I wrote the following as part of a post:
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Originally Posted by Solitaire1
An example of this is in the comic book series "izombie" where the lead character is a zombie who appears to be normal (looks and mentally functions like a regular person). However, for her to maintain that state she must consume a human brain once a month (a newly dead brain is acceptable). If she fails to do so she will fall into standard zombie mode and lose herself forever.
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To which mr ploppy responded in part of a post:
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Originally Posted by mr ploppy
Comics also have people flying around in their underwear, that doesn't make them true.
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This brought forth some issues that I think need to be discussed concerning zombies since it appears we are establishing the field of zombieology (the study of zombies).
First, what is the definition of "zombie"? It is simply a dead body that has been, somehow, reanimated or does extend into other types of living-impared characters? The following are fictional examples of characters that might fall into the realm of zombies:
- The standard decaying body undead (The movie "The Night Of The Living Dead").
- Bodies that still function (are able to think and move) but have become living impaired (The movies "Death Becomes Her" and "Dead Heat").
- A duplicate of a living person that becomes flawed and soon do not function like the original person (Bizarro, an imperfect duplicate of Superman).
- Dead bodies that have been reanimated by other means and function in a manner that is similar to zombies (Black Lanterns, dead bodies reanimated by a black power ring with all of the powers, abilities, and knowledge of the original person who seek out hearts filled with emotion).
Also, what are the accepted sources of information on zombies? Is it limited to classic movies and stories of the past, or are more recent stories also valid as a source of information?