George Romero Brings “Empire of the Dead” to Marvel Comics

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Zombie fans are gonna love this.

Starting in January 2014,  Marvel Comics is going to publish Empire of the Dead, a 15 issue series written by George “Night of the Living Dead” Romero with art by Alex “Batman” Maleev.

Romero likes that comics have no budget restrictions on special effects…

“It’s a comic book, which means we don’t have to go out and shoot the stuff,” says the Night of the Living Dead filmmaker, who wrote a 300-page Empire screenplay that is being put to page by Marvel and artist Alex Maleev. “You can let your imagination run wild and do pretty much anything you want, assuming it’s within the bounds of decency.”

Thanks and an extra “They’re coming to get you, Barbara!” to USAToday and CBR.com.