With original stories based in the world of Chris Ryall and Ashley Wood’s unique comic franchise, this project is awesome in scope, having corralled a vast array of top genre writers from across the planet (including yours truly) — giving them (almost) free rein to play not-so-nice in a world where clunky robots have been developed to deal with the now iconic undead plague we all know and love.<\/p>\n But if you think the just-released World War Z<\/em> movie is the be-all and end-all of the subgenre, and that when it comes to the zombie apocalypse you’ve seen it all, think again! Zombies vs Robots: Diplomacy<\/em> offers eight amazing tales set in Russia and the UK — plunging the Lion and the Bear into an international diplomatic disaster like no other. How cold can the Cold War get?<\/p>\n And in the end which is worse: the zombies or the robots?<\/p>\n On Friday, July 19, artist Mike Dubisch and editor Jeff Conner will be signing freshly minted copies of ZVR: Diplomacy<\/em> at Comic-Con International, specifically at the IDW booth (#2643) from 2pm to 3pm. It’s a magnificent book, too. As well as some truly imaginative work from a fantastic bunch of writers (check out the list on the cover above), it is illustrated by renowned artist Mike Dubisch, whose Lovecraftian graphic novel WEIRDLING<\/em> was published in 2007 to much acclaim.<\/p>\n In short, if you can be there, go for it! If not, the book should be for sale generally in about two weeks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Answer: Very. And it’s some of the messiest diplomacy you’ll ever come across. Due for release at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con International is a book like no other — the much-anticipated Zombies vs Robots: Diplomacy, fourth volume in IDW … Continue reading ![\"ZVR-D](\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ZVR-D-cover-spread-final.jpg\")
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