Marvel Zombies Destroy

Marvel Zombies (Collected Editions) #7

by Frank Marraffino, Peter David, Al Barrionuevo (Illustrator)

Marvel Zombies Destroy! 1-5.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Zombies, Marvel, Horror, Superheroes, Fiction

119 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 19, 2012

Reviews

[Scott Rhee · Rating 3 out of 5]

In "Marvel Zombies Destroy!", Dum Dum Dugan and Howard the Duck lead a platoon of superheroes to an alternate reality where Nazis won World War II using an army of Nazi zombies. There are some familiar cameos (Loki, Thor, Sub Mariner) and cameos of superheroes I've never heard of, nor do I think they are actually Marvel superheroes that have ever appeared anywhere. I could be wrong.

[Paul · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bit of an odd duck, this one (do excuse the expression, Howard) what with the writer changing after two issues. A little online research has shed some light on this: apparently, original writer Frank Marraffino became very sick partway through writing this book and could not continue. Not wanting the book to come to a screeching halt, Marvel assigned Peter David to pen the last three issues.

This mid-way writer change gives the book a slightly bizarre tonal shift and, while I might be wrong, I didn’t feel like Peter David’s heart was really in it.

Still, it was quite entertaining. The relationship between Dum Dum Dugan and Howard the Duck made for good reading. Being a huge golden age fan, I was really pleased to see a bunch of old Marvel characters brought out of retirement. I was less pleased to see most of them almost immediately killed off, though.

I am now, thankfully, all caught up on the Marvel Zombies books* in time for the new one to come out. Here’s hoping it’s on the better end of the scale, quality-wise.

*Apart from the Marvel Zombies/Army of Darkness one-shot, which is no longer available due to rights issues.

[James · Rating 5 out of 5]

Howard the Duck leads a team of D-list characters into the zombie dimension on an impossible mission. Why did I enjoy this so much? I think partly because D-list characters are expendable and it was great fun watching the Ducky Dozen get picked off one by one. This is over-the-top, but instead of being cartoonish (well yeah there is a goddamned cartoon duck walking around) it is instead full of action and gore. I thought it was in the vein of the other Marvel Zombies books and I ate this up.

[Lost Planet Airman · Rating 2 out of 5]

A decent idea for the progress of the Marvel Zombie story-line, that deserved a better execution than it got. Five limited series issues to tell a dirty-dozen-style cross-universe WWII based epic of gods, monsters, and heroes, with at least a twist per issue. I feel there was just a bit too much packed in for the writers and artists to do justice.
The Idea: The Marvel Zombie plague has continued to spread, finding vectors capable of piercing the dimensional veils... or so it seems. And since the Marvel Universe has a S.H.I.E.L.D. and a S.W.O.R.D., it also needs Alternate Reality Monitoring and Operational Respones, too, right? So A.R.M.O.R. agent Howard the Duck recruits Dum Dum Dugan and ten other warfighters to stop the worst possible invasion force that the Universes have ever seen -- super-powered zombified Nazis.

The Art -- not terrible, but lacking in clarity, sharpness, and continuity (character appearances are not consistent except in gross stereotypical features like uniform color, and it is sometimes difficult to break out the significant action in a series of panels).
The Characterization -- There just isn't time or space to break out the Ducky Dozen, but then the handful writers add nearly a matching set of zombified 'bad' guys (some of whom were good guys), and it is just hard to follow. The dark and somber color palette leaves the good and the bad and the decomposing all in similar tones.
The Plot -- generally good (see above) but we keep getting unexpected introductions of new enemies or new allies or new ideas. Too much space is used on exposition. (much more of good or bad, and we are in spoiler realm...)

This may get upgraded to three stars later; I have reserved the entire three volumes of Marvel Zombies for an October re-read. Heh, heh, he...gurkk.

[Gary Butler · Rating 4 out of 5]

4th book read in 2019.

Number 423 out of 752 on my all time book list.

Zombies are always fun, but the D list character you never heard of are the standouts.

[Donald Armfield · Rating 4 out of 5]

Besides ending us with a cliffhanger the interaction with the lesser known Marvel characters is rather interesting.

[M · Rating 2 out of 5]

The Marvel Zombies franchise has become a hit-or-miss event. While some offer excellent glimpses into the horror of intelligent super-zombies, others fall into the overtly humorous exploitation of the walking undead. Sadly, Frank Marraffino's foray into the zombie universe is played for gory laughs. Our premise is the recruitment of Dum Dum Dugan into ARMOR, for a mission to stop a world overrun by Nazi zombies. Howard the Duck assembles a group of cannon fodder as backup, and the group sets out to end the universe-threatening invasion. Despite the unique Norse subplot that rears its head, the tale instead focuses on gory deaths and pop culture idioms rather than really offering a useful expansion of the zombie franchise. Look to the Marvel Zombies Halloween one-shot special for a great treatment of the Marvel undead; destroy this version.

[Holden Attradies · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun read. I found it worked because of it's goofiness and mostly because of Howard the Duck. If that last sentence makes you not want to read this than I highly suggest you pass on this, it's just not for you.

[Joseph Santiago · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's always fun to see how the artists have the characters take each other out. It was funny to see Howard the Duck playing a serious role in this story. Overall it was a good story with a few weak points. Really I'm talking about a zombie tale here so I'm not going to be too critical. It was a good read and the story moved forward in a way that made me following along considering how to take out the Marvel Universe.

Mr. Joe

[Ta0paipai · Rating 2 out of 5]

A book that did not meet its huge potential. The amusing roster and, well, zombies, mean this should have been a rollicking ride. Instead it's dull, with poor art and uninspired writing. As a result, against all odds, the resulting miniseries is more boring than its list of ingredients should ever be. Disappointing.

[Connor · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some really cool side characters here. The story moved pretty swiftly.

[Edwen Quinonez · Rating 3 out of 5]

only 3 good guys survived and they killed all the nazi zombies with a nuke

[Frans Kempe · Rating 3 out of 5]

Howard the Duck, Dum Dum and a couple of other heroes goes on a mission to stop the Nazi-Zombies and Asgardian Zombies to come to their universe

[Timothy Pitkin · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's ok as we get a story about a bunch of D-List characters fighting in a world covered with Nazi Zombies and it ok. Their is still some humor but it is just ok.

[Guillermo García Rojas C. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Buena historia.

[Trike · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was trying too hard to be funny, leaning heavily on pop culture references as jokes.

[Timo · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not even Peter David could save this one for me. Not ever again.

[Joseph Azzurro · Rating 4 out of 5]

Non provo molta simpatia per i Marvel Zombies (già in Ultimate Fantastic Four non mi erano piaciuti granché), ho solo apprezzato il crossover con Army of Darkness per la presenza di Ash Williams, ma non nego che quando lessi di questo Destroy!, qualche anno fa, mi eccitai parecchio, se non altro per alcuni elementi che mi hanno fatto brillare gli occhi: Howard il Papero, Dum Dum Dugan e Nazisti zombi. Posso dire che l'attesa è valsa, perché Marraffino e David tirano su una bella trama, simpatica ma comunque d'effetto. In una dimensione i Nazisti hanno vinto la Seconda Guerra Mondiale grazie ad un esercito di insaziabili morti viventi, e allora l'A.R.M.O.R., capitanato dal simpatico Howard il Papero ed una squadra di eroi un po' "particolari", insieme a Dum Dum Dugan, dovranno impedire ai Nazizombi di viaggiare per tutte le dimensioni e far razzia di ciò che trovano.
I dialoghi riportano ad un fumetto di guerra degli anni '60, con battutine ben piazzate e molte morti. Un plauso va certamente ad Howard, che riesce sempre a sdrammatizzare la situazione.
Le tavole di Pierfederici sono semplici ma ben studiate, con dei colori tenui che quasi cozzano con la presenza di budella e sangue quasi perenne, molto molto belle.
Le cover di Del Mundo sono davvero fantastiche.
Un volume simpatico, non certo un capolavoro, ma davvero godibile e divertente, un po' una tamarrata ma con buon gusto.

[Mark · Rating 2 out of 5]

I enjoyed the first Marvel Zombies series when it originally came out, and I've followed it as it morphed from a one-shot story in the pages of the Ultimate Fantastic Four to a series of short titles. Most of them are entertaining and irreverent, coming across as more of a lark than an attempt to introduce a new dimension to the Marvel universe. In that respect, this new collection fits it perfectly, with the standard Marvel-characters-as-zombies concept embellished with the inclusion of alternate-dimension zombified Nazis and Norse gods. It's an amusing take (if one that David Brin employed to much better effect in his zombie-less novelette Thor Meets Captain America) but one that still feels tired for the recycling of the same basic storyline. Fans of the series may enjoy this, but perhaps it's time for Marvel to give up on zombies for good and move on to something fresher than the same old rotting corpses.

[Rich Meyer · Rating 4 out of 5]

The latest incarnation of the long-running Marvel Zombies series isn't bad. It uses a lot of obscure characters in this semi-Golden Age tale on the Nazis using the zombie plague as a weapon. The stars are Howard the Duck and former Howling Commando Dum-Dum Dugan, setting the stage for an interesting group to attack der Fatherland and stop Hitler and the Asgardians from invading the regular Marvel Universe. Good characterizations, but try not to get attached to anyone - as usual, characters drop like flies in the zombie-world.

[Jess · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really hate Howard the Duck so that impacts my opinion. I enjoyed Loki's appearance in this one, but really? I think I am marvel zombiversed out. no more. It just gets progressively worse. At least it was well drawn and fast paced.

[Silas · Rating 2 out of 5]

Quick-paced like the last one, and just as packed with puns, this one was more military oriented, and had Howard the Duck, but even that couldn't quite bring it up to something that I really enjoyed. I guess it was mildly amusing, though.

[Andrew · Rating 3 out of 5]

S'alright. Actually not as good as the previous one that had Howard the Duck and Co. When I read Marvel Zombies, I guess I just expect to be laughing hard the whole time and this one didn't really have that going for it. Still worth picking up if you have absolutely nothing else going on...

[El Neo · Rating 4 out of 5]

A really fun read! Some great yuks!

[Jacob · Rating 1 out of 5]

Public library copy.

[Sonic · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not going to finish this.

This is HORRIBLE.

And not in a good way.

[Tom · Rating 3 out of 5]

Like the humor. Typical Nazi zombies.

[Shawn · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'd seen some of the Marvel Zombie books in some game/comic stores like forbidden planet but never knew much about them, then i came across this in a charity shop, i've seen some better ones with hulk and spiderman but this one was quite good.