With Marvel Zombies out on Disney+, hot on the heels of Eyes of Wakanda, one thing is clear: Marvel’s animation output, at least the way it’s rolling out right now, isn’t working. And if Marvel wants it to start working, one clear place they could look for inspiration isn’t to the MCU, which is dealing with its own problems… It’s to DC’s animated output, instead.
This isn’t necessarily a knock on quality. Eyes of Wakanda had some interesting ideas, beautiful animation, and great voice acting. Marvel Zombies is a belated but fun continuation of the What If…? Season 1 episode, with some truly gross zombie moments and a dark ending that doesn’t hold back from the disturbing depths of the genre.
