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The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks
Those who don’t learn from history are condemned to repeat it.
From the Stone Age to the information age, the undead have threatened to engulf the human race. They’re coming. They’re hungry.
Don’t wait for them to come to you!
This is the graphic novel the fans demanded: major zombie attacks from the dawn of humanity. On the African savannas, against the legions of ancient R...more
From the Stone Age to the information age, the undead have threatened to engulf the human race. They’re coming. They’re hungry.
Don’t wait for them to come to you!
This is the graphic novel the fans demanded: major zombie attacks from the dawn of humanity. On the African savannas, against the legions of ancient R...more
Paperback, 160 pages
Published
October 5th 2010
by Three Rivers Press
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As a big fan of Brooks' World War Z and Zombie Survival Guide, I was really looking foward to this graphic novel that tells of zombie attacks through history. The stories are interesting and once again Brooks' writing shows that he's spent waaaayyy too much time thinking about tactics to fight off zombies. If there ever is a zombie apocalypse, I vote we put Brooks in charge of our defenses.
But this is short and sweet, and didn't fill my craving for another Brooks zombie book. Plus,...more
But this is short and sweet, and didn't fill my craving for another Brooks zombie book. Plus,...more
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Becky
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3.5 Stars-
OK... I really loved The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection From the Living Dead & the audio performance of World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War and I have plans to read World War Z next month (since the audio is abridged... I know, I know! Blasphemy. Yes, but it's awesome still. It's the exception. Trust me. Just look at the cast list.) and so I thought that I would round out the Max Brooks trio on my bookcase and pick this up.
I enjoyed it fo...more
OK... I really loved The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection From the Living Dead & the audio performance of World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War and I have plans to read World War Z next month (since the audio is abridged... I know, I know! Blasphemy. Yes, but it's awesome still. It's the exception. Trust me. Just look at the cast list.) and so I thought that I would round out the Max Brooks trio on my bookcase and pick this up.
I enjoyed it fo...more
Ever wanted to know the zombie history goes? Well wait no more because "The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks" by Max Brooks. This book is about how zombies fared in against humans through the ages. It truly is a book of interesting matters. Its a book that shows what humans can do during a survival period. Max Brooks truly made a book that shows the diversity of reading.
This the second book of a two book series. The first being called "The Zombie Survival Guide"...more
This the second book of a two book series. The first being called "The Zombie Survival Guide"...more
you're out camping with your girlfriend,
and take a short walk in the woods,
leaving her behind to tend the camp.
when you return, she attacks you,
chomping at your flesh,
ready to feast on your brains!
she's a zombie!
what do you do, now?
such is the stuff of Max Brooks'
The Zombie Survival Guide
- Recorded Attacks.
short, brutal and expected.
unlike his previous works
The Zombie Survival Guide,
...more
and take a short walk in the woods,
leaving her behind to tend the camp.
when you return, she attacks you,
chomping at your flesh,
ready to feast on your brains!
she's a zombie!
what do you do, now?
such is the stuff of Max Brooks'
The Zombie Survival Guide
- Recorded Attacks.
short, brutal and expected.
unlike his previous works
The Zombie Survival Guide,
...more
Reading this was enjoyable enough, but the more I've thought about it afterward, the more annoyed I've become.
First, there isn't any new material here; all the material is taken directly from the Zombie Survival Guide. This in itself isn't terrible - it's just not what I had been expecting. But the stories are still as interesting as they were the first time around, and the art does make the incidents more immediate.
What's entirely irritating, however, is the publisher'...more
First, there isn't any new material here; all the material is taken directly from the Zombie Survival Guide. This in itself isn't terrible - it's just not what I had been expecting. But the stories are still as interesting as they were the first time around, and the art does make the incidents more immediate.
What's entirely irritating, however, is the publisher'...more
As a chronicler of zombie lore, Max Brooks is no Robert Kirkman. But The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks is a fine companion to his phenomenal World War Z.
Brooks, son of comedy genius Mel Brooks, has surveyed history for his terrifying vignettes of the walking dead. According to Brooks, the walking dead appeared as far back as prehistoric times and continue on to today.
Each episode is introduced, Twilight Zone-like, by Brooks based in part on actual history. And all of them are gruesome...more
Brooks, son of comedy genius Mel Brooks, has surveyed history for his terrifying vignettes of the walking dead. According to Brooks, the walking dead appeared as far back as prehistoric times and continue on to today.
Each episode is introduced, Twilight Zone-like, by Brooks based in part on actual history. And all of them are gruesome...more
Sesana
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Shelves:
alternate-history,
fantasy,
historical-fiction,
horror,
monsters,
science-fiction,
undead,
zombies
This is a companion of sorts to Brooks's Zombie Survival Guide, which I seem to remember reading years ago. The basic concept is to briefly cover, in graphic novel format, a series of outbreaks occurring throughout history, starting in the stone age and ending in modern America. The narration is written exactly as you would expect if it were actually presenting a series of historical events. Apparently, this was all originally written for and published in the original Survival Guide.
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Slayermel
rated it
Recommends it for:
Anyone who enjoy's zombies
Shelves:
2011,
21st-century,
american,
fantasy,
horror,
library,
male-authors,
paranormal,
zombies,
graphic-novels
Do you feel like you need to be prepared for Zombie Attacks then you should read the companion Graphic novel that gives you history at a glance back to the Stone Age of the very first Zombie Attacks, outlining the scenarios and how they were handled. Let’s learn from history so we do not make the same fatal attempts in the future. Zombie-ism (Giggle) spreads like rapid wildfire, just one small bite could equal an epidemic which could end human kind as we know it. So make sure you read through...more
When you hear the moaning and groaning of the undead coming from the pages of your book, you know you are reading Max Brooks Zombie Survival Guide- Recorded attacks. I liked this book because it was very informative and entertaining. I read the whole book in just one day.
There are no named main characters in this book, just stories of recorded attacks. They start as early as the caveman and as recent as present day. Zombies have always been around. This book could be compared to...more
There are no named main characters in this book, just stories of recorded attacks. They start as early as the caveman and as recent as present day. Zombies have always been around. This book could be compared to...more
Easily digestible in a mere half hour, this graphic novel illustrates a dozen recorded or inferred zombie attacks – fictional, of course -- from as early as 60,000 BC in Sub-Saharan Africa, all the way up to 1992 in Joshua Tree National Park. Ibraim Roberson’s art is a tad mediocre for me, as it is basically your run-of-the-mill comic book style. But Brooks’ narrative pacing quickly made me overlook this shortcoming.
Many critics have dubbed Brooks the “Studs Terkel of zombie journal...more
Many critics have dubbed Brooks the “Studs Terkel of zombie journal...more
If you've read Max Brooks' entirely deadpan and therefore entirely chortleworthy The Zombie Survival Guide, then you've already pretty much read the content of this graphic novel. If you haven't, then what you've got here is a nice little collection of zombie attacks throughout recorded history, in a setting that assumes that they've been going on all this time and that they only seem more recent because we've just gotten way better at recording them.
For Max Brooks fans, the main vir...more
For Max Brooks fans, the main vir...more
First, I gotta say, Ibraim Roberson did some phenomenal illustrations for this graphic novel and didn't get as much credit as he deserved. The only place you see his name in this book is his first name written quite small on the cover, as if it were a signature to the cover photo. And then at the very bottom of the copyright/publisher page. I feel his work deserves his name to be on the cover of the book and on the title page just as much as Max Brooks' name!
I really enjoyed this gra...more
I really enjoyed this gra...more
ZSG: Recorded Attacks is a beautifully-crafted chronicle of how far back zombies have infiltrated human history. The black-and white illustrations manage to capture the horrendous moments without sickening my stomach too much (imagine if it was in full-color!), although sometimes it got a little graphic in terms of spewing entrails.
Max Brooks has really outdone himself - or maybe he simply gathered all those delicious zombie tales and spun them together into a graphic novel of epic pro...more
Max Brooks has really outdone himself - or maybe he simply gathered all those delicious zombie tales and spun them together into a graphic novel of epic pro...more
A well presented but somewhat disappointing piece.
Having read both Max Brooks' Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z, i was quick to purchase this one off Amazon as soon as i saw it.
While the artwork is superb the novel itself is little more than a graphic retelling of the recorded zombie attacks in history that were already showcased in Brooks' previous novels. Disappointed by the lack of any new material i can only recommend this to people who don't own either of the ab...more
Having read both Max Brooks' Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z, i was quick to purchase this one off Amazon as soon as i saw it.
While the artwork is superb the novel itself is little more than a graphic retelling of the recorded zombie attacks in history that were already showcased in Brooks' previous novels. Disappointed by the lack of any new material i can only recommend this to people who don't own either of the ab...more
There's no 'new' story in this book - it's instead a graphic-novel adaptation of the 'Recorded Attacks' section of Brooks' Survival Guide. For those of you who haven't read the guide, the section in question outlines zombie outbreaks in various points in history, ranging from prehistoric Africa, ancient Rome, the age of Sail, and others.
Adaptations are tricky things. They require balancing being faithful to the story material with having something unique to say; this becomes even mor...more
Adaptations are tricky things. They require balancing being faithful to the story material with having something unique to say; this becomes even mor...more
Schnaucl
rated it
I enjoyed this book but I found myself really missing the depth of World War Z. I would have really loved to read the same kind of oral interviews, particularly during the "slave rebellion."
I also need to go back and read World War Z to see if this book is consistent with the mythology established in that book and in The Zombie Survival Guide. I thought the zombie outbreak was a new thing, but perhaps there were references to historical attacks which I don't remember. It...more
I also need to go back and read World War Z to see if this book is consistent with the mythology established in that book and in The Zombie Survival Guide. I thought the zombie outbreak was a new thing, but perhaps there were references to historical attacks which I don't remember. It...more
Twelve alternative histories tales where pivotal moments in history such as the construction of Hadrian's Wall are revealed as being prompted by Zombie attacks. The writing is pretty thin, with each story containing (maybe) a dozen actual sentences. While it's not a mind blowingly great piece of lit-rah-chah it's entertaining and you could do a lot worse. It's small, doesn't require much though and can be dipped into for quick reads which makes it prime bus / traveling / killing time on a Sun...more
Fun, but a very quick read (I got through the whole thing in probably less than half an hour). The history of recorded zombie attacks was always one of my favourite parts of Max Brooks' original Zombie Survival Guide. This book takes that chapter and turns it into a graphic novel. The writing is good (as it was in the original guide) and so are the illustrations, but it was disappointing not to get any new tales of zombie outbreaks through the ages. Maybe at some point we'll get a sequel!
A vital guide for those who wish to survive the coming zombie apocalypse. Brooks presents snapshots of great zombie moments in history, elevating the genre through the steady application of ninjas (!), cossacks (!!), and the French Foreign Legion (!!!). Particular props for advancing the radical theory that Egyptians removed the brains from their dead in order to present their rising again. Fascinating, but frustrating as each "story" is barely touched on before Brooks moves on.
this is a graphically (in all senses of the word) illustrated telling of some of the zombie attacks recorded in Brook's first book, The Zombie Survival Guide. The art is very good, and there's lots of nice details appropriate to the cultures of the respective times, such as the Roman general's stoicism against the zombie infestation, or the foolish adherence of French Foreign Legionnaires to one method of attack, even when a better method is discovered, or the fiendishness of the Cossacks. Alo...more
A nice idea, but the dozen pieces within are too skeletal to be stories. If it had been kept to half that number and they had each been fleshed out more - then they could have got two volumes out it it, as well. It must have involved minimal work from Brooks, each piece being the jottings of an idea. However, the artwork is excellent, atmospheric and detailed with nice use of frames and mirroring, so this pushes the rating up to three stars.
For zombie completists only.
For zombie completists only.
What could have been a one-off throwaway piece is instead a well researched piece of alt-history horror. Well researched? Yeah. Max Brooks obviously did his research when he wrote this (as he did with World War Z), and the bits of historical accuracy makes the fantasy feel like something they forgot to cover in school instead of a bit of undead storytelling.
The only problem with this book? I wanted more stories! Here's hoping a sequel is in the works.
The only problem with this book? I wanted more stories! Here's hoping a sequel is in the works.
As a fan of the comic book medium ... it sucks when the art is jarring and takes away from the overall story. This is what I found with Max Brook's graphic novel (I forget the artist). I found myself, often, saying I wish Brooks just wrote this as a prose work, a companion to the phenomical World War Z. It's worth a look, because there's some creepy vignettes ... especially where the Dutch come across the slave ship, but only if you've read WWZ first.
The drawings in here were fantastic (although the artist seemed to be adverse to drawing women any larger than a size 0), and it was interesting to think about how zombie invasions would have looked like in different times and places. But since the "stories" were meant to be snapshots of incidents rather than full stories, I would just get into one when it was over.
But my boyfriend loved it, so there is definitely an audience for it.
But my boyfriend loved it, so there is definitely an audience for it.
Fun little graphical book with a "history" of the battle against the undead. It tells the story of about 8 different zombie attacks thru history, starting from pre-history through modern times. I think my favorite was the one of the French Foriegn Legion outpost getting attacked and beseiged by zombies. What happens next seems rife for its own story.
Black and white drawings are often pretty graphic. But the stories are all plausible...
Black and white drawings are often pretty graphic. But the stories are all plausible...
Oh gee. This was a fun breeze through read. Not much of an overall story line, except it goes from cave man to Roman Invasion of Britian and European countrys exploring and everything else and where people encounter zombies. It's funny, it's kinda gross, but if you like zombie stories it's worth a read, though if I hadn't gotten it for free at a buy 2 get the 3rd free sale at BandN I wouldn't have bought it - but it entertains me to have it.
A short, but solid graphic novel that depicts a number of the "recorded attacks" from Brooks' best-selling "Zombie Survival Guide." No surprises for those who have read that section of the book - for my money, its best part - but well-done b/w imagery that offers a nice, nasty look into someone else's idea of how the stories fans have already imagined might have taken place. (Yes, this is a rewritten review; somehow I erased my original.)
Certainly not the strongest of Max Brooks' zombie works. Most of the stories here were mentioned in the appendix of the Zombie Survival Guide, so these tales are just a visual interpretation of the ones mentioned in that chronology. Good for completionists who have to read all of the Brooks zombie books, but someone new to his work would be better off going with World War Z first.
A graphic novel that tells some stories based on the Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z settings of Max Brooks.
The stories are interesting and well put together, but are ultimately so short that you never really feel involved in them. It is an interesting take on Zombie storytelling, but Brooks lacks some of the fun here that he had in the previously mentioned books.
The stories are interesting and well put together, but are ultimately so short that you never really feel involved in them. It is an interesting take on Zombie storytelling, but Brooks lacks some of the fun here that he had in the previously mentioned books.
Aaron
rated it
Shelves:
brutal,
death,
expanded-universe,
graphic-novels,
horror,
military,
post-apocalyptic,
zombies
Excellent presentation in line with the rest of the universe (World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War and The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection From the Living Dead) and some beautiful, gory artwork. Though the idea was clearly a combination of the two previous works - a more visceral, visual guide to the history of the world's zombie plague - I was expecting a more narrative structure. Even the original Zombie Guide had something more narrative.
Still, the visuals a...more
Still, the visuals a...more
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Brooks is the son of director Mel Brooks and the late actress Anne Bancroft. He is a 1994 graduate of Pitzer College. His wife, Michelle, is a screenwriter, and the couple have a son, Henry.
Max Brooks lives in New York City but is prepared to move to a more remote and defensible location at a moment's notice.
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