- Hardcover: 136 pages
- Publisher: Marvel Comics; illustrated edition edition (23 Aug 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 078512277X
- ISBN-13: 978-0785122777
- Product Dimensions: 2.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 360,837 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Torn from the pages of Ultimate Fantastic Four! On an Earth shockingly similar to the Marvel Universe's, an alien virus has mutated all of the world's greatest super heroes into flesh-eating monsters! It took them only hours to destroy life as we know it - but what happens when they run out of humans to eat?! Follow their search for more food, and witness the arrival of the Silver Surfer! Collects Marvel Zombies #1-5.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Not as brilliant as Kirkman's Walking Dead this is nevertheless an interesting comic book. The story leaps out of nowhere, it takes a couple of issues to get any idea where it's going and it's conclusion isn't entirely satisfying, but... it's about ZOMBIE SUPERHEROES! This is a 'What If..?' title by another name. If you have any attachment at all to the Marvel Universe you'll get a kick out of this title. How does Wolverine's decomposing flesh bear up to the stresses of his adamantium skeleton? Just how sharp is Cap's shield and how good a catch is he? What is Hank Pym having for lunch?
Kirkman made his name with thoughtful, dramatic explorations of human reactions under terrible circumstances. Here he proves he can have a ball with grisly humour and dark laughs. Don't get me wrong, this isn't a comedy title. But you will laugh. You will also wince. You might even gasp. These comic books are a lot of fun. Buy.
Kirkman made his name with thoughtful, dramatic explorations of human reactions under terrible circumstances. Here he proves he can have a ball with grisly humour and dark laughs. Don't get me wrong, this isn't a comedy title. But you will laugh. You will also wince. You might even gasp. These comic books are a lot of fun. Buy.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Directly from the pages of Ultimate Fantastic Four comes this strange Marvel Universe version, filled with zombie-like heroes and villains.
Robert Kirkman, of Walking Dead fame, writes this mini series taking the story from the end of the Ultimate Fantastic Four one, where a sane Magneto succeeded in helping Reed Richards from the Ultimate Universe to escape from this insane world.
It is interesting seeing all our beloved heroes in a zombie version, the story is funny, maybe a little bit too cruel in some moments.
Very enjoyable. The hardcover includes all the variant covers produced for the series!
Robert Kirkman, of Walking Dead fame, writes this mini series taking the story from the end of the Ultimate Fantastic Four one, where a sane Magneto succeeded in helping Reed Richards from the Ultimate Universe to escape from this insane world.
It is interesting seeing all our beloved heroes in a zombie version, the story is funny, maybe a little bit too cruel in some moments.
Very enjoyable. The hardcover includes all the variant covers produced for the series!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Zombies, and superheroes - who doesn't love them? Both parties occupy a dear place in the heart of most comic book and movie fans the world over. Who, then, could fail to be enchanted by the idea of the Marvel Universe being gripped by a zombie plague, resulting in all our most beloved characters turning from heroes to ravenous, bloodthirsty flesh eaters?
But, sad to say, a great idea alone is not enough. While 'Marvel Zombies' has its moments of dark hilarity and subversive creepiness, it's way too thinly spread a story for a full five-issue narrative. It's certainly fun to see the Marvel Universe played with in so satirical a fashion at first, particularly with the arrival of the Silver Surfer and Galactus - our heroes being less concerned with the intentions of the eater of worlds than they are with eating him! But, with the multitude of characters sharing the spotlight, the absence of much in the way of human interest, and a gore quota which - while fairly full on for kid-friendly Marvel - is pretty mild for the palate of a seasoned zombie lover, the whole enterprise falls flat pretty quickly. Lumbered with a largely mediocre script (based on this and book one of 'The Walking Dead,' I really can't see why Robert Kirkman is so highly regarded) and not particularly memorable artwork, 'Marvel Zombies' takes what should have been truly iconic stuff and doesn't take it beyond a one-joke novelty. The tremendous covers are about the only part that realise the full potential of the idea, but do they alone warrant the price of a hardcover? You be the judge.
But, sad to say, a great idea alone is not enough. While 'Marvel Zombies' has its moments of dark hilarity and subversive creepiness, it's way too thinly spread a story for a full five-issue narrative. It's certainly fun to see the Marvel Universe played with in so satirical a fashion at first, particularly with the arrival of the Silver Surfer and Galactus - our heroes being less concerned with the intentions of the eater of worlds than they are with eating him! But, with the multitude of characters sharing the spotlight, the absence of much in the way of human interest, and a gore quota which - while fairly full on for kid-friendly Marvel - is pretty mild for the palate of a seasoned zombie lover, the whole enterprise falls flat pretty quickly. Lumbered with a largely mediocre script (based on this and book one of 'The Walking Dead,' I really can't see why Robert Kirkman is so highly regarded) and not particularly memorable artwork, 'Marvel Zombies' takes what should have been truly iconic stuff and doesn't take it beyond a one-joke novelty. The tremendous covers are about the only part that realise the full potential of the idea, but do they alone warrant the price of a hardcover? You be the judge.
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Very entertaining
If you buy this, you shouldn't expect it to be a serious tale of survival during a zombie apocalypse. It isn't anything like that. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Patricia
Just... Wow
I first read Marvel Zombies with great skepticism, unsure what to make of it. I felt like it was a strange move for Marvel to take. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Mr. L. Rendle
Zombies + Marvel Superheroes = OMG!!!!
I got so excited for this comic book! For each of my comic book or manga series that I start, I make a bookmark to go with it. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Swede
Loved It
Absolutely crazy!
If you read it though, read Parts 1 & 2 of Marvel Zombies: Dead Days first, then Marvel Zombies vs. Read more
If you read it though, read Parts 1 & 2 of Marvel Zombies: Dead Days first, then Marvel Zombies vs. Read more
Published 12 months ago by James Stokes
turned a comic sceptic into a comic book nerd
prior to reading this is the back of a friends car on a long journey home i had always been rather sceptical of comic books, as in, "arent they only for nerds and enthusiasts? Read more
Published 19 months ago by sasquatch69
Great book for the gore lover in your life
I bought this book for my boyfriend for his birthday and he loved it. It has the right mix of gore and humour to make you go eeeewww but not freak you out too much. Read more
Published on 1 May 2010 by R. J. Fardell
A weird one
Not as brilliant as Kirkman's Walking Dead this is nevertheless an interesting comic book. The story leaps out of nowhere, it takes a couple of issues to get any idea where it's... Read more
Published on 16 Jan 2009 by Black Mask
The (living) death of Captain America... and everyone else.
Love Zombies. Love Marvel. However, before I read this I couldn't see how the two would work together. After reading it I can say they work brilliantly together. Read more
Published on 21 May 2008 by Jaffacase
A macabre take on the Marvel heroes!
This is a wonderfully twisted take on the Marvel Universe, this is an alternative universe that is exactly the same as the conventional Marvel Universe except... Read more
Published on 11 April 2008 by N. Burgess
Zombies!
It started with a flash of light in the sky... and the Marvel Zombie universe was born. And what came of that was this gripping, gruesome and hilarious book. Read more
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