Awakening author Nick Tapalansky talks comics, zombies and zombie comics with The Nerdy Bird. Plus, Mexican brothels?!

Way back in 1994 The Cranberries posed the question, “What’s in your head?” They were also kind enough to give us the answer: Zombies! Yesterday I brought you the review of Awakening - Volume 1 from Archaia Comics, today I dig deep into the recesses of Tapalansky’s head and find, thankfully, he can still be counted among the living. Alex Eckman-Lawn, his artist? Maybe not so much.

Check out what Tapalansky had to say about the sad state of the zombie world today, Awakening’s time out and what he would do if zombies ever attacked. He’s got the most original answer I’ve ever heard. Read the full story

Night of the Living Dead? Try surviving YEAR of the Living Dead.

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It’s no trick! The creators of the horror comic Awakening will be touring the east coast this Halloween season—and they’re bringing treats.

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Writer Tom Pinchuk teamed up with illustrator Kate Glasheen to create Hybrid Bastards, a mini-series published by Archaia that centers on ancient mythology with a modern, weird twist that fits the hidden eccentricities of its groundwork. We talked with Pinchuk about his interest in comics and Greco-Roman culture, how Hybrid Bastards came to be, and what else he’s been busy with on the comics scene.

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