Chris Roberson outlines 'I, Zombie'

Chris Roberson has detailed the plot of his forthcoming series I, Zombie.

Roberson (House of Mystery) is working on the ongoing series for Vertigo alongside artist Mike Allred (Madman).

"I, Zombie is the story of Gwen Dylan, zombie girl detective," Roberson told Newsarama. "She's a zombie, naturally, and once a month she has to eat a human brain or she goes all shambling Night of the Living Dead and loses her memories.

"But when she eats a brain, she slowly 'digests' the memories and personality of the dead person for the next week, during which time she feels compelled to finish any unfinished business they left behind. Her best friends are a ghost and a were-terrier, her nemesis is the vampire who runs the paintball outfit in town, and the two rivals for her affections are a sexy mummy and a kick-ass young monster-hunter.

"This is honestly the most fun I've ever had writing anything, ever. And we haven't even gotten to the talking monkey yet..."

Roberson is currently writing Fables spinoff miniseries Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love.

I, Zombie will debut in May.