Biscuit's Weekly Art Posting 0022

It looks like another minion fell to the ever-growing Zed army.

Congratulations again BJ! Enjoy.

31 Days of the Walking Dead - Day 31

On day thirty-one I dedicate this one to all the survivors of the Zompocalypse.

Congratulations!

Enjoy it while it lasts for you are truly

The Walking Dead

Enjoy the show tonight at 10/9c on AMC. I hope everyone enjoyed this past thirty-one days as much as I have. There were many many zombie games and miniatures that did not make the cut and I appreciate that nobody called me out on that fact! If I had the time I would have loved to have been able to cover them all but hey, I'm only human; Right?

Oh right, I didn't make it...

(FYI I'm the one in the red hoodie)

...and with that I leave you with these upcoming zombie survivor figs that should be coming soon from Reaper Miniatures...

...and don't forget. That noise you heard? It's just the blood and guts garbled moan of a Zed creeping about in the shadows with his choice of which brain flavor he'd prefer next on his undead mind... Oh. Too late, he got you too...

31 Days of the Walking Dead - Day 30

On day thirty this one goes out to all the ladies.

The Son of Yog-Sothoth from Tengu Models

might even give the Monster Master a run for his money.

This guy gives "F'ed in the A" a whole new meaning for me... I mean where the A on that thing? Where is the A?! Now if zombie mutations aren't your thing Tengu Models offers plenty of other minis to hopefully satiate that Zompocalypse craving of yours.

Check out this set titled "The Great Zedsby"

I also suggest checking out their set titled "No Time to Dress". For those zombies lucky enough to wake up in a cold lonely morgue with nothing but a toe tag to keep them warm...

... poor John and Jane Doe.

31 Days of the Walking Dead - Day 29

On day twenty-nine I take one last jab at the Nazi Zombies

with another round of

Zombie Bombs

from Secrets of the Third Reich

by West Wind Productions.

Now these guys are not as super realized as their Incursion birthed Bomberzombie brethren but these guys have a more grounded realistic take on the same subject matter. A zombie that explodes. There is no better kind if you ask me.

31 Days of the Walking Dead - Day 28

On day twenty-eight the world comes to an end. Again...

What could be worse than a plague of zombies?

How about an invasion of martians?

Martians that get attacked by zombies?

And then said martians become

Zombie Martians?!

Live out the dream of a modern era science fiction mash-up with these figs from Flying Frog Productions. Got a handful of players? I suggest a Last Night on Earth power play of humans versus Zombies versus Martians! The only thing its missing is Zombie Sasquatch.

31 Days of the Walking Dead - Day 27

On day twenty-seven it's brain-munching terror on the high seas with

Black Scorpion Library's line of Undead Pirates.

Prepare to be boarded and don't forget that crucial double tap rule while you're reloading your flintlock pistol. Send those bastards back to Davy Jones' Locker with a lead pill-sized anti-depressant to the head!

31 Days of the Walking Dead - Day 26

On day twenty-six

that zany zed-head Hitler returns

with all of his zombified world leader buddies.

Grab a clip and get to it with Blue Moon's

Box 10 "I Just Can't Seem to Get a Good Night's Sleep" Zombie Characters Set.

My favorite has to be good Ol' Roosevelt

not letting that wheel chair keep him from getting his chomp on.

I hope your house has a handicap-accessible entrance...

31 Days of the Walking Dead - Day 25

It's day twenty-five and the Old West just got a whole lot more dangerous.

with the Undead Nightmare expansion for

Red Dead Redemption from Rockstar Games.

Undead Nightmare will not actually be released until tomorrow but it can only be pure gold. Red Dead Redemption is such a phenomenal game on its own that adding zombies to it can only result in me having to change into a cleaner, and looser, pair of pants.

In Red Dead Redemption you play as John Marston; a notorious outlaw given a chance to live the good life if he is able to bring down the other members of his former gang. In true Rockstar fashion you're given free roaming capabilities of a sandbox western to make questionable decisions of a moral nature. You've also got a horse and a bevy of weapons at your disposal to track down bounties, aid the local law enforcement, hunt for buried treasures, and hunt wildlife.

Undead Nightmare adds a new stand-alone campaign and plenty of quests to explore. There are new foes in the forms of different types of zombies. You've got all the stereotypical zombies present in traditional western garb; you've got the regular slowbies, the runners, the slow-but-tough big guys, and the acrid spitting Zed's that launch vial vomit attacks. You might might even catch and undead cougar or bear lurking around... You even get to pimp your ride Zompocalypse-style with any one of the four horses of the apocalypse, each with their own trademark awesomeness. But wait theres more! You say you want some zombie bait to lure them deadheads out into the open? Check your bag. You want holy water grenades? You got it. How about a weapon that shoots bits of zombies at other zombies? It's there too. You can actually scavenge the corpses of all your hard earned headshots for chunks and pieces to jam down into a blunderbuss to headshot some more Z's.

Join me tomorrow in pulling up a stagecoach and raining some lead on the recently risen.

31 Days of the Walking Dead - Day 24

On day twenty-four I took a detour... heh, I rhymed.

I figured I'd mix things up a little bit,

plus I really wanted to draw something...

What if...

Mouseguard during a Zompocalypse?

Okay. As for the Burning Wheel rules system, we here at Minions of the Monster Master didn't much care for them. BUT! The Mouseguard universe, created by David Peterson, is so rife with possibility and gaming opportunities that it shouldn't be passed up!! What if the Z-Virus struck the territories? How would the hallowed walls of Lockhaven hold up? Would the guards-mice answer the call to duty? I DON'T KNOW! Besides look at Gurney up there. He seems to be doing well. Mystery Meat's character obviously didn't fair so well. Tenderpaws...

BONUS!

"Alright you Primitive Screwheads, listen up! You see this? This... is my boomstick! The twelve-gauge double-barreled Remington. S-Mart's top of the line. You can find this in the sporting goods department. That's right, this sweet baby was made in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Retails for about a hundred and nine, ninety five. It's got a walnut stock, cobalt blue steel, and a hair trigger. That's right. Shop smart. Shop S-Mart. You got that?"

*First guest to post a message on who said this famous quote might just get a zombi-minionized pic of them self!*

(*Note* Any posts made by members of the DMC do not count.)

31 Days of the Walking Dead - Day 23

It's high noon on day twenty-three and the

Zombie Gunfighters

from Wargames Foundry

are a hungry...

These guys would be a hoot and a holler in a round of Gutshot. Can you draw faster than a Zed?

Yes.

Yes you can...

31 Days of the Walking Dead - Day 22

Oh snap! Someone left Sparky behind on day twenty-two.

Zombie Chihuahua

from the Malifaux game

by Wyrd Miniatures

This guy puts a whole new seriousness to the term ankle-biter. The Zombie Chihuahua is a small figure but it has some nice detail. This model will definitely add some quirkiness and stagger the conventional idea of what a zombie horde should consist of.

31 Days of the Walking Dead - Day 21

Its day twenty-one and as of course with any Zompocalypse, your house is under attack.

Good thing you've got a few plays of

Plants VS. Zombies by PopCap Games

under your belt... right? Right?!

Uh-Oh...

Good thing you've got this post and hopefully you took a

4-H Horticulture class in high school, right?...

F'.

This is complex stuff people! Okay. Good thing you get to enjoy the ride to hell with this game clenched in your cold dead fingers. The game mechanics are simple; strategically place plants about your yard, pool, roof, where-have-you to ward off incoming waves of zombies. As the battle of fauna versus the undead wages on you'll be privy to special tools and plants to compete against the zombie side's own increasing specialties. To quote one of the game's hilarious, at least to me, one-liners; "Get ready to soil your plants!"

31 Days of the Walking Dead - Day 20

Its day twenty and this ain't Williamette Mall.

Its Fortune City and you've just hit sequel country with

Dead Rising 2

again from Capcom.

If you haven't guessed by now Frank West did not stop the zombie plague by solving the conspiracy behind the origin. He was just a photo-journalist. What did you expect?... Currently the Z-virus has run rampant about the world and taken it's toll. There are now "safe" cities in which citizens can live without fear of those pesky flesh-munchers. Safe is such an unstable word, especially in the Zombpocalypse. Its inevitable that your safety will become compromised. All of Frank's hard earned work was not for nothing though. Mr. West and Isabella Keyes, a femme fatale from the first game, have worked steadfast in creating a cure for the zombie, spread by bee?, virus in the form of Zombrex. Okay its not a cure but more of a preventative medicine. If you've been bit it will abate the spread the of the virus. Zombrex plays a big part in this sequel.

In Dead Rising 2 it is five years later and you play as Chuck Greene, a contestant on the very popular television show, Terror is Reality. A show in which zombies are the fodder of the will of the contestants to maim, humiliate, and just plain destroy while restrained only by the rules set of the game you are playing. It all has a very American Gladiators feel to it. Think, the ending of Shaun of the Dead. However, Chuck's celebrity as a veteran contestant is rattled as an explosion rips open a hole in the outer perimeter and guess what? There is footage of Greene planting the bomb! Of course we all know he didn't do it. I mean, come on. He's the hero of the story! The problem is he must venture out onto the zombie infested Fortune City strip to prove his innocence. The zombies aren't the overall problem however. Chuck has a daughter, Katey, and once upon a not-so-happy time she was bit by a damned Zed. She survived but must take Zombrex every so often. This is how the time driven storyline is enforced as you must find Zombrex and be back to Katey by a specific time to administer the medication all the while saving survivors, fighting those pesky psychopaths, and completing the main storyline if you so choose.

All the innovative game mechanics are back and mostly in a bigger and better way. Survivors have improved so much from the first game in that they are not as bad of a hinderance. Of course you have to struggle with the timeline and if there is enough time to save everyone but this time around the AI is smarter. This is in regards to characters not getting hung up or attacked so easily. Survivors have gotten alot better at defending themselves too. Another improvement is the weapon system. Yes, everything is still a weapon and all your favorite classics are still around somewhere. This time though; you can combine weapons! Got a bat and some nails? How about a spiked-club to bash though undead brains about? Got some extra jewelry and a flashlight? Light-sword. This time it is a real weapon, and a nice nod to the original, and not just a toy laying about the Play Palace.

Dead Rising this time around is also co-op allowing for you and up to three buddies to run around Fortune City and cause some improvised weaponed mayhem online. There is also a nice Terror is Reality set of mini-games for those looking for some online competitive play. The mini-games are worth a few runs as they are pretty off the wall and zany while being quite fun.

31 Days of the Walking Dead - Day 19

Tired of zombie miniatures yet?

Well I'm not! Its day nineteen. Check out these

Undead Zombies

from Mantic Games.

The sprues Mantic has to offer showcase some great variety compared to other sets available. There is a newly awakened Zed bursting from the ground, a few headless moaners, and even one that is just some legs and a spinal cord... okay, I don't know how those last ones work out exactly but I don't care. They are just plain awesome! The poses of all the other zombies reaching and groping over each other just scream their inner yearning of that sweet tasty gray matter.

31 Days of the Walking Dead - Day 18

Its day eighteen.

I have no witty remarks on how to segue into this article

because I'm staring at an F'ing Mouse with a chainsaw!

The image is of a Mousling Zombie 3-Pack exclusive

from Reaper Miniatures

and it is only available October 23-24

at the Reaper Artist Conference.

31 Days of the Walking Dead - Day 17

On day seventeen Zed just wants a hug... KABOOM!

No more man-love embraces, sorry Gyro, when the

Bomberzombies

from

Incursion/Grindhouse Games

are around.

What's not to love about a zombie carting an F'ing naval mine around in his pelvic girdle?! Just thinking about one of these bad-asses barreling down on his enemy makes me all warm and tingly inside. Incursion's other zombie minis aren't to be taken lightly either; but lets be honest. After a Bomberzombie hits your front lines you're gonna wish you perished in the explosion rather than just losing your legs so you have to crawl away in agonizing despair as a Sturmzombie comes at you like you were the last bit of tasty flesh on the battlefield. Kick those gushing nubs!!! Hey look. Another Bomberzombie...

Let's hug it out bitch.

31 Days of the Walking Dead - Day 16

On day sixteen I was totally blown away when I came across these fiendish

Zombie Mobs by Studio Miniatures.

The images I have displayed are just a couple of the packs Studio Miniatures has available. They even have the zombified cast of Scrubs! The icing on the cake for me is the Zed still stuck in the body bag. HAH! There is so much detail in these guys that it is so hard for me to pick my favorite. How about the zombie going commando under his bath robe? The hand-walking torso? Santa, Rudolph and his elves?? I mean come on. There are some choice figs in this line-up and their survivors aren't bad either. I love the zany modern take of the grouping Dorothy and the Gang. There is no place like home indeed!

31 Days of the Walking Dead - Day 15

Ripped right out of the pages from Pinto's playbook.

You arrive at day fifteen with a PSP and

Age of Zombies from Halfbrick Games.

You play as Barry Steakfries, a man with a gun and a thirst only quenched by the splattered brains of as many zombies as possible. Oh and you're yoinked about through time and forced to tackle the undead denizens of whichever time period you land in! Each era you arrive in has its own array of brain-cravers ranging from a big ole' undead T-Rex to those unruly zombie gangsters; F prohibition! You've got a pistol full of unlimited ammo and there is always a shotgun laying around somewhere. Its the Zompocalypse, there are always plenty of shotguns...

Age of Zombies is a fun little game for just five bucks and is a great go-to game when you've got some time, and some zombies, to kill.

31 Days of the Walking Dead - Day 14

We revisit Games-Workshop on day fourteen

to check out their shambling Zombie Horde.

No adventurer is safe with these guys roaming about. No dungeon without a distant moan of insatiable hunger. No village un-plagued. These guys are definitely an option for any fantasy tabletop skirmish of the undead-kind. Each box is littered with miniature assembling goodness and allow for each horde that much needed variety that their soulless taste buds just will not quench. Flesh is flesh... stupid zombies; you can't polish a turd! Field these guys and their flesh-bag opponents will be wetting their armours and weeping into their griffons' manes; cursing the gods that they have to war against and inevitably succumb to such an all-consuming threat.

31 Days of the Walking Dead - Day 13

On day thirteen. Its the Apocalypse!!!

Okay, its not really the Apocalypse but

Zombie Apocalypse

from Konami Digital Entertainment

offers a preview of what is to come to satiate your curiosity.

To start off Zombie Apocalypse is very similar to my last post, I Made a Game with Zombies in it!!! 1, minus the catchy song. However this rendition of zombie-killing mayhem has far better graphics and actually has environment-specific gameplay. No matter which of the seven levels you are playing in you can make the most of your designated arena. Say your at the airport.

I'm at the airport.

There is a helicopter ready for lift-off and its blades are dangerously close to turning you into a fashionable two-piece. You successfully navigate your character into a safer position, but wait! OH NO! The horde of zombies that were trailing you are now also in danger of the whirling blades. F'em. Sit back, blast away at some other Z-bags and watch as that flying machine rips them to shreds. That is just one example of the environmentally based death traps that await those that are too ill-fated, or better yet too mindless, to avoid these pitfalls littered about the levels. You also have an arsenal of eleven kill-implicated weapons to put to good use. And when those run out of fuel, ammo, finger-clicking-enthusiasm, or etcetera? Well, your base weapon is gassed-up-and-ready-to-go-F'ing chainsaw!

This game is a good play, downloadable through Playstation Network and/or Xbox Live and available for a ten-spot. If that seems like a lot, you will not be missing much if you decide to pass on this game, but, if you've got Alexander Hamilton sitting in your pocket and ready to go for a good romp of killing some Zeds you shornt be disappointed.