I was reading a Vertigo preview of a new series coming out by Dan Abnett called "the New Deadwardians". Essentially, its about vampires during a zombie apocalypse (there's more to it than that, but I'll let you go discover it for yourself). It got me thinking about the important things in life: specifically, who would have the advantage in a zombie apocalypse between vampires and werewolves?

The cop-out answer is: it depends. There have been so many different versions of the mythology that governs vampires and werewolves that its hard to pick a clear winner. It depends on their weaknesses, strengths and the other rules of their species. Hobbling together rules from a bunch of different sources (Buffy, Walking Dead, etc.), this is what the breakdown looks like:

Vampires

Advantages

• Will not be attacked and can't be turned into a zombie
• Long life
• Super-strength?
• Do not require sleep

Disadvantages

• Only sustained by living (non-zombie) flesh
• Powers weakened by feeding on smaller animals
• Cannot move freely in daylight
• Killed by sunlight, wooden stakes, decapitation
• Injured by churches, crosses, holy things
• Can't enter human living quarters without permission

Werewolves

Advantages

• Longer life?
• (As werewolf) Super-strength
• (As werewolf) Thick hide provides added protection
• Will be attacked, but can't be turned into zombie in werewolf form (assumption: no zombie animals)
• Can eat living or non-living flesh (does that include zombies?)
• (As humans) Can move freely in daylight

Disadvantages

• Will be attacked and can be turned into a zombie in human form
• Need to sleep like regular human
• Killed by silver bullet, decapitation or removal of heart
• Only a werewolf 3 nights a month?

Humans

Advantages

• Can eat pretty much whatever they want
• Can move freely in daylight and churches

Disadvantages

• Can be turned into a zombie, vampire or werewolf
• Limited lifespan
• Require sleep
• Easily injured
• Relatively weak compared to vampires and werewolves