-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- with the movie `` zombieland '' sitting on top at the box office , fans of the walking dead got another grisly , ghoulish treat on wednesday . `` he 's so meticulous , '' author max brooks said of `` recorded attacks '' illustrator ibraim roberson : . `` the zombie survival guide : recorded attacks , '' the latest in the series of zombie chronicles by author max brooks , is a graphic novel that looks at the undead menace throughout history . `` when i wrote ` zombie survival guide , ' i always wanted to come back to the historic attacks at the end of the book , '' said brooks , whose `` world war z '' is in development to become a movie . view a gallery of essential zombie movies . in the book , illustrated by brazilian artist ibraim roberson , cavemen , the roman legions and african slaves all battle the undead with varying degrees of success . `` more than a zombie nerd or a science fiction nerd , i 'm a history nerd , '' said brooks . `` i was a history major in college -- history is probably the only subject that allowed me to graduate high school . '' and in a move sure to please genre fans -- brooks might say `` genre nerds '' -- there 's even a scrap in feudal japan between zombies and ninjas . `` it 's never a bad thing to put zombies and ninjas together , '' said brooks , whose father is comedy legend mel brooks . in looking for the right artist to set his story to a comic format , brooks said he reviewed lots of artists before settling on roberson . `` he 's head and shoulders above most people illustrating today , '' brooks said . `` the book itself is unique and i wanted a unique look . his artwork is unlike anything else i 've ever seen , zombies or otherwise ... . he 's so meticulous . '' but turning his work into a two-person job required some extra effort . the former `` saturday night live '' writer said he had n't worked with a collaborator since being on the show . roberson was in brazil during the writing of the book . `` it was definitely a new world for me to sharpen my communication skills , '' he said . `` usually , the way i worked was brain to pen to paper . now it was brain to e-mail . '' have you ever panicked about whether you locked the front door , been woken by a facebook notification or desperately needed a phone charger ? to deal with these sorts of everyday emergencies , one company has designed a range of prototype products . next up for brooks , he said , is a writing project he deems `` top secret '' and a comic-book mini-series for idw publishing detailing the classic comic/action figure characters of `` g.i. joe . '' `` they 're not continuing stories , '' he said of the project with the working title , `` hearts and minds . `` they 're up-close and personal stories for g.i. joe and cobra characters . '' you can vote on which one is your favourite - and the winner will be made into an actual product , funded through a kickstarter campaign . scroll down for video . leeds-based direct line is running a competition called #everydayfix . they asked groups to design products to deal with common problems . these include forgetting to lock the door , which one company hopes to solve with their forget me lock prototype , shown . the products were designed as part of the direct line everyday fix design makeathon . they asked people to pick their top ten ` everyday emergencies ' - things that caused them an undue amount of stress in their daily lives . groups from london-based design company makerversity were then asked to design products that could alleviate certain emergencies - and three were picked for a shortlist . 1 . not being able to sleep -lrb- 46 per cent * -rrb- . 2 . losing your keys -lrb- 37 per cent -rrb- . 3 . being stuck in traffic when already late -lrb- 35 per cent -rrb- . 4 . losing an important paper or document -lrb- 33 per cent -rrb- . 5 . nowhere to park -lrb- 32 per cent -rrb- . 6 . printer not working when you need to print something -lrb- 31 per cent -rrb- . 7 . running out of battery on your phone whilst out -lrb- 31 per cent -rrb- . 8 . discovering you are out of toilet roll whilst on the loo -lrb- 30 per cent -rrb- . 9 . dealing with machine operated customer service -lrb- 26 per cent -rrb- . 10 . forgetting your bank card when paying for an item -lrb- 25 per cent -rrb- . * how many people thought this was a problem . in the survey of 2,000 people , the top emergency was not being able to sleep . so a group called instruments designed a product called ` snooze ' , an alarm clock which connects with your phone and silences any notifications to ensure a good night 's sleep . to deal with not remembering if you had locked your door , onn studio created the forget me lock - a device to reassure you that you have locked the front door . it fastens on the key and swivels green to show the door is open , and red to signify it 's locked . this means that even when out or about , you can find out if your door is locked or not . another group designed nipper - the world 's smallest mobile phone charger according to its creators , impulse . any household battery can be used as its energy source , with two terminals attaching either side and then connecting to your phone to provide a boost . direct line is running a competition on twitter where you can vote for your favourite of these three products by retweeting tweets about snooze , forget me lock or nipper . the forget me lock is coloured green and red and fastens on a key . when the key is turned in a lock it swivels green to show the door is open , and red to signify it 's locked . another group designed nipper - the world 's smallest mobile phone charger according to its creators , impulse . any household battery can be used as its energy source , with two terminals attaching either side and then connecting to your phone to provide a boost . the nipper device -lrb- shown -rrb- is designed to help people who run out of battery while they are out and about . in the survey of 2,000 people , the top emergency was not being able to sleep . so a group called instruments designed a product called snooze , shown , an alarm clock which connects with your phone and silences any notifications to ensure a good night 's sleep . whichever tweet has the most retweets , with the #everydayfix hashtag , by 23 april will go into a kickstarter fundraising campaign and ultimately into development . ` we 've seen the great british designers of tomorrow create smart and simple solutions to real life everyday emergencies , ' said paul smyth , co-founder of makerversity . ` through the direct line everyday fix event , we 've been able to extend our role as `` fixers '' and work with some unique creative talent to produce a fantastic shortlist of exciting prototypes that start to solve the nation 's everyday emergencies , ' added john shaw , head of r&d and innovation at direct line . of the products that did n't make the cut , one was a helmet with ` bone conduction headphones ' that gave you directions while cycling without impairing your ability to hear the environment around you . another was a parking pin that you could leave in a space , which would then alert you when the space was free , if you could n't find somewhere to park . and as another solution to your phone running out of battery , one team designed an app that lets you nominate people to receive your messages when your phone dies . products that did n't make the final shortlist included the parking pin , shown . you could leave this in a parking space , and it will alert you when the space is free , so you can park your car . the relay app , shown , would let you nominate people to receive your messages when your phone dies . and the ` hat nav ' was a smart helmet that used ` bone conduction headphones ' to give you directions while cycling without impairing your ability to hear the environment around you .
leeds-based direct line is running a competition called #everydayfix . they asked groups to design products to deal with common problems . these include forgetting to lock the door and running out of battery . you can vote for your favourite design and the winner will be crowdfunded .
-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- with the movie `` zombieland '' sitting on top at the box office , fans of the walking dead got another grisly , ghoulish treat on wednesday . `` he 's so meticulous , '' author max brooks said of `` recorded attacks '' illustrator ibraim roberson : . `` the zombie survival guide : recorded attacks , '' the latest in the series of zombie chronicles by author max brooks , is a graphic novel that looks at the undead menace throughout history . `` when i wrote ` zombie survival guide , ' i always wanted to come back to the historic attacks at the end of the book , '' said brooks , whose `` world war z '' is in development to become a movie . view a gallery of essential zombie movies . in the book , illustrated by brazilian artist ibraim roberson , cavemen , the roman legions and african slaves all battle the undead with varying degrees of success . `` more than a zombie nerd or a science fiction nerd , i 'm a history nerd , '' said brooks . `` i was a history major in college -- history is probably the only subject that allowed me to graduate high school . '' and in a move sure to please genre fans -- brooks might say `` genre nerds '' -- there 's even a scrap in feudal japan between zombies and ninjas . `` it 's never a bad thing to figure characters of `` g.i. joe . '' `` they 're not continuing stories , '' he said of the project with the working title , `` hearts and minds . `` they 're up-close and personal stories for g.i. joe and cobra characters . '' you can vote on which one is your favourite - and the winner will be made into an actual product , funded through a kickstarter campaign . scroll down for video . leeds-based direct line is running a competition called #everydayfix . they asked groups to design products to deal with common problems . these include forgetting to lock the door , which one company hopes to solve with their forget me lock prototype , shown . the products were designed as part of the direct line everyday fix design makeathon . they asked people to pick their top ten ` everyday emergencies ' - things that caused them an undue amount of stress in their daily lives . groups from london-based design company makerversity were then asked to design products that could alleviate certain emergencies - and three were picked for a shortlist . 1 . not being able to sleep -lrb- 46 per cent * -rrb- . 2 . losing your keys -lrb- 37 per cent -rrb- . 3 . being stuck in traffic when already late -lrb- 35 per cent -rrb- . 4 . losing an important paper or document -lrb- 33 per cent -rrb- . 5 . nowhere to park -lrb- 32 per cent -rrb- . , co-founder of makerversity . ` through the direct line everyday fix event , we 've been able to extend our role as `` fixers '' and work with some unique creative talent to produce a fantastic shortlist of exciting prototypes that start to solve the nation 's everyday emergencies , ' added john shaw , head of r&d and innovation at direct line . of the products that did n't make the cut , one was a helmet with ` bone conduction headphones ' that gave you directions while cycling without impairing your ability to hear the environment around you . another was a parking pin that you could leave in a space , which would then alert you when the space was free , if you could n't find somewhere to park . and as another solution to your phone running out of battery , one team designed an app that lets you nominate people to receive your messages when your phone dies . products that did n't make the final shortlist included the parking pin , shown . you could leave this in a parking space , and it will alert you when the space is free , so you can park your car . the relay app , shown , would let you nominate people to receive your messages when your phone dies . and the ` hat nav ' was a smart helmet that used ` bone conduction headphones ' to give you directions while cycling without impairing your ability to hear the environment around you .
development to become a movie . view a gallery of essential zombie movies . in the book , illustrated by brazilian artist ibraim roberson , cavemen , the roman legions and african slaves all battle the undead with varying degrees of success . `` more than a zombie nerd or a science fiction nerd , i 'm a history nerd , '' said brooks . `` i was a history major in college -- history is probably the only subject that allowed me to graduate high school . '' and in a move sure to please genre fans -- brooks might say `` genre nerds '' -- there 's even a scrap in feudal japan between zombies and ninjas . `` it 's never a bad thing to the show . roberson was in brazil during the writing of the book . `` it was definitely a new world for me to sharpen my communication skills , '' he said . `` usually , the way i worked was brain to pen to paper . now it was brain to e-mail . '' have you ever panicked about whether you locked the front door , been woken by a facebook notification or desperately needed a phone charger ? to deal with these sorts of everyday emergencies , one company has designed a range of prototype products . next up for brooks , he said , is a writing project he deems `` top secret '' and a comic-book mini-series for idw publishing detailing the classic comic/action part of the direct line everyday fix design makeathon . they asked people to pick their top ten ` everyday emergencies ' - things that caused them an undue amount of stress in their daily lives . groups from london-based design company makerversity were then asked to design products that could alleviate certain emergencies - and three were picked for a shortlist . 1 . not being able to sleep -lrb- 46 per cent * -rrb- . 2 . losing your keys -lrb- 37 per cent -rrb- . 3 . being stuck in traffic when already late -lrb- 35 per cent -rrb- . 4 . losing an important paper or document -lrb- 33 per cent -rrb- . 5 . nowhere to park -lrb- 32 per cent -rrb- . connects with your phone and silences any notifications to ensure a good night 's sleep . to deal with not remembering if you had locked your door , onn studio created the forget me lock - a device to reassure you that you have locked the front door . it fastens on the key and swivels green to show the door is open , and red to signify it 's locked . this means that even when out or about , you can find out if your door is locked or not . another group designed nipper - the world 's smallest mobile phone charger according to its creators , impulse . any household battery can be used as its energy source , with two terminals attaching either a boost . the nipper device -lrb- shown -rrb- is designed to help people who run out of battery while they are out and about . in the survey of 2,000 people , the top emergency was not being able to sleep . so a group called instruments designed a product called snooze , shown , an alarm clock which connects with your phone and silences any notifications to ensure a good night 's sleep . whichever tweet has the most retweets , with the #everydayfix hashtag , by 23 april will go into a kickstarter fundraising campaign and ultimately into development . ` we 've seen the great british designers of tomorrow create smart and simple solutions to real life everyday emergencies , ' said paul smyth , co-founder of makerversity . ` through the direct line everyday fix event , we 've been able to extend our role as `` fixers '' and work with some unique creative talent to produce a fantastic shortlist of exciting prototypes that start to solve the nation 's everyday emergencies , ' added john shaw , head of r&d and innovation at direct line . of the products that did n't make the cut , one was a helmet with ` bone conduction headphones ' that gave you directions while cycling without impairing your ability to hear the environment around you . another was a parking pin that you could leave in a space , which would then alert you when the space was free , if you could n't find somewhere to park . and as another solution to your phone running out of battery , one team designed an app that lets you nominate people to receive your messages when your phone dies . products that did n't make the final shortlist included the parking pin , shown . you could leave this in a parking space , and it will alert you when the space is free , so you can park your car . the relay app , shown , would let you nominate people to receive your messages when your phone dies . and the ` hat nav ' was a smart helmet that used ` bone conduction headphones ' to give you directions while cycling without impairing your ability to hear the environment around you .
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-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- with the movie `` zombieland '' sitting on top at the box office , fans of the walking dead got another grisly , ghoulish treat on wednesday . `` he 's so meticulous , '' author max brooks said of `` recorded attacks '' illustrator ibraim roberson : . `` the zombie survival guide : recorded attacks , '' the latest in the series of zombie chronicles by author max brooks , is a graphic novel that looks at the undead menace throughout history . `` when i wrote ` zombie survival guide , ' i always wanted to come back to the historic attacks at the end of the book , '' said brooks , whose `` world war z '' is in development to become a movie . view a gallery of essential zombie movies . in the book , illustrated by brazilian artist ibraim roberson , cavemen , the roman legions and african slaves all battle the undead with varying degrees of success . `` more than a zombie nerd or a science fiction nerd , i 'm a history nerd , '' said brooks . `` i was a history major in college -- history is probably the only subject that allowed me to graduate high school . '' and in a move sure to please genre fans -- brooks might say `` genre nerds '' -- there 's even a scrap in feudal japan between zombies and ninjas . `` it 's never a bad thing to figure characters of `` g.i. joe . '' `` they 're not continuing stories , '' he said of the project with the working title , `` hearts and minds . `` they 're up-close and personal stories for g.i. joe and cobra characters . '' you can vote on which one is your favourite - and the winner will be made into an actual product , funded through a kickstarter campaign . scroll down for video . leeds-based direct line is running a competition called #everydayfix . they asked groups to design products to deal with common problems . these include forgetting to lock the door , which one company hopes to solve with their forget me lock prototype , shown . the products were designed as part of the direct line everyday fix design makeathon . they asked people to pick their top ten ` everyday emergencies ' - things that caused them an undue amount of stress in their daily lives . groups from london-based design company makerversity were then asked to design products that could alleviate certain emergencies - and three were picked for a shortlist . 1 . not being able to sleep -lrb- 46 per cent * -rrb- . 2 . losing your keys -lrb- 37 per cent -rrb- . 3 . being stuck in traffic when already late -lrb- 35 per cent -rrb- . 4 . losing an important paper or document -lrb- 33 per cent -rrb- . 5 . nowhere to park -lrb- 32 per cent -rrb- . hear the environment around you .
 The text discusses the concept of zombies and their survival guide. It highlights how fans of the walking dead got another gruesome, ghastly treat on Wednesday with the release of "Zombie Survival Guide" by author Max Brooks. The book is a graphic novel that looks at the undead menace from a scientific perspective. It provides tips on how to survive in a zombie-infested world, including how to identify and avoid zombies, create a safe shelter, and find food and water. The book also delves into the history of zombies, exploring their origins and evolution. Overall, it's a humorous take on a serious topic, offering readers a unique blend of horror and humor.