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Anime News Nina! - 2011-10-26

In the case of zombies, a favorite theory of mine is a disorder similar to the paranoid personality disorder in which the afflicted sees those he knows as impostors or enemies and kills them in defense. It is very possible that the mad ramblings of the single survivor of a zombie outbreak are actually the insanity of a confused individual who has just murdered all those that he/she knew.

On the bright side, though, it seems to me the zombie craze is finally (pardon the expression) dying down. Steampunk looks set to be the next thing that gets way overdone...

This new comic pleases me.

I hate this zombie fad. Monster stories used to serve a purpose. Vampires are a reflection of humanity's greed, lust and aristocratic power structures. Werewolves signify the animal than still lives inside our hearts. Frankenstein's Monster symbolized how human science had outstripped human moral capacity. And even more modern monsters, like in Lovecraft's works, were symbolic of human curiosity pushing beyond the boundaries of what we should know. But zombie are signify nothing. Sure, back in the sixties they were a stand in for mindless consumerism, but today they are nothing but mindless terror. They are simply terror for terror's sake, and this unhealthy obsession is a clear indication of a generation that has lost it's ability of critical thought. Well, critical thought has always been rare, but with today's mass markets, culture is driven by the lowest common denominator, not the educated elite as in past centuries. So I guess zombies do symbolize something: they are a symbol of our cultural malaise, where things are popular for the sole reason that they are popular.

You bring up some good points, however I'd like to mention that vampires and werewolves come from mythology and were long established before they symbolized anything. You are correct in what you are saying, but there was a time when these creatures were pure terror and evil, and basically represenet a supernatural evil that was beyond human understanding and comprehension. But, you are correct in saying that they, along with zombies have become, what I like to call "cotton candy". There just there to be there, if that makes any sense. In other words, like you said, they have lost their once deep meaning, and it's true I agree. And we have Twilight and True Blood to thank for turning vampires and werewolves into cotton candy; being popular for being popular. That's what happens when some things go mainstream.

Also, I want to know where this bs misconception about zombies wanting brains came from?

You might even get that jackass that says Jesus was a zombie and zombies are cool.