October 28, 2009: Newest Weapon in your Zombie Fighting Arsenal

Max Brooks hit a cultural nerve center with The Zombie Survival Guide, the undead tongue-in-cheek . . . well, it's a guide to surviving zombie outbreaks. His follow-up, World War Z, was equally fantastic.

Lately, he's been on a bit of "cash in" streak, with zombie-themed flashcards and notebooks. Not that I mind an author milking a cash cow, but I prefer something with a bit more substance.

And it looks like he's delivered, this time in graphic novel format. The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks is an illustrated tale of historical warfare between the living and the undead. Just what I needed for the long flight to Essen!

-- Paul Chapman