Marvel Zombies 4 [Hardcover]

Fred Van Lente (Author), Kev Walker (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 28, 2009

The acclaimed creative team behind Marvel Zombies 3 returns with another adventure that takes place in the Marvel U! The vampire. The witch. The werewolf. The muck-monster. The devil. They're nobody's idea of heroes, but they're all that stands between our world and an unstoppable apocalypse! They're the new Midnight Sons, and their quest to track down the undead who escaped from A.R.M.O.R. will lead them around the globe - and right to a cruise ship overrun with undead, undersea-dwelling cannibals! Can this monstrous team stop the "red tide" before it unleashes untold horror upon the mainland? Not if the Merc With Only a Mouth has anything to say about it! Yes, writer Fred Van Lente and artist Kev Walker - the guys who made IGN.com say "Marvel Zombies 3 may actually rank as the best in the series" - are back again, unleashing the flesh-eaters for another roller coaster ride of gore, action, gore, thrills, gore, and gore! Collects Marvel Zombies 4 #1-4.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Marvel; First Edition edition (October 28, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0785139176
• ISBN-13: 978-0785139171
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 0.5 x 11.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #273,665 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

FRED VAN LENTE is the New York Times bestselling author of Incredible Hercules (with Greg Pak) and Marvel Zombies 3 & 4, as well as the American Library Association award-winning Action Philosophers. His original graphic novel Cowboys & Aliens (written with Andrew Foley) is about to become a major motion picture starring Daniel Craig and directed by Jon Favreau. His other comics include Comic Book Comics, MODOK's 11, X Men Noir and Amazing Spider-Man.

Wizard magazine nominated him for 2008 Breakout Talent (Writer). Comics Should Be Good named Fred one of the 365 Reasons to Love Comics. He's been called "one of the most idiosyncratic and insightful new voices in comics."

Fred loves hearing from readers at [e-mail].

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5.0 out of 5 stars Not sure about this one - Fun read none the less, March 12, 2010

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This review is from: Marvel Zombies 4 (Hardcover)

Although I enjoyed majority of this book, I felt like I was watching a cliche fast-food blockbuster film.

Not to give anything "major" away, but basically, I was simply watching the "good guys" fight the "bad guys," then come up with a "solution" but that turns into a bigger problem, which leads to a somewhat simple conclusion in favor of the good guys and all is well...OR SO WE THOUGHT!

What I didn't like about the story was being confused about which Universe they were in and how it was related to any of the regular universes we read and grew up with. The lack of a definitive setting made it all seem so 2 dimensional (figuratively of course...it's a book NO DUH!..nerd) and cheap.

What I did like was Z-Deadpool's new found friendship and their role in the entire zombie ordeal.

If you are a fan of the Marvel Zombie stories, then you will most likely get this anyway. It can't hurt (assuming you can afford it), but beware, it was a bit of a let down if you are expecting something as awesome as Marvel Zombies 1.

4.0 out of 5 stars More Zombies from the Marvel view., January 30, 2010

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Jeremy L. Conner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Marvel Zombies 4 (Hardcover)

Here we have round four of the Marvel take on the classic zombie. It is a stemming from the other volumes with a better supporting cast, in my opinion. I had lost some care for it during the middle volumes, and focused more on the "purist" zombie that Kirkman was working with in Walking Dead. However this book was able to bring the fun back to the title, and for that I say Zombie-ho!

3.0 out of 5 stars Meh, January 28, 2010

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Michael L. Allen (New Orleans, LA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Marvel Zombies 4 (Hardcover)

Picking up where MZ 3 left off, MZ 4 is pretty much of the same tier as its predecessor. The story continues with Morbius and his new crew of monstrous, ill-fated, mystical misfits as they try to rid their universe of the zombie virus and destroy the zombieverse's Morbius, who has diabolical plans in store for the Marvel mainstream universe.

The artwork is fair, but there is noticeably less gore than us MZ fans are used to, and the focus still remains on the non-zombie characters, which is another example of the writers abandoning their proven-successful formula of following the zombie characters from THEIR point of view. The shift of focus makes this story lackluster, but not insufferable. I suggest picking it up if you want to find out what happens after the end of MZ 3, or to add to your collection if you already invested in the other MZ books. Otherwise, there are better zombie comics out there for you gore fanatics (The Walking Dead immediately comes to mind). C- to C at the most.