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Zombie Apocalypse Thread
Lady Eri
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So another Max Brooks material on Zombies. I feel that even though this a comic series, it will still maintain his usual quality and expertise for the Zombie Apocalypse. I don't know the artist though, he is from Brazil, Ibraim Roberson. It has been too long, there needs to be more quality Zombie publications. This one is coming out June 2nd. It should make a nice addition to my growing collection.
Anyways, I just found out Alan Alda was a voice in the audiobook, so I might have to get that as well. Though if someone already has it, I would appreciate a critque?
Also I am heading to New Zealand in the event of a Zombie Apocalypse.
Anyways, I just found out Alan Alda was a voice in the audiobook, so I might have to get that as well. Though if someone already has it, I would appreciate a critque?
Also I am heading to New Zealand in the event of a Zombie Apocalypse.
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It's abridged when compared to the real book, but all that means is it doesn't include all the stories from the book (it doesn't, for example, include the girl who has mentally regressed to childhood) but it does include some of the best ones.
As opposed to most audiobooks, which are really just some guy reading the book and maybe doing character voices, it's read by a full cast playing different characters, with Max Brooks himself playing the part of the interviewer asking questions.
Outside of the beginning part, it doesn't actually sound like a book at all, more like a series of recorded audio interviews, which is pretty fantastic.
Also, it has Mark Hamil.
I'm downloading a few chapters on my iPhone.
This came out somewhat recently.
Has some great stories in it.
I also had the pleasure of listening to the pilot's story while driving through that area of Louisianna which was pretty neat.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0816711/
I plan on snagging Recorded Attacks, given that it seems like a safe bet since I loved both The Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z.
Holy crap, look at that author list. How did I not know about this?
I just finished reading through The Walking Dead and it is amazing. May not be everyone's cup of tea and I think a lot of people were turned off when it looked like the group had reached safety... but no one, and no place, is safe for long. I really like where it is heading now.
EDIT: The World War Z movie was written by J. Michael Straczynski and should be most excellent.
It would work better as a TV show. You just cant get all the book's best bits into a film.
I know I could just re-wiki it, but that still in the hands of Brad Pitt's company?
I await that and a few other rumoured/production hell'd projects with great anticipation. (Robotech, NGE, WE3 and Y: The Last Man, to be specific)
See how many books I've read so far in 2010
Reporting for duty! I'm a B5 fan AND a WWZ/Zombie Survival Guide fan. This announcement is like sex for my eyes.
Pr0n, if you will.
https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197970666737/
Many of the stories in this book do vary in the use of the word zombie.
Not all of them are about flesh eating undead basically.
I loved the political landscape of WWZ as well.
http://www.zombiehunters.org
http://www.zombieforecast.org/
Henry Rollins voiced the Merc guy who was a body guard for the rich guy on Long Island. Both he and Mark Hamill did an excellent job.
Great list, but why Laurell K. Hamilton there? Who though the inclusion of zombie sex would enhance the book? Maybe the protagonist is from a clan of were-zombies who need daily sex to maintain their zombie powers.
And who the fuck is Poppy Z. Brite?
Lol I love when people say that. :P Until the Katana blade gets dull and you go to chop a zombie and get it stuck inside it.
Exactly. Give me an aluminum baseball bat (or crowbar!) any day.
In addition to the pistol, shotgun, and large knife.
Max Brooks says the best weapon is a crowbar, not only is it nearly impossible to break, but you can use it to open barricaded doors and locked rooms with it.
I'm well aware
Crowbar takes a little proficiency to use well, though. You don't want the B&E side to get stuck in something during a combat situation.
Really, though, there's no reason you can't just get a semiautomatic rifle and carry around a lot of ammunition. Any group of zombies that you couldn't eliminate with a pocket-full of AR 15 rounds is numerous enough to absolutely destroy you in melee anyway.
Real Katanas that are of fighting quality easily cost $1000 and more. They are also not meant for cleaving, but for cutting. You don't have time to wait for your undead opponent to bleed to death. Also, any edged weapon needs to be kept up. I don't get this 'never needs reloading' argument. Blades get dull, and good sharpening stones for a Katana aren't just lying in the road or down at Walmart. Have you ever sharpened a blade or a knife? It takes practice to get a good edge and not completely ruin the blade.
Guns are where it's at.
i thought that was just bites.
solanum in the saliva or whatever.
It really depends on your zombie type, honestly. For instance, with a 28 Weeks Later zombie all you have to do is get a drop of zombie body-fluid to enter your body, so you could get zombified if you just happened to have your mouth open when a splatter happened.
Honestly, in a zombie apocalypse situation the only real way to be safe is to not come into physical contact range with them at all. If you are, you're probably screwed anyway.
Reading World War Z, I was pretty much like, "This would be the best audiobook."
I was right, and so is Pony; it is pretty fantastic.
i assumed we were discussing max brooks zombies.