Twenty years ago, Marvel hired "The Walking Dead" co-creator Robert Kirkman to write "Marvel Zombies," a five issue mini-series set in an alternate Earth where the 616 universe was overrun by a plague of the undead. It was hugely successful and spawned a litany of crossovers, including an appearance by Ash from "Evil Dead." Now, Disney+ has released a four episode mini-series "event" that borrows that project's name, but won't follow the comics for its narrative . Instead, the show spins off of the zombie-infected "What If...?" episode, expanding on that world's lore for something a little different than its source material.

This event plays out like an alternative "Avengers" tentpole — a variation of how "Avengers: Endgame" could have turned out if the playing field had been heavily reco

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