Dynamite Entertainment has announced that Fred Van Lente (who just finished an amazing run from Marvel on The Hulk among others) is writing a zombie filled tale that will be being released in 2013.
First we have a quote from Fred himself that was found on Media Connection Online that really makes gives me a warm happy vibe on the direction of the comic that makes me want to know more:
“Like a lot of things that I do, my zombie project at Dynamite mocks a genre while very much being a part of that genre,†says writer Fred Van Lente. â€In a lot of zombie stories we get the beginning of plague, or the zombie apocalypse, but we skip all the military, governmental and just plain human screw ups that got us from Point A to Point B. Well, that’s all this book is about — a global disaster of this magnitude results in a lot global stupidity, and therein lies comedy. Think of this as World War Z with jokes and a B drive-in movie Grindhouse sensibility. At the heart of our story is a group of message-board experts — yes, geeks — recruited (not without real-life precedent) by the Defense Intelligence Agency to see if they can’t apply their unparalleled knowledge of the zombie genre to figure a way to solve the crisis. As a professional comics writer, will I allow Internet know-it-alls save the world, or will they all be horrifically slaughtered? I can’t wait to find out myself.â€
The second quote is from the President of Dynamite Entertainment that goes a little something like this:
“Fred’s an incredible talent whom we’ve wanted to work with for years. Marvel saw his potential and signed him to an exclusive where he has written The Hulk, The Incredible Hercules, X-Men, Deadpool, as well stories in key Marvel Cross-Overs including Shadowland. We approached Fred years ago, but finding out of his exclusivity, he was unable to work with us. We’ve stayed in contact, and when he was off his exclusive, we connected for a series. The first conversation was fantastic. We sat down, we pitched him our idea, he liked it and came back with his voice. I cannot wait for fans to read this. It’s going to be a fun ride! A fun ride with lots of bites, death, and everything that comes in a zombie story †– States Dynamite President Nick Barrucci
Honestly it sounds like a story penned specifically for comic geeks that we may all love to read. Hopefully we’ll get some full previews soon as I’d love to hear/read/see more of it once it’s out there!
