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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

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#84051: Apr 3rd 2018 at 5:51:28 PM

I mean there's no reason to assume it'd necessarily be a British character. He usually plays Americans anyway.

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#84052: Apr 3rd 2018 at 6:28:14 PM

So far in the MCU the big superhero superpowers are the United States and Wakanda

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comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#84053: Apr 3rd 2018 at 7:11:03 PM

Yeah there haven't been a lot of international superheroes. I always enjoyed the Ultimates' take on things, that the presence of so many superpowered people in America essentially kicked off a superhuman arms race across the planet.

I thought this was kinda cute.

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#84054: Apr 3rd 2018 at 7:51:30 PM

Kasper Cole? Although a core trait of him was that he was biracial, and that's a social issue that's still worth analyzing in modern media. Then again Coogler isn't afraid of significantly retooling characters from the comics, such as in the case of Nakia and M'Baku.

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#84056: Apr 3rd 2018 at 8:15:38 PM

[up]Damnit, clicked that link hoping to make a joke but the woman in the panel beat me to it.

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#84057: Apr 3rd 2018 at 8:44:28 PM

He was from Fantastic Force during that couple of years where everyone needed a spinoff team with Force in the name

Because the 90s

edited 3rd Apr '18 8:44:48 PM by Bocaj

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KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#84058: Apr 3rd 2018 at 9:16:39 PM

At least we never got a "Blood Force."

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#84059: Apr 3rd 2018 at 9:17:55 PM

I'm sorta surprised now that you mention it

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#84060: Apr 3rd 2018 at 9:17:58 PM

How can you be sure.

I'd be shocked if there wasn't a team named Blood Force.

Edit: I meant wasn't. I'd be shocked if there wasn't a team named Blood force.

[down] There we go.

edited 3rd Apr '18 9:21:27 PM by HandsomeRob

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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
#84062: Apr 3rd 2018 at 9:22:17 PM

Learning about Fantastic Force is what led me to put together why Force Works was called that when its a pointless nothing of a name.

Fantastic Force and Force Works both lasted from '94-'96. Guess people must have been losing their shit over X-Force around that time. Only thing I can think of to explain this.

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AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#84063: Apr 3rd 2018 at 10:25:12 PM

I wonder if Queen Divine Justice is going to show up in the movies? Probably not, since the Jabari are already pretty different, Killmonger already has her backstory of secret royalty who grew up an orphan in the tough streets of the US, and Shuri seems to have drawn some of her aesthetics from her. But it'd be amusing to see them try.

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#84064: Apr 3rd 2018 at 10:50:32 PM

Yeah they basically made her and Shuri into a Composite Character. Even Shuri's hairstyles looked more like QDJ than the short hair Shuri usually has in the comics.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#84065: Apr 3rd 2018 at 10:52:05 PM

Still though Queen Divine Justice says some hilarious shit which be downright tragic if it wasn't translated to the big screen.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#84067: Apr 4th 2018 at 1:28:48 PM

Images look to have been deleted.

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#84069: Apr 4th 2018 at 2:22:58 PM

War Machine looks like a big spider just dropped down on a thread in front of him.

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
Tuckerscreator (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#84070: Apr 4th 2018 at 2:38:47 PM

Wow, Thanos’s evil plot is to make everyone purple just like him.

Pseudopartition Screaming Into The Void from The Cretaeceous Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
J79 Since: Jan, 2015
#84073: Apr 4th 2018 at 6:50:47 PM

[up]x 12 Was there ever a "Kill Force"?

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#84074: Apr 4th 2018 at 7:10:26 PM

How about the Force Force? Please tell me that was a team.

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
Tuckerscreator (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#84075: Apr 4th 2018 at 7:17:24 PM

A Force is a Force, of course of course.


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