spetznaz
Senior Fanboy Killer
To be honest with you I love a good zombie story. However the entire run of Zombies invading Marvel Earth had a lot of PIS/CIS (plus an entirely new level of the same) going on. There were a LOT of characters who could have ended the Zombie infection ALL BY THEMSELVES. Some using technology, others using magic, and some using other founts of power sets/abilities. Many!
However the entire world was shut down, and once QuickSilver was bitten the infection spread much faster.
Now, move over to DC.
Once again, DC Earth shouldn't be taken over by Zombies (just as Marvel Earth, in a non-PIS environment) probably wouldn't even have noticed it HAD a Zombie infection before the entire thing was wiped out (goodness ....even Galactus was turned. That is just plain bull).
Anyways, there are certain characters that, if infected, could probably lead to over 85% infection rates in less than an hour. For instance, imagine if Zoom and the Flash were infected! It would be worldwide gehenna in no-time (although please tell me how Flash and Zoom could be bitten in a non-PIS setting, which is what KMC is ....or was ....supposed to be. Now, in a comic I am certain that some 'way' could be arrived at .....but it would have to be PIS. Flash once avoided being killed by a bullet when he felt the projectile start to imprint his flesh ...and moved! Thus how could he be bitten ....even if he was foolish enough to be in such a position in the first place? But, let us assume that PIS invades KMC and the Flash AND Zoom are bitten).
Now, we have a situation whereby the World is getting shutdown. All humans (almost all .....apart from those in 'special' situations, e.g. sailors deep underneath the ocean in submarines) are turned. Most of the superheroes are turned. The world is 85%+ zombie.
HOWEVER, there would still be a good number of EXCEEDINGLY powerful types that would be unharmed. Actually without even going too far into the super-powerful ones, look as someone like Wonderwoman. She could not be turned! It is that simple. First of all I doubt the infection could affect her, and second of all even if it did all she would have to do is meld with the earth, becoming one with it, and no more infection when she comes out. One of her powersets that is not often used, but a powerset nonetheless. Or take Aquaman (another character who is not even close to the 'super-powerful' types i was talking about). His water hand would cancel any Zombie that came within a certain radius, healing them. Or Zatanna (that is, if she decides to use her magic for what it could really do .....something that Strange could also have EASILY done, but decided to instead practice KungFu fighting with Zombies instead of simply levitating and showing them what a Sorcerer Supreme could do!)
Or, as someone mentioned, take a GL. ANY GL. Even John (who many in KMC assume to be one of the weaker ones when he is infact one of the stronger ones). All he would have to do is tell his ring to clear the infection. In the world. And it would be so (fortunately some DC writers remember that GL rings do far more than simply create green-hued force blasts, but that they can, when wielded by the right mind, do next to anything).
And going back to the Flash (and Zoom). Let's imagine that DC doesn't let PIS/CIS play a factor ....even for say just one hour (who knows, maybe the Zombie virus also comes with the PIS/CIS virus). Thus, Flash (and/or Zoom) know that there are zombies running amok, and they have access to a Machete.
Think of what Flash (or Zoom) could do to Zombies with just a simple piece of whetted steel in his hands?!? Most of the zombies would be instantly decapitated and the infection rate would be cut down drastically.
Anyways, a comic book would find a way for all of DC earth to fall to Zombies (in the same way that MArvel Earth fell). But it would have to be through PIS (in much the same way that Marvel Earth was not able to stop the infection). It would nontheless make a good story, but it would have PIS in it.
Conclusion:
Scenario 1:
With PIS DC Earth falls down.
Scenario 2:
Without PIS (as KMC should be) people on Earth probably don't even realize anything happened due to the speed at which the Zombie infection gets shut down.