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The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks

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Editorial Reviews

Those who don’t learn from history are condemned to repeat it.

From the Stone Age to the information age, the undead have threatened to engulf the human race. They’re coming. They’re hungry.

Don’t wait for them to come to you!

This is the graphic novel the fans demanded: major zombie attacks from the dawn of humanity. On the African savannas, against the legions of ancient Rome, on the high seas with Francis Drake . . . every civilization has faced them. Here are the grisly and heroic stories–complete with eye-popping artwork that pulsates with the hideous faces of the undead.

Organize before they rise!

Scripted by the world’s leading zombie authority, Max Brooks, Recorded Attacks reveals how other eras and cultures have dealt with–and survived–the ancient viral plague. By immersing ourselves in past horror we may yet prevail over the coming outbreak in our time.

Customer Reviews

Great artwork!

Reviewed by Mathew A. Shember, 2010-03-07

If I had to describe this graphic novel, I would say it was zombie short stories influenced by Heavy Metal. I have not read the Zombie Survival Guide yet. It's in my "to read" pile. I saw this at the book store and purchased it on a whim.

It's not a bad book. Probably the best parts are the artwork and the stories plausibility since they give just enough information to wonder if they were true.

One thing that is rather light is the dialog. This book is mainly pictures but they do convey what is lacking in words.

Overall, it was a nice little read and I am not disappointed with it. However, I am not sure it's worth full price.

Good graphics, stories pulled from the survival guide.

Reviewed by Patrick S. Dorazio, 2010-02-19

Simply put, this is the graphic rendition of the stories Max Brooks put in the back of his Zombie Survival Guide. The artwork is good and the stories were entertaining when I first read them a few years back. It had been a while so it was nice to revisit these very brief tales but the negative is that Brooks didn't try to add any new stories to the mix and give us something different than we have already seen. It was entertaining, but not sure it was worth the price charged. You can get fresh new zombie stuff in graphic novel form on an ongoing basis with the Walking Dead series, amongst others, so why couldn't Brooks done a bit of refreshing here and added a few other interesting tales throughout history?

Still, the quality of the art work is good and if you have not read the recorded attacks from the Survival Guide already, this is a good way to introduce them to you if you are a fan of zombies.

Worth the money; barely more than 10 bucks

Reviewed by Joshua C. Austin, 2010-02-10

I, unlike all the one-stars, was pleasantly surprised that this was a graphic novel. I was basically expecting another world war z, and was wondering why the cover had zombies drawn all over it. When I opened it, I completely understood. The art was good, the stories were well written, I just wish it was 2-3x as long as it was. I read it in the greater part of an hour.

If you want a zombie "read", then check out Dead City by Joe McKinney (5 stars!)

Goes great with the book.

Reviewed by Chris Winchester, 2010-01-18

Great book, fast read, art is good. If you like zombies and decent art, get the book. If you want to complain, go somewhere else!!!

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Reviewed by Lyle Perez, 2010-01-15

This is the third Brooks book I've reviewed and this one has to be the biggest disappointment. "Recorded Attacks" wasn't what I was expecting. I was expecting more in depth situations and information but everything feel a little too short. Although what we got was good, I wanted more out of the stories.

It starts off in the year 60,000 BC where the first recorded attack took place. All of the stories are just speculation; there was never any real evidence to support the stories, (which is a good thing because I would hate to find someone who takes these historical events as fact). We travel all over the world from Egypt to Siberia and even to the United States . Solanum is referenced in the book like it has in his previous books.

This is a graphic novel so it's pretty cool to be able to see the zombies on print. I think the best part of this book is the illustrations, done by Avatar Press. The zombies look great and surprisingly horrifying. The illustrations match the story 100%, Avatar Press did a great job.

Over all "Recorded Attacks" was a good read even though it only takes a little over a half an hour to read and enjoy. It is ridiculously over priced at $17.00 here in the United States. It's a good book but not worth the money, even though it did have interesting parts like the practical purpose for removing someone's brain before being mummified. To know what I'm talking about you'll have to read the book. I give "Recorded Attacks" 3 Undead Heads out of 5.