As if it were a horde of flesh-eating zombies bursting through my front door, the third installment of Max Brooks' zombie novels is here, and I didn't even know it was coming. The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks. If you are any fan of stories of the undead, and haven't read any of Brooks' incredible zombie survival novels, you may as well be amember of the walking dead yourself. Genius writing runs vibrantly through this family, as Max is the son of brilliant comedian writer/actor/director, Mel Brooks. I've devoured Max's two previous novels, The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead and World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War, which I wrote a review for on spawn.com several years ago. Unlike its predecessors, this one is a graphic novel, and it looks sick. Here's a digital preview i swiped from the book's promo site.

I just ordered my copy from Amazon, and noticed they have some pretty great prices on new and used versions of the book starting around $9. Next to Kirkman's The Walking Dead and Ennis' Crossed, Brooks' zombie novels are easily some of the best zombie tales I've ever read. I will always buy this guy's books. I highly suggest picking one of them up for yourself.

The book's promo site, recordedattacks.com, has a bunch of great downloads, too, like desktops, screen savers, and preview chapters to read. While I was searching for cool zombie pictures, I found this piece by artist Dan Luvisi that was created as concept art for the upcoming World War Z film based off the book. You can definitely count on finding out more info about that as soon as it becomes public.

Artist: Dan Luvisi