Marvel: Zombies has always been a bit of an odd duck. It’s not canon to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but it doesn’t quite belong to What If..? either. The new animated series was originally developed as a movie, but since Marvel only has the rights to make TV shows about Spider-Man, not movies, it was split into a four-episode miniseries. And because it’s a zombie story, no hero is safe — anyone, from Captain America to the newly-dubbed “Blade Knight” is in danger of turning into the undead.
The end result is a four-part adventure that focuses in on one of the best additions to the MCU in recent years: Iman Vellani’s Kamala Khan, aka Ms. Marvel. As the protagonist of the series, we see the story through her eyes, but we also see her teamed up with two key players in the future of the MCU. It may just be a test to see if there’s an audience for what fans have been clamoring for: the Young Avengers.
