"The Walking Dead" gained national attention as AMC's latest critically acclaimed drama, shattering the network's previous premiere ratings highs and earning a second season renewal after its very first episode. But before its television debut, Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead was a comic phenomenon. James Lowder, veteran editor and author in the horror genre and comics field, collects some of the biggest names in the zombie genre, along with other top horror and comics writers, to discuss the series on both page and screen. Contents include: what makes "The Walking Dead" so effective as a…mehr
"The Walking Dead" gained national attention as AMC's latest critically acclaimed drama, shattering the network's previous premiere ratings highs and earning a second season renewal after its very first episode. But before its television debut, Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead was a comic phenomenon. James Lowder, veteran editor and author in the horror genre and comics field, collects some of the biggest names in the zombie genre, along with other top horror and comics writers, to discuss the series on both page and screen. Contents include: what makes "The Walking Dead" so effective as a zombie narrative the television show's surprising optimism Rick Grimes as Objectivist hero "The Walking Dead"'s journey from comic to television seriesAll zombies are created equal. All zombie stories are not. From its humble beginnings as an indie comic book, "The Walking Dead" has become a pop culture juggernaut boasting "New York Times"-bestselling trade paperbacks, a hit television series, and enough fans to successfully take on any zombie uprising. "Triumph of The Walking Dead" explores the intriguing characters, stunning plot twists, and spectacular violence that make Robert Kirkman's epic the most famous work of the Zombie Renaissance. "The Walking Dead" novels' co-author Jay Bonansinga provides the inside story on translating the comics into prose; "New York Times" bestseller Jonathan Maberry takes on the notion of leadership (especially Rick Grimes') during the zombie apocalypse; Harvard professor Steven Schlozman dissects the disturbing role of science in the television series; and more. "Triumph of The Walking Dead" features a foreword by horror legend Joe R. Lansdale.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
James Lowder has worked extensively on both sides of the editorial blotter. His credits include the bestselling, widely translated novels Prince of Lies and Knight of the Black Rose, short fiction for such anthologies as Shadows Over Baker Street and The Repentant, and comic book scripts, role-playing game material, and hundreds of reviews and articles, including essays for the BenBella titles The Unauthorized X-Men and King Kong is Back! As an editor, he's directed book lines or series for a variety of publishers and has helmed more than a dozen critically acclaimed anthologies, including Curse of the Full Moon, Hobby Games: The 100 Best, and the Books of Flesh zombie anthology series. He's been a finalist for the International Horror Guild Award and the Stoker Award, and has won five Origins Awards and a silver ENnie Award. The New York Times Book Review describes Joe R. Lansdale as a writer with "a folklorist's eye for telling detail and a front-porch raconteur's sense of pace." Lansdale is the author of thirty novels and over two hundred short stories, articles, and essays. His work has received an Edgar, two New York Times notable books, seven Bram Stoker Awards, the British Fantasy Award, the Inkpot Award, the Herodotus Award for historical fiction, and many others. His novella "Bubba Ho-Tep" was made into a cult movie of the same name. His work has also been filmed for Showtime. His latest novel is Devil Red, published by Knopf. Online at joerlansdale.com. Jay Bonansinga is a national bestselling author, screenwriter, and filmmaker, whose directorial debut, Stash, premiered in 2010. His 2005 novel, Frozen, is in development as a major motion picture, and his latest book, Perfect Victim, is an alternate title for Book-of-the-Month Club. He has worked with George Romero and has won major film festival awards, including a Gold Remi at the Houston International WorldFest and a "Best Comedy Feature" at the Iowa City Landlocked Film Festival. Jay's 2004 nonfiction debut, The Sinking of the Eastland, won the Certificate of Merit from the Illinois State Historical Society, and his forthcoming nonfiction Civil War thriller, Pinkerton's War, is due out from Lyons Press in late 2011. Online at jaybonansinga.com.
Inhaltsangabe
"Foreword: The Walking Dead, with Entourage” Joe R. Lansdale "Introduction: In Medias Apocalypsis” Jim Lowder "The Pathos of The Walking Dead” Kyle William Bishop "Take Me to Your Leader” Jonathan Maberry "Four Color Zombies” Arnold T. Blumberg "A Novelist and a Zombie Walk into a Bar” Jay Bonansinga "Meaninglessness” Craig Fischer "Zombie People” Brendan Riley "No Clean Slate” Kay Steiger "Happy (En)Trails” Vince A. Liaguno "Rick and Rand” Ned Vizzini "Postmodern Merlin” Kenneth Hite "Feel Better?” Steven Schlozman "The Walking Dead and Dance of Death” Lisa Morton "Rick Grimes: A Zombie Among Men” Scott Kenemore "The Hero Wears the Hat” David Hopkins "'For Love Is Strong as Death'” Kim Paffenroth Cover art and interior zombie art Rafael Kayanan
"Foreword: The Walking Dead, with Entourage” Joe R. Lansdale "Introduction: In Medias Apocalypsis” Jim Lowder "The Pathos of The Walking Dead” Kyle William Bishop "Take Me to Your Leader” Jonathan Maberry "Four Color Zombies” Arnold T. Blumberg "A Novelist and a Zombie Walk into a Bar” Jay Bonansinga "Meaninglessness” Craig Fischer "Zombie People” Brendan Riley "No Clean Slate” Kay Steiger "Happy (En)Trails” Vince A. Liaguno "Rick and Rand” Ned Vizzini "Postmodern Merlin” Kenneth Hite "Feel Better?” Steven Schlozman "The Walking Dead and Dance of Death” Lisa Morton "Rick Grimes: A Zombie Among Men” Scott Kenemore "The Hero Wears the Hat” David Hopkins "'For Love Is Strong as Death'” Kim Paffenroth Cover art and interior zombie art Rafael Kayanan
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