Zombies and Heart Attacks

Jack Werner writes for Sweden's Nyheter about my heart attack, the mass killings in Norway, and how they relate to the immediacy of Twitter. The article is in Swedish, but Google translate does a serviceable job with it.

The Last Zombie: Inferno #3 should be in stores this Wednesday or next Wednesday (I've heard conflicting reports). If your local comic shop doesn't carry it, order one online. When I first started this series, I had no idea Planters would grow into the fan favorite he has become, but I did know he was hiding a dark secret. This issue reveals that secret, and I'll warn you in advance, it is brutal, heart-wrenching stuff. And of course, while all that is going on, the wildfire is creeping closer, and Ian's secret might be in danger.

Many readers have noticed that we've been playing musical artists with The Last Zombie: Inferno. I'm told that we'll be back to one style for the next five-issue story-arc, The Last Zombie: Neverland. Previously, I announced that there would be two one-shot, single issue stories — The Last Zombie: Scavengers and The Last Zombie: Before the After — before we began the Neverland story-arc. Those plans have changed. The publisher would like the Scavengers story to be part of Neverland, so I'm writing it accordingly. Before the After will be incorporated down the road (which should be fairly easy since it was a prequel of sorts).

When this series is finished, it will be the longest thing I have ever written. It will also be my last word on the subject of zombies. So, if you're one of those folks always asking me to write another zombie novel, and you aren't reading this series, jump on board. This is it.

Don't forget, the first five-issue story-arc — The Last Zombie: Dead New World — is collected in trade paperback. If you prefer individual comics, and are missing back issues, you can find all of them here. And Overlook has signed editions available here.