Warning: Contains spoilers forMarvel Zombies: Dawn of Decay #4!
The next chapter ofMarvel Zombieshas just been teased, asDawn of Decay’s spine-chilling zombie outbreakhas officially reached the mutant heroes of theX-Men. Though the latest iteration of the horror-tinged superhero series heavily featured Guardians of the Galaxy and Avengers characters, the infection is spreading to other corners of the Marvel Universe, as it is revealed several iconic X-Men members have already succumbed to the plague.
Marvel Zombies: Dawn of Decay#4 – written by Thomas Krajewski, with art by Jason Muhr – picks up afterGroot and Hulk team-up to stop the epidemic, as they cure the infected Avengers before it’s too late. However, the outbreak has already spread to the zombified X-Men, depicted terrorizing Xavier’s School at the end of the issue.
Four key mutant heroes break down X-Mansion doors in the issue’s final moment, as the gross-out zombie virus claims new, powerful victims. Though aDawn of Decayfollow-up hasn’t been officially announced yet,a sequel involving the X-Men appears to be on the way.
“Dawn Of Decay: Officially Reaches Xavier’s School, As Marvel Teases A Mutant-Zombie Outbreak
Marvel Zombies: Dawn of Decay#4–Written By Thomas Krajewski; Art By Jason Muhr; Color By Rachelle Rosenberg; Lettering By VC’s Travis Lanham
After several major Avengers heroes like Thor, Captain Marvel, and Scarlet Witch have already had to contend with the gross plant-based zombie infection, the virus will now be corrupting some ofthe most powerful mutants of the Marvel Universe. As featured at the end ofMarvel Zombies: Dawn of Decay #4,Rogue, Nightcrawler, Cyclops, and Colossus have already undergone a monstrous transformation and are now trying to spread their sickening infection throughout Xavier’s School. In a brief yet frightening cliffhanger scene, Professor X hides out in Cerebro with a few young mutant students while the powerful zombified X-Men heroes attack.
When formidable mutant abilities mix with the zombie virus, there’s no telling just how destructive the plague’s next wave could become when it infects and takes over Marvel’s mutants.
With four iconic X-Men already down for the count and unleashed at the end ofMarvel Zombies: Dawn of Decay, a potential follow-up still has a few legendary mutant heroes on the board to combat the impending infection. Since they’re mentioned in the final moments of the limited series, it’s all but confirmed that Storm and Charles Xavier will play a pivotal role in the battle against the mutant zombies. Whenformidable mutant abilities mix with the zombie virus, there’s no telling just how destructive the plague’s next wave could become when it infects and takes over Marvel’s mutants.
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As creepyThe Last of Us-style zombie creatures continue to wreak havoc on the world, its origins are still a mystery to be unraveled at the end of theDawn of Decaylimited series. Though initially thought to be caused bya cosmic virus accidentally spread by Groot,it’s revealed that the zombie apocalypse was intentionally started by an unknown character with nefarious purposes. Back inMarvel Zombies: Dawn of Decay#1, General Ross hands Captain America a leaky pen with poisoned ink that was the true cause of the latest outbreak.
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At the end of the limited series, Steve Rogers’ Captain America claims that Ross could not have been the one to have started the outbreak and that the General must have actually been an imposter back in issue #1. With mutants now taking the spotlight at the same time, it seems thata shapeshifting X-Men villain like Mystiquecould be the culprit who secretly infected Captain America and kicked off the zombie apocalypse. Whether she’s working alone or with another character like Magneto, it should be interesting to see what the grand plan behind the zombie outbreak could be.
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Even though Groot helped Bruce Banner find a cure for the botanical infection by the end ofMarvel Zombies: Dawn of Decay, the universe’s heroes must still find a way to spread this cure worldwide. They manage to stop the zombified Avengers by shocking them, but Bruce Banner says he can have an inhalable antidote ready to disperse soon.
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Storm’s heroics are literally killing her, and now she’s trapped in a nightmare crafted just for her, full of creepy crawlies and tight spaces.
To get the antidote to as many of the infected as possible, they’ll need to harnessthe power of the X-Men’s greatest hero, Storm. However, the mutant leader could have her hands full with her fellow X-Men zombified and running rampant. Since this iteration ofMarvel Zombiesfocused on the Hulk and Groot representing both the Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy, respectively, Storm could round out their unexpected trio as a representative of the X-Men in the war against the creepy creatures.
In Captain America’s teased plan,Storm’s Omega-level mutant abilitiesare the key to saving the entire world from the plant-based zombie virus, but Banner will have to deliver the antidote for the plan to be successful. Even though they’ve found the cure,Dawn of Decay’s story is far from over with the X-Mansion filled with zombified mutants.
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Krajewski and Muhr’s series featured many of the same characters as the MCU and even remade popular movie moments with a zombified twist, like anew version of the Hulk and Thor fightor a virus-infected Captain Marvel recreating her entrance from the climax ofAvengers: Endgame. Since the X-Men aren’t really in the MCU yet,it will be fun to see what versions of the mutants could be used for inspiration in a possibleDawn of Decaysequel. The brief scene at the end of the limited series could signify someX-Men: The Animated Seriesinfluence on the comics.
It would make sense for Marvel to continue this story, coinciding with the release of the upcomingMarvel Zombiesstreaming series.
No formal announcement of a sequel has been made yet after the release ofMarvel Zombies: Dawn of Decay #4, but the cliffhanger ending perfectly sets up the X-Men Zombies story and leaves many unanswered questions. With the perpetrator behind the zombie outbreak still on the loose, and some powerful mutant heroes taken over by the infection, it would make sense for Marvel to continue this story, coinciding with therelease of the upcomingMarvel Zombiesstreaming series. Though Groot and Hulk’s initialMarvel Zombiesteam-up was a great time, it’s time for the zombifiedX-Mento officially take over.
Marvel Zombies: Dawn of Decay #4is available now from Marvel Comics.
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Released on Disney+, Marvel Zombies is the continuation of Marvel’s What If…? episode 5, where an animated version of the MCU is overrun by zombies.
