Red 5 Comics Finds ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction

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Red 5 Comics Finds ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction

April 29, 2008

With the financial, human and political costs of combat in the Middle East growing, the United States military has adopted an unusual, but highly effective, new weapon... zombies.

That's the premise for "ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction," a new action-horror comic series coming this summer from Red 5 Comics and acclaimed creator, Kevin Grevioux. A prolific comic writer, Grevioux is perhaps best known as the creator of the "Underworld" movie franchise, and recently wrapped production in New Zealand on the third installment -- Underworld: Rise of the Lycans.

"'ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction' is a bit of a return to my horror roots," said Grevioux. "Prior to creating this series, I was never really a big fan of zombies. But I came up with what I felt was an interesting twist on the genre and I'm thankful that Paul Ens and Scott Chitwood were open to the idea."

Air-dropped into the deadliest hot zones, the walking dead of "ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction" indiscriminately infect every last warring insurgent -- on either side of the conflict. Specifically engineered to be photosensitive, once enemy infection becomes complete by dawn, both the originals and newly created zombies dissolve as a means to control widespread and accidental zombification. This allows live soldiers to enter and safely occupy the now-combatant-free territory. However, this plan takes a deadly turn when one of the U.S. zombies, dubbed -- Zombie Zero -- fails to dissolve at the expected time, and begins to wreak havoc in the Middle East by creating others like him. This leads the U.S. military brass to send in a special operative to quietly take out Zombie Zero and his minions before their existence becomes known to the rest of the world.

In just its seventh month of publishing, Red 5 Comics has already received critical and popular attention for such series as "Neozoic," "Abyss" and "Afterburn." The company was recently honored with Diamond Comics' GEM Award as "Best New Publisher," and is up for numerous industry awards including two coveted Eisner Award nominations for "Atomic Robo" with the prestigious "Best Limited Series" honor.

"From the beginning, we wanted Red 5 Comics to deliver a wide variety of theatrical-scale and cinematic-style entertainment in the comic medium that we love," said Red 5 Comics co-founder, Paul Ens. "We'd been looking for a horror / thriller title to add to our lineup, but nothing was standing out. When Kevin approached us about 'ZMD,' we knew immediately he had a unique and exciting take on a genre that isn't always known for fresh ideas."

"ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction #1," the first of six bi-monthly issues, will be on shelves this July. To ensure you don't miss out, contact your local comic shop by May 15 and ask them to pre-order your copy today using Diamond order code MAY084097.

Red 5 Comics creates and produces cinematic-style comic book entertainment, debuting its first titles in October 2007. It was founded by Paul Ens, former Director of Lucasfilm's Lucas Online, and Scott Chitwood, co-founder of TheForce.net. Red 5 is presented by ComingSoon.net and SuperheroHype.com.

For updated information on Red 5 Comics and their titles, visit Red5Comics.com.

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Posted by: Tazer,tv on April 29, 2008 at 18:13:56

tasty

Posted by: Goofy Goober on April 29, 2008 at 18:21:07

sounds kinda cool

Posted by: ChildOvDaMist2 on April 29, 2008 at 18:38:56

I herd that they were filming another underworld movie in new zealand, i better go check it out and finf out where they at! lol

Posted by: the frist power on April 29, 2008 at 19:31:52

i like that art. send bush over to the middle east, he's braindead.
m.a.s.h. could make light of vietnam while the war was going on because it was set in korea, but i wonder what some kid would make of reanimated corpses fighting there in a comic if he had just lost a loved on to the iraq war. it seems a little dicey.
with the resurgence of the zombie popularity in the last few years, i wish more movies had stayed true to the romero concept. i like snyder and how he's handling watchmen, but running zombies... running is animation, animation is life... tho if they are just shambling mounds of rotting meat, i don't know how they'll be good weapons.

Posted by: Anonymous on April 29, 2008 at 19:32:43

And what does this have to do with superhero/comic-based movies? Wouldn't this be more appropriate in Shock Till You Drop, considering it's from the dude who did those sh**ty Underworld flicks?

Posted by: Harish on April 29, 2008 at 19:41:13

Well... it is COMIC book based, so it doesn't not make sense putting it here. Maybe the two could share, I don't know. but SHH! was here first, and despite the site name saying SUPERHERO Hype!... it's about graphic novels, period.

I dunno what to make of the comic by the way, but it does interest me.

Posted by: Josh on April 29, 2008 at 21:35:34

I am going to have my local comic shop order this for me. I MUST READ THIS!!!!!! Looks amazing!

Posted by: mark on April 29, 2008 at 22:48:55

Art Looks Zombified!! Bush Does Suck It!!

Posted by: allaboutit on April 29, 2008 at 23:54:02

Weird, I like it.

Posted by: istillremeber on April 30, 2008 at 00:57:53

It reminds me of gorehoundinc's "worst case scenario" movie

Posted by: Darth Eightball on April 30, 2008 at 10:04:00

Looking forward to it.

Posted by: Darknightwatchmen on April 30, 2008 at 11:38:53

It belongs here because Red 5 is making comics for movie lovers. They have already had a couple of titles picked up by studios and chances are good Atomic Robo will get the same treatment in time.
Who knows, may ZMD would make a good film. I certainly think the idea has more promise than some of the films coming out!

Posted by: Scott Chitwood on April 30, 2008 at 13:51:26

It's here because SHH and CS sponsor Red 5 Comics. We're all affiliated. And yes a number of our titles are getting the movie rights picked up.

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