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.

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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 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.

New In Comics: The Walking Dead #124

New this week from Image Comics is The Walking Dead #124.

"ALL OUT WAR, Part Ten. 

This war has begin to take a toll on all of us."

The Walking Dead #124 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: 16-Bit Zombie

New this week from Antarctic Press is 16-Bit Zombie #1.

"The survivors of the arcade zombie apocalypse only escaped the carnage by jumping onto a GeoNeo arcade cartridge. Little did they suspect the zombie virus would be able to follow them! What began in the arcades comes to the living room, as the zombie game sprites stalk and devour hapless 16-bit characters! The DigiZombies are coming. Without 'pause'. With no way to 'reset' the situation. And there is nothing that can 'save' the game!"

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

New In Comics: Night Of the Living Deadpool #4

New this week from Marvel Comics is Night of the Living Deadpool #4.

"Deadpool's battle with the ambulatory dead comes to a close! This is going to be a dark series, my friends. Dark."

Night of the Living Deadpool #4 was written by Cullen Bunn, and illustrated by Ramon Rosanas.

New In Comics: George Romero's Empire of the Dead: Act One #2

New this week from Marvel Comics is George Romero's Empire of the Dead: Act One #2.

"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 roaming zombies, but also ruled by vampires!Meanwhile, in the pit of the bloody Circus Maximus, can anything stop the unchained fury of the zombie gladiator known as Zanzibar?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 #2 was written by George Romero and illustrated by Alex Maleev.

New In Comics: The Extinction Parade #5

New this week from Avatar Press is The Extinction Parade #5, Max Brooks vampires vs. zombies 12 issue limited run comic book series. 

"Horror doesn’t get any bigger than having New York Times Bestselling Author; MAX BROOKS deliver a one-of-a-kind masterpiece like Extinction Parade!  Brooks’ zombie fiction has been a staple of the bestsellers lists but this new comic book project ups the ante with a whole new set of creatures to fear.  And this issue begins the all-out war of the undead as the vampire race is finally thrust into the center of the subdead zombie epidemic.  Three species in mortal conflict – Extinction Parade:  This is how a species dies!  Available with Regular, Wraparound, End of a Species and Bloodwashed Retailer Incentive covers by Raulo Caceres. Also, available with a special black Leather cover, limited to just 1000 copies!"

The Extinction Parade #5 was written by Max Brooks and illustrated by Raulo Caceres. 

New In Comics: Night of the Living Deadpool #3

New this week from Marvel Comics is Night of the Living Deadpool #3.

"See the hideous, rotting-fleshed monster shambling about the landscape! Also: there are zombies in this comic!Get it? That first one was about Deadpool."

Night of the Living Deadpool #3 was written by Cullen Bunn, and drawn by Ramon Rosanas.

New In Comics: Apocalypse Al #1

New this week from Image Comics is Apocalypse Al #1.

"Alison Carter is a private detective. Her beat: the end of the world, or more accurately, preventing same. With an attitude of "shoot first and the hell with the questions," she leads a life that would drive other investigators mad, filled with monsters, demons, trolls, mad prophets, zombie detectives, techno-wizards, machinegun toting imps, and dead boyfriends. In the first action-packed installment of this new universe, Al is given her biggest assignment ever, one that will take her into the heart of Ultimate Darkness itself. The first of a four-issue miniseries, this issue contains 30 pages of story, unbroken by advertisements."

Apocalypse Al #1  features a story by J. Michael Straczynski, art by Sid Kotian and Bill Farmer, and cover art by Farmer and Ryan Sook.

New In Comics: Night Of The Living Deadpool #2

New this week from Marvel Comics is Night of the Living Deadpool #2.

"Deadpool awakes from a food coma to find…THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE HAS OCCURRED! • Can the Merc with the Mouth avoid becoming the Merc in their Mouths? • Writer of the DEADPOOL KILLOGY Cullen Bunn brings us to one of Deadpool’s darkest tales ever…and not just because it’s in black & white (and red)!"

Night of the Living Deadpool #2 features writing by Cullen Bunn, art by Ramon Rosanas.

New In Comics: The Mocking Dead #5

New this week from Dynamite Entertainment is The Mocking Dead #5.

"At long last DIA agents Bunch and Malik uncover the connection between the long-lost film Mocking Dead and the real-life undead plague keeping the globe -- and you have to see it believe it! But with the zombie apocalypse quickly reaching the point of no return, can they stay alive long enough to get it to the military in time?"

The Mocking Dead #5 was written by Fred Van Lente and drawn by Max Dunbar with a cover by Bill Tortollini.

New In Comics: The Shaolin Cowboy #4

New this week from Dark Horse Comics is The Shaolin Cowboy #4.

"It is high doom in the low desert, as the Shaolin Cowboy tries to turn the tide on a dead sea of kamikaze zombies and learns that the devil you know may be easier to deal with than the devil you don’t. Thirty-one pages of fists and feet versus rotting flesh. It’s not J. D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Die."

The Shaolin Cowboy #4 was written and drawn by Geof Darrow and colored by Dave Stewart.

New In Comics: The Mocking Dead #4

New this week from Dynamite Entertainment is The Mocking Dead #4.

"DIA agents Bunch and Malik at last arrive at the estate where the long-lost print of The Mocking Dead movie can be found ... but is it in time to save a world already unraveling at the seams from the threat of the Zeds?"

The Mocking Dead #4 was written by Fred Van Lente and drawn by Max Dunbar with a cover by Bill Tortollini.

New In Comics: The Walking Dead #117

New this week from Image Comics is The Walking Dead #117.

""ALL OUT WAR" continues!

In the aftermath of the battle of Sanctuary, Ezekiel must survive on his own."

Featuring a story by Robert Kirkman and art by Charlie Adlard, Cliff Rathburn and Stefano Guadiano and a cover by Dave Stewart.

New In Comics: The Walking Dead #116

New this week from Image Comics is The Walking Dead #116. 

"“ALL OUT WAR” continues!

The first battle of the war rages on!"

Featuring a story by Robert Kirkman and art by Charlie Adlard, Cliff Rathburn and Stefano Guadiano.

New In Comics: The Last Zombie: The End #5

New this week from Antarctic Press is The Last Zombie: The End #5. 

"Last issue! The final chapter reaches its horrific conclusion as the surviving team members at long last reach their destination, only to face threats from within and without their ranks. The fate of Ian's fiancée Jen and the bunker staff is revealed, but will Ian live long enough to find them?"

The Last Zombie: The End #5 was written by Brian Keene and drawn by David Hutchinson.

New In Comics: Fanboys Vs. Zombies #19

New this week from BOOM! Studios is Fanboys Vs. Zombies #19. 

“4 Stories of the Apocalypse” is back with a blast from the past…and a peek at what’s to come! Following their escape from San Diego, Rob and Burger hunkered down in Mexico to lick their wounds. But once they rejoined the Wrecking Crew, whatever happened to the kind-hearted, train-drivin’ Mexicans who helped save their lives? Find out here!

New In Comics: Extinction Parade #3

New this week from Avatar Press is Extinction Parade #3, Max Brooks vampires vs. zombies 12 issue limited run comic book series. 

"The all-out war of the species roars on as MAX BROOKS – author of the New York Times Best Selling novels, World War Z and The Zombie Survival Guide, unleashes his zombies vs. vampires epic.  Vampires have ignored the growing zombie threat for too long, feeling the zombie subdead were beneath them.  Only too late do they realize that the plague has shifted the tide from annoyance to the outright annihilation of the human race.  But the history of vampires has them ill-prepared to mount an offensive.   Available with Regular, Wraparound, End of a Species and Bloodwashed Retailer Incentive covers by Raulo Caceres. Also, available with a special black Leather cover, limited to just 1000 copies!"

Extinction Parade #3 was written by Max Brooks and illustrated by Raulo Caceres.