The series starts off with a team led by Ms.
Marvel/Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani), Ironheart/Riri Williams (Dominique Thorne),
and Hawkeye/Kate Bishop (Hailee Steinfeld). As they move through the curse,
desperately looking for a solution, the three struggle to keep everything together
and stay safe in the heat of the zombie apocalypse is intense, showing a strong
sense of empathy from the audience. Britany Murphy said in her review, “With a
lack of non-infected superheroes milling about, Kamala, Riri and Kate are doing
the best they can.” However, that’s evidently easier said than done in a zombie
apocalypse.
The stakes are high, but when a Quinjet crashes, the
group’s hope for possible survivors and the right gear comes back. The discovery
they make is a turning point, promising a possible solution to their difficulty,
and leaving the audience hopeful for the group’s survival.
Directed by Byran Andrews with a story by Andrews and
Zeb Wells, “Marvel Zombies” is a good show to the Marvel Animation collection. Murphy
said, “The series has a lot going for it in terms of concept, but that doesn’t
mean it’s all executed perfectly. Without getting into spoiler territory,
Marvel Zombies hits a few missteps as the episodes progress, and it doesn’t
remain as strong as the first episode throughout the rest.” However, it
thankfully picks back up the more you watch the series.
Murphy admitted, “While there are some very cool
character moments within the series, such as the fight between Blade and Ghost,
I wanted the series to lean harder into the horror aspect, especially
considering the series has a TV-MA rating. After watching the show, it’s clear
that the rating stems from the zombie killing scenes peppered throughout,
rather than anything particularly frightening. That said, the character moments
and well-animated kills do not make up for the show’s underdeveloped story.
Truly, Marvel Zombies only having four episodes is probably one of the most
significant drawbacks the series has.”
Murphy continued, “At times, the episodes don’t allow
for certain moments to breathe, while others are overtaken by comedic beats
that felt unnecessary, particularly from episode two onward. Some of this stems
from the series focusing on too many characters that seemed superfluous to the
storyline. Iman Vellani’s Kamala Khan does much of the show’s heavy lifting,
and Vellani does a fantastic job voicing Kamala (not that there was ever any
doubt based on her live-action performances as the character).” It was also
enjoyable seeing characters interact on-screen that we might not see together
elsewhere, especially in the form they take on, such as Todd Williams’ Blade as
Moon Knight. IT was also great seeing Tessa Thompson’s Valkyrie back in action.
Murphy said, “While Marvel Zombies does have some
incredibly cool moments sprinkled throughout the series, it doesn’t make up for
an undercooked story that likely would have benefited from a few more episodes
or the same number of episodes with a longer runtime.” Even though it doesn’t reach
the same level as past Marvel Animation shows like “X-Men ’97,” the series is
worth watching for its fantastic animation (made by Stellar Creative Lab) and
voice acting performances, especially released at the time Halloween was coming
fast.
I enjoyed this series a lot. I think this show is made
for those who are crazy over zombies and are thinking that a zombie apocalypse might
happen, even though I don’t think it will. You should check this out if you
have seen other MCU shows because I think everyone will like this. With the way
it ended, I think they might make another season, but we’ll just have to wait
and see.
Tomorrow, we will look at another surprising sequel in
“Disney Month 2025.”
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