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Alas, Surfin' Dead always aspired to be a writer in life - but it was only through his mysterious undeath that he was allowed to realize his dream. (John MacLeod hails from western Massachusetts, and has an undying love of zombies, music and geek culture. His journalism degree constantly mocks him as it hangs on the wall in his office. And a hammer hasn't helped silence those voices...yet.) ZZN Staff Writer.
I can be reached at [email protected]

Dead Before Dawn 3D: ZZN’s Daniel Potts Chats With Actress Ellen Dubin

January 27, 2013 by at 9:42 pm 2 Dark Comments
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(Written by Zombie Zone News reporter Daniel Potts) All right zombie fans, get ready for the North American release of a new zombie movie that shows a slightly lighter side of our beloved genre. Dead Before Dawn 3D is not your run-of-the-mill zombie flick - it's a mix of the supernatural, an 80’s teen movie and a new world Apocalypse. In Dead Before Dawn, Ellen Dubin - a strikingly leggy 5’10&1/2” native of Toronto - plays Beverly Galloway. Her character is the mother of Casper (Devon Bostick - Diary of a Wimpy Kid) and Christopher Lloyd, of Back to the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: People Interviews, Reviews & Analysis, Top News, Zombie Movie News Tagged With: 3d, Christopher Lloyd, Dead Before Dawn, Ellen Dubin

Brain Food: March’s Comic Madness!

March 16, 2012 by at 10:58 am 1 Dark Comment
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Doctor Curdle and Squee are still on their extended vacation, so we’ve pulled a letter from the Dear Scabby mailbag to tide you over: Dear Scabby: There are a bunch of Squee fans out here, and we’ve even formed an online community called Squee-da-lee-dee-lightful! I know that last March you attempted to impregnate a leprechaun with Squee’s eggs…and there wasn’t much talk about it afterwards. Are there any little green replicants of everyone’s favorite assistant out there? And, more importantly, would any of them be for sale to the right home? –Hopeful … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Top News, Zombie Comic News, Zombie News Tagged With: brain food, Dear Scabby, Doctor Curdle, Leprechaun, Squee

Army of Dorkness: Elliott Serrano Gives ZZN the Scoop About the New AOD Comic

February 13, 2012 by at 11:18 pm 1 Dark Comment
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You think you know the whole story, right? The “Evil Dead” in question are just a bunch of pesky Candarian Demons with a thing for the Three Stooges, Ash is our bumbling savior, and catch phrases are in abundance... Think again. In the new Army of Darkness comic from Dynamite Entertainment, we are re-introduced to this world. Ashley K. Williams (no, that’s not a mis-typed initial) doesn’t have the legendary boomstick (in more ways than one). The demons are less from the woods than…elsewhere. And this version’s hero is more calculating than slapstick. But … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Comics, People Interviews, Reviews & Analysis, Top News, Zombie Comic News Tagged With: Army of Darkness, Dynamite Entertainment, Elliott Serrano, evil dead, Ken Haeser, Marat Mychaels

Zombie Pull Box: Week of February 8 – Featuring Living Corpse: Exhumed #6

February 8, 2012 by at 11:04 pm Share Your Undead Thoughts
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>Bam-Bam-Bam< “Let me in, ya freaks!” “Doctor Curdle, I’m scared! Mr. Living Corpse is very angry with me.” “You think, Squee? I’m pretty sure he said he’d kill us both if he ever saw us again. All you had to do was stay off his radar, but noooo…” “Ah, you mean like how you made frenemies with the Permuted Press people and tried to turn Seattle into zombietown?” “Touché, my little friend. And all YOU did was zombify the mailman to make a new undead buddy. It wasn’t your fault he ran away and starting eating all the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Comics, Reviews & Analysis, Top News, Zombie Comic News, Zombie Comic Reviews Tagged With: Buz Hasson, Comic Books, Doctor Curdle, Ken Haeser, Living Corpse, Squee, zombie comics, Zombie Pull Box

Brain Food: February’s Fabulous Furry Freak Books

February 2, 2012 by at 11:36 pm Share Your Undead Thoughts
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“Doc? Squee? It’s just us, we…whoa. Why is Squee dressed up like a giant flippin’ squirrel? You guys aren’t into some freaky furry role-playing, right?!” “See, master – I told you I am looking like a squirrel. Jenny, he said this is chinchilla costume.” “Which makes more sense because…?” “Listen, munchkins – if this Punxsutawney Phil rodent thinks he’s the only one who can make predictions, he’s out of his tiny little mind. I introduce to you: Croatoan Squee, the Chinchilla of Doom!” >snicker< “Okay, Doc – … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Comics, Top News, Zombie Comic News, Zombie News Tagged With: brain food, Comic Books, Doctor Curdle, Living Corpse, Squee, the walking dead, zombie comics

Zombie Pull Box: Week of January 25 – Featuring The Walking Dead #93

January 28, 2012 by at 5:09 pm Share Your Undead Thoughts
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“Welcome to the crypt, kiddies – come on in!” “Wow, that’s a sweet new flatscreen Doc! What is that, a 52-inch screen? I bet the picture on this thing is pretty darn…” “Wait, don’t turn that on!” “Ummm, why is there a giant arm reaching out of the TV trying to strangle Johnny?” “Oh, just the usual – we were complaining about how expensive it would be to get cable installed through the graveyard, and Squee called up Doctor Muerto. The next thing you know, Squee comes back with a “free TV” spell that imbecile gave him…and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Comics, Reviews & Analysis, Top News, Zombie Comic News, Zombie Comic Reviews Tagged With: Comic Books, IDW, Infestation 2, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the walking dead, Whispers in the Walls, zombie comics, Zombie Pull Box

Z Magazine: The Best Thing Since Sliced Brains?

January 22, 2012 by at 11:53 am Share Your Undead Thoughts
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It’s tough for a zombie in Z Magazine’s reality. Many aren't the dumb, drooling beasts that the stereotype would suggest - they came out of the shadows half a century ago, and many have integrated into society. But the majority of the living and undead will never be BFFs…so how the hell does it all work? Brilliantly. Z Magazine’s tagline is: “The first magazine written by zombies for zombies”, and it takes that motto very seriously. The entire mag is written from an undead point of view, with a strict set of rules and guidelines that writers follow … [Read more...]

Filed Under: People Interviews, Reviews & Analysis, Top News, Zombie Products Tagged With: eloise J knapp, Permuted Press, Robert Elrod, Undead Situation, Z Magazine

Zombie Pull Box: January 11 – Featuring Death Curse #1 and ZFW: Volume 1

January 14, 2012 by at 11:50 am Share Your Undead Thoughts
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“Kids? Kiiiiids?!” “Holy crap, is that the Doc? I haven’t even rung the bell yet!” >Creeeeak< “Doc, are you…what the hell is that on your leg?!” “Oy, Jenny – it’s a bear trap! I meant to spring it on Doc Muerto the next time he came to visit Squee, but in my zeal I ended up getting myself stuck. Johnny, don’t just stand there gawking, help me pry this thing off!” “Waitaminute! Johnny, don’t put your head in…” >SNAP< “Arrrrrgh!” “Ha! Don’t be such a little whiner, Johnny! I only set it to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Comics, Reviews & Analysis, Top News, Zombie Comic News, Zombie Comic Reviews Tagged With: Brockton McKinney, Comic Books, Creator's Edge Press, Death Curse, FUBAR, Josh "Bile" Cantrell, Lost Story Studios, Occultist, ZFW, Zombie Pull Box, Zombies of Foreign Wars

Brain Food: January’s Resolution – To Read More Comics!

January 5, 2012 by at 12:43 pm Share Your Undead Thoughts
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“Hello, children! Be very quiet, the Doctor is just coming out of his sleepy-time…” “Squee, you’re tellin’ me he’s STILL out from your Hemlock Nog?!” “Yes, Jenny…I fear I measured badly this year. Too much with the hemlock, not enough with the nog. Very tasty, though!” “How is it that you’re always okay after drinking that hooch?” “Old family recipe – I’ve been drinking it since I was a little larva, back in 1813. I have a tolerance for the nog!” “Wait, wait, wait…you’re 199 years old?!” “Well, no – not … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Comics, Top News, Zombie Comic News, Zombie News Tagged With: brain food, Comic Books, Death Curse, Doctor Curdle, Living Corpse, nazi zombies, Squee, The Goon, zombie comics

Totally FUBAR: An Interview With Comic Mastermind Jeff McComsey

January 2, 2012 by at 5:34 pm 1 Dark Comment
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Those of us with a love for zombie lore have come across the acronym FUBAR on multiple occasions…and know how appropriate it is when dealing with a zompocalyptic scenario. (For those of you NOT in the know and coming up with options like Funky Undead Bastards Are Rising – just Google it already). To have the living dead popping up in the middle of World War II – well, that’s a FUBAR situation if I’ve ever heard of one! And that’s just what Jeff McComsey had in mind when he assembled a roster of some of the finest indie comic talent in the business for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Comics, People Interviews, Reviews & Analysis, Top News, Zombie Comic News, Zombie Comic Reviews Tagged With: anthology, Comic Books, FUBAR, Jeff McComsey, Jennie Wood, Nazis, Shawn Aldridge, Stephen Lindsay, WWII, zombie comics
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