Today, the zombies from George A. Romero's classic 1960s horror film rise once again in ten separate first issues of Double Take's Ultimate Night of the Living Dead comic book series. Daily Dead recently chatted with Jeff McComsey, writer of Z-Men and Rise, who discussed expanding on Romero's living dead world, further exploring the characters of Johnny and Barbara, and much more.
Do you have fond memories of watching Romero's Night of the Living Dead in your formative years?
Jeff McComsey: I saw it at a pretty young age, probably in the mid-’90s. I remember we rented it on VHS and watched it a couple of times. It wasn’t until I was in college and we watched a bunch of old movies when we really got into it. And now since I’ve watched it professionally, I’m still impressed with what Romero did.
Do you have fond memories of watching Romero's Night of the Living Dead in your formative years?
Jeff McComsey: I saw it at a pretty young age, probably in the mid-’90s. I remember we rented it on VHS and watched it a couple of times. It wasn’t until I was in college and we watched a bunch of old movies when we really got into it. And now since I’ve watched it professionally, I’m still impressed with what Romero did.
- 9/16/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Written by Robbie Morrison | Art by Brian Williamson | Published by Titan Comics
Before getting into the actual review, can I say how refreshing it is that Titan Comics are making this series accessible, by having the first page devoted to a quick reminder of who the main players are, and a ‘Previously’ recap of previous issues to get any new readers up to speed. This being the third part of a 3-part story, this is a simple way to tell new readers you want to welcome, and keep, them, but not practiced by nearly enough publishers anymore. It also motivates those readers to seek out the previous parts of the story. But I digress…
As mentioned above, this is the final part of a 3 part story, The Fractures, that follows a scientist from an alternate reality who has jumped over to our reality where his family are still alive (his...
Before getting into the actual review, can I say how refreshing it is that Titan Comics are making this series accessible, by having the first page devoted to a quick reminder of who the main players are, and a ‘Previously’ recap of previous issues to get any new readers up to speed. This being the third part of a 3-part story, this is a simple way to tell new readers you want to welcome, and keep, them, but not practiced by nearly enough publishers anymore. It also motivates those readers to seek out the previous parts of the story. But I digress…
As mentioned above, this is the final part of a 3 part story, The Fractures, that follows a scientist from an alternate reality who has jumped over to our reality where his family are still alive (his...
- 6/30/2015
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
For the seven people seeking shelter from the zombies in an isolated farmhouse that hellish night in the late 1960s, it seemed like dawn would never come and the nightmare would never end. But the sun did come up at the end of George A. Romero's classic Night of the Living Dead, killing the night and bringing a sole survivor into another dawn before a gut-wrenching gunshot echoed across the Pennsylvania hills. That's where the story ends in the film, but tales from Romero's zombie-plagued world will continue to be told on the paneled page in three upcoming Ultimate Night of the Living Dead comic book series from Double Take, including one that follows siblings Barbara and Johnny.
Press Release - "This June, the will dead rise again as Double Take (2T) launches Ultimate Night of the Living Dead, with three new comics set in the universe of the 1968 film.
Press Release - "This June, the will dead rise again as Double Take (2T) launches Ultimate Night of the Living Dead, with three new comics set in the universe of the 1968 film.
- 3/25/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
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