Feb
24
2011

‘Zombie Pet Shop’ a 3D Adventure For Kids

Zombies have become a bit over-done in mainstream entertainment media, as of late. It seems that wherever you turn, there are zombies in movies, television shows and video games. A bit oversaturated. Regardless, the Zombie train ain’t stoppin’ anytime soon. ...
Feb
19
2011

Dead Island Trailer Leads to a Big Movie Deal

(article by nerdbastards contributor Sarah Moran @SarahThisIs) Earlier this week a trailer hit the web and became a sensation. Okay, it’s not too surprising, that happens all most everyday on the internet. But this trailer is going to make you stop ...
Feb
18
2011

Robert Kirkman on The Walking Dead Season 2, Plus the New Video Game

(article by nerdbastards contributor Sarah Moran @SarahThisIs) If you were out of the loop and missed the big news yesterday, Telltale games is developing a video game based on Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead (as well as Bill Willingham’s Fables). ...
Feb
17
2011

Two Of Your Favorite Comics Are Becoming Video Games; Fables and The Walking Dead!

(article by nerdbastards contributor Sarah Moran @SarahThisIs) Jill Pantozzi (luv u Jill), known to many of us geeks as The Nerdy Bird is reporting that Telltale games is planning two new video games based on Bill Willinghams’s Fables and Robert Kirkman’s ...
Feb
17
2011

It’s Never Too Early to Be Emotionally Devastated By a Videogame Trailer

The first I'd heard about Dead Island was when EVula sent me a tip late last afternoon saying I had to watch this trailer for a new zombie videogame. Now, I love zombies, but I know some of you are ...
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Feb
17
2011

‘Dead Island’ Trailer Forward AND Backward

Seen the teaser trailer for 'Dead Island', the upcoming (allegedly later this year) zombie-survival game that takes place on a tropical resort island in Papua New Guinea (link related)? Then hit the jump, watch it, and be amazed. ...
Feb
16
2011

Dead Island Trailer Rewinds Your Nightmares

Zombies have become a bit over-done in mainstream entertainment media, as of late. It seems that wherever you turn, there are zombies in movies, television shows and video games. While dismembering and chopping off heads in video games is fun, it ...
Feb
16
2011

Zombieland 2 Update: Woody Harrelson “I don’t feel like a sequels guy”

If we learned anything from Zombieland it’s to appreciate the little things in life. Unfortunately patience is not one of them. No ZomCom has done the genre better than Zombieland. We want a sequel and we want it ...
Feb
15
2011

Psychology of the Living Dead

They have no pulse, no heart beat, and no conscious but the living dead still terrify anyone that currently lives six feet above ground. With their lack of compassion and morals these undead creatures are a threat the world over. ...
Feb
10
2011

‘The Walking Dead’ Is Getting Action Figures? Kick-Ass!

Every year people gather at the prestigious New York Toy Fair (they take toy presentation serious), a cornucopia of plastic and the latest tech, for the upcoming figures and collectibles of the year. With things like ‘Twilight’ storming shelves last ...
Feb
08
2011

Craig Gillespie New Director of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Attempts to add some Life to the Undead

Wow, so it sounds like this Pride and Prejudice and Zombies film adaptation is turning into a big heaping pile of zombie shit!  Not one, but two big directors have now back out of the project.  Both Mike White (Year ...
Feb
08
2011

Watch Out: The French Are Comin’ at Ya With Super Villains and Zombies

But Luke, “The French are frog leg eatin’, hairy arm-pitted, rude, anti-Americans. What’s the deal?”. OK, while it’s true that America and France like to piss on each other (not in any kind of fetish way. that shit’s nasty) the ...
Feb
07
2011

Scientists One Step Closer To ‘Universal Flu Vaccine’ (Cue Unstoppable Supervirus)

Seen here looking like an exploding nebula or some such shit, a strain of flu prepares to have its ass whipped and lil' tentacle dealies torn off by a new flu vaccine. That's right folks, scientists at Oxford University ...
Feb
05
2011

90’s ‘Zombies Ate My Neighbors’ Video Game Being Adapted Into a ‘zomcom’

Pop quiz. What are the top 3 best Zombie comedies? Your answers should be, ‘Shaun of the Dead’, ‘Fido’ and ‘Zombie Land’. Anything else and you can GTFO! While there are plenty of titles in the ‘zomcom’ sub-genre, we could always ...
Feb
01
2011

From A to Zombie, The Alphabet of Zombie Survival

Books everywhere have been written on the possible future of a Zombie apocalypse, making people wonder the new age old question “What’s your Zombie plan?”.  From books like The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks to the ...
Jan
28
2011

CW Jumps on the Zombie Band Wagon

Zombie’s are the new vampires – which were the new werewolves – which were the new alien monsters – which were the new something or other that we all loved and used to be scared of.  I guess it’s time to ...
Jan
27
2011

Nerd Cake Of Awesomeness

This cake is called the Awesome Cake and it isn’t hard to see why.  It was created by Barbarann Garrard and it is made of win.  It has everything a nerd could want.  A zombie riding a unicorn, a rainbow ...
Jan
20
2011

A ‘The Walking Dead’ Video Game Staggering Our Way?

Robert Kirkman’s ‘The Walking Dead’ was the breakout hit of the comic book world, then AMC developed it into a breakout hit series and now it may be head to videogame consoles. Taking control of characters like Glenn, Andrea and ...
Jan
03
2011

Get Your Snowballs and Your Shotguns Ready cuz We’re Walkin’ in a Winter Zombieland

With unseasonably warm temps for this time of year this video should definitely cheer you up and put you in a wintery mood!  A group of hilarious friends with a little too much time on their hands put together “Walkin in a ...
Jan
03
2011

Are They Zombies Or Supermodels, We Now Know (Without Losing A Body Part)

Everyone knows that zombies are make believe, unless you live in Haiti and believe in Voodoo. The closest thing we have to the actual zombies of our nightmares are supermodels. Just as scary, boney and brain-dead as their rotting counter-parts, but how would they stack up against ...
Dec
23
2010

Macauley Culkin Is Legend

I think I can safely say, without fear of hyperbole, that if the above movie were real, it would not only be the greatest film of all time, but the greatest work of art mankind has ever or would ever ...
Dec
23
2010

This Is Not a First Look at Walking Dead Season 2

Seriously. It's not. It was kind of billed that way to me, but it's mostly just quick interviews of the actors and director and creator Robert Kirkman and what they think works about the series and what they hope happens ...
Dec
21
2010

Have A Very Zombie Holiday Season!

The holidays are a magical time of year where togetherness, peace and love come together …. unless, of course, you’re in the middle of a frackin’ zombie apocalypse! But, how can you still celebrate this most joyous of times with the ...
Dec
17
2010

Armored Safehouses For Zombie Apocalypse

This is a zombie-proof armored "home" made from recycled ship steel by Atelier Van Lieshout. It's striking resemblance to my neighbor's pedovan aside, I don't know if I could actually live in one. Sure it's got a toilet, ...
Dec
12
2010

Local Louisiana News Reports On A “Zombie Attack”

While many of us NerdBastards are ready for the zombie apocalypse to happen, it seems that the local news still needs some practicing to report when it happens. A local Louisiana NBC news reported on how a family’s camp was destroyed ...
Dec
06
2010

‘The Walking Dead’ 6 Million Strong

Thanks to the outstanding support from it’s viewers, Robert Kirkman’s ‘TheWalking Dead’ has ripped limbs and bitten the face off of basic cable records (that is, if basic cable had limbs and face, but who’s to say it doesn’t?), with the ...
Dec
05
2010

The Walking Dead Season Finale “TS-19″ Recap/Review

(Post by nerdbastards contributor Nick Bungay- Twitter @NickBungay) Here we are at the finish line of AMC’s The Walking Dead. With bodies everywhere, friends lost and relationships in ruin can “TS-19″ be our group’s hope for a possible cure. Let’s dive ...
Dec
05
2010

Walking Dead Marathon: Be Fast or Be Jerky

If you haven’t been bitten by The Walking Dead yet, there’s still time!  Today AMC is running a Walking Dead Marathon showing all the episodes right up to the airing of the season finale.  Set your DVR, Check your schedule, ...
Dec
04
2010

Update on ‘The Walking Dead’ Dead: Writers NOT Fired, Season 2 Being Mapped Out

We recently reported that Walking Dead executive producer Frank Darabont had canned the writers who worked on the awesome first season of AMC’s zombie series, including his Number 2 guy, Charles “Chic” Eglee, and that they planned to assign the second season of scripts ...
Dec
01
2010

The 10 Most Likeable Zombies in Nerd-Dom

​Okay, it's possible this list may have been more appropriate back in October -- but the continuing success of AMC's The Walking Dead proves amply that any time of the year is a good time for the ambulatory deceased. Over the ...
Dec
01
2010

Entire Writing Staff For AMCs ‘The Walking Dead’ Canned (Oh Noes!)

“What the hell?!” is all I can think as there is news going around that Frank Darabont has let go of the writing staff of the great AMC zombie show, The Walking Dead. No reason has been revealed why ...
Nov
28
2010

The Walking Dead Episode 5 “Wildfire” Review/Recap

(Post by nerdbastards contributor Nick Bungay- Twitter @NickBungay) Another week of the trials and tribulations living in an undead world, it’s time for this week’s Walking Dead review/recap. After the their return from the city, with no Meryle in “hand”, our ...
Nov
28
2010

Zombieland 2: Not Just Hunting for Zombies, but an Epic Cameo As Well!

Alright, so I’m apologizing in advance, but hopefully many of you have already seen Zombieland numerous times like myself.  So I’m not gonna feel too bad talking about the awesome cameo made by the one and only “Bill fucking Murray!”. ...
Nov
21
2010

The Walking Dead Season 1, Episode 4: “Vatos” Recap/Review

(Post by nerdbastards contributor Nick Bungay- Twitter @NickBungay) It’s Sunday night and while people are laying theirs heads to sleep for the night your up watching another episode of The Walking Dead. In this week’s episode, entitled “Vatos”, our hero’s continue ...
Nov
16
2010

What If: LEGO Had Zombie Apocalypse Sets?

Would they look like this? Probably. Would I still eat some of the littler pieces? Absolutely. Created by LEGO master Andrew Becraft, these modified LEGO vehicles are just what the minifigs of LEGOland need to help ...
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