As the resistance suffers casualties, Peter Parker, Hope van Dyne, and T’Challa discuss different ways of viewing death and respecting those who are gone. Parker’s optimism and the King of Wakanda’s keen insight are especially poignant at the moment we live in. The story of a relentless virus claiming thousands of victims worldwide is no longer fiction in this dark time, and it is comforting to hear words of hope from Marvel’s heroes. First revealed at Toy Fair New York 2020, the main lineup consists of Deadpool, Gambit, Hulk, Mysterio and Wolverine. Magneto (FunkShop), Venom (GameStop), She-Hulk (Hot Topic) and Silver Surfer (Hot Topic) are exclusive releases, along with glow-in-the-dark variants for Mysterio (Walmart) and Wolverine (Entertainment Earth).

The result is reanimated heroes who combine skill with the deadly instinct typical of brain-eaters. Examples include Doctor Strange and Wong, who can access the same old spells, and Hawkeye with impeccable hunting strategies. The gruesome comic series spreads to vinyl with Funko Pop Marvel Zombies figures. The infected subjects include the good guys and the bad guys of Marvel.The episode with the tremendous potential to trivialize death turned out to be the one that treats the dead with the most dignity and respect.

Although all the subjects in Funko Pop Marvel Zombies are likely easy to identify, they each display the symptoms of infection. For most, that means decomposition and green, sometimes dripping, wounds. Among all the stories in the anthology, “What would happen if… Zombies?!” was the one that aroused fans’ expectations the most, as it draws inspiration from the popular story by Robert Kirkman, creator of The Walking Dead. Without failing to explore intense dynamics between the heroes and deliver iconic action scenes, “What Would Happen If… Zombies?!” shows that it is possible to work well in an intriguing way even after the saturation of these stories. This reinforces the sense of danger that permeates the entire episode. Although Bruce finds a team of hardened survivors, anyone can be killed by a minor slip, which frequently happens throughout the story.While the looks are distinctly zombie, the concept is not all that different from the Venomized editions for many of the Marvel characters. In the fifth episode of What If…?, Marvel finally delivered zombies to the MCU. Funko once again dipped into the Marvel Zombies and gave us a massive set of new Pop figures based on the show. In the plot, Hank Pym’s trip to the Quantum Realm, seen in Ant-Man and the Wasp, has triggered an outbreak of a zombie virus.

The main difference in how Marvel Studios approaches its zombies is that, although they do not retain their consciousness, they are still as resourceful as they were in life. As in many zombie productions, the producers could have relied on the impact of these scenes to replace any need for dramatic development, but fortunately, this is not the case.The biggest problems arise from the limited time the screenwriters have to tell their stories. Some complex conflicts need to be resolved in a few lines of dialogue to fit into the narrow half-hour running time range. So when Bruce Banner falls from space to announce the arrival of Thanos, as happened in Avengers: Infinity War, the scientist is faced with a state of complete apocalypse and must join the resistance to survive the zombified superheroes leading undead herds.