Despite Marvel ’s lower theatrical output , 2025 is compact with highly - anticipated releases . In later October 2024 , Marvel Entertainment releaseda puzzle trailer for the MCU ’s 2025 Disney+ projects , which include live - action serial publication such asDaredevil : Born Again , Wonder Man , andIronheart , as well as enliven shows such as animize shows such asthe upcomingWhat If … ?season 3,Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider - Man , Eyes of Wakanda , andMarvel Zombies . All these animate projects are unequalled in their own elbow room , and not only because each of them get property in a different world .

What If…? Missed Its Chance To Use Various Animation Art Styles

What If…? Features Several Different Timelines But Uses The Same Art Style For All Of Them

Marvel ’s What If … ?is the MCU ’s first and only anthology series so far . It explore the MCU multiverse through multiple"what if?“scenarios that take place in many timeline across the multiverse , which makes it the perfect project to expend one unequaled art style for every episode , as every universe introduced inWhat If … ?reveals drastic change in comparison to the MCU ’s main timeline . Yet , every episode inWhat If … ? ’s three seasons use the accurate same animation style — 3D animation with cel blending , CGI , and a blend of 2D and 3D backgrounds and effects .

The same yearMarvel ’s What If … ?season 1 premiered , Disney released an anthology with a unique animation flair for each instalment : Star warfare : vision .

As an anthology series , Marvel ’s What If … ?could have done much more with its formatting . Throughout the ten , Marvel Comics has explored hundreds of different comical book artistic creation vogue that could work well in motion , from Jack Kirby ’s classic sci - fi extravaganza to David Aja ’s minimalistic touch to Mark Bagley ’s large - than - life history embodiment of Marvel ’s Ultimate era . A all-encompassing variety of prowess flair would have also highlighted how endlessly divers the MCU multiverse is .

The Watcher, Strange Supreme, and Captain Carter in the animated What If…? series

Marvel Studios’ 2025 Animated Projects Introduce New Animation Art Styles

The MCU’s Upcoming Animated Shows Use Different Animation Styles To Marvel’s What If…?

As show in Marvel Entertainment ’s teaser for the MCU ’s 2025 series , Marvel Studios will present two marque - new animation styles in the MCU multiverse . Phase 5’sEyes of Wakandaseems to follow the same animation dash asArcane — a blend of 3D and 2D art expressive style inspired by anime and its origin material , theLeague of Legendsvideo game . Meanwhile , Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider - Man ’s animation style hold inspiration from the hand - draw nature of the comic book formatting , with a low form charge per unit question alike to that of theSpider - Versemovies .

Phase 5’sMarvel Zombiesshow will inheritWhat If … ? ’s art style

The zombified heroes see in Marvel Entertainment ’s annoyer forMarvel Zombieswill likely be new variants . However , the connectedness betweenMarvel ZombiesandWhat If … ?may come from the zombies ' invasion between world , as the zombi computer virus spreads through the multiverse in Marvel Comics ' original storyline . Therefore , Phase 5’sMarvel Zombiesshowwill inheritWhat If … ? ’s art elan , and it might reveal that some of the zombies bring out inWhat If … ?season 1 instalment 5 pull off to invade a dissimilar timeline .

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The MCU Is Still Missing A Key Animation Style

Marvel Studios Hasn’t Created A Fully 2D Original Animated Show Yet

phase angle 5 featured the return ofX - Men : The Animated Seriesin the form ofX - man ' 97 , which recreate the beloved 1990sX - Mencartoon with monumental visual upgrades , including 3D revive action sequences . Given its predecessor ’s legacy , decade - Men ' 97earns the name of Marvel Studios ' first official 2D - enliven serial publication . However , Marvel Studios has n’t announced any original 2D series yet . isolated fromX - man ' 97 , shows such asSpectacular Spider - ManandAvengers : Earth ’s Mightiest Heroesprove that original adopt on Marvel lore work well in cartoon formatting .

Marvel Studios has confirmed that What If … ? season 3 will be the series ' last , despite there being many more multiverse level to say .

Before Marvel Studios announces a sword - Modern , self - contained 2D - liven up show , the studio apartment is more likely to support another entranceway inX - Men ' 97 ’s continuity . X - Men ' 97 ’s massive achiever ensures at least two new seasons ( one of which is already in production ) , and advance the likelihood of a similar revival . Spider - Man : The Animated Seriescould be the next 1990sMarvelshow to be revisited and modernized . Other 1990s animise shows likeThe unbelievable HulkandThe Avengers : United They Standcould survey causa .

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