{"id":2056243,"date":"2025-09-28T21:34:55","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T21:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2056243"},"modified":"2025-09-28T21:34:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T21:34:55","slug":"newly-released-marvel-show-is-a-rare-hit-and-it-reveals-alternative-future-for-disney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/newly-released-marvel-show-is-a-rare-hit-and-it-reveals-alternative-future-for-disney\/","title":{"rendered":"Newly Released Marvel Show Is A Rare Hit, And It Reveals Alternative Future For Disney"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Marvel Cinematic Universe is now suffering from the same thing that once made it a success: its continuity of interconnected movies and television shows. Everything has gotten too confusing for the average fan to keep track of, which is why the MCU is getting a much-needed reset after <em>Avengers: Secret Wars<\/em>. But the popularity of the <em>Marvel Zombies<\/em> miniseries reveals that Marvel would be better off focusing on more shows and entire movies that ditch existing continuity and are set in their own separate universes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the comics, the Marvel Zombies were introduced in <em>Ultimate Fantastic Four<\/em> before getting their own wildly successful miniseries. In animated form, these creepy cannibals were introduced in the <em>What If\u2026?<\/em> television show and were recently given their own highly popular miniseries. Freed from the shackles of the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/topic\/marvel\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Marvel;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Marvel<\/a> Cinematic Universe, the <em>Marvel Zombies<\/em> miniseries was free to explore a much darker world in which the Earth\u2019s mightiest heroes had almost entirely been transformed into flesh-eating monsters.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\"><strong>Why Marvel Zombies Works<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">I wasn\u2019t surprised by how much I enjoyed the miniseries; after all, I was a huge fan of the original <em>Marvel Zombies<\/em> comics and was even dorky enough to collect their Heroclix figures. Still, it felt refreshing to be genuinely excited for a Marvel project that was doing something different instead of just going through the motions. That\u2019s when it hit me: <em>Marvel Zombies<\/em> succeeded in large part because nobody working on it had to worry about nearly two decades of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/ent\/the-best-marvel-memes-from-every-phase-of-the-franchise.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:MCU;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">MCU<\/a> continuity.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>The heroes of <em>Marvel Zombies<\/em><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">That leads to my simple pitch to Marvel: we need more animated movies and TV shows set in their own continuity. For example, fans loved seeing Blade in <em>Marvel Zombies<\/em> partially because the character\u2019s solo MCU movie is stuck in perpetual development hell. We may never see Blade in the Marvel Cinematic Universe outside of Wesley Snipes\u2019 iconic cameo in <em>Deadpool &amp; <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/topic\/wolverine\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Wolverine;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Wolverine<\/a><\/em>. If Marvel can\u2019t figure out how to properly integrate a new version into the MCU, why not just ditch continuity and give us a solo Blade animated movie set in its own universe?<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\"><strong>How Marvel Zombies Points The Way To Future Success For Disney<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Creating animated works in their own continuity would work wonders for any other comics that would be impossible to adapt into a live-action MCU film. This includes <em>Earth X<\/em>, Marvel\u2019s dystopian answer to DC\u2019s iconic <em>Kingdom Come<\/em>. Personally, I\u2019d <strong>kill<\/strong> for a TV show or series of movies adapting <em>Age of Apocalypse<\/em>, the epic alternate universe saga that would otherwise be too expensive to film and too niche for mainstream audiences.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Once Marvel ditches slavish devotion to continuity, it\u2019s possible for writers, directors, and showrunners to simply focus (like <em>Marvel Zombies<\/em> did) on telling a good story. The sky\u2019s the limit, even with characters that already have a place in the MCU. Just because we\u2019ve already gotten several great Captain America movies (and one really sh***y one) doesn\u2019t mean we can\u2019t get an animated show adapting Ed Brubaker\u2019s iconic <em>Captain America<\/em> comic run; just because we already had an MCU <em>Civil War<\/em> movie doesn\u2019t mean we can\u2019t get an animated series fully adapting all of the craziness of the original comic.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"&lt;a class=&quot;link &quot; href=&quot;https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/topic\/Thanos&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; data-ylk=&quot;slk:Thanos;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas&quot;&gt;Thanos&lt;\/a&gt; in&lt;em&gt; Marvel Zombies&lt;\/em&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/YA0UFMUjipVmG_.37iWJ0Q--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/giant_freakin_robot_articles_628\/6cfa33fb73700ce03635d0d96acfa225\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">If nothing else, the time for Marvel to pivot is <strong>now<\/strong>. Once, it was generally accepted by fans that Marvel made the best live-action superhero films and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/topic\/dc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:DC;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">DC<\/a> made the best animated superhero films and shows. Now, the MCU is faltering while the DCU is reliably churning out live-action hits like <em>Superman<\/em> and <em>Peacemaker<\/em>, so if Marvel wants to retain its fans, it\u2019s time to stop focusing so much on continuity and start focusing on creating killer animation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Otherwise, Marvel may fully become like the stars of its latest show: a shambling shell of its former glory that won\u2019t quite die but will never again truly be alive.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Marvel Cinematic Universe is now suffering from the same thing that once made it a success: its continuity of interconnected movies and television shows. Everything has gotten too confusing for the average fan to keep track of, which is why the MCU is getting a much-needed reset after Avengers: Secret Wars. 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