The four-episode animated Marvel Cinematic Universe miniseries "Marvel Zombies" is based on the Marvel Comic line of the same name, which kicked off in 2025. These comics take place in a parallel universe where a zombie virus wreaks havoc on Marvel's most popular characters. In the lore of the comics, the virus causes those infected to begin decaying and infuses them with an insatiable hunger for human flesh. If they don't eat human meat, the zombies will become feral and uncontrollable. Once they do eat, however, they become thoughtful and rational again. The Marvel Zombies may look like zombies, but they're a little more like vampires in practice.
The initial run of "Marvel Zombies" comic books were immensely popular, so multiple additional "Marvel Zombies" stories were penned and publi