Shaun Of The Dead [Hardcover]

Chris Ryall (Author), Zach Howard (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 21, 2006

Presenting IDW's official adaptation of 2004's wildly popular rom-zom-com (that's "romantic zombie comedy," of course!). This "director's cut" adaptation - produced with the full participation of the movie's co-writer/director and co-writer/star, Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg - will feature deleted scenes and other never-before-seen material. Adapted by IDW's Editor-in-Chief, Chris Ryall, with art by Zach Howard (Detective Comics), this volume also contains movie storyboards, production stills, and additional bonus material courtesy of Edgar and Simon.

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About the Author

Chris Ryall was a highly regarded comics industry journalist before taking the position of Editor-in-Chief at IDW Comics.

Zach Howard has pencilled Image Comics’ The Agents and Heaven’s Devils, and DC Comics’ Detective Comics, Nightwing and Richard Dragon. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 104 pages
• Publisher: IDW Publishing (February 21, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1933239573
• ISBN-13: 978-1933239576
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 6.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,060,293 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Largely for fans, the movie is still supreme, July 26, 2006

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William D. Bolden "book addict" (Huntsville, AL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shaun Of The Dead (Paperback)

I bought this largely for the "deleted" scenes. I knew there were some scenes involving Mary the checkout girl and others in comic form, and I was hoping they would be in this volue. No, what's here is pretty much what you saw in the movie with some of the scenes shortened. They problematically weed out some of those moments that made the movie a great mix of smart and dumb humor. Ed's "prediction" speech from the bar is gone, as his is "got wood" shirt. Pete's deconstruction of Shaun's life that leads to a lot of his attempts is gone. The two walks to the store are essentially gone (including the second one's excellent descent into ignorance no matter what). A lot of the background gags (news stations showing men in biohazard suits while Shaun looks away, for instance, or people coughing on the bus) have been overlooked, though a few new ones are in place and the timing on a lot of the jokes probably wouldn't make sense to you if you haven't seen the movie already. All in all it keeps the big story well and intact, cuts out a lot of the "drawn out" sections of the movie, and offers a few new little visuals (zombie neighbor waving sort of things, single panel additions, unless my mind is warped and I am overlooking the deleted scenes that are put back in) but really doesn't equal the completeness of the original movie. The only real plus, here, are the extras. The covers and the "pin ups" included at the back are quite well done and warrant an extra star from me on their own (hence the 4 stars instead of 3).

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining, but not the best, May 18, 2009

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Sean Choate - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shaun Of The Dead (Hardcover)

I don't have too much to say about this. It's an adaptation of "Shaun Of The Dead." It goes with the movie. If you're a big fan of the movie, it's fun to have as a collector's item. Nothing too unique besides that.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars It's a matter of taste...., November 12, 2007

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Robert Whitaker Sirignano "Robert WS--" (Directly above the center of the earth) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Shaun Of The Dead (Paperback)

The artist's rendition of the actors are fine, but almost all of the humor that made the movie watchable and interesting are drained down to nothing. A lot of it has to do with film and timing, which isn't present in a graphic novel.