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Zombie Fest

By The Editor
July 31, 2006 - 12:03

Komikwerks announced today that things will get weird with the seventh title in their much-anticipated Actionopolis book line – ZOMBIE MONKEY MONSTER JAMBOREE -- now available in the August Diamond Previews Catalog.

The book is written by JJ Hart (whose exploits are many and varied) with illustrations by animation superstar Will Meugniot ("Spider-Man", "X-Men", "DNAgents").

"We got a great reaction to the books at Comic-Con, with folks comparing them from everything to Harry Potter to Nancy Drew to Big Little Books" said publisher Shannon Denton. "I think people just loved the format and the energy and wanted to link it to whatever it was they read and loved as a kid...but Nancy Drew never fought no Zombie Monkeys so I think we're in good place."

In ZOMBIE MONKEY MONSTER JAMBOREE, a camping trio turns terrifying for a group of scouts when they accidentally unleash an ancient evil on the world. To battle the zombie monkeys will take every bit of courage and scouting skills the boys can muster – and even that might not be enough.

Industry insiders who have seen the beautiful, hardbound illustrated prose chapter books also have words of praise for Hart and Meugniot.

"Merit badges all around for J.J. Hart's fun narrative and Will Meugniot's fab illustrations," enthuses Mark Evanier writer of SUPERMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES and GROO THE WANDERER. "It's the best encounter with damn dirty apes since Charlton Heston found himself surrounded by simian extras."

"It's nice to see Will's finished illustration work on display in ZOMBIE MONKEY MONSTER JAMBOREE, where he gets to show off his command of drawing, inking, composition, storytelling, and humor," adds Boyd Kirkland, producer of X-MEN: EVOLUTION and BATMAN: SUBZERO. "May this book be the first of many!"

Look for Actionopolis books on page 310 of the August Diamond Previews catalog, listed under Komikwerks. The ordering code is AUG06 3416.

Stop by http://www.actionopolis.com for downloadable preview chapters of all of our books and a look at our upcoming titles.

Last Updated: August 31, 2023 - 08:12