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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
Not really a lord of anything
#78126: Dec 18th 2017 at 2:52:03 PM

She was? That had to have been painful.

This song needs more love.
TobiasDrake (•̀⤙•́) (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Arm chopping is not a love language!
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#78127: Dec 18th 2017 at 3:16:18 PM

It just occurred to me that if the Fox buyout goes through, Marvel can finally reveal her to be Magneto's daughter.

And after the comics already retconned out that plot point, too.

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#78128: Dec 18th 2017 at 3:19:14 PM

But the comics did that during the Permulter says FUCK MUTANTS days.

Though those days became more prominent during his time, but still. I can see them considering back tracking on it maybe.

One Strip! One Strip!
ManOfSin Since: Mar, 2015
#78129: Dec 18th 2017 at 3:21:57 PM

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LMAO. My bad.

But I can see a House of M movie explaining why Mutants have no presence in the MCU.

edited 18th Dec '17 3:22:45 PM by ManOfSin

TobiasDrake (•̀⤙•́) (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Arm chopping is not a love language!
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#78130: Dec 18th 2017 at 3:22:46 PM

I mean, he's still there. He's Chairman of the Board of Directors at Marvel, He's just not involved with the MCU films anymore due to a restructuring, said to be the result of Kevin Feige's discontent with his leadership.

And I specify films. The television side of the MCU as well as all other Marvel properties still answer to him.

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#78131: Dec 18th 2017 at 3:30:40 PM

Hence the Inhumans tv series I guess.

Well, maybe they'll push him out of that as well. The guy ruined the Inhumans pretty thoroughly.

edited 18th Dec '17 3:31:02 PM by HandsomeRob

One Strip! One Strip!
Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#78132: Dec 18th 2017 at 4:40:15 PM

Until I see Magneto run into a wall I'll have to consider the Whizzer as Quicksilver's real dad

Based on them both running into walls frequently

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Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#78133: Dec 18th 2017 at 5:14:36 PM

Is it really important that the twins are Magnetos children?

Anyway, I don't think that Disney will buy anything else anytime soon. Last time they managed to rake in the cash they paid within a few years due to a string of really successful movies. This time around, well, even if the Disney continues to print money they will need some time to have cash again. Especially since a lot of stuff they took over from Fox isn't exactly profitable. They had to take the bad with the good this time around.

Unsung it's a living from a tenement of clay Since: Jun, 2016
it's a living
#78134: Dec 18th 2017 at 6:57:22 PM

The twins can and have existed without Magneto for a while, but it's kind of like asking if it was important for Thunderbolt Ross to show up again in Civil War. Technically it didn't have to be the guy with a hate-on for the Hulk, no, it wasn't "important", but it adds something to the setting to have that connection.

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#78135: Dec 18th 2017 at 7:05:55 PM

The twins real parents are the retcons by this point

Relatedly, I think their parentage should be retconned every few years

I want their parents to turn out to be Ultron and Captain America someday

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PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out.
#78136: Dec 18th 2017 at 7:48:39 PM
KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#78137: Dec 18th 2017 at 7:49:34 PM

Not always.

edited 18th Dec '17 7:50:08 PM by KnownUnknown

kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#78138: Dec 18th 2017 at 7:51:44 PM

[up]He was also Tony Stark. And a woman. And butt-nekkid.

Comics are weird.tongue

edited 18th Dec '17 7:52:07 PM by kkhohoho

PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
SonOfSharknado Love is Love is Love Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Love is Love is Love
#78140: Dec 18th 2017 at 8:24:13 PM

And then once Tony was back to normal, he had to immediately and frantically check that his penis still existed.

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Tuckerscreator (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#78141: Dec 18th 2017 at 8:37:52 PM

And once he was the father of one of the Runaways.

Mizerous Pet Owner from Hell Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: Brewing the love potion
Pet Owner
#78142: Dec 18th 2017 at 9:16:13 PM

[up][up][up][up][up] Franko Cho butt detected :V

edited 18th Dec '17 9:16:22 PM by Mizerous

Just Makima.
MadSkillz Destroyer of Worlds Since: Mar, 2013 Relationship Status: I only want you gone
Destroyer of Worlds
#78143: Dec 18th 2017 at 10:03:25 PM

House of M could actually work.

Just do the ending the other way around.

"No more mutants" becomes "More mutants".

That's how you can include the X-men in.

edited 18th Dec '17 10:03:47 PM by MadSkillz

Unsung it's a living from a tenement of clay Since: Jun, 2016
it's a living
#78144: Dec 18th 2017 at 10:27:27 PM

I'm good with that. Like with Civil War, that seems like a way of taking out my biggest problem with the original crossover, too.

ManOfSin Since: Mar, 2015
#78145: Dec 19th 2017 at 9:12:25 AM

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Or reveal that the MCU is post-House of M altered reality.

unknowing from somewhere.. Since: Mar, 2014
#78146: Dec 19th 2017 at 10:58:35 AM

So I saw homecoming and vulture have something against tony stark....Ok, HOW many people have something against Tony star? Stein, Vanko, Killian, Ultron in a way,Wanda, Pietro., Zemo(well, kinda...)...them tony pick fight against Cap and Bucky.....

It seen Tony really have a thing for pissing people off.

"My Name is Bolt, Bolt Crank and I dont care if you believe or not"
Cross (Don’t ask)
#78147: Dec 19th 2017 at 11:08:13 AM

If "Pissing People Off" is the criteria then the list would be several times longer than that.

unknowing from somewhere.. Since: Mar, 2014
#78148: Dec 19th 2017 at 11:14:21 AM

[up]I feel Thanos is going to earth because Tony did something to him....actually.

wild mass guessThanos dosent care about the infinity stones, he is just mad because Tony never buidl his thanoscopterwild mass guess

"My Name is Bolt, Bolt Crank and I dont care if you believe or not"
Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#78149: Dec 19th 2017 at 1:04:47 PM

You don't make as much money as Tony does without grinding some people beneath your boot

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Unsung it's a living from a tenement of clay Since: Jun, 2016
it's a living
#78150: Dec 19th 2017 at 3:39:36 PM

If Tony built the Thanoscopter, he'd be a hero to everyone.

I'm just imagining Thanos seeing it and his face lighting up like Anton Ego's, like if someone gave Charles Kane his sled back.


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