Zombies.... who doesn't love them?

[KingZombie]

Hello!
My name is Shawn and I am the owner/operator of KingZombie.com (http://kingzombie.com). My passion for zombies led me to create a company to spread the zombie love. We make stickers, t-shirts as well as sell lots of various zombie things. We also recently combined with my other website that had lots of figures/toy soldiers.

Some of you are aware that we are coming out with our own line of 28mm zombie figures. We now have up all of our prototype photos and are moving along, with only minimal hiccups.

Here's a couple of pics to wet your appetite.
http://kingzombie.com/fzombiemp/5%20SWAT%20Zombie.jpg
http://kingzombie.com/fzombiemp/17%20EMT%20Zombie%20female.jpg

I look forward to providing you with top notch minis, as well as my usual fun stickers and t-shirts.

[Hinton]

I definitely like zombies, so well done miniature zombies do capture my attention.

[supervike]

I'm a big fan of mini zombies....I'll def. be checking these out!

[Moavoamoatu]

I'm a big fan of mini zombies....I'll def. be checking these out!

What about a zombies theme for IP then ???

[supervike]

I'd be shot and hung! and not necessarily in that order.

[Nathan Caroland]

Be entertaining at the least ..

[TheBugKing]

I'd be shot and hung! and not necessarily in that order.

Be entertaining at the least ..

Oh! I agree whole heartedly! Can I videotape Vike getting hung and shot? It would be one of the most popular videos on YouTube!

See Vike? Even Nathan thinks so!

[Duende]

I'd be shot and hung! and not necessarily in that order.


We all know how Vike is hung...

http://www.tshirthell.com/shirts/products/a610/a610_bm.gif

*adult content warning*

;)

[Duende]

Seriously though, what is it about zombies??...

They're gross, rotting, animated corpses, and the vast majority of them just shuffle along aimlessly muttering about brains, and all they want to do is gnaw on things. What's so great about that? At least Wyrd's samurai punk zombies look like they still have a few neurons firing upstairs. But "regular" zombies? I just don't get their appeal. Can some zombiephile out there explain it to me?

:dizzy:

[Hinton]

On a metaphysical level zombies touch that inner core of our fear of our own mortality and what occurs after we die. The thought of a person walking around that is nothing more than an empty shell - human being sans soul, if you will - who only craves the flesh of the living (as you'll notice zombies never gnaw on each other) touches a raw nerve in many. Some recoil from that fear; some accept it; others embrace it.

And then of course there is always the question of does that walking corpse of your loved one still contain a part of what they once were? Do the shambling, rotting undead still hold a spark of intelligence? Do they still posses the capacity for human emotions? If we are to strip away the "soul", the spark that gives us the capacity for rational thought and reasoning, are we really nothing more than mindless creatures, resorting only to our most basic needs, i.e. food?

It's also a metaphor how we, as humans, devour each other mindlessly as we progress through our lives in order to attain our goals, which is basically the satiation of our desires; or hungers, to put it another way.

But mostly, zombies just rock!

[Duende]

You sound like you're aspiring to be Supervike Jr. :ahhhhh:

[Scorpio]

Duende, there's an excellent book out called World War Z that you should pick up. Quality stuff.

[Moavoamoatu]

I didn't really like WWZ. I think Day by Day Armageddon is far better. The zombie survival guide is a must have too.

WWZ is going to be a movie next year BTW.

[Scorpio]

I didn't really like WWZ. I think Day by Day Armageddon is far better.

Hadn't read it yet. Added it to the list.


The zombie survival guide is a must have too.

And by the same author as WWZ. :}

[KingZombie]

I didn't really like WWZ. I think Day by Day Armageddon is far better. The zombie survival guide is a must have too.

WWZ is going to be a movie next year BTW.

Day by Day Armageddon is a good book. They both are. They're different and good in their own way. For a interesting twist on zombies, check out David Moody's Autumn series. I do beleive the first one is available for free as a PDF on his website.

[Ritual]

Seriously though, what is it about zombies??...

They're gross, rotting, animated corpses, and the vast majority of them just shuffle along aimlessly muttering about brains, and all they want to do is gnaw on things.


The answer is right there! ;)

[Moavoamoatu]

Walking Dead comics are good too.

[supervike]

I actually used to HATE HATE HATE zombies. Of course I thought they were creepy, but as a 'monster movie' they were low on my list. Many zombie movies are just a gore fest, which isn't usually what I want.

But there is this subtext of zombies that Bryan was alluding to.

It's not so much the monsters, but how the survivors react in a world where you can't trust anyone. Also, a single zombie is not all that frightening. They are slow, dumb, and predictable.

But when there are hundreds or thousands, there is no escape. They are relentless, never stopping. Death itself.

[Brushmistress]

Walking Dead comics are good too.


Walking Dead is excellent, but not light reading - I had a friend who read the first 2 trades in one sitting and then went around depressed for 3 days.

[supervike]

I read the first 6-7 and it is terribly depressing....

[Moavoamoatu]

Jim, you should join my Yahoo group and dowload my zombie rules (I wrote them with a swedish friend) :

http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/deadwalkagain/

[KingZombie]

Also, if you haven't checked out Two Hour Wargames, All Things Zombies.... that's a good set of rules, too!