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This thread's for talking about the Marvel Comics line, whether the comics are decades old or brand new.

As well as the superhero tales of the Marvel Universe, that also includes all the other things Marvel's done (Epic Comics, Icon Comics, Star Comics and all the rest), as well as the older stories by Atlas and Timely, the companies that later became Marvel.

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A thread for all the miscellaneous Marvel discussion that doesn't have its own thread.

So apparently, they're making a Black Panther movie. Let's hope Hudlin is kept as far away as possible. On a related note, anyone think that the whole 'Super Hero that is also a King/Ruler' is kind of ridiculous? I mean where do heroes like Aquaman and T'Challa find the time to both lead a nation and go gallavanting on the other side of the globe?

Edited by Mrph1 on Sep 1st 2024 at 8:36:28 PM

Mizerous Pet Owner from Hell Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: Brewing the love potion
Pet Owner
#37676: Jun 28th 2018 at 1:41:29 PM

Her and Spidey Gwen could use a relaunch down the line.

Just Makima.
MegaJ Since: Oct, 2009
#37677: Jun 28th 2018 at 2:42:21 PM

[up]X5 Well, Gurihiru is on Unstoppable Wasp so yeah, there's that!

Lionheart0 Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: I'm just a hunk-a, hunk-a burnin' love
#37678: Jun 28th 2018 at 10:03:41 PM

I'm thinking with Spider-Gwen, both her and Miles' books are likely to come out of whatever the Spidergeddon event ends up being.

Would like for Silk to get her book back as well.

Tiamatty X-Men X-Pert from Now on Twitter Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: Brony
#37679: Jun 28th 2018 at 11:24:06 PM

So I read the What If issue that was set 25 years after the original Secret Wars, with all the heroes and villains having stopped fighting and had kids. One is the son of the Lizard. But it doesn't say who the mother is. And I'm really curious who the mother is. And I really hope the conception happened while he was Curt Connors.

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Whowho Since: May, 2012
Zarius Since: Nov, 2012
#37681: Jun 29th 2018 at 5:40:11 AM

It would have to be, Lizard already had a son and wife on Earth at the time of the original story

Tiamatty X-Men X-Pert from Now on Twitter Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: Brony
#37682: Jun 29th 2018 at 4:29:11 PM

[up][up] Yep. It honestly wasn't a particularly good story, but most What Ifs are pretty lame stories.

X-Men X-Pert, my blog where I talk about X-Men comics.
kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#37683: Jun 29th 2018 at 4:34:06 PM

[up]Out of curiosity, what would you say are the good ones?

Mr.Badguy Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
#37684: Jun 29th 2018 at 4:39:45 PM

What If? Civil War where the Watcher trolls Tony by showing him a future where he and Cap set aside their differences and ushered in a golden age of heroics was pretty fun.

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#37685: Jun 29th 2018 at 4:45:35 PM

I liked What If Annihilation, What If the Avengers All Had Beards, What If Korvac for supporting my bias against Korvac, and several of the secret wars books which were basically What Ifs

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Tiamatty X-Men X-Pert from Now on Twitter Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: Brony
#37686: Jun 29th 2018 at 5:00:01 PM

The one that introduced Spider-Girl was actually pretty good. I honestly can't remember any others. The vast majority were cool concepts that just didn't have the space to be executed in a genuinely compelling way.

X-Men X-Pert, my blog where I talk about X-Men comics.
Whowho Since: May, 2012
#37687: Jun 29th 2018 at 5:20:12 PM

What Ifs sound like they're more fun to write than to read.

lalalei2001 Since: Oct, 2009
#37688: Jun 29th 2018 at 5:34:26 PM

The What If Captain American Were Revived Today (the 1980s one) was really good.

The Protomen enhanced my life.
BigK1337 Since: Jun, 2012
#37689: Jun 29th 2018 at 10:47:20 PM

For some reason my favorite What Ifs are these:

  • The one where the Avengers didn’t stay as a team after the Hulk left, and it ended up with all of them coming together as a team but in Iron Man armor (I think that’s how the story went, damn selective memories)
  • The one where Uncle Ben didn’t get killed. It was pretty interesting to see how he reacted to learning that Peter is Spider-Man.
  • The one where the Fantastic Four fought Doctor Doom . . . before the accident that gave them their powers. I do always wonder why Doom never fucked with Richard in between the time of him getting expelled from college and the fateful cosmic accident that created the Fantastic Four. This one is definitely my favorite.

thatindiantroper Since: Feb, 2015
#37690: Jun 30th 2018 at 12:44:11 AM

I liked the one that was about what if Erskin had been killed before using the super soldier formula on Steve.

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#37691: Jun 30th 2018 at 11:31:20 PM

So I just read the Wolverine The Origin 2002 miniseries

The one where Wolverine was a sickly rich kid with allergies and accidentally killed his childhood friend and first love when she tripped and fell on his claws and also he befriends a wolf pack and gets the name Logan and Wolverine, the habit of calling people bub, and his love of Japan all while working in a stone quarry

So I guess my question is how long that took to retcon

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Mr.Badguy Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
#37692: Jun 30th 2018 at 11:45:05 PM

It's still canon. Jeph Loeb later wrote a Wolverine: Origins series that added entirely new backstory to the character.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#37693: Jun 30th 2018 at 11:46:18 PM

Okay how many origins does he have?

Edited by slimcoder on Jun 30th 2018 at 11:48:35 AM

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#37694: Jun 30th 2018 at 11:51:29 PM

About the nicest thing I can say about it is that the original outlines for it were even worse

It seriously falls into most of the big prequel pitfalls

Edited by Bocaj on Jun 30th 2018 at 2:51:56 PM

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Mizerous Pet Owner from Hell Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: Brewing the love potion
Pet Owner
#37695: Jul 2nd 2018 at 1:39:17 PM

Welp Lockjaw ded.

Just Makima.
Mr.Badguy Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
#37696: Jul 2nd 2018 at 1:42:34 PM

Marvel is cancelled forever.

HamburgerTime Since: Apr, 2010
#37697: Jul 2nd 2018 at 1:42:58 PM

...wow, Marvel really does hate fun.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#37698: Jul 2nd 2018 at 1:43:43 PM

Wait where?

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#37699: Jul 2nd 2018 at 1:50:38 PM

Angry.

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Dr.XXX The Mad Doctor Since: Aug, 2014
The Mad Doctor
#37700: Jul 2nd 2018 at 1:54:09 PM

Of course you realize that this means war!


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