I was debating this morning on whether or not to cover zombie stuff anymore.  While I feel the zombie genre is way over, apparently other people are just getting on the boat; Zack Snyder and Warner Bros. for example with their latest Army of Dead.  Announced today is the hiring of Matthijs van Heijningen as the director for the flick - a first time director by the way.

“We were looking for an inventive talent with a unique voice and we found it in Matthijs,” said Snyder, a commercial director-turned-feature filmmaker. “His ability to infuse humor with irony allows him to create compelling stories in 30 seconds.”

Army of the dead focuses on a father trying to save his daughter from the zombie infested world.

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Do we really need another zombie tale set in the Marvel Universe? According to Fred Van Lente, the answer is yes. In the next installment, one of the zombies escapes from zombie world and stumbles into Marvel 616 territory, thus making Marvel Zombies an in continuity title.

“Marvel Zombies 3” will focus on a different group of zombies than Kirkman and Phillips’ books. “This is partly because ‘MZ3’ is set in a very specific period of ‘MZ’ continuity,” Van Lente explained. “For fear of giving away too much, I’m going to tell you when, exactly. But let’s just say the pursuit of sweet, sweet human flesh makes for some odd allies.”

The four issue mini-series will debut in October. I don’t know about you, but the zombie genre has overstayed its welcome.

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Boom! Studios has sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek of this week’s ongoing zombie title Zombie Tales: The Series.

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As if the zombie genre can’t get any more weird, we now have Virgin Comics releasing a zombie tale from David Harris and Christine Schenley set in the bright lights, big city of New York.

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Because really, you can’t get enough of your beloved characters getting the zombie treatment.

Full pic after the jump.

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Those attending the Emerald City ComiCon in May, and who love the rambling, shuffling moves of the undead, can get their hands on CS Moore’s latest Walking Dead Torso Statuettes featuring Andrew after he’s been bitten.

“We couldn’t resist doing something cool for the Emerald City ComiCon,” said Clayburn Moore. “This is our first time exhibiting at the show and we wanted to start with a splash, and what better way to do that than creating a unique collectible in the spirit of the ‘emerald city?’”

The emerald variant features a custom green paint job and will be limited to 300 copies, and will set you back a mere $30.00.

via Emerald City ComiCon

Fans of dolls action figures probably shed a little tear of joy when EMCE Toys brought back the Star Trek and Planet of the Apes figures based on the original MEGO molds. The company has decided to go a step further by getting some of the original MEGO gang back together to develop an original line of figures based on The Night of the Living Dead.

In time for the film’s 40th anniversary, figures based on the Graveyard Zombie, hero Ben, damsel-in-distress Barbra and iconic undead child Karen Cooper will be released throughout 2008. Graveyard Zombie and Ben will be the first released.

The heads are sculpted by fan favorite James Brady in the classic MEGO rotocast plastic style, and the figures are packaged in MEGO-style blister packaging with illustrations by original MEGO artist Harold Shull.

The first two figures will be released in 2008.

Take the jump for a look at Ben and his zombie.

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Boom! Studios has announced its award winning Zombie Tales anthology will be getting the monthly treatment in April.

“Everybody at BOOM! is really stoked about doing another new monthly anthology. We had such success with the original ZOMBIE TALES one-shots, we knew our fans were hungry for more.� And this new monthly ZOMBIE TALES will satiate the most ravenous fans!” Chip Mosher, Marketing and Sales Director for BOOM! Studios said.

This is the third ongoing horror title from Boom!

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If you ever wanted to see what happens in a post-apocalyptic world where zombies battle robots and Amazon warriors, then IDW had a hard cover trade for you.

The oversize hardcover Zombies vs. Robots vs. Amazons book, which showcases the Eisner Award-nominated team’s tale on glossy 8-3/4 ” x 13″ pages, includes all three stories in the miniseries, the multiple covers Ash designed, and additional never-before-seen Wood art. And it’s all adorned by an all-new cover painting from Wood, too. “This format is the ultimate showcase for Wood’s artwork,” says Ryall, who also serves as IDW’s Publisher and Editor-in-Chief.

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Image Comics has sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek of titles arriving next week. It’s a small collection this week featuring Crawl Space #1 (yay zombies!), PVP #35, and The Walking Dead #43 (yay, more zombies!).

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Zombies 2 - Electric Boogaloo

Several years ago I had a freak out, and stopped eating meat, stopped with the caffeine, and processed sugars. There are a couple of good things about avoiding those things. First there’s that whole healthier living thing, and second, I got to eat all the veggie pizza, been burritos, and tofurkey sandwiches that I wanted (really tofurkey isn’t as bad as it sounds). The toughest part about my sudden conversion to semi-vegetarianism (I still ate eggs and cheese), was the first two weeks. Every Big Mac commercial, every KFC ad, even the smell of steak was enough to nearly drive me out of my mind. Then after that passed, all was right with the world. My head cleared, I had more energy, and I lost a ton of weight. After a while, that Quarter Pounder with Cheese ad did nothing for me, it even made me a little disgusted (like that is anything new). What’s this have to do with Marvel Zombies 2 #1? Well, what is a zombie to do when it’s eaten all the flesh in the universe?

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Boom! Studios is releasing The Savage Brothers trade paperback today, and to get you into the story, the company is letting you read the first 22 pages for free at the company website.

Written by the creator of the hit Sci Fi TV show EUREKA, Andrew Cosby, and EUREKA staff writer Johanna Stokes with art by new fan favorite and current BLUE BEETLE artist Rafael Albuquerque, THE SAVAGE BROTHERS tells the post- zombie-lyptic tale of Dale and Otis Savage–who’ll hop in their Ford F-150, and bring back, or put down any of your undead relatives… for a price. Things get weird (relatively speaking) when Dale and Otis get hired to retrieve a zombie scientist who may hold the key to the supernatural apocalypse.

I read the first issue earlier this week, and it is pretty quirky and funny for a zombie tale, hopefully this weekend I’ll have time to finish the trade.

Take the jump to see the first seven pages and the link to the rest.

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Only one installment of the Marvel Sneak Peek of the Weekend, but boy what a preview! Titles arriving in stores this week are Avengers Classic #5, Captain America #31, Marvel Adventures Avengers #17, Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four #4, Marvel Illustrated Treasure Island #5, Marvel Zombies 2 #1, Marvel Comics Presents #2, Mighty Avengers #5, New Excalibur #24, and Penance: Relentless #2.

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The Last Christmas by Brian Posehn and Gerry Duggan has been optioned by Hollywood Gang Production.

The novel revolves around Santa Claus, who turns his back on Christmas and goes into seclusion after nuclear war has destroyed the world. When the North Pole gets attacked, Santa must battle zombies and renegades to save the remaining survivors, and ultimately, the holiday.

This book was a big hit last year in the bookstores, and if the movie is done correctly, could be a big hit for an upcoming holiday season as well. No word on release date, but Craig J. Flores will be the executive poducer, with Gianni Nunnari producing.

via Variety

October is all about zombies at Marvel, and we’ve already seen the two zombie variants for Ms. Marvel and Howard the Duck. Now Marvel has released the Ron Lim zombie variant for Anita Blake - Vampire Hunter: The First Death #2.

Take the jump for the full cover that arrives October 31st.

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