User blog:Gojirob/Review: Marvel's Zombies Christmas Carol

DO NOT be deceived by the title. This is the classic Dickens story retold with the undead, but it is not yet another action gorefest (though it is visceral) and it has nothing to do with the 'Marvel Zombies' franchise. It is published by Marvel, but there are no wisecracking ghoulish versions of the superheroes we know. Nor are any Marvel franchise characters present. What should be a joke or parody or just a bizarre failure comes across, to quote a young wizard, as bloody brilliant--emphasis on both words.

Cleverly, the story takes all of the horrors of the overdone zombie outbreak and dovetails them back into themes very properly Dickensian. The undead at least in part take over from the ghosts of the original story. The hunger of the hordes starts from the hunger of the poor, and the inability to see the outbreak before its too late is the inability of society to see the poor and downtrodden. Like any well-done 'What If?', this story uses the familiar signposts of the canon story to mark off why and where it diverges. If you can tolerate zombie visuals, then you will adore this story. Scrooge's triumph in this is markedly different than in canon, but it is also perhaps even greater in some respects. Getting him there is the horror story, but just as the original is a ghost story of Christmas, this is a ghoul story of Christmas, and I say God Bless It, at least because in spots, God's Bright Blessing is needed, and more, it is found. Best recommendation.

A more thorough review : http://atopthefourthwall.com/zombies-christmas-carol-1-3/