ZA4M: Bios

[Characters are portrayed and named after actual people, however they do not represent how these people actually act or live their lives, the story and characters are still fictional]

Alex (Shrew)

Age: 20
Class: Friend / Leader
Portrayed after: Alex L. Sherman

ZA4M:
Alex (usually goes or prefers to go by Shrew) went on a camping trip with three of his friends Geoff, Craig, and Tom after they all successfully graduate. They decide to go to someplace new that they never heard of, they soon discover the ghost town of Pinkly City. Later, after finding a place to stay within the city, Shrew and the other two make Craig go out to find some fire wood. Later in the story the three left in camp encounter their first Zombie. After Tom successfully kills it, Geoff insists that they go find Craig and Shrew also insists that they bring weapons in case there's more Zombies. Sadly, Shrew gets to use the stapler as a weapon. When they eventually find Craig being attacked by a Zombie, Shrew uses his stapler to kill the Zombie and save Craig's life. They then retreat where they soon meet Mr. Krazy and hide inside his underground man hole, while there Shrew creates a weapon made from a chainsaw, boat paddle, butcher knife and duct tape. When the hideout gets breached, they retreat and Shrew is seen for the first time using his newly made weapon. Shrew also saves Craig from getting killed by his "Zombie Spoon". They eventually hide in an abandoned shack where, as comic relief, they gang choose Shrew to be the one to get a gender change if they end up as the last four humans on earth. Soon they run off through an old cemetery to get to their vehicle where they are suddenly attacked by their Zombified friend Chad. When they discover that Chad becomes more powerful the more you attack him, Shrew decides to continually hurt him with a flame thrower in hopes that it will eventually weaken him, in which case it doesn't. Soon Chad becomes Zombisaurus, Shrew decides to fix his mistake and finish him off personally. Shrew is almost killed until Craig saves him by squirting some shampoo into Zombisauruses eyes to temporarily blind him, it is then that Shrew successfully fights and kills him. After so the four make it to their vehicle and decide to drive back home and warn their town, and the world, about the possible Zombie threat.

ZA4M 2:
The sequel kicks off where the first book ended, the gang make it back to their home town where they appear on international news to warn the world about the Zombie threat. Soon the whole world falls under the disasters of the Apocalypse, the gang however fall into a hole where they are accidentally frozen in glass for five years. They are set free by a Zombie Serpent that was chasing Mr. Krackhead, Mr. Krazy's brother. After Tom kills the Serpent, Krackhead invites them to his secret military base where they meet the U.S. President and the base scientist Dr. Holder. Eventually Dr. Holder shows them her invention, the ZS 2000, and her failed attempts to make a perfect antidote to rid the Zombie gene forever. The gang soon sit back astonished by the affects of the post-apocalyptic world and how they have missed the last five years. Shrew starts to believe that being frozen was meant to happen, that they are meant to help out the survivors colony base (a.k.a. the SCB). Soon the four are sent to a war meeting, where they are honored as official SCB members by the President. Eventually, however, the four are kidnapped by Zombie Mr. Krazy and a Zombie Brute when they are attacked at the war meeting. They are taken to the same cemetery from the first one in Pinkly City, going into a secret underground world the Zombies have made their central military base. Soon the four meet the Zombie Lord, the first Zombie made and the leader of every Zombie, he tells them how they where chosen by prophecy to be the four warriors destined to destroy him and save the world. While they disbelieve him, the Zombie Lord still decides to make sure the prophecy never happens by making one of them a Zombie, believing that breaking up the four will destroy their friendship cycle and corrupt the prophecy. It ends up being Geoff who gets Zombified. Shrew, Tom, and Craig are taken to a prison cell where Shrew, jokingly, curses. The three are soon warned by Geoff that Mr. Krazy is leading a Zombie wave to the SCB. The gang eventually break out of prison and find new weapons, Shrew takes the crobar and acknowledges the weapon as the greatest weapon ever. They make it to the front entrance where Shrew breaks free the locked doors using his crobar. When Craig decides to use the ZS 2000, Shrew and Tom go to keep the Zombies and Krazy busy while Craig attempts to suit up. Soon Shrew and Tom are beaten, but just in time for Craig to come in and challenge Krazy. When Craig defeats the Zombie wave, Shrew stops to notice that Krazy was mysteriously missing. After Krazy uses the Dose 46 and becomes ULTRA Krazy, Shrew states that it's all up to Craig and his suit to stop Krazy. After Craig defeats Krazy, the gang cheer but are interrupted when Krazy revives and turns on a time bomb to self destruct the base. The gang make it out of there, but Mr. Krackhead was accidentally left, and was believed to have died. When the last of the SCB (Shrew, Tom, Craig, Dr. Holder, and the twins Chuck and Dipp) Find a safe place to rest for the night, Shrew recycles about how insane and bad the day was, he also thanks Craig for his brave act of bravery. Soon they discover a mysterious man in a hat passed out in a ditch. Then the book ends.

ZA4M 3:
Shrew will appear again in book 3, his role will be similar to how he was in the first book since his role in the second was a bit reduced due to the situation and introducing new characters. It was also revealed that he might grow a jealousy issue towards a new character named Hat.

Asylum Z:
It is revealed that the character Shrew will have some kind of cameo in this soon-to-be Horror spin-off. However, how he will be portrayed is still unknown.

Character Personality:
Alex (or Shrew) sees himself as somewhat of a leader amongst the other three. When he's upset or angry he makes sure that the others know. He also has deep trust of his conscience, believing that it's always right which it usually is. He also sees himself being a lot smarter than the others, but despite this he still treats his friends as equals. He seems to have a close friendship with Geoff, the two are very opinionated and talk about plans and tactics, but he usually talks to Tom about the same things and with Tom it's as if he has known him long enough to actually understand his decisions. Craig, while very different than Shrew, is still considered one of his best friends. He has proven to Craig that he would save him no matter the consequences (in book one he goes to find him and saves his life twice). In the end, Shrew believes that their friendship is greater than any other.

Technical goofs and Funnies:

Alex's name is constantly changed from Alex to Shrew (or Sherman)and back. This is fault of the author, Tom West. Tom always calls the real life Alex Sherman by both names and switches for very unknown reasons, and because of that the same thing also happens to the cartoon Shrew (or Alex)
The first two books are Rated PG-13 for Sherman Abuse, this is a long running joke that has been going on for years. Tom West puts that in whenever something mean or hilarious happens to or around Shrew in the comics
Out of all the Cartoon characters portrayed in the Zombie comics by real life people, Alex/Shrew is the closest one to actually "being" like Alex Sherman

Geoff

Age: 21
Class: Friend / Optimistic / (currently Zombie)
Portrayed after: Geoffrey Porter

ZA4M:
Geoff went on a camping trip with three of his friends Shrew, Craig, and Tom after they all successfully graduate. They decide to go to someplace new that they never heard of, they soon discover the ghost town of Pinkly City. Geoff sees a warning sign about the Zombie threat but takes it down, believing that the sign was just simply being racist. Later, after finding a place to stay within the city, Geoff and the other two make Craig go out to find some fire wood. Later in the story the three left in camp encounter their first Zombie. After Tom successfully kills it, Geoff insists that they go find Craig and Shrew also insists that they bring weapons in case there's more Zombies. Geoff decides to use a Butcher knife.When they eventually find Craig being attacked by a Zombie, Shrew uses his stapler to kill the Zombie and save Craig's life. They then retreat where they soon meet Mr. Krazy and hide inside his underground man hole, while there Geoff creates a classic nail-spiked Bat to use as his primary weapon, he also finds himself a shotgun. When the hideout gets breached, they retreat and Geoff uses his bat weapon on the last Zombie before they reach the exit, sadly his bat breaks. They eventually hide in an abandoned shack where, as comic relief, they gang choose Shrew to be the one to get a gender change if they end up as the last four humans on earth. Soon they run off through an old cemetery to get to their vehicle where they are suddenly attacked by their Zombified friend Chad. Geoff is seen instantly shooting him in the face which appears to have done no damage. When they discover that Chad becomes more powerful the more you attack him, Shrew decides to continually hurt him with a flame thrower in hopes that it will eventually weaken him, in which case it doesn't. Soon Chad becomes Zombisaurus, Shrew decides to fix his mistake and finish him off personally. Shrew is almost killed until Craig saves him by squirting some shampoo into Zombisauruses eyes to temporarily blind him, it is then that Shrew successfully fights and kills him. After so the four make it to their vehicle and decide to drive back home and warn their town, and the world, about the possible Zombie threat.

ZA4M 2:

The sequel kicks off where the first book ended, the gang make it back to their home town where they appear on international news to warn the world about the Zombie threat. Soon the whole world falls under the disasters of the Apocalypse, the gang however fall into a hole where they are accidentally frozen in glass for five years. They are set free by a Zombie Serpent that was chasing Mr. Krackhead, Mr. Krazy's brother. After Tom kills the Serpent, Krackhead invites them to his secret military base where they meet the U.S. President and the base scientist Dr. Holder. Eventually Dr. Holder shows them her invention, the ZS 2000, and her failed attempts to make a perfect antidote to rid the Zombie gene forever. The gang soon sit back astonished by the affects of the post-apocalyptic world and how they have missed the last five years. Soon the four are sent to a war meeting, where they are honored as official SCB members by the President. Eventually, however, the four are kidnapped by Zombie Mr. Krazy and a Zombie Brute when they are attacked at the war meeting. They are taken to the same cemetery from the first one in Pinkly City, going into a secret underground world the Zombies have made their central military base. Soon the four meet the Zombie Lord, the first Zombie made and the leader of every Zombie, he tells them how they where chosen by prophecy to be the four warriors destined to destroy him and save the world. While they disbelieve him, the Zombie Lord still decides to make sure the prophecy never happens by making one of them a Zombie, believing that breaking up the four will destroy their friendship cycle and corrupt the prophecy. The Zombie eye, which was going to Zombifie one of them, went to bite Craig, but Geoff jumped in front of Craig to save him but he himself was ultimately bitten. After that, Geoff was wrapped up in a "metamorphis" cocoon and placed into an evolution chamber while the other three were taken to a prison cell. Geoff over listens Krazy's plan to infiltrate and take control over the SCB main headquarters. He sneaks out to go warn the other three, but he is noticed and taken back to the evolution chamber. When he later sees the three escape without saving him, he is shocked and confused. Later we see him almost completely Zombie, the Zombie Lord is there and tells him that if he Accepts the change, he'll be able to act somewhat as normal as he did when human. When Geoff still fights the change, the Zombie Lord then forces him to accept the change. We see Geoff near the very end of the book completely Zombie. The Zombie Lord then instructs Krazy to teach and train him. Meanwhile, the others soon discover a mysterious man in a hat passed out in a ditch. Then the book ends.

ZA4M 3:
Geoff will appear in the third book, his role will be much different and larger than the previous books now that he's a Zombie. It is believed that he will soon turn human again before the end of the book in order to fulfill the prophecy of the four defeating Zombie Lord.

Asylum Z:
Geoff will get a cameo in the upcoming Horror spin-off. He will be some kind of Corporal for an unknown military unit, some believe he'll be the Corporal of the SCB.

Character Personality:
Geoff is very opinionated and always wants to get things done fast. he, while sometimes worrysome, always tries to find the bright side of situations. He's more of a man of action and speaks very little during situations too extreme. He is very good friends with Shrew, both can talk things out and eventually agree on the same thing. Geoff believes that Craig is a good friend, although he also believes Craig to be a bit strange. Geoff is hardly seen speaking to Tom, however it is clear that their friendship is strong and Geoff never questions Tom's actions, sometimes he even agrees with them.

Technical goofs and Funnies:

Some can mistaken Geoff as Mr. Krazy, or visa versa. They both have that similar Afro hair style, however Tom West has given his statement towards the problem. Tom said that it's easy to tell, Mr. Krazy has facial hair while Geoff does not. However, Tom fixed the Problem in the second book when he had Mr. Krazy as a Zombie with spikier and dirtier hair, and Mr. Krazy changed his entire physical look just before Geoff himself became a Zombie. Tom West also pointed out that in color they would look even more different. Mr. Krazy has orange hair while Geoff has dark brown hair.
There is one major difference between cartoon Geoff and the real life Geoffrey Porter, the real Geoff doesn't have Afro hair like the Cartoon Geoff does. The reason for the change happened long ago before the Zombie comics when TAD began, Tom West needed a way to make every character noticeable and different from one another, and he thought it would be hilarious to give Geoff an Afro.

Craig

Age: 20
Class: Friend / Comic relief
Portrayed after: Craig Tangren

ZA4M:
Craig went on a camping trip with three of his friends Geoff, Shrew, and Tom after they all successfully graduate. They decide to go to someplace new that they never heard of, they soon discover the ghost town of Pinkly City. Later, after finding a place to stay within the city, the others make Craig go out to find some fire wood. Craig soon finds an abandoned store (jokingly it's Kmart) and also ditches his spoon, who only he is able to speak to. While in the store, he finds some shampoo that he likes but also stumbles upon a Zombie who also bites his hand off, who he kills by using a screw driver. He soon goes into another store to protect himself from the Zombies, hilariously he goes into a pillow store and suits himself entirely with pillows. Sadly his defense fails and he gets attacked by them. When the others eventually find Craig being attacked by a Zombie, Shrew uses his stapler to kill the Zombie and save Craig's life. They then retreat where they soon meet Mr. Krazy and hide inside his underground man hole, while there Craig decides to still wear his pillow armor as protection and also finds another spoon.When the hideout gets breached, they retreat and Craig is seen going one-on-one against a Zombie using a Flame thrower, Craig losses his pillow armor in the fight. When they escape, Craig is attacked by his old spoon, who is now a Zombie, however Shrew kills it and Saves Craig again.They eventually hide in an abandoned shack where, as comic relief, they gang choose Shrew to be the one to get a gender change if they end up as the last four humans on earth. Soon they run off through an old cemetery to get to their vehicle where they are suddenly attacked by their Zombified friend Chad. Later when Chad becomes Zombisaurus and almost kills Shrew, Craig remembers about his shampoo and uses it to squirt into Zombisauruses eyes to save Shrew's life. It is then that Shrew successfully fights and kills him. After so the four make it to their vehicle and decide to drive back home and warn their town, and the world, about the possible Zombie threat. Craig also notices that his hand that was bitten off mysteriously grew back.

ZA4M 2:
The sequel kicks off where the first book ended, the gang make it back to their home town where they appear on international news to warn the world about the Zombie threat. Soon the whole world falls under the disasters of the Apocalypse, the gang however fall into a hole where they are accidentally frozen in glass for five years. They are set free by a Zombie Serpent that was chasing Mr. Krackhead, Mr. Krazy's brother. After Tom kills the Serpent, Krackhead invites them to his secret military base where they meet the U.S. President and the base scientist Dr. Holder. Eventually Dr. Holder shows them her invention, the ZS 2000 where Craig also suggests that she give it a "spoon" gun, and her failed attempts to make a perfect antidote to rid the Zombie gene forever. The gang soon sit back astonished by the affects of the post-apocalyptic world and how they have missed the last five years.Craig also gets a box of spoons, going five years without spoons can make a guy freak out. Soon the four are sent to a war meeting, where they are honored as official SCB members by the President. Eventually, however, the four are kidnapped by Zombie Mr. Krazy and a Zombie Brute when they are attacked at the war meeting. They are taken to the same cemetery from the first one in Pinkly City, going into a secret underground world the Zombies have made their central military base. Soon the four meet the Zombie Lord, the first Zombie made and the leader of every Zombie, he tells them how they where chosen by prophecy to be the four warriors destined to destroy him and save the world. While they disbelieve him, the Zombie Lord still decides to make sure the prophecy never happens by making one of them a Zombie, believing that breaking up the four will destroy their friendship cycle and corrupt the prophecy. The Zombie eye, which was going to Zombifie one of them, went to bite Craig, but Geoff jumped in front of Craig to save him but Geoff himself was ultimately bitten. Shrew, Tom, and Craig are taken to a prison cell where Shrew, jokingly, curses. The three are soon warned by Geoff that Mr. Krazy is leading a Zombie wave to the SCB. The gang eventually break out of prison and find new weapons, Craig gets another spoon and Grenades that he eventually uses to kill three Zombies guarding the front entrance to the SCB headquarters. Then Craig gets the idea of putting on the ZS 2000 and asks Shrew and Tom to go distract the Zombies and Krazy while he gets ready. Craig learns about all the suit's weapons including a newly placed Spoon gun. He soon goes out and challenges Krazy and his Zombie wave, the suit appears to be very powerful for Craig was able to kill all the Zombies and even one large Zombie Brute. After Krazy takes the dose 46 and becomes ULTRA Krazy, Craig fights him and is almost defeated until he learns that Krazy is allergic to spoons and uses the spoon gun to defeat him. The gang cheer but are interrupted when Krazy revives and turns on a time bomb to self destruct the base. The gang make it out of there, but Mr. Krackhead was accidentally left, and was believed to have died. When the last of the SCB (Shrew, Tom, Craig, Dr. Holder, and the twins Chuck and Dipp) Find a safe place to rest for the night, Shrew thanks Craig for his brave act of bravery. Soon they discover a mysterious man in a hat passed out in a ditch. Then the book ends.

ZA4M 3:
Craig will appear in the third book, his involvement is still unknown but we can expect more comic relief.

Asylum Z:
Craig will also have a cameo in the spin-off. Craig will be some kind of soldier of an unknown rank.

Character Personality:
Craig is seen as the least smartest of the group, however that is not really the case. He has a good goal but his ways of getting to the goal is quite strange. He is a very lovable person and loves to be loved. He seems to always find the bright side of every problem, even if the problem is unavoidable. He is not seen having a lot of personal friendship time with any of the other three, but it's pretty clear that he is very good friends with them and they seem to think the same of Craig. Craig especially is seen having a great friendship with Shrew, Shrew has saved his life twice and Craig saved his life also in the first book. Geoff saved him from turning into a Zombie, and Craig worried for him afterwords making their friendship just as strong. Tom and Craig are probably the closest in character than any of the other two, both are seen as being un-smart and the two to bring comic relief and humor throughout books. Craig also has an obsession with spoons, and appears to be very emotional with them.

Technical goofs and Funnies:

Craig is seen as the idiot of the TAD characters, in real life Craig Tangren actually is not an idiot and is infact very smart and intelligent when it comes to games and computer smarts. However the real Craig can also be very strange and weird at times similar to the cartoon character that was envisioned by him.

Tom

Age: 21
Class: Friend / Comic Relief / Utensil
Portrayed after: Tom West (technically)

ZA4M:
Tom went on a camping trip with three of his friends Geoff, Craig, and Shrew after they all successfully graduate. They decide to go to someplace new that they never heard of, they soon discover the ghost town of Pinkly City. Later, after finding a place to stay within the city, Shrew and the other two make Craig go out to find some fire wood. Later in the story the three left in camp encounter their first Zombie. Tom manages to kill it with Gasoline and matches but not in a way anyone was expecting. After Tom successfully kills it, Geoff insists that they go find Craig and Shrew also insists that they bring weapons in case there's more Zombies. Tom gets a Wrench but never actually uses it.When they eventually find Craig being attacked by a Zombie, Shrew uses his stapler to kill the Zombie and save Craig's life. They then retreat where they soon meet Mr. Krazy and hide inside his underground man hole, while there Tom finds a Katana to use and finds a hockey mask to wear throughout most of the final pages of the story, it is an inside joke for a classic Horror movie Friday the 13th.When the hideout gets breached, they retreat and Tom is seen slicing some Zombies but nothing spontaneous.They eventually hide in an abandoned shack where, as comic relief, they gang choose Shrew to be the one to get a gender change if they end up as the last four humans on earth. Soon they run off through an old cemetery to get to their vehicle where they are suddenly attacked by their Zombified friend Chad. When they discover that Chad becomes more powerful the more you attack him, Shrew decides to continually hurt him with a flame thrower in hopes that it will eventually weaken him, in which case it doesn't. Soon Chad becomes Zombisaurus, Shrew decides to fix his mistake and finish him off personally. Craig is seen taking Tom's Katana to do some damage to newly spawned Zombies.Shrew is almost killed until Craig saves him by squirting some shampoo into Zombisauruses eyes to temporarily blind him, it is then that Shrew successfully fights and kills him. After so the four make it to their vehicle and decide to drive back home and warn their town, and the world, about the possible Zombie threat.

ZA4M 2:
The sequel kicks off where the first book ended, the gang make it back to their home town where they appear on international news to warn the world about the Zombie threat. Soon the whole world falls under the disasters of the Apocalypse, the gang however fall into a hole where they are accidentally frozen in glass for five years. They are set free by a Zombie Serpent that was chasing Mr. Krackhead, Mr. Krazy's brother. Tom kills the Zombie Serpent by throwing a fork into its head. After Tom kills the Serpent, Krackhead invites them to his secret military base where they meet the U.S. President and the base scientist Dr. Holder. Eventually Dr. Holder shows them her invention, the ZS 2000, and her failed attempts to make a perfect antidote to rid the Zombie gene forever. The gang soon sit back astonished by the affects of the post-apocalyptic world and how they have missed the last five years.Soon the four are sent to a war meeting, where they are honored as official SCB members by the President. Eventually, however, the four are kidnapped by Zombie Mr. Krazy and a Zombie Brute when they are attacked at the war meeting. They are taken to the same cemetery from the first one in Pinkly City, going into a secret underground world the Zombies have made their central military base. Soon the four meet the Zombie Lord, the first Zombie made and the leader of every Zombie, he tells them how they where chosen by prophecy to be the four warriors destined to destroy him and save the world. While they disbelieve him, the Zombie Lord still decides to make sure the prophecy never happens by making one of them a Zombie, believing that breaking up the four will destroy their friendship cycle and corrupt the prophecy. It ends up being Geoff who gets Zombified. Shrew, Tom, and Craig are taken to a prison cell where Shrew, jokingly, curses. The three are soon warned by Geoff that Mr. Krazy is leading a Zombie wave to the SCB. Tom comes up with a genuine scheme to break free of the prison cell. The three eventually escape the cell and they go find some useful weapons, Tom finds a car battery and an electric gardening device that none of the three actually know what it is (in actuality, it's a bush trimmer). Tom also reveals that he stole a scroll from Mr. Krazy's room that lists all the prophecies revolving around the four.They make it to the front entrance where Shrew breaks free the locked doors using his crobar. When Craig decides to use the ZS 2000, Shrew and Tom go to keep the Zombies and Krazy busy while Craig attempts to suit up. Soon Shrew and Tom are beaten, but just in time for Craig to come in and challenge Krazy. When Craig defeats the Zombie wave, Shrew stops to notice that Krazy was mysteriously missing. After Krazy uses the Dose 46 and becomes ULTRA Krazy, Shrew states that it's all up to Craig and his suit to stop Krazy. After Craig defeats Krazy, the gang cheer but are interrupted when Krazy revives and turns on a time bomb to self destruct the base. The gang make it out of there, but Mr. Krackhead was accidentally left, and was believed to have died. When the last of the SCB (Shrew, Tom, Craig, Dr. Holder, and the twins Chuck and Dipp) Find a safe place to rest for the night,Tom reads over the Prophecy scroll during this time.Soon they discover a mysterious man in a hat passed out in a ditch. Then the book ends.

ZA4M 3:
Tom will appear again in the third installment. It is revealed that he will now have facial hair, typically a beard, in the third book. However nothing else has been known so far.

Asylum Z:
Tom will have a cameo much similar to Geoff's and Craig's cameos. His appearance will also have a major impact to the beginning of the story.

Character Personality:
Tom enjoys the good life and always seems to be at peace amongst his three friends. He loves to help out and save his friends from danger, even if the danger is over-the-top, and always over excites when he achieves his goals. However he hardly talks, giving his opinions only when necessary. Shrew and Tom have a very good friendship to the point where it's as if Shrew is no longer surprised by Tom's revealing motives. Whenever Geoff is never around for Shrew to speak to, he will always go straight to Tom. Tom also has a great friendship with Geoff, even if it's not visibly seen. Geoff will always share his ideas with Tom. And Craig is very very similar to Tom to the point where both are considered weird, they're friendship is strong also.

Technical goofs and Funnies:

Tom is based after the author and illustrator of the comics, Tom West, but not entirely. The cartoon Tom has long pointy hair and is normal body build like the other characters while real life Tom has very short hair and has more of a football player build. Tom states that his Cartoon counterpart is basically "everything he thinks would be cool if he were like that." and considers him to be most special among all the characters he has ever made since the character Tom was the first design sketch to be made even before TAD.
Tom will have facial hair in the third book, similar to the real life Tom who also has facial hair
Tom was the first out of the four to Kill the first Zombie in both the first and second book. This irony was not discovered until after the books were made

Justin Gauge

Age: 26
Class: Soldier / Savior / Survivor
Portrayed after: N/A

Asylum Z:
Asylum Z will be a reboot spin-off the ZA4M universe that will be made sometime after the third book is completed. It will show a more darker and morbid aspect that hasn't been seen in the series. And this book will not follow the tale of the four Morons like the trilogy, instead it will follow the story of a new character named Justin Gauge. Not much is known about this character or his story, he wears a cloak mask with Zombie blood painted on it (possibly to hide his human scent from Zombie threats) and is an expert in using a variety of weapons.

Character Personality:
Not much is known. But he seems to be a person capable of holding on to his emotions.

Technical goofs and Funnies:

While the story and Character point of view will be a bit different, Justin Gauge will encounter a lot of the same and similar characters seen throughout the ZA4M original trilogy such as the four morons and almost all the Zombie enemies including Krazy
This spin-off will show the scary side of an apocalypse instead of the ZA4M trilogy which as comedy action.

Hat

Age: unknown
Class: Leader / Negotiator / Warrior
Portrayed after: Davis Pratt

ZA4M:
Hat does not physically appear in the first comic, but side stories in the third book will reveal the major impact that he actually had on the first book.

ZA4M 2:
Hat is found knocked out in a ditch at the end of the book, he is not spoken of by name and does not wake up making us wonder what happened to him.

ZA4M 3:
Hat will be a main character and a major impact in the third book. His character will be very smart and mysterious. It has been revealed that Hat will be the newest leader, with the four Morons as leaders also, of the SCB. Sherman will also have some kind of jealousy towards him. It has also been revealed that Hat will have a many pages of important flashbacks.

Asylum Z:
Hat will have an important role in the spin-off, acting as the second protagonist. His character will go through a major change of physical appearance due to the issue of having two protagonists wearing masks and hiding their faces.

Character Personality:
Not much is known. But it is certain that he will be mysterious, and therefore will act mysterious too. He will probably show great leadership too. His friendships with other are currently unknown.

Technical goofs and Funnies:

Hat was actually created by Craig Tangren to be a new comer while writing the script for the ZA4M movie (which eventually was canceled due to scheduling and filming conflicts), Tom West was so impressed with the character that he wanted to somehow feature him in the third book. Tom West did not expect the character to have a large role.
Hat was and is portrayed by Davis Pratt, who was also considered to play that character in the movie also

Zombie Lord

Age: unknown
Class: Ruler / Leader / Warlord
Portrayed after: David Fawson

ZA4M:
Zombie Lord was briefly seen at the very beginning of the first book popping out of his grave, he was not known as the Zombie Lord at the time.

ZA4M 2:
Zombie Lord is revealed when the Four are kidnapped and taken to his hideout. He wears a breathing apparatus due to unknown breathing problems. He is revealed to be the most powerful Zombie and the reason for the creation of Zombie Chad, Krazy, and even the reason for the Prophecy of the Four Morons. When he meets the four, he tells them of how they are a threat to him and his plans. And is surprised to know that they knew nothing about the Porphecy or their destinies to defeat him. He then decides to Zombify one of them, believing that breaking up the four will corrupt their destinies. Geoff was the one that got Zombified. Zombie Lord then commanded to have Geoff taken to the evolution chamber and the other three to the jail cell. He then later commanded Krazy to lead a wave of Zombies into the SCB headquarters to take control of it. He is later seen in the evolution chamber when Geoff is at the final stages of becoming a Zombie. He reveals to Geoff that he now has the chance to choose to become either a "Host" Zombie or a "User" Zombie depending on his decision to give in or not. When Geoff decides to keep fighting it, Zombie Lord forces him to give in. He appears near the end after Krazy successfully takes over the SCB Headquarters, Krazy apologizes for blowing up the building stating that it was the only way to succeed. Zombie Lord saw it as no concern, however, for he planned to rebuild it to his liking anyways. He then introduces a newly reborn Zombie Geoff to Krazy and commands him to train him. He is not present any further when the book ends.

ZA4M 3:
Zombie Lord will appear in the third installment, again as the main Villain. He is rumored to be ultimately killed at the end and he'll have some kind of history with Hat. His origin story will also be ultimately revealed.

Asylum Z:
Zombie Lord will be one of the two main villains in the spin-off. His role will basically be the same, but he might not be the big Main leader this time.

Character Personality:
Zombie Lord is seen to be quite cunning and intelligent. He seems to plan his tactics very precisely and can easily keep his Zombie rage under control when necessary. Not much of his relationships with other characters are seen for he seems to work in secret with his second-in-commands, But it is clear that he thinks of Krazy as his greatest creation. Zombie Lord knows that he can send Krazy out to do something despicable and knows that Krazy will never question him. He is also are very good negotiator and can even make others question their own opinions.

Technical goofs and Funnies:

Zombie Lord usually is called by the shorter initial name of "ZL"
Zombie Lord is portrayed after Tom Wests old favorite High School Teacher and friend David Fawson. Tom always thought that Fawson could survive anything, even a Zombie Apocalypse, so Tom thought it would be funny to, not only make him a Zombie, but to make him the main Zombie ruler.

Mr. Krazy (Aussie Kravitch) (ULTRA Krazy)

Age: Unknown
Class: Zombie / Second-in-command / Powerhouse
Portrayed after: Andrew Winn

ZA4M:
He appeared sometime after the middle of the book. He was spotted by the four who were being chased by Zombies, and saved them by allowing them to enter his manhole hideout. He explains how he is one of the last survivors of the city and how he has stored countless weapons and ammunition. He allows the four morons to use whatever weapons he had for better protection. When the Zombies break in, Krazy uses a machine gun (Mp5) and a double-barreled shotgun to kill a majority of the Zombies. Unfortunately he gets defeated and pleads the four to escape without saving him, he also seems to be happy about his fate. He appears at the very end of the book, as a Zombie.

ZA4M 2:
Krazy appears again in the second book with a much larger role as the second main villain. Krazy ultimately replaced Chad as the Zombie Lord's second-in-command. Krazy first appears with a group of Zombies to attack and kidnap the four morons. He confronts his brother, where much of Krazy's backstory is revealed. Krazy always envied his brother and knew that their parents loved him more. He ends up kidnapping the four Morons and brings them to their Zombie base to confront the Zombie Lord. After Geoff gets bitten and other things happen, Krazy is later ordered by Zombie Lord to lead a wave of Zombies into the SCB headquarters to take control of it to be their new headquarters, Krazy gladly accepts. When the Zombies attack the SCB, Krazy finds the 45 test subjects that Dr. Holder made by mistake and releases them. He also confronts his brother again which reveals a bit more backstory, it is here that we learn the full name of Krazy: "Aussie Kravitch". Eventually Tom, Shrew, and Craig in the ZS 2000 suit challenge him, Krazy instead commands the Zombie waves to fight back. After Craig successfully kills the remaining Zombies Mr. Krazy, being frustrated and worried of failure, injects himself with Dr. Holder's "Dose 46" and is physically transformed into a black sludge monster called ULTRA Krazy. This new ULTRA Krazy gets into an intense battle with Craig (still in the ZS 2000 suit) but is eventually beaten when Craig learns that he's allergic to spoons. But Krazy is not completely beaten, he quickly revives and presses the self-destruct button on the emergency invasion system. As the heroes attempt to escape, Krazy throws a sludge ball at his brother while on the chopper which causes Krackhead to fall to his doom. When Zombie Lord comes to the wreckage, Krazy reveals his new ULTRA self to his boss, who jumps to the conclusion that Krazy is now literally the essence of evil. When they realize that Krackhead survived his fall and turned into a Zombie, Krazy claims how he defeated his brother and demands the Zombies to lock him up. He is then ordered to train a newly made Zombie Geoff.

ZA4M 3:
Krazy will return in the third and final comic book. He is to have a mechanical holding suit device, leading many to believe that he can't last long in his new ULTRA form, therefore the suit is necessary. Again, he will have a large role.

Asylum Z:
Krazy will appear in the spin-off book as one of the main Zombie villains. He will also be in his ULTRA form and possibly a different origin story.

Character Personality:
Krazy is crazy, among other aspects. He seems to be socially awkward when he is first introduced in the first comic book. He is a person that you can't easily read or know about. Krazy seems to only think of his own wants and needs over everything else. When a Zombie, he seems very glad to be both a Zombie and an enemy, aspects that perhaps interested Zombie Lord enough to make him his Second-in-command. He also seems very happy, in a sadistic way, almost every time you see him. The only time we've seen him mad is during the final battle in the second book. He also seems to hold grudges for life.

Technical goofs and Funnies:

Krazy is a name that's actually a mix of his real name and his main attribute ("K" from Kravitch, his last name and "razy" from the fact that he's crazy)
Originally, Krazy was never intended to have a large role. But due to so many fans wanting to know more about his character, especially after how the first book ended, Tom West decided to expand on the characters role.
Krazy was first portrayed after an old friend named Austin, but when the character developed into a bigger role he was eventually portrayed after a friend named Andrew Winn.
ULTRA Krazy's deisgn is based after multiple movie, video game, and comic segments.
Aside from the four Morons, Krazy is probably the most popular character in the ZA4M universe and almost the top favorite of every fan.

Mr. Krackhead (Jay Kravitch)
Age: 20's
Class: soldier / Commander / Leader
Portrayed after: Jay Scott

ZA4M 2:
He first appears after the beginning five year gap in the second book. He is fighting off Zombies with a soldier, the soldier gets killed and turned into a Serpent Zombie that chases him. He is eventually saved when Tom kills the Serpent Zombie with a fork. While surprised by their instant appearance, he eventually invites them to the SCB headquarters to help them understand what they've missed while being frozen, he also reveals to them that he is Mr. Krazy's younger brother. He is later seen in a meeting where they plan tactics and survival necessities. When they get attacked by Krazy, he confronts his brother and a bit of back story is given. He is seen later on when the President decides to promote him as new leading commander, but is soon attacked by his brother and held hostage. Near the end of the book, Krackhead escapes with the others but is soon stopped by his brother and falls into the debris before the instant explosion. He survives, however, but has become a half-Zombie of some sort. Krazy brags about his victory to him then demands to have him put in a holding cell.

ZA4M 3:
Krackhead will return somehow in the third book. He will still be a half-Zombie and it is rumored that he will have a brawl with ULTRA Krazy.

Asylum Z:
He will be a leading boss in the spin-off story. But that is all we know.

Character Personality:
He acts as though he is a great Patriot, and many believe him to be a great leader. He seems to have no jealousy or hatred towards any particular person, but believes that his brother is his greatest threat. When he has doubts he will let his leaders and allies know. Not much more character personality is shown however.

Technical goofs and Funnies:

Krackhead is based after Jay Scott, who is actually Tom's second youngest friend from his old high school. He thought that Jay deserved some kind of role in the second book.
the reason why his name is "Krackhead" is because Tom wanted the two brothers to have separate names from their shared real name (Krackhead's and Krazy's real name is Kravitch, also both names start with K)
Tom had to color in Krackheads hair due to people complaining that he looked too much like the character Tom. However, both actually have completely different hair designs.

Dr. Holder
Age: 19
Class: Scientist / Inventor / Doctor
Portrayed after: Courtnie Holder

ZA4M 2:
She appears in the second book and is introduced by Krackhead. She becomes excited when she realizes they are the four who were frozen in glass. She shows them around her lab and introduces them to her invention, the ZS 2000, and Craig gets the idea of a spoon gun which she eventually makes. Then she shows them her process of attempting to make a cure for the Zombie virus, she has failed 45 times and has 45 Zombie lab rats caged in her lab. She later creates Dose 46 and tests it on a captured Zombie eye creature, which instead enhances the Zombie virus and turns it into a giant monster. She kills it before it can cause any harm. She again appears near the end. She warns Krazy not to inject dose 46 into his veins and later escapes with the four morons. She is among the remaining survivors at the end of the book.

ZA4M 3:
She will appear again in the third comic. She again will be attempting to find a cure but will also attend to many of the missions that both hat and the four morons pursue.

Asylum Z:
She will have an unspecified role in the spin-off. She was the former companion scientist with the mysterious man behind the creation of the Zombie virus. She eventually leaves him and sets a goal to create a cure for the Zombie virus.

Character Perasonality:
She loves her career, even after the apocalypse, and seems to think of herself as someone important to the SCB, which of course she is. She also seems to get over excited when excitement occurs.

Technical goofs and Funnies:

Dr. Holder was based after Tom's cousin Courtnie Holder, Tom thought she was a good portrayal for the role and called her for permission, She gladly accepted.
She is the only female character to appear in the trilogy, Tom believed that only one Female character was good enough cause having too many Female leads would have lowered her character development. It is better to have one Woman with a huge role then to have many Women with smaller roles.
for being a Scientist and Inventor, she should have been called Professor Holder. But Tom chose to call her Doctor instead. She might be renamed Professor Holder in the spin-off story.

Zombie Chad (Zombisaurus)
Age: 22
Class: Second-in-command / Powerhouse
Portrayed after: Chad Smith

ZA4M:
Chad is the final enemy in the book. He pops out from a grave (which will eventually be revealed to be the Zombie hideout entry way) and stops the four Morons dead in their tracks. The four are shocked to see their old friend Zombified. He gets shot in the face by Geoff, but it is revealed that getting hit by anything just mutates him and increases his power. Shrew believes that continuously hitting him will eventually kill him, but it instead turns him into Zombisaurus (which is what Tom calls him). He proves to be a powerful foe but is eventually defeat by Shrew when he gets blinded by Craig. He returns to his normal form and blows up, his body parts scatter accross the city.

ZA4M 2:
He does not physically appear in the second one, but is talked about on multiple occasions. It is revealed that Chad was Zombie Lord's second-in-command but was replaced by Krazy.

ZA4M 3:
He is strongly rumored to appear in the third book, one prototype pic shows him as a cyborg Zombie.

Character Personality:
Very little personality was shown, his role was rather quick and basic for a main enemy. But knowing the old Chad character from "TAD" he is a person who likes to win. Losing is never an option for him.

Technical goofs and Funnies:

Chad is based after Tom's old friend Chad Smith, Chad has moved away two years ago but Tom believes he still has his copy of the first book. He was easily Tom's number one fan.
His Zombie idea came from the idea similarly seen in the movie "John Carpenters: the THING"
Chad was the first major Zombie villain to appear in the trilogy
Many have speculated that Chad was actually stronger than Zombie Lord himself due to his ability to mutate, Tom has told these people that Zombie Lord actually has powers beyond any seen in any other Zombie character.
Zombisaurus was a Joke reference to monster movies such as Godzilla, Cloverfield, and Gamera.