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Edited by Mrph1 on Jul 29th 2024 at 3:09:00 PM
Blame HYDRA
Anyway, I suppose the jump to them already being a team was obvious given the end of Winter Soldier, but I still think we're necessarily missing out on some character development we should've gotten. Still...
This kind of reminds me of that arc in EMH where Thor leaves Midgard for a while, because he realizes Surtur is gaining power. Though I bet in this case it's going to be because he realizes someone is manipulating the situation with the Gems, maybe once he finally gets a good look at the scepter.
It's unsurprising that Black Widow is Whedon's favorite character of the ones he has to work with, though I don't think he really did as great a job with her in Avengers than what they did with her in Winter Soldier. But we'll see.
The idea of Ultron having (for the moment) like minded people to help him express himself through interaction rather than just making monologues all the time is great, so I'm looking forward to how the twins are written. Also, something about a bomb made by Tony - are the twins another example of people wanting revenge on Tony due to something he did before he became a hero?
And once again, Ruffalo shows that he really gets Banner and respects the character, and that needs a whole freaking movie already.
Man, if there's one thing I love about Universal's Marvel "Island", it's not that it's a microcosm of Marvel Comics. It's that it's a microcosm of Marvel Comics.......circa 1994.
Seriously, it's like opening up a 2-decade-old time capsule. It just drips with 90s steel. It's fantastic.
......Not much to say regarding MCU for me. I can see the potential spoilers starting to trickle in and I'm hoping to keep clean of it.
edited 31st Jan '15 11:13:45 AM by Watchtower
... I really want to go there again.
But the dragons were replaced with similar but more branded dragons. And that hurts. Also, time and money is an issue.
Forever liveblogging the AvengersI'll be so mad if MCU Magneto is killed by some bomb offscreen.
edited 31st Jan '15 11:30:03 AM by spashthebandragon
I've got fanfics for Frozen, Spectacular Spider-Man, Crash Bandicoot, and Spyro the Dragon.No, no. Turns out that he got hopped up on drugs, attacked New York and then was decapitated by Wolverine. Also, he killed Jean.
Forever liveblogging the AvengersI hope they change it back so the Whizzer is their father again. That would just put a cherry on top of this goulash.
Forever liveblogging the Avengers
Troper formerly known as Nohbody
I know it's childish, but I can't take someone named "Whizzer" seriously, given a certain trope.
(Yeah, same problem I had with the Wii and Wii U, and I'm not a Nintendo hater.)
[edit] I get that the "whiz" is talking about speed, but comprehension at the gut level is more difficult than at the intellectual level.
edited 31st Jan '15 11:53:20 AM by MisterNoh
As an aside, if anyone ever wants to read about comic stories that were changed(like Magneto being the father of Wanda and Pietro)this is a pretty good place to start.
I have that tabbed but I have not begun to read. It is a rainy day tab maybe.
Forever liveblogging the AvengersEh, I doubt that'll last. Most people are familiar with them as Magneto's children anyway.
Oh God! Natural light!I hold a fondness in my heart for the Whizzer and his dozens of heart attacks. He came at a time when Marvel was trying bridge the gap between their golden age and contemporary books. Captain America had returned, Vision turned out to be the Human Torch rebuilt, the Whizzer and Miss America were revealed to be the parents of Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch.
Two of those things have been undone but Captain America is still returned.
I know this isn't likely to be true but I like to believe that Marvel was just sick of the tumblr posts along the lines of "magneto shows up and instantly beats Ultron"
edited 31st Jan '15 12:43:56 PM by Bocaj
Forever liveblogging the AvengersLets open a betting pool.
I'll cast a vote for Wolverine. Or Quicksilver going back in time and impregnating his own mom by tapping into the Speed Force finally.
Forever liveblogging the AvengersI vote for Coulson as the dad and Peggy Carter as the mom. You know, so it can tie into the movies better.
I've got fanfics for Frozen, Spectacular Spider-Man, Crash Bandicoot, and Spyro the Dragon.

edited 31st Jan '15 10:20:30 AM by KnownUnknown