It's partly that paradox I pointed out: they've got decades of mythology to juggle and fans to appease, but also, like, the rest of the living world to appeal to, so there's a limit to how deep these movies can go.
Frankly, unless it's happened, I'm surprised there hasn't been a must-read fill-in-the-gaps comic book tie-in with the movies. If not, seems like a missed opportunity to drag people over or back over to the books.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 11 April 2014 12:03 (ten years ago) link
Are they still doing comic book adaptations of comic book movies?
― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Friday, 11 April 2014 12:25 (ten years ago) link
Don't miss this Avengers Assemble novelisation, which apparently stars "Nick Furry".
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13615968-avengers
― What is wrong with songs? Absolutely nothing. Songs are great. (DL), Friday, 11 April 2014 12:55 (ten years ago) link
TS: X-Men: Days of Future Past Quicksilver (top) vs. Agengers: Age of Ultron Quicksilver (bottom)
http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--aevHfQoV--/c_fit,fl_progressive,w_636/md4j6rcceqfqsdhqslnj.jpg
http://cdn01.cdn.justjared.com/wp-content/uploads/headlines/2014/03/elizabeth-olsen-aaron-taylor-johnson-more-action-packed-avengers-2-pics.jpg
― bi-polar uncle (its OK-he's dead) (Phil D.), Friday, 11 April 2014 13:16 (ten years ago) link
Tuomas complaining about that Scarlet Witch costume in 3, 2...
― Number None, Friday, 11 April 2014 13:19 (ten years ago) link
Frankly, unless it's happened, I'm surprised there hasn't been a must-read fill-in-the-gaps comic book tie-in with the movies.
How can this surprise you after the last 13-odd years of Marvel tying in their publishing program with film releases
― brock out with your cock out (sic), Friday, 11 April 2014 13:39 (ten years ago) link
Because I don't read comic books anymore? And, from that vantage, I haven't felt any compulsion to check? I mean, I don't watch Agents of SHIELD, either, but I know the last ep tied in directly to Captain America 2. I realize the comics and movies sort of occupy the same plane, as it were, but my surprise is that, in the credits to Iron Man 3 or Avengers or Thor 2 or something - even a press release - there's not a direct, well, directive to pick up the current comic. Unless it's just implicit. But if they announced issues such and such of whatever title lay some groundwork for Avengers 2, wouldn't they get a reader bump?
Then again, Agents of SHIELD tie-in to Cap'n was apparently the show's ratings low.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 11 April 2014 13:48 (ten years ago) link
Marvel puts out movie tie-in comics (and, yeah, there have been some fill-in-the-gaps books to go along with the straight adaptations), but they're generally shitty when it comes to synergy beyond that. Most recent case in point: a bunch of the Guardians of the Galaxy trades most pertinent to the upcoming movie are currently out of print and super expensive to acquire.
― Surprise, It's My Butt (Old Lunch), Friday, 11 April 2014 16:14 (ten years ago) link
they did come up with "Nicholas Fury Jr."
― Number None, Friday, 11 April 2014 16:17 (ten years ago) link
I think there's a good chance of Guardians of the Galaxy being a relative flop, which will put an end to any idea of the cosmic/weird side of Marvel in favor of more mainstream/actiony stuff. That's just the way it goes with needing to appeal to an audience that mostly doesn't read comics.
Saw a trailer for the new Spidey last night, it looks absolutely terrible - whatever the MCU flaws, they're just so much better than the Spider-Man or X-Men movie universes.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Friday, 11 April 2014 16:24 (ten years ago) link
xpost Yeah, they do kinda goofy and perfunctory stuff, like putting the X-Men in black leather when the first movie came out and revamping Spider-Man to give him organic jizz web shooters. I guess Coulson is part of the MU proper now? That's something.
― Surprise, It's My Butt (Old Lunch), Friday, 11 April 2014 16:25 (ten years ago) link
The new Spider-Man action scenes still look like videogame cut scenes, which is pretty ridic for a blockbuster in 2014.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Friday, 11 April 2014 16:30 (ten years ago) link
smash cut to Transformers: Grimlock Edition making crazy money
― Nhex, Friday, 11 April 2014 17:32 (ten years ago) link
We got Dr. Strange movie: http://www.deadline.com/2014/06/marvel-doctor-strange-movie-scott-derrickson-sinister/
(Way too early for a dedicated thread, imo.)
― WilliamC, Wednesday, 4 June 2014 00:04 (nine years ago) link
Clooney or gtfo
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 4 June 2014 01:33 (nine years ago) link
My wife begs to differ: "Viggo or gtfo."
― WilliamC, Wednesday, 4 June 2014 01:38 (nine years ago) link
Elias Koteas, assuming he doesn't look weird with hair
― On-the-spot Dicespin (DJP), Wednesday, 4 June 2014 01:44 (nine years ago) link
Corbin Bernsen
― getting strange ass all around the globe (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 4 June 2014 01:45 (nine years ago) link
oh that's good
― On-the-spot Dicespin (DJP), Wednesday, 4 June 2014 01:52 (nine years ago) link
The new Spider-Man action scenes still look like videogame cut scenes, which is pretty ridic for a blockbuster in 2014. --Kiarostami bag (milo z)
That's why they got banished to canada
― panettone for the painfully alone (mayor jingleberries), Wednesday, 4 June 2014 03:50 (nine years ago) link
The Universe is not kind, it will be Patrick Dempsey.
― tsrobodo, Wednesday, 4 June 2014 10:03 (nine years ago) link
rumour is Jared Leto. Ugh
― Number None, Wednesday, 4 June 2014 12:44 (nine years ago) link
Figured this was coming soon with that random shout-out in Winter Soldier
― Nhex, Wednesday, 4 June 2014 13:34 (nine years ago) link
http://cdn.screenrant.com/wp-content/uploads/doctor-who-peter-capaldi-costume.jpg
― sʌxihɔːl (Ward Fowler), Wednesday, 4 June 2014 13:48 (nine years ago) link
Vincent D'Onofrio as Wilson Fisk in the Daredevil series.
― no matter how crabby of a mood I’m in because of the New World Order (WilliamC), Tuesday, 10 June 2014 22:01 (nine years ago) link
(announced by Marvel, that is)
― no matter how crabby of a mood I’m in because of the New World Order (WilliamC), Tuesday, 10 June 2014 22:02 (nine years ago) link
weird, who's dd?
― sci-fi looking, chubby-leafed, delicately bizarre (contenderizer), Tuesday, 10 June 2014 22:07 (nine years ago) link
Some guy named Charlie Cox.
― no matter how crabby of a mood I’m in because of the New World Order (WilliamC), Tuesday, 10 June 2014 22:12 (nine years ago) link
nice casting of VDO
― Nhex, Tuesday, 10 June 2014 22:55 (nine years ago) link
Can't see the DD series being much cop.
Has there been a half-decent live action superhero show since Batman?
― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Wednesday, 11 June 2014 11:42 (nine years ago) link
Well THERE'S your info dump:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BtVzZ-5IQAAFf8p.png
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 24 July 2014 22:08 (nine years ago) link
December 2, 2019
DOCTOR STRANGE: WAR WAR
― da croupier, Thursday, 24 July 2014 22:11 (nine years ago) link
wowzers
― Nhex, Thursday, 24 July 2014 22:13 (nine years ago) link
very excited for world war hulk and the inhumans. they should do planet hulk lead-in somehow maybe on tv
― Mordy, Thursday, 24 July 2014 22:14 (nine years ago) link
May 3, 2020
ANT-MAN: LITTLE DUDE, BIG WAR
― da croupier, Thursday, 24 July 2014 22:14 (nine years ago) link
this is never going to end is it
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 24 July 2014 22:18 (nine years ago) link
They'll cycle through and then...reboot!
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 24 July 2014 22:18 (nine years ago) link
I guess RDJ said "Eh, just gimme one more Avengers movie, I need to take a nap."
has this been confirmed anywhere aside from twitpic?
― da croupier, Thursday, 24 July 2014 22:19 (nine years ago) link
awful optimistic of them to assume phrases like WORLD WAR and CIVIL WAR won't be gauche in 2018
― da croupier, Thursday, 24 July 2014 22:20 (nine years ago) link
xpost -- Not really. But if you're going to release a fake, now's the time.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 24 July 2014 22:21 (nine years ago) link
Didn't that come out months ago, though?
― boney tassel (sic), Thursday, 24 July 2014 22:30 (nine years ago) link
Wouldn't be surprised at all!
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 24 July 2014 22:31 (nine years ago) link
the dates have but they've announced no titles beyond dr strange
― da croupier, Thursday, 24 July 2014 22:38 (nine years ago) link
God I hope the world ends before then.
― You are exactly why people root for the apes (Eric H.), Friday, 25 July 2014 01:16 (nine years ago) link
It's totally fake. Everyone knows Civil War comes before Fallen Son.
― Frederik B, Friday, 25 July 2014 02:30 (nine years ago) link
WOW, THE INHUMANS! A man who can't talk lest he destroy the world and a woman with magic mutant hair iirc. Maybe some kind of underwater green guy?
― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Friday, 25 July 2014 02:34 (nine years ago) link
the big dog yo
― Mordy, Friday, 25 July 2014 02:36 (nine years ago) link
Would definitely watch over Flash vs Green Lantern.
― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Friday, 25 July 2014 02:38 (nine years ago) link
and miss this sort of trenchant social commentary?http://www.wordofthenerdonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Green-Lantern-Green-Arrow.jpg
― go ahead. make vid where u rap about this new TMNT movie. (forksclovetofu), Friday, 25 July 2014 04:04 (nine years ago) link