Zombies Christmas Carol

Gather your family close, board up the doors, and heed well the tale of Ebenezer Scrooge - a man whom no fire could warm, whose cold heart pumped ice through his veins and whose lips uttered a firm "BAH!" to any sort of happiness. Learn from his experience as he is visited by the undead corpse of his old friend, Jacob Marley, on Christmas Eve. And join him on his journey to Christmases past aided by another corpse intent on showing Scrooge the origin of the Hungry Death consuming the land. God help us, every one! Collecting MARVEL ZOMBIES CHRISTMAS CAROL #1-5.

From Booklist

Most of Dickens’ cherished elements are in place: the Victorian setting; each unforgettable character, from Cratchit to Fezziwig; the arrival of the three ghosts to alter Scrooge’s miserly ways. Other details—well, let’s just say they’ve changed. A plague known as “the Hungry Death” has so overwhelmed the poor of London that there’s ne’er a caroler about. Fine by Scrooge until the zombified form of his old partner, Marley, arrives (riding a fiery chariot down the grand staircase, no less) to forewarn of the three ghastly visitors. The mutation of this personal tale into one of sweeping grandeur makes for an odd if intriguing fit. There’s an implication that the plague started with Scrooge himself (a bite from a sick horse, of all things), though the final act of this five-comic-book compendium wisely chooses to make more metaphorical hay out of the poisoning of the impoverished masses. The glossy, spectacle-laden art is uniformly fine and plenty disgusting. If you’ve ever wanted to see Tiny Tim devour his own father, you’re in luck. A true Christmas (ahem) feast. Grades 8-12. --Daniel Kraus

From the Inside Flap

Marvel presents Charles Dickens' classic A Christmas Carol like you've never seen before - with zombies! Eisner Award-winning writer Jim McCann adapts the tale with a new twist as Ebenezer Scooge must find some Christmas spirit before there are no Christmases left!This Christmas there is no singing in London; gone are the punch, poultry and puddings. The poor, surplus population is being struck down by a disease known as the "Hungry Death," a horror that can spread with a scratch - or a bite - and fills its undead victims with a hunger that cannot be quelled.Ebenzer Scrooge, a bitter miser whose frozen soul never thawed one degree at Christmas, may be mankind's only hope. One night remains before all is lost. And as the graves turn out their dead, three Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future will visit Scrooge to show him where the horror began - and where all things will end - if he cannot find the goodness within his own heart!

About the Author

Jim McCann is an Eisner award-winning writer of stage, television and comics. His work for Marvel includes New Avengers: The Reunion, Hawkeye & Mockingbird, Hawkeye: Blindspot, and various upcoming Marvel projects. His original graphic novel Return of the Dapper Men from Archaia earned him the prestigious Eisner award in 2011.

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