I haven't been very much into the superhero genre of comic books since I was about twelve years old. This is not a slam on superhero comics, which are fully capable of telling rich, compelling stories and making serious social, philosophical and emotional statements. It's just that I wanted to date girls at some point in my life.

That said, I was drawn back, if briefly, by a story arc that really grabbed my attention. No, not Marvel's godawful 'Civil War' -- that's another, meaner post. I'm talking about 'Marvel Zombies,' which featured zombie versions of such popular Marvel icons as Wolverine, Spider-Man and Captain America, and was written by popular writer and comic-zombie specialist Robert Kirkman (I think -- please note I'm not fact-checking any of this).

The mini-series was a hoot, centering on the zombified-but-intelligent dead superheroes' search for more humans to eat on the otherwise completely-picked-clean planet. Highlights included Spider-Man snapping his own leg off, and all the heroes cutting holes into their abdomens to re-eat pieces of human flesh before their own internal workings dissolve them. This level of quality was surprisingly maintained throughout the entirety of the mini-series, resulting in one of the few genuinely-fun superhero stories to have emerged in this past decade.

The reason I bring it up tonight, however, is because I just learned of plans to do a crossover miniseries with another company -- Ash (from the Evil Dead series) vs. Marvel Zombies. It appears the entire creative team from the original Marvel Zombies will be involved, so I'm figuring it'll be worth a look.

Actually, I guess I'm mostly mentioning it is because I secretly wish I was writing it, darn it all.