Monday Mention: Afterlife With Archie #8: A Ghost Story

Afterlife With Archie #8: A Ghost Story (Afterlife With Archie #8) 
by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (Writer), Francesco Francavilla (Artist)

The spirit of Xmas can't be ruined with zombies! Spirits of the dead have come to say hello as the gang takes refuge in an abandoned hotel. Archie rehashes his journey so far with his old pal Jughead, who we  are sad we didn't get to know much about before his fatal run in with a dog ironically named after a food Jughead loves to eat. 

Just one night of "magic" lets this gang see their loved ones again. But with this loving time we learn evil is still roaming and has been for many years in Riverdale. Years ago a deal with witches was struck, sacrifices were to be made. Could this be why zombies have emerged? People should know magic always comes with a price. DUH!

I thought a great background story worked well in letting us tie in Sabrina and Archie and getting to know zombies aren't something new. It did seem kind of random for zombies to start happening so this Archie explains that. I kind of had a GASP moment too. It all makes sense now. I really enjoyed seeing some Jughead. We didn't get to know his character pre-zombie apocalypse. 

3 out of 5 monkey brains

Official Beer for The Walking Dead

No more Pil, Molson, MGD, O16, Keith's, Heineken, or whatever other beers* there are (I strictly drink mouthwash; way cheaper) for your sit down drinking game while watching The Walking Dead. Now TWD has this:

Put your hands together for Blood Orange IPA, a pale ale brewed with blood orange peel, with 6.7% and no trace of actual blood. 
I guess the Terrapin beer has showed up in the show?? pfft I'm too busy staring at Reedus.


*Can you guess where I live??

Grab Bag

The perfect bag to have your gear in clearly labeled for the apocalypse! Even might deterred others from stealing it if they think the blood is real. 

The Walking Dead bag has 3 compartments, padded shoulders and made out of polyester. 

WOOT! Take it off!

Garters are now hit and miss at a wedding. Some choose not to have one or to provide a timid throw, while others bask in it, turning it into a little peep show. BOW CHICKA WOW WOW.

I am getting married in well over a year and I think I want one (I'll be classy with the toss) but I want to have a little secret and I'm all for themes. One of these garters from Etsy really shows some humor, nerdiness, and a twist on the boring white scratchy ones. 

  Keep Calm and Kill Zombies is a double garter. One for you and one for your relatives/weird friends. Sickos. This garter can be customized so I think more TWD would be sweet with some bows and wings on it. Daryl would be with you all that day. 

THE WALKING DEAD wedding garter is a bit more simple but still just as sexy showing some homage to the comic book.  Good classic choice.

SFX make-up for the undead

Zombie Princess

 I enjoy a great special effects artist and I am loving seeing some random ones popping up on all kinds of social media. Anything gory, macabre, or "freaky" and I'm on it like zombies to a brain. ;)

 HanneHurskainen is from Finland and a beauty. While she hasn't dabbled in SFX long from what I see on DeviantArt, I still think she kicked ass on this lumpy zombie vixen. 

Pop Art Zombie

Natalie Kirk which can be found on Facebook, Twitter , and where I found her, Instagram, is self-taught SFX make-up artist and body painter. Her work is very Tim Burtonesque (she even features some of his stuff) and clearly enjoys the supernatural/horror genre.   Seen on the left is what I first found of hers. I love Pop Art anything, but love it more with zombie shit. Of course. See below for a few more zombie paint jobs and really go and check out her work. 

Comic Book Zombie

Pop Art Skull
Not quite zombie but I just really like it!

The Walking Dead Comic Zombie

Zombie Adventure Time Art

SacEnemies appears to be a nerdy female from Italy that appreciates the finer, more sophisticated things in life.....like CARTOONS! And to add to that, Adventure Time, one of the most weirdest cartoons I have fallen in love with the last few years. Not only are these of Finn but he is zombified. Hat off at you SacEnemies! Great taste!

Finn the Wandering Zombie

Finn the Zombie 

Finn the Zombie Shot

YouTubers you should follow

WARNING: LONG POST

Now I may follow and subscribe to many YouTubers but the best ones that I go back to based on their zombieness are two lovely ladies that take major pride at being totally weird, gory, and being beautiful doing so (both inside and out). 


Madeyewlook became a fav of mine last summer and I have been a dedicated Lexbot since. Lex, a 21 y.o. licensed esthetician and self-taught make-up artist, likes to rock some nerdy and scary looks, showcasing the oddball she is and her creativity has blossomed more and more. Lex does not shy away from zombies either which is how I found her and one of the reason I come back to watch.

She has done:

• the walking dead valentine 

• Christmas zombie 
  
• bug zombie
  
• bite mark special FX
  
• AHS Tate Makeup/Zombie Boy
  

AND 

• a zombie sock
  

Lex has all kinds of tutorials for everyone that it is no surprise she has over 1 million followers. Take a look at one of her most resent posts. Follow her on basically all social media.

Mykie of Glam&Gore is also that mix of creepy beautiful that I cannot get enough of. Also she is cute and whacko! Love it! Mykie says:

"The swiss army knife of makeup tutorials. Beauty. Special Effects. Avant garde. Industry advice. Products. Foundational teaching. There is something here for everyone, and if you hate makeup, I invite you to at least laugh at my strange face."

I started following Mykie last summer as well and she is relatively new but making waves in the industry and her videos are something different. 
Both Mykie and Lex have awesome personalities and have a sense a humor, key to being likable in my books.  Mykie and Lew original and willing to inspire their looks for others. I enjoy Mykie a lot since she can take anything pretty and turn it into gore. Some of her zombie looks, which can all be found on her account, are:

• Pop Art Zombaes

• Lana Del Rey   (So entertaining)

• Speak No Evil

•  And my fav 2 things combined....

I highly suggest looking at both ladies works and following them. Their week to week updates will always give you a smile!

iZombie Pilot

So Tuesday we got to see creator Rob Thomas take our iZombie comic a TV show. What were your thoughts?
Mine? I enjoyed it overall but let me get into that some more.

While I did only in the last year read the comic books and couldn't stop reading them, I wasn't a fan that had been with them "from the beginning" so I feel a little less invested and emotionally attached. 
First off what is completely ridiculous is changing Gwen's name to Olivia 'Liv' Moore.. Read that again...*sigh*

Vol 1 

Liv's life changes all in one night on a boat where some how a drug named Utopia causes some people to become zombies and Liv manages to get a scratch and wakes up on the beach in a body bag. Her life as being a doctor and having a great looking fiancé are gone forever. 

Now Liv works in a morgue with a British doc who I find a little too hyper. He is totally unfazed by Liv's brain eating and she is exposed all in one episode. Wish that could have atleast been the second one but let's just DIVE right in. Soon Liv is relishing her zombie powers she has like receiving memories of those brains she has eaten and BAM! a murder needs to be solved. 

iZombie statue

And...it gets solved with her visions she has on the side arm of the newly hired detective that calmly just lets her use her "psychic powers". Of course there is some gun fire and almost some live brain eating, but the plot moved real fast. Also her make-up bothered me a lot. Too dark? Or just a little off. I don't know. Glad she kept the white hair.


Great things that I did like about this show that I will continue to watch because I mean, it WAS actually good besides being a little/a lot different than the comics.

• Beginning credits were very comic like. Loved the homage to them.  

• Mr. Frost, one of the suspects or questioners, was totally Cliff from Veronica Mars
• Extra "powers" was a nice touch. Liv not only receives the memories but the ability to speak the owner's language and habits like being a klepto
• Great use of comic book narrative captions
• Great humor and quirkiness like that seen in Veronica Mars

From Deviant Art

So fans of the comic book may have been shouting at the screen the other night but we can't deny that it was still a fun show to watch and I am hooked to see what Mr. Thomas will be giving us.

Will you continue?

Zombie Art time

DeviantArt artist  blitzcadet may have a TITillating collection but a few zombie gems were brought to my attention. Voodoo Zombie here has great colors and I love the little flies. I think this is pretty hypnotic. 
Below is his Walking Dead piece with a very suave Rick with almost a Mount Zommore feeling background. Zombie nation is alive folks! 

Monday Mentions: Afterlife With Archie #7: Thanksgiving

Afterlife With Archie #7: Thanksgiving (Afterlife With Archie #7) 

by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Francesco Francavilla (Illustrator), Jack Morelli (Illustrator

Archie and the gang have been away from Riversdale for awhile, stumbling across America and zombies. The gang decides to rest and give thanks and hunt for some turkey-like food. Soon they aren't the only ones hunting. 

So Betty is being a teen and writing her emotions on paper. We dive into her life with sis Polly, the death and loss from Jugdead's reign, and her secret time with Archie. oooooo Veronica not going to be happy about that.  And she isn't. 

Princess veronica is being all jelly. Meanwhile, folks are dreaming of Sabrina's honeymoon I think. Weird. Did she marry Cthulhu?! On top of it all, the Blossom siblings got a Flowers in the Attic relationship minus Cheryl liking it. Gamgam will for sure be punishing these too. 

3 out of 4 monkey brains

Nerd Block's Horror Block

Before Christmas I kept hearing from friends about getting a monthly little box full of nerd goodies. My friends were mostly subscribing to Loot Crate, an epic monthly subscription box for geeks and gamers for under $30 CAN. You can subscribe for 1, 3, or 6 months. It gets delivered right to your door!
ANYWAYS! I got all excited but before I just threw my money away I came across Nerd Block, the new competition to Loot Crate. And to be honest, I'm loving it. 

Nerd Block costs about the same with the same monthly options and a monthly theme or category, but major differences are Nerd Block always has a shirt, a magazine, and there are even 5 different theme choices within Nerd Block. 

These are:

• Horror 
• Arcade
• Classic
• Jr boys
• Jr girls

OF COURSE I choose Horror block and suggest that if you love The Walking Dead, gore, guts, classic horror films, etc, then you need to have this. 

So far I have only had one month but what I got was so wicked and what they are hinting at for this month (American Horror Story items and 2 shirts!! EEEEEE!). 

Here are a few things I got for the December box:

Frankenstein!!

weird squishy skeleton

HEEEERRE'S JOHNNY!

Um zombie disinfectant  

 And this was the only little sneak at zombie for this box this month, but I know there has been Walking Dead items and the box itself is a zombie "Don't Open Dead Inside" box. 

BOOYAH!

Next time I get anything zombie related I will only post those but I had to share with you zombaes. ;)

Merry Christmas to me!!

 Holidays are great for surprise presents and when you buy most of them yourself, atleast you know you won't be disappointed with another knife block set. 

What you see is the most awesomest Yahtzee game to exist! Found at your local nerd store or even ThinkGeek. I was so happy for this gem!!! ;)

Look how great Gerald looks with my unread undead book collection! Can't even tell there is a great number game inside that handsome head of his. 

I went on a random comic shop spree and came across some more items to spend my money on instead of little orphaned children. I got a sweet deal on it all too!! The Walking Dead socks a snagged for $9 CAD and I got a weird series of comics (issues 1-4) about a retriever who kills zombies. Um ya. Awesome!!!! All issues came out to $7.  The HP necklace just happens to be in the pic since I had to Instagram that sh!t. Can't leave my nerd fans out of these great kinds of all kinds. 

What did you get this Christmas holiday? Did you reward yourself like I did? Cuz we know we are da bomb.

wait.....da bomb...?? I'm old. 

I feel like laughing

SMILE!!

Sometimes life is a drag and I need a little pick me up and mocha or some strong arms aren't going to do that for me. Here are a few things I stumbled across lately. Hope you die laughing or atleast show them pearly whites. 
The last is my fav.