From the Mayan calendar to loud-speakered, sandwich-board prophets, there's never been a shortage of people willing to proclaim that THE END IS NIGH. So it's not very surprising that The Hunger Games, Little Brother, and so many other hit movies and books have been inspired by ideas of the apocalypse. But could we really be wiped out by a zombie virus? Can a speedy human outrun a nuclear explosion? This fun, fact-filled book explains 50 of the most important doomsday scenarios, just in time for 2012. Each of the entries takes a movie, song, comic, or other artwork, and explains what it is, where it came from, and why it matters… because while the end may be nigh, when it comes to pop culture, the apocalypse is here to stay. Fun illustrations also included.