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'''''Marvel Zombies''''' is a five-issue [[Limited series (comics)|limited series]] published from December 2005 to April 2006 by [[Marvel Comics]]. The series was written by [[Robert Kirkman]] with art by [[Sean Phillips]] and covers by [[Arthur Suydam]]. It was the first series in the [[Marvel Zombies (comic book)|''Marvel Zombies'' series]] of related stories. The story is set in an alternate universe where the world's superhero population has been infected with a virus that turned them into zombies. The series was spun out of events of the [[Crossover (storyline)|crossover]] story-arc of ''[[Ultimate Fantastic Four]]'', where the zombie [[Mister Fantastic|Reed Richards]] tricked his [[Maker (character)|Ultimate counterpart]] into opening a portal to the zombie universe only for the latter to contain the former from ever coming to his universe.

Following an adaptation in the episode "[[What If... Zombies?!]]" of the [[Disney+]] animated television series ''[[What If...? (TV series)|What If...?]]'', an animated miniseries [[Marvel Zombies (miniseries)|of the same name]] was released on September 24, 2025.

==Publication history==
While writing ''[[Ultimate Fantastic Four]]'', [[Mark Millar]] decided to introduce an alternate Earth populated by [[zombie]]s in the "[[Crossover (fiction)|Crossover]]" story-arc, featured in issues #21–23. [[Marvel Comics]] liked Millar's idea so, as he wrote the issues, Marvel sought out pitches for a [[spin-off (media)|spin-off]] miniseries featuring that world entitled ''Marvel Zombies''.<ref name="CBL">{{cite web |last=Cronin |first=Brian |date=February 5, 2016 |url=https://www.cbr.com/comic-book-legends-revealed-561/ |title=Comic Book Legends Revealed #561 |website=[[CBR.com]]|access-date=August 25, 2021}}</ref> To revisit the zombie world, Marvel hired [[Robert Kirkman]] to write and [[Sean Phillips]] to illustrate it. Kirkman was Marvel's first choice to write ''Marvel Zombies'', an offer Kirkman immediately accepted because of his love for zombies and Marvel comic books, feeling that he couldn't pass up such an opportunity. He also expressed excitement upon learning which artist would be in charge of illustrating the series; Kirkman was a longtime fan of Phillips' work, like in [[DC Comics]]' ''[[Sleeper (comics)|Sleeper]]''.<ref name="KirkmanAndPhillips">{{cite web |last=Richards |first=Dave |date=October 11, 2005 |url=https://www.cbr.com/dead-mans-party-kirkman-phillips-talk-marvel-zombies/ |title=Dead Man's Party: Kirkman & Phillips talk "Marvel Zombies" |website=[[CBR.com]]|access-date=August 25, 2021}}</ref> Kirkman also didn't fear being [[Typecasting|typecasted]] as "the superhero guy" or "the zombie guy" due to his work on the series, feeling that there was enough variety in his superhero work to keep things interesting.<ref name="Comicgate">{{cite web |last=Frisch |first=Marc-Oliver |date=December 17, 2011 |url=http://archiv.comicgate.de/interviews-in-english/interview-with-robert-kirkman.html |title=Interview with Robert Kirkman |website=Comicgate |access-date=August 25, 2021}}</ref>

Kirkman wrote the series in a way that would work for readers who hadn't read the ''Ultimate Fantastic Four'' issues featuring the zombified superheroes, despite noting that readers of that series would have more insight with spin-off's characters, especially [[Magneto (Marvel Comics)|Magneto]], due to his larger role in the first issue. Comparing the protagonists with the "slow moving, mindless [[George A. Romero|Romero]] style zombies" he used in ''[[The Walking Dead (comic book)|The Walking Dead]]'', Kirkman reasoned that the Marvel characters, either heroes or villains, retained their usual personalities and powers, only driven to devour flesh by their uncontrollable hunger, with the miniseries depicting how they deal with their hunger and how they interact with each other. Like other types of zombies, it was decided to establish how the zombified Marvel characters could specifically be killed in the story's context. Kirkman also added some [[black comedy]] to the story, and included some gore like most zombie stories do, expressing some shock at how Marvel allowed him and Phillips to incorporate those elements.<ref name="KirkmanAndPhillips" /> An early idea Kirkman had for the series involved [[Luke Cage]] surviving the zombie plague as the sole human protagonist, given the character's unbreakable skin and that Millar's scripts didn't explicitly identify some characters separately. However, after seeing the finished art for Millar's issues, Kirkman discovered that [[Greg Land]] had already drawn Luke Cage as a zombie, and the idea was dropped, which Marvel originally objected to.<ref name="CBL" />

To illustrate the miniseries, Phillips used an art style similar to that he used on [[Ed Brubaker]]'s ''Sleeper''. As the story was a [[sequel]] to the ''Ultimate Fantastic Four'' story featuring the zombie infested world, Phillips kept the look of the characters consistent to how Land drew them, with Phillips drawing them with the same costumes Land gave them but with Phillips' own style. He particularly liked to illustrate the zombie versions of [[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]] and [[Captain America]]. Drawing the superheroes as zombies was the most difficult part of the process for him, as he had grown accustomed at drawing characters in street clothes but was forced to draw their muscles in spandex costumes again. Overall, Phillips enjoyed working with Kirkman in the series, feeling that the most enjoyable part of the process was "playing around" with the huge character cast Kirkman assembled.<ref name="KirkmanAndPhillips" />

==Plot==
Within the [[Multiverse (Marvel Comics)|Marvel Multiverse]] is an alternate Earth designated '''Earth-2149''', which contains alternate zombie versions of Marvel superheroes. The story begins as an [[Sentry (Robert Reynolds)|unknown superhero]] from another dimension, brought by the "Hunger", crash lands before infecting the [[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]], [[X-Men]], [[Fantastic Four]] and almost all other superheroes. The infection spreads by contact with the blood of the victim, usually through a bite by an infected individual. The [[zombie]] superheroes largely retain their intellect, personality and superpowers, and are able to function regardless of the damage to their brain,<ref name="Partially decapitated Captain American Still Functions!">{{Cite comic |Artist=Sean Phillips |Writer=Robert Kirkman |Coartists=June Chung |Colorist=June Chung |Letterer=Randy Gentile |Title=Marvel Zombies |date=2005 |issue=1 |Page=12 |Panel=1 |Publisher=Dan Buckley |language=English |access-date=November 13, 2019}}</ref> although they are consistently driven by the "Hunger" for human flesh.

The series begins where the ''Crossover'' story-arc ended, with [[Magneto (Marvel Comics)|Magneto]] destroying the cross-dimensional transporter after the [[Ultimate Fantastic Four]] and survivors escaped back to the Ultimate universe.  After a battle with the zombies, Magneto learns that the [[Acolytes (comics)#Marvel Zombies|Acolytes]] and [[Forge (character)#Marvel Zombies|Forge]] are still alive on [[Asteroid M]]. Before he can reach them, he is attacked, killed and eaten by the zombies while managing to behead the zombified [[Hawkeye (Clint Barton)|Hawkeye]]. The [[Silver Surfer#Marvel Zombies|Silver Surfer]] arrives on Earth and informs the zombies that his master [[Galactus#Marvel Zombies|Galactus]] is en route to devour the planet. The zombies attack the Silver Surfer, who is overpowered and devoured by several of the former superheroes: [[Captain America#Marvel Zombies|Captain America]], [[Iron Man#Marvel Zombies|Iron Man]], [[Giant-Man]], [[Spider-Man]], [[Luke Cage#Marvel Zombies|Luke Cage]], the [[Hulk]], and [[Wolverine (character)#Marvel Zombies|Wolverine]]. After acquiring a portion of the Power Cosmic, they slaughter most of the remaining zombies, intent on satiating their hunger despite the latter's unpalatability.

The Acolytes return to Earth to find Magneto, discovering a still-living [[Black Panther (character)|Black Panther]]. The Panther has escaped from the lab of the zombie Giant-Man who kept him alive as a food source, leaving the Panther without an arm and a foot. Zombie [[Wasp (character)#Marvel Zombies|Wasp]] gets into an argument with her husband when she discovers he was hoarding the Black Panther. He promptly decapitates Zombie Wasp by biting off her head, which remains sentient. After observing the Wasp's head begging for the flesh, Black Panther reasons that hunger is more psychological than physical.

Meanwhile, the zombies have decided that the flesh of other zombies isn't satisfying. [[Galactus]] arrives on Earth and is attacked by the zombies but repels them easily. Giant-Man, Iron Man and Bruce Banner create a device that amplifies the powers they gained from the Silver Surfer, and together with Captain America, Luke Cage, Spider-Man and Wolverine they are able to injure Galactus. The cosmic-powered zombies fight off zombified versions of several supervillains, although Captain America is killed by the [[Red Skull]]. They proceed to devour Galactus. Giant-Man, the Hulk, Iron Man, Luke Cage, Spider-Man and Wolverine are thus infused with Galactus' power cosmic', and the group becomes collective Galacti.

Five years later, Black Panther, the Acolytes and the Wasp (restored with a cybernetic body) return to Earth to find the planet depopulated. Unknown to them, the Zombie Galacti have taken their hunger to the stars. In final scenes, an intelligent alien race on a distant planet is fearful of the coming of Galactus, as they can see the signs of his imminent arrival in the night sky. To their horror, the Zombie Galacti land on their world and immediately begin to consume the population.

==Sequels==
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An [[intercompany crossover]] between Marvel and [[Dynamite Entertainment]], published from May to September 2007 provided information as to the source of the zombie infection in the five-part limited series titled ''[[Marvel Zombies vs. The Army of Darkness]]'' (Marvel) and ''[[Army of Darkness (comics)|Army of Darkness]]'' (Dynamite). In July of the same year, a [[One-shot (comics)|one-shot]] graphic novel, ''[[Marvel Zombies: Dead Days]]'' provided more story details, and the zombies also appear in a three-part storyline in ''[[Black Panther (character)|Black Panther]]'' (vol. 4) #28 – 30, although they make their appearance in the last page of #27 first, and encounter the [[Earth-616]] Fantastic Four.

A sequel to the original series, the five-issue ''[[Marvel Zombies 2]]'', was published from October 2007 to February 2008, and ''[[Marvel Zombies 3]]'' a four-issue series, commenced October 2008. ''[[Marvel Zombies 4]]'' is a four-issue limited series published over the summer of 2009, and features characters from Marvel's horror comics ([[Man-Thing]], [[Morbius the Living Vampire]], [[Werewolf by Night]], and [[Mephisto (Marvel Comics)|Mephisto]] among others). ''[[Marvel Zombies 5]]'' is a five-issue direct sequel to ''Marvel Zombies 4'', published in June and ending in October 2010. ''[[Marvel Zombies Return]]'' is a five-issue miniseries begun in September 2009, and is a direct sequel to ''Marvel Zombies 2'' that wraps up the original zombie plotline. Several other sequels and spin-offs have been produced.

In 2006, the October issue of ''[[Wizard (magazine)|Wizard]]'' magazine featured a one-page ''Marvel Zombies'' comic by artist Sean Phillips called "Eat the Neighbors". It parodied [[Hostess Brands|Hostess]] pastry advertisements featured in the Marvel titles in the 1970s, which showcased Marvel superheroes defeating villains by offering them snacks. In this instance, Spider-Man, Captain America and Iron Man serve two children as "Hostees Meat Pies" after the children mistake them for legitimate superheroes.

Another humorous one-shot comic book was also published in 2007 featuring the alternate universe animal hero [[Spider-Ham]] and titled ''Ultimate Civil War: Spider-Ham''. Spider-Ham accidentally crosses over into Earth-2149 and becomes, as [[J. Michael Straczynski]] puts it, "Undead Ham".<ref>[http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=89516 Newsarama.com: JMS ON SPIDER-HAM] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070302175104/http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=89516 |date=March 2, 2007 }}</ref>

===''Secret Wars'' (2015)===
The Marvel Zombies universe was featured in the 2015 ''[[Secret Wars (2015 comic book)|Secret Wars]]'' storyline where it also had its own tie-in miniseries,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newsarama.com/23642-marvel-zombies-vs-nextwave-star-in-new-secret-wars-title.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227202041/http://www.newsarama.com/23642-marvel-zombies-vs-nextwave-star-in-new-secret-wars-title.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 27, 2015|title = Newsarama &#124; GamesRadar+| date=July 6, 2023 }}</ref> ''[[Age of Ultron]] vs. Marvel Zombies''. The Battleworld domain of the Marvel Zombies is called the Deadlands; it, Ultron's domain, Perfection, and Annihilation's realm, New Xandar, all are separated from the other Battleworld domains by a wall called SHIELD, which is mostly made from [[Ben Grimm]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newsarama.com/23614-age-of-ultron-versus-marvel-zombies-in-secret-wars-tie-in.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227044645/http://www.newsarama.com/23614-age-of-ultron-versus-marvel-zombies-in-secret-wars-tie-in.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 27, 2015|title=Marvel &#124; GamesRadar+|date=March 3, 2023 }}</ref> The zombies and Ultron's drones spent several years battling until they formed an 'alliance'. They start by targeting the Deadland resistance, led by surviving heroes the Vision, [[Wonder Man]], and [[Human Torch (android)|Jim Hammond]], who gather those exiled beyond the Wall into a secure city they have established. At the time of the attack, the three heroes have managed to rescue a version of Hank Pym exiled from a Wild-West-era zone,<ref>''Age of Ultron vs. Marvel Zombies'' #2</ref> who is able to use his counterpart's notes to devise a means of shutting down the hive mind of Ultron's drones despite his more primitive background, at the cost of sacrificing the Vision and Wonder Man to make the machine work (although Wonder Man's android lover is reconfigured so that she can die in Hammond's place).<ref>''Age of Ultron vs. Marvel Zombies'' #5</ref>

During the core ''Secret Wars'' miniseries, [[Black Panther (character)|Black Panther]] uses the zombies as an army to attack the now-all-powerful Doctor Doom in the final stand, using his new 'King of the Dead' status and the [[Siege Perilous (comics)|Siege Perilous]] to take the zombies directly to Doom's castle,<ref>''Secret Wars'' #8</ref> although even this number is merely a distraction to keep Doom occupied while Reed Richards targets Doom's power source.<ref>''Secret Wars'' #9</ref>

===''Dawn of Decay'' (2024)===

In 2024 a new and revamped Marvel Zombies ''Dawn of Decay'' based on ''[[The Last of Us]]'' (with a fungus based infection instead this time) was released. Featuring [[Groot]] and [[Hulk]] as the two main characters taking on the apocalypse.

==Collected editions==
There are several [[trade paperback (comics)|trade paperbacks]] collecting the various stories:

*''Marvel Zombies'' (collects ''Marvel Zombies'' #1–5, hardcover, 136 pages, August 2006, {{ISBN|0-7851-2277-X}})
*''Marvel Zombies'' (collects ''Marvel Zombies'' #1–5, softcover, 136 pages, October 2007, {{ISBN|978-0-7851-2014-8}})
*''Marvel [[Marvel Omnibus|Zomnibus]]'' (includes  ''Marvel Zombies'' #1–5, 1200 pages, October 2012, {{ISBN|0-7851-4026-3}})

Other related collections include:

*''Marvel Zombies: The Covers'' (by [[Arthur Suydam]], hardcover, 104 pages, November 2007, {{ISBN|0-7851-2908-1}})

==Merchandise==
There is a range of supporting merchandise based on the characters. Diamond Select have produced Marvel Zombie [[Minimates]],<ref>[http://www.action-figure.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=21431&theme=Printer Marvel Zombies Minimates Boxed Set] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402103956/http://www.action-figure.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=21431&theme=Printer |date=April 2, 2015 }}</ref> action figures<ref>[http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=100838 Diamond Select turns Marvel Zombies into action figures] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090206021830/http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=100838 |date=February 6, 2009 }}, [[Newsarama]], February 9, 2007</ref> and a number of mini-busts.<ref>[http://www.superherotimes.com/newsarchive/002213.php DST Brings Captain America Back from the Grave] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110311110336/http://www.superherotimes.com/newsarchive/002213.php |date=March 11, 2011 }}</ref>

[[Wizkids]]' [[HeroClix]] has had appearances of zombie versions of [[Spider-Man]], Captain America, [[Hulk]], and [[Wolverine (character)|Wolverine]] as Chase figures in the "Supernova" set. In the "Mutations and Monsters" set, there was an Iron Man, Giant-Man, Spider-Man, and a Galactus-Powered Wolverine. There was also a Janet Pym bystander token in the "Mutations and Monsters" set. More recently HeroClix released a Zombie Villains series of figures. These included [[Deadpool]], [[Kingpin (character)|Kingpin]], Rhino, [[Green Goblin]], [[Electro (Marvel Comics)|Electro]], [[Doctor Octopus]], [[Venom (character)|Venom]], [[Sabretooth (character)|Sabretooth]], and [[Juggernaut (character)|Juggernaut]] from the "Deadpool" set. Additionally, a generic Skrull, [[Super-Skrull]], [[Mole Man]], [[Morbius]], [[Gladiator (Kallark)|Gladiator]], [[Red Skull]], [[Magneto (Marvel Comics)|Magneto]], Doctor Doom, and a Zombies Team Base were released in the "Guardians of the Galaxy" set. The "Wizkids Marvel" set contains a zombie [[Galactus]] colossal figure, which does not have the same Z-Virus keyword as the rest of the Marvel Zombie characters. These newer Z-Virus figures are all of rare 'Chase' or 'Convention Exclusive' with the exception of Headpool who is also the only figure who does not fit on the Zombies Team Base.

CMON or CMON Limited (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CMON_Limited) put on Marvel Zombies – A Zombicide Game on Kickstarter in January 2022. It was funded in February 2022 and shipped in June 2023. 
The line is two core games Marvel Zombies – A Zombicide Game, and Marvel Zombies: X-Men Resistance, both in massive boxes each with 6 Super Heroes and 6 Zombie Heroes, Bystander figures, various cards and tokens, plastic dashboards, double-sided tiles, 6 dice and additional contents including a Rulebook. 
The line also has four expansions in smaller boxes: Clash of the Sinister Six, Fantastic 4 – Under Siege, Guardians of the Galaxy and Hydra Resurrection, each with additional Super Heroes and Zombie Heroes (https://www.cmon.com/product-line/marvel-zombies-a-zombicide-game/ and https://www.cmon.com/products/marvel-zombies-heroes-resistance-2/). 
Part of the Kickstarter campaign were also a Marvel Zombies: A Zombicide Game – Promos Box, the Sentinel Strike, and the massive Marvel Zombies: A Zombicide Game – Galactus the Devourer Kickstarter exclusives, including even more Super Heroes and Zombie Heroes. The four expansions also had more Kickstarter exclusives, adding to the number of with Super Heroes and Zombie Heroes (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/351817/marvel-zombies-a-zombicide-game/expansions).
In addition to this is also a Marvel Zombies: Heroes' Resistance from 2022, not a full core game, but a stand-alone game with 6 Super Heroes and 4 Zombie Heroes, as well as Bystander and zombie cardboard standees, and 4 Experience Dials instead of the plastic dashboards (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/366023/marvel-zombies-heroes-resistance).
The game is played much like the standard Zombicide game, however either playing as Super Heroes against Zombie Heroes and zombies, or Zombie Heroes against Super Heroes and SHIELD. Missions are either in Hero Mode or Zombie Mode. The gameplay in fact follows the comic books and the game feels very thematic all in all. 
However, like in the standard Zombicide games, the plastic game figures are not painted as the HeroClix figures.

In the [[Vs. System]] [[trading card game]], the Marvel Zombies have three cards in the tournament Promo set Age of Apocalypse. If a player won the tournament where they came from, he or she would get a copy of Spider-Man as a Zombie. If a player comes in second place, he or she would get a card of Captain America. All participants got a copy of the Marvel Zombies card. The zombies in the game had a unique theme of destroying themselves to activate an effect. At the end of the turn, they would return to play.

==In other media==
===Television===
* The ''Marvel Zombies'' series was adapted into the fifth episode of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) / [[Disney+]] series ''[[What If...? (TV series)|Marvel's What If...?]]'', "[[What If... Zombies?!]]". In this version of events, the zombie outbreak is caused by [[Janet van Dyne (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Janet van Dyne]], who became a zombie after contracting a Quantum virus that corrupted her brain while she was trapped in the Quantum Realm, and infecting [[Hank Pym (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Hank Pym]].
** Following the airing of "What If... Zombies?!", a spin-off series based on and named after ''[[Marvel Zombies (miniseries)|Marvel Zombies]]'' was produced and released in September 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hipes |first=Patrick |date=November 12, 2021 |title=Disney+ Day: All The Streamer's Film & TV News From Premiere Dates To Series Orders |url=https://deadline.com/2021/11/disney-plus-day-news-release-dates-marvel-star-wars-pixar-movies-series-1234872661/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112182942/https://deadline.com/2021/11/disney-plus-day-news-release-dates-marvel-star-wars-pixar-movies-series-1234872661/ |archive-date=November 12, 2021 |access-date=November 12, 2021 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite podcast |url=https://this-week-in-marvel-02d59c42.simplecast.com/episodes/first-look-at-disney-x-men-97-spider-man-details |title=First Look at Disney+: X-Men '97, Spider-Man details! |website=[[This Week in Marvel]] |last2=Cink |first2=Lorraine |last3=Iglehart |first3=James Monroe |date=November 12, 2021 |time=24:52–25:14 |access-date=December 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210111626/https://this-week-in-marvel-02d59c42.simplecast.com/episodes/first-look-at-disney-x-men-97-spider-man-details |archive-date=December 10, 2021 |url-status=live |via=[[Simplecast]] |last1=Penagos |first1=Ryan |author-link3=James Monroe Iglehart}} – via {{Cite web |last=Baculinao |first=Michael |date=November 17, 2021 |title=What If...? Producer Confirms Marvel Zombies Animated Series Setting |url=https://epicstream.com/article/what-if-producer-confirms-marvel-zombies-setting |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117193918/https://epicstream.com/article/what-if-producer-confirms-marvel-zombies-setting |archive-date=November 17, 2021 |access-date=November 27, 2021 |website=Epicstream}}</ref>

===Video games===
* [[Frank West (Dead Rising)|Frank West]]'s ending in ''[[Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3]]'' sees him witnessing an alternate universe featuring zombified versions of Marvel superheroes similar to ''Marvel Zombies''.
* Zombie versions of Venom, Captain America, Falcon, Doctor Strange, and Wong appear as playable alternate skins in ''[[Marvel: Future Fight]]''.
* The October 2025 Season update for ''[[Marvel Snap]]'' is a Halloween-themed tribute to Marvel Zombies, with characters like Headpool, Zombie Scarlet Witch, Colonel America, and Zombie Power-Man bringing the zombified Marvel Universe to the popular trading card game.<ref>{{cite web | title=MARVEL SNAP - Dominate the Marvel Multiverse in High-Speed Card Battling Action | url=https://marvelsnap.com/new-season-undead-horde/ }}</ref>

==See also==
* ''[[DCeased]]'' – a similar storyline published by [[DC Comics]].
* ''[[Infestation (comics)|Infestation]]'' – a series similar to ''Marvel Zombies'' by [[IDW Publishing]].
* [[Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW Publishing)|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' (IDW Publishing)]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|http://marvel.com/comics/Marvel_Zombies}}
* [http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20090630125414/http://www.marvel.com/news/comicstories.647 ''Marvel Zombies'' full cover gallery]
* {{gcdb series|id=18728|title=Marvel Zombies}}
* {{comicbookdb|type=title|id=1993|title=''Marvel Zombies''}}
* {{comicbookdb|type=issue|id=106686|title=''Marvel Zombies: The Book of Angels, Demons & Various Monstrosities''}}
* {{comicbookdb|type=issue|id=109480|title=''Marvel Spotlight: Marvel Zombies''}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090413154931/http://classic.newsarama.com/marvelnew/Zombies/MarvelZombiesKirkman.htm Talking ''Marvel Zombies'' With Robert Kirkman], [[Newsarama]], October 3, 2005
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