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 #258 March 2010, to ship in May 2010:

COMICS
ALTERNA COMICS
Jesus Hates Zombies, Lincoln Hates Werewolves Volume 4 GN $6.99

ANTARCTIC PRESS
How To Draw (and Fight) Zombies Pocket Manga Volume 1 $12.99 OFFERED AGAIN

BOOM!
28 Days Later #11 $3.99
Tag Omnibus TP $24.99

DARK HORSE
The Goon: Fancy Pants Edition Volume 3- Goon Year $34.99
The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service Volume 11 $10.99

DC/ WILDSTORM
Resident Evil #5 $3.99

DC/ VERTIGO
I, Zombie #1 $1.oo

IDW
The Ghoul HC $14.99
We Will Bury You #3 $3.99
Zombies VS. Robots Adventure #4 $3.99

IMAGE
The Walking Dead #73 $2.99

MARVEL
Marvel’s Greatest Comics: Marvel Zombies #1 $1.00
Marvel Zombies 5 #3 (of 5) $3.99

CLOTHING
Zombieland: Sign Black T-Shirt Med-XL $15.99 XXL $17.99
Zombieland: We Stand United T-Shirt Med-XL $15.99 XXL $17.99

TOYS
The Night of the Living Dead: Ben 1/6 Scale Action Figure $PI
Simon Garth, The Zombie Statue $100.00

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You can now read a review of the pilot script for AMC’s The Walking Dead over at Corona Coming Attractions. But here’s your warning- if you want absolutely no spoilers, no matter how minute, read on cautiously.

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Last August we reported that a television series based on the seminal comic book series The Walking Dead was in the works, and today Grim Santo wrote in to let us know that AMC has given the green light to create a pilot. Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile) will be directing with Gale Ann Hurd producing. With big names like this, it’s clear AMC is putting in the effort (and presumably cash) to do the series justice.

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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 #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

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Just a quick note to let our readers know that Comic Book Resources posted their 30 Most Important Comics of the Decade, Part 1 today, with Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead coming in at #28. I think it should be higher in ranking (even based solely on it’s importance to comic storytelling or it’s importance in helping revitalize Image Comics), but I’ll wait until the second half of the list is released to finalize my opinion.

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Many people wrote us to alert us to the many news stories floating around out that the seminal zombie comic, The Walking Dead, is precipitously close to getting a TV series! The series is being shopped around to various outlets, and AMC sounds very excited about the idea, even citing the popularity of their Halloween programming as a conducive audience. Writer/Director Frank Darabont (The Green Mile, The Shawshank Redemption) is tied to the project. His experience with both the horror genre and human drama seem like an excellent fit for the series, and with the right talent it has the potential to be a huge hit.

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The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1is now available for sale! This book compiles issues 1-48 of the comic and comprises an astounding 1088 pages! The thing weighs 5 pounds for chrissake! If you’ve ever been interested in this series but need to catch up, here is your chance.

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It will cost you $59.99, but being that it is collecting issues #1-48 of the best zombie comic book of all time, The Walking Dead Compendium One will be worth every fucking dollar you spend on it. Coming in at a whopping 1088 pages, this will be a huge tome for your zombie reading pleasure. It’s scheduled for release from Image Comics on May 6, comes complete with a new cover by illustrator Charlie Adlard and is available for a limited time only. I for one will own this awesome collection come May 6.

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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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Check out this new(ish) book Zombies: A Field Guide to the Walking Dead, by Dr. Bob Curran. Here’s a description of the book from Amazon:

In the myths, legends, and folklore of many peoples, the returning, physical dead play a significant role, whether they are the zombies of Haiti or the draugr of Scandinavia. But what are the origins of an actual bodily return from the grave? Does it come from something deep within our psyche, or is there some truth to it?

In Zombies, Bob Curran explores how some of these beliefs may have arisen and the truths that lay behind them, examining myths from all around the world and from ancient times including Sumerian, Babylonian, Egyptian, and Celtic. Curran traces the evolution of belief in the walking cadaver from its early inception in religious ideology to the “Resurrections” and cataleptics of 18th century Europe, from prehistoric tale to Arthurian romance. Zombies even examines the notion of the “living dead” in the world today–entities such as the “living mummies” of Japan.

Zombies is a unique book, the only one to systematically trace the development of a cultural idea of physical resurrection and explore the myths that have grown around it, including the miracles of Old Testament prophets. It will interest those enticed by the return of the corporeal dead and also those curious as to how such an idea sits within the historical context.

You can order a copy of the book here.

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