The latest issue of Rue Morgue, # 108 (JAN/FEB 2011), is chocked full of zombie goodness! Be sure to check out lots of articles and reviews including news about the Melbourne Underground Film Festival  (MUFF) director’s house being raided by the police over a copy of Bruce LaBruce’s latest zombie film, L.A. Zombie and a great comparison of zombies films around the world, including Colin, La Horde and AAAH! Zombies. Plus tons of reviews of new zombie anthologies, the zombie comic Zombies vs. Cheerleaders and game reviews of Dead Space 2 and Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare. OUT NOW!

Tony Monchinski’s zombie novel Eden, published by our friends at Permuted Press, is now on sale for your Kindle or Nook for only $4.99! You can still buy it the old fashioned way…with paper, for $14.95. How long will this sale last? Not sure, so get your copy soon!

Every month we tell you about the latest zombie offerings from Diamond, which are all available at your local comic book store. So, here are the zombie-related selections from Diamond Previews #267 December 2010, to ship in February 2011:

DC/ VERTIGO
iZombie #11 $2.99 pg.130

IDW
Ghostbusters: Infestation #1 $3.99 pg.146
Ghostbusters: Infestation #2 $3.99 pg.146
G.I.Joe: Infestation #1 $3.99 pg.147
G.I.Joe: Infestation #2 $3.99 pg.147

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The Walking Dead Mens Black Hoodie S-XL $49.99, XXL $47.99
The Walking Dead Weekly #9 $2.99 pg.200
The Walking Dead Weekly #10 $2.99 pg.200
The Walking Dead Weekly #11 $2.99 pg.200
The Walking Dead Weekly #12 $2.99 pg.200
The Walking Dead #83 $2.99 pg.201

ANTARCTIC PRESS
Return to the Planet of the Living Dead one-shot $3.99 pg.229
I Hunt Zombies T-Shirt L-XL $18.95, XXL $19.95 PG.229

AVATAR PRESS
Night of the Living Dead: Death Valley #1 (of 5) $3.99 pg.243
Night of the Living Dead: Death Valley#1 (of 5) GORE Cove43$3.99 pg.243
Night of the Living Dead: Death Valley#1 (of 5) WRAPAROUND Cover $3.99 pg.243
Night of the Living Dead: Death Valley#1 (of 5) CLASSIC B&W Incentive Cover $PI pg.243
Crossed: Family Values #3 (of 6) SHOPPING Cover (Limited to 850 copies) $5.99 p.243
Crossed: Family Values #4 (of 6) NYCC Cover (Limited to 850 copies) $5.99 p.243
Crossed: Psychopath #2 (of 6) $3.99 pg.246
Crossed: Psychopath #2 (of 6) TORTURE Cover $3.99 pg.246
Crossed: Psychopath #2 (of 6) WRAPAROUND Cover $3.99 pg.246
Crossed: Psychopath #2 (of 6) RED CROSSED Incentive Cover $PI pg.246
Night of the Living Dead #1 (of 5) MID OHIO Edition (Limited to 850 copies) $5.99 pg.246
Night of the Living Dead #1-5 (of 5) BAG SET $19.99 pg.246

BOOM! STUDIOS
28 Days Later #21 $3.99 pg.250

CREATOR’S EDGE
The Do It Yourself Guide to Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse GN $15.99 pg.263
ZFW: Zombies of Foreign War #1 $3.99 pg.263

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
Raise the Dead 2 #4 (of 4) (Ships with 2 covers) $3.99 pg.277
Army of Darkness Trading Card Box Special Anniversary Price $19.92 (MSRP $71.64) pg.285

MARVEL (located in Marvel Supplement Issue #89)
Marvel Zombies Supreme #1 & 2 (0f 5) (Ships with 2 covers) $3.99 pg.48
Marvel Zombies 5 TP $16.99 pg.109

MOONSTONE
Rotten #10 $296 pg.296

BOOKS
Pride & Prejudice & Zombies: Dreadfully Ever After SC by Jane Austin and Steve Hockensmith $12.95 pg.340

APPAREL
The Walking Dead: Logo White T-Shirt MED-XL $19.99 XXL $21.99
The Walking Dead: 3 Zombies Black T-Shirt MED-XL $19.99 XXL $21.99

TOYS/ STATUES/ MODELS
Zombies Unleashed Mini-Busts (Pigo the Clown & Franklin) $59.95 each pg.383

COLLECTABLES/ NOVELTIES
The Walking Dead Etched Steins (4 different designs) $29.99 each pg.406
The Walking Dead Etched Pint Glass Sets (2 sets of 2) $29.99 each pg.408
The Walking Dead Enamel Lighters (“Zippo” style, 4 different designs) $19.99 each pg.408

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Are you busy gearing up for Zombiemas? If so, you should check out It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Zombies: A Book of Zombie Christmas Carols, by author Michael P. Spradlin. Here’s one such carol, try it out yourself!

Rudolph, The Zombie Reindeer

(Sung to the tune of Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer)

He ate Dasher, then Dancer,
Then Prancer and Vixen.
He downed Comet and Cupid
And Donner and Blitzen.
Yes, he ate them all, the most
Famous undead reindeer of all:
Rudolph, the zombie reindeer,
Caught the virus through his nose.
And if you ever saw him,
You would even say he’s gross.
All of the other reindeer
Tried real hard to get away.
But they didn’t count on Rudolph
Eating them anyway.
Then one foggy Christmas Eve,
Santa came to say:
“Rudolph, with your Zombie blight,
Who’s gonna pull my sleigh tonight?”

Rudolph instead just ate him,
Munching Santa’s brain with glee,
Rudolph, the zombie reindeer,
You changed Christmas history!

Start your Zombiemas off right with a family reading of The Zombie Night Before Christmas!

Why worry about the Grinch when you’ve got ZOMBIES on the attack! Their prey? America’s best-loved Christmas poem. Get ready to have a holly jolly zombie holiday with this monstrously funny mash-up that subverts all that tiresomely good Christmas cheer. Clement C. Moore’s verses are tweaked and twisted, turning a once-cozy fireside read-aloud on its (now brainless) head. To complete the sacrilege: hilarious renderings of zombie stockings (undead legs!) hung by the chimney with care, and St. Nick attempting to repel a full-out, flesh-devouring zombie attack. One thing’s for sure—Santa and his eight tiny reindeer will never be the same!

This zombie filled tale is a great way to liven up your Z-Mas gathering! Read an excerpt here.

Every month we tell you about the latest zombie offerings from Diamond, which are all available at your local comic book store. So, here are the zombie-related selections from Diamond Previews #267 December 2010, to ship in February 2011:

DC/ VERTIGO
iZombie #10 $2.99 pg.123
iZombie Vol. 1: Dead To the World TP $14.99 pg.123

IDW
Star Trek: Infestation #1 $3.99 pg.138
Star Trek: Infestation #2 $3.99 pg.138
Transformers: Infestation #1 $3.99 pg.139
Transformers: Infestation #2 $3.99 pg.139
Edge of Doom #4 $3.99 pg.152

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The Walking Dead Weekly #5 $2.99 pg.179
The Walking Dead Weekly #6 $2.99 pg.179
The Walking Dead Weekly #7 $2.99 pg.179
The Walking Dead Weekly #8 $2.99 pg.179
The Walking Dead #82 $2.99 pg.193

ANTARCTIC PRESS
FAIL of the Dead one-shot $3.50 pg.215

AVATAR PRESS
Night of the Living Dead #5 (of 5) $3.99 pg.227
Night of the Living Dead #5 (of 5) GORE Cover $3.99 pg.227
Night of the Living Dead #5 (of 5) WRAPAROUND Cover $3.99 pg.227
Night of the Living Dead #5 (of 5) CLASSIC B&W Incentive Cover $PI pg.227
Crossed: Psychopath #1 (of 6) $3.99 pg.229
Crossed: Psychopath #1 (of 6) TORTURE Cover $3.99 pg.229
Crossed: Psychopath #1 (of 6) WRAPAROUND Cover $3.99 pg.229
Crossed: Psychopath #1 (of 6) RED CROSSED Incentive Cover $PI pg.229
Night of the Living Dead #1 (of 5) LONG BEACH Edition (Limited to 850 copies) $5.99 pg.230 OFFERED AGAIN
Night of the Living Dead #2 (of 5) AUXILIARY Edition (Limited to 1500 copies) $3.99 pg.230 OFFERED AGAIN
Crossed: Family Values #1-7 Bag Set $25.99 pg.230 OFFERED AGAIN
Crossed: Family Values #3 SLAM DUNK Edition (Limited to 850 copies) $5.99 pg.230 OFFERED AGAIN
Crossed: Family Values #7 AUXILIARY Edition (Limited to 1500 copies) $3.99 pg.230 OFFERED AGAIN
Crossed: Family Values #4 LONG BEACH Edition (Limited to 850 copies) $5.99 pg.230 OFFERED AGAIN
Crossed Volume 1 TP $24.99 pg.231 OFFERED AGAIN

BOOM! STUDIOS
28 Days Later #20 $3.99 pg.240
28 Days Later Volume 3: Hot Zone TP $12.99 pg.242
28 Days Later Volume 1: London Calling TP $9.99 pg.242 OFFERED AGAIN
28 Days Later Volume 2: Bend In the Road TP $12.99 pg.242 OFFERED AGAIN

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
Raise the Dead 2 #3 (of 4) (Ships with 2 covers) $3.99 pg.262

BOOKS
Zombies! An Illustrated History of the Undead SC by Jovanka Vuckovic $17.99 pg.324

APPAREL
Army of Darkness: This Is My Boomstick Orange T-Shirt MED-XL $18.99 XXL $20.99

TOYS/ STATUES/ MODELS
Dead Space 2 7″ Action Figures (Isaac Clarke & Necromorph) $18.99 each
CS Moore The Walking Dead Andrew Torso Statuette $24.95 pg.373 OFFERED AGAIN
CS Moore The Walking Dead Half Zombie Statue $39.99 pg.373 OFFERED AGAIN
CS Moore The Walking Dead Rick Grimes Statue $99.00 pg.373 OFFERED AGAIN
CS Moore The Walking Dead Vince Torso Statuette $24.95 pg.373 OFFERED AGAIN
Dawn of the Ted Figurines $10.99-14.99 each (Imported from the UK) pg.384

COLLECTABLES/ NOVELTIES
Dead Will Rise lamp In a Box (Available only in the U.S.) $PI pg.388

DVD
Night of the Living Dead DVD/ XL T-Shirt Set $19.99 pg.409

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The humorous How to Speak Zombie: A Guide for the Living is now out from Chronicle Books (who also distributes Quirk Books, publisher of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies). It’s available for $14.95 and has 24 full color pages and a built-in sound module full of zombie sounds! From Chronicle’s description:

In a world overtaken by zombies, the only hope for survival lies in learning the language of the undead. How to Speak Zombie demonstrates how to blend in and avoid being eaten while carrying on with everyday activities like ordering a latte from a zombarista and shopping at a zombie-infested mall.

Also, listen to the samples here. Learn to order the cup of coffee before they eat your brains!

A new book written and edited by young adult authors Holly Black and Justine Larbalestier might just answer the age old question: who’s better, zombies oir unicorns? Find out in their book, aptly titled Zombies VS. Unicorns. Here’s their description of the book:

In this anthology, edited by Holly Black and Justine Larbalestier (unicorn and zombie, respectively), strong arguments are made for both sides in the form of short stories.  Half of the stories portray the strengths – for good and evil – of unicorns and half show the good (and really, really bad-ass) side of zombies. This anthology will have everyone asking: Team Zombie or Team Unicorn?

This books seems so absurd, but I must admit different scenarios ran through my head when I heard it’s title, so they must be onto something. Available September 21st 2010, for $16.99,  from Simon & Schuster.

Do you love zombies and limericks? Well shit, then you should check out The Little Book of Zombie Limericks by Emily White. I myself hate limericks, but this could be humorous, especially if you enjoy a good undead poem. Here is the info from her Etsy page:

I have gone and written some zombie limericks!! (poems include how to deal with a horde of zombies, zombies looking for breakfast, Macon, GA zombies, smelly zombies, turning into a zombie, and more!) Plus I have hand bound them into a lovely little self published pocket book!! The book measures 4.25″ x 5.5″. Nine original zombie limericks, and many black and white pictures, drawn by me ;). This book has 16 pages, and the cover is a caution yellow card stock. Hand sewn binding in black thread. Would make a really unique card to give a zombie loving friend (fits in a standard note card envelope), or just one of those weird little coffee table books…Or bathroom reader!

This could all be yours for $6.00.  There is also a Volume II and III available.

Everyone’s favorite Nabooian Natalie Portman is poised to take the lead in the upcoming film adaption of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Portman will portray Elizabeth Bennet, who must struggle to fight off the zombies while also courting a string of wealthy suitors. Not only has Ms. Portman signed on to act, she will also be producing the film. I think she’s a great fit for the role, but is she up to the job of producing a good zombie flick?