Countdown to Halloween 2024 Day 17: Marvel Zombies: Dawn of Decay #1 and #2

Somehow I missed Marvel Zombies: Dawn of Decay #1 that came out last month. The cover features zombified Black Widow, Iron Man and Captain America attacking Groot. I should have known that something was up when I saw the words "All Ages" in the lower right corner. The blood was toned way down for a Marvel Zombies title. Rocket Racoon and Groot are guests at the Raft island prison when the Avengers show up with General Ross to spring them. Groot is sniffling and Rocket thinks he has a cold. Groot sneezes on Captain America and a big blob on snot lands on his face. Yep, you guessed it for he is the first to turn into a zombie and he attacks his fellow Avengers. Captain America bites Black Widow, who in turn bites Iron Man.

Thor starts throwing his hammer around inside the quinjet making matters worse. Rocket Raccoon gets sucked out of a hole punctured by Thor's hammer and Groot fails to save him. Groot then has to save Bruce Banner from the zombified Avengers before they both go out the hole. They find themselves facing civilians that has also turned into zombies. Bruce hits himself with a brick to change himself into the Hulk.

Cover of Marvel Zombies: Dawn of Decay #1

The cover of Marvel Zombies: Dawn of Decay #2 features Thor reaching for his hammer while zombies are advancing on him from behind. The issue starts with Groot and Hulk talking. That ends with the Hulk wanting to find Space Skunk (Rocket Raccoon). Zombies try to bite Hulk then he's attacked by Thor, who is trying to fight the mutated zombie virus. Hulk and Thor battle while Groot tries to keep them from killing each other. He finally knocks out the Hulk by choking him. Hulk turns back into Bruce. Groot picks him up and they head down into the subway, where he hears cries for help.

Cover of Marvel Zombies: Dawn of Decay #2

Overall, the first two issues of Marvel Zombies: Dawn of Decay makes for interesting reads. The artwork is actually pretty good for an All Ages title. It's interesting to see flowers coming out of the zombies instead of blood and dangling eyeballs.

Marvel Nano Pods Wave 2 Potted Groot

I found this Marvel Nano Pods Wave 2 Potted Groot last week at the local Walmart's for a dollar. Pretty cool for a miniature figurine.

Marvel Nano Pods Wave 2 Potted Groot

 

Marvel Nano Pods Wave 2 Boxes and Inserts

I found eight boxes of Marvel Nano Pods Wave 2 at the local Walmart's last week. They were in the clearance aisle for a dollar each so I got them all. I think I might have seen them earlier this year in the toy aisle but I passed on them because they were between five and six dollars. Half of the boxes had the round clear sticker peeled half off so it appeared that they had either been tampered with or the quality control at Wow! Stuff really sucks. The pods are two by two inches, which makes the figurines about an inch tall. The Marvel Nano Pods Wave 2 includes the following miniature figurines: Super Rare Metallic Star-Lord, Uniform Rocket Raccoon, Black Widow, Star-Lord, Captain Marvel, Attack Rocket Raccoon, Potted Groot, Thor, Spider-Man, Ghost-Spider, Miles Morales, Spider-Man 2099 and Anti-Venom. I will be posting what figurines I got in future posts.

Marvel Nano Pods Wave 2 Boxes

Marvel Nano Pods Wave 2 Inserts

McDonald's Groot Mini Figurine

Here is the McDonald's Groot mini figurine that I got in the Disney 100 Happy Meal. He's 2 1/4" tall and was a little hard to photograph since he has a clear base.

Front of McDonald's Groot Mini Figurine

Back of McDonald's Groot Mini Figurine

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Happy Meal Box

It took me two trips to actually get the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Happy Meal box. I collapsed the box in order to get better pictures. The front has a group shot featuring Rocket Racoon, Mantis, Star-Lord, Groot, Drax and Nebula. The right side of the box has images of the Cosmo, Rocket, Mantis and Adam Warlock toys along with a code to scan if you want to play (I haven't yet). The back has the smile, which is always disappointing to see since they could have had another panel devoted to the movie. The left side has images of the Drax, Star-Lord, Groot and Nebula toys plus how to play the online Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Experience.

Front and Right Side of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Happy Meal Box

Back and Left Side of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Happy Meal Box

Thor: Love and Thunder Happy Meal Box

Hey, we made it to another Thorsday and the first day of Autumn. I'm finally presenting the Thor: Love and Thunder Happy Meal box. The left side of part one shows Thor and Mighty Thor aka Lady Thor aka Jane Foster. The right side shows all the ten toys in the set plus the "Try Me" code.

The left side of part two shows the smiling mouth, which is always creepy if you ask me. The right side shows a larger image of the ten toys in the set plus a more detailed instruction on how to play the Thor Music Experience.

The toy set includes Rocket, Mantis, Thor, Mighty Thor, Star-Lord, Groot, Valkyrie, Korg, Thoothgnasher and Toothgrinder, and Golden Armor Thor. I was surprised that I actually got five of the ten.

Marvel Studios Heroes #5 Planted Groot Action Figure

The fifth action figure in the Marvel Studios Heroes toy line is the Planted Groot.

If you push the button on his back, then his head and arms move.

Marvel Studios Heroes Happy Meal Box

I actually got a few of the Marvel Studios Heroes Happy Meals from the local McDonald's in October. The front of the box features Black Widow in her white outfit. The right panel features "The Power of Protein" so you can turn your milk into a super hero with a punch out Vision cape.

The back panel shows only a smile to put you in a happy mood. The left panel lists all the action figures available in the Marvel Studios Heroes Happy Meal and includes: Falcon, Winter Soldier, Vision, Scarlet Witch, Potted Groot, Gladiator Hulk, The Wasp, Hulkbuster and Black Widow.

I will be showing the action figure toys that I got in the next few days.

Countdown to Valentine's Day 2020 Day 1: Avengers Infinity War Valentines With Thumb Tattoos

I picked this box of Marvel Avengers Infinity War 32 Valentines with 32 Thumb Tattoos last week at the local Dollar Tree. You can declare a thumb war with your friends. This is a pretty tall box at 10-1/2" considering that the sheet of thumb tattoos is the longest item at 8".

Front of Avengers Infinity War Valentines With Thumb Tattoos box

Back of Avengers Infinity War Valentines With Thumb Tattoos box

Each thumb tattoo is 1" x 1-1/2" and includes such Marvel superheroes as Vision, Hulk, Iron Man, Groot, Black Panther, Black Widow, Doctor Strange and Spder-Man

Sheet of thumb tattoos from Avengers Infinity War Valentines

Eight Valentine cards are all connected on a strip and there are four strips. The first four includes Black Widow, Iron Man, Black Panther and Steve Rogers not in his Captain America costume.

Front of first four Avengers Infinity War Valentine cards

The backs of the first four Valentine cards:

Back of first four Avengers Infinity War Valentine cards

The last four includes Vision, Thor, Spider-Man and Thanos, who gets an extra wide one since he's so big.

Front of last four Avengers Infinity War Valentine cards

The back of the extra wide Thanos Valentine card not only includes him but also includes the movie version of Doctor Strange in a circle and the comic version of Scarlet Witch.

Back of last four Avengers Infinity War Valentine cards

There is also a sheet of 32 red heart stickers that I didn't scan. Overall, the artwork on the Valentine cards and thumb tattoos are not bad.