08.12.09 A ZOMBIE PROJECT THAT WON’T SUCK? MAYBE.

This was a really good comic book, but kind of a rip off of Dawn of the Dead. Instead of a mall, they hole up in a prison. I can relate, I also got holed up in a prison…

Yeah, read that shit. Solid stuff. There’s a hot black chick with a sword.

They should cast Frank “Grimey” Grimes as Rick Grimes.

@ Enrico

Since Grimey would have to rise from the grave to act in the show, he’s probably not the ideal choice to play the one non-zombie on the show.

/aware he’s talking about a cartoon character

but he can do like a cross casting thing and play the lead zombie in a VSE. plus i want 2 c how charred u get from grabbing power lines…

WALKING DEAD is not a ripoff of DAWN OF THE DEAD. The prision makes up only a portion of the series and many of th ebest parts happen prior to their arrival there.

I would encourage film makers to take a sharp look at “Dead Eyes Open” by Mathew Shepherd. It’s a great story and no changes needed on the script.

I’ll be bummed if this comes out before the movie version of World War Z, the greatest zombie themed work of literature ever.

“I’ll be bummed if this comes out before the movie version of World War Z, the greatest zombie themed work of literature ever.”

Pretty spot on. Such a fresh take on an overdone genre. Really well written as well. The scenarios that he gets into in WWZ like “what the fuck happens to astronauts and dudes on a sub during the zombie apocalypse?” make it essential reading for zombie fans.

Walking Dead is a fun read too, although the b+w art makes it a little hard to distinguish between characters sometimes. Anyway, stoked to see what AMC can do with this as a series. Always wanted HBO to do a zombie series. This should be close enough.

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