[REVIEW] ‘Marvel Zombies 3′

Before I paste my Trade Show review of the newest volume of Marvel Zombies—which originally ran in Wizard #211—I thought I’d begin by saying a few things to expand upon the 125 word review.

Firstly, I really enjoyed the first Marvel Zombies series and the Dead Days followup—though enjoyment of DD was thanks almost entirely to the terrifying Reed Richards-centric ending. However, after that the whole concept seemed a little played out.

Then, I heard Fred Van Lente would be writing it—one of my current favs at Marvel thanks to his work with Greg Pak on Incredible Herc—and my hopes soared. It seemed like the addition of Van Lente, plus making the story interact with current Marvel continuity in the 616 would really make this a series worth enjoying.

Then, the icing on the cake, I found out the series would star Machine Man! I don’t think I ever paid the character much heed until his hilarious run in Warren Ellis and Stuart Immonen’s N.E.X.T.wave, but after that it just seemed like every other appearance of the character was suddenly the best guest star I could ask for on the book.

As expected—though I’ll still say “luckily,” as getting psyched about a comic and actually getting a good comic can be two very different things—Marvel Zombies 3 really delivered, thus I delivered it this rave review.

MARVEL ZOMBIES 3
MARVEL
The brain-binging baddies of Marvel Zombies are back and more Marvelous than ever! This third collected mini features the zombie “heroes” dimension-jumping into the 616 and threatening all in-continuity existence! It’ll take a pair of robot badasses–synthetic sweethearts Machine Man and Jocasta–to stop their decomposing derrieres. Writer Fred Van Lente pulls no punches with this third incarnation of costumed flesh feasters, delivering memorable gruesomeness, some “Army of Darkness”-esque chainsaw massacres alongside Machine Man quips and plenty more humor to temper all the gore, which looks particularly grim–thanks to artist Kev Walker–in the Marvel proper. 
Apr 8 | $19.99 • JIM GIBBONS

Originally, my only gripe about this series was that it ended on a cliff hanger, but after one issue, Marvel Zombies 4—which features both Van Lente and Walker continuing their story—is off to a great start. I’m in, yet again!

Cory Walker returns to Invincible!

Holy Stromboli! Look at this pure awesome…

Head here for more of my thoughts on this…but the press release follows below…

G4 TV’S ATTACK OF THE SHOW ANNOUNCES INVINCIBLE CO-CREATOR CORY WALKER’S RETURN!
Cory Walker to illustrate an upcoming two-issue arc setting the stage for the future of INVINCIBLE!

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Jim Gibbons is a comic book fan, pop culture enthusiast and hirsute raconteur. He’s also a sworn enemy of the peanut. These are his debonair ramblings on the aforementioned subjects, and more!

Also, a great many aspects of the man who is Jim were fashioned through ten summers of camp life. Most of Jim’s best stories, and many of his happiest memories, come from the time he spent at summer camp. Read more about them at his summer camp memoir Nothing More American.