John Sears | April 12, 2011
When I see this shirt, I can’t help but think of one of the (precious few) thoughtful moments in the X-Men movies, a conversation between Mystique and Nightcrawler in X2: Nightcrawler: Excuse me? They say you can imitate anybody, even their voice. Mystique: [as Nightcrawler] Even their voice. Nightcrawler: Then why not stay in disguise [...]
John Sears | April 10, 2011
No word yet on whether it’s Zombie Friendly or not; we’re hoping for at least more sympathy than usual to the Differently Animated: After a heated auction for the spec script, Timur Bekmambetov has won rights to produce inventive zombie title, Maggie. … The plot tracks the titular, 16-year old girl from middle America who [...]
John Sears | April 10, 2011
It’s sad that a book as divisive and disturbingly Living Supremacist as ‘World War Z’ is getting made at all, but the hoops it manages to jump through astound me. Someone out in Hollywood must really, really hate Zombies. We’re guessing it’s Brad Pitt: With Paramount threatening to cut the rope without a financing partner, [...]
John Sears | April 10, 2011
The upcoming high-fantasy, big-budget HBO Series ‘Game of Thrones’, based on George R. R. Martin’s best-selling A Song of Ice and Fire series of novels, has been getting a lot of press lately, and given our culture’s current Anti-Zombie fixation, apparently Undead individuals in said show are getting a lot of attention: If you missed [...]
John Sears | April 10, 2011
A response to this post at The Zombie Feed. What is it that makes an author write a story attacking the Differently Animated? Sure, there’s the monetary angle, the fact that Anti-Zombie fiction is hot now and therefore it’s easier to get published, and the nasty anti-social tendencies of writers in general. (I know from [...]
John Sears | April 8, 2011
I watched ‘High School of the Dead’ a while ago actually, and then completely forgot to review it, because the sheer, steaming, reeking *awfulness* of it must have scoured my mind clear of willpower and left me desperately trying to develop amnesia through force of will. Then BuyZombie had to dredge up the painful memories [...]
John Sears | April 7, 2011
The Zombie Rights Campaign was, as previously noted here on the blog, very pleased to have two Zombie Tolerant mayoral candidates in the Madison election. Well, on Tuesday night, after a very close contest, Paul Soglin won the election: Maybe he is mayor for life. In a scenario unlikely only a few months ago, former [...]
John Sears | April 6, 2011
First, let me say, wow. This is one of the densest and most complicated analyses of Zombie media I’ve ever seen. Second, of course, I have to say that it’s very deeply flawed and obviously incorrect on a number of points. This PopMatters article, entitled ‘Zombies, Reavers, Butchers, and Actuals in Joss Whedon’s Work’, by [...]
John Sears | April 6, 2011
I really need to start a list of all the genres that haven’t been crossed with the Zombie Apocalypse meme yet and check them off as new projects are announced. It’d be like playing Bingo, only even more grim and depressing: A zombie apocalypse unites a ragtag pack of dogs in the ruined streets of [...]
John Sears | April 6, 2011
Today the ZRC got a surprise via Twitter and Facebook: Harcos Labs, infamous makers of ‘Zombie Blood’ and ‘Zombie Jerky’ snack products, also known for their Anti-Zombie propaganda videos, had decided to issue a response to our critique of their Youtube campaign. Harcos: Harcos Labs Responds to Zombie Rights Campaign’s Accusation Zombie-friendly laboratory discusses newest [...]