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Episode 5 of Marvel's What If? introduced new fans to the world of Marvel Zombies, based on the hit horror-comedy comics that were released in 2005. It's a tale where heroes die, becoming walking diseases hungry for the taste of flesh! However, you know what that episode of the animated series was missing? One liners spouted off by Bruce Campbell. Yes ladies and gentlemen, there is a crossover between the Marvel Zombies series and the Army of Darkness comics created by Dynamite Entertainment! If that prospect isn't enough to entice you to track down a copy, then clearly you're in the wrong place to begin with. This story acts as a prequel to the main storyline, since like any horror series with an interesting gimmick, Marvel ran this storyline into the ground with a number of spin offs, sequels, reboots, and more! This one sees the Chosen One brought back from the afterlife due to shenanigans happening over in his own books. Either that or somebody needed him for a sequel, that's usually how Ash escapes death. Instead of landing back home in his own reality though, Ash finds himself trapped in a dimension populated by powerful weirdos who where their underwear on the outside. Having a chainsaw for a hand isn't as crazy as being a Nazi scientist who's conciseness resides in a swarm of bees. Oh yeah, that's real, Google it.
Instead of fascist bees, Ash finds himself facing off against the forces of evil once more when the Necronomicon possess a homeless lady to inform our hero that an army of the dead will rise! Realizing he might need some backup, the S-Mart employee goes to the Avengers to explain all of this, only for none of them to believe his story. This plot point is tremendously stupid considering the Avengers deal with equally weird crap on a daily basis, like Captain American turning into a werewolf, or Iron Man being morphed into a female Ultron, or Spider-Man fighting an army of his own clones. If anybody should understand Ash's plight, it should be these morons. Then again, this same universe saw Reed Richards intentionally infect the Fantastic Four while Ant-Man kidnapped Black Panther at the beginning of the plague, so maybe this world just got stuck with Earth's dumbest heroes. Just saying, the Justice League might've heard Ash out, though I digress. Either way, the prophesy comes to pass, a zombie Sentry appearing in Times Square who quickly infects every superhero and villain on Earth. Ash just narrowly dodges becoming dinner with the help of Spider-Man, himself bitten earlier by Colonel America. Peter leaves Ash to deal with this dilemma as he rushes home to check up on his Aunt May and wife Mary Jane, not knowing he's going to end up eating both of them in the subsequent prequel miniseries Marvel Zombies: Dead Days. And to think, people say Peter has the worst luck in the regular timeline.
After a brief run in with the Punisher, Ash finds companions in the forms of Dazzler (a mutant refugee from the Disco era) and the Scarlet Witch (who could easily rewrite reality so none of this ever happened, but won't), who agree to help Ash find the Book of the Dead. The problem? It's in Latveria as part of the personal book collection of Doctor Doom, who has also gathered a gaggle of human survivors with the intent of one day repopulating the human race. Naturally the King of Latveria clashes with the King, but it all becomes a moot point when Ash finally finds the accursed book, revealing it had nothing to do with the plague. So why'd it warn Ash? Because the book crafted from the skin of a demon with words written in human blood is stupidly petty, go figure. Things only go from bad to worse as Dazzler is bitten by an infected Amora (why the Enchantress is on Earth is anybody's guess), Castle Doom's defenses fall to the zombie horde, Doctor Doom is infected by Reed Richards (irony's a bitch), and Wanda is consumed by Zombie Punisher. Backed against the wall without any other options, Ash uses the Necronomicon to raise an Army of Darkness (get it?) to ward off the zombies long enough for Doom to transport the remaining survivors into the multiverse along with Ash. For even in death, Doom still refuses to let Richards win. For his trouble he's pounded into paste by Zombie Thing, the Necronomicon is left to be used as toilet paper by the Zombie Hulk, and Ash seemingly finds himself back home... only to discover the world he's ended up on has been infected with MARVEL WEREWOLVES! A fantastic idea... that is sadly never followed up on. That better be a future episode of What If!
For now though, Marvel Zombies vs Army of Darkness is a wild ride from start to finish full of one liners, terror, laughs, and the struggle to keep hope alive. Ash shines even in a crowd of undead superheroes and each issue is full of an equal mix of horror and humor, much like the Evil Dead movies themselves. It helps that Marvel Zombies already has a unique premise, where the undead here can still talk, think, and retain their powers save for super-healing. All and all, this is one of the better comic crossovers out there, further proving why it's a shame that Marvel is so stingy with their IPs these days. If you can find yourself a copy, I highly recommend you get it, for this crossover is truly Groovy!
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J. Denyer
Marvel Zombies/Army Of Darkness
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 6, 2013