In honor of this Saturday’s NY Comic Con show POST-APOCALYPSE NOW! I wrote a poem about post-apocalyptic fiction. Click here for event details.
A’s for APOCALYPSE with mushroom clouds
B is for the BOY, he makes the man proud
C is for COMETS that bring on the end
D is for the DOG, a boy’s bestest friend
E’s Book of ELI, the Bible’s last chance
F is for FROGTOWN (and I don’t mean France)
G is for GUNLOK, grab your controller
H is HUMUNGOUS, King Rock n’ Rolla
I’s I AM LEGEND, adapted three times
J is LA JETTE – subtitled, sublime
K is for KATNISS, brave but bullheaded
L is the LANDMASTER, runs on unleaded
M is for MILLA, fights mutated mutts
N’s NIGHT OF THE COMET, those girls kick butt
O is for OOKLA, with Thundarr he rides
P is the POSTMAN, poor Kevin, he tried
Q is for QUINTET, snowy apocalypse
R’s for THE RAPTURE, “bye-bye agnostics”
S is for SOYLENT foods filled with protein
T’s TERMINATOR, a killing machine
U is the UNDEAD, they’re rotting and pissed
V is for VAMPIRES hunting Will Smith
W’s WALL-E, wasteland shenanigans
X is for XEXYZ, shoot robo-aliens!
Y is for YORICK, last man and last monkey
Z is for ZARDOZ, bring on the mankini!
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