I remember the first time I picked up a Marvel Zombies trade, with very little background in comics, and I was blown away at the sheer audacity and commitment of the series.
Ok, sure, zombies in the Marvel Universe, but they wouldn’t really have the good guys lose to a zombie plague right? And Sandman wouldn’t take out his revenge on zombie Spider-Man by doing… that… to Peter Parker, right?
Of course, I was (un)dead wrong. Marvel Zombies goes *there* and then some. In a perfect fit, Walking Dead writer Robert Kirkman writes Marvel Zombies, with brilliantly twisted classic Marvel covers reinterpreted to fit the land of zombies.
Below you’ll find a reading order for the entire Marvel Zombies saga, and how you can get as much blood-soaked Marvel alternate reality as possible.
Marvel Zombies Comic Book Reading Order
Marvel Zombies: The Complete Collection Volume 1
Collects: Ultimate Fantastic Four 21-23, 30-32; Marvel Zombies 1-5; Marvel Zombies: Dead Days 1; Black Panther (2005) 28-30
Issue by Issue Reading Order:
Ultimate Fantastic Four #21 to #23
Ok, officially, the Marvel Zombies verse debuts in the pages of Ultimate Fantastic Four. If you’re fairly new to Marvel Comics, I’d recommend you jump ahead to the actual first Marvel Zombies series below, and then come back here if you want a lil’ prologue action. If you know about the Marvel Ultimate Universe, you can get a taste here before you go full Zombies.
Marvel Zombies (2005 to 2006) #1 to #5
Marvel Zombies: Dead Days #1 (May 2007)
The Dead Days one-shot flashes back to show how the Marvel Zombies plague spread in the first place, but I’d recommend reading after the initial series.
Ultimate Fantastic Four #30 to #32
Black Panther #28 to #30
Marvel Zombies: The Complete Collection Volume 2
Collects: Marvel Zombies 2 1-5, Marvel Zombies 3 1-4, Marvel Zombies 4 1-4, Marvel Zombies Return 1-5
Issue by Issue Reading Order:
Marvel Zombies 2 (2007 – 2008) #1 to #5
Marvel Zombies Return #1 to #5
Marvel Zombies 3 (2008 – 2009) #1 to #4
Marvel Zombies 4 (2009) #1 to #4
Deadpool Classic Vol. 11: Merc With A Mouth
Collects: Deadpool: Merc with a Mouth #1 to #13
The adventures of Headpool (Deadpool’s Zombie head) continue. This is only necessary for the big Deadpool fans. Although when you think about it, we’re reading comics about Marvel Zombies, so how necessary is any of this? Makes you think.
Marvel Zombies: The Complete Collection Volume 3
Collects: Marvel Apes: Prime Eight 1, Marvel Zombies: Evil Evolution 1, Marvel Zombies 5 1-5, Marvel Zombies Supreme 1-5, Marvel Zombies Destroy 1-5, Marvel Zombies Halloween 1
Issue by Issue Reading Order:
Marvel Zombies: Evil Evolution #1
Marvel Zombies 5 (2010) #1 to #5
Marvel Zombies Supreme (2011) #1 to #5
Marvel Zombies Destroy! (2012) #1 to #5
Marvel Zombies Halloween (2012) #1
Deadpool Vs. Zombies
Collects: Night Of The Living Deadpool 1-4
Collects: Return Of The Living Deadpool 1-4, Prelude To Deadpool Corps 4
Writer Cullen Bunn’s standalone Deadpool graphic novels are not part of the Marvel Zombie universe at large, but set up their own Deadpool zombie-verse. Well worth a read for fans of either Deadpool or zombie comics.
Zombies In Marvel’s Secret Wars (2015)
Marvel’s 2015 mega-event, Secret Wars, features the Marvel Zombies as the plagued creatures kept beyond the SHIELD. While I highly recommend Secret Wars as a whole, below you’ll find the realms most closely tied to the Marvel Zombies!
Collects: Marvel Zombies (2015), Marvel Zombies (2006) 1
Age of Ultron vs. Marvel Zombies
Collects: Age Of Ultron Vs. Zombies, Age Of Ultron 1
Collects: Red Skull & More!
Collects: Siege 1-4, Uncanny X-Men (2011) 9-10
Marvel Zombies Resurrection Era
A Zombie universe (but not necessarily the Marvel Zombies universe!) one-shot written by W. Maxwell Prince, writer of my favorite ongoing comic book, Ice Cream Man.
Collects: Marvel Zombies: Resurrection (2019) #1, Marvel Zombies: Resurrection (2020) #1 to #4
Marvel Zombies: Black, White & Blood
Out of Continuity Additions:
Marvel Zombies vs Army of Darkness
Would fit into the timeline alongside/before the original Marvel Zombies five issues.
Collects: Marvel Zombies: Dawn of Decay #1 to #4
Intended for a slightly younger audience
Collects: Marvel Zombies (2025) #1 to #5
Hey there are a some new comics to add to the list:
Marvel zombies resurection
Marvel zombies black, white & blood
Marvel zombies #1 (2018)
Marvel zombies marvel tales
Marvel Zombies The Book of Angels, Demons, & Various Monstrosities
marvel Zombies covers
I hope it helps
How about Marvel Zombies vs. Army of Darkness? It’s concurrent with Dead Days…
Yes good call. makes the story go full circle, well kinda, if u tilt your head and squint a bit…