http://zombiecombatclub.com Combat techniques, weapons, and strategies to defeat the living dead. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:29:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The awesome guys at Thinkgeek created their own zombie combat video briefing using techniques described in the manual, check out their fantastic work: I love that they incorporated multiple techniques from the book, including the Range Calculator, the OSS takedown, and the Skullcapper.  Awesome work, guys! If you develop your own video ... http://zombiecombatclub.com/index.php/2010/07/29/the-zombie-combat-manual-in-action/ Growing up in Brooklyn in the era prior to the Internet and book juggernaut retailers, I know how important having a local, neighborhood bookstore to browse around was to my formative years.  Nowadays these establishments are called "Independent" or "indie."    I simply call them awesome. I'll be signing books, giving away swag, ... http://zombiecombatclub.com/index.php/2010/07/14/signing-at-boulevard-books-cafe-july-17th/ I've been invited to conduct a series of zombie combat lectures at The Museum of Arts and Design in NYC for their Zombo Italiano film series, which starts on July 8th.  Below are the dates and topics I'll be addressing at each lecture, and the films that will be screened afterwards.  ... http://zombiecombatclub.com/index.php/2010/06/29/zombie-combat-lecture-series/ To help disseminate accurate zombie combative information to the general public, my publisher and I created a set of video briefings that cover various techniques and topics covered in The Zombie Combat Manual:  Melee Combat, Close Combat, and Improvised Weapons.  Check out the videos here or on the ZCC Youtube ... http://zombiecombatclub.com/index.php/2010/06/21/zombie-combat-video-briefings/ The 2010 issue of Outside Magazine's Gear of the Year is available.  Although it's been some time since my last outdoor excursion, I always purchase this issue, if nothing but to covet each of the GOTY category winners.  One thing I've always found lacking in these types of gear issues is the ... http://zombiecombatclub.com/index.php/2010/05/12/zombie-apocalypse-gear/ It's been exactly a month and a day since the release of The Zombie Combat Manual, and over the course there have been many nice reviews of the book, some of which I thought I would share with you.  Some are from other zombie authors, others are from zombie and book ... http://zombiecombatclub.com/index.php/2010/05/07/reviews-of-the-zombie-combat-manual/ For those of you who want to ask me questions about the book, and have a chance to win a copy, I'll be participating in an author interview and Q&A tomorrow hosted by Bitten by Books.  I'll be fielding questions throughout the day from anyone who wants to pose a question, ... http://zombiecombatclub.com/index.php/2010/04/07/bitten-by-books-qa-and-giveaway-april-8th/ Today marks the release date of The Zombie Combat Manual! [caption id="attachment_814" align="aligncenter" width="593" caption=""The Kabob," one of the techniques from The Zombie Combat Manual"][/caption] Although I've been busy the past several months gearing up for the release, I hope to keep the blog more active now with news, reviews, and ... http://zombiecombatclub.com/index.php/2010/04/06/now-available-the-zombie-combat-manual/ Everything you knew about undead combat is about to change. The Zombie Combat Club is proud to announce the publication of: If you're a fan of the ZCC, you're going to devour The Zombie Combat Manual.  With over 300 pages and 90+ illustrations of zombie anatomy, weapons, and combat techniques, The Zombie ... http://zombiecombatclub.com/index.php/2009/12/17/announcing-the-zombie-combat-manual/ We swore an oath that we would never open up a Twitter feed until we were committed to actually using it on a regular basis, as there is nothing more depressing than an inactive Twit.  Well, the time has come, and the feed is active: www.twitter.com/ZombieCombat The reason we've decided that now ... http://zombiecombatclub.com/index.php/2009/11/09/the-zcc-twitterfeed/