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 #256 January 2010, to ship in March 2010:

COMICS
APE ENTERTAINMENT
Celebrity Zombie Killers GN $12.95
BOOM!
28 Days Later #9 $3.99
28 Days Later Volume 1 HC $19.99   OFFERED AGAIN
28 Days Later Volume 2: Bend In The Road HC $19.99
DC/ WILDSTORM
Resident Evil #4 (0f 6) $3.99
DYNAMIC FORCES
Army of Darkness Trading Card Box (with bonus random signed card and hand drawn sketch card) $PI
DYNAMITE
Army of Darkness #27 $3.99
IDW
The Ghoul #3 $3.99
Zombies VS Robots Adventures #2 $3.99
IMAGE
The Walking Dead #71  $2.99
MARVEL
Deadpool: Merc Without A Mouth #9 $2.99

BOOKS
QUIRK BOOKS
Dawn of the Dreadfuls by Jane Austin & Steven Hockensmith $12.95
BERKLEY TRADE
The Zombie Combat Manual by Roger Ma $14.00
EOS
Z Is For Zombies by Adam-Troy Castro & Johnny Atomic $14.99

CLOTHING
GRAPHITI DESIGNS
Undead Jay & Silent Bob T-Shirt MED-XL $17.95 XXL $20.95
MISC.
Mona Zombie Black T-Shirt MED-XL $15.99 XXL $17.99
Zombieland Logo Black T-Shirt MED-XL $15.99 XXL $17.99

GAMES
FLYING FROG PRODUCTIONS
Last Night On Earth: Survival of the Fittest Expansion Set $24.95
Last Night On Earth: Zombies With Grave Weapons Miniature Set $24.95
STEVE JACKSON GAMES
Zombie Dice Game $13.13

More information can be obtained at previewsworld.com

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Netflix, Xbox Live & streaming video; with their powers combined,
I’d like to present to you, my zombie-loving friends, “AWESOMELY AWFUL ZOMBIE CINEMA!”
Each month I want to share with you a diamond in the rough (a rough pile of dook). A zombie movie that you may have not seen or maybe forgot after you watched it in order to save what was left of your apocalypse fighting prowess. I want you to experience the same bewilderment, befuddlement and the unbelievably mind-blowing, enjoyment that I get viewing such an awesomely awful zombie film.

On with the show.
I have to compose myself to find the words to describe our first film.
Okay. I’m ready.

INSANE IN THE BRAIN
Description from Netflix:
“An army of lascivious zombies is awakened by the pheromones coming from a nearby brothel. When word of the new brain-eating clientele reaches police headquarters, Goldie (Rhynell Brumfield) and Sloan (John W. Sloan), two pimped-out cops, are sent in to take care of business. A cross between Night of the Living Dead and Dolemite, this campy neo-exploitation flick is written, directed and edited by Chad Hendricks.”

The only things I can share with you have to be conveyed using single words and/or phrases followed by a period.

Wal-mart Afros. My nephew’s Halloween costume. Royalty-free music loops.

Zombie boners.
You read me correctly. Zombies who have BONERS. Who could refuse taking a peek at this!?
I could not make this movie up even after being held captive in a cave by the Wolfman while on a 48 hour coke binge.
It gets better…
This was their SECOND FILM! I added their first film, “Kracker Jack’d,” to the top of my Netflix Instant queue; a crazy white guy with a chainsaw…in the hood. I applaud Netflix for their shear magnitude of selection and giving a film like Insane in the Brain, a chance to find it’s audience.
I found the trailer on YouTube.
Insane in the Brain – Extended Trailer
Watch this movie. It is streaming live on Netflix or you can get the DVD with snail mail.

Comment and lemme know what YOU think.

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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 #244 January 2009, to ship in March 2009:

COMICS
AVATAR
Night of the Living Dead: New York “Desperation” Cover One-Shot -$5.99, pg.232

BLUEWATER
Plan 9 From Outer Space…Strikes Again! One-Shot -$3.99, pg.234

BOOM!
Zombie Tales #12 -$3.99, pg.241

DARK HORSE
The Goon #32 -$3.99, pg.56

DESPERADO
Deadworld Volume 2: Frozen Over TP -$14.99, pg.269

DEVIL’S DUE
The Zombies That Ate The World #2 -$3.50, pg.252

DC
(WILDSTORM)
Resident Evil #1 (0f 6) -$3.99, pg.113

DYNAMIC FORCES
Super Zombies #1 Three Signature Supreme Set -$69.99, pg.279

DYNAMITE
Army of Darkness #20 -$3.50, pg.261
Army of Darkness: Home Sweet Hell TP -$14.99, pg.261
Super Zombies #1 -Regular Cover $3.50/ Foil Cover $PI, pg.255

IMAGE
The Walking Dead #59 -$2.99, pg.167

MARVEL
Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Journey Into Mystery Volume 2 HC -$59.99, pg.83 Marvel Supplement

RED 5
ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction #5 (of 6) -$3.25, pg.311

BOOKS
Breathers: A Zombie’s Lament SC by S.G. Browne -$14.95, pg.358

TOYS/ COLLECTIBLES
Day of the Dead: Bub Deluxe Action Figure -$PI, pg.389 *OFFERED AGAIN*
Grim Grimly’s Cannibal Flesh Riot Statue -$150.00, pg.416

GAMES
TWILIGHT CREATIONS
Reiner Knizia’s Zombiegeddon Board Game -$24.99, pg.477
Zombies!!! Limited Edition Bag O’ Glowing Dogs -$9.99, pg.477

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Where do we draw the line on what is and what is not a zombie movie? We just can’t decide on our own, so every Monday we’ll post a new movie to be debated by, you, our readers and ask the question: Zombie Movie Or Not? Every Sunday we’ll post our findings and possibly strike that movie off our Zombie Movie List. The week should give you enough time to rent the movie if need be or you desire.

What every reader must keep in mind is that there are two basic types of zombie that every zombie movie based off of – the Voodoo Zombie and the Romero Zombie. The Voodoo Zombie, while not always raised by Voodoo necessarily, is basically a person, either undead or entranced, that is controlled by a person or entity for the purpose of completing tasks, often killing. Romero Zombies are basically mindless, flesh-eating undead whose bite will turn victims into zombies. Now, not all movies adhere to all of these rules, but if the basics are there, you got a zombie movie.

This weeks debate is over Universal Soldier (1992) Starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren.

IS: An Army of the dead rises to attack the living, that’s textbook zombie movie there!

IS NOT: Having risen from the dead is no the only requirement for zombies, these are more automatons than zombies.

Now it’s up to you, reader. What do you think? Universal Soldier: Zombie Movie or Not?

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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 Volume XVIII #10 October 2008, to ship in December 2008:

Dead Space HC (Image, $24.99) p.153

Dead Ahead #3 (0f 3) (Image, $3.99) p.158

The Walking Dead #56 (Image, $2.99) p.166 RE-SOLICITED

Jesus Hates Zombies: Those Slack jaw Blues Expanded Edition GN (Alterna, $14.95) p.202

Zombies Calling GN (Amaze Ink/ Slave Labor, $9.95) p.204 OFFERED AGAIN

Scarlet Veronica #3 (of 4) (Ape Entertainment, $3.50) p.210

Night of the Living Dead Annual #1 Wizard World Chicago Edition (Avatar, $5.99) p.226

Zombie Tales #9 (Boom!, $3.99) p.238 - 2 covers available

Army of Darkness #17 (Dynamite, $3.50) p.269

Xena vs. Army of Darkness: What, Again? #3 (Dynamite, $3.50) p.269 - 2 covers available

Deadworld: Slaughterhouse #3 (Desperado, $3.99) p.277

The Chronicles of Dr. Herbert West #4 (of 6) (Zenescope, $2.99) p.352

The Living Corpse Volume 1 TP (Zenescope, $14.99) p.354

And from the Marvel Previews supplement #62:

Marvel Zombies 3 #3 (of 4) (Marvel, $3.99) p.36

For more info, check out Diamond’s website. And, for more info on each publisher, check out their websites: Alterna, Amaze Ink/ Slave Labor, Ape Entertainment, Avatar, Boom!, Desperado, Dynamite, Image, Marvel, and Zenescope.

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I wasn’t really sure what to expect when I sat down to watch this. I’m not a fan of wrestling, or more appropriately Lucha libre, so I really didn’t think that I would enjoy this movie at all, zombies or not. But I must admit, I really enjoyed watching this. Enter…Zombie King (2003, aka Zombie King and the Legion of Doom, Zombie Beach Party) did a good job of keeping my attention through the whole film, even during just a hand-full of slower scenes. A mix of way over the top acting, raunchy surf punk music (mostly by the Tijuana Bibles), zombie wrestling, weird Jack Kirby inspired art, and a high priest who looked like the bastard child of Gary Glitter and Ming the Merciless, made watching this really fun. It really comes across that the filmmakers had a great time making this film.

The film centers around a small group of Lucha libre wrestlers, led by the mighty Ulysses (they also moonlight as agents for the government), and their attempt to bring down the dastardly Zombie King, an ex-wrestler, who has now begun building an army of the undead to gain world domination. There are great characters in this film, with names like Murdelizer, the French Vixen and Tiki the Loner (who believes he has found a way to “domesticate” zombies), who fill the screen with crazy action and colorful Lucha libra masks. While the FX in this film can be a little on the weak side, but is completely made up for by the insane action; including kicking off zombie’s heads and ripping out their throats with nothing but their bare hands! Basically, this is the age old tale of good vs evil, with a classic set-up (poisoning the cities water supply with zombie blood!), and is camp at it’s best. Throw in a pretty funny Keystone Cops-esque chase scene through an amusement park, a small part by pro-wrestling legend Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart (as the local sheriff), and a beach luau with zombies, how can you really go wrong?  This might sound like a mashed-up pile of obscure references and the much abused freedom of indie filmmakers, but it pulls it off this time. I would recommend checking this out, especially with a group of friends. It’s like a living comic book. I had a good time.

P.S. This is not an animated film, as IMDb.com says it is. They lie!

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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 Volume XVIII #9 September 2008, to ship in November 2008:

The Walking Dead Omnibus Volume 2 (Image, $100/S&N LTD ED $150) p.147

The Walking Dead #57 (Image, $2.99) p.154

Scarlet Veronica #2 (of 4) (Ape Entertainment, $3.50) p.201

Night of the Living Dead Annual #1 San Diego Comic-Con Edition (Avatar, $5.99) p.216

Zombie Tales #8 (Boom!, $3.99) p.222 - 2 covers available

Xena vs. Army of Darkness #2 (Dynamite, $3.50) p.258 - 2 covers available

Army of Darkness #16 (Dynamite, $3.50) p.258

Deadworld: Slaughterhouse #2 (Desperado, $3.99) p.262

The Claws Come Out TP (IDW, $14.99) p.294

ZMD: Zombies of Mass Desctruction #3 (of 6) (Red 5, $3.25) p.313

The Chronicles of Dr. Herbert West #3 (of 6) (Zenescope, $2.99) p.350

Zombie Outbreak Survival Kit (FearWerx, $19.95) p.472 OFFERED AGAIN

And from the Marvel Previews supplement #61:
Marvel Zombies 3 #2 (of 4) (Marvel, $3.99) p.41

For more info, check out Diamond’s website. And, for more info on each publisher, check out their websites: Ape Entertainment, Avatar, Boom!, Desperado, Dynamite, FearWerx, IDW, Image, Marvel, Red 5, and Zenescope.

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In Zombi 3, scientist working for the army run tests on a chemical called “Death One” which bring the dead back to life. When a terrorist tries to steal Death One, he unwittingly becomes exposed to it and is later captured, killed and cremated, which mutates the Death One virus and makes it airborne, infecting all manner of life with a zombie virus. In an effort to contain the virus, the army sends out bio-warfare outfitted soldiers to kill anything inside the infected area. 3 soldiers on R&R and a group of tourists are caught in the infected area trying to fight off the zombies and the army, just to survive.

The zombies in Zombi 3 are pretty bad, especially for 1988. They’re pretty much just slathered in a dark gray make-up with tons in blood and dirt added. It seems that the zombies were all issued uniform pajamas when they died, too. This film is completely gory, but very poorly done gore. More attention is paid to having a lot of blood and ooze and not so much realism to it.

There isn’t a whole lot of continuity to the zombies either. It’s always weird to see a zombie that supposedly just wants to eat your flesh taking the opportunity to punch and kick it’s victim rather than just go for the throat, literally, thus ending up fist fighting with a guy as if they were sparring. A lot of the zombies don’t require head shots to die, yet some of them don’t die from the body shot that kill others. I guess it just depends on what one of the directors was trying to convey in that particular scene. Who knows?

The fight scenes and any of the action scenes are super poorly choreographed. The realism just isn’t there and it ends up looking comical to the point of embarrassment. It doesn’t help that the acting is bottom of the barrel as well.

Zombi 3, in my opinion is really bad, but may go over well as an easily derided movie by your friends that are over to party with beer. The soundtrack alone is ridiculous and that’s only the beginning. If you’re looking for a serious zombie flick or even a humorous one, you might want to look elsewhere. If you’re a fan of the “so-bad-it’s-good” films, this might be your cup of tea. The history of this series is fairly interesting and can be easily researched on Wikipedia, but may warrant it’s own post on the ZRC at a later date.

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In Homecoming, a republican spin doctor for the U.S. Army, when speaking to a soldier’s grieving mother on television talk show, muses that any soldier given the chance to come back to life would surely explain that the cause they died for was a just one. No sooner do the dead soldiers that have come home start to arise – bloody, battered and hungry for…their chance to vote. The issue is hotly debated, being an election year, and republican party is trying to use it anyway they can to gie their president four more years. But, when the zombie soldiers make it clear that they only want to vote an administration that will put an end to the war, the republican party tries everything in their power for quash the uprising and quell voters. Then, when the republican party steals the election, the zombie soldier call for reinforcements.

 Think of Homecoming as Primary Colors with zombies. It is a blatantly overt and biting commentary on the state of the United States’ political predicament with characters that mirror closely their real-life counter parts like Ann Coulter and Larry King, just to name a few. As ridiculous as the story may seem, it works really well as political commentary and has a lot to say about the open secret of the stolen elections of the Bush administration.

 The special effects make-up is really awesome. I thought the zombies looked great, as real as dead corpses as I’ve ever seen. In my opinion, they are in the top 5 best looking zombies.

Homecoming made a quick turn for the absurd, but won me back immediately with it’s biting social and political commentary. It’s a short watch, at 60 minutes, but is entertaining and often hilarious throughout. Any non-republican zombie fan is sure to get a kick out of Joe Dante’s Homecoming.

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In Planet Terror, a rogue army unit is after a highly toxic gas that keeps them alive and turns men into blood-thirsty cannibal mutants. When their acquisition of the chemical goes awry, it’s released into the air of a small town, turning it’s population into the flesh-craving zombies. A small band of rag-tag misfits, including an ex-special forces soldier of legend Wray and Go-Go dancer amputee Cherry Darling, join together to survive the zombie hordes and end up in the thick of battle against the army unit that started the whole thing.

Planet Terror does an outrageously good job of paying homage to old grindhouse B-movie action thrillers of the ’70s and ’80s and contains a certain amount of tongue-in-cheek “mistakes” that will bring you back to the glory days of grindhouse. The “film” is intentionally distressed looking, more so during parts of tension, to first give it that authentic grindhouse look, but also to give the viewer a certain forebodding. The action is non-stop, as is the gore. The way reality is totally sacrificed in the name of over the top action, especially in regards to the character Cherry Darling, is typical grindhouse and leads to many smirks and cheers. I’m speaking of the way Wray fabricates a prosthetic leg/machine gun for her all while on the run and the mysterious way she fires it or it’s genade laucher (which propells her inthe air with the greatest of ease).

The special effects and make-up by Greg Nicotero (Land of the Dead, Diary of the Dead and Day of the Dead with Tom Savini’s crew) is the best in the business today and is taken way over the top with an expert blend of make-up and CGI. Every gunshot wound erupts with half a body’s worth of blood, every wound is the deepest and slimiest, every zombie-mutant bulges and oozes god-knows-what from god-knows-where.

Planet Terror is not strictly a zombie movie, but a fantastic thrill ride that any movie enthusiast could enjoy. It has a wonderful cast, a spectactular soundtrack and completely sick special effects. If you haven’t already, I’d suggest picking this one up.

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