Marvel Zombies 2
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Marvel Zombies 2 | |
Cover of Marvel Zombies 2 #2. (2007) Art by Arthur Suydam. |
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Publisher | Marvel Comics |
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Schedule | monthly |
Format | Limited series |
Publication date | October 2007 to February 2008 |
Number of issues | 5 |
Main character(s) | Zombie versions of Marvel Comics characters |
Creative team | |
Writer(s) | Robert Kirkman |
Artist(s) | Sean Phillips Arthur Suydam |
Marvel Zombies 2 is a five-issue limited series published from October 2007 - February 2008 by comics publisher Marvel Comics. The series was written by Robert Kirkman with art by Sean Phillips and Arthur Suydam.
It is a sequel to the limited series Marvel Zombies.
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[edit] Plot
Forty years after leaving Earth, the cosmic powered-zombies have systematically devoured all other life in the universe, as well as infected the Titan Thanos (who is killed shortly thereafter by the Hulk after squabbling over food), the mutant Phoenix, Shi'ar warrior Gladiator and former Herald of Galactus Firelord with the zombie plague. They then decide to return to Earth and rebuild the interdimensional portal that Magneto destroyed forty years ago. En route to Earth, they feast on Ego the Living Planet to ease their hunger.
On Earth, an elderly Black Panther rules the surviving humans in New Wakanda (in the ruins of New York), but is at war with the Acolytes, led by Fabian Cortez's son, Malcolm. The Panther's grandson accidentally discovers the severed head of Hawkeye, who has gone mad and amnesiac from decades of being alone and unable to move. One of Cortez's assassins attacks the Panther in his sleep and fatally wounds him, but the Panther is saved from death by the Wasp when she infects him, leaving him a zombie. After devouring the assassin, the two struggle with how to manage their hunger, while the cosmic zombies continue their approach to Earth. [1]
Cortez decides to have the Panther executed after he has Wasp and Hawkeye exterminated, but the execution is delayed by the arrival of the returning cosmic zombies. Giant Man wishes to start a "breeding program" to create more human food, but a battle then ensues in which Spider-Man and Luke Cage switch sides, knowing what they have done is wrong now that their hunger has subsided enough to allow them to think rationally. The Hulk reverts to Bruce Banner and is captured. [2]
After killing Gladiator, the human resistance drives off the remaining zombies and restore Luke Cage and Spider-Man's lost limbs with cybernetics. Spider-Man then reveals that the other zombies seek the dimensional teleporter, which Forge reveals he has stored in their base. Knowing that the zombies will not depart without the device, the heroes prepare for the next battle. It is then revealed that the Black Panther's deceased son T'Channa has been revived with a portion of Colonel America's brain inside of him.[3] During the next battle, Iron Man breaches the compound and battles Forge, T'Chana and several Acolytes. Just as the cosmic zombies gain the upper hand and prepare to feast on the remaining humans, Giant Man is surprised to realize that he has lost his hunger. [4]
Giant Man then convinces the zombies that their hunger is in fact gone, and while he is successful, they are interrupted by an enraged and starving Hulk. The Hulk destroys several of the zombies (Phoenix, Firelord, Hawkeye and Iron Man) as they attempt to stop him from eating the remaining humans. Robert Reynolds, having fallen in love with Wasp and believing her to be dead, offers himself to be devoured by the Hulk to stop the Hulk's rampage. The Hulk consumes Reynolds and then reverts back to Banner, who requests to be killed by the survivors to prevent the Hulk from ever returning. New Wakanda is rebuilt, and Cortez then uses the teleporter to transport away the last of the zombies, intending to seize power for himself. [5]
[edit] Collections
The series has been collected into a trade paperback:
- Marvel Zombies 2 (collects #1-5, 128 pages, hardcover, June 2008, ISBN 0-7851-2545-0)
[edit] Merchandise
There is a range of supporting merchandise based on the characters. Diamond Select have produced Marvel Zombie Minimates, [6] action figures [7] and a number of mini busts. [8]
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ Marvel Zombies 2 #1 (2007)
- ^ Marvel Zombies 2 #2 (2007)
- ^ Marvel Zombies 2 #3 (2007)
- ^ Marvel Zombies 2 #4 (2008)
- ^ Marvel Zombies 2 #5 (2008)
- ^ Marvel Zombies Minimates Boxed Set
- ^ Diamond Select turns Marvel Zombies into action figures, Newsarama, February 9, 2007
- ^ DST Brings Captain America Back from the Grave
[edit] References
- Marvel Zombies 2 at the Comic Book DB