Kirkman knows that the shock has passed. The humour and horror of heroes eating heroes has been spent and he needs to try something different. In #1 of Marvel Zombies 2, the plot flashes forward to forty years on from when the Galactus-fuelled zombies left Earth. A grey-haired Black Panther is King of what little remains of humanity and is trying desperately to keep a grip on the whole thing. Rebel groups – cults devoted to the worship of Magneto (who, you’ll remember, martyred himself in the first series) – threaten to overthrow him. Meanwhile, the undead Wasp has discovered that if zombies go long enough without feeding on human flesh, the hunger dissipates and they can be turned into upstanding citizens once more. Could this be the key to saving (what’s left) of the world? We’d better find out fast, as the cosmic zombies, having eaten their way through half the galaxy, are Earth-bound once more and time is running out!