A new nightmare has come to the Marvel Universe–just in time for Halloween–and now fans can finally get their first look at how innocently the apocalypse can begin… in Marvel Zombies Resurrection #1.

The new preview kicks off a return to the world of gore and horror still remembered fondly by readers of the original Marvel Zombies series (you had to be there). That original zombie nightmare spread through Marvel’s most iconic heroes, villains, and teams, and Resurrection looks to do the same. Writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson is carrying forward the banner first raised by Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman, and while horror is sure to explode sooner rather than later, the first pages start with the heroes united, and still in heroic form… debating how best to exploit the corpse of Galactus.

When the series was first announced (as Marvel Zombies Respawn, before a title change) the synopsis made no secret of Galactus’s role in starting the new event. When the Destroyer of Worlds appears within range of planet Earth, alarm bells sound. But when the villain appears to have died on his way to Earth, the heroes have to prepare a different kind of mission–and have to act before some other group pillages the body  for nefarious purposes.

That’s the premise established in the newly released preview of Marvel Zombies Resurrection #1, showing Marvel’s formerly-smartest scientist assembling the heaviest hitters of The Avengers, X-Men, and Fantastic Four to intercept the cosmic corpse. Which means serious trouble, since they will likely be the first heroes corrupted by the undead plague Galactus is carrying. Check out the preview pages below:

It remains to be seen how the appearance of Galactus may work the fiction of the original Marvel Zombies series into the current Marvel canon, or if this series, like that one, will be an out of continuity ‘what if’ nightmare. To find out, readers will need to pick up an issue of their own come Halloween. Until then, read on below for the full solicitation details and plot synopsis.

  • MARVEL ZOMBIES RESURRECTION #1 Release Date: October 30th, 2019 Written by: Phillip Kennedy Johnson Art by: Leonard Kirk Cover Art by: In-Hyuk Lee THE HORROR SMASH-HIT LIVES AGAIN! When Galactus’ corpse appears at the edge of Earth’s solar system, the Avengers, X-Men and Fantastic Four investigate. Too late, they discover that Galactus’ body is now the vessel of an interstellar terror, which one-by-one transforms Earth’s Mightiest Heroes into the universe’s most terrifying predators! As our heroes try to escape the superpowered, cannibalistic aberrations that were once their friends and family, will any survive? And even if they do, can they hope to protect Earth from the infestation that has already claimed half of the known universe? Don’t miss the FIRST ISSUE of this terrifying new vision of the classic Marvel tale!

Marvel Zombies Resurrection #1 will arrive in your local comic book shop or direct from Marvel Comics on October 30th, 2019.

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