Every Wednesday I skip like a school girl down to the local comic shop to catch the latest bloody pulp. I figured I'd mentioned some tasty treats for you ghouls to sink your teeth into:
Empire of the Dead
http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/32...marvel-comics/
We’ve known about it for over a year now, but USA
Today released official details regarding George A. Romero’s upcoming
zombie project with Marvel. The new series, “Empire of the Dead”
continues the “Dead” universe. This time, the zombies will roam the
streets of New York City. Artist Alex Maleev will be providing artwork
for the entire run. The series is set to be 15-issue miniseries,
debuting in January.
Romero says, “It’s a comic book, which means we don’t have to go out and
shoot the stuff. You can let your imagination run wild and do pretty
much anything you want, assuming it’s within the bounds of decency.”
“These zombies are starting to show sparks of real care and concern for
each other,” Romero says. “I’m not going to go all the way to Omega Man
where they take over the world, but I’m having a lot of fun with it.
We’ve got some new rules and new characters, and we’re taking it in a
completely different direction.”
“It’s basically Chicago or Detroit. The city isn’t destroyed, but it’s
just running on its engine, corrupt and no holds barred. It’s a little
bit like the Old West,” says Romero, a lifelong fan of comics.
“That’s what I’m talking about now. There’s hardly any morality anywhere, except of course for our heroes.”
I didn't think TOE TAGS was all that good, but I had some fun with it,
and Romero on zombies always works for me, even when he isn't nailing
them out of the park. It's nice to see the old fart still has something
to say.
It reminds me a lot of Land of the Dead but works better in comic form
and re-invigorated my love of the genre. I can't wait to see what
Zanzibar can do. Such a cool zombie name. The only thing I thought was
"off" was the non-surprise at the end. The solicitations tell you
vampires are in the book so it really doesn't come off as surprising
when they encounter one. There are a lot of Romero-isms in the plot;
heavy on social commentary, zombies getting smarter, the living being
more vile and repulsive in their actions than the dead. A MUST READ for
Romero zombie fans. Definitely better than his last outing.
There should be a new issue on the stands this week. I'm excited, I
really loved the first issue. I like the way Romero refers to the "meat
on the street", with the opening shot of a heaping piles of rats to
greet us. I feel like Barnum views all life on the street as "meat" to
be used and profited from. He walks amongst the zombies picking the
"smart ones" and aggressive ones to fight in his arena kind of like an
employer going out and picking his favorite hires; the smart and
aggressive ones. There are a lot of allusions to the old world of the
Roman gladiators being the same as the current one, people are still as
bloodthirsty. And I believe the long shot of the coliseum with the
crowd waiting outside for the gates to open was a visual allusion to
zombies piling up at the gates. Anybody who has ever stood in a long
line with impatient people knows the feeling of being lost in a sea of
perturbed zombies. Just a lot of context to chew on here, can't wait to rummage through the whole deal.
