Xombie (comics)
 | The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's general notability guideline. (February 2011) |
Xombie is a series of Flash cartoons and comics produced by James Farr. Farr, who initially conceived Xombie in 1994 as an idea for a feature film, began releasing self-created animations in chapters for online audiences in 2003.[1] In 2005, Wetsand Animation was reportedly creating an animated film based on Farr's flash cartoons.[2] Instead, in 2009, a DVD was released under the title Xombie: Dead on Arrival, weaving the series' episodes together into a feature-length movie, while also compiling the episodes separately.[3][4]
In 2007, Devil's Due Publishing released a six issue comic book sequel to Dead on Arrival titled Xombie: Reanimated.[5]
A third part of the Xombie trilogy, titled Death Warmed Over, was planned, but cancelled.
In 2009, DreamWorks Studios planned to produce a film with Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci as producers.[6]
In March 2017, Farr began a new series on YouTube titled Xombie: Dead Ahead, which is meant to be a continuation of the series, proclaimed as "the next chapter".[7]
Characters
[edit]Xombie features Dirge (voiced by Geoff Edwards), a variant zombie whose mission is to help the mysterious human Zoe Olesia Elgin and other humans survive the zombie apocalypse. Zoe is voiced by Michelle Fairney in Xombie: Dead on Arrival, but she is voiced by Sarah Beth Pfeifer in Dead Ahead. Dirge is accompanied by a loyal variant dog named Cerberus, and the group is allied with a mummy-like variant named Nephtys (voiced by Allison Rupert) and a raptor named Chimera.
Various humans include Governor Marrow (voiced by Robin Siegerman), Lt. Barrack (voiced by Sean Christopher Shaw), and Zoe's mother, whose fate is unknown.
The main antagonist of the series is Gallows, a bounty hunter variant.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Morrow, Jennifer (December 2005). "'Xombie': Undead and on-line" (PDF). Fangoria. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
- ^ Alexander, Dave (August 2005). "Flash Freak Show" (PDF). Rue Morgue. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ^ "Xombie: Dead on Arrival (DVD) | Horror Movie, DVD, & Book Reviews, News, Interviews at Dread Central". www.dreadcentral.com. Archived from the original on 2009-04-05.
- ^ "Xombie Dead on Arrival DVD Specs - HorrorMovies.ca". Archived from the original on November 15, 2010. Retrieved March 12, 2012.[full citation needed]
- ^ "Xombie - Devil's Due Digital". Archived from the original on May 2, 2012. Retrieved March 12, 2012.[full citation needed]
- ^ Paur, Joey (23 September 2009). "Web Series/Comic XOMBIE to be Adapted into a Film". GeekTyrant. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ "XOMBIE: DEAD AHEAD". 11 February 2017.
External links
[edit]
- Official website
- Original Xombie series on YouTube
- Official website of Canadian voice actor Geoff Edwards, who plays Dirge the Xombie and Xar Ggothua Soldiers
- 5 page previews of Xombie #1 and #2 and #2, from Devil's Due Publishing
 | This article related to webcomics is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |