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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

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#73851: Aug 11th 2017 at 7:49:14 AM

Can I just say for a moment how happy I am that Valkyrie being played by a woman of Latin American descent has thus far been met with shrugs and general acceptance rather than the kind of overblown controversy we had way back when Heimdall was first cast?

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#73852: Aug 11th 2017 at 8:01:45 AM

[up][up] Oops, I mean Loki Vs Valkyrie...got the names confused.

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AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#73854: Aug 12th 2017 at 2:49:44 PM

Not sure if other images have been posted before but this is the concept art for Carol Danvers as Captain Marvel. Looks like they're going with medium-short length hair for this. And it's hard to tell because of the photo quality but it looks like her suit might have a metallic sheen to it.

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#73855: Aug 12th 2017 at 3:03:48 PM

[up]Looks straight out of the comic.

Interestingly, portions of the suit remind me a lot of Captain America's ill-advised Avengers uniform, especially the gloves overall padded look. I wonder if this is an indication SHIELD makes her costume as well?

edited 12th Aug '17 3:04:14 PM by comicwriter

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#73856: Aug 12th 2017 at 3:07:47 PM

Straight out of the comic but without the goofy mohawk frill she tried to sell as her hair for a while.

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#73857: Aug 12th 2017 at 3:18:36 PM

Man, I loved her cockatoo hair.

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#73858: Aug 12th 2017 at 4:51:36 PM

She looked like she was trying to start a club with Mohawk Storm and Mullet Superman.

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#73859: Aug 12th 2017 at 4:55:36 PM

Man, don't lump those things together. Cockatoo hair and the Stormhawk were awesome.

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#73860: Aug 12th 2017 at 5:00:39 PM

Unsung knows where it is that it is at.

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#73861: Aug 12th 2017 at 5:16:00 PM

I dunno, I can't see that without thinking Carol just got down shooting There's Something About Mary.

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#73862: Aug 12th 2017 at 7:31:49 PM

but without the goofy mohawk frill

Or that militaristic buzzcut she has in the comics right now that really isn't working for me.

Actually, speaking of Carol's All New All Different costume, notice how the boots in the concept art, while retaining the length they have in the Marvel NOW! costume, keep the dark blue toe components from the ANAD costume (if that makes sense). Doesn't bother me per se, but it's a detail to notice.

Also loving how they kept the lower arm gloves the same length as they were on the NOW! costume. (Still not a fan of the hand-length gloves from ANAD. Man, that NOW! costume is a prime example of "if it's not broke, don't fix it," wasn't it?)

All in all, a great costume. [awesome]

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#73863: Aug 12th 2017 at 7:51:36 PM

I like the buzzcut. She's military. She should look the part.

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#73864: Aug 12th 2017 at 7:56:44 PM

I wonder if we're going to get that scene where she takes a Skrull into space and watches him die slowly and painfully with a smile on her face?

edited 12th Aug '17 7:56:59 PM by fredhot16

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#73865: Aug 12th 2017 at 8:05:24 PM

I also like the buzzcut.

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#73866: Aug 12th 2017 at 9:50:48 PM

I was actually thinking the entire shoulders/chest area was really close to the AOU and CW Captain America suit. Specifically the star symbol flanked by bars going into the shoulders. The Captain Marvel concept art places a lot of emphasis on the shoulder pads and segmenting the upper chest, again like Captain America, whereas the current comics version is one solid piece (like the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine uniforms).

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#73867: Aug 13th 2017 at 6:31:32 AM

[up][up]Same. The length they went with here is fine but I never got why people were upset over her not having long hair.

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#73869: Aug 13th 2017 at 8:50:48 AM

Same. The length they went with here is fine but I never got why people were upset over her not having long hair.
I have a surprising number of female friends with short hair who get "oh but your hair would be so much nicer if it was longer" on a regular basis. I'm surprised I haven't heard it much myself. note  And my brother gets shit because of his long hair all the time.

People are weird about how they think others should perform gender, even when it makes no sense (like Tobias points out, Carol's in the military).

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#73870: Aug 13th 2017 at 11:29:17 AM

[up][up]Hnnngh. Just 5 more days...

6 for me, I won't have access to Netflix ON the 18th. But you can bet your ass I'll be watching on the 19th.

I've been looking forward to this for longer than I have any of the movies.

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#73871: Aug 13th 2017 at 11:35:28 AM

Mmm...I really need to remember to buy snacks this week.

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#73873: Aug 13th 2017 at 9:17:52 PM

[up] I'm sensing that Avengers: Infinity War would be one of the darkest MCU films...

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#73874: Aug 14th 2017 at 7:41:24 AM

[up]people salid the same or AOU and some extent CW, I dont Buy it

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#73875: Aug 14th 2017 at 7:46:28 AM

They were darker than Avengers, Thor, Iron Man, or The First Avenger, not as dark as Winter Soldier, none of which gets anywhere near as dark as the Netflix shows. But the comparison is specifically to other MCU films, so I don't really see any reason to doubt that'll be the case.


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