George Romero, the creator of modern zombie fiction, is bringing the ghouls he created in 1968 to a new medium. Romero tells USA Today that he's planning a Marvel miniseries called Empire of the Dead, a spiritual partner to the long-running series that most recently included Survival of the Dead in 2009. Launching in January, the fifteen-issue miniseries will be set in New York — the city where Romero was born but one he says he could never afford to film in. Empire's New York will apparently be a few years into a zombie apocalypse. "It's basically Chicago or Detroit," says Romero. "The city isn't destroyed, but it's just running on its engine, corrupt and no holds barred. It's a little bit like the Old West."
Though the formula isn't...
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