"Eyes of Wakanda (Disney+ Animated Series)" News & Discussion (Spoilers)

[The Overlord]

The premise sounds more like Wakandans traveling the world than protecting the kingdom from invaders, but we'll see. They could do both.

Not to get too much off-topic about the MCU Disney+ toons (probably a discussion better suited for the Disney+ thread), I think the Groot shorts are the only animated project so far that's really canon to the MCU, not an alternate universe or anything like that. But I don't think they introduced anything new in those, prior to the movies.

Could be a combination of both, the short stories collection I read featuring some globe trotting adventures, with Shuri fighting vampires in New Orleans and Black Panther finding a long lost Wakandan in Alabama.

Though I think more globe trotting adventures would more sense in the present than the past, if Wakanda was isolationist, one would assume people hardly left Wakanda until T'Challa become king and led Wakanda to interact with the outside world.

 

[RoyalRubble]

Comments from Brad Winderbaum.

 

[Yojimbo]

Insider claims it's only 4 episodes and 1 is set during the Trojan era.

 

[Frontier]

Insider claims it's only 4 episodes and 1 is set during the Trojan era.

That seems pretty reasonable given the premise .

 

[Yojimbo]

That seems pretty reasonable given the premise .

It's better than 9. Hopefully with only 4, it's is a tight, well done storyline (and a different animation studio and style).

 

[RoyalRubble]

Marvel Zombies is also supposed to be only 4 episodes, I think. Though that one seems will tell a single story instead of being an anthology.

Can't really think of anything Trojan era related from the comics they could take inspiration from, but this sounds kind of interesting. If the report is accurate.

 

[Yojimbo]

Can't really think of anything Trojan era related from the comics they could take inspiration from, but this sounds kind of interesting. If the report is accurate.

The interesting thing about the Trojan War is that it's more a myth than a real historical event that spun out of quarrel between gods over a golden apple to see who was the most beautiful. In the lens of the MCU, specifically Wakanda, they could rework the golden apple as something akin to the Heart-Shaped Herb and the mission is to recover it before it can be ingested. And the Wakandans easily infiltrate Troy due to the chaos of the war.

Does Captain Carter count?

Follow up. Sort of. There are some Marvel characters who have only appeared on What If...? and not the main MCU yet like Cagliostro/O'Bength and Uatu. And I guess technically Goliath and Freak count to some extent.

EDIT: 1/7:It be neat if one story is during WW2 and finally once and for all shows Howard getting the Vibranium from T'Chaka's father and to boot a nice tie-in to the new line about it in What If season 2.

Insider claims this about the Iron Fist:

Spoiler

The Iron Fist who appears is "a woman named Janora. Seemingly a new character, created for the series, Janora will be working with a Wakandan named Basha."

 

[RoyalRubble]

A Black Panther World War II story was kind of my first thought for the show, but then reports of it going back to the Trojan war started, so it seems they're starting a bit further in time. Maybe the WWII episode - if there is one - could be the final one. It could work.

 

[Frontier]

The interesting thing about the Trojan War is that it's more a myth than a real historical event that spun out of quarrel between gods over a golden apple to see who was the most beautiful. In the lens of the MCU, specifically Wakanda, they could rework the golden apple as something akin to the Heart-Shaped Herb and the mission is to recover it before it can be ingested. And the Wakandans easily infiltrate Troy due to the chaos of the war.


Follow up. Sort of. There are some Marvel characters who have only appeared on What If...? and not the main MCU yet like Cagliostro/O'Bength and Uatu. And I guess technically Goliath and Freak count to some extent.

EDIT: 1/7:It be neat if one story is during WW2 and finally once and for all shows Howard getting the Vibranium from T'Chaka's father and to boot a nice tie-in to the new line about it in What If season 2.

Insider claims this about the Iron Fist:

Spoiler

The Iron Fist who appears is "a woman named Janora. Seemingly a new character, created for the series, Janora will be working with a Wakandan named Basha."

Spoiler

I wonder if they'll base her off of the female Iron Fist Wu Ao-Shi.

 

[Yojimbo]

Insider claims the art style is pre-2000s Disney animation.

 

[Frontier]

Insider claims the art style is pre-2000s Disney animation.

Those bring back some fond memories .

 

[RoyalRubble]

More comments from Brad Winderbaum.

"We're exploring so many amazing avenues on the animated side. Eyes of Wakanda, more than any other show, fits right into our sacred MCU timeline continuity," he said. "[Black Panther director Ryan Coogler] is a producer on it, Todd Harris is one of our long-time storyboard artists who directs it. It's about Wakandan history and mythology, and it's really cool. It looks amazing. And it feels like, 'Okay I'm getting an animated look into the MCU.'"

 

[Frontier]

More comments from Brad Winderbaum.

"We're exploring so many amazing avenues on the animated side. Eyes of Wakanda, more than any other show, fits right into our sacred MCU timeline continuity," he said. "[Black Panther director Ryan Coogler] is a producer on it, Todd Harris is one of our long-time storyboard artists who directs it. It's about Wakandan history and mythology, and it's really cool. It looks amazing. And it feels like, 'Okay I'm getting an animated look into the MCU.'"

I mean, good for people who want more Wakanda .

 

[RoyalRubble]

Minor but more comments from Winderbaum.

"Eyes of Wakanda is an MCU show. This is the history of Wakanda as told through the War Dogs, and it is some of the best animation we've ever done. Todd Harris is the creator of that one. That's just such a cool show."

 

[Frontier]

Minor but more comments from Winderbaum.

"Eyes of Wakanda is an MCU show. This is the history of Wakanda as told through the War Dogs, and it is some of the best animation we've ever done. Todd Harris is the creator of that one. That's just such a cool show."

I wonder if it'll look more like X-Men '97 than What If...

 

[Rick Jones]

I wonder if it'll look more like X-Men '97 than What If...

I'd wager somewhere between What If...? and I Am Groot on the photorealism scale. I hope they do many cool things playing with the afro-futurism of the BP movies.

 

[Frontier]

I'd wager somewhere between What If...? and I Am Groot on the photorealism scale. I hope they do many cool things playing with the afro-futurism of the BP movies.

Especially after releasing Iwaju .

 

[Yojimbo]

On the The Official Marvel Podcast, Brad Winderbaum commented

Eyes of Wakanda, more than any other show we're doing in animation, ties directly into the MCU

This is a story about Wakandan history. It's produced by Ryan Coogler and directed by Todd Harris who is one of our longtime storyboard artists who I first met when he designed the Hulk vs. Thor fight in Ragnarok

It's an awesome show. The action is insane and the storytelling is fantastic. It's both about the history of Wakanda, but also expands into the greater MCU at different time periods.

If you're a fan of the movies, I think this show is going to be a real treat.

 

[Frontier]

On the The Official Marvel Podcast, Brad Winderbaum commented

I'm guessing it won't be so much Wakanda as popping in other MCU world-building elements (Moon Knight, Iron Fist, Eternals, etc.)

 

[Yojimbo]

Axis Studios is one of the animation studios, show is fully 3D animated, and introduces the Horde as well as Greek gods will appear.