The list of figures that might hurt him is short, though members of his Black Order such as Proxima Midnight might be able to, if he encountered one of them as a zombie. My favorite thing about What If…? Peter's "orientation video" offers survival tips and features Happy Hogan, Kurt, Sharon Carter, and Bucky . Or to be more poetic and Watcher-y about it, this tragedy “sprang from a place of love and hope.” Er, Hope. Ash Williams faces off against zombie versions of Spider-Man, the Avengers, and the Fantastic Four after the Marvel heroes are infected with a virus ravaging New York City. ), Okoye, on why Wakandans don’t watch horror movies: “We have American reality TV.”, Hope (having just exploded out of Sharon): “Guys, I’m covered in Sharon!”, Peter (repeating Aunt May’s advice on mourning and loss): “If we don’t keep smiling when they can’t, we might as well be gone, too.”, Peter: “Ahhh, I totally just jumpscared you! Thanos is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.He was created by writer-artist Jim Starlin, and made his first appearance in The Invincible Iron Man #55 (cover date February 1973).An Eternal-Deviant warlord from the moon Titan, Thanos is regarded as one of the most powerful beings in the Marvel Universe.He has clashed with many heroes including the . The Guardians of the Galaxy-themed episode is full of cameos from the likes of Nebula, Drax and even Howard the Duck but there are a few notable absences, chief among them being Gamora. The train runs out of fuel, and there’s still a whole field of zombies between our heroes and their destination. Our uninfected team is: Spidey! )Even if the virus had spread beyond Earth, however, Thanos would presumably still need to be among the living to gain the Soul Stone, since a zombie is . The Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities: New Stories About ... In fiction, "god" can mean anything, from all powerful deities like The One Above All to smaller minor deities like Yato from Noragami. She grabs the plane, and almost pulls them down, but no! We spend so much time with Hulk, Hope from "Ant-Man and the Wasp" and Okoye from "Black Panther.". Marvel's What If…? season 1, episode 5 recap: Zombies ... But alas, as The Watcher tells us, the world he’s coming back to is not the one he left. They keep their powers. We open on the Hulk, hurtling to Earth. The Marvel Zombies episode of Marvel's What If.? What If: Which MCU Heroes Are Still in the Zombies World ... However, in this reality, Doctor Strange was never abducted by Ebony Maw and the Time Stone thus remained on Earth. Hank Pym probably shrunk down and bit him. Thanos getting one shotted like that was nuts, but believable. ranks as one of the best episodes of television Marvel Studios has produced, and the character at its centre deserves much of the credit for that being the case. He was born with purple, hide-like skin and a massive body due to his Deviant Syndrome. really needed a zombocalypse plan. As Spider-Man, Scott Lang (Paul Rudd), T’Challa and Doctor Strange’s Cloak travel to Wakanda, it’s revealed in the final scene of the What If…? Not only does it constantly mess around with its own science, but it gives the audience no reason to care for its cast of characters outside of the fact that they previously already did. What is your review of the 'What If… T'Challa Became A ... However, Marvel Studios has continued to up the ante week after week – so viewers had better strap in tight for whatever comes their way on Wednesday. Alternately, Thor and the Guardians could destroy him properly before he reaches the last Stone – Thor would likely aim for Thanos’s head this time – and as the show delights in reminding viewers, a universe exists somewhere where each of these possibilities have happened, in countless different ways. They are still with us, as long as we do not forget them.” (Thanks, Marvel, what I needed was to tear up at the end of this, once again. There's tremendous spoilers in here, but if you've seen all of the episodes of Season 1, then you can see there's some suggestions on what may come. The Wasp presumably had no idea of the Eye of Agamotto’s value when she killed zombie Strange, leaving it for Thanos to pick up and claim unopposed. I am so happy the episode followed through on the initial scene. ?” moves extremely quickly, but more or less originated on Earth and remains confined there when Thanos arrives. Finally Brings a Key Piece of the Spider-Man Mythos to the MCU, suggested in the Marvel Zombies comic series, settled for inferring it rather than stating it, A What If...? Guide: News, Easter Eggs, Reviews, Recaps, Theories and Rumors, Death Note: How Light Yagami Could Have, and Maybe Should Have, Won, Spider-Man: No Way Home Clip Explains Why Doctor Strange Isn't a Father, MCU Writer Describes the Eternals as Marvel's 'Most Super' Superheroes, Star Wars Designer Poses With Empire Strikes Back's Scrapped Dagobah Dragon. Hope goes big and walks them across the field of zombies, depositing them safely in the military complex before collapsing back among the undead. And holy Zombie Thanos does this episode play with that element.
. (But she doesn’t shrink first, because, again, no one but Peter has watched enough horror movies to understand that every action you take yields horrible consequences.) he's also able to fully become the person who wants to keep (H)ope alive. Iron-Man the Zombie tried to neutralize him with his energy beams, but the Cloak dodged the blows. The point of a zombie story is that you go into it knowing that no one is safe, that you will probably see every character die in a genuinely horrifying way. but this time, when Tony, Strange, and Wong show up to deal with them, something’s wrong. But the real joy in this episode is seeing the pure, sparkling nihilism of the zombie genre applied to Marvel. 2. One zombie in a super suit, and two who can use magic and zip through portals. Now his genocidal machinations have become mere idle . employs such dramatic turnabouts. The Mind Stone creates a field the zombies don’t like, and it keeps them out, which is why he’s been able to diagnose the zombie plague as a form of encephelopathy and work quietly to develop a cure like the hero he is. And so it may prove Thanos himself who fights most intensely against his own future! Jim Starlin and Alan Davis return to the epic story that began in THE INFINITY SIBLINGS. Don't miss the second volume of Starlin's wildest adventure yet! Zombie Thanos with an (incomplete) Infinity Gauntlet — the Mad Titan is madder now. That certainly sounds corny, but that's really what they . Post #144 » by MrDollarBills » Thu Sep 30, 2021 1:39 am. When a terrorist puts the Avengers at odds, Captain America and the Winter Soldier go rogue to find him but Iron Man isn t far behind. Will the Avengers survive the fallout? Yes, after their excellent fight scene in last week’s What If…? -It's Fury's Big Week, 2011. Marvel's What If...? As if that wasn’t horrifying enough, zombie Thanos is wearing the Infinity Gauntlet, which is missing just one of the Infinity Stones – the very one that the remaining Avengers are taking directly to him. We get to see T’Challa be heroic again! What would a zombie do with the Infinity Gauntlet? Wipe out half the universe but leave their brains? Collects Thanos (2016) #13-18 And Thanos Annual (2018) #1. A one-stop shop for all things video games. This is the "book that mankind has been hungering for," says American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer, Stan Lee, "a book that is-now and forever-a shining beacon of wonder, a titanic tribute to talent unleashed. From the debut of a powerful new Marvel team to the lost Gamora and Iron Man episode we won't be seeing until Season 2, and right on through to the post-credits scene, here's everything you need . And now Bruce. Marvel Studios: The First Ten Years' is the only book to give fans an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the evolution of the studio from a film production arm of a comic book company to the studio that has grossed more than $12 billion ... The mind stone fails to cure everyone and Earth is inhabited by zombies. Cape once again gets a chance to shine, holding Strange and Wong back until Hope Van Dyne’s army of ants can, um, skeletonize three of my favorite characters. But only four of them make it—Bucky hangs back to defend them from Wanda, and then Bruce finally gets The Big Guy to make an appearance to clear enough of a path for T’Challa to pilot Peter, Cape, and Scott’s head to Wakanda. Found insideIf the only point were horror, it probably wouldn't have the same effect. ... is that overtime if a zombie does not feed, then the hunger starts to fade so that, for example, the Wasp has become part of Black Panther's community. Danai Gurira gets to fight the undead as Okoye instead of as Michonne, and she slices Falcon in half! He even convinced Thanos to do a Heel-Face Turn. He can be the throughline of the story, the one we hope doesn . And… Hope got scratched, which means she’s infected. ?," streaming now on Disney+. He’s able to call out the mistake of splitting the group, but also, because he’s the youngest and has, in some ways, suffered the most loss of all of them, he’s also able to fully become the person who wants to keep (H)ope alive. Humanity will be okay after all! And of course he’s right, because Big Hope is still out there, and even after that, though Peter doesn’t know this, there’s the inevitability of Thanos. Never saw saving Stark as the missing piece to successfully executing his plan from Black Panther & I'm not mad, I loved it . All the latest gaming news, game reviews and trailers. Finally Brings a Key Piece of the Spider-Man Mythos to the MCU. (Except in the meta-narrative, listening to Chadwick Boseman muse on death is maybe a little much?) What If? Infinity - Thanos 1, What If? Infinity - Inhumans 1, What If? Infinity - X-Men 1, What If? Infinity - Guardians Of The Galaxy 1, What If? Infinity - Dark Reign 1 The episode begins with Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo) thinking that he’d been reunited with his ole pal Iron Man to help save the day… only to discover that Tony Stark is now a gruesome zombie, hellbent on destroying anything in his path. Turn this thing around, we can't go to Wakanda." And obviously they were confused and refused to do so. Also there is a need to note that there is a wide range of competency among the zombies, like normal zombies behave just like… normal zombies, while named zombies in some case shown to be as competent or even more… than their main timeline living selves, like how zombie Iron Man, Strange and Wong pull a flawless ambush on Ebony Maw and Cull Osbidian and killing them in seconds using . 14 seconds of a struggle before being destroyed upholds what we saw with Thanos before while propping up Ultron.
just when you thought Thanos couldn’t get any more OP #WhatIfzombies #WhatIf (SPOILER PIC) pic.twitter.com/fj41bLC1nU, #WhatIf spoilers –––––Me after seeing Thanos with 5 infinity stones inside Wakanda at the end pic.twitter.com/UykpRXiGgN, What If Spoilers–––––ZOMBIE THANOS WHAT THE HELL #WhatIf pic.twitter.com/wMMYzbp5yy, Mad respect for the zombie who managed to bite Thanos wielding five Infinity Stones. Why are they… eating them??? Now, this second volume in the new Modern Masters series delves into the artist’s life, as Pérez discusses his Puerto Rican upbringing, how he broke into the comics field, and the attention to detail that has made him one of comics’ ... Bruce is doooomed. Space. Reality.
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Nope, for sure thought he'd be the hero!
This is why there are upticks in zombie stories during times of social upheaval, yes? It makes for a strong visual punch to end the series’ darkest episode, but it also requires a little unpacking. 1m. Even if they resisted damage as well, it might be enough to spread the virus, and with Thanos unaware of the danger, it could readily explain the transformation. Infinity Ultron. How can Iron Man say the word "penguin" if he's a human? Once the Avengers are infected, the rest of humanity falls like dominoes. Many of our favorite heroes became villains, and we got to see how the .
And sure, Scott’s just a head in a jar now, but that’s better than no Scott at all. Peter's "orientation video" offers survival tips and features Happy Hogan, Kurt, Sharon Carter, and Bucky . The scariest part was clearly Zombie Thanos ready to use the Infinity Gauntlet, not to eliminate half of everything but maybe to spread the virus to whoever's left. Captain America wants to eat Bucky! on Disney Plus chilled fans to the bone, as several of the mightiest heroes in the MCU became undead, murderous versions of their former selves. The world in this week’s What If…? 2. Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps must join forces with their rivals of the other colors to battle the Black Lanterns, an army of undead superheroes and villains--all their deceased friends and foes--who are out to destroy all life. The Disney+ MCU show reached its midpoint with episode 5, an outing imagining what living-dead virus plaguing Earth. Ad. What If…? We cut to Peter Parker’s video on how to avoid being zombified, with performances by Happy (in a shirt that says “I’m not single I’m saving myself for Thor”), Kurt (playing a zombie), Sharon Carter (who gamely tolerates being shot in the head), and Bucky (who is naked in the shower, and not happy about being interrupted). Guide: News, Easter Eggs, Reviews, Recaps, Theories and Rumors. RELATED: Marvel Just Cemented [Spoiler] as the MCU's Deadliest Threat - Again. is streaming now on Disney+. Answer (1 of 3): How can Bruce Banner become green if he's a Hulk? That expression of possibility leads to images like zombie Thanos, which in this case requires more explanation than normal. Episode 3: the rise of Marvel Zombies. Plot. While most of the cliffhanger endings from previous episodes wind up feeding directly into this story, the finale doesn't provide much resolution to Episode 5's zombie plotline . The aspirational leftest superhero comic, featuring Huey and Ajax Beef! Two happy-go-lucky himbo bodybuilders stand up for their community, pushing back against sadistic cops and greedy landlords! It doesn't take long for the world to become overrun by zombies and for the remaining few survivors to adapt. In the wake of last week's dark Doctor Strange journey, the fifth episode of Marvel Cinematic Universe animated series . follows the Watcher, the one . After realising he needs to set things right, Vision rips the Mind Stone out of his own head, in a scene reminiscent of the way he was killed by Thanos (Josh Brolin) in Avengers: Infinity War. This is it! The final showdown between Dr. Manhattan and Superman shakes up the DC Universe to its very core! But can even the Man of Steel walk out from the shadow of Manhattan? I don't understand why you're clutching your petals on a difference of 14 seconds. After that, the Cosmic . suggests Thanos (Josh Brolin) was right in Avengers: Infinity War. Ebony Maw and Cull Obsidian arrive, just as they do in Infinity War. This ragtag crew figures out that there’s a weird signal coming from Camp Lehigh in New Jersey, and decides to travel there to gather more survivors. Zombies attack the Avengers and the survivors struggle to find a cure before they become the living dead. Happy Hogan! Oct 28, 2014. "So, back to our question, who are you, and how did you come in here. We were headed straight to Wakanda. And it's a small universe when the Fantastic Four appear - but can even two teams of heroes prevent the biggest shakeup in Skrull history? COLLECTING: Avengers (1963) 255-261, Annual 14; Fantastic Four Annual 19 That means that – with the Power, Reality and Space Stones already in his possession – he needs only two more to make the Snap. Collects Infinity War #1-6, Warlock and the Infinity Watch #7-10 & Marvel Comics Presents #108-111. Contains material originally published in Super zombies #1-5. zombie episode.What If? Even if the virus had spread beyond Earth, however, Thanos would presumably still need to be among the living to gain the Soul Stone, since a zombie is incapable of making the required moral choice. It could be that with the Avengers gone, whatever Loki and his master Thanos did cause life and death to be perverted in some way that creates zombie life. I know I’ve described most of these episodes as “fun” but this is like, FUN. Also featuring a trip to Camelot to battle the original Black Knight! COLLECTING: Marvel Zombies 5 #1-5 However, in 2018, when Thanos arrived on Earth, he became infected with a quantum virus and was transformed into a zombie. While Bruce Banner, Spider-Man, Wasp, and the remaining Avengers fought to survive the zombie apocalypse, Thanos must have been infected. 2. What If…? 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For me, it looks like the less you think about Thanos, the more you can enjoy this. Things become more complicated when even some of the primary Avengers are infected themselves. Wait… Kurt? The Cloak of Levitation and Hope kill the zombies, saving Banner. Commentary. 1. Everything the Avengers have fought for has led up to this moment - the fate of Earth and existence itself has never been more uncertain. COLLECTING: MARVEL'S AVENGERS: UNTITLED PRELUDE 1-3, TBD The surviving members of the superhero group travel to Wakanda so that they can use the Mind Stone to transmit the cure for the virus across the globe. is the way it can remix relationships between the characters and explore new angles and opportunities for chemistry and humor. Thanos does have tough skin but Gamora must have thought her knife . Bruce manages to escape the same fate, teaming up with heroes including Spider-Man (Hudson Thames), Hope van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly), Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) and Okoye (Danai Gurira) to seek out a possible cure for the quantum virus. The team discover that Vision (Paul Bettany) is able to keep the zombies at bay with the Mind Stone in his head – although he has also been keeping a zombie Scarlet Witch hidden and dismembering T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman) to keep Wanda fed. Then Spiderman swoops in to scoop Bruce up and websling him to safety.