Max Brooks Announces Extinction Parade: War


You may not have noticed, but there's an war between zombies and vampires that doesn't show any signs of abating. In the middle of this fictional war, we need fictional writers who can chronicle the events in a way that they deem worthy of reporting the action. Max Brooks is something of the man we need and the next chapter in his Zombies vs. Vampires comic book hits stores in July. Extinction Parade: War comes courtesy of Avatar Press and gives readers more insight into the war that never seems to end.

Brooks explains the philosophy behind exposing the weaknesses of the vampire race in Extinction Parade: War, “Every individual human being knows life is hard. Sooner or later adversity’s gonna come knocking. But if you’re a vampire you’ve had a thousand years of comfortable joy. You’re not ready! You don’t have those survival skills.”

It's the breaking point for vampires as the privileged aristocratic race of immortals is finally forced to face a critical realization – that the human race won’t solve the zombie plague without their aid. And when these powerful undead creatures are finally mobilized the violent clash of Vampires and Zombies is summed up best in the new chapter’s subtitle: War. Extinction Parade: War #1 is a super-sized July shipping comic book that continues the story of Extinction Parade following issue #5.

War #1 includes the previously solicited single issue comics content of Extinction Parade #6 & #7 which have been cancelled. Fans who want to step into the world of Extinction Parade can do so with the first chapter of the story in the Extinction Parade TPB also shipping in July and available for pre-order now. Extinction Parade is a softcover graphic novel with color interiors, 6.5″ x 9.5″, 160 pages and retails for $19.99.

Full press release below.
Max Brooks Announces: Extinction Parade: War

April 25, 2014

New York Times Bestselling Author Max Brooks, unleashes the next exciting chapter of his Zombies vs. Vampires comic book series Extinction Parade: War in July.  Brooks has been a driving force behind the resurgence in zombie interest over the last decade with his seminal prose works The Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z.  Fans have flocked to his novels and panel presentations to get the latest undead survival techniques from the charismatic master scholar. 

Avatar Press is pleased to announce this horrifying continuation of Brooks’ groundbreaking series chronicling the breaking point for vampires as the privileged aristocratic race of immortals is finally forced to face a critical realization – that the human race won’t solve the zombie plague without their aid.  And when these powerful undead creatures are finally mobilized the violent clash of Vampires and Zombies is summed up best in the new chapter’s subtitle:  War.   

Brooks explains the philosophy behind exposing the weaknesses of the vampire race in Extinction Parade: War, “Every individual human being knows life is hard. Sooner or later adversity’s gonna come knocking. But if you’re a vampire you’ve had a thousand years of comfortable joy. You’re not ready! You don’t have those survival skills.”

Extinction Parade: War #1 is a super-sized July shipping comic book that continues the story of Extinction Parade following issue #5.  War #1 includes the previously solicited single issue comics content of Extinction Parade #6 & #7 which have been cancelled.  Fans who want to step into the terrifying world of Max Brooks’ Extinction Parade can do so with the electrifying first chapter of the story in the Extinction Parade Trade Paperback Collection also shipping in July and available for pre-order it now from your favorite retailer! Available at comic shops and retailers including Amazon.com and BN.com      

About Extinction Parade:
In a world where the zombie plague has put the human race on the endangered species list, another predatory undead species realizes that to stand by idly means the end of their food supply.  Vastly outnumbered by the zombie hordes, vampires descend into all-out subdead war, with humanity caught in the crossfire.  This series further examines Brooks’ fascination with the lethal races of the undead and brings his unique voice to comics at a time when horror fiction is at an all-time high in popularity.   
Extinction Parade, a softcover graphic novel with color interiors, 6.5″ x 9.5″, 160 pages.

– ISBN 978-1-59291-234-6
– $19.99 (US)
  
Max Brooks is a critically acclaimed author most widely recognized for his New York Times bestselling novels World War Z and The Zombie Survival GuideWorld War Z was adapted into a blockbuster theatrical release in 2013 and has an upcoming sequel in development.  His graphic novel, The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks, is also a New York Times bestseller.

Avatar Press is a groundbreaking independent publishing company which produces a wide variety of cutting-edge comic books, graphic novels, and original web content. Their high-quality publications include the work of such industry luminaries as Garth Ennis (Crossed, Chronicles of Wormwood), Warren Ellis (Freakangels, No Hero), Christos Gage (Absolution, Crossed), Kieron Gillen (Uber), Max Brooks (Extinction Parade), Jonathan Hickman (God is Dead), and Alan Moore (Neonomicon, Fashion Beast). They also produce a diverse range of licensed projects including the classic zombie epic Night of the Living Dead and George R.R. Martin’s Fevre Dream and Skin Trade. For more information about Avatar Press, their publications, and creators, please visit www.avatarpress.com.

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