Background References
A number of background items reference real-life films and other things. They include:
- A poster for the 2002 zombie film 28 Days Later. For some reason, it's in German.
- A poster for the 2006 film Children of Men.
- A poster for the 2007 action film Hot Fuzz. An earlier film by the makers of Hot Fuzz was the popular zombie comedy Shaun of the Dead.
- A poster of the famous "thumbs-up" logo from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
- A poster with the Copernicus Studios logo on it. Copernicus is a Halifax-based animation studio, where the author worked as an animator while making Zombies Calling.
- The title of the comic is a reference to London Calling, an album and song by the British punk rock band The Clash.
Interestingly, much of the referenced material originates from England, probably reflecting Joss' (and the author's) obsession with England.
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