Zombie Fun!

[wrighty47]

Anyone else reading the 2 new(ish) U.S. zombie comics?

Lone
from Dark Horse Comics is very much something that would fit into The Prog! Basically it's a post apocalyptic western that features zombies and all kinds of mutated creatures. It's written by Stuart Moore and features some excellent European style art from Jerome Opena. Early days yet but an excellent 3rd issue has swung this for me!

The walking Dead
Don't let the fact that this is an Image comic put you off. This is a marvelous zombie book. Similar in tone to the Romero movies, tho idle reviews have compared it to 28 Days Later. Personally I think it's nothing like except for the operner where the lead character wakes in a hospital (an idea 28 Days Later can hardly be descibed as the originator of). It's written by Robert Kirkman and features superb black & white art from Tony Moore. You may have seen this sort of thing before but the way it's handled is excellent, concentrating on the survivors and how they face their new, horrific world, rather than the gore aspects (tho there is some).

[starscape]

Been reading the Walking Dead.  It is just a Romero movie (no bad thing).

Also, there's the Darkness (Top Cow).  Not exactly zombies - more a Punisher meets Dr Strange.

Most disappointing comic to have come out recently?  Wanted by Mark Millar.  No problem with swearing in comics but it's completely overused in this case.  He's a very strange writer - some times up there with Alan Moore, other times just nowhere.

Chris
www.superherostore.co.uk

[Marbles]

Yeh both these comics are excellent. Zombies rool !

Lone :

http://www.frothersunite.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1369

Walking Dead :

http://www.frothersunite.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1368

And look out for a new one called 'Black Forest ' that sounds intriguing (WW2 vampires anyone?) :

http://www.frothersunite.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1427