Over at the news site Comics for Sinners, you’ll find my review of Aliens vs. Zombies #1, from Zenescope Entertainment. Written by Joe Brusha (Hollywood Zombie Apocalypse) and illustrated by Vincenzo Riccardi (Wonderland), it’s the start of a five-issue miniseries about the crew of an alien spacecraft arriving on Earth shortly after a zombie apocalypse has swept the planet. The aliens are here to reverse the process and save the world, only things don’t quite go the way they’d hoped and they quickly find themselves battling for survival against—and alongside—the humans who probably believe the spacemen (and –women) are responsible for this terrifying situation. Who will survive, and who will become zombie chow? And do aliens taste like chicken? You’ll have to read the series to find out! Head over to C4S to learn more.
Speaking of the walking dead, are you aware that I once wrote my own take on the zombie apocalypse, in the form of a short story? “Laundry Day” is the tale of a not-so-loveable guy named Josh Kosinki who, late one night, decides to take his growing pile of dirty clothes over to the local Laundromat—only to become an eyewitness to the start of a zombie uprising. It first appeared in 2007, in the Padwolf Books anthology The Dead Walk Again!, then was reprinted in Books of the Dead Press’s 2010 anthology, Best New Zombie Tales, Vol. 2. It garnered quite a bit of praise from reviewers:
“Laced with a brutal humor and some seriously gory violence, this one is a slaughter-fest crowd pleaser for sure. Action from the get-go, with a surprising twist ending that I really didn’t see coming.”—Paperback Horror
“‘Laundry Day’ puts a nice twist on the ‘folks are the worst of all monsters’ trope.”—Necroscope: The Australian Zombie Review Blog
“I friggin’ love that story!”—James Roy Daley, author of Terror Town and 13 Drops of Blood
Best New Zombie Tales, Vol. 2 is still on sale, so follow the link to its page at Amazon. Along with “Laundry Day,” you’ll find stories by such notable horror writers as Mort Castle, Tim Waggoner, Nate Kenyon, and Cody Goodfellow. Order a copy today!
