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*The issue's title is a reference to the [[1968]] [[films in Futurama|film]] ''{{w|Night of the Living Dead}}''. | *The issue's title is a reference to the [[1968]] [[films in Futurama|film]] ''{{w|Night of the Living Dead}}''. | ||
* | *{{the crew|caps=yes}} {{deliver}}s ''[[wikipedia:Robot Chicken|Robot Chicken]]'' soup to [[Chapek 9]]. | ||
*Bender rides the soup can a la ''[[wikipedia:Dr. Strangelove|Dr. Strangelove]]''. | *{{Bender}} rides the soup can a la ''[[wikipedia:Dr. Strangelove|Dr. Strangelove]]''. | ||
=== Continuity === | === Continuity === | ||
*On seeing zombie [[Calculon]], Fry reflects on [[The Thief of Baghead|the time]] they killed him. | *On seeing zombie [[Calculon]], {{Fry}} reflects on [[The Thief of Baghead|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. | **It is possible that due to the zombie antivirus, he may be alive again. However there's no evidence of this. | ||
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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.
Allusions
- The issue's title is a reference to the 1968 film Night of the Living Dead.
- The crew delivers Robot Chicken soup to Chapek 9.
- Bender rides the soup can a la Dr. Strangelove.
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.
Goofs
- On the last page Morbo says "...I only hope for all of our sakes..." However the "f" in the word "for" is missing.
Appearances
Characters
Places
Comic Credits
- Script
- Pencils
- Inks
- Unknown
- Colors
- Unknown
- Letters
- Unknown
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