{"product_id":"triumph-of-the-walking-deadisbn-9781936661138","title":"Triumph of The Walking Dead","description":"\u003cb\u003eAll zombies are created equal. All zombie stories are not.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom its humble beginnings as an indie comic book, \u003ci\u003eThe Walking Dead\u003c\/i\u003e has become a pop culture juggernaut boasting \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e–bestselling trade paperbacks, a hit television series, and enough fans to successfully take on any zombie uprising.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTriumph of The Walking Dead\u003c\/i\u003e explores the intriguing characters, stunning plot twists, and spectacular violence that make Robert Kirkman's epic the most famous work of the Zombie Renaissance. \u003ci\u003eThe Walking Dead\u003c\/i\u003e novels' co-author \u003cb\u003eJay Bonansinga\u003c\/b\u003e provides the inside story on translating the comics into prose; \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003cb\u003eJonathan Maberry\u003c\/b\u003e takes on the notion of leadership (especially Rick Grimes') during the zombie apocalypse; Harvard professor \u003cb\u003eSteven Schlozman\u003c\/b\u003e dissects the disturbing role of science in the television series; and more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTriumph of The Walking Dead\u003c\/i\u003e features a foreword by horror legend\u003cb\u003e Joe R. Lansdale\u003c\/b\u003e.\"Fun and informative . . . \u003ci\u003eTriumph of The Walking Dead\u003c\/i\u003e successfully manages to do what any collection of its sort intends: Help us understand why the series is so good (and successful), while enhancing our enjoyment at the same time.\"\u003cbr\u003e—BookgasmJames Lowder has worked extensively on both sides of the editorial blotter. His credits include the bestselling, widely translated novels \u003ci\u003ePrince of Lies\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKnight of the Black Rose\u003c\/i\u003e, short fiction for such anthologies as \u003ci\u003eShadows Over Baker Street\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Repentant\u003c\/i\u003e, and comic book scripts, role-playing game material, and hundreds of reviews and articles, including essays for the BenBella titles \u003ci\u003eThe Unauthorized X-Men\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKing Kong is Back!\u003c\/i\u003e As an editor, he's directed book lines or series for a variety of publishers and has helmed more than a dozen critically acclaimed anthologies, including \u003ci\u003eCurse of the Full Moon, Hobby Games: The 100 Best\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eBooks of Flesh\u003c\/i\u003e zombie anthology series. He's been a finalist for the International Horror Guild Award and the Stoker Award, and has won five Origins Awards and a silver ENnie Award.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e describes Joe R. Lansdale as a writer with \"a folklorist's eye for telling detail and a front-porch raconteur's sense of pace.\" Lansdale is the author of thirty novels and over two hundred short stories, articles, and essays. His work has received an Edgar, two \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e notable books, seven Bram Stoker Awards, the British Fantasy Award, the Inkpot Award, the Herodotus Award for historical fiction, and many others. His novella \"Bubba Ho-Tep\" was made into a cult movie of the same name. His work has also been filmed for Showtime. His latest novel is \u003ci\u003eDevil Red\u003c\/i\u003e, published by Knopf. Online at joerlansdale.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJay Bonansinga (author; The Black Mariah, co-author with Robert Kirkman of upcoming Walking Dead novels)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJonathan Maberry (New York Times bestselling author; Patient Zero, Zombie CSU, Marvel Zombies Return)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKim Paffenroth (professor of Religious Studies and zombie scholar; Gospel of the Living Dead: George Romero's Visions of Hell on Earth)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLisa Morton (author and screenwriter; The Lucid Dreaming, A Hallowe'en Anthology: Literary and Historical Writings Over the Centuries)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKyle William Bishop (English professor at Southern Utah University; American Zombie Gothic: The Rise and Fall (and Rise) of the Walking Dead)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCraig Fischer (professor at Appalachian State, comic scholar; The Comics Journal, The International Journal of Comic Art)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKenneth Hite (game designer and writer; Zombies 101, Trail of Cthulhu)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKay Steiger (editor of Campus Progress and author; The Atlantic, Bitch Magazine, In These Times)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNed Vizzini (young adult author; It's Kind of a Funny Story, Be More Chill)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eScott Kenemore (author; The Zen of Zombie: Better Living Through the Undead, Z.E.O., The Art of Zombie Warfare)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrendan Riley (professor at Columbia College Chicago, author; Journal of Popular Culture, The Amazing Transforming Superhero)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArnold T. 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