Marvel Zombies has arrived and with it, we've been gifted an animated deluge of violence and gore unlike anything we've seen before in the modern MCU. But does the brutality of the series go too far or not far enough? And heck, is it any good? Let's talk about that.
Just how violent is Marvel Zombies? Well, it's pretty gruesome. Your mileage may vary with it, but I think what we get is a nice compromise between more mainstream tastes and the gore hounds who loved the comics' extreme violence. We get all sorts of slices, dices, crushings, and mushings. There's even a moment where Kamala Khan uses her energy manipulation power to explode another character's head. It has a fun and consistent gore quotient that was mostly missing from the "What If" episode that inspired it and is generally kind of shocking given the MCU's more family-friendly nature.
Marvel Zombies also knows when to be a little more subtle in its savagery. For example, the death of one character via a spear cuts directly from their reaction to the other side of the door where the end of the spear juts through, covered in blood. It's a strong filmmaking choice that makes the action far more dramatic than if we just seen them impaled directly.
The series continues where "What If Zombies" left off. We follow different groups of heroes, and we learn that T'Challa bravely sacrificed himself to defeat Thanos. There's also a team led by Shuri and a team of black widows. They all come together with plenty of casualties along the way.
There's Blade Night, which is our first look at the MCU Blade, and he's super badass. Kamala's team tries to figure out a cross-galactic device, but it turns out to be pretty useless. Then, with Thanos's death, the Infinity Stones were destroyed, causing a surge of energy that was contained by the Hulk, transforming him into Infinity Hulk. Wanda wants the Stone's powers and leads an offensive against the powerful creature.
The series ends with a flicker of reality as Riri attempts to break through to Kamala, keeping the horror element through to the very end rather than a conventional happy ending.
Overall, Marvel Zombies is a miniseries packed with gruesome violence, interesting plot elements, and familiar characters in thrilling new situations. Despite its inconsistencies with some lore and missed opportunities, like not showcasing a zombie Spider-Man, it remains a solid three out of five miniseries with plenty of cool ideas.