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Since Thor and now Captain America came out this year, I wanted to get what Tropers thought of the concept and execution of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in general. Personally I love the idea and wonder why this idea hasn't been seriously tried before. It sorta seems to me like the DCAU in movie form (And well, ummm, with Marvel), and really 'gets' the comic book feel of a shared universe while not being completely alienating.

Edited by Mrph1 on Jul 29th 2024 at 3:09:00 PM

Tuckerscreator (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#45651: Oct 29th 2015 at 9:51:19 AM

I'm not sure why Spidey couldn't just ask his lawyer in private to go easy on Peter. Said lawyer didn't even let Peter respond while in court.

edited 29th Oct '15 9:51:49 AM by Tuckerscreator

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#45652: Oct 29th 2015 at 9:54:23 AM

Just get Matt Murdock as his lawyer and let him in on his secret identity. Heroes do that all the time, yeah?

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TobiasDrake (•̀⤙•́) (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Arm chopping is not a love language!
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#45653: Oct 29th 2015 at 9:55:34 AM

Spider-Man inadvertently suing Peter Parker makes me immediately think of this.

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Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#45654: Oct 29th 2015 at 9:56:57 AM

Superman's such a dick.

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
#45655: Oct 29th 2015 at 9:58:34 AM

Just get Matt Murdock as his lawyer and let him in on his secret identity. Heroes do that all the time, yeah?
His lawyer was She-Hulk. And he could have probably told her his identity, yeah, but he was like, "Nah, chicken suits is better."

xbimpy Since: Jul, 2015
#45656: Oct 29th 2015 at 10:14:22 AM

Is anyone talking about about how Vision might leave for space at the end of Civil War?

VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
Theokal3 Since: Jan, 2012
#45659: Oct 29th 2015 at 10:27:21 AM

[up][up]I think it's now safe to say this movie has more than lived up the expectations I had for it^^

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#45660: Oct 29th 2015 at 10:33:17 AM

Damnit, the Vision can't leave! He hasn't had even a little robo-angst!

I want him shouting and crying and insisting that his behavior is completely logical!

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Tuckerscreator (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#45661: Oct 29th 2015 at 10:34:19 AM

His lawyer was She-Hulk. And he could have probably told her his identity, yeah, but he was like, "Nah, chicken suits is better."

Uh, no. She-Hulk wasn't his lawyer. It was Augustus "Pug" Pugliese. He wanted to take the case because Spider-Man saved his life once. And as such was pretty aggressive during it.

edited 29th Oct '15 10:35:07 AM by Tuckerscreator

alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
#45662: Oct 29th 2015 at 10:43:50 AM

[up] Huh, I must have remembered it wrong. But they were part of the same law firm.

Heatth (X-Troper) Relationship Status: In Spades with myself
#45663: Oct 29th 2015 at 10:51:46 AM

[up]Still meant Spider-Man was not willing to tell (or even hint at) his identity to him. To be honest, I don't think he would to She-Hulk either. He is very protective to his mask. I remember one story where Human-Torch resented he was never told, despite they being basically bff.

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#45664: Oct 29th 2015 at 11:40:53 AM

He's also pissed off the Avengers a few times since joining on account of being the only Avenger who refuses to unmask even to other Avengers. His secret identity defensiveness creates trust issues.

EDIT: And then there was his panic-attack freak out in Ultimate End when he found out that his Ultimate incarnation's identity was publicly revealed after his death, so all the Ultimate characters know. He was in full-blown off-the-walls "Everything is awful and the universe is ruined forever now" mode over this.

This is basically his entire character for the duration of the mini. Also, since the context isn't readily apparent from just the one page, that's 616 Emma Frost. That's why that's funny and merited its own panel.

edited 29th Oct '15 11:45:31 AM by TobiasDrake

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alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
#45665: Oct 29th 2015 at 11:51:04 AM

I mean, he did eventually reveal who he was to the Avengers and the Fantastic Four (in Bendis's run for the New Avengers - that was when Jessica Jones talked about how she had a crush on him in high school - and in one of Mark Waid's post-BND Spider-Man issues).

SonOfSharknado Love is Love is Love Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Love is Love is Love
#45666: Oct 29th 2015 at 11:52:58 AM

....Jessica Jones and Peter Parker went to the same High School?

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Heatth (X-Troper) Relationship Status: In Spades with myself
#45667: Oct 29th 2015 at 11:57:05 AM

[up][up]Well, yeah, but the point is he doesn't unmask easily, even to close friends. And he isn't particularly close to She-Hulk.

[up]Yes. And the chemicals who gave her her powers were the same that gave Daredevil his (also the TMNT's).

edited 29th Oct '15 11:58:01 AM by Heatth

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#45668: Oct 29th 2015 at 12:01:37 PM

All this talk of secret identities suddenly has me wanting to write a comic about a telepathic supervillain who lurks around super-battles and reads people's minds while the fighting's going on, then goes home and posts everybody's secret identity on the internet.

edited 29th Oct '15 12:01:43 PM by TobiasDrake

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Heatth (X-Troper) Relationship Status: In Spades with myself
#45669: Oct 29th 2015 at 12:03:22 PM

[up]Fuck, I want to read that now! That could be great. It is very easy to make them sympathetic too, by portraying the villain as someone who just wants to inform the public.

edited 29th Oct '15 12:04:19 PM by Heatth

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#45670: Oct 29th 2015 at 12:10:51 PM

"All will fear the Over-Share! ... Nope. Terrible screenname."

I was about to ask whether superheroes think about their secret identities in the middle of battle but thats like 90% of what Spider-Man thinks about so yeah I guess it would work.

edited 29th Oct '15 12:11:35 PM by Bocaj

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yellowturtle from Nowhere Important Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: Coming soon to theaters
#45671: Oct 29th 2015 at 12:10:56 PM

[up][up][up] [awesome]

edited 29th Oct '15 12:11:11 PM by yellowturtle

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HextarVigar That guy from The Big House Since: Feb, 2015
That guy
#45672: Oct 29th 2015 at 12:13:36 PM

[up][up] No, wait. I have a perfect name: 'The Spoiler'.

And every time he makes an online post he can call it a Spoiler Alert.

edited 29th Oct '15 12:15:57 PM by HextarVigar

Your momma's so dumb she thinks oral sex means talking dirty.
AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#45673: Oct 29th 2015 at 12:24:53 PM

And her real name will be Fephanie Crown.

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#45674: Oct 29th 2015 at 12:25:06 PM

I think Spoiler is taken

by someone at DC

who goes around unplugging fridges

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BadWolf21 Since: May, 2010
#45675: Oct 29th 2015 at 12:28:29 PM

Deadline is claiming they have a source confirming Pom Klementieff is playing Mantis.


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