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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

VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
MousaThe14 Writer, Artist, Ignored from Northern Virginia Since: Jan, 2011 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
Writer, Artist, Ignored
#23402: Dec 9th 2014 at 9:57:13 AM

Oh great, now they have to clean up after killer robots. As if Coulson's team wasn't already in enough dire straits.

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Tuckerscreator (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#23403: Dec 9th 2014 at 10:14:36 AM

wild mass guessHalf of SHIELD 2.0 will turn out to be Ultron bots in disguise.wild mass guess

LDragon2 Since: Dec, 2011
#23404: Dec 9th 2014 at 10:20:38 AM

Gotta love Honest Trailers:

Never realize that they were basically the Avengers in space until now. [lol]

LordofLore Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Consider his love an honor
#23405: Dec 9th 2014 at 10:33:07 AM

Well, that is what Marvel/Bendis is trying to make them into in the comics now.(Textless cover of Avengers Assemble)

Hard to do it when the real Avengers goes to space to deal with Cosmic events instead of leaving them to Cosmic heroes like back in 2008.

edited 9th Dec '14 11:00:00 AM by LordofLore

Heatth (X-Troper) Relationship Status: In Spades with myself
#23406: Dec 9th 2014 at 10:33:50 AM

[up][up]Really? I thought that was, like, the main selling point.tongue

The video is hilarious btw.grin

edited 9th Dec '14 10:38:26 AM by Heatth

ultimatepheer Since: Mar, 2011
#23407: Dec 9th 2014 at 10:43:41 AM

"What're ya gonna do, watch DC?"

[lol]

edited 9th Dec '14 10:44:02 AM by ultimatepheer

swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#23408: Dec 9th 2014 at 10:46:29 AM

They forget to mention Youndu, the guy with the Arrow (well, kind of a stretch, but still.....)

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#23409: Dec 9th 2014 at 10:51:27 AM

I don't know about the 3000 Guardians but the 2008 run weren't really Avengers. They were too volatile. I don't really know what they were. Maybe they were themselves.

The Bendis run... eh. Dunno.

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LordofLore Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Consider his love an honor
#23410: Dec 9th 2014 at 11:45:29 AM

The pre2008!Future Guardians of the Galaxy I haven't read, the 2008!Guardians of the Galaxy was more active than the Avengers and set out to fix things before they got bad but was mostly character driven stories, Bendis!Guardians of the Galaxy I couldn't stand past the first two issues but seemed to be going for a more Avenger like structure(hell, Iron Man and Captain Marvel were on the team) and 3000!Guardians of the Galaxy(following the Future Guardians) is more of a character driven/post apocalyptic story with a team that just wants to survive and fight the good fight one more day and maybe fix the universe while they are at it.

edited 9th Dec '14 11:47:28 AM by LordofLore

wanderlustwarrior Role Model from Where Gods Belong Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
Role Model
#23411: Dec 9th 2014 at 5:53:28 PM

So is Yondu Hawkeye? the Guardians member with the arrow who is barely in the movie, mostly working for an ostensible villain?

SonOfSharknado Love is Love is Love Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Love is Love is Love
#23412: Dec 9th 2014 at 6:49:09 PM

And also uses every minute he gets to be so fucking cool.

My various fanfics.
wanderlustwarrior Role Model from Where Gods Belong Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
Role Model
#23413: Dec 9th 2014 at 7:03:35 PM

Also owns a farm.

So did I miss anything in the last 13 pages?

VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#23414: Dec 9th 2014 at 7:04:08 PM

I guess when Agent Trip's actor was on set for Avengers 2, he really was just on set not filming a cameo.

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#23415: Dec 9th 2014 at 7:10:35 PM

And it looks like our Inhumans are here.

Wackd Since: May, 2009
#23416: Dec 9th 2014 at 7:16:06 PM

Jesus fuck, the show just spent three straight episodes being indecisive on which black guy they were gonna kill.

Was there even a reason for Tripp to be in the chamber? Or for him to disintegrate?

I just...y'know, people ask me why I take representation so seriously, and it's because of shit like this.

And SHIELD had been doing so fucking well.

Maybe you'd be less disappointed if you stopped expecting things to be Carmen Sandiego movies.
comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#23417: Dec 9th 2014 at 7:20:27 PM

It really was needless. I'm just reminded of the contrived stupidity of the Tenth Doctor's death in Doctor Who. I got a similar "Logic be damned we've gotta kill someone for the drama" vibe tonight.

On other hand in Marvel related developments Skye is Daisy Johnson and it looks like her dad is Mr. Hyde. I called the latter at least!

Wackd Since: May, 2009
#23418: Dec 9th 2014 at 7:35:55 PM

[up]I would be far less pissed off if Mac hadn't gone crazy and appeared to be killed last episode, and if Tripp hadn't almost died the episode before that. I mean seriously. What the fuck.

Maybe you'd be less disappointed if you stopped expecting things to be Carmen Sandiego movies.
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.
#23419: Dec 9th 2014 at 7:41:11 PM

This does sound rather unfortunate. I mean, people make jokes about this sort of thing, you'd think that would be a clue.

Did he at least die with dignity?

Oh God! Natural light!
stingerbrg Since: Jun, 2009
#23421: Dec 9th 2014 at 7:43:11 PM

[up][up]Alien artifact exploded, he got hit by it. Since he was just a normal human it turned him to an ash statue.

edited 9th Dec '14 7:43:50 PM by stingerbrg

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#23422: Dec 9th 2014 at 7:45:10 PM

[up][up]Interesting.

I find it great that Marvel's got so much pull with their MCU that they have actors approaching THEM looking for a role, and I'm sure part of it is because they've created this shared universe where a role is more than just a movie role, it's becoming a character. That and I'm sure it pays obscenely well, but, still.

edited 9th Dec '14 7:45:49 PM by Anomalocaris20

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#23423: Dec 9th 2014 at 7:45:40 PM

I immediately thought Fandral. It'd be hilarious if he were played by someone totally different in every appearance.

[up][up][up][up] He was on site at a supernatural event though an arguably contrived series of events (was notably showed up there just in time without entirely meaning to while Coulson, who was actively trying to get there, was saved from going in at the last second), then died in the event to show that some people would live through it while others wouldn't. He was more of a casualty than anything.

edited 9th Dec '14 7:50:08 PM by KnownUnknown

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#23424: Dec 9th 2014 at 7:56:19 PM

Orlando Bloom would make an amazing Paste Pot Pete.

SonOfSharknado Love is Love is Love Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Love is Love is Love
#23425: Dec 9th 2014 at 7:57:54 PM

I was thinking making him a Kree of some kind. Since his dad was one.

My various fanfics.

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