Marvel Universe Thread

[Sixx]

I like Blade as well (he's way better in the comics than in the movies imho, cracks a joke from time to time and stuff) but I mostly read his solo books when they're a part of some crossover or something.

[Kalyx triaD]

Apoc looks alright.

[Shadow]

Blade basically kept the super hero movie genre afloat in time for the MCU to be born.

[Kalyx triaD]

Tilda Swinton scored a Dr. Strange role. A big one.

[The Destroyer]

The Ancient One eh? Interesting.

Had no idea Chiwetel Ejiofor was in it as well.

[Fignuts]

Fucking sweet. Tilda Swinton is one of my favorite actresses. Doesn't get enough praise imo.

[Kalyx triaD]

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[RP]

Why hasn't Dr. Mactaggert not aged from the First class movie to the closing credit scene in The Last Stamd?

[Kalyx triaD]

Because they are different actresses.

[RP]

Yes, but is First Class happened in the 60's, shouldn't Mactaggert be 50 or 60 years old in Last Stand?

[Kalyx triaD]

I see what you're asking, but think about what you're saying:

What would you have Fox do?

- Go back in time and recast her in Last Stand to be older?

Or

- Go back in time and recast her in First Class to be significantly younger?

I see what you're asking, it just seems silly to ask. Also consider the First Class trilogy to be a soft reboot to begin with.

[RP]

So why isn't Banshee in the new one coming out?

[Blonde Moment]

Wasn't Banshee one of the ones being autopsied/experiemented on in DOFP?
In any event Wolverine changed the past so as of DOFP, Last Stand never happened and the other 2 movies may not have happened the same way either, if at all. Wolverine changed the past

[Fignuts]

Yeah, Banshee is dead.

[Simple Fan]

Wasn't Banshee one of the ones being autopsied/experiemented on in DOFP?
In any event Wolverine changed the past so as of DOFP, Last Stand never happened and the other 2 movies may not have happened the same way either, if at all. Wolverine changed the past

Yep the timeline was changed, that's why we get a new Deadpool I believe.

[Kalyx triaD]

We'd get a new Deadpool timeline change or not.

[Simple Fan]

No doubt but the timeline change makes it more reasonable, wonder if Deadpool mentions the other version in this film.

[Kalyx triaD]

Oh he certainly will.

[Sixx]

So apparently Punisher died in the comics. I really don't like where this is going, I only ever remember him dying once and being revived as the fuckin' Frankencastle.

[Lock Jaw]

Time to bring back the female Punisher. Or minority/LGBT/diverse in some other way Punisher.

[Kalyx triaD]

Blade's daughter is totes cool, tho.

[Sixx]

Lesbian Arab female.

Also, pregnant.

[Shadow]

Yeah I wouldn't be worried about people being reported dead. It's all part of Secret Wars and I'm thinking they'll all come back. Well....maybe not all of them

[Sixx]

Yeah I wouldn't be worried about people being reported dead. It's all part of Secret Wars and I'm thinking they'll all come back. Well....maybe not all of them

Actually, Punisher's death wasn't a part of the Secret Wars at all.

[Blonde Moment]

The thing is that with 8 months later not everyone in the 616 universe may have come from there so there is a chance we will get a Frank or Francis Castle sooner or later.
Besides the "White Event" may have saved him.

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[Sixx]

The thing is that with 8 months later not everyone in the 616 universe may have come from there so there is a chance we will get a Frank or Francis Castle sooner or later.
Besides the "White Event" may have saved him.

I'd much rather have them completely ignore his death and just bring him back like nothing happenned. None of that Frankencastle and Angel Frank bullshit.

[Blonde Moment]

So many iterations or every character running around on Battleworld right now (including it seems an army of cloned Summers) it is hard to know who we will get.

[Sixx]

There was also an army of Wolverines (including some stupid things like Spider-Wolverine and Hulk-Wolverine) and an army of Beasts in this or last week's issues.

Once again, this event is plain ridiculous and confusing as fuck.

[Kalyx triaD]

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[Shadow]

Sooooooon.

[BigDaddyCool]

omg, can't wait to see what happens with Squirrel Girl and Thor

[Mr3Maker]

omg, can't wait to see what happens with Squirrel Girl and Thor

Squirrel Girl is awesome. Met EH, the author today at Boston Comic Con.

[Kalyx triaD]

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This does seem better than Ultimate Spidey and Avengers Assemble.

[Shadow]

Well considering how Ultimate Spider-Man came off the heels of Spectacular and AA came off of EMH and a lot of people were pissed about the cancellation of both...yeah, I'd say this is a step up.

[Kalyx triaD]

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[loopydate]

Not sure if this belongs here or in the hasn't-been-active-in-three-month Civil War thread, but Nerdist posted the rumored "sides" in the Civil War movie. They don't source anybody directly, so take this with a grain of salt.

TEAM STEVE

Hawkeye
Falcon
Scarlet Witch
Winter Soldier
Ant-Man


TEAM TONY

Vision
Spider-Man
Black Widow
War Machine


With Black Panther and Wakanda in general remaining neutral until something or other drags them into it.

Again, the article just says "according to a new rumor," so who knows how accurate this is, if at all. Seems at least slightly logical, as it means we'll see Clint vs. Nat and Wanda vs. Vision along with the obvious Steve vs. Tony which will lead to some shit down the line, I'm sure.

Anyway, discuss. Or tell me to move it to the other thread. Ball's in your court, y'all.

[Kalyx triaD]

I don't think Spidey is choosing a side, he's in as a cameo more than anything. Everything body else seems to fit.

Also worth considering Agents of SHIELD characters.

[Shadow]

Only time will tell with the AoS peeps. But...I'm half suspecting that Spider-Man won't be a cameo but a major player who gets introduced to the MCU from the first scene.

[loopydate]

Word is they've shot a ton of shit with stuntmen in the Spidey suit. Parker will likely only be in a bit, but it sounds like the web slinger has a bigger part than we'd originally thought.

[Sixx]

From the rumors it seems like Spiderman's role is a tad bigger than a cameo so he just might switch sides like he did in the comics.

[Kalyx triaD]

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[Kalyx triaD]

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[BigDaddyCool]

Loki is now Cat Thor wielding the might Mewnoir.

[Lock Jaw]

What?

[BigDaddyCool]

Loki is now Cat Thor wielding the might Mewnoir.

What?

I think I was pretty clear. Read a book...Squirrel Girl #8 to be exact.

[BigDaddyCool]

https://www.flickr.com/gp/101402302@N05/4kE15c

[Fignuts]

Squirrel Girl rules

[Kalyx triaD]

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[Simple Fan]

Punisher War Zone is on IFC right now. Most badass comic book movie ever.

[Kalyx triaD]

In some ways it come off as a Try Hard movie, but it was fun.

Kinda lean toward Jane-Punisher.

[KIRA]

In some ways it come off as a Try Hard movie, but it was fun.

Kinda lean toward Jane-Punisher.

You and me both.

[Simple Fan]

Jane was a good Punisher but that movie sucked compared to War Zone.

[Fignuts]

Jane punisher was a great revenge movie, but not a great punisher movie, imo. Felt that war zone was a more accurate interpretation of the character.

[Sixx]

I thought War Zone was great. It had stupid things like the character of Loony Bin Jim or whatever and the parkour guys (was this even around when parkour was popular?) but it made up for it with the brutal action scenes and overall atmosphere. I marked out when he killed this one parkour guy with a rocket launcher.

[Kalyx triaD]

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[Kalyx triaD]

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[Shadow]

The one I was waiting for.

[Kalyx triaD]

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[Reavant]

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interesting news

[Kalyx triaD]

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[Sixx]

So trippy.

[Shadow]

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

[loopydate]

It's so... purple. I love it.

[JimmyMess]

James Gunn stated that the biggest Easter Egg in Guardians hasn't been found yet.

Any ideas?

[Kalyx triaD]

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[Shadow]

....ok that's awesome.

[parkmania]

What's the budget for clocks?

[parkmania]

It's a fake, but still... TAKE MY MONEY!

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[Kalyx triaD]

Too late for Emma Stone to star but I'd dig a TV show about Spider-Gwen. Maybe a general Gwen Stacey show. Got the cop father, the superhero bf, her own adventures could be a Nancy Drew thing.

[Shadow]

Why's it too late for Emma Stone to star in this?

[Kalyx triaD]

That would be a layover from the Sony Spidey-verse. And Marvel won't be on that at all.

[Kalyx triaD]

- For Phase 3 of the MCU Marvel will be doing three movies a year.
- They want two-way integration between MCU Film and MCU TV, not so much TV reacting to film as often.
- Casting news for Phase 3 coming soon.
- The MCU will NOT reboot after Infinity War, but it will deal with a different slate of heroes afterward. At least Chris Evans has made clear he'll be Cap as long as Marvel wants him, which would probably be forever.

[Lock Jaw]

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[Shadow]

Anyone noticing the purple? Hmmmmmm

[Vastardikai]

I want a squirrel Girl movie, is that wrong?

[Wishbone]

I want a squirrel Girl movie, is that wrong?

Nope not at all. I would love to see one too. Could be a nice change of pace for Marvel to do a smaller scale comedy based movie for once.

[Vastardikai]

Nope not at all. I would love to see one too. Could be a nice change of pace for Marvel to do a smaller scale comedy based movie for once.

I love the fact that no one takes her seriously, and that is the precise reason why she is unbeatable.

[Tom Guycott]

If there were a place for Squirrel Girl to fit in, it would be DC, since they are wanting to take a comedy angle. It may not be a feature length movie, but an episode featuring her might be more satisfying than a short (and more likely) Marvel One-off.

[parkmania]

http://deadline.com/2015/10/marvel-damage-control-tv-series-comedy-abc-1201566243/



Sometimes the most important super heroes are the ones behind the scene. Marvel Television is heading to the half-hour live-action comedy arena with Damage Control, a single-camera comedy project based on the Marvel Comics books, which has received a put pilot commitment from ABC.

Developed for TV by former Daily Show and Colbert Report executive producer Ben Karlin, Damage Control follows the overworked, underpaid, clean up crew of the Marvel Universe. Specializing in dealing with the aftermath of the unique fallout from superhero conflicts, they’re the ones who are in charge of returning lost ray guns to their rightful owners, help to reschedule a wedding venue after it has been vaporized in a superhero battle, or even track down a missing prize African parrot that’s been turned to stone or goo.

Introduced in 1988 and getting their first storyline the next year in Marvel Comics Presents, Damage Control has a recurring presence on the pages of Marvel Comics, and has been the subject of four limited series to date. Dwayne McDuffie and Ernie Colón created the concept. Notably, the outfit played a key role in the events of the 2006-2007 “Civil War” crossover, though they’re not featured in the upcoming Captain America: Civil War, loosely based on that arc.

Karlin will write the script for the project, which he executive produces alongside 3 Arts’ David Miner and Marvel’s head of television Jeph Loeb. Marvel Television is producing with ABC Studios where the company is based. Karlin’s involvement in Damage Control stems from his overall deal with ABC Studios. Many writers on the studio roster are interested in developing Marvel properties, and the comic book-based company has been very selective in the concepts that proceed to development.

Marvel TV has two drama series on ABC, Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Agent Carter, and a pilot for a S.H.I.E.L.D. offshoot toplined by Adrianne Palicki & Nick Blood. Additionally, the company has a four-series superhero package at Netflix.

Damage Control joins another superhero-themed half-hour comedy project, DC’s Powerless, which has a pilot production commitment at NBC.

Karlin, who won 9 Emmys for his work on The Daily Show and The Colbert Report, recently served as writer-producer on ABC comedy Modern Family. He is repped by UTA and 3 Arts. Marvel Television is repped by CAA.


I give it 4 episodes. 5... maybe.

[Tom Guycott]

I don't care, it gets my nerd boner going. And like I said, that would be the perfect place to slip in a Squirrel Girl sighting.

Also, I wonder if they'll slip in a variation (obviously) of the World Trade Center joke that was pretty funny in like 1989, but wouldn't fly as-is "in a post 9-11 world".

[Shadow]

YES!

[Kalyx triaD]

Elizabeth Olsen has a IDGAF moment in an interview and muses about a storyline she'd love to do, studio exclusivity be damned:

It has to be House of M. That’s still all I want to do, I don’t care. I would just love to have make-believe children and have him play along with it and then just decide to destroy all mutants. That would be so fun but obviously that would never happen.

[Sixx]

Apparently new promo art for Civil War leaked.


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http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/JoshWildingNewsAndReviews/news/?a=125686

New helmet for Ant-Man, some new duds for Hawkeye.

[Fignuts]

Black panther mask looks badass

[parkmania]

http://movieweb.com/black-panther-movie-director-writer-script/

There has been a lot of talk over the past few months about potential directors for Marvel's highly-anticipated Black Panther, with Ava DuVernay (Selma) and F. Gary Gray (Straight Outta Compton) mentioned as possible candidates. While we don't seem to be any closer to finding a filmmaker to take the helm, The Wrap reports that Joe Robert Cole (American Crime Story) is nearing a deal to write the screenplay. The site also reports that Marvel doesn't intend to search for a director until after the screenplay has been completed.

We reported in August that F. Gary Gray was interested in directing Black Panther, shortly after Ava DuVernay backed out. It seems he won't be in contention either, though, since the filmmaker is now in talks to direct Fast & Furious 8, after being listed as one of the top four director candidates just yesterday. Since Fast & Furious 8 will take F. Gary Gray out of contention, the Black Panther director's race is now said to be "wide open."

Chadwick Boseman is set to star in Black Panther, but he will first make his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, which kicks off the studio's Phase Three slate when it hit theaters May 6, 2016. Black Panther currently has a July 6, 2018 release date, so the studio still has plenty of time to find the right filmmaker for this superhero adventure. It remains to be seen what other characters may be included in this stand alone adventure, but there have been clues laid out from previous MCU movies.

Very little is known about the Black Panther story, but the character's homeland of Wakanda has been teased before in the MCU. Captain America's practically-indestructible shield is made out of vibranium, a rare metal only found in Wakanda, and this summer's Avengers: Age of Ultron featured the debut of Ulysses Klaue, a character from the Marvel Comics who has been a longtime adversary of T'challa and his father, T'chaka. There have been rumors that T'chaka, the current ruler of Wakanda, will either die or pass along his throne to Chadwick Boseman's T'challa in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, but that hasn't been confirmed.

Joe Robert Cole is a product of Marvel's writer's program, which is also where Nicole Perlman developed her script for Guardians of the Galaxy. Joe Robert Cole was rumored to have worked on a draft of the studio's Inhumans' script, but he is no longer involved with that project, and if a draft was completed, it isn't expected to be used by the studio. He also wrote and directed the indie thriller Amber Lake, and is currently writing for FX's American Crime Story.

Black Panther comes to theaters July 6th, 2018.

[XL]

Found it annoying that they meant CA: Civil War but kept referring to Winter Soldier. Amateur hour.

[Sixx]

Ugh, Marvel.

Some comics this week are still a part of the Secret Worlds and take place on Battleworld, while some are part of the all-new all-different stuff. They are just as confusing as Secret Wars and you have no idea how the characters got to where they are in them.

Why do I even bother reading this weekly?

[Sixx]

THERE IS A FUCKING TIME-TRAVELLING FOUR-ARMED LEONARDO DA VINCI

I SHIT YOU NOT

[Rammsteinmad]

Sounds awesome!

I'm very behind with my comics, actually. I love all the movies, TV shows etc, but only loosely follow the comics today (and I'm quite behind too).

Been reading comics since 1993, problem is, it's just reached that point where it's repeating itself. Main characters keep dying and coming back, it gets to the point where nothing shocks me or interests me anymore. How many times can Professor X come back from the dead until you stop caring?

Everyone has betrayed everyone at this point. Everyone's been heel or face.

Nothing seems relevant any more. I'd pique my interest if a main character died and fucking stayed dead!

[Rammsteinmad]

Heh, dunno where that little rant came from. Marvel's movies are doing so incredibly well right now, it just seems weird that all their comics lately seem to be getting so much criticism. Last story I was really into was Civil War. Man, that was awesome.

Secret Invasion, Dark Reign, Brand New Day etc and the others around that time were all good, but just seems like the last few years have been nothing but let-downs and confusion.

[Sixx]

Heh, dunno where that little rant came from. Marvel's movies are doing so incredibly well right now, it just seems weird that all their comics lately seem to be getting so much criticism. Last story I was really into was Civil War. Man, that was awesome.

Secret Invasion, Dark Reign, Brand New Day etc and the others around that time were all good, but just seems like the last few years have been nothing but let-downs and confusion.

I more or less enjoyed all recent Marvel events, even the heavily critized Fear Itself and AXIS. Secret Wars is unbearable, though.

[Rammsteinmad]

Fear Itself is about where I'm at now, actually. Again, just heard nothing but criticism for it, though. I do enjoy reading the comics, but it's so repetitive. I want someone important to die and stay dead. "Death of Wolverine" I read not long ago from the library. Is that canon? I mean, no doubt it's set "in the future" or whatever, coz Wolverine is too important to kill off for real.

[Sixx]

Fear Itself is about where I'm at now, actually. Again, just heard nothing but criticism for it, though. I do enjoy reading the comics, but it's so repetitive. I want someone important to die and stay dead. "Death of Wolverine" I read not long ago from the library. Is that canon? I mean, no doubt it's set "in the future" or whatever, coz Wolverine is too important to kill off for real.

It is canon, he's been dead for a while now.

But once Secret Wars ends there'll be an alternate universe Wolverine in the mainstream universe of course. It's gonna be Old Man Logan. I mean, he pretty much already transferred there. There's also a black British Punisher already (cause Frank Castle died not long ago).

[Rammsteinmad]

Urgh. Just sounds so confusing.

And I doubt it'll stay that way forever, anyway.

[Lock Jaw]

I have fallen out big time with modern comic books.... with Marvel, I am way behind... probably also around Fear Itself time, but not read that. Just feel like... I dunno... reading stuff from a few years ago and having it all be already reversed/changed/retconned.... like what is the point.... and jumping to the current stuff seems like it would be just TOO MUCH change... like "Wait, what universe/timeline is he/she from?" and "Why is this character a different gender/race now?"


And as far as DC goes... The New 52 pretty much killed it for me.... which is such a freaking shame because I was always more of a hardcore DC guy anyways. If not for the New 52, I'd probably still keep up with it. I mean, I know there is stuff that I could still check out, like Batman stuff... but I just don't "feel it anymore".....

[Fignuts]

I still want to catch up with green lantern since they kept the continuity, but I have no interest in anything else in DC. New 52 killed it for me too.

Still using marvel unlimited though.

[Lock Jaw]

Yeah, Green Lantern is another one I could have kept up with (and one of the only ones I did keep up with for awhile after the New 52), but again I just "don't feel it anymore".....

[Lock Jaw]

Meanwhile, Superman apparently no longer has a secret identity, after being exposed by some villain called Hodor or something.... Can't bring myself to read any Superman stuff after the reboot, and he was my fav......

[Lock Jaw]

Marvel Movie News:

Marvel Studios has announced a series of updates for the Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase Three on Marvel.com, including an "Ant-Man and the Wasp" film for July 6, 2018. In order to accommodate, "Captain Marvel" has been pushed back again to March 8, 2019 from November 2, 2018 and "Black Panther" has moved forward to February 16, 2018 from November 2, 2018. Additionally, three untitled projects were announced, with release dates of May 1, 2020, July 10, 2020 and November 6, 2020 respectively.

[Sixx]

That's great news. I'm all for another Ant-Man movie and we'll get Black Panther sooner.

[Shadow]

Fuck Ant-Man...we're getting Ant-Man and Wasp.

Three untitled projects? Could one of those be the long awaited Black Widow solo movie?

[Sixx]

Fuck Ant-Man...we're getting Ant-Man and Wasp.

Three untitled projects? Could one of those be the long awaited Black Widow solo movie?

I was gonna say there's no way they'd give a solo movie to a female character, but since Captain Marvel's getting one I sure hope so.

They could make it about her time as an assasin. Superhero-free.

[parkmania]

I've got three words for you:

HOWARD THE DUCK!

[Sixx]

1. Those are stupid words.
2. Huh?

[Wishbone]

Damn it, at this rate by the time Captain Marvel comes out I'm gonna be an old man...

[Blonde Moment]

I've got three words for you:

HOWARD THE DUCK!

Howard the Duck, imo, is something that could find a home on adult swim in animated form similar to Duckman.

[Wishbone]

Howard the Duck, imo, is something that could find a home on adult swim in animated form similar to Duckman.

This would actually be perfect. The only issue is that Marvel is now under the Disney umbrella so I don't think there's much chance of them allowing one of their shows on a Cartoon Network owned animation block. I also don't think Disney would be cool with being associated with something on that level either. It's a shame too cause under the right writing staff and animators it could be something great like Rick and Morty, etc.

[parkmania]

YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!11!1!!!!!one!!!!!

http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/622803-fantastic-four-rights-back-at-marvel#/slide/1

In what may turn out to be the most predictable news of 2015, Den of Geek is reporting that the critical and box-office clobbering Josh Trank’s Fantastic Four movie took has spelled doom for the franchise at 20th Century Fox, and now the thing that has caused such a firestorm of controversy for them is finally going back where it belongs: Marvel Studios.

According to the site’s info, which has yet to be corroborated by official sources, rather than trying to integrate the much-loathed FF roster into their more successful X-Men universe, Fox is doubling down on the mutant biz by trading the Fantastic Four rights to the tarnished property (which also reportedly includes rights to key FF side characters like Silver Surfer, Doctor Doom and Galactus) to their Disney-owned rival in exchange for television rights to X-Men. This coincides with the recent announcements of pilots ordered for “Hellfire” and “Legion” at FOX, as well as the three mystery films Marvel just slated for release in 2020, one of which might very well be a Fantastic Four reboot.

While Marvel’s first family coming back into the fold sounds like a great idea, Marvel Studios mastermind Kevin Feige and company have an uphill battle in terms of public perception of the property. If one counts the legendarily terrible unreleased Roger Corman production from 1994, this would mark the FOURTH big screen iteration of the characters, who also appeared in two critically-derided but financially-successful Fox movies in the mid-2000s directed by Tim Story. The 2015 film suffered from a decidedly dour tone, budget restrictions, creative meddling and studio-imposed (and highly-noticeable) reshoots that brought forth a film even its director publicly distanced himself from. It wound up only grossing $166 million worldwide, making it one of the biggest superhero bombs of all-time.

Like Spider-Man, who Marvel recently partnered with Sony to reintegrate into their cinematic universe, Feige already has contingency plans set up in case the Fantastic Four team is brought back to the MCU. Side characters like Galactus, Doctor Doom, The Silver Surfer and The Watcher played critical roles in the original “Infinity Gauntlet” comics stories of the ’90s and could very well be brought onto the board just in time for the two-part Avengers: Infinity War films that the Russo Brothers will direct.

As for now, with no official word from either Marvel or Fox, this may simply be overenthusiastic fan speculation, but food for thought for all the true believers out there.

[Sixx]

I never cared for FF, but I'm glad Marvel gets them because of the villains.

[Lock Jaw]

Would be cool to have Galactus pop up in a Guardians of the Galaxy movie.... (if not in a FF movie)

[Lock Jaw]

Or, I guess they can use Skrulls now too. Would be cool to see those guys in something....

[Lock Jaw]

That is, of course, if these rumours about them getting the FF rights back are even true.

[Sixx]

Supposedly they're trading the rights to FF for rights to film TV shows in the X-Men universe (parkmania's post might be mentioning that, I just don't feel like reading).

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/markcassidycbm/news/?a=125932

[Fignuts]

Fox is denying it.

[Sixx]

Uh, yeah. Apparently so is Marvel.

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/markcassidycbm/news/?a=125949

Well, whatever, I can live without the FF. Too bad for Doctor Doom and Galactus, though.

[KIRA]

FF is such a bizarre creature I don't know anybody who is into them.

[Lock Jaw]

I knew one dude who was really into them.... but the dude's name was literally Reed Richards, so that might have had something to do with it....

[Sixx]

Geek parents.

[Rammsteinmad]

Pretty cool if this is all legit. I'm happy to see the Fantastic Four in the MCU (although, we don't really need another origin movie), but Galactus or the Skrulls would make a great end-villain for Phase 4. After Thanos, I was wondering who would be a big enough threat that would validate a whole phase of moves.

[Rammsteinmad]

Aw, just read that link. Never mind.

[alvarado52]

I stand by my statement that the FF are great supporting characters, but bland as hell as leads.

[Lock Jaw]

I think they can be great leads.... From what I have read.... which isn't a whole lot....

[Sixx]

Well, you'll be pleased to hear that JoBlo rumor was true: Mark Ruffalo will return as Bruce Banner and his slightly angrier alter ego in Thor: Ragnarok, which we recently found out would be directed by Taika Waititi (Eagle Vs Shark, What We Do In The Shadows).

Deadline just broke (well, confirmed) the news, though they don't mention any specific details or reveal how the Hulk will factor into the story - but Ruffalo and Chris Hemsworth seem like they have good chemistry, and their characters' interactions have provided some memorable moments in the Avengers movies so this should work out well.

Also starring Tom Hiddleston, Jaimie Alexander, Ray Stevenson, Anthony Hopkins, Thor: Ragnarok is currently being scripted by Christopher Yost and Craig Kyle and is scheduled to be released in theaters on November 3, 2017.

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/markcassidycbm/news/?a=125967

[Shadow]

YES!

[Kalyx triaD]

One step closer to Hulk going cosmic. One step closer to Planet Hulk.

[Lock Jaw]

Captain America and Thor kissing on cover of upcoming Avengers comic book....

[Kalyx triaD]

I didn't read that.

[Sixx]

Noone's said it's gonna be the cover, though.

http://i.imgur.com/QMQXSo5.jpg

Still, this is weird, even if Thor is now Jane Foster.

[Kalyx triaD]

It's not so much FemThor and NiggaCap kissing, it's those characters. And in general I'm not a fan of 'power couples'.

[Sixx]

Indeed.

[Lock Jaw]

I forgot Thor was a girl now, and that Falcon was Cap, so I saw the headline about Thor and Cap kissing and was like "uhhhhhh... What?"

[Sixx]

By the way, the first issue of that all new all different Captain America is fucking depressing.

[Rammsteinmad]

As in, depressing coz it's sad, or depressing coz it's shite?

[Sixx]

As in, depressing coz it's sad, or depressing coz it's shite?

Both actually.

It fucking sucks, but also Maria Hill treats him like shit, people keep telling him he's not the REAL Captain America, he has no budget, etc.

[Fignuts]

If they were going to switch the cap mantle to someone else, they should have left it with bucky. That was one of the most well written passings of the torch ever.

[Sixx]

I have a hard time calling Sam Wilson Captain America. He's still Falcon, just throws a shield from time to time.

[Rammsteinmad]

Dare I ask what happened to Steve Rogers?

[Lock Jaw]

Something about him losing his powers and becoming an old man....

[Shadow]

Basically the Super Soldier formula went bad and aged Steve to what age he should be by this time. Only with all the same powers and durability. So......yeah.

[Sixx]

Basically the Super Soldier formula went bad and aged Steve to what age he should be by this time. Only with all the same powers and durability. So......yeah.

Nope, the super soldier serum was "sucked" outta him and he's now just an old man.

[Lock Jaw]

Who sucked him?

[Fignuts]

Baron zemo i think

[Reavant]

Chinese supervillain named the Iron Nail sucked his powers

[Rammsteinmad]

I feel like I'm supposed to be shocked or interested or saddened or whatever. But it's only a matter of time before he gets it all back anyway.

[Sixx]

Chinese supervillain named the Iron Nail sucked his powers

Yeah, a new guy.

[Rammsteinmad]

"Iron Nail"? Haha God that's awful.

[Rammsteinmad]

Never mind Cap, you'll get your powers back soon anyway.

[Sixx]

Old man Rogers is irritating.

There are now like 5 different Avengers teams, he leads one of them and Deadpool's in it.

[Fignuts]

Deadpool seems an awful tit for the avengers.

[Sixx]

Deadpool seems an awful tit for the avengers.

I guess you meant "fit", but this is better.

[Sixx]

So apparently there's gonna be a new Falcon while Sam Wilson is Cap.

http://www.comicbookresources.com/imgsrv/imglib/0/0/1/CAPA2015005-cov-bdec4.jpg

Dumb.

[Wishbone]

Why? I mean I understand the need for someone to replace Captain America or Wolverine, but literally no one cared about Falcon at all. Why the flying f#$k would you need to replace him?

[Lock Jaw]

To make him more diverse! Black wasn't enough! Now he is.... uhh.... some sort of Insect/Joker?

[Blonde Moment]

Maybe Native American

[Sixx]

Sure, I love the way Marvel portrays Indians.

There's Warpath, an Indian mutant whose mutant power is being Indian - he's good at tracking and throwing a tomahawk.

[Wishbone]

Did not know about Warpath's existence... lol

[parkmania]

Just as bad as DC's Apache Chief:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6d/Apachechief.jpg/250px-Apachechief.jpg

[Blonde Moment]

Sure, I love the way Marvel portrays Indians.

There's Warpath, an Indian mutant whose mutant power is being Indian - he's good at tracking and throwing a tomahawk.

Warpath was the younger brother of Thunderbird and the shared a similar moveset. Super strength,speed and I think limited flight. He was more or less a more powerful less racist version of his big brother.

I am looking forward to see what they do with RedWolf... they have a chance to tackle some issues with the character if they so desire.

Wyatt Wingfoot wasn't too bad of an Indian character as characters go

I would sooner they make new exciting non white characters rather than repackage old ones but since there has been no real success when doing that i suppose Marvel and Dc will have to work with what they got.

Dc's Milestone comics weren't bad but like many of the alternate lines the big two were publishing they got real stupid real fast.

[Sixx]

Warpath was the younger brother of Thunderbird and the shared a similar moveset. Super strength,speed and I think limited flight. He was more or less a more powerful less racist version of his big brother.

I am looking forward to see what they do with RedWolf... they have a chance to tackle some issues with the character if they so desire.

Wyatt Wingfoot wasn't too bad of an Indian character as characters go

I would sooner they make new exciting non white characters rather than repackage old ones but since there has been no real success when doing that i suppose Marvel and Dc will have to work with what they got.

Dc's Milestone comics weren't bad but like many of the alternate lines the big two were publishing they got real stupid real fast.

No flight. And super strength and speed is the definite lazy of superpowers.

Also, if I remember right, the very first issue featuring Warpath had him wrestle a fucking buffalo while talking to himself in a "indian herb" haze.

[Simple Fan]

Maybe Native American

American Eagle

http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQnvQC3DEXRbui3YJW_5UOTmpO5XZyzHpHwM_RN6l_Pts8RtKFk

http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcStjIHgtRbHYQgQrQDFX_SFRi8lUR-kJyHaUuLcJV62AOvGhsaE

[Fignuts]

Warpath was cool in the black ops x force at least

[Kalyx triaD]

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[Sixx]

I like Melissa Benoist, though I've ever seen her in anything other than her fappening photos.

[Kalyx triaD]

Ryan went trick or treating as a superhero.

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[Sixx]

Howling Commandoes used to be such a cool team. Now it's a monkey, a werewolf, some monster that looks like Abomination, Man-Thing and Dum Dum Dugan.

Oh shit, there's also a zombie Jasper Sitwell.

[Sixx]

First shitty pic of Dr Strange.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CS97vOEUkAAJDS1.jpg

[Rammsteinmad]

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Hr1YnpLiJC8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[Fignuts]

Ahaha thats fantastic

[Sixx]

https://i.imgur.com/Z9mrzVF.jpg

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/MarvelFreshman/news/?a=126646

I assume this is some kinda bullshit mystical journey, cause this looks like India.

[Kalyx triaD]

That bullshit mystical journey is exactly his origin lol

[KIRA]

https://i.imgur.com/Z9mrzVF.jpg

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/MarvelFreshman/news/?a=126646

I assume this is some kinda bullshit mystical journey, cause this looks like India.

Yep that is in fact how he got started.

[Sixx]

That bullshit mystical journey is exactly his origin lol

Makes sense.

[Sixx]

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KoAIx0_Wvi0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[Fignuts]

Brandon Cranbersnatch

[Sixx]

https://i.imgur.com/n7Q5L0y.jpg

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/MarvelFreshman/news/?a=126730

[slik]

http://cdn.bleedingcool.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/SCWARSTOO2015001-int4-7-e53dd-600x911.jpg

[Kalyx triaD]

<iframe width="609" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/l9z0s9MHY9Q" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

I totally prefer this sequence.

[Blonde Moment]

It really pisses me off what Marvel has done with Xavier, the Summers boys and the Greys. Started with the dismantling of the Lilandra/Xavier relationship and ended with the radicalization of Cyclops and Havok. Cyclops died a insane villain and should have gone out a hero .......

[Rammsteinmad]

Lol Cyclops is dead?

He'll be back.

[Sixx]

Actually the way Secret Wars is still going and they already started the All New franchise we don't even know how Cyclops died this time. New X-Men books mention him going against Inhumans and dying and that's pretty much it. No explanation whatsoever.

During Secret Wars he got his neck snapped by Doctor Doom.

Marvel books are very fucking confusing now.

[Rammsteinmad]

Pftt.... "got his neck snapped". Gonna take more than that to kill a major Marvel character.

Didn't Magneto once get his head cut off?

[Sixx]

Cyclops was also possessed by the Phoenix Force at the time.

It was to show how powerful Doom is in Battleworld.

Still, the new books apparently have a different story about his death. I gave up on trying to understand Marvel quite some time ago. That whole Secret Wars stuff is the shittiest thing to happen in years.

[Blonde Moment]

Cyclops was also possessed by the Phoenix Force at the time.

It was to show how powerful Doom is in Battleworld.

Still, the new books apparently have a different story about his death. I gave up on trying to understand Marvel quite some time ago. That whole Secret Wars stuff is the shittiest thing to happen until the next big event


fixed

[Sixx]

I don't know how they could possibly sink lower than Secret Wars.

[Rammsteinmad]

What's so bad about Secret Wars? (And how many secret wars have there been?). Is it just a general confusion with so many things being changed?

I feel like you covered this a few pages back, but fuck me Marvel is so confusing now like you said. Dunno what's going on with anyone any more.

[Sixx]

All the universes collided, so Earth 616 and 1610 (Ultimate) were no longer, only Battleworld was left. All kinds/versions of different characters were there at once and it was just all a huge clusterfuck.

It's still going actually. This week Secret Wars 8 (out of 9) came out at the same time as new titles are already going strong. Like Uncanny Avengers issue 3. And you have no idea how this all happenned because Secret Wars hasn't even ended yet. It just hurts my brain.

[Reavant]

https://youtu.be/jXleZjUJJ28

[Reavant]

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jXleZjUJJ28" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[Rammsteinmad]

Sounds like they wanna try and mix the best elements of both universes into one, focusing on the ones that are most recognizable to the general public.

For example... is Nick Fury still around? The original, white-skinned cigar smoking David Hasslehoff one? Feels like I haven't heard about him in forever coz black, Ultimate, Samuel L. Jackson Fury is pretty much THE Nick Fury now.

[Sixx]

Original Fury is The Unseen One now, a replacement for The Watcher.

Check out the Original Sin crossover, that's where it happens.

And the dumbest thing about Furys was when they wanted to introduce the black version in the original universe and they ended up giving the original Fury a black son, who's also missing an eye.

[Bobholly138]

Am I the only one reading the new Dr Strange series? Read first 2 issues and it is damn good. Almost makes up for how wretched Secret Wars has been.

[Sixx]

New Dr Strange is batshit insane. Not sure how I feel about that series.

[Blonde Moment]

Am I the only one reading the new Dr Strange series? Read first 2 issues and it is damn good. Almost makes up for how wretched Secret Wars has been.

Perfect artist for the series. i hope he sticks around.

[Sixx]

just learned the last issue of Secret Wars core series is gonna be released in the middle of January. This is fucking ridiculous.

[Wishbone]

Honestly I just ignored Secret Wars and picked up once the new titles started rolling out. I will admit I've been a tiny bit confused a few times, but for the most part I think I'm having an easier time of it than people who actually read Secret Wars.

[Sixx]

honestly, the marvel books have been just pissing me off the past few months. as in, it's considered 'dumb' entertainment and stuff and it's frustrating I don't understand what's going on at all, like I'm too dumb for comics ;(

[Wishbone]

I can totally see why you feel that way. Personally I haven't had too much trouble, but I also spend like countless hours watching videos and reading articles about comic book history and goings on too. I've only been reading comics for about 3 years now, but I probably have the same amount of knowledge now as the average person that'd been reading their whole life lol. I'm also the kind of person that tends to look too deeply between the lines and sometimes I read more into things than I think was actually intended. Not sure if that helps me to understand (or feel like I understand) the comics better or what.

[Sixx]

Well, try Secret Wars and no amount of videos and articles can help you understanding what in the fuck that story is all about. It's just retarded.

[Wishbone]

Hence why I think I'm just gonna avoid it for all of eternity. After Convergence over at DC I'm pretty much never gonna trust any of the "universes colliding" crap in comics ever again.

[Fignuts]

Do you need to read any tie ins for secret wars?

[Sixx]

Do you need to read any tie ins for secret wars?

Better not. It gets way more confusing when you read the tie-ins, which I have.

[Sixx]

the tie-ins got some sorta medieval universe, too. there's also a XIX century Hank Pym and some mini worlds where everyone's a Wolverine, everyone's a Hulk and shit like that, it just makes your brain hurt

[Sixx]

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/GraphicCity/news/?a=128021

Marvel is reportedly seeking Kurt Russell to play Star-Lord's father in James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.

[Fignuts]

Nice

[Wishbone]

I can get behind that casting

[Blonde Moment]

Well they just killed Namor ir was glorious. i will admit I am going to miss him but I think this will not be the last we see of him.

[Sixx]

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/MarvelFreshman/news/?a=128034

Tom Holland on the set of Doctor Strange. Wonder if he's gonna be in it, at least for a cameo.

[Fignuts]

Well they just killed Namor ir was glorious. i will admit I am going to miss him but I think this will not be the last we see of him.

Marvel's balls shriveled up inside themselves well over a decade ago. He'll be back before 2017.

[Fignuts]

Guess I'll read secret wars qnd give this new marvel stuff a shot. Couldn't be worse than new 52, right?

[Fignuts]

Right?

[Fignuts]

Haven't read any ultimate universe stuff since reed richards turned evil.

[Fignuts]

It really pisses me off what Marvel has done with Xavier, the Summers boys and the Greys. Started with the dismantling of the Lilandra/Xavier relationship and ended with the radicalization of Cyclops and Havok. Cyclops died a insane villain and should have gone out a hero .......

I haven't read cyclops' death yet, but making him a villain was the most interesting he's been since well, forever. Or it could have been, if they would have handled it properly. That jail cell meeting between cyke and cap was cool, and hinted that cyclops would become a really great "grey area" type villain. If they would have gone full che guevarra mutant rebel leader with him, it could of worked great, but instead he was written the same as always, and all that potential was squandered. Going off what you said, it sounds like they took him way too far to the other extreme for his death, which is just as bad.

Whatever. He'll be back too. No balls.

[Sixx]

Haven't read any ultimate universe stuff since reed richards turned evil.

after cataclysm the ultimate universe sucked major balls (not that it hasn't at times before that). new ultimates were a bunch of nobodies like cloak and dagger and peter parkers female clone, fantastic four became ff or something and was terrible, peter parker came back from the dead somehow (heroes staying dead was one of the best thing about ultimate marvel) and it was given zero explanation, it was like "dude, we saw you die, how are you alive?" and he's like "dunno, I just woke up"

my right shift is broken and the left one is a pain to use, fuck capitalizing

[Rammsteinmad]

Well they just killed Namor ir was glorious. i will admit I am going to miss him but I think this will not be the last we see of him.

Oh shit! A major character died!!! :roll:

They always come back.

[Lock Jaw]

They still never brought back Jean Grey, did they? (Just transported her young self into the present or something)

[Sixx]

are you kidding? she's been brought back more times than any other character

but right, recently the only jean grey around was the young jean grey brought from the past

[Lock Jaw]

are you kidding? she's been brought back more times than any other character

Yeah, but I mean when they killed her the last time.... which was over a decade ago...

[Fignuts]

are you kidding? she's been brought back more times than any other character

but right, recently the only jean grey around was the young jean grey brought from the past

Has she though?

I've never gotten this joke. Maybe I'm missing a few of her resurrections, but I don't think she's come back that often.

So she died after the dark phoenix saga, and then came back later in x-factor. Then she died again in X-factor. The phoenix force tried to ressurect her in endsong, but she stayed dead.

That's it. Unless you wanna be that guy and count Here Comes Tomorrow, but even then, thats only two resurrections. There have been tons of characters who have died and come back a hell of a lot more than Jean Grey.

[Lock Jaw]

I wonder which comic book character has the record for most deaths/resurrections...... (Resurrection Man disqualified)

[Sixx]

Has she though?

I've never gotten this joke. Maybe I'm missing a few of her resurrections, but I don't think she's come back that often.

So she died after the dark phoenix saga, and then came back later in x-factor. Then she died again in X-factor. The phoenix force tried to ressurect her in endsong, but she stayed dead.

That's it. Unless you wanna be that guy and count Here Comes Tomorrow, but even then, thats only two resurrections. There have been tons of characters who have died and come back a hell of a lot more than Jean Grey.

Hmm, I actually haven't read the old issues where she died, but I remember seeing a list. Can't find it now, only one I found includes deahts like dying but having her mind transferred to Emma Frost. The one I remember didn't have this. And if I remember right, it said she really, really died 10+ times.

[Fignuts]

I'm looking at wikipedia and the ones I listed are the only ones I see. I don't count stuff like the mind transfer because she didn't actually die, and shit like that happens all the time in comics. If you count that stuff, you could easily pick a random character and make a long "death" list.

[Sixx]

I don't count the mind transfer either, that's why I don't like this list.

Anyway, fetching a Jean Grey from the past is basically bringing her back in a way, same with the current Wolverine, only he's old as fuck now while Jean is younger.

[Reavant]

Wasnt one of her resurrections actually madelyn pryor?

[Fignuts]

No Madelyn was a different character that just looked like Jean.

[Reavant]

Wasnt it her clone?

[Fignuts]

Yeah, but it wasn't supposed to be when they created her. They needed a way to fix how much of an asshole they had written cyclops to be (i.e. abandoning madelyn and their son to hang out with recently returned jean) so they retconned her into a mr sinister clone.

She was originally meant to be a way to write cyclops out of the book. He was going to retire from the x-men and live happily ever after with madelyne.

[Fignuts]

Actually read through xfactor a while back, and for like 25 issues he doesn't contact madelyne at all. Whole time I'm just yelling in my head "CALL YOUR FUCKING WIFE YOU DICKHEAD". He didn't even have a reason beyond typical emo cyclops angst bullshit nonsense.

Was infuriating.

[Rammsteinmad]

Bringing people back from the past totally counts as bringing a character back. It's just another shitty loophole.

[Wishbone]

So I just got caught up on Amazing Spider-Man and Invincible Iron Man. Gotta say they're both really good thus far. Also digging New Avengers and Ms. Marvel. Read the first issue of Guardians of the Galaxy's new run and really enjoyed it too. Felt like the new additions to the team really fit well. Marvel's batting pretty good so far for me. Only thing I read this past week that I didn't like was The Uncanny Inhumans. Fuck that confusing nonsense.

[Sixx]

and there being like 5 different avengers teams ain't confusing?

i already forgot who's in new avengers, who's in uncanny, who's in the ultimates, etc.

iron man is good, spiderman going global is really weird and i don't like it

agreed on guardians, ben grimm and kitty pryde are pretty cool additions

[Wishbone]

Eh, it's a little confusing at times, yeah. But I'm only following two of them at the moment so the others are kinda "out of sight out of mind". New Avengers seemed like the most interesting to me so I'm focusing most of my effort on following them. Squirrel Girl, Hulkling, and Wiccan are all favorites of mine so it's nice to see them doing something interesting. I've read the first issue of the Avenger team with Captain American and Deadpool in it too. Was interesting, but I'm not sold yet. Might read another issue or two just to see if it's gonna get good before I make a decision about whether or not to follow it. Love Captain Marvel, but I'm really not interested in Ultimates.

Spider-Man going global does jar me a little, but his book still has that Spidey charm and humor I love so I'm able to look past that for the most part. Not sure I like the Spider-Mobile and Spider-Plane though... Also I somehow wasn't aware that Aunt May was married/worked for Parker industries now (despite having read most of Amazing Spider-Man straight through since Doc Octopus got kicked out of Pete's body) so that caught me way off guard.

[Sixx]

aunt may being married isn't a surprise to me (she's married to jonah's father btw) as it happenned way before secret wars, they started dating even before doc ock's mind was transferred into parker's body.

and i dunno about spidey charm, he seems to be a total dick now and yeah, fuck his car and his plane

[Wishbone]

So Jonah and Peter are step brothers now... Eeeew.

[Fignuts]

Read the first 3 issues of Secret Wars, and Sixx is right. I fucking hate it. It's just a hodge podge of too much shit going on with too many characters. Like Crisis on Infinite Earths times ten. Doesn't help that this story has been building in other titles for over a year.

On a brighter note, I read Frank Miller's Daredevil for the first time, and hot shit it deserves all the praise it gets. So damn good. Check it out, if you have marvel unlimited.

[Lock Jaw]

Got the Frank Miller Daredevil Omnibus out of the library a bit ago and read it for the first time. There was indeed some great stuff within it.

[Sixx]

http://www.ew.com/sites/default/files/i/2015/12/22/00-ew1397-1398-marvel-first-look.jpg


BITCHIN

[The Destroyer]

Liking the look.

[JimmyMess]

beauty

[Kalyx triaD]

http://cdn2-www.superherohype.com/assets/uploads/gallery/doctor-strange/doctor-is-in-ew-008.jpg
http://cdn1-www.superherohype.com/assets/uploads/gallery/doctor-strange/mystical-strange-005-ew.jpg

[Wishbone]

Damn, that looks amazing.

[Miotch]

I think it looks stupid. 0/10. Marvel obviously doesn't know what they're doing. He looks ridiculous with all of those belts. And don't even get me STARTED on that weak facial hair.

[Sixx]

one thing I can agree with is the facial hair. cumberbatch apparently can't grow it

[Miotch]

For the record I was mocking the common over reactions to these reveals, weak ass facial hair aside.
.

[Wishbone]

Eh, I think the facial hair looks fine. We can't all rock a goatee as well as RDJ.

[Lock Jaw]

According to "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" co-directors Joe and Anthony Russo, they currently have 67 characters on tap for the two-part "Avengers: Infinity War" film.

"We have so many characters we’re dealing with. We’re breaking ground on Avengers: Infinity War. We have a board with 67 characters on it," they revealed at Wizard World New Orleans.

[Wishbone]

I imagine more than 3/4 of that 67 will just be in the background of some gigantic fight scene. And that's if they all even make the final cut. Still this is gonna be pretty cool. Probably the biggest event in movie history as far as number of iconic characters on-screen goes.

[Lock Jaw]

Are there even 67 Marvel Characters...... especially if you eliminate the X-Men/X-Characters.......

[Wishbone]

Yeah, there are hundreds of characters. Most are nobodies that only the most hardcore of Marvel fanboys would recognize, but there are more than enough of them. Hell, if they end up including any Inhumans they can probably bump that number up even higher.

[Lock Jaw]

Actually, I guess, if you added all the characters from all the existing movie/tv shows and the supporting characters, you would probably already get close...

[Kalyx triaD]

Yeah the only way to hit that number is counting all the majors, the supporting cast of each major's own movie series, all the TV/Netflix majors and supporting cast, and potentially whoever will be introduced in Infinity War itself.

Like LotR or X-Men DofP it's certain some characters will get the shaft and only a few will have big screen time. Still, this is sounding bigger than a comic book movie thing. We've never seen a multimedia shared universe converge like this.