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MGTZ Comics
Start reading the My Gal, the Zombie comics of the Heaven Forbid series at
http://crazygoodcomics.com/550mygalthezombiecover/
GRAPHIC NOVELS
My Gal the Zombie: Everyone Loves a Green Skinned Girl, out June 2014
WEBCOMICS
[divided by story in publication order]
First MGTZ drawing
Fashion Zombies
Plants Vs My Gal, the Zombie
Collaborations and Pin Ups (includes Dan Parent, Chad Blakely, Stephanie Mided, Batton Lash)
Purby Vs. Tippy
Disguise Dilemma
Guest Art & Pin Ups (includes Jason Montoya, Riki Takaoka, Gerry Mulowayi)
MGTZ vs. the Belznickle
Pin-Ups
Jerry the Werewolf
Activities, Guest Art, & Pin Ups (Includes Jake Roth, Jeff Shultz, Montos)
Little Red Zombie Hood
COMIC BOOK ISSUES AND ANTHOLOGIES
My Gal, the Zombie Mini Comic [Sold Out]
Plants vs. My Gal, the Zombie San Diego Comic Con Exclusive [Sold Out]
My Gal, the Zombie Summer 13 Special [Sold Out]
My Gal, the Zombie Autumn 13 Special
A Very… Zombie Christmas #5 (Featuring My Gal, the Zombie), published by Antarctic Press
My Gal, the Zombie Free Comic Book Day Special [Out of Stock]
The Comix Paper (Featuring My Gal, the Zombie), Published by Denver Drink and Draw
Uncanny Adventures: Science/Mad Science (Featuring My Gal, the Zombie) published by 8th Wonder Press
Mile High Comics/Denver Comic Con MGTZ Exclusive [Coming Soon]
Mr. X Comics MGTZ Exclusive [Coming Soon]
My Gal, the Zombie is really taking off! In the short time which I’ve had this property, it has been one of the most successful in my over ten year career in comics! I was asked to submit something to the Red Headed Zombie Award Show, an art and concert show promoter run by CJ Hacket in Colorado Springs, at the end of 2012. I submitted a zombie drawing of Chelsea from Heaven Forbid, in a style influenced by Dan DeCarlo. It especially fit, since Chelsea is a redhead. It ended up winning one of their awards in January 2013 and they also used the art for one of their fliers. I was quite happy!
Unless otherwise noted, comics were published by Lamp Post, Inc. or independently by Crazy Good Comics.
My Gal, the Zombie Soundtrack
My Gal, the Zombie: Mesmerizing Music for Morbid Monsters
Out June 2014 from Hairball8 Records, featuring:
Dance Zombies Dance by Dead by Dawn [brand new horror punk from the UK]
Where Were You by The Jekylls [new retro 60's rock from Denver]
Human Fly Trap (Our Hero Escapes From Venus) by Blaster the Rocket Man [long out of print horror punk otherness]
Zombies by Sick City Daggers [rare psychobilly]
Surfside by Ghost Storys [rare surf psychobilly]
I, Zombie by Grave Robber [horror punk from Fort Wayne]
El Diablo Tacos Are The Best by Destroy Nate Allen [folk punk from Portland]
Romance Until I Die by The Nobody Elses [out of print horror country]
2,000 Leagues by The Tromatons [brand new horror punk from Chicago]
Dawn of the Deadbeats by Crush the Enemy [rare thrash from San Antonio]
When I Get Over You by Huntingtons [rare American punk rock]
Haunted Heart Remix by Concombre Zombi [new remix psychobilly from Austin]
My Zombie Gal by Cactus Jack and his Band of Outlaws [new outlaw country from Texas]
Dead Love by Soul Daddy [brand new hip hop track from Denver]
Will be available wherever music is sold, especially your favorite online outlets!
My Gal, the Zombie Film
A somewhat “open secret” is that I have spoken with a number of studios about putting Heaven Forbid in a motion picture since the very first volume was released. Most of this was in regards to animation, but when a local Denver movie studio with a nice resume, approached me about doing a live action MGTZ film, I was completely on board.
We discussed casting, story, and other elements for a few months before that studio admitted they needed to back out of the project at that time. Thankfully, I had not sold the rights and still own them completely. I was excited about the momentum we were gaining, especially the very positive response, and decided to shift gears to another project about which I had been thinking.
You may know that I am a very big fan of pre-1970′s B-Movies, especially of the horror genre. I thought about how we could use our zombie gal as a horror host for these films (think Elvira, Vampira, Svengoolie, and to some degree MST3K). After running this by our collaborators, we have decided that this is the mode we want to take at present. Having these films may also get us closer to doing an actual MGTZ narrative feature. I am willing to wait for that; there is no rush.
As you can see in the image above, Tara Piehl, who has gained quite some acclaim as a popular cosplay model, will have the role of our zombie gal. Here are a few samples of her modeling in comic centric costumes:
Tara’s Silk Spectre Cosplay Tara’s Red Riding Hood Cosplay
This project, titled “My Gal the Zombie: Tragedy Travesty” will be released by Stay Sick Pictures, the film division of our collaborators at HairBall8 Records. They released “The Psychobilly Sickness” feature to great success a few years ago. I think this project feels right at home for all of us and I can’t wait to debut it!
Meanwhile, I’ve decided to try my hand at animation, just to see if I could do it. I’ve only done a very short test, but I think I could do it in a way which meets my needs. Here is that minimal test. I think I would like to use animation in the intro for Tragedy Travesty.
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