collection editor Mark D. Beazley
written by Robert
Kirkman
art by Sean
Phillips
published by Marvel
Comics
ISBN-10: 0785132325
ISBN-13: 978-0785132325
reviewed by Adam Armstrong
1.15.09
Filling
in the gaps.
Following the events
of Marvel Zombies vs. Army of Darkness
we watch as Spiderman succumbs to the infestation and eats Mary Jane. Magneto
feels bad about bringing the virus to Earth in the first place and decides to
help fight the zombie infestation. The remaining X-men join S.H.I.E.L.D. trying
to fight the zombies and find survivors while Bruce Banner, Tony Stark, and
Reed Richards try to find a cure. Richards goes insane after witnessing the
death of his children and decides that zombification
is the next step in evolution, infecting the rest of the Fantastic Four who in
turn infect him.
Infectious reading, Dead Days serves as an explanation as to
how the zombie infestation started and how it spread so quickly. While it
doesn’t answer all questions, it does serve as a great aide to those of us who
are always asking why. Great art and a good story, though it does only make
sense in the world of comic books. Also included in this collection is an
origin story from Ultimate Fantastic Four
21-23 & 30-32. Not to mention a ‘bridge’ story from Black Panther 28-30.
Pick it up.
5 out of 5