Night of the Automated Dead
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US Publish Number | 73 |
Written by | Eric Rogers |
Art by | James Lloyd |
Published (US) | November 19, 2014 |
Title reference | The 1968 film Night of the Living Dead |
"Night of the Automated Dead" is the seventy-third comic issue, released on November 19, 2014 in the US.
The Story
If you thought computer viruses were bad, just wait until Planet Express' morally bankrupt bending unit starts spreading a social disease of his own around New New York City, causing a calamitous epidemic of robot zombies!
Production
Additional Info
Trivia
- With this issue, Futurama Comics surpasses the original run in number of installments.
- The plot of land the Planet Express building is on is one of the most expensive in New New York. Farnsworth was given it as a bribe from Mom for not telling anyone about the robots she buried there.
- Leela refers to her Wristlojackimator as a "comm device".
- Amy has ten phones, one of which she uses for sexting.
Allusions
- The issue's title is a reference to the 1968 film Night of the Living Dead.
- The film's director, George Romero, is mentioned in the issue by Hermes.
- The crew delivers Robot Chicken [1] soup to Chapek 9.
- Bender rides the soup can a la Dr. Strangelove.
- Zoidberg mentions the board games Pictionary and Trivial Pursuit.
- When the robot zombies get inside the Planet Express building, the professor says the situation has gone from "bad-to-Kirkman", a reference to Robert Kirkman who created The Walking Dead.
- The Hypnotoad apparently has a spin-off show called "Game of Toads", a reference to Game of Thrones.
- The twenty-third episode of the show's seventh season is named "Game of Tones", and Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke voiced Marianne in the twenty-fifth episode of the same season.
Continuity
- On seeing zombie Calculon, Fry reflects on the time they killed him.
- It is possible that due to the zombie antivirus, he may be alive again. However there's no evidence of this.
- Amy says Leela reads e-books about the lives of courageous koalas, a reference to the running gag of Leela reading books about brave animals.
Goofs
- On the last page Morbo says "...I only hope for all of our sakes...", however the "f" in the word "for" is missing.
- When Bender says "Whatchoo talkin' 'bout, professor?!", Professor Farnsworth responds with "Not quite. You see, the robots...", suggesting Bender's line has been altered from the first draft of the comic.
Quotes
Bender: Oh, it's just you two. I was just having a nightmare that someone was asking me to do actual work.
Fry: I have those nightmares, too! Sooo scary.
Farnsworth: I'm stunned you aren't dead, Bender. This is some truly ganked-up fluid flowing through your body.
Zoidberg: It's so nasty-looking, even I don't want to eat it! And I once used one of Hermes' dreadlocks as a breadstick!
Appearances
Characters
Places
Comic Credits
- Script
- Pencils
- Inks
- Colors
- Robert Stanley
- Letters
Notes
- ^ See also Robo-chicken.
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