Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness only flirted with true spookiness in its final third. You assume that the powers that be have something similarly crossover-friendly in mind no less than Marvel Studios’ grand poobah Kevin Feige has said this special is “quite important to the future of the MCU.” But taken on its own, Werewolf by Night feels less like a franchise detour than a fun day trip into previously untrampled genre territory. werewolf series followed a lycanthrope antihero who dabbled in both the superhero world and a peripheral monster-populated landscape (vampires, zombies, swamp creatures, et al.). One of the first titles to establish Marvel’s journey into the macabre during the Me Decade’s early years, writer Gerry Conway and artist Mike Ploog’s pulpy, post-E.C.
The Guardians of the Galaxy are Getting Star-Lord His Very Own Kevin Bacon for Christmas Welcome to an adaptation of a 1970s horror comic filmed like a 1940s Universal horror movie, made in service of the 21st century’s biggest intellectual-property soap opera. And through the story of Jack Russell, adventurer by day and you-know-what come full moon time, may be connected to an overarching narrative - did you know that Marvel has a “cinematic universe”? - it occupies an intriguing interzone somewhere between unsolicited throwback spin-off and leagues–deep-cut fan service.
Billed as a “special presentation,” this 52-minute one-off rests squarely in the middle ground between feature and TV event series much like the protagonist played by Gael García Bernal, it’s neither man nor beast but some unholy middle thing. Werewolf by Night, the company’s latest project to grace their patron saint’s streaming service, is one of the more baroque, oddball detours to come out of the endless Disney+ content salt mines. The group disperses, ready to scour the landscape in the wee small hours so they might bring back something worthy for their masters.īut enough about the most recent Marvel Studios visual FX team meeting. Whomever emerges victorious from this contest of wills shall not only have their mettle tested - they’ll reap great rewards. There is a mission, completed before the sun rises. Finally, a person at the center of the room rises and addresses the assembled. They’re appearances are all the more ghastly by the room’s atmospheric lighting some seem to have not slept or seen sunlight for days.
In the dead of night, at a remote mansion tucked far away from prying eyes, a group of men and women convene.
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