He is the author of several zombie books including: “The Zombie Survival Guide,” and the follow-up, “The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks,” which is a graphic novel series depicting the creation of zombies, and the lives of zombies, with several zombie events detailed in the book’s latter section. In 2006, Brooks published “World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War,” which deals with the war between the human race and zombies. Paramount Pictures acquired the movie rights and Brad Pitt’s production company, Plan B Entertainment, is producing the film. Brooks has a number of other creative credits including acting roles on Roseanne, To Be or Not to Be, Pacific Blue, and 7th Heaven. He has done voiceover work for animated shows like Batman Beyond, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, Justice League, and All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series.