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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

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#72451: Jul 4th 2017 at 5:05:07 PM

Well....it is something different. That's a plus, but I admit, I don't really like the poster. Too busy.

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#72452: Jul 4th 2017 at 8:10:31 PM

Marvel has great artists on hand as a comics company. Why they don't make the most out of that and hire their in-house artists to do more movie posters is beyond me.

alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
#72453: Jul 4th 2017 at 8:12:03 PM

[up] Because the movie posters are done by Disney and not Marvel?

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#72454: Jul 4th 2017 at 8:56:25 PM

Eh, they could still hire them for contract work though since I do know some of the writers did work on some of the comics things. Don't see why you worded that so aggressively though.

alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
#72455: Jul 4th 2017 at 9:22:26 PM

It wasn't supposed to be aggressive, just questioning. I legit don't know, but that was a suggestion as to why.

Unsung it's a living from a tenement of clay Since: Jun, 2016
it's a living
#72456: Jul 4th 2017 at 9:30:06 PM

Seems crazy not to use that resource to the fullest. And I'm sure there are comic artists who'd love that kind of exposure.

I suspect, however, it's a focus testing thing where photographs play better with mass audiences. The people who are going to appreciate comic book art are pretty much locked in already, so it's not their eyes the poster needs to catch.

Remember that controversy over Bioshock Infinite's box cover? Over how a male action hero in the 18-35 demographic on the box moved more copies even if it was boring and not really indicative in terms of what was actually going on in the game? It's along similar lines, I expect.

Still a shame, though, if we *could* be getting posters like this which are works of art unto themselves.

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#72457: Jul 4th 2017 at 9:56:18 PM

Agents of SHIELD used to get really cool episode posters. Although they were never actually physically posted anywhere.

Forever liveblogging the Avengers
AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#72458: Jul 4th 2017 at 11:15:26 PM

I think I've seen someone draw semi-official posters for all the Phase 1/2 movies as well as some old-school style painted posters for the first two Captain America films but I think they were limited release prints for enthusiasts rather than proper promotional images which is a big shame.

KarkatTheDalek Not as angry as the name would suggest. from Somwhere in Time/Space Since: Mar, 2012 Relationship Status: You're a beautiful woman, probably
Not as angry as the name would suggest.
#72459: Jul 4th 2017 at 11:46:50 PM

I believe you're talking about these?

Here some good ones for Civil War as well.

Oh God! Natural light!
Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#72460: Jul 5th 2017 at 12:31:25 AM

Above all the First Avenger had the coolest end-credits...

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#72461: Jul 5th 2017 at 2:48:12 AM

[up][up]Yep those are the ones. I wonder if the ones in the first link are actually official and sanctioned by Marvel or not.

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#72462: Jul 5th 2017 at 6:34:43 AM

[up]They are. They were commissioned from an artist named Paolo Rivera (who has done a lot of work for Marvel's comic division) as gifts for the cast and crew. Marvel hired him to do a really cool one for Iron Man 3 as well.

Beatman1 Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
#72463: Jul 5th 2017 at 7:01:43 AM

Painted colors tend to have this vintage look which I presume doesn't translate to the modern demographic as well. They associate it with older films.

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#72464: Jul 5th 2017 at 8:32:04 AM

What the kids are really into is hilariously bad photoshop.

Beatman1 Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
#72465: Jul 5th 2017 at 8:36:53 AM

[up]In my day we had iconic art in posters.

No seriously, I miss that.

AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Rock on, Gold Dust Woman
#72467: Jul 5th 2017 at 1:13:21 PM

Okay so after Punisher is it supposed to be Jessica Jones Season 2 first or Luke Cage Season 2 first?

Have you any dreams you'd like to sell?
comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#72468: Jul 5th 2017 at 1:21:48 PM

Jessica Jones would likely be first since it's the one already filming.

edited 5th Jul '17 1:22:17 PM by comicwriter

AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Rock on, Gold Dust Woman
#72469: Jul 5th 2017 at 1:23:46 PM

Ah, gotcha.

Have you any dreams you'd like to sell?
Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#72470: Jul 5th 2017 at 1:31:34 PM

I would be really p.. off if they delay Jessica Jones even longer.

Julep Since: Jul, 2010
#72471: Jul 6th 2017 at 5:00:01 AM

Legal question here: is Spider-Gwen property of Sony or Marvel as far as cinematic universes are concerned?

Basically, did Sony buy the rights to the Spiderverse and everything related including future elements that might be added (so the same deal than Fox with new X-Men characters, which explains why there are no new X-Men characters), or do they only own a fixed bunch of characters and lore elements meaning that anything created by Marvel afterwards is out of their reach? Is Spider-Gwen in a legal limbo because Sony owns Gwen Stacy but Marvel owns Spider-Gwen?

Especially as Sony & Marvel seem to get along relatively well, especially if you compare them to Marvel & Fox re: X-Men.

Given the recent events, I hope Marvel is seriously looking for future female leads.

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#72472: Jul 6th 2017 at 6:33:55 AM

Sony has pretty much everything and anything related to Spider-Man regardless of when it was created. That's how they're able to do that animated Miles Morales movie. There is presumably no sort of legal hangup over Spider-Gwen.

edited 6th Jul '17 6:34:32 AM by comicwriter

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#72473: Jul 6th 2017 at 9:31:29 AM

Some more Infinity War set photos. Doctor Strange getting his ass whupped by a member of the Black Order.

KarkatTheDalek Not as angry as the name would suggest. from Somwhere in Time/Space Since: Mar, 2012 Relationship Status: You're a beautiful woman, probably
Not as angry as the name would suggest.
#72474: Jul 6th 2017 at 9:34:27 AM

Going by what occurs in Infinity, it's probably the Ebony Maw.

Oh God! Natural light!

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