The in-production zombie(ish) film R.I.P.D. (Rest In Peace Department) got some unwanted attention yesterday when a local Boston priest condemned the film’s crew for shooting outside of his church on the tenth anniversary of 9/11. Here’s what the up-tight unhappy priest had to say:

“I think it’s offensive,” he said. “We’re having prayer services where people can sit and process the events of 9/11, and this [movie] is the antithesis of that. It’s work, it’s violence and it’s putting money ahead of the values that we should be about on that day.”

I’m sure he didn’t complain when they paid to shoot there. Anyways- R.I.P.D. is based off the Dark Horse comic series of the same name, check it out here and read the complete story concerning angry priests and movie stars here.

Marvel Comics has released a free digital version of Deep Silver’s Dead Island video game  promo comic. Go here to read it. To read more about the video game, go here.

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!

Here’s am awesome zombie themed Bizarro comic, by Dan Piraro,  from a few years back.A quick laugh for you while we get caught up this week.

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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I came across this great zombie themed Bizarro comic in yesterday’s newspaper. You can check out more of Dan Piraro’s amazing comics (with and without zombies) at Bizarro.com.

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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Check out this sneak-peek of the Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Graphic Novel, adapted by scribe Tony Lee (Doctor Who comic) and illustrated by Cliff Richards (Buffy the Vampire Slayer comic), courtesy of the awesome pop-culture blog Pop Candy.

Awesome! Viz Media is going to be releasing Q Hayashida’s dark as fuck manga series Dorohedoro, starting this month. While not primarily a zombie series, there is so much darkness and grit and monsters and zombies, that any fan of the genre should take a chance and check it out. Only $12.99 for 176 pages!

DC Comics imprint Vertigo launches their new zombie series I, Zombie, by Chris Roberson and Mike Allred, this May and issue one will only cost $1.00! I’m excited to see Allred’s crisp, clean style back doing horror comics and can not wait to read the first issue. You can sample I, Zombie by reading the seven page prequel from last year’s House of Mystery Halloween Annual online for free. Also, check out this interview with both creators from last summer on CBR.com to get some insight into their creation.