Defense With The BoomStick

(Disclaimer: This post is an ongoing story set in a world where zombies have taken over and people are fighting to survive anyway they can. Originally it was a post of news and tips to help survivors make it one more day alive, but now it has became a story of my fight after being bitten and partially cured to walk as a half-zombie among them.)

Beginning to think leaving that bunker so soon was a bad idea. Left out of it this past Monday since supplies in the place were all exhausted. Think we were going for about an hour and had zombies on us. The shamblers weren’t the problem as they were easy to get around or take out with a blow to the head. It’s those damn radioactive zombies that were the problem. They just don't give up the hunt.

Gave the shamblers the slip and killed a few of the super zombies and they fled off, surely to try again. That break gave us a respite to make a fast getaway southeast back towards the coast. The plan was to get to the coast, find a working boat and sail around the edge of the wall to get to the forces massed on the other side. The zombies had other ideas for us though.

Harbor Moon Trailer

Vampires may be getting played out, but werewolves deserve some love too. Werewolves in Maine even hit a little closer to home for a lot of readers and writer Ryan Colucci has just released a brand new trailer for his work Harbor Moon.

You can check out the trailer below. Definitely make your way over to the Harbor Moon website and check out Omnicomic's review of the book here.

Dikran Ornekian is a co-writer with art by Pawel Sambor and Nikodem Cabala.

Top 5 Episodes of Chuck

Well, this is it folks. After five improbable years, Chuck is saying farewell.

The show managed to reach deep into the psyche of pop culture and pay lasting tributes, while at the same exposing viewers to great indie bands through the song selection during emotional moments. Not to mention all the cameos, Zachary Levi getting buff and Yvonne Strahovski in all manner of outfits. Come on. She made a gourmet hot dog cook outfit sexy.

Fans of the show are sincere and while some will say seasons four and five strayed a little from the working formula, I'll give them a pass. Why? Because they were always "on the bubble" so to speak, twice doing a 13 episode season only to find out they had nine more episodes.

Without including tonight's two hour finale, it's time to take a bittersweet look back at the five best episodes of Chuck. Instead of ranking the episodes overall, we decided to pick the best episode from each season. This, of course, works out well since there's five seasons.

Review - Fathom Vol. 4 #4

Aspen Matthews can't really seem to catch a break, despite being in her element underwater. People wouldn't be interested in reading about Aspen without conflict though, so conflict it is! And Fathom Vol. 4 #4 is rife with conflict.

The title is written by Scott Lobdell and illustrated by Alex Konat (colors by Beth Sotelo).

Stan Lee's Romeo & Juliet: The War In Stores Now

1812 Comics have combined two institutions of literature. The first is Stan Lee and the second is the timeless tale Romeo & Juliet. Bring them together and you've got a large graphic novel in Romeo and Juliet: The War. It's a giant book that's the brainchild of Stan Lee, Paris Kasidokostas Latsis and Terry Dougas, founders of 1821 Comics and Lee’s producing partner Gill champion, President and COO of POW! Entertainment.

Romeo and Juliet: The War is a futuristic and stylized retelling of Shakespeare's classic. The Montagues are powerful cyborgs made of artificial DNA and the Capulets are genetically enhanced humans known for their speed and agility. With no one left to fight, naturally the two turn on one another.

It's printed as a large coffee table book with the story re-imagined by Stan Lee and Terry Dougas, written by Max Work and artwork by Skan Srisuwan. It's available in both hardcover collector's edition and softcover.

Full press release and trailer below.

Preview - Nancy in Hell (On Earth) #1

El Torres has a pretty crazy imagination. It's definitely unique and will bring you along for one hell of a ride in Nancy in Hell (On Earth) #1.

Featuring art by Enrique Lopez Lorenzana and colors by Fran Gamboa, Nancy in Hell (On Earth) #1 has a newly escaped Nancy from Hell. Yet, she finds the Gates of Hades are still open and demons are pouring out on Earth. The world is the newest infernal region and nobody will help the humans.

The book should be in stores now while interiors are after the jump. Fair warning...they're pretty intense.

Mudman Breaking Free for More

Paul Grist created Mudman. Mudman was wildly successful. Image Comics wants to capitalize on that success and is planning to offer the first two issues as a second printing.

New printings of Mudmen #1 and Mudmen #2 will be in stores Wednesday, February 14. Right beside Mudman #3. Not only that, but the second printing of the first issue will feature a brand new cover by Grist and Mudman #2 will have new covering.

“Even after producing amazing work over the course of almost 20 years, Paul Grist remains one of comics’ best kept secrets,” said Image Comics Publisher Eric Stephenson. “MUDMAN is just the latest example of Paul's wonderfully unique sensibilities, and following the rave reviews the early issues have received, we want to this is something new readers can discover at any time.”

Owen Craig is a distinctly British superhero, but in an entirely different way. An unsure teen in an English seaside town, Owen discovers that he’s different. His body is turning to mud, and he must learn to control it before he gets stuck in his tiny hometown in a way he never anticipated.

Full press release below.

Readers Look for Tanpopo in March

I'll just come right out and say it. Camilla D'Errico can draw. Her style is quite simply stunning and deserves your attention. Lucky for you, BOOM! Studios is bringing more of her work your way in March in Tanpopo.

“TANPOPO is a completely new type of book,” says Matt Gagnon, Editor-in-Chief of BOOM! Studios. “It is a new graphic novel experience that combines an Camilla's unique aesthetic in both the storytelling format and character development. We're combining classic literature with her ephemeral art.”

Tanpopo brings to live the story of a mysterious young girl--Tanpopo--who takes a journey to experience true emotion. The words and images are woven together as Tanpopo is guided (or misguided) by the Faustian devil, Kuro, on her journey into humanity and what it means to feel. The chapters in this volume are reflective of Goethe’s Faust, Samuel T. Coleridge’s Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Psu Sung Ling’s Strange Stories From a Chinese Studio.

“I love teaming up with creators like this,” says Ross Richie, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of BOOM! Studios. “We used Kickstarter in a new way to bring the public comics that they might never see otherwise. Camilla d'Errico's work is both lovely and literary. We are proud to bring books like this into the market."

Tanpopo (the Japanese word for Dandelion) is superhumanly intelligent and inhumanly emotionless. Attached to a mysterious machine, she is ruled by her mind and vast knowledge. But one day, her heart rises up to struggle against her ruling mind. Torn and confused, she now seeks her humanity, longing to feel what other humans feel.

The book will ship in March for $24.99. That nets you 176 pages of story and the first three chapters of D'Errico's self-published work as well as an all new chapter. Diamond Code of JAN120963. Full press release below.