This is it true believers, the cross-over of the century begins here! The Marvel Zombies come face-to-face with Dynamite Entertainment's Ash from the Army of Darkness! Ash has faced legions of the undead before, but never like this... as he lands in the heart of New York just as the Zombie outbreak begins! See how his actions help turn more heroes and villains into Zombies! Under the watchful eye of Marvel Zombie guru Robert Kirkman, this might just be the comic event of 2007! Plus: The entire series will feature classic "homage" covers from painter Arthur Suydam! Collects Marvel Zombies/Army Of Darkness #1-5.
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More Marvel Zombie Mayhem,
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This review is from: Marvel Zombies vs. Army of Darkness (Hardcover)
Well, you just know that the Marvel Zombies -- undead variations on Marvel's standard superhero theme, all conveniently set in a parallel universe that is exactly like the usual Marvel Universe in nearly every way ... except for the fact that all the major heroes have turned into zombies and are eating everyone -- are too cool to leave on the shelves.
Enter Ash Williams, the cult-classic zombie fighter from the "Evil Dead/Army of Darkness" series of films. In this stand-alone book, Ash arrives in New York right at the outbreak of undeadedness and puts his trusty chainsaw and shotgun to work. Of course, Ash isn't used to battling zombies who dress in bright costumes and have superpowers to boot. The Marvel Zombies had their birth from the fertile mind of writer Mark Millar and artist Greg Land, who were teammates then on the "Ultimate Fantastic Four" series. Robert Kirkman and Sean Phillips picked up the ball and ran with it in the followup story, "Marvel Zombies." Now, John Layman and Fabiano Neves have it well in hand, as the ruggedly handsome Ash (based on the square jaw of actor Bruce Campbell) faces down the rotting Avengers and other key players from Marvel's roster of heroes. It's fun, it's a little kooky and it's a whole lot grotesque. And even characters who don't rank high on my Marvel radar -- such as Punisher and Howard the Duck -- make memorable apperances here. I'm not sure how long Marvel can prolong its Zombie line, but as long as they keep churning out with this kind of quality, I'll keep reading. If you haven't jumped on the bandwagon, please do. But eat first. by Tom Knapp, Rambles.NET editor
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Kickin' Ash,
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This review is from: Marvel Zombies vs. Army of Darkness (Hardcover)
Okay. Enough is enough...take a cool, interesting concept where Spiderman, Colonel America, The Hulk, The X-men and all the rest of the Marvel Super-heroes turn into zombies (Marvel Zombies), then add in Evil Dead II's Ash Williams and you've got a campy cash-in on two cult classics, right?
WRONG! Evil Dead II + Marvel Zombies = a prequel to the latter that turns out to be an enjoyable hour of time that surpasses a heck of a lot of the silly movies in the genre that I've sat through in recent times. Marvel Zombies vs. Army of Darkness is an exceptionally well-done tale of what would happen in parallel universe where some of our favorite super-heroes co-exist with Ash from The Evil Dead movies. What happens? Well, our super-heroes turned zombies encounter a whole lotta boomstick, that's what happens. This story is extremely well-written, but the creator of Marvel Zombies is reduced to a consulting role and it shows a bit. But it certainly doesn't come between a super-hero sized good time. Although, I'd definitely recommend checking out Kirkman's Marvel Zombies release before delving into this prequel. (Kirkman is also the creator of the awesome Walking Dead series.) Do you like zombie flicks? Do you enjoy the Marvel super-hero stories? Did you like Evil Dead II? Yes? Then Marvel Zombies vs. Army of Darkness is an excellent, quick read, prequel that you'd be remiss to deprive yourself of. Check it out.
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"Hmmm. Like The Chainsaw...",
By darklordzden "darklordzden" (Australia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Marvel Zombies vs. Army of Darkness (Hardcover)
After falling through yet another portal in the space-time continuum, Ashley J. Williams, the pugnacious hero of Sam Raimi's "Evil Dead" Films, finds himself lying in a dumpster in a parallel NYC where Marvel's Superhero community fights crime on the streets. Receiving forewarning about an impending "deadite" manifestation by a possessed bag-lady, Ash sets out with his trusty chainsaw and double-barreled boomstick to head the deadites off at the pass and show the costumed heroes just how you go about "carving a witch". However, unbeknownst to S-Mart's favourite son, NYC is about to succumb to a far deadlier onslaught of the undead...
Acting concurrently with Marvel Zombies: Dead Days TPB, "Marvel Zombies Vs Army Of Darkness" acts as an expanded prequel to the events of both Ultimate Fantastic Four Vol. 5: Crossover (v. 5) (in which M.Z. first appeared) and Marvel Zombies TPB Spider-Man Cover. Its a highly enjoyable romp which manages to infuse humour, horror and a cracking comic book rendition of Bruce Campbell's "Ash" (He really does come across as as much of horses-ass as I remember from the "Evil Dead" movies and his hard-boiled exchanges with the caped crusaders and villains are highly amusing). A speculative fate-worse-than-death of a talking copy of the "Necronomicon Ex Mortis" at the hands of a zombified Hulk is also highly amusing, as is a brief (but violent) cameo from "Howard The Duck". Indeed, my only gripe with the series overall is that I'd liked to have seen more interplay with "The Punisher" (but being a big "Punisher" fan, I would say that, wouldn't I?). That said, I imagine that fans of "The Evil Dead", "Marvel Comics" and Zombie films in general will get a chuckle out of this undemanding but highly enjoyable ride through the dead side. I know I did.
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