Marvel ZombiesWritten by Robert Kirkman
Art by Sean Phillips
2006
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A two word pitch: "zombie superheroes." (Big fat guy puffing a cigar - "That's great - the kid's will love it.") But before you make your mind up you should know: it actually manages to overcomes it's gimmicky origins and lives up to it's promise - turning in lots of fantastical joys (and horrors): as it presents a compelling and nasty vision of the end of the superhero world. Helmed by the author of The Walking Dead (who obviously knows a thing or two about the undead) and with art-duties handled by the lean and mean Sean Philips whose sharp lines and buff bodies are a perfect match for crazy zombie carnage: this is equal parts bloody horror to jet-black comedy and it's nice - seeing how the term "Marvel Zombie" was originally coined way back when to describe die-hard devoted Marvel fans - that there are plenty of treats and sly winks for them to enjoy. The wheel is not reinvented: but it's got gore, despair and a bad-ass attitude. Just don't bother with the sequels - (they're rubbish).
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Links: Comics Journal Article, 4thletter Article.
Further reading: Ultimate Fantastic Four, The Walking Dead, Wolverine: Old Man Logan, Marvel 1602, The Punisher: Marvel Universe vs. The Punisher, Marvel 1985, Zomnibus.
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