{"rewrite":{"id":"r_c6e0aa7350089f6e44b63436","clusterId":"c_0a859aac452bb2800634eab6","slug":"babymetal-lands-on-marvel-zombies-war-zone-variant-cover","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"BABYMETAL Lands on Marvel Zombies: War Zone Variant Cover","summary":"BABYMETAL appears on a limited variant cover of Marvel Zombies: War Zone (2026) #1, posing alongside Iron Man, Captain America, Hulk, and Thor. The cover goes on sale in Japan from September 7 at the A!SMART online store for 6500 yen. The US issue releases September 2. The collaboration follows the band's song 'from me to u (feat. Poppy)' in the 2025 Disney+ Marvel Zombies anime trailer.","whyItMatters":"The variant cover extends BABYMETAL's Marvel Zombies connection from a trailer song to a physical comic product, and the cover was conceived directly from that earlier collaboration.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe cover was conceived from BABYMETAL\u0026#39;s earlier tie-in with the franchise. The 2025 Disney+ anime series Marvel Zombies used the band\u0026#39;s \u0026#39;from me to u (feat. Poppy)\u0026#39; in its official trailer, and the song appears on METAL FORTH, which reached number 9 on the US Billboard 200.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarvel Zombies: War Zone is a five-issue series written by Tom Waltz with inks by Jaime Infante. Issue 1 opens with a zombie outbreak that quarantines Manhattan. The Marvel Zombies line began in 2005, when Robert Kirkman and Sean Phillips produced the original Marvel Zombies #1.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBABYMETAL said they were honored to collaborate with a franchise loved worldwide and called the cover a pleasant surprise. The band is currently touring North America, with a Mexico stadium show planned for late 2026.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"BABYMETAL appears on a limited variant cover of Marvel Zombies: War Zone (2026) #1, alongside Iron Man, Captain America, Hulk, and Thor. The cover follows the band's song in the 2025 Disney+ Marvel Zombies trailer. On sale in Japan September 7 at A!SMART for 6500 yen.","twitterPost":"BABYMETAL lands on a limited variant cover of Marvel Zombies: War Zone (2026) #1 with Iron Man, Captain America, Hulk, and Thor. The cover follows the band's song in the 2025 Disney+ Marvel Zombies trailer. On sale in Japan September 7 at A!SMART for 6500 yen.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"BABYMETAL appears on a limited variant cover of Marvel Zombies: War Zone (2026) #1, sharing the art with Iron Man, Captain America, Hulk, and Thor. The cover follows the band's song in the 2025 Disney+ Marvel Zombies trailer and goes on sale in Japan September 7 at A!SMART for 6500 yen.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"KAI-YOU\",\"url\":\"https://kai-you.net/article/96422\",\"title\":\"BABYMETALがアメコミ「マーベル」の表紙を飾る　アイアンマン、キャプテン・アメリカらと共演\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4938,"outputTokens":2222,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1788329048,"createdAt":"2026-09-02T05:57:37.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-02T06:02:22.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-02T06:02:22.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_0a859aac452bb2800634eab6","canonicalTitle":"BABYMETALがアメコミ「マーベル」の表紙を飾る　アイアンマン、キャプテン・アメリカらと共演","representativeArticleId":"a_55ba31e13955b3712eac4d82","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Marvel Zombies: War Zone (2026) #1\"],\"studios\":[\"Marvel\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-01T15:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-01T15:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-02T06:02:24.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"KAI-YOU","url":"https://kai-you.net/article/96422","title":"BABYMETALがアメコミ「マーベル」の表紙を飾る　アイアンマン、キャプテン・アメリカらと共演"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Marvel Zombies: War Zone (2026) #1"],"studios":["Marvel"],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}