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Marvel Zombies (Collected Editions) #2-4.5
Marvel Zombies: The Complete Collection, Vol. 2
The Marvel Zombies have left Earth, turning their ravenous attentions to outer space! But when the zombies finally return home and find a tiny pocket of mankind still alive, will they feast on flesh once more — or can they learn how to overcome their all-consuming hunger? Then, dimension-traveling zombies have found their way into the Marvel Universe, and no one is safe! Machine Man, Jocasta, Morbius, Werewolf by Night and the Son of Satan must repel the undead epidemic — but will they uncover the traitor lurking within their own headquarters? And when the Marvel Zombies are unleashed on yet another unsuspecting dimension, can the guilt-ridden undead Spider-Man stop a gruesome history from repeating itself?
Collects Marvel Zombies 2 #1-5, Marvel Zombies 3 #1-4, Marvel Zombies 4 #1-4, Marvel Zombies Return #1-5 and material from Marvel Spotlight: Marvel Zombies Return.
Collects Marvel Zombies 2 #1-5, Marvel Zombies 3 #1-4, Marvel Zombies 4 #1-4, Marvel Zombies Return #1-5 and material from Marvel Spotlight: Marvel Zombies Return.
464 pages, Paperback
First published April 29, 2014
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Robert Kirkman
2,746 books6,936 followersRobert Kirkman is an American comic book writer best known for his work on The Walking Dead, Invincible for Image Comics, as well as Ultimate X-Men and Marvel Zombies for Marvel Comics. He has also collaborated with Image Comics co-founder Todd McFarlane on the series Haunt. He is one of the five partners of Image Comics, and the only one of the five who was not one of the original co-founders of that publisher.
Robert Kirkman's first comic books were self-published under his own Funk-o-Tron label. Along with childhood friend Tony Moore, Kirkman created Battle Pope which was published in late 2001. Battle Pope ran for over 2 years along with other Funk-o-Tron published books such as InkPunks and Double Take.
In July of 2002, Robert's first work for another company began, with a 4-part SuperPatriot series for Image, along with Battle Pope backup story artist Cory Walker. Robert's creator-owned projects followed shortly thereafter, including Tech Jacket, Invincible and Walking Dead.
Robert Kirkman's first comic books were self-published under his own Funk-o-Tron label. Along with childhood friend Tony Moore, Kirkman created Battle Pope which was published in late 2001. Battle Pope ran for over 2 years along with other Funk-o-Tron published books such as InkPunks and Double Take.
In July of 2002, Robert's first work for another company began, with a 4-part SuperPatriot series for Image, along with Battle Pope backup story artist Cory Walker. Robert's creator-owned projects followed shortly thereafter, including Tech Jacket, Invincible and Walking Dead.
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November 20, 202111/20/2021 Update Here:
In case you missed it, this is the second volume of "The Complete Collection", so a lot has gone on before. and most of it should be hid in spoiler tags! But it has been really nice to see the collection in a sensible order.
Let's see if I can give some background that isn't spoiler-ish. In Volume 1:
We 'discover' the Marvel Zombie Universe. It was much like our familiar Marvel world, until a zombie-infected superhero from elsewhere (some say DC Comics!) arrived through the dimensional barriers in a flash of light. Heroes investigated, but were infected before they could come to grips with the danger, and civilization fell before an onslaught of ravenous superbeings.
One of the MZU's remaining 'big brains' communicates with the Ultimate Marvel Universe, with a superhero lured into the MZU and some MZ's freed into the Ultimate. Disaster is averted.
The 'fun' of writing for the MZU spun off a five-issue miniseries, Marvel Zombies, and we follow up with some action as MZ's battle... well, spoilers.
The collection then revisits some further adventures of MZ's captured in the Ultimate universe, ending in a somewhat permanent solution.
Black Panther, Ororo, Ben Grimm and the Human Torch of our main Marvel Universe next get a 'vacation' in the MZU.
Finally, we get a retrospective of how it all went bad for the MZU in Marvel Zombies: Dead Days, and lots and lots of articles hyping the zombie craze in excerpts from Marvel Spotlight: Marvel Zombies. Or maybe the whole Spotlight book, for all I know; my attention was waning.
Which brings us to "...Complete...", Vol. 2
Marvel Zombies 2: Forty years in the future of the MZU, surviving humans face the return of a handful of Marvel Zombies.
Marvel Zombies 3: Present day in our well-known Marvel Universe, heroes are investigating swamp in Florida with a dimensional crossover, and surprise -- hungry MZs are leaking through! Dr. Michael Morbius, the "Living Vampire", might have a solution, but it means an expedition into the MZU. Luckily there are a few 'people' who can survive there, if they can survive their own dark secrets and various treacheries. Has a nice tribute to the line in They Live "I came to kick ass and chew bubble-gum, and I'm all out of bubble-gum."
Marvel Zombies 4: The ruckus of MZ3 isn't over! The Midnight Sons, a remnant of A.R.M.O.R. track a "leaker" -- it's a scarier hell-ride than it first sounds like. Introducing the phenomenal Head of Zombie Deadpool, and the return of the Marvel Universe's Simon Garth (the old=school zombie one).
Marvel Zombies Return: our favorite, last known MZU zombies have jumped dimensions to Earth Z but have been scattered along the timeline. Will yet another universe fall before their Hunger? Provides a nice wrap-up to the fate of the MZU, with room for a few more twists and side tales.
More Marvel Spotlight, on Marvel Zombies Return.
October 28, 2021
Marvel Zombies: The Complete Collection Vol. 2 collects Marvel Zombies 2 #1-5, Marvel Zombies 3 #1-4, Marvel Zombies 4 #1-4, and Marvel Zombies Return #1-5 written by Robert Kirkman, David Wellington, Jonathan Maberry, and Seth Grahame-Smith with art by Sean Phillips, Hev Walker, Nick Dragotta and more.
Marvel Zombies 2: 3.5/5⭐️
Marvel Zombies 3: 2/5⭐️
Marvel Zombies 4: 1/5⭐️
Marvel Zombies Return: 2.5/5⭐️
In Marvel Zombies 2 with zombies have eaten the entire Universe and travel back to Earth for tech that will allow them to travel, and eat, the Marvel Multiverse. Marvel Zombies 3 has an emo Metal Man and Jacosta travel to the Zombie Universe to help find a zombie cure. Marvel Zombies 4 has the Midnight Sons (Morbius, Werewolf by Night, Son of Satan, and Man-Thing) fight off a zombie invasion. In Marvel Zombies Return the original remaining zombies from Marvek Zombies 1 and 2 are teleported to an alternate dimension and invade famous storylines such as Souderman No More, World War Hulk, and Avengers Dissemble.
Marvel Zombies 2 by Kirkman and Phillips continued the fun of the original series. Three had a few good moments but suffered with a miserable protagonist (And I usually like Machine Man). Four was just plain awful. Thankfully Return had some of the character from the first two series return to continue the original storylines. I was surprised with how quick this Marvel Zombies series went downhill.
Marvel Zombies 2: 3.5/5⭐️
Marvel Zombies 3: 2/5⭐️
Marvel Zombies 4: 1/5⭐️
Marvel Zombies Return: 2.5/5⭐️
In Marvel Zombies 2 with zombies have eaten the entire Universe and travel back to Earth for tech that will allow them to travel, and eat, the Marvel Multiverse. Marvel Zombies 3 has an emo Metal Man and Jacosta travel to the Zombie Universe to help find a zombie cure. Marvel Zombies 4 has the Midnight Sons (Morbius, Werewolf by Night, Son of Satan, and Man-Thing) fight off a zombie invasion. In Marvel Zombies Return the original remaining zombies from Marvek Zombies 1 and 2 are teleported to an alternate dimension and invade famous storylines such as Souderman No More, World War Hulk, and Avengers Dissemble.
Marvel Zombies 2 by Kirkman and Phillips continued the fun of the original series. Three had a few good moments but suffered with a miserable protagonist (And I usually like Machine Man). Four was just plain awful. Thankfully Return had some of the character from the first two series return to continue the original storylines. I was surprised with how quick this Marvel Zombies series went downhill.
January 17, 2020
I don’t know why I keep doing this to myself 🤣😭
November 9, 2014
Better than the first collection. Love the two Kev Walker drawn mini-series featuring the Morbius the Living Vampire lead team, the Midnight Sons aka the Legion of Monsters which takes place on Earth-616, the Earth of the regular Marvel continuity.
September 19, 2025
Collecting MZ2, MZ3, MZ4 and MZ Return.
The dynamic of the ravenous zombie superheroes changes when some among them begin to overcome their hunger and recover their heroic personas. However, the zombies then find themselves scattered across the multiverse, unleashing their hunger against untouched new worlds but also facing opposition from the likes of A.R.M.O.R. and the Midnight Sons.
For me, the basic premise of the original Marvel Zombies (by Kirkman) was pretty one-note and not a terribly interesting note either. In 'Marvel Zombies 2', Kirkman does expand on the premise and begin to explore new aspects of the zombie universe, but not to a degree that I found terribly engaging.
However, Fred Van Lente's 'Marvel Zombies 3' and 'Marvel Zombies 4' did engage me much more by doing something very simple; actually making use of the mainstream Marvel Universe.
In the first of the two stories, the original Marvel Universe's ARMOR (Alternate Reality Monitoring and Operational Response) sends two robotic heroes, Machine Man and Jocasta, through a dimensional portal to the Marvel Zombies universe to recover an important biological sample. I really liked the idea of focusing on robot heroes who are therefore immune to the zombie plague and I was particularly pleased to see Machine Man in action because I've not read a story featuring him since I was a kid (and a big fan).
The second of Van Lente's stories has Morbius, operating as an agent of ARMOR, putting the Midnight Sons back together to fight a zombie outbreak on a remote island nation. It felt very appropriate to have monstrous heroes like Morbius, Hellstrom, Man-Thing, the Witch Jennifer Kale and Werewolf By Night taking on the zombies, as well as throwing in the supernatural villains of the Night Shift (and The Hood) for good measure.
'Marvel Zombies 4' and 'Marvel Zombies Return' were a disappointing return to the original template of the series, with several of the original Marvel Zombies arriving on the untouched Earth-Z and beginning the cycle of hunger, plague and destruction all over again.
It all felt overly familiar and, in places, the grim tone and gore became gratuitous, particularly in regards to the fates of MJ, Elloe Kaifi and Kitty Pryde (coincidence that they're all beautiful women or just another expression of the misogyny inherent in our society? You decide).
So, a real mixed-bag for me but which had some really great moments in the middle.
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The dynamic of the ravenous zombie superheroes changes when some among them begin to overcome their hunger and recover their heroic personas. However, the zombies then find themselves scattered across the multiverse, unleashing their hunger against untouched new worlds but also facing opposition from the likes of A.R.M.O.R. and the Midnight Sons.
For me, the basic premise of the original Marvel Zombies (by Kirkman) was pretty one-note and not a terribly interesting note either. In 'Marvel Zombies 2', Kirkman does expand on the premise and begin to explore new aspects of the zombie universe, but not to a degree that I found terribly engaging.
However, Fred Van Lente's 'Marvel Zombies 3' and 'Marvel Zombies 4' did engage me much more by doing something very simple; actually making use of the mainstream Marvel Universe.
In the first of the two stories, the original Marvel Universe's ARMOR (Alternate Reality Monitoring and Operational Response) sends two robotic heroes, Machine Man and Jocasta, through a dimensional portal to the Marvel Zombies universe to recover an important biological sample. I really liked the idea of focusing on robot heroes who are therefore immune to the zombie plague and I was particularly pleased to see Machine Man in action because I've not read a story featuring him since I was a kid (and a big fan).
The second of Van Lente's stories has Morbius, operating as an agent of ARMOR, putting the Midnight Sons back together to fight a zombie outbreak on a remote island nation. It felt very appropriate to have monstrous heroes like Morbius, Hellstrom, Man-Thing, the Witch Jennifer Kale and Werewolf By Night taking on the zombies, as well as throwing in the supernatural villains of the Night Shift (and The Hood) for good measure.
'Marvel Zombies 4' and 'Marvel Zombies Return' were a disappointing return to the original template of the series, with several of the original Marvel Zombies arriving on the untouched Earth-Z and beginning the cycle of hunger, plague and destruction all over again.
It all felt overly familiar and, in places, the grim tone and gore became gratuitous, particularly in regards to the fates of MJ, Elloe Kaifi and Kitty Pryde (coincidence that they're all beautiful women or just another expression of the misogyny inherent in our society? You decide).
So, a real mixed-bag for me but which had some really great moments in the middle.
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December 27, 2024
Drugi, pokaźny zbiorek o zombie w świecie Marvela. W dodatku odrobinę lepszy od pierwszego, być może dlatego że pomysły mamy tu zupełnie inne, bo i formuła: zjem wszystkich na globie - się w zupełności wyczerpała. Lecimy do multiwersum!
Mamy tu cztery historie, o różnej jakości. W pierwszej wracamy do historii z poprzedniego tomu, gdzie kilku zombie udało się zjeść Galactusa, przez uzyskali kosmiczną moc. Udali się na żer do wszechświata, ale w końcu mało co zostało na ząb, więc wracają na Ziemię.
Tu okazuje się, że cywilizacja zaczyna się odbudowywać, a na jej czele stoi Czarna Pantera. I zombie są jakby inteligentniejsze, mogąc jednocześnie powstrzymać wieczny głód. Tyle że z nieba zlatują potężniejsze jednostki, chcące uzyskać technologię do podboju innych światów...
Druga historia też jest niezła. Metal Man i Jocasta podróżują ZombieVerse, aby odnaleźć lekarstwo na zarazę. Tak na wszelki wypadek. Przyjdzie im się jednak zmierzyć z falą zombie, która akurat przybyła na spożycie świeżutkich klonów, bo Jackal tak sobie to wymyślił. Czeka nas tu istna młócka. Jednocześnie w szeregach tych "dobrych" czai się zdrajca...
W kolejnej historii zobaczymy jak Morbius przewodzący Midnight Sons stanie do walki z zombiakami i paradoksalnie stworzy jeszcze gorszą opcję - mgłę, która jest gorsza od samej plagi. Jeszcze gdzie indziej, kierowany wyrzutami sumienia nieumarły Spider-man, postanowi skończyć z zabijaniem żywych i stawić czoła swoim niedawnym kompanom. Czy to mu się uda?
Drugi zbiór jest dużo bardziej nieprzewidywalny, w związku z czym i lektura była przyjemniejsza, ale potwierdza moja obawy. Nie zabrałem się dotąd za serię Walking Dead tegoż autora, bo się boję rozczarowania tak zachwalanych tematem. Historia o żywych trupach zwyczajnie mnie nie powala na kolana, zresztą tak jest tutaj.
Niewątpliwie zaletą jest też brudna krecha, która miejscami jest szkaradna, ale nie wiem czy to wynika z gestii tego, że jest słaba, czy tak po prostu ma być - z racji konwencji, która działa i miejscami jest naprawdę dobra. 3.5/5
Mamy tu cztery historie, o różnej jakości. W pierwszej wracamy do historii z poprzedniego tomu, gdzie kilku zombie udało się zjeść Galactusa, przez uzyskali kosmiczną moc. Udali się na żer do wszechświata, ale w końcu mało co zostało na ząb, więc wracają na Ziemię.
Tu okazuje się, że cywilizacja zaczyna się odbudowywać, a na jej czele stoi Czarna Pantera. I zombie są jakby inteligentniejsze, mogąc jednocześnie powstrzymać wieczny głód. Tyle że z nieba zlatują potężniejsze jednostki, chcące uzyskać technologię do podboju innych światów...
Druga historia też jest niezła. Metal Man i Jocasta podróżują ZombieVerse, aby odnaleźć lekarstwo na zarazę. Tak na wszelki wypadek. Przyjdzie im się jednak zmierzyć z falą zombie, która akurat przybyła na spożycie świeżutkich klonów, bo Jackal tak sobie to wymyślił. Czeka nas tu istna młócka. Jednocześnie w szeregach tych "dobrych" czai się zdrajca...
W kolejnej historii zobaczymy jak Morbius przewodzący Midnight Sons stanie do walki z zombiakami i paradoksalnie stworzy jeszcze gorszą opcję - mgłę, która jest gorsza od samej plagi. Jeszcze gdzie indziej, kierowany wyrzutami sumienia nieumarły Spider-man, postanowi skończyć z zabijaniem żywych i stawić czoła swoim niedawnym kompanom. Czy to mu się uda?
Drugi zbiór jest dużo bardziej nieprzewidywalny, w związku z czym i lektura była przyjemniejsza, ale potwierdza moja obawy. Nie zabrałem się dotąd za serię Walking Dead tegoż autora, bo się boję rozczarowania tak zachwalanych tematem. Historia o żywych trupach zwyczajnie mnie nie powala na kolana, zresztą tak jest tutaj.
Niewątpliwie zaletą jest też brudna krecha, która miejscami jest szkaradna, ale nie wiem czy to wynika z gestii tego, że jest słaba, czy tak po prostu ma być - z racji konwencji, która działa i miejscami jest naprawdę dobra. 3.5/5
September 16, 2021
Gave me nightmares! Can't argue with that. Bit bonkers though at times.
May 20, 2022
A great fun read about the Marvel zombie super hero's.
Even as a zombie Spider-man is a genius scientist
Even as a zombie Spider-man is a genius scientist
August 29, 2023
Found the Kirkman-less stuff to be pretty uninspired and really stretching itself thin. Also, a large plot point didn't make any sense to me
July 6, 2024
What can I say? I love Marvel, I love zombies. A combination is perfect.
November 5, 2025
they really should have ended this series after the New Wakanda arc, it’s all downhill after it, but i’ve made it this far, i have to finish it now.
May 30, 2014
I liked the art in this one a lot less than the first collection. However, the storyline was fun and the Multiverse section was a blast to read through - I really enjoyed the Sandman twist at the end.
March 4, 2015
Novelty starting to wear off...
July 3, 2015
I loved that they brought back Son of Satan and Werewolf by Night. Also, I had no idea Kev Walker drew comics. Very cool.
December 4, 2025
I like what they did with this Alternate Universe!
One more volume to go =)
One more volume to go =)
April 4, 2017
And I thought the first collection was good. This collection is even better than the original Marvel Zombies, and brings new depth to the story. I highly recommend this to any fans of the first Marvel Zombies, or of good graphic novels in general.
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