Exclusive Entrevista: George A. Romero On Comics & Morality

Team Blogamole recently sat down with horror legend George A. Romero. He gave us the deets on his upcoming projects, dream gig, Latino heritage, and more! We'll be rolling out clips for the next two weeks — stay tuned!

Cover your brains, zombie fans: "Survival of the Dead" hits theaters today (May 28)!

George A. Romero loves comics. During his interview with Team Blogamole, the director explained how his favorite comic books influenced the gore and morality in his films.

"I grew up on the old DC Comics [releases], before the Comic Code," Romero explained. "I thought they were tremendously moral, and then they got shut down for being immoral... somebody missed the mark there."

It was interesting to learn from Romero that "Creepshow" was an homage to the E.C. horror comic books of the 1950s, such as Tales from the Crypt, The Vault of Horror and The Haunt of Fear.

"I always felt that those comics had a moral and a soul," Romero explained. "They were blamed for being too gory, so [mimics] 'take them off the market!' I just loved that stuff."

Romero is also a comic creator; back in 2004, the director contributed to the DC Comics release Toe Tags, a six-issue miniseries.

The comics were based on an unused script that Romero had previously written as a sequel to his 'Dead Trilogy,' and featured "Damien," an intelligent zombie who struggles to find his identity as he battles armies of both the living and the dead.

Despite receiving similar criticism for using excess gore in his films, Romero feels that it's an important part of the genre. Check out the trailer and let us know if any of the zombies remind you of "Damien":

Are you going to see "Survival of the Dead"? Which is your favorite Romero film? Sound off in the comments or @MTV3!

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