The Marvel Zombies Rise From the Grave Again in Marvel Zombies: War Zone

The Marvel Zombies franchise has taken galore forms implicit the years, but 1 happening has ever remained constant. These stories amusement america assorted versions of the Marvel Universe wherever iconic heroes and villains autumn unfortunate to a zombie plague. Marvel is reviving the fan-favorite franchise this autumn and introducing a marque caller zombie-infested beingness successful Marvel Zombies: War Zone.

The quality this clip is that War Zone volition halfway astir the Punisher and different street-level characters similar Luke Cage, Iron Fist, Elektra, and Moon Knight. Can a gun-toting vigilante basal up to zombified versions of Iron Man, Doctor Strange, and the like? We similar his chances.

Check retired the slideshow assemblage beneath for a person look astatine Marvel Zombies: War Zone #1:

Marvel Zombies: War Zone is written by Tom Waltz (TMNT: The Last Ronin) and illustrated by Marvel newcomer Jaime Infante, with screen creation by Tony Parker. Here's Marvel's authoritative summary of the series:

"Having chopped my teeth arsenic a writer successful the comics manufacture with my creator-owned military-horror communicative Children of the Grave, past transitioning into a agelong stint penning mutated ninjas—as good arsenic being an unabashed instrumentality of ace heroes—getting offered the accidental to constitute a Marvel Zombies bid was an breathtaking accidental to harvester each 3 facets of my career," Waltz told Fangoria. "My archetypal instinct was to instrumentality the fashionable Marvel zombie trope to the streets—and what amended lens to witnesser it done than that of an aged Marine similar me: Frank Castle, the Punisher.”

Marvel Zombies: War Zone #1 volition beryllium released connected September 2. You tin preorder a transcript astatine your lcoal comic shop.

Last year, Marvel released a Marvel Zombies animated bid connected Disney+. In IGN's reappraisal of the series, we wrote, "Marvel Zombies whitethorn not person been each MCU fan’s archetypal prime for a spinoff of What If…?, but the bid surely justifies its beingness crossed these 4 episodes. At worst, the bid is simply a spot formulaic arsenic it drags its heroes from 1 locale to the adjacent and pits them against hordes of undead superheroes. But adjacent then, the amusive quality dynamics and the information that the bid is acold amended than the regular MCU astatine gathering bonds among the assorted Phase 4 and 5 characters are capable to marque Marvel Zombies worthy watching. The bid yet casts speech that look successful the finale, which delivers an epic showdown to rival the likes of Avengers: Endgame. If the MCU’s Multiverse Saga is leaving you feeling acold of late, Marvel Zombies serves arsenic an improbable but invited alternative."

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