San Diego Comic Con Gets Zombified In Sam Humphries' Fanboys Vs Zombies

[Rich Johnston]

Sam Humphries is well known to Bleeding Cool readers. He's scored monster self distribution hits with Our Love Is Real and Sacrifice. But before writing about Mayan sacrifice and man-on-dog sex, he wrote Fraggle Rock comics.

Quite a jump.

And in April he's writing a new ongoing series for Boom!, Fanboys Vs Zombies, drawn by Jerry Gaylord. Humberto Ramos draws the cover for the first issue, costing just a dollar. Here's the solicitation text.

One is a decrepit mob of gurgling, ravenous fiends...and the other is a zombie outbreak. When there is no more room in Hell, the undead shall take over Comic-Con! A crew of feuding best friends find themselves trapped inside America's largest comic convention transformed into a seething cauldron of zombies. Is a horde of starving brain-eaters any match against reflexes battle-hardened by video games, nerves tested by horror flicks, and courage crystallized by comic books? Find out as an unlikely band of nerds use their genre savvy to survive in Fanboys vs. Zombies! Written by indie sensation Sam Humphries (Our Love is Real) with art by hot new talent Jerry Gaylord! Don't forget to ask your retailer about the rare CGC 9.8 Near Mint variant by Marvel Zombies artist and Zombie King Arthur Suydam!

[Mad_Man_Moon]

Only one of us posted reviews of Sacrifice and Our Love Is Real ... But both reviews were positive.
So ... I'd say that means, as a community, we all love them ;-)

[ThatNickGuy]

For God's sake, I'm begging the entertainment industry: no more zombies. No more vampires. They're so overplayed that they've created a black hole of interest.

[The Xenos]

It's kinda been done, but only for a Star Trek Con as a Trek book.



http://www.amazon.com/Night-Living-T.../dp/1594744637

Though, yeah, I agree zombies and even zom coms are a bit overdone. Yet I'll still give them a wait and see. Some of them rise from the chaff and mud... so to speak..

[Lord Viper Scorpion]

One is a decrepit mob of gurgling, ravenous fiends...and the other is a zombie outbreak.

We don't like being the butt of the joke (i.e. Big Bang Theory).

[bewareofgeek]

Oh great. Like getting a 4-day pass isn't hard enough.

(I read that Trekkie book. It's … forgettable)

[Evan Meadow]

It's kinda been done, but only for a Star Trek Con as a Trek book.



Amazon.com: Night of the Living Trekkies (Quirk Fiction) (9781594744631): Kevin David Anderson, Sam Stall: Books

Though, yeah, I agree zombies and even zom coms are a bit overdone. Yet I'll still give them a wait and see. Some of them rise from the chaff and mud... so to speak..

And that was a great book when I read it. Got it done in a day and a half.

Looking forward to this series, but we'll see if its an actual ongoing.

[jasinmartin]

Hey Rich,

Just emailed you... I have a similar concept.

Also, you mention Jerry Gaylord on art (whom I know), but then you make reference to I believe mikemaihack on deviantART (he does the Supergirl/Batgirl strips)... FYI.

[Kplan]

We don't like being the butt of the joke (i.e. Big Bang Theory).

Is it possible you're being overly sensitive? When it comes to the nerdy loves of the guys of Big Bang Theory (and by that I mean, their RPGs, comics, etc.), they seem -- to me -- to show a lot of respect by actually researching these things and having the characters talk about these subjects with knowledge. Yes, they're geeky and the butt of jokes, but Sheldon isn't funny b/c he's a comics fan, he's funny b/c he's severely OCD and incredibly bright and incredibly inept at human interaction. And, frankly, I've had plenty of geeky friends I could describe similarly.

Heck, the comics shop owner on that show is more common than the one on The Simpsons these days. He's spot on...and, to me, he's portrayed far more negatively than any of the main characters.

I dunno. It's just a sitcom is really my point.