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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

LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#75252: Oct 6th 2017 at 8:32:49 AM

Look, Thor is going through some stuff right now.

He lost his hammer and his mane and maybe he just needs some no strings friend sex to get his life back together.

Forever liveblogging the Avengers
fredhot16 Don't want to leave but cannot pretend from Baton Rogue, Louisiana. Since: Jan, 2015 Relationship Status: Too sexy for my shirt
Don't want to leave but cannot pretend
#75253: Oct 6th 2017 at 8:34:29 AM

Maybe The Hulk's just trying to correct Hawkeye's posture?

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#75254: Oct 6th 2017 at 8:36:39 AM

Can't they be wrestling and having sex?

fredhot16 Don't want to leave but cannot pretend from Baton Rogue, Louisiana. Since: Jan, 2015 Relationship Status: Too sexy for my shirt
Don't want to leave but cannot pretend
#75255: Oct 6th 2017 at 8:38:32 AM

[up]Who says the posture correcting isn't a lead-in to that?

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Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#75256: Oct 6th 2017 at 9:56:46 AM

hey guys what's-

-sees image of hulk and Thor being lewd-

Oh my.

have a listen and have a link to my discord server
Unsung it's a living from a tenement of clay Since: Jun, 2016
it's a living
#75257: Oct 6th 2017 at 10:10:07 AM

Sangbak.

So what is Strange doing exactly, casting some sort of sigil of livestreaming?

thatindiantroper Since: Feb, 2015
#75258: Oct 6th 2017 at 10:46:44 AM

Geeze guys when we say you're the normal Korea we don't mean that as an insult.

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#75259: Oct 6th 2017 at 11:24:12 AM

I dunno exactly what it is about the style but the characters look adorable doing this.

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#75260: Oct 6th 2017 at 11:59:48 AM

...Is Loki selling snacks to the spectators?

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
Tuckerscreator (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#75261: Oct 6th 2017 at 12:45:59 PM

Ummm... so Marvel have just Justin Hammered themselves.

Just casually introducing our military contractor friend at Comic-Con. NBD.

fredhot16 Don't want to leave but cannot pretend from Baton Rogue, Louisiana. Since: Jan, 2015 Relationship Status: Too sexy for my shirt
Don't want to leave but cannot pretend
#75262: Oct 6th 2017 at 12:50:30 PM

[up]Context and elaboration please.

edited 6th Oct '17 12:50:38 PM by fredhot16

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Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#75263: Oct 6th 2017 at 12:55:21 PM

https://twitter.com/northropgrumman

Their twitter

edited 6th Oct '17 1:27:46 PM by Ultimatum

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MedusaStone Since: Jan, 2015
#75264: Oct 6th 2017 at 12:56:50 PM

Okay, I'm a little slow, not to mention out of the loop, so please bear with me while I try to sort this out. Northrop Grumman is a military contractor, and Marvel is using them for security and Comi Con. And people are angry about that because they don't want their money (given to Marvel in the form of movie/merchandise purchases) going to what they perceive as war profiteering. Have I got it right?

fredhot16 Don't want to leave but cannot pretend from Baton Rogue, Louisiana. Since: Jan, 2015 Relationship Status: Too sexy for my shirt
Don't want to leave but cannot pretend
#75265: Oct 6th 2017 at 12:58:00 PM

Why are they partners again?

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Tuckerscreator (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#75266: Oct 6th 2017 at 1:01:05 PM

Northrop Grumman is an arms manufacturing company, particularly infamous for their sales to Saudi Arabia (without US approval) and subsequent bombings to Yemen.

Like, I get this may just be for security guards, but who thought proclaiming that on their Twitter as a “come meet my cool friend” was a good idea?

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#75267: Oct 6th 2017 at 1:15:31 PM

They're also making comics to promote Northrup Grumman.

However, we do know what at least one part of the collaboration involves: a custom comic produced by Marvel, written by Fabian Nicieza with art by Sean Chen. It’s called Avengers, Featuring N.G.E.N. – Start Your N.G.E.N.S!, and it sees the titular Marvel superhero team calling for help from Northrup Grumman’s Elite Nexus, who specialize in cutting edge, hi-tech adventures.

What the actual fuck....

edited 6th Oct '17 1:16:07 PM by TobiasDrake

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Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#75268: Oct 6th 2017 at 1:16:45 PM

Yech

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TobiasDrake (•̀⤙•́) (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Arm chopping is not a love language!
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#75269: Oct 6th 2017 at 1:18:03 PM

This is propaganda. This is actual, honest-to-god propaganda meant to normalize the idea of private militaries to children. Jesus Christ, Marvel....

edited 6th Oct '17 1:18:15 PM by TobiasDrake

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Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#75270: Oct 6th 2017 at 1:19:10 PM

Disney owns them and likely approved the deal

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fredhot16 Don't want to leave but cannot pretend from Baton Rogue, Louisiana. Since: Jan, 2015 Relationship Status: Too sexy for my shirt
Don't want to leave but cannot pretend
#75271: Oct 6th 2017 at 1:19:26 PM

[up][up][up][up]I'm getting flashbacks to that Spiderman and Fantastic Four comic where Doctor Doom tried to drain all the knowledge out of a bunch of high school children and they have to be saved by high school teachers. Yes, even Spiderman and the Fantastic Four.

It has the same cloying smell of pandering.

edited 6th Oct '17 3:09:37 PM by fredhot16

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#75272: Oct 6th 2017 at 1:20:16 PM

I'd rather pander to school teachers than arms manufacturers, thank you very much.

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LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
Not really a lord of anything
#75273: Oct 6th 2017 at 1:24:31 PM

...What.

This doesn't even make sense. I can at least see the reasoning behind most shady corporate business practices but this is just... who thought this was a good idea?

This song needs more love.
AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Rock on, Gold Dust Woman
#75274: Oct 6th 2017 at 1:26:20 PM

So they cancel the Punisher panel thanks to the Las Vegas shooting but now they've gone ahead and partnered with war profiteers at the same goddamn convention?

Have you any dreams you'd like to sell?
kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#75275: Oct 6th 2017 at 1:27:23 PM

[up][up]Exactly. Someone approved this. Someone took one good look at this and honestly thought, "This is a good idea." Just... why?

edited 6th Oct '17 1:27:38 PM by kkhohoho


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