Zombie Cliché Lookout:
A power struggle is an essential part of any fictional survival situation (and probably most non-fictional survival situations, for that matter). You’re always going to have more than one person who thinks they should be calling the shots, whether that’s because they’ve got experience with leadership, they have some special insight, or they’re just egotistical enough to think they’re better than everyone else.
The leadership struggle can take place in one big dramatic moment, or slowly expand over the course of the narrative until it reaches it’s natural boiling point (after plenty of sniping and passive-aggressiveness, of course). Regardless of the way the struggle crops up, it almost always ends the same way: a clear winner takes charge, and the loser licks their wounds and starts thinking about their next coup.
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There’s a lot of zombie stuff out there, and most of it is crap. People like to jump on bandwagons and produce quick tie-ins rather than investing love and effort into their creations. Luckily for you, I’m here to help separate the wheat from the chaff. Check back every Friday, when I’m going to share the coolest zombie-related creation I can find out there on the web.
This week’s post, “The Kids of the Zombie Apocalypse”, comes to us from Jonathan Thomas of MOCpages. It features several children riding out the zombie uprising on top of a derelict post office. As usual, the detail work, staging, and general atmosphere of this piece are all great, but what really got me was the black and white photography. It’s nothing major, but I think it really sets an appropriate tone. Judge for yourself:
And here are our zombies, aimlessly milling about outside the barricaded entrance. They’re fairly subdued in this piece, which I think compliments what the creator was going for.
The children sit on the roof, secure, well armed, and with at least a few days’ provisions to ride of the zombie storm.
There are a few more great shots on this creation’s page, but you should also check out the rest of Jonathan’s profile while you’re at it.
Have you seen a great zombie-related creation out on the web? Are you working on the next great zombie MOC as we speak? Well you had better let us know right away, otherwise we’ll never be able to include it here.
It looks like my little Choose Your Own Adventure game is a minor hit. Since it launched on Monday it’s had hundred of plays and (mostly) glowing reviews. Now it’s up on ZombieGames.net.
Make sure you stop by and play through it again (and rate and comment). And while you’re there, check out the myriad of other fantastic zombie games.
There’s a lot of zombie stuff out there, and most of it is crap. People like to jump on bandwagons and produce quick tie-ins rather than investing love and effort into their creations. Luckily for you, I’m here to help separate the wheat from the chaff. Check back every Friday, when I’m going to share the coolest zombie-related creation I can find out there on the web.
This week’s build, “Somewhere Out There in the Vast Nothingness of Space“, is a bit different than most. It’s not your typical zombie outbreak. It’s the aftermath of a zombie outbreak… in space. It was made by legorevolution of MOCpages, and it’s something to behold.
Running sounds like good advice right now, lest the zombies come back and take care of anyone who’s still hanging around.
Where’d the blood spot come from… oh, wait.
You really have to enjoy the little things in life. Like all these nice boxes and containers sprinkled through the build. They’re probably the simplest element, but they really help to set the scene for me.
If you find anything you think we should feature, don’t be shy about letting us know.
ACM is producing a new series based on the outstanding comic, The Walking Dead. It’s due to start on Halloween, and they’ve just released a trailer – previously seen at ComiCon. Check this out:
I love Halloween already. This is just icing on the cake.
Every Friday I’m going to share the coolest zombie-related creation I can find out there on the web.
This week’s creation comes to us by Flickr’s Profound Whatever and in inspired by an awesome original work. Check out both below:
Compare it to the original:
You should also click through and look at the rest of Profound Whatever‘s work. There’s a lot of really clever stuff in there.
If you find anything you think we should feature, don’t be shy about letting us know.
