Braaaainns....braaaaiinnnnns! Ah, zombies. I love them. Nothing quite like the horror of your dead relatives coming to literally suck out your brains. Whether they're brought back to live by a virus, or radiation, or just plain old hoodoo, these monsters have been a staple of horror films for more than 40 years. But up until a few years ago, you couldn't find a zombie action figure to save your life. While license like Saturday Night Live, A Christmas Story and Popeye were getting action figures, there wasn't a zombie to be seen. Fans were clamoring though, and companies listened...probably too much, but at least they listened. Now, just about every company still standing has some sort of zombie line, or at least a smattering of zombies in other lines. Sideshow stepped in a couple years ago with some 12" zombies in a line appropriately called The Dead. They've released three figures so far (with one variant), and I'd say the odds we'll see a fourth figure as an exclusive to SDCC this summer are about 99.999%. The potential for cool zombies in the sixth scale market is tremendous though, and a new company called Peril Unlimited has decided to make their own foray into that area. Mike Jones is the guy behind Peril Unlimited, and he's started a line called the Zombie Army Builder Program. He's just released the first figure in the line, in two versions - bloody and clean. I'll be reviewing the bloody version tonight. This first guy is a limited edition of just 500 figures, inclusive of both versions. Let's see how he stacks up! You can find this item at DarkFigures.com. Parts of this review were supplied by Michael Crawford Reviews.
