Zane, Dee Wallace, Mischa Barton, and Felissa Rose.
"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 new to Blu-ray today, and was previously released on DVD.
Dead Island 2 Pushed Back To 2016
Fans of Dead Island are going to have to wait a little longer for the game's sequel. Deep Silver announced yesterday that they were going to take extra time developing Dead Island 2, pushing back its Spring 2015 release to 2016, in order to get it done right.
"We have always set ourselves a big goal for Dead Island 2: to create the sequel that takes Dead Island to the next level. A game that takes what our fans tell us they love about Dead Island – multiple different characters to play with, co-op, and turning a paradise setting into a zombie slaughter melee – and a game that adds a ton more content and combat options on top of that.
And we wanted to have all of that that done for release in Spring 2015.
We have been looking at the game long and hard, and we have decided we didn’t reach that goal we set out to achieve quite yet. This is why we have decided to delay Dead Island 2 to 2016.
Right now we are focusing purely on development, and we will have more info to share at a later stage.
We know that our fans will be disappointed by this news, but by giving Dead Island 2 more time we are confident that everyone will get a better game to play as a result."
New In Comics: My Gal, The Zombie
New this week from Lamp Post Incorporated is the graphic novel My Gal, The Zombie in a trade paperback edition.
"Chelsea has it all: a great roommate, an awesome boyfriend, smarts and style. Then she becomes a zombie. But she's not about to let something like that ruin her life...or afterlife! Homaging the classic Archie style of art and story (and including illustrations by guest artists such as Dan Parent, Batton Lash, and Jeff Shultz), creator Dan Conner brings together a collection of slice-of-unlife adventures to warm your heart back to body temperature!"
My Gal, The Zombie was written by Dan Conner, and illustrated by Conner, Dan Parent, Batton Lash, and Jeff Shultz, with a cover by Conner.
New In Books: The Undead Ruins (The Undead Situation Book 3)
New this week from Permuted Press is The Undead Ruins (The Undead Situation Book 3) by Eloise J. Knapp.
"A decade after the apocalypse started, Cyrus V. Sinclair, a mercenary for the leader of three survivor settlements, is part of a world repeating its mistakes. With most of the undead turned to dust and raiders giving up, everyone thinks they’re safe behind city walls.
But after a town is brutally massacred, it seems no one is safe. Well-hidden, numbering in the thousands, and controlled by a new merciless leader, the crazies are stronger than ever before. When a familiar symbol keeps appearing amidst the chaos, Cyrus realizes an old enemy is back.
Despite the turmoil, Cyrus finally sees things clearly. He has one goal: destroy the Brotherhood or die trying."
The Undead Ruins is available now in paperback and Kindle editions.
Norman Reedus Is Not Selling His House
The Wrap sat down with The Walking Dead's Norman Reeds and asked him about that rumor...
New In Comics: Rot & Ruin: Warrior Smart
New this week from IDW Publishing is Rot & Ruin: Warrior Smart.
"Written by by New York Times best-selling author and multiple Bram Stoker award-winner Jonathan Maberry, with art by Tony Vargas, this all-new storyline continues events from the award-winning series of novels. We meet Benny, Nix, Lilah, and Chong as they travel through the Sierra Nevada mountains just one faltering step ahead of zombie hordes and one giant leap behind the plane flying through the sky that sent them on their journey of discovery."
Rot & Ruin: Warrior Smart is available in comic shops now (and from Amazon on May 5th) in a trade paperback edition.
New In Comics: Zombies Vs Robots #4
New this week from IDW Publishing is Zombies vs Robots #4.
"Astronauts on a dead Earth crawling with strange threats like oddly sentient zombies, robots and… Mermen! And more with The Orphan!"
Zombies vs Robots #4 was written by Chris Ryall and Steve Niles, and illustrated by Anthony Diecidue and Val Mayerick, with a cover by Ashley Wood, and a subscription variant cover by James Stokoe.
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New In Comics: Zombie Tramp #10
New this week from Action Lab Comics is Zombie Tramp #10.
"Zombie Tramp faces a new monster of her own creation, when a Detroit meth maker cooks up a batch of her undead bath salts! Meanwhile it’s chaos in the streets as the new drug has users turning into tweaker zombies! Plus Motor City’s own resident bad girl, Vampblade, cuts in on the action!"
Zombie Tramp #10 was written by Dan Mendoza and Jason Martin, and illustrated by TMChu, with a cover by TMChu, a variant cover by Dan Mendoza, and a risqué variant cover by TMChu.
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New On DVD: The Walking Deceased
New this week from Arc Entertainment is The Walking Deceased, directed by Scott Dow, and starring Tim Ogletree, Joey Oglesby, Dave Sheridan, Troy Ogletree, Sophia Taylor Ali, and Danielle Garcia.
"The Walking Deceased is a delightfully blood addition to the pantheon of zombie-apocalypse spoofs, lampooning every tried and true zombie meme. Join the Sheriff with his son, and a motley crew of survivors, as they weather confrontations with zombies, meet up and then leave their tattered camp-a partially destroyed shopping mall. The group journeys to the supposed Safe Haven Ranch seeking shelter from the owners, a fascinating and diabolical older couple. Along for the ride with the still-human survivors is a lone zombie who begin to see and develop his human side when he hooks up with the brash female lead. The unexpected twists and turns and will delight those who enjoy over-the-top blood spattering, while horror move buffs will appreciate the George Romeroesque touches."
The Walking Deceased is available now on DVD.
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare's Players Have Killed More Than 2.5 Billion Zombies
According to Sledgehammer Games new infographic for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, players have taken out 2,591,920,137 Exo Zombies at the time of printing. Guess that calls for a big thank you!
New In Comics: '68: Bad Sign
New this week as a one-shot from Image Comics is '68: Bad Sign.
"In December of 1968, a violent, random serial killer launched a spree of terror on the San Francisco area. On February 13th...the living dead rose and turned the entire world into a slaughterhouse. Now, hidden away in a derelict warehouse deep in the butchertown district, a human monster continues his bloody work, taunting the few remaining cops and hunting humans without fear in a city of the damned."
'68: Bad Sign was written by Mark Kidwell, illustrated by Richard Bonk and Jay Fotos, with a cover by Nat Jones, Kyle Charles, and Jay Fotos, and a variant cover by Richard Bonk and Jay Fotos.
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New In Books: The Cinema of George A. Romero: Knight of the Living Dead
New this week from Wallflower Press is The Cinema of George A. Romero: Knight of the Living Dead by Tony Williams.
"In placing Romero's oeuvre in the context of literary naturalism, the book explores the relevance of the director's films within American cultural traditions and thus explains the potency of such work beyond 'splatter movie' models. The author explores the roots of naturalism in the work of Emile Zola and traces this through to the EC Comics of the 1950s and on to the work of Stephen King. In so doing, the book illuminates the importance of seminal Romero texts such as Night of the Living Dead (1968), Creepshow (1982), Monkey Shines (1988), The Dark Half (1992). This study also includes full coverage of Romero's latest feature, Bruiser (2000), as well as his screenplays and teleplays."
The Cinema of George A. Romero: Knight of the Living Dead is available now in paperback, hardcover and Kindle editions.
New In Comics: Reanimator #1
New this week from Dynamite Entertainment is Reanimator #1.
"Dr. Herbert West, The Reanimator, returns! Setting up shop in New Orleans, the brilliant Dr. West continues his life's work: the revival of the dead by purely chemical means. To accomplish this task, he recruits Susan Greene, a young and wide-eyed pharmacologist fascinated by his macabre experiments. Initially unfazed by West's unorthodox practices (including how he funds his research - by selling zombie brain fluid as a narcotic), Susan may regret her scientific curiosity as sinister forces - those aligned with Elder Gods and Haitian Voodoo - begin to align against the Reanimator!
Dynamite Entertainment proudly resurrects The Reanimator, H.P Lovecraft's notorious mad scientist, in a fear-fraught four-issue miniseries! Take what you love best about the television shows "Breaking Bad" and "Walking Dead", throw in Cthulhu tentacle terror and backwater Louisianan superstition, and you have the all-new horror comic hit of 2015!"
Reanimator #1 was written by Keith Davidsen, illustrated by Randy Valiente, and features covers by Jae Lee, Francesco Francavilla, Tim Seeley, Andrew Mangum, and Randy Valiente.
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New In Comics: The Walking Dead #140
New this week from Image Comics is The Walking Dead #140.
"Life and Death."
The Walking Dead #140 was written by Robert Kirkman, illustrated by Charlie Adlard, Stefano Guadiano, and Cliff Rathburn, and features a cover by Charlie Adlard and Dave Stewart.
New On DVD: REC 4: Apocalypse
New this week from Sony Pictures is REC 4: Apocalypse, directed by Jaume Balaguero, and starring Manuela Velasco, Paco Manzanedo, and Hector Colome.
"The apocalypse has begun as the quarantined virus takes on an even more deadly form setting the scenes for horrors we could only have imagined."
REC 4: Apocalypse is available now on DVD.
