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The Walking Dead Escape brings “The Walking Dead” to life in Atlanta

The Walking Dead EscapeIn The Walking Dead, we see zombies terrorizing Atlanta and other parts of Georgia while a handful of survivors find inventive ways of eluding their undead aggressors. On May 31 The Walking Dead Escape brings its touring zombie spectacle to Philips Arena for the first time  in conjunction with Wizard World Atlanta Comic Con.

This immersive event is a cross between a traditional Halloween haunted attraction and an obstacle course, allowing you to take part either as a spectator, a survivor or a walker. Survivors have to make their way through realistic post-apocalyptic settings in hopes of getting to the decontamination zone without being infected. Professional makeup artists turn walkers into the living dead, who then have to go through zombie training before their hunt begins. Spectators just watch it all happen, which sounds kind of boring given the other options. It sounds a lot like Atlanta Zombie Apocalypse with a bigger budget.

Photo courtesy WWE.

Photo courtesy WWE.

With The Walking Dead stars Norman Reedus, Michael Rooker and Keith Brooks across the street at Wizard World, don’t be surprised if some of the show’s real stars show up at for The Walking Dead Escape. But even if they’re not able to make it, there will be some other legendary personalities on hand to sign autographs and meet fans. Darryl McDaniels of Run DMC will be there and WWE Hall of Famer Booker T will be taking photos from 7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. What DMC and Booker T have to do with zombies, I don’t know. But I’m going to try my darndest to get Booker to say, “I’m coming for you, zombies!” Marquese Scott and his Dragon House dance crew will also be doing “Thriller”-esque dance performances in zombie makeup at 9 p.m.

Wrestling with Pop Culture will be joined by Monstrosity Championship Wrestling ring announcer and Needless Things‘ own Phantom Troublemaker for a jaunt through Escape. So listen to Georgia Wrestling Now on June 2 to hear my thoughts on The Walking Dead Escape. www.thewalkingdeadescape.com

Zenescope Entertainment makes its Atlanta debut at Wizard World Atlanta Comic Con

Wizard World Atlanta Atlanta Comic Con takes place at the Georgia World Congress Center May 30-June 1 and brings with it a multitude of pop culture icons such as Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee, WWE‘s Big Show, Run DMC‘s Darryl McDaniels and The Walking Dead‘s Norman Reedus. Amidst all that hoopla are some of the biggest names in independent art, comics and wrestling, all of which can be found at Zenescope Entertainment‘s booth (#330).

Wizard World Atlanta Comic Con "Code Red" exclusive variantZenescope is best known for its contemporary re-imaginings of fairy tales and fables such as Grimm Fairy Tales, which celebrates its 100th issue in July. But at Atlanta Comic Con, Zenescope will be offering Wizard World exclusives of the fifth and final issue of its Code Red series (with cover art by Jason Metcalf) as well as the trade paperback that collects the entire series.

Code Red is our Red Riding Hood series,” says Zenescope president Joe Brusha, who co-creates most of Zenescope’s titles. “She’s a more edgy adult Red Riding Hood. She’s kind of a werewolf hunter mercenary and just all-around badass independent female. The Wizard World exclusive is limited to 500 copies, then there’s a little sexier version limited to 250 and they’ll both be on sale at the convention.”

Zenescope has become a mainstay at most Wizard World events around the country, handing out thousands of free comics to film, video game and pop culture enthusiasts.

“It’s our first time in Atlanta, so we didn’t do a ton of exclusives,” says Brusha. “We’re just trying to get out there and get new readers and new fans. We’ll hand out about 2,000 free comics at our booth.”

In keeping with the provocative nature of Zenescope’s heroines, those looking for a “sexperience like no other” will be delighted to see Pro Wrestling Resurrection Tag Team Champions the Rock ‘n’ Roll Models (Matt “Sex” Sells and Johnny Danger) making appearances at the Zenescope booth troughout the weekend.

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