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Exclusive Preview: Get a sneak peek at Asylum Press’ Zombie Terrors: Undead Special #1

The skin-crawling, flesh-eating anthology is back – just in time for the chilly winter season. With Zombie Terrors: Undead Special #1, Asylum Press unearths a fresh quartet of stories from an international pool of talent pool for a truly satisfying feast of the flesh.

  • In Bloody Good Time, an undercover cop finds himself desperate and alone while trying to make his way out of a cursed biker club. Definitely not the ‘groovy night’ he was looking for. Based on a story by Mark Kidwell (‘68, Frazetta’s Dark Kingdom), with script by Jeff Vigil and art by the legendary Tim Vigil (Faust, Gothic Knights).
  • Meanwhile, over in Cellar Dwellers, a serial killer receives his just desserts when the bodies of his victims buried in the cellar start to rise again with murderous intent. Written and illustrated by Dwayne Harris (Heavy Metal, Warlash).
  • Continuing the blood-soaked horror, Cosplay Sacrifice, a group of fanboys have to defend themselves against a horde of cosplay zombies – dressed as their favorite comic book heroes! Written and illustrated by Asylum press founder, Frank Forte (Vampire Macabre, Heavy Metal).
  • And finally, Survival tells the story of cynical family of madmen doing whatever it takes to survive in an agonizing world full of rampaging zombies. Written by Pablo Barbieri with art by Carlos Vega.

Fans of horror and zombies will find themselves recoiling in delight at this unholy anthology of flesh-eating terror!

Zombie Terrors: Undead Special #1 (one-shot) was previously solicited for release before production delays put the project on hold and the Diamond bankruptcy delayed printing and distribution even further. The one-shot is now available to comic shops via Lunar Distribution with an in-store date of December 10, 2025. Fans are encouraged to place pre-orders in comic shops before the Lunar Final Order Cutoff date of November 10, 2025.

The issue features four blood-soaked variant covers, including Asylum’s own Frank Forte, Steve Mannion, a Blank Sketch Cover edition, and a NSFW Risque cover by Tim Vigil.

  • COVER A Frank Forte: $4.99 (Lunar order code: 1025AY0490)
  • COVER B Steve Mannion:  $4.99 (Lunar order code: 1025AY0491)
  • COVER C Blank Sketch Cover: $4.99 (Lunar order code: 1025AY0492)
  • COVER D Tim Vigil Risque: $9.99 (Lunar order code: 1025AY0493)
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Zombie Hordes Overrun a War-Ravaged Vietnam in ’68 Compendium this October

The zombies are back in the razorwire with the locked-and-loaded release of the complete ’68 Compendium by Mark Kidwell, Nat Jones, and Jay Fotos—a blood-soaked monster of a paperback collecting all 30 issues of Vietnam jungle-scorched mayhem. Image Comics drops the payload this October—just in time for Halloween.

On February 13, 1968, during the darkest days of the Vietnam War, the gates of Hell opened wide, unleashing new and hungry life into the countless war-torn dead. Junkyard Joe meets The Walking Dead in this military-horror mashup.

From the original ’68 one-shot, to the first four-issue miniseries, the introduction and first appearance of the legendary “Jungle Jim” and beyond, ’68 Compendium is the definitive ’68 collection and offers up every red, dripping bit. The entire series, the one-shots, and the short backup stories, are all included in full jaw-snapping, flesh-rending color. Fans should get “small” in their foxhole and keep their powder dry.

’68 Compendium paperback (ISBN: 9781534332126, Lunar Code 0825IM0456) will be available at local comic book shops on Wednesday, October 8 and independent bookstores, BookshopAmazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, Indigo, and Waterstones on Tuesday, October 21. 

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Crowdfunding Corner: Asylum Press’ Zombie Terrors: Undead Special #1

Backer Beware: Crowdfunding projects are not guaranteed to be delivered and/or delivered when promised. We always recommend to do your research before backing.

Asylum Press has launched Zombie Terrors: Undead Special #1 on Kickstarter. Featuring a creative cast of incredible international talent. In ‘Bloody Good Time’ Desperate and alone, an undercover cop tries to make his way out of a biker club. Definitely not the groovy night he was looking for. Story by Mark Kidwell, Script by Jeff Vigil, art by Tim Vigil. In ‘Cellar Dwellers’ A serial killer gets his just desserts when the bodies buried in his cellar rise again, written and illustrated by Dwayne Harris . In ‘Cosplay Sacrifice’ a group of fanboys has to fight against a horde of cosplay zombies who are dressed as their comic book heroes written and illustrated by Frank Forte. In “Survival” A cynical family of mad men doing what it takes to survive in an agonizing zombie world– written by Pablo Barbieri and art by Carlos Vera.

The Kickstarter campaign features Zombie Terrors: Undead Special #1 features covers #1A-#1D which were offered through Diamond. Covers #E-#1J are special NSFW, metal, and glow in the dark metal variants that are only available though Kickstarter.

The Kickstarter campaign for Zombie Terrors: Undead Special #1 ends Sun, January 21 2024 11:59 PM PST.

Preview: ’68: Bad Sign (One-Shot)

’68: Bad Sign (One-Shot)

Story By: Mark Kidwell
Art By: Richard Bonk
Art By: Jay Fotos
Cover By: Nat Jones
Cover By: Kyle Charles
Cover By: Jay Fotos
Variant Cover By: Richard Bonk
Variant Cover By: Jay Fotos
Price: $3.99
Diamond ID: FEB150501
Published: April 15, 2015

In December of 1968, a violent, random serial killer launched a spree of terror on the San Francisco area. On February 13th…the living dead rose and turned the entire world into a slaughterhouse. Now, hidden away in a derelict warehouse deep in the butchertown district, a human monster continues his bloody work, taunting the few remaining cops and hunting humans without fear in a city of the damned.

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Preview: ’68 Jungle Jim: Guts‘N’Glory

’68 Jungle Jim: Guts‘N’Glory

Story By: Mark Kidwell
Art By: Jeff Zornow
Art By: Jay Fotos
Cover By: Nat Jones
Cover By: Jay Fotos
Variant Cover By: Nate Van Dyke
Variant Cover By: Jay Fotos
Price: $3.99
Diamond ID: JAN150598
Published: March 4, 2015

JUNGLE JIM IS DEAD. LONG LIVE JUNGLE JIM! Private Brian Curliss returns to Vietnam, armored in bamboo, burlap, and a haunted gas mask to avenge a group of slaughtered US Peace Corps volunteers murdered by the sadistic guerillas of the Khmer Rouge. In hellish jungles swarming with the living dead, a hero’s sanity can pass the breaking point…and his soul be lost in the eyes of a ghost from home.

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Preview: 68: Homefront #4

68: Homefront #4

Story By: Mark Kidwell
Art By: Kyle Charles
Art By: Jay Fotos
Cover By: Nat Jones
Price: $3.99
Diamond ID: OCT140727
Published: December 3, 2014

Trapped in a snow bound cabin somewhere outside Black Falls, Canada, a group of terrified survivors must battle more than the blizzard outside to keep their pulses. A maniacal, gun-toting mountain man, an undead Mountie, and a mob of shambling, rotting, reanimated corpses all want inside. As Vietnam-era draft cards burn, horror mounts…and blood will stain the snow.

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Preview: 68: Homefront #3

68: Homefront #3

Story By: Mark Kidwell
Art By: Kyle Charles
Art By: Jay Fotos
Cover By: Nat Jones
Variant Cover By: John Gallagher
Price: $3.99
Diamond ID: ICSEP140708
Published: November 5, 2014

The winter snows run red and the northern lights shine on the dead as ’68: HOMEFRONT travels to Black Falls, Canada for the opening chapter of the all-new two-issue story arc “DODGERS.” Doug and Bobby Hacker, twin teenagers running from the draft, running from the specter of death in Vietnam, find more than they bargained for as slavering sled dogs, rotting Mounties, and a vicious, desperate mountain man bring the undead contagion to the frozen north.

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Preview: 68: Homefront #2

68: Homefront #2

Story By: Mark Kidwell
Art By: Kyle Charles
Art By: Jay Fotos
Cover By: Kyle Charles
Cover By: Jay Fotos
Variant Cover By: Nat Jones
Variant Cover By: Jay Fotos
Price: $3.99
Diamond ID: AUG140636
Published: October 8, 2014

Horror haunts the heartland in this action-packed conclusion to the ’68: PEECE AND LOVE story arc. Harbinger, Pennsylvania, home of the Heralds, transforms from peaceful American small town to undead slaughterhouse as a pep rally becomes a battleground, a family doctor stands guard over his personal gateway to hell, and a teenage couple fights for love and each other amongst monsters both supernatural and all too human. The second of four issues, featuring a script by series writer MARK KIDWELL and gruesome artwork by KYLE CHARLES and JAY FOTOS (’68: HALLOWED GROUND), continues to bring 1960s zombie horror back to “the world.”

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Preview: ‘68: Homefront #1 (Of 4)

‘68: Homefront #1 (Of 4)

Story By: Mark Kidwell
Art By: Kyle Charles
Art By: Jay Fotos
Cover By: Nat Jones
Cover By: Jay Fotos
Variant Cover By: Mark Kidwell
Variant Cover By: Nat Jones
Variant Cover By: Jay Fotos
Price: $3.99
Diamond ID: JUL140447
Published: September 10, 2014

In 1968, the horrors of the Vietnam war invaded every American living room. On February 13th of that year, a new war began, bringing horror…and hunger home to stay. ’68: HOMEFRONT returns the series to the American heartland and the small, sleepy town of Harbinger, Pennsylvania (home of the Heralds) in the first two-issue story arc, “’68: PEECE AND LOVE.” Fresh accident victims sit up on morticians’ slabs, a busload of visiting athletes rises from wet red asphalt to become an army of the damned, and Jenny Love–homecoming queen, cheerleader, and girl next door–prepares to reveal her deepest secret to the world. A secret in the form of leather-clad town bad boy, Johnny Love.

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Preview: ‘68: Rule Of War #4

‘68: Rule Of War #4

Story By: Mark Kidwell
Art By: Jeff Zornow
Art By: Jay Fotos
Cover By: Nat Jones
Variant Cover By: Riley Rossmo
Price: $3.99
Diamond ID: MAY140693
Published: July 9, 2014

MINISERIES CONCLUSION! After a month imprisoned in a tiger pit, Agent Declan Rule faces his last torture session with the mad doctor Than Morneau. On Pitt Island NJ, the Kuens begin to get curious in the shadow of a serial killer, and in Vietnam, a psychotic madman named War-Face leads a rotting army of the dead toward Heaven. The only thing standing in his way…is a man they call JUNGLE JIM!

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