Like many of you guys out there, one of my favorite horror movies of all time is ALIEN screenwriter Dan O'Bannon's zombie classic THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD. And today we have word that a direct sequel is coming our way – in comic book form – next month.
Fittingly dubbed THE REVENGE OF THE LIVING DEAD, the new full-color 60-page graphic novel is being billed as “the unofficial continuation” of O'Bannon's classic and is based on a 1985 treatment by late THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD actor Don Calfa. It is limited to 350 copies.
Writer Gary Smart tells our buddies over at Bloody Disgusting:
In 2006, Don Calfa and I discussed making his treatment The Revenge of the Living Dead into a graphic novel. For five years we worked on it with the help of Christian Sellers and Craig Hutchings. We had a full printed version complete. Don took them to conventions with him and that was it. Before he died we discussed re-making our draft version but when Don was taken ill with dementia, communication got harder and harder. For the past 2-years since Don’s passing, Jason Miller and I have been working on the revamped version in memory of Don. This is not a money-maker hence the low price and limited numbers. It’s a tribute to Don and his legacy.
THE REVENGE OF THE LIVING DEAD is expected to hit next month. PRE-ORDER HERE.