re: In which we ponder the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (spoilers likely)

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I'm lucky in that I've always been an Avengers (and Avengers members in their solo books) fan so I've gotten most of the characters I like. As a kid I think the first book I followed was Thor, followed shortly by Captain America, Iron Man, and then Spidey and Daredevil. And of course Avengers, both the then current adventures and reprints of their early ones in Marvel Triple Action. And Hawkeye is probably my favorite individual character.

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Agree. My favorite Avengers are Cap (surprise!), Thor and Vision. And it looks like I'll get all three, so I'm good there. But it seems like Marvel wants to create a whole line of films (and shows) expanding the universe, so I'm just speculating.

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Dr. Strange might work but they'd have to make sure they did the right movie for him.

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Agree. I've said since the beginning, if they can do GotG well, then they can do whatever they want. That's their measuring stick.

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Wonder Man, while I thought he was an OK character, I don't know about a movie with him (especially with his buddy Beast being with another studio).

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Agree. But I think his character is a lot of fun.

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Moon Knight never appealed to me

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You're missing out. Granted he started out clearly as a Batman rip off, he really came into his own over the years and his current run is pretty awesome.

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Mockingbird I always found blah.

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Agree, but I think with what they've done, they could use her well. Again, that's just in the absence of Black Widow, needing a female presence. The only other major females would be Janet, She-Hulk, Scarlet, and Spider-Woman (popular ones at least). I don't see most of those making it on screen actually.

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Now if I was to indulge what I'd like to see - I'd really love a Champions movie. But then again, Angel and Iceman are with other studios, Hercules who knows (I guess he's public domain?), I'm not sure who owns the rights to Ghost Rider. Black Widow would be available though.

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That would be super fun. I think Herc could work, they'd have to toy with his origin though, and obviously need replacements for the mutants.

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Now, I would love to see Power Man/Luke Cage. (if Iron Fist was part of the movie I'd be ok with that but I'd be fine if he was left out too).

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They would be my top 2, especially Cage, but they are getting their own show, so we're covered there.

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DC sued Fawcett b/c they were getting their asses kicked in sales.

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So DC is just as underhanded right?

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Captain Marvel was the highest selling comic of the Golden Age.

The character and the extended universe also had massive cultural impact. From being the first comic super hero put on film, to Elvis emulating Captain Marvel Jr's outfits, to phrases like "shazam" and "holy moly" becoming commonly used.

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I wouldn't argue a word of that, you're right. Legally, Marvel did the right thing. The name also makes sense for Marvel and all that jazz. But really, do you think Marvel knew that DC would buy the rights 4 years later and bring back Shazam? That's the only case where it would be nefarious or wrong. And even then that's a stretch. They used a name that makes complete sense, from a property and company that were almost 20 years dead.

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I'll give this to the DC (or really Fawcett) version of Captain Marvel. He has one of the best visual presentations in comics. His costume is classic and yet unique at the same time.

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Fawcett had some of the best creators in the business. C.C. Beck, Otto Binder, Kurt Schaffenberger, Mac Raboy...) When Fawcett folded, Otto Binder moved to DC and created the Superman family of characters (Supergirl, Legion of Super-Heroes, Krypto, Brainiac, the Phantom Zone, Lucy Lane, etc.) Schaffenberger created the signature look for Lois Lane.

Yeah, everybody seems to ave been stealing way back then. Some of these comics pioneers come across as pretty Shady characters. Martin Goodman, who founded Timely, the precursor to Marvel.operated through multiple shell companies and kinds of fun stuff.

But yeah, I agree that Captain Marvel fits at Marvel because of the name. They did have a bit of trouble settling on which character would get the name though.

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Mr Sinister

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And please cast Jason Isaacs as Sinister

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My personal #1 would be Deadpool. (Must be an R rated action/comedy)

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The Deadpool movie could start with Wade Wilson recovering after putting his own head back on, though while he’s recovering, his implants and powers start backfiring and giving him a rapidly growing case of cancer. The rejection of the implants, which his body literally pushes out rather painfully, combined with the rejection of most of his powers, including the teleporting and optic blast, sends him into a period of extreme pain which after a while cracks his mind. He emerges physically deformed and literally insane as he seeks out help.

Deadpool will start talking to the audience, unable to grasp the idea that nobody’s there, as others start to notice that he’s gone mentally ill and he begins to realize it himself. The mental hospital he checks into ends up transferring him to a secret ward for violent psychopaths and he ends up tortured by Dr. Killebrew. Deadpool escapes with an unwitting scientist buddy he simply calls Weasel, and takes an old woman hostage just for companionship. Needing a disguise and not wanting the world to see his face, he grabs a red and black costume out of a closet full of wetsuits and simply calls it his own. The woman he kidnaps turns out to be Blind Alfred, and Deadpool starts settling in with the revelations of what’s happened.

Eventually he discovers someone from his past, a mystic named T-Ray, is trying to kill him and he goes on the run again, this time with a teleporting device Weasel made for him. He soon meets Chris Summers, also known as Cable, who traveled back to time to help him destroy T-Ray, and then reveals he has other plans for Wade Wilson in the future.

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Admittedly, in a world where people are pining for solo Marvel movies featuring the likes of Black Widow and Doctor Strange, there are very few people out there hoping for a Rom movie, or even a cameo by the Spaceknight.

The alien cyborg Rom had his own comic book title from 1979 until 1986 and became a regular face in the Marvel universe — often showing up in other titles. So it was easy to forget that Rom was based on a Parker Brothers toy that very few people purchased. When Marvel Studio head Kevin Feige was recently promoting ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier,’ I asked him if there’s even a chance we might ever see Rom, even as a cameo. I mean, who thought we’d ever see a ‘Guardians of the Galaxy‘ movie? The news is not good for Rom fans.


Is there a chance of ever having a Rom cameo? What happened to Rom?
I think there are legal issues with Rom. I think Rom is owned by a toy company or something.

That’s disappointing.
I think we have Spaceknights, but we don’t have Rom. I think they did some standalone Spaceknights comics at some point. ROM, I believe, was a licensed deal. Like G.I. Joe and Transformers back in the day.

I see.
Sorry!

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I am not sure about the Marvel Cinematic Universe but I have a feeling that with Loki's staff in the hands of Hydra (as seen in Captain America: The Winter Solider mid credit scene) I think that Phil Coulson and company from Agents of Shield will be given the assignment to hunt that staff down and will serve as the major story arc of next season. The ending of Agents of Shield Season 2 would fall in line for the release of Avengers: Age of Ultron

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but the last one about Coulson makes me wonder if the author even watches the show.

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I had the same exact thought when I read that part. I don't think lapses in memory should count as "lingering questions".