Plot
Forty years after leaving Earth, the cosmic-powered zombies have systematically devoured all other life in their universe, as well as infected the Titan Thanos, the mutant Phoenix, Shi'ar warrior Gladiator and former Herald of Galactus, Firelord, with the zombie plague. They then decide to return to Earth and rebuild the interdimensional portal that Magneto destroyed forty years ago, in hope of finding more food. On their way to earth they encounter Ego (comics) the living planet. Surprised that there is a living planet, the zombies don't hesitate in devouring him.
On Earth, an elderly Black Panther rules the surviving humans in New Wakanda, but is in a power struggle with the new generation of Acolytes, a team of mutant supervillains who praised Magneto, a mutant that believed mutants had superiority over normal humans. An Acolyte assassin attacks the Panther in his sleep and nearly disembowels him, but the Panther is saved from death by the Wasp - who remains a zombie but who is now cured of her hunger - when she deliberately infects him in order to 'save' him. After devouring the assassin, the two struggle with how to manage their hunger, while the cosmic zombies continue their approach to Earth. During the decades of interstellar travel back to Earth, Spider-Man and Luke Cage gradually have lost their hunger and begin to, ironically, act rationally once again. Giant Man wishes to start a "breeding program" to create more human food. A battle ensues because of Spider-Man and Luke Cage's new insight, knowing what they have done is wrong now that their hunger has subsided enough to allow them to think rationally.
The humans erect an impenetrable barrier, with most of the cosmic powered zombies outside trying to find a way in. Inside the barrier, Spider-Man and Luke Cage help kill Gladiator. Because of that, the humans gain trust in the two and restore the superheroes' lost limbs with cybernetics (Spider Man's right leg, Wolverine's right arm, and Iron Man's cybernetic lower half of body). Spider-Man then reveals that the other zombies seek the dimensional teleporter, which is said to be stored in the base. Knowing that the zombies will not depart without the device, the heroes prepare for the next battle.
The cosmic zombies gain the upper hand, getting access into the human's base, and start to prepare to feast on the remaining humans. Giant Man is surprised to realize that he has lost his hunger. Giant-Man then convinces the zombies that their hunger is in fact gone, and while he is successful, they are interrupted by an enraged and starving Hulk. The Hulk kills several of the zombies (Phoenix, Firelord, Hawkeye and Iron Man) as they attempt to stop him from eating the remaining humans. Reynolds, having fallen in love with Wasp and believing her to be dead, offers himself to be devoured by the Hulk to stop the Hulk's rampage. The Hulk consumes Reynolds and then reverts back to Banner, who requests to be killed by the survivors to prevent the Hulk from ever returning.
The zombies are then transported to an alternate universe by one of their enemies, Malcolm Cortez (Fabian Cortez's son), who organized a new generation of Acolytes.
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