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Edited by Mrph1 on Jul 29th 2024 at 3:09:00 PM
Supreme Power is in the Ultimate comics tier of things to carefully cherry pick from
You do not want that comic's tone or many of its events. Its constant fish nudity is probably also a no no
edited 24th Apr '17 6:26:32 AM by Bocaj
Forever liveblogging the AvengersI'm almost certain that's not the case. Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch were a very odd, unique case because even though they were created as X-Men, they spent the majority of their existence as Avengers characters. Norman becoming an Avengers villain was a relatively recent development in the grand scheme of his character history, so I can't imagine that would hold any legal sway. Jessica Drew is a shared rights cases between Marvel and Sony but again, that's because her creation and character history are a very unique kind of weird.
It's the same way every so often I hear someone suggest Wolverine should be free for Marvel to use because he was an Avenger for a while. That's not how these things work.
edited 24th Apr '17 6:50:11 AM by comicwriter
The difference is that Norman Osborn has not only been an Avengers villain and a Spider-Man villain, but he's had a clearly distinct identity for both. The Green Goblin has never been an Avengers villain. The Iron Patriot has never been a Spider-Man villain. They're two very different versions of the character for his two very different franchises.
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.You know who was a rad villain who really should have gotten used more in the comics?
Imus Champion, natural born supervillain and master of every skill. Also a big son of a gun.
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Again, I don't think that holds any legal sway. It's still Norman Osborn and it was, all things considered, a brief blip on his actual published history (he's since gone back to menacing Spider-Man). I don't see how that's gonna get a judge to say he's co-owned.
And Iron Patriot was just a derivative identity taken from Iron Man to begin with so that's presumably why they could use it in Iron Man 3.
edited 24th Apr '17 7:29:29 AM by comicwriter
Man, those people who keep crediting Guardians for ignoring the rest of the MCU and being their own independent franchise are going to be so upset come Infinity War.
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.@Bocaj I say to embrace the tone as a stark contrast to the tone of the current MCU. These are two different universes, make them feel different.
What events of the original Miniseries run are you against using?
My various fanfics.I'd have to reread but not-Luthor's backstory probably
Not even sure if that was in the original miniseries or not. I think the original only had Hyperion, Spectrum, Power Princess, Nighthawk, and the speed guy.
Power Princess' weird succubusian tendencies are probably not super film friendly. And also weird in general. Not a very good take on Wonder Woman, not in the way that the others were
My overall impression of Supreme Power is that it was sometimes good at using its rating to tell a mature story. And other times revelled in the nudity and violence like a thirteen year old.
edited 24th Apr '17 9:17:09 AM by Bocaj
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It also had the fish gal. Not-Luthor wasn't introduced until the Post-Stracynski Squadron Supreme series.
A lot of reviews also said John Wick Chapter II wasn't as good as the first.
Those reviews were wrong.
"All you Fascists bound to lose."Sounds like Avengers 4 is called Avengers: Infinity Gauntlet
. If so I'm not sure why there was so much secrecy.
Full title: Avengers: Infinity Gauntlet (is used to punch a hole in Tony's abdomen).
This song needs more love.Avengers: Hope You Ain't New To The Franchise 'Cause the Homework for This One is a Bitch
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Given there's two movies between them (Ant-Man & The Wasp and Captain Marvel) I figure Gauntlet isn't gonna take place immediately after War.
That and they probably wanted to avoid the bad rap two-part movies have increasingly been getting (to the point that it effectively killed the Divergent franchise). Justice League also abandoned its plan to have the first movie be a two-parter.

I just wanted to say that the Thunderbolds are more similar to Got G than they are to Suicide Squad if the movie were actually a good adaptation of Suicide Squad instead of a Guardians rip-off.
I still think that the concept is different enough that it would be interesting, but I also think that it is too early. We first need a few villains. Too bad, though, that they can't do it as the big reveal it was originally.