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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.

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Marvel Zombies 4 2012-02-09 07:06:22 Patrick Challis

Overall rating		4.0
Story		4.0
Art		4.0

Reviewed by Patrick Challis February 09, 2012

The Marvel Zombies Saga Races On

While this release is the fourth episode in the saga of the Marvel Zombies storyline, this definitely can stand up as stand alone tale as well.

While there are links to the previous tales, this one rattles on at a great pace and doesn't let up for a single moment. Amazingly that doesn't affect the characters at all. They're well written and well defined all while being completely separate from one another.

Another part of this release I liked was the interplay between all of the characters. My favorite of these being Morbius and Jennifer Kale. When the shit really hits the fan, these two start to doubt their abilities and I love that. It's nice to see someone who can write these sorts of characters without feeling the need to make them perfect.

The sheer strength and quality of the writing by Fred Van Lente make this graphic novel so hard to put down that I had to read it in a single sitting. I couldn't wait to see what was going to happen next. In fact, it really felt like the characters really were in peril instead of the reader having the normal feeling of "oh they'll win in the end they always do" that sometimes plagues stories.

As well as the main tale there are also three little mini tales all dealing with the origin of the zombie named Simon Garth who plays a major part in this tale. One of these, inventively titled 'Zombie!', is written by Stan Lee. The first two tales are done in a real old school style and that really adds a 'B movie' feel to proceedings.

As always, the artwork is absolutely superb. It really brings the characters back to life if you excuse the pun.

I'd highly recommend this one even if you haven't read any of the other Marvel Zombies tales.