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lilydvoratrelundar · 4 months

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do you have thor reading recs/guides/particular run or era to recommmend to get to know and appreciate the characters?

OOOH YES THANK YOU FOR ASKING

some thor fans and loki fans may disagree with what im gonna say here BUT. i think the run which best encapsulates why i love the character and the universe, as well as having essentially a very long guided tour through some of the most significant points of the thor sub-universe within the larger MU, is jason aaron's huge thor run from 2012 to 2019 (along with everything else happening in the thor universe at that time, covered by al ewing, kieron gillen, and marguerite bennett in a few also very good spinoffs).

this is the series where the God Butcher comes from, where Jane Foster becomes Thor, where loki is canon genderfluid in Agent of Asgard, where thor fights capitalism, and much more. it's not perfect, especially in terms of characterisation when some characters get thrown between their own miniseries and the main run, but it really encapsulates what I love about thor in his comics, and it's the run that, over the course of collecting the five huge paperback collections u can get it in, made me fall in love with this sub-section of the MU

proper reading order under the cut, plus brief explanations of crossover tie-ins and so on. it looks complicated but it's basically just cos marvel loves to re-start with a new #1 every so often to keep sales up, and because i think you should read the accompanying spinoffs. if you don't want to read the excess spinoffs (although agent of asgard is VERY good) just stick to things with 'thor' in the name.

Thor: God of Thunder (2012) #1-17

Loki: Agent of Asgard (2014) #1-5

Thor: God of Thunder (2012) #18-24

then the Original Sin event happens, the Watcher dies and a bunch of secrets are revealed...

Original Sin (2014) #5.1-5.5 (essentially a loki & thor miniseries tie-in, relevant to both series)

and THEN when Original Sin continues, Nick Fury (evil now, don't ask) whispers something into Thor's ear, and Thor drops his hammer on the moon and cannot pick it up! oh no.

Thor: God of Thunder (2012) #25

because the marvel universe never stops having big events, an event called AXIS happens immediately after, and results in a bunch of 'heroes' and 'villains' being 'inverted' - the 'villains' becomes 'heroes' and vice versa. both thor and loki are involved in this, covered in:

Loki: Agent of Asgard (2014) #6-11

and if you're wondering what happened to Angela after that Original Sin tie-in:

Angela: Asgard's Assassin #1-6

Thor (2014) #1-8 and Annual #1

THEN Secret Wars happens, basically 8 month timeskip and the multiverse is ending and another earth is about to crash into the main earth. don't worry about it.

Loki: Agent of Asgard (2014) #12-17

Secret Wars continues, the multiverse died and a new 'Battleworld' is created. basically it's a patchwork of all previous universes held together by Doctor Doom (don't worry about it). Marvel cancelled every single book and everything to turned into battleworld tie-ins:

Thors (2015) #1-4

1602 Witch Hunter Angela (2015) #1-4

... and then everything goes back to normal.

Mighty Thor (2015) #1-6

Angela: Queen of Hel (2015) #1-7

Mighty Thor (2015) #7-14

Unworthy Thor (2016) #1-5

Mighty Thor (2015) #15-22

Generations: Unworthhy Thor & Mighty Thor #1

Mighty Thor (2015) #23, #700-706 (they reverted to legacy numbering, don't worry, you didn't miss 677 issues of the series)

Mighty Thor: At the Gates of Valhalla #1

Thor (2018) #1-11

and then The War of the Realms begins, the big thor-centric crossover which ends the run. the issues of that main series and the concurrent thor series should be read in release order which looks like this:

War of the Realms #1

War of the Realms #2

Thor #12

War of the Realms #3

War of the Realms #4

Thor #13

War of the Realms #5

War of the Realms #6

Thor #14-16

and a concluding epilogue miniseries:

King Thor (2019) #1-4

#marvel #thor #lily dot tee ex tee #alternatively: the new 'immortal thor' series that's started is REALLY GOOD and al ewing really understands thor as a character #it's more of an unorthodox look at his universe (as you'd expect from the writer of Immortal Hulk)#but it's phenomenal so far (as you'd expect from the writer of Immortal Hulk)

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janefcster · 3 years

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Thor: Love and Thunder is based on Jason Aaron's Mighty Thor, and some people might like to read the comics a movie is inspired by before watching it, so I read through every single comic Jane Foster has been in since Thor: God of Thunder (2012) to create this reading list. Those are my personal recommendations and this is by no means an ultimate guide! Under the cut is the written list + some extra comments.

This list is accurate as of September 14 2021.

Essential reading is bolded, I considered essential the books where Jane's the main character, important character moments, and events that directly affected the main books. I did my best to order these chronologically!

Thor: God of Thunder (2012) #12, #24: Jason Aaron's first Thor book!

Thor (2014)

Avengers: Ultron Forever, New Avengers: Ultron Forever, Uncanny Avengers: Ultron Forever

Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (2015) #7-8

Secret Wars

Thors

Mighty Thor (2016) #1-7

Unbelievable Gwenpool #2: The art style on this one is just delightful.

All-New, All-Different Avengers #1-12: I'm not too fond of this book to be honest, I don't like how she's portrayed here, but it certainly happened.

Vote Loki

Mighty Thor (2016) #8-702: Unfortunately there are not actually 700+ issues of this comic, they just changed how they numbered them at some point.

Civil War II #1-3: Honestly just skip all the Civil War II stuff, especially if you're coming from the movies, I only included it in the list cause it affects ANAD Avengers.

All-New, All-Different Avengers #15: Jane is the focus of this issue, it's my favorite from ANAD Avengers.

Civil War II #4-6

Avengers (2016) #1-8

The Unworthy Thor #4: This book, also by Jason Aaron, happens at the same time as Mighty Thor and while it affects that story, Jane is only in this issue and only in a couple pages.

Doctor Strange (2015) #17, #18

Secret Empire #0

Avengers (2016) #9: This is another Jane-focused issue and it's fantastic, I think it's a really key character moment.

Secret Empire #9, #10

Generations: The Unworthy Thor & The Mighty Thor

Avengers (2016) #11, #672-674

Champions (2016) #13-15

Doctor Strange (2015) #381

Avengers (2016) #675-690

Mighty Thor (2016) #703-706

Mighty Thor: At the Gates of Valhalla

Thor (2018) #1, #8, #9, #11: Odinson takes back the mantle of Thor and Jane becomes a secondary character, however there are still some cool character moments.

War of the Realms

Thor (2018) #14-15

War of the Realms Omega

Thor (2018) #16

Valkyrie: Jane Foster

King Thor #4

Incoming!

Thor (2020) #10-13

King in Black: Return of the Valkyries

The Mighty Valkyries

Avengers (2018) #40-44

Thor (2020) #16

Thor & Loki: Double Trouble #3-4

Thor: The Worthy [C Story]

#Jane Foster #thor love and thunder #comicedit #marveledit #Jane Foster 616 #Jane Foster Thor #Jane Foster Valkyrie #marvel 616 #reading list #reading guide #reading order #616 #iM SORRY THERES SO MUCH COMMENTARY im physically incapable of shutting up about jane #long post #this was a labour of LOVE and it took TOO MANY DAYS and if theres any mistakes dont tell me cause ill descend straight into hell #mine

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maxwell-grant · 3 years

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What do you think of the way "Immortal Hulk" works as a continuation of the theme of El Sombra ?

(I'm linking to my series of posts called "Downfall of a Dark Avenger" on Al Ewing's El Sombra, and it's eventual relation to Naoki Urasawa's Pluto, here to provide context: 1, 2, 3)

(Spoilers for Immortal Hulk and the El Sombra trilogy, and also Naoki Urasawa’s Pluto)

I don't think "Immortal Hulk" is a straight-up continuation on the El Sombra trilogy or that it exists in reference to it, at least not in the way it exists in reference to the entirety of Hulk's existence as a character. But every writer, every artist, every creator, ends up cycling and recycling ideas and themes that speak to something deeper about their perception of the world. I'm thinking about this piece Kieron Gillen wrote on issue #5 of DIE, where he talks about a pet theory of his that every writer at heart has one true genre, or mode:

I'm a fantasy writer. I tweak reality into explicit unreality to better talk about reality. It's my major mode.

This is one of my pet theories - as in, while everyone is flexible, most writers have a core genre they gravitate towards. Brubaker is at heart a crime writer, as is Bendis. Ellis is a science fiction writer. Remender is too - though the lurid pulp side of it. The tell is "what does this writer do when they're doing a creator-owned book?".

As in, if you remember the limitations of the two main superhero universes, what comic do they write? It's for this reason that despite all his wonderful work on Thor and Conan, I think of Jason Aaron as a crime writer.

I think there's some truth to this, although I think "mode" is a better way to put it than "core genre", and while I wouldn't be able to pin-point exactly what would be Al Ewing's, when it was time for him to really say his piece on the foremost Monster Superhero of comics, a character defined first and foremost by a mind-shattering duality and their transformations into beings of unimaginable violence, righteous vengeance and unfathomable power, to rectify the wrongs of the world even at the damnation of their own soul?

Whether intentionally or not, he was bound to create a connection to a previous time he created a character who fit that description to a T, even putting aside all the times Ewing frames El Sombra as hellish in ways that would later echo in Immortal Hulk. Even the respective character arcs for El Sombra and Hulk:

Initially docile men with troubled family backgrounds (Diego, Bruce Banner), being reshaped by tragedy (The Nazi invasion of El Pacito, Banner’s childhood) and traumatizing memories related to said families (Diego’s brother cursing him on his dying breath, everything with Brian Banner),

and following encounters with supernatural forces (The Desert, The Gamma Bomb), reshaped their fractured selves into fantastic, unkillable, horrifying beings of calamitous vengeance (El Sombra, The Hulk) set loose upon the evils of the world,

and even despite the righteousness of their cause and how vile their targets are, they also undertake experiences that show us the readers the toll this has taken on their souls, and their surroundings,

while frequently encountering characters with varied stances on what they’re doing, as well as malevolent counterparts working at the behest of their enemies (The Blood-Spider, Xenmu), and ultimately encounters with forces bigger and scarier than even themselves (Lars Lomax / The Leopard Men, The Leader / The One Below All),

on their quest to defeat for good the ultimate evil in their lives that are to blame for their creation (Hitler, Brian Banner / The One Below All), but ultimately, their missions don’t end the way they expected, as suddenly all their mighty vengeance and righteousness falls short (El Sombra finds Hitler a dead brain and thus his life’s purpose stripped away by natural causes, the Hulks don’t get the answers from The One Below/Above All that they needed to put an end to their eternal suffering), and then they eventually make a decision that eventually causes a breakthrough in clarity:

El Sombra mindlessly attacks the Leopard Man while wailing that he wants Hitler to be revived so he can kill him, and so devoid of purpose and unwilling/unable to find a new one, he’s given a new life as a brain in the ultimate death machine, a life he embraces without reservation, to achieve his final purpose in the cosmic tapestry of the work as Pluto The King of Robots. Savage Hulk chooses to forgive The Leader in spite of all that he’s done to hurt them, choosing to try and break the cycle of violence between the Hulks and the Banner-Sterns families, while Joe makes amends with Jackie, and this causes Banner to walk out with a newfound resolution.

There’s also points of comparison you can also draw between these two, and Naoki Urasawa’s Pluto, and I actually believe that the latter is more likely to have been on Ewing’s mind at some point. But in short, with all these similarities I listed, the main difference between El Sombra and Immortal Hulk, the difference that the entire story for these two hinges on, to borrow terms from the story itself, is that El Sombra / Pluto uitimately chose this,

where as Hulk (and Naoki Urasawa’s Pluto, at the very end) chose this.

#replies tag #al ewing #the hulk #marvel comics #immortal hulk #naoki urasawa #pluto #btw thanks davidmann for recommending DIE

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magical-girl-hell · 3 years

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A Fan-%#&#$-tastically Good Story

A Reading Guide to Marvel Comics’ Loki

This is an updated version of an old post that was getting a little unwieldy to edit. Same caveat as the original post: this isn’t every appearance of Loki in the last fifteen years, but it’s pretty dang close! I’ve tried to focus on trade paperbacks with the most commonly listed author, to make it easy for people to find them.

Part 1: 2007-2015

Thor by J. Michael Straczynski (volumes 1-3)

Thor, now king of Asgard and wielding the Odinforce, is returned from the void after Ragnarok. He decides to bring back the rest of the Asgardians and establish a new Asgard floating above Broxton, Oklahoma, but Loki has plans of his own – or rather, her own.

There’s a lot in these, but particularly there’s a good amount of time devoted to Loki’s origin and how he came to be adopted by Odin. I highly recommend these! They’re quite good, and if you’re new to the Marvel Comics universe (if you’re coming from the cinematic universe, for example) it’ll give you a good idea of who the characters are and how they fit into this world.

Thor by Kieron Gillen (Complete Collection) and Siege by Brian Michael Bendis

With the help of Norman Osborn’s Dark Avengers, Loki works to bring new Asgard crashing down – but the heroes bring chaos that not even Loki is prepared for.

Thor: The World Eaters by Matt Fraction

In the wake of the siege of Asgard, Thor misses his brother. Oh, and Galactus wants to eat Earth or something.

These are transitional, and there’s a lot less focus on Loki overall, but I still recommend them. Siege is a big Avengers crossover event, Gillen’s book and Siege contain the end of Old Loki, and World Eaters contains the beginning of Kid Loki. If you want to skip them, the next entry in this series will recap them.

Journey Into Mystery by Kieron Gillen

The complete(ish) adventures of Kid Loki. The old Loki is dead and in his place is a new Loki: a child with no memories of his predecessor’s evil. But Asgard doesn’t trust him, and old Loki left behind plenty of schemes. Some crimes can never be forgiven.

If you want these in paperback and you can afford it, there is a pair of lovely and sadly out-of-print omnibus books, but for the rest of us peasants, there are five volumes to keep track of:

Journey Into Mystery: Fear Itself

Journey Into Mystery: Fear Itself Fallout

Journey Into Mystery: The Terrorism Myth

Journey Into Mystery: The Manchester Gods

The Mighty Thor / Journey Into Mystery: Everything Burns

Tie-ins:

The Mighty Thor by Matt Fraction (volumes 1-3) -- While Loki and Leah are doing their own thing in Journey into Mystery, Loki’s having some adventures with Thor on the side, as well. If you want to read about them, this is where to find them.

Young Avengers by Kieron Gillen

Loki schemes to manipulate a bunch of teenage superheroes into helping him regain his full power as the group is pursued across the multiverse by the sinister Mother: an extradimensional entity invisible to adults, who manifests as murderous doppelgangers of the teenagers’ parents.

At least digitally, these are available now as a single collection: Young Avengers by Gillen & Mckelvie: The Complete Collection (But one comic didn’t look that great so... enjoy the original three trade paperbacks -- the full collection has the same cover as the last volume, sans volume title.)

Tie-ins:

A+X 005 (collected in Marvel A+X TPB: Equals Awesome) -- Directly before the events of Young Avengers, Loki appears in issue 5 of Marvel’s one-shot crossover series A+X, in a teamup (of sorts) with Mister Sinister. I can’t find the trade paperback anywhere, but it’s just a one-shot side story and he only appears in the one issue, so unless you’re really invested in finding out the fate of Doom’s Loki clones from Siege or you want to read the rest of the Avengers/X-men teamups in the book, you can skip this.

Loki: Agent of Asgard by Al Ewing

Loki makes a deal with the All-Mother of Asgard: for every mission he takes on for them, they will strike one of old Loki’s crimes from the books. Since the old Loki was reborn when Thor called the Asgardians back from the void, he has been scheming and struggling against the vicious cycles of his past. Loki has done terrible things to become the god he is today -- and now he is determined to wrest back control of his destiny and write his own story at last.

Or die trying... again.

Original Sin: Thor & Loki -- The Tenth Realm by Jason Aaron and Al Ewing

Loki takes a break from dealing with the All-Mother’s missions to accompany Thor on a mission to the sealed-off tenth realm to find their long-lost sister.

These are available as a single complete collection digitally (Loki: Agent Of Asgard - The Complete Collection), and I highly recommend it, as it also contains the relevant parts of the elusive Marvel Now! Point One 001 one-shot prequel comic (without which, the beginning of Agent of Asgard is rather abrupt.) Otherwise, if you want the three original volumes, don’t skip Original Sin -- it’s not recapped in Agent of Asgard, and without it the transition from volume 1 to 2 is very confusing. Think of it as volume 1.5.

Tie-ins:

Ms. Marvel 012 (Collected in Ms. Marvel Vol. 3: Crushed by G. Willow Wilson) -- (Takes place before Original Sin.) Loki makes some mischief in Kamala’s neighborhood -- and her love life! -- in the Valentine’s Day issue of Ms. Marvel. One-shot, can be safely skipped.

Avengers & X-Men: Axis by Rick Rumender -- The full Axis alignment-swap event. Relevant parts are included in the trade paperbacks for Agent of Asgard, but there’s more Loki content in the full event! It can be safely skipped.

Angela: Asgard’s Assassin (Collected in Angela: Asgard's Assassin Vol. 1: Priceless by Kieron Gillen) -- Loki has a brief part trying to help Thor hunt down their sisters when Angela steals Odin and Freyja’s new baby daughter, Laussa. Recommended if you liked Angela from Original Sin and/or if you’ve enjoyed the rest of Kieron Gillen’s work so far. If you’re just here for Loki, you can safely skip it, he ducks out of the adventure pretty early.

The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl 007-008 (Collected in The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Volume 2: Squirrel You Know It’s True by Ryan North) -- Somewhere between the end of Axis and the end of Agent of Asgard, Loki helps Squirrel Girl trap Ratatoskr, the wicked squirrel-god of gossip – never mind that he’s kind of the one that let her out to begin with! While you can skip this one, I actually really recommend reading it unless you’re super not into SG. Loki gets a fair few more little teamups with her (including some that span multiple issues), Thors appear (in both Worthy and Unworthy flavors), and Ratatoskr stays relevant. It’s pretty easy to find single issues digitally if you don’t want the whole tbp. (Loki appears in the second half, in issue #8)

Honorable mention:

Thor and Loki: Blood Brothers by Robert Rodi and Esad Ribic -- In an alternate universe, Loki has waged war on Asgard and won, and now he must decide what to do with his new crown and his captured enemies. To secure victory for all time, all he must do now is execute Thor -- so why does he hesitate?

A heavy deep dive into Loki’s character, his past, and his relationships that, while not canon to the 616 comic universe, has greatly informed both the comics and cinematic adaptations of Loki. A piece of Loki history, and the source of a lot of common fanon.

I’ll link to part 2 when it’s finished. Until then, enjoy this updated guide!

I don’t know that I remember some of these well enough to give good content warnings for them, but I definitely remember Siege in particular having some brief but surprisingly extreme gore, so you might want to skip it if that’s gonna bother you. (And maybe World Eaters, if that contains the dream arc?) Tenth Realm and Asgard’s Assassin also both contain babies in mortal peril.

#marvel loki #marvel thor #marvel comics #reading guide #long post

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elgaberino-mcoc · 3 years

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MCOC Wishlist Blog Character Spotlight KNULL

by Marco “Prophet of Knull” Garcia ed. Other Gabe

BACKGROUND

Knull is an ancient malevolent deity whose existence predates the universe itself, and was originally content to drift through the endless abyss that existed before time.

He used his weapon, the Necrosword, to combat the Celestials who disturbed his darkness. With this sword Knull severed the head of a Celestial. That head is now Knowhere, a popularly-known Marvel location and a battle zone in the Marvel Contest of Champions Battlerealm.

Wanting an army, Knull then constructed the aliens we all know, love, and sometimes hate, the Klyntar race of gooey symbiotic aliens.¹ Later, after a debacle with the Mighty Thor, the symbiotes rebelled against their “God” and trapped him on a desolate planet, later known as Klyntar. There the God of Symbiotes waits and plans his escape, hoping to one day lay waste and bring Darkness to the universe.

“The End is near. God is coming….”

Editor’s note: the next several sections are designed to familiarize the reader with Knull’s worthiness to be featured in a video game, compared with the myriad other Marvel characters from whom Kabam could choose.

POPULARITY

Technically, Knull has been around since 2013, and appeared in Thor: God of Thunder Vol.1 #6 by Jason Aaron and Esad Ribic, as he was a shadowed figure from whom Gorr the God Butcher steals All-Black the Necrosword.

He was then revealed by name by his creators in Venom Vol. 4 #3 by Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman in 2018.

Knull has had huge fan buzz around him since his inception and his name is only getting bigger. Despite fewer than a dozen appearances initially, Knull headlined the King in Black line-wide event that began in December 2020, from the minds of Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman.

Editor’s note: Arguably named after Knull, the King in Black initial release was considered critically to be a high-stakes situation, due to the perceived hype. Its comics made regular appearances in bestseller lists after the event launched, suggesting the Knull name and story, in conjunction with the strength of his creators’ reputations, was strong enough to sell books. Overall the King in Black arc has also gotten good critical reviews.

KNULL AS MATERIAL FOR OUR MARVEL GAME

Editor’s note: these character spotlights usually explore several factors to determine whether it is reasonable to expect Kabam to seriously consider the character as a candidate for addition to Marvel Contest of Champions. Among these factors are inclusion in other similarly-marketed games, mainstreaming in comics and other media, mentions in MCOC lore, Kabam conversation, or community rumors, and pure hype among summoners.

OTHER MARVEL GAMES

Knull has been featured in other games already: first in the Spider-Man Unlimited mobile app,² then in Marvel Future Fight. In Marvel Puzzle Quest, Knull was originally only part of the backstory description of the playable Prophet Carnage character, but was eventually released in his own right in May 2021.

KNULL AND THE BATTLEREALM

Arguably no direct mention of Knull has happened in either [Marvel Contest of Champions or Marvel Realm of Champions], but it can be said he was alluded to in the motion comic that accompanied the release of Cosmic Ghost Rider and Red Goblin in October 2020.

Then, when story mode Act 7 was released in December 2020, this dialogue was revealed, which has been strongly speculated to be a reference to Knull.

CLAIM TO FAME: KNULL IN OTHER MEDIA

Knull has not enjoyed a reference in any Marvel Cinematic Universe content to date. Hel has only been mentioned in the Disney XD cartoon Spider-Man: Maximum Venom with a retelling loosely based on his comic book origins.

UNIQUE WAYS KNULL COULD FIT INTO THE MCOC META

Knull could be a massive boost (editor’s note: synergy hub) to many Symbiote champions or champions in general. I see him as a Cosmic [based on what I was told by co-creator Ryan Stegman], with massive damage. Being the creator of symbiotes, Knull could outfit any [non-#Symbiote] champ with a “Klyntar symbiote” of their own to enhance their kit or base numbers. He could also operate with #Symbiote champs similarly to the way Apocalypse enhances Mutant champs. He could also work as a counter to Symbiotes or anyone who would have ever been bonded to a Klyntar before in canon, which would include most of the Spider-Fam!

Knull’s kit could alternately introduce a #Codex tag to add to certain non-#Spiderverse Hero champs who have famously bonded to symbiotes (paging Red Hulk or even Deadpool).³

A PEEK BEHIND THE CURTAIN?

No mention of Knull ever came out of the Kabam team or anyone related to MCOC. Then again, Kabam never likes to tease big-name additions like Knull would be. Mid-September 2021, one data miner claimed that Knull is forthcoming.

WHAT DO SUMMONERS THINK?

Summoners seem to dig Knull. He was the winner of the first Tournament of Battlerealm Future, March Addness 2020, which was co-hosted by MCOC Wishlist creator Other MCOC Gabe and Unofficial MCOC Podcast veteran UMCOC Deacon on Twitter. The tournament pitted hundreds of characters against one another for votes from Summoners expressing who they would prefer to enter Marvel Contest of Champions. He cleaned house throughout most of the tournament, earning his addition to the MCOC Wishlist, where he has risen into the top 50 most wanted champions.

Due to recent ramblings by the author, and the introduction of Red Goblin to Marvel Contest of Champions, people have warmed up to the idea that Knull might actually be coming to the contest. (Even community-renowned comics expert CTMCOC agrees!)

Once below rank 250 on the MCOC Wishlist, Knull now stands as the #31 most-wanted champ, with over 550 Summoner upvotes as of this writing.

KNULL: CHAMPION BUILD IDEAS

PROBABLE CLASS

As mentioned above, Knull is a canonically cosmic entity or deity who purports to predate the universe itself. This forms a strong case for the MCOC Cosmic class of champions.

POSSIBLE ABILITIES

Like many Cosmic champs’ builds, I can see his relying on many Active Buffs with massive damage and defensive potential due to Symbiotic Armor. Perhaps as Knull collects Codices, he gets stronger and this mechanic could be used in game as persistent charges. The more Codices he gathers, the more potent his Buffs could become. He could utilize Fury, Aptitude, Armor, Cruelty, Precision, and other critical-damage-enhancing Buffs. Bleed and Armor Break Debuffs are likely as Knull breaks down his enemies with bloodthirsty ferocity.

POSSIBLE SYNERGIES

Knull's status as the God of the Klyntar could enhance all #Symbiote champions just as Apocalypse does for Mutants.

Venom could get a unique synergy called “Daddy Issues,” allowing Venom a 2% attack boost for every Buff converted on his sp2 but as passive Fury stacks. I imagine Carnage with something like a “Prophet of Knull” Synergy allowing 95% resistance to incinerate effects, allowing him to heal from Incinerates, since Carnage has no weakness to fire when he is operating as Knull’s prophet in the comics.

Knull could also be built to spend Persistent Charges to enhance #Symbiote champions in order to increase their stats and enhance their buffs.

It would also be clever to have a Synergy with Void called “Knull and Void” allowing Void access to a non-stacking Armor Break Debuff, such as on his Heavy Attack. More debuffs for Void would be devastating.

Knull could also enjoy a basic “Enemies” synergy with Thor and Silver Surfer. A great champ to release in conjunction with Knull would be Gorr the God-Butcher, a notable Thor villain, played by Christian Bale in Thor: Love and Thunder, and the other best-known wielder of All-Black the Necrosword.

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Editor’s note: this concludes Marco’s commentary and notes on Knull as a potential champion. Anyone tracking the conversation about future champs knows that the name of Knull comes up frequently among Summoners, and his rise in every voting event in the community tends to support the notion he is greatly demanded by Summoners and would make an excellent addition to the game.

This article was originally drafted almost entirely in late 2020, and has been dug up and completed in September 2021 after MCOC Trucos released a purportedly datamined leak suggesting Knull “is Coming” to Marvel Contest of Champions in October 2021. -OG

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NOTES 1. The Klyntar alien race is most popularly represented by Venom, and his fellow Klyntar aliens Carnage, Scream, and the other names associated with their stories of superhuman symbiosis and “Venomization.” 2. Spider-Man Unlimited was well ahead of the curve announcing Knull for a video game in 2018. It got there by virtue of attempting to release almost every noteworthy Spider- and symbiote character as playable video game characters. Knull was not yet a character most people would consider important for gaming. 3. A codex (pl. codices) is the term for the biological traces a Klyntar symbiote leaves in its host’s system after separating from that host.

#Knull #All Black the Necrosword #Klyntar #Symbiote #deity #mcoc class cosmic #cosmic entity #cosmic being #immortal #synergy hub #character spotlight #Venom rogue #Silver Surfer rogue #Thor rogue #October 2020 Recursion #Act 7 #MarcusPack16 #summoner write up #summoner guest feature

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palmett-hoes · 4 years

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Hi, I really loved your post with the monsters as Birds of Prey! Was wondering if you had any thoughts on the Foxes as Marvel or Mcu characters? I feel like I could see Dan as Carol Danvers and Andrew for sure is Jessica Jones, idk about the rest.

oh wow old post!!

haha unfortunately i’m not really a comics person so i don’t feel like i can really give the best analysis possible, but i have seen most of the mcu movies and bits and pieces of the netflix show so i’ll try my best. also im using dc characters too bc i want to

1. Dan: I think your instinct with Dan as Captain Marvel is spot-on (at least uhhh,, based on the movie lol sorry comics ppl). Her direct, forceful powers and fighting style are definitely reminiscent of dan’s no-nonsense leadership approach. similarly the themes of overcoming sexism and acceling in a male-dominated industry in the captain marvel movie is pretty much the same as dan’s story establishing herself as the first female exy captain (tho sports is way more valid than the military). plus there’s a lot of emphasis on love and friendship between women that dan is ALL about. also lashana lynch would be a god tier dan wilds fc. Dan could also def have that lawful good Okoye from Black Panther energy. Loyal, disciplined, no-nonsense leader. no powers except discipline. no hair. also danai gurira in 2012 with the dreads and the sword and the cape on TWD was definitely part of my middle school sexual awakening

2. Kevin: Aquaman. this is based pretty much exclusively on the fact that jason momoa is my #1 kevin fc and also that Pasifika kevin is phenomenal and mandatory, actually. otherwise i think he has a decent amount of stick-up-the-ass cyclops energy. or dick grayson nightwing energy but i don’t have any evidence for why. kinda looks like him tho

3. Andrew: andrew gets the most characters bc he’s my favorite. i think ur jessica jones instincts are absolutely correct, both in her storyline (i only watched the first season) and her powers. i’ve seen some powers au and the tendency seems to be giving andrew like,, psychic powers or the like, and i don’t really agree. andrew is a very direct character. he’s pragmatic, he confronts problems head on, and he doesn’t muck about in details. to me this really translates best into physical powers like super strength that help u big punch straight thru all ur problems. also i def think andrew would be not just a solo hero but a mercenary (or a detective) because he’s not altruistic enough to be a standard vigilante. he doesn’t care enough about other people to hang out on rooftops all night waiting for Crime to occur. there’s a price for that. which brings us to the NEXT andrew hero: deadpool. maybe in personality more of a drugged andrew but the superpowered mercenary is really a perfect fit for andrew. also, healing powers have a decidedly tragic poetry to them on andrew. already he’s self-destructive, if he had a healing factor his concern for his own well-being would be so beyond rock bottom it’d be in the earth’s core. even worse when you remember that with a healing factor, as opposed to indestructibility, you still feel all the pain. which brings us to Wolverine and X-23, who have the same thematic points as deadpool but are much more of a personality match and they have knife hands, which i really think andrew would appreciate. ending that sadness train and onto another tho, andrew’s aesthetic and Vibes fit the Winter Soldier just SO well (just that movie tho, not really civil war or anything past that) and a reinterpretation of the captain america story using the twinyards would be incredibly interesting. and finally, one last hero that would work really well for andrew: rogue, only remove the angst around not being able to touch people, andrew would love that. one touch and their comatose? baller. don't fucking touch him.

4. Matt: Shazam. I didn’t see the shazam movie but my dad and brother did and they said it was very funny and all the trailors looked like it had a lot of fun himbo energy and i really think that fits. in terms of matching himbo disaster energy i think i’ve heard good things about comics hawkeye (not mcu). thor?

5. Aaron: Mr. Fantastic. now this might be a stretch but aaron is a character who uses a skin-deep veneer of anger to cover the fact that he’s actually quite pliant and bends to other people’s wills. and he’s a doctor or w/e. he could alse be like,, antman. he’s smart right? hank pym not paul rudd. katelyn can be wasp

6. Seth: Arm Fall Off Boy. no i will not elaborate. ..... ugh fine, but i'm using my favorite piece of superhero media of all time: x-men evolution, the one where they're all teenagers in public high school. seth can be lance alvers/avalanche who’s a bit of a jerk and has a lot of issues with authority and has a rivalry with cyclops very reminiscent of seth with kevin, but still there’s the recurring theme that he’s lashing out because of low self-esteem and a bad situation and he’s a surprisingly sympathetic character who i’m very fond of. his power is earthquakes but i think the name makes that pretty self-explanatory

7. Allison: Iron Man. cocky, bitchy, and rich rich rich. sounds like allison to me. then to elevate it a level higher: emma frost, rich bitch extraordinaire. also if allison had telepathic powers she would be unstoppable. plus one more bitchy, morally-gray blonde (but chaotic this time): Harley Quinn

8. Nicky: Okay so I do wanna give a quick shout-out to Northstar, the first openly gay comicbook superhero, who’s a speedster which I’d actually say fits Nicky pretty well. However, if i had to choose a superhero to represent nicky in presence and powers it would have to be Jubilee from x-men (... from what i’ve heard lol. i’ve never actually consumed any of her Media hahaha anyway) she’s a joyful, energetic presence and her powers are setting off fireworks which i think is a good balance of nicky being a supportive cousin-parent AND a chaotic train wreck garbage trash man. also gonna throw in johnny storm for a cheap 'flaming' joke

9. Renee: Thunder/Blackbird from Black Lightning bc she’s a fufkin lesbian lol. (i don’t watch the show but i do follow nafessa williams’s tag). now the fr ones i’m gonna do together because to me they have the same Vibes so i chose them for the same reasons. Wonder Woman and Storm who to me have the same reserved, impartial, regal energy. honestly ethereal and somewhat otherwordly, and quite literally goddesses. also op as hell. black widow and her “red in my leger” looking for redemption story also fits thematically.

10. Neil: okay lazy answer first: the flash or quicksilver. get it? because they run fast? and neil run too? yea i like to think i've proven myself to be better than such a surface level interpretation but worth the mention ig. so for srs now, mystique and her shape changing powers would be an interesting interpretation of neil's identity issues, but i wanna push it a step further. nightcrawler would actually be possibly the MOST interesting hero to apply to neil 1. because powers still very movement go fast place to place 2. because of the thematic focus on neil's unusual looks and the lengths he goes to hide them, very much in line with the way nightcrawler will use a hologram-projector in order to look human, yet in both cases it's only a surface-level illusion, and 3. his parentage. here, mary would be mystique, which i also think works very well considering mary seemed to be the far more effective chameleon on the run than neil, and also fits with her place as a morally grey character, as mystique herself is often a villain or an antagonist, with her own agenda and shadowy motives. then nathan matches well with nightcrawler's father: azazel, a literal demon, and also where kurt gets his appearance. it's a shockingly coherent narrative between the three of them. then, to also give neil some powers that aren't contingent on his fucked up geneology and rather on his own merit and abilities, Black Canary and her sonic voice parallel the way that neil began to anchor his identity and take ownership over himself through his voice and his sick roasts

and 1 extra, wymack: batman, on account of his altruism, his dedication to second chances, and his many, many adopted children

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Star, March 1

You can buy a copy of this issue for your very own at my eBay store: https://www.ebay.com/str/bradentonbooks

Cover: Humiliated Jennifer Lopez used for money and fame by Alex Rodriguez

Page 1: Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack Brooksbank, who is a UK ambassador for George Clooney and Rande Gerber's tequila brand, welcomed a son on February 9 at London's Portland Hospital

Page 2: Contents, Robin Thicke in front of a piano at Gold Diggers studio in L.A.

Page 3: Star Shots -- Serena Williams honored late Olympic gold medalist Florence Griffith Joyner by rocking a one-legged Nike catsuit at the first day of the Australian open, Chrissy Metz brought some vibrancy to the virtual SCAD aTVFest where she discussed This Is Us and was honored with the Vanguard Award, Olivia Culpo checked out the view before heading to the Shaq Bowl in Tampa

Page 4: Inside Britney Spears' nightmare -- a shocking new documentary exposes how Britney was used and abused by people she trusted -- Britney's unable to communicate with fans directly without permission -- fans flooded Justin Timberlake's Instagram to demand an apology for what one called profiting from trashing a woman

Page 5: Facing a lawsuit from her estranged older sister has rattled Mariah Carey -- Alison Carey alleged to a NYC court that Mariah had intentionally inflicted emotional distress by writing about her in the 2020 tell-all The Meaning of Mariah Carey and Alison is seeking $1.25 million after the singer accused her of, among other things, throwing boiling hot tea on her and trying to sell a 12-year-old Mariah to a pimp -- now Mariah has become wary of even those in her inner circle and is making longtime employees re-interview for their jobs -- Mariah's always been on the paranoid side but everyone is a suspect now and she's grilling everyone from bodyguards to chefs to stylists and household staff who have been with her for years and if anyone pushes back they are shown the door -- her great fear is that people could cross over and spill secrets to the enemy because she's been caught off guard before by those she trusted

* Catching ZZZs has become a real problem for Kelly Clarkson -- between her gig as a daytime host, trying to sell homes in Nashville and Encino, and battling her ex Brandon Blackstock over custody of their two kids, she is beyond stressed and she can't sleep and nothing works; the most shut-eye she gets is two to three hours -- it's gotten so bad she's even tried hypnotherapy but her workaholic brain outwits it -- meanwhile her legal woes including a lawsuit with her husband and ex father-in-law's talent agency are getting nastier and Brandon has told her in no uncertain terms that he's not going to stop until he gets what he wants which is a ton of money and time with the kids

* She was the most loathed mother in America and now Casey Anthony wants her say -- 10 years after she was acquitted of murdering her two-year-old daughter Caylee, Casey is making a documentary about the trial and she thinks she can clear her name -- she's not looking for sympathy but she believes she's a victim too and was unfairly convicted in the public eye -- she is planning on dropping bombshells in the doc including her take on the theory that the toddler accidentally drowned in the family pool as well as shocking secrets about her own abusive upbringing but don't expect much remorse

Page 6: Just over a year after her father Kobe Bryant and sister Gianna Bryant perished in a tragic helicopter crash, Natalia Bryant who is Kobe's oldest daughter, has signed a modeling contract with IMG Models who also represent Bella Hadid and Gigi Hadid and the just signed Inauguration standout poet Amanda Gorman

* Rumer Willis was heartbroken when her months-long relationship with Armie Hammer fizzled out in December but after harrowing reports of Armie's alleged abuse of women including asking to barbecue their ribs and carry their severed toes in his pocket, Rumer is telling friends she feels lucky -- she wanted to defend him when the cannibalism stories first came out because she thought they were outrageous and now she feels badly for all of the victims and she's really grateful she didn't get caught up in the Armie nightmare

* Star Spots the Stars -- Eva Longoria, Mandy Moore, Demi Lovato, Dan Levy, Dorinda Medley

Page 8: Star Shots -- Meg Ryan wore some wide-legged trousers and a cute cap on a nature walk in Santa Barbara, Gavin Rossdale wore pink socks while playing tennis in L.A., Ciara holding six-month-old son Win during a family getaway to Hawaii

Page 9: Delilah Belle Hamlin and Love Island's Eyal Booker removed their masks for a quick street smooch during a coffee date in L.A., Sofia Richie enjoyed some PDA with shipping heir Gil Ofer in Miami

Page 12: Kate Upton doing yoga, Tia Mowry-Hardrict and her husband Cory Hardrict shared dishwashing duty after cooking at home, Robin Roberts tasted a treat on Good Morning America in New York City

Page 13: Pregnant Brittany Cartwright brought her dog along to retrieve the mail in L.A., Victoria Justice showed off her toned tummy post-workout in L.A.

Page 14: Goldie Hawn turned quality time with granddaughter Rani into a workout toting her in a backpack, Madonna and Guy Ritchie's son Rocco Ritchie waded in during a vacation in Tulum in Mexico, Lucy Hale on a stroll with her dog Elvis in L.A.

Page 16: Chris Noth put in a day's work on The Equalizer in Paterson in New Jersey, Flavor Flav and Flo Rida at The Super Glow Super Bowl kick-off party in Tampa, Bradley Cooper kept daughter Lea close as the two ran errands in NYC

Page 17: More than a week after celebrating 18 months of sobriety Lily Allen enjoyed a snack on-the-go in London, Jessica Alba lifted her son Hayes while riding scooters with husband Cash Warren in Beverly Hills

Page 18: Normal or Not? Cody Simpson got physical with new girlfriend Marloes Stevens during a romantic getaway in St. Barts -- normal, Selling Sunset's Christine Quinn picking up a portrait of herself in L.A. -- normal, Jack Black raised Thor's hammer in a parody posted on Instagram prompting Chris Hemsworth to call it the greatest thing he's ever seen -- not normal

Page 19: The Crown's Emma Corrin looked intrigued by a leafy object she stumbled upon during a stroll in London -- not normal, Sarah Jessica Parker kicked back in heels during a break from assisting shoppers at her flagship store in NYC -- not normal

Page 20: Fashion -- stars look sweet in tiered dresses -- Maude Apatow, Logan Browning, Margot Robbie

Page 21: Julianne Moore, Camila Morrone, Saoirse Ronan

Page 24: After months of quietly dating, Aaron Rodgers and Shailene Woodley are ready to marry and they announced it in the most low-key way possible and the couple are madly in love and feel unequivocally that this is the real deal -- Aaron and Shailene were friends long before sparks flew in August last year and having to endure a long-distance romance during football season actually made their bond stronger -- Aaron and Shailene are already planning to start a family and they're at that stage when they feel ready to be parents and are keen to have a baby

Page 25: Olivia Wilde and Harry Styles have found another dynamic duo to spend their downtime with which is Florence Pugh and Zach Braff -- the foursome hit it off on the set of Don't Worry, Darling which Olivia is directing and in which Florence and Harry star -- they have the best time together and know how to forget the world outside -- as it turns out bearing witness to Florence and Zach's happy relationship despite their 20-year age difference played a part in Olivia taking a chance on dating Harry who is nine years her junior following her split from Jason Sudeikis and seeing them together inspired Olivia to go for it with Harry and she's so glad she did

* While some couples are overwhelmed being with their kids 24/7 in lockdown, Prince William and Duchess Kate have enjoyed the extended family time with Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis -- having the kids at home during the pandemic has given Kate baby fever and she loves being around them and wants to have one more and she and William are trying for another, with Kate saying she's hoping for a girl -- as for raising four young kids, the pair are up to the challenge because Kate's a pro at multitasking and William is a devoted dad and they'll split parenting duties

* Matt Damon is hoping a change of scenery will save his rocky 17-year relationship with wife Luciana Barroso as the couple and their three girls have set up house in a lavish $7000-a-night rental in Australia's tony Byron Bay while the actor films Thor: Love and Thunder -- the beachy new surroundings are just what the couple needs after hitting a rough patch and Matt is working overtime to make sure Luciana enjoys herself Down Under by arranging date nights and buying gifts for her to open every day and even when he's working he's got time set aside for just them and the gestures seem to be working and it's the shot in the arm they both needed

Page 26: Cover Story -- Jennifer Lopez humiliated and used -- shocking cheating allegations rock J.Lo's world as fiance Alex Rodriguez's mistress Madison LeCroy tells all -- while Jennifer is putting on a brave face the affair rumors are devastating to her whether she admits it or not -- after revealing she and Alex exchanged DMs Madison said she doesn't want anything bad for his family or for hers -- Alex says it was innocent and that nothing happened but Jennifer is not fully buying it -- Jennifer and Alex's relationship is personal but it's also business; together, their fortunes have doubled

Page 30: Chip and Joanna Gaines -- inside our farmhouse reno -- Chip and Jo are expanding and renovating their Waco home and it may be their toughest job yet

Page 32: Celeb Parenting Fails -- these celebrity moms and dads share their hilarious hapless moments -- Anne Hathaway, Brad Pitt

Page 33: Willie Geist, Mila Kunis, Pink

Page 48: Parting Shot -- Despite it being her first concert in over a year, Miley Cyrus was ready to rock while headlining the TikTok Tailgate Super Bowl pre-show event in Tampa -- the show treated 7500 Florida-based healthcare workers to a set that included guest appearances by Joan Jett and Billy Idol, who both collaborated on Miley's latest album

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The Losers: Chris Evans, Idris Elba and Zoe Saldana’s Forgotten Superhero Movie

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Even The Losers get lucky sometimes. Before the DCEU was formed to compete against the ever-expanding, cash cow that is the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the approach at Warner Bros. was far looser. With the booming business of comic book adaptations in full swing, the studio was throwing money at several eclectic comic book titles like Watchmen and Jonah Hex, trying to stay competitive and seemingly more adult than their rivals. Hence before leaving to create his own superhero project, Hancock, wrier-director Peter Berg started penning an adaptation of DC/Vertigo’s The Losers, bringing in French director Sylvain White to helm the picture.

Produced by Joel Silver, The Losers centered on a team of elite, black-ops Special Forces operatives betrayed by their handler. Director White connected with the material immediately.

“What appealed to me about The Losers was that it wasn’t the typical superhero-with-superpowers thing,” White told MTV. “It was based on real characters—realistic characters—and based in reality, like a lot of the European graphic novels that I had grown up reading.” The director worked with creators Jock and Andy Diggle to refine the script and lend their expertise with design to give the film a distinct visual palette that changes with new locations.

Frequent Silver collaborator Idris Elba was cast as Captain William Roque, with the cast being rounded out by Jeffrey Dean Morgan, coming off his turn as The Comedian in the studio’s adaptation of Watchmen, Zoe Saldana, fresh off of starring in the highest-grossing film of all-time, Avatar, Chris Evans, still mainly known for playing the Human Torch in Fox’s early Fantastic Four films, and rising actor Columbus Short. While current audiences would go on to become intimately familiar with most of this cast, their names didn’t generate enough buzz in 2010 to get folks into the theater. The Losers only made about $30 million on a $25 million budget.

Of course a tepid response at the box office does not mean that a movie is destined for obscurity. Just recently hitting Netflix and ready to capitalize off its now A-list cast, The Losers is currently the most popular film on the streaming service. Besides the even greater interest in comic book properties, the cast of The Losers have gone on to such success that they revitalized interest in one of DC’s almost-forgotten adaptations. Let’s look at where the cast of The Losers have been since the film’s release in 2010 to explain the sudden spike in love.

Idris Elba

While Elba, a star of British television via Luther, had already made an impression with American audiences by 2010 thanks to 28 Weeks Later, Guy Ritchie’s RocknRolla, and a guest stint on The Office, Elba’s star would rise considerably after his appearance in The Losers. In 2011, Elba would join the MCU as Heimdall in Thor, who’s role in the Thor films would expand as the franchise progressed. Elba would also pop up in prominent roles in blockbusters like Prometheus, Pacific Rim, The Jungle Book, and Star Trek Beyond. Away from blockbusters though he really broke out with a SAG-winning performance in Beasts of No Nations, and starring in fare like Aaron Sorkin’s Molly’s Game.

More recently, Elba stole scenes away from Jason Statham and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as the villain in Fast & Furious: Hobbs and Shaw. Finally, things have come a bit full circle for Elba, as he’s set to appear in another DC adaptation over 10 years after The Losers, portraying Bloodsport in James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad.

Jeffrey Dean Morgan

In 2010, Jeffrey Dean Morgan was probably most well-known for his roles on television in series like Supernatural and Grey’s Anatomy. That all changed after Morgan was cast in an adaptation of the “unfilmable” graphic novel Watchmen as The Comedian. While his time onscreen in the Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons adaptation was minimal, bringing such an iconic comic book character to life earned Morgan a deeper cachet with the Comic-Con crowd. Morgan would work steadily in films like The Possession and the Red Dawn remake, but he arguably made a bigger impact on television portraying yet another iconic comic book character on AMC’s The Walking Dead, Negan.

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Morgan received critical acclaim for his portrayal of the villainous Negan upon his debut, earning the Critics’ Choice Television Award for Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series, MTV Movie and TV Award for Best Villain, and Saturn Award for Best Guest Starring Role on Television. He’s been going steady as Negan since while doing other occasional comic-con friendly projects like Rampage.

Zoe Saldana

Zoe Saldana was on top of the world in 2010, and in the time since, she’s only become more successful. After appearing in the buzzy Star Trek reboot in 2009 and a little film called Avatar, the former Center Stage star would go on to headline her own action film Colombiana. However, that would seem like small potatoes compared to what would come in 2014. Saldana was cast as Gamora in Guardians of the Galaxy, Marvel’s riskiest adaptation to date. Would audiences get onboard with an off-beat space opera featuring C-tier Marvel characters? Turns out, yes. Gamora not only became the heart of the Guardians, but the character would feature prominently in the grand Phase 3 finales Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame.

In the shadow of that, Saldana has starred in more Star Trek sequels, an ill-advised TV remake of Rosemary’s Baby, and as Nina Simone in in Nina, a performance did come under fire for due to the lightness of her skin. Still, Saldana now has leading roles in the two highest grossing films of all-time, and is still expected to star in Guardians and Avatar sequels. Not too shabby.

Chris Evans

Speaking of the MCU, Chris Evans wasn’t floundering in 2010, but he did seem to be stuck in a bit of a rut, typecast as handsome smart alecks prior to The Losers. In fact, his big mainstream break is probably the less than classic spoof comedy, Not Another Teen Movie (2001); afterward he played Johnny Storm in Tim Story’s lukewarm Fantastic Four movies in the mid-2000s; in fact, arguably his most amusing role up to 2010 was when he appeared as a douchebag movie star in Edgar Wright’s genre-bending comedy, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010).

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That said, The Losers found him playing against type as an awkward tech expert. Perhaps his chance to show a different side of himself led to his life-changing role as Steve Rogers in the MCU’s Captain America. Anchoring the Avengers franchise for eight years, Chris Evans rose to the top of the A-list, and used that newfound celebrity to help get passion projects like Bong Joon-ho’s Snowpiercer and Rian Johnson’s Knives Out made. Evans is one of the most popular celebrities on social media right now and looks to continue his profitable relationship with Disney by voicing Buzz Lightyear in the animated origin film, Lightyear.

Columbus Short

Perhaps the only member of the cast not to launch into the stratosphere after The Losers, Columbus Short has had a few issues that have prevented his rise. Short booked a role on the popular ABC series Scandal, but personal issues derailed his involvement in the show. In 2014, as part of a no-jail plea agreement, Short pled guilty to misdemeanor domestic violence and performed 30 hours of community service. Short also avoided jail by pleading no contest to a felony assault charge after throwing “a running punch” at his in-law during a family gathering at a bar.

In an interview with Access Hollywood Live, Short shared that substance abuse due to the stress of family issues and personal loss had led to his departure from Scandal. However, Short has appeared to move past his personal struggles and can next been seen portraying Martin Luther King Jr. in Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Storyand returning as Quadir Richards in True to the Game 3.

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MARVEL UNIVERSE MASTERLIST

Started: 5/28/2020

Last Updated: 6/26/2020

This list is a collection of some of my favorite posts from my favorite bloggers. This list is perfect for new fans who want a cohesive guide to understanding these characters.

Metas/essays and comic book panels.

This masterlist is in alphabetical order.

I did not write nor do I own any of the works below.

Black Panther (T'Challa and Shuri)

META / ESSAYS

Shuri

Marvel CANON: Shuri and Tony are friends

MCU Shuri & Comics Shuri: The Similarities

T'Challa

Shuri and T’Challa: Two Sides of the Same Coin

The Politics of Wakanda Chapter Two: Wakandan Modernism

Why did Storm and Black Panther break up?

MARVEL COMIC PANELS

Avengers #33 - “Moon Knight vs. The Avengers” (2020)

Avengers: Back To Basics

Black Widow (Natasha Romanova/ Romanoff)

META / ESSAYS

Black Widow: Correcting Common Misconceptions About the Character

Did Natasha cheat on the Red Guardian?

How does being Russian affect Natasha?

What is Natasha’s age? Did she take the Super Soldier Serum?

MARVEL COMIC PANELS

Daredevil by Gene Colan and Tom Palmer

Natasha just sit in the damn chair you drama queen

Captain America (Steve Rogers)

META / ESSAYS

Not an Anti-hero: Why I Love Steve Rogers

Steve Rogers vs. Captain America, person vs. image

The history of Steve’s no kill rule

MARVEL COMIC PANELS

Avengers #21 (2019)

Captain America Annual #1 (2018)

Daredevil (Matt Murdock)

HEADCANON

Matt Murdock character analysis

META / ESSAYS

A Daredevil Comics Introduction for MCU Fans

Cutest matt/kirsten moment?

Matt’s relationship with Stick

MARVEL COMIC PANELS

Daredevil #601

Daredevil Vol 4 11

Daredevil #5 - “Know Fear V” (2019)

Doctor Strange (Stephen Strange)

HEADCANON

Stephen is uncomfortable with unexpected physical affection

Stephen Strange’s personality

META / ESSAYS

Analysis of Stephen Strange and Peter Parker’s relationship in the comics

Reasons to love Stephen Strange

The Creators’s deception: from the recreation of the world to Clea’s betrayal and the Ancient One’s mistake

The reason behind Stephen’s tendency to self-isolation

MARVEL COMIC PANELS

Fearless #2 (2019)

Falcon (Sam Wilson)

MARVEL COMIC PANELS

All-New Captain America #1 (2014)

All-New Captain America #3 (2015)

Falcon & Winter Soldier #2 (2020)

Captain America: Sam Wilson #7 (2016)

Generations: Sam Wilson & Steve Rogers

Hawkeye: Freefall #1

Hawkeye (Clint Barton)

HEADCANON

Clint Barton character analysis

META / ESSAYS

A timeline of 616 Hawkeye’s deafness

Clint and Natasha Romanoff’s relationship

Clint and Wanda Maximoff’s relationship

Where and why did Clint and Bobbi (aka Mockingbird) break up?

MARVEL COMIC PANELS

Tales of Suspense #102 (2018) (part 1)

Tales of Suspense #102 (2018) (part 2)

West Coast Avengers #10 (2019)

Heroes for Hire (Danny Rand aka Iron Fist, and Luke Cage)

MARVEL COMIC PANELS

Luke Cage: Everyman Chapter 3

Marvel Divas #4

Mighty Avengers #2 (2013)

Spider-Man Vol. 2 #8

War of the Realms Strikeforce: The Land of Giants #1 (2019)

Hulk (Bruce Banner) and She Hulk (Jennifer Susan Walters)

META / ESSAYS

Bruce Banner

The Hulk exists to keep Bruce alive

Jennifer Susan Walters

The failings of Jason Aaron’s She Hulk

MARVEL COMIC PANELS

Spider-Man is Hulk’s FRIEND.

Tarot #4 (2020)

Thor vs Hulk: Champions of the Universe #4

Iron Man (Tony Stark)

HEADCANON

Analyzing Tony’s optimism for the future

Is Tony Stark a feminist?

META / ESSAYS

Has Tony Stark ever abused someone in comic book canon?

Is the Stark family old money of new money? (MCU vs. Comic book canon)

Tony Stark’s relationship with his mother

Was Tony Stark a popular kid in school?

What are Steve and Tony’s biggest flaws?

What caused Tony’s alcoholism?

MARVEL COMIC PANELS

Bruce Banner (aka Hulk) talking to Tony while eating cereal

Iron Man (2015) issue #3

shuri vol 1 #5, 2018

Tony being a sweetheart and hugging babies

“We’re awesome facial hair bros”

Loki

META / ESSAYS

Does comics-Loki have a blue Frost Giant form?

Loki Deaths/Rebirths 2004-2015

Loki’s sexuality

Was Loki a good father?

What’s the difference between movie Loki and comic Loki?

MARVEL COMIC PANELS

Loki #2 (2019)

Moon knight (Marc Spector)

META / ESSAYS

Analyzing how writers portray Moon Knight's mental illness, also how mental health is portrayed in media (A short analysis).

Introduction to Moon Knight

MARVEL COMIC PANELS

“Dracula isn’t an Avenger? That lying fuck”

“Dracula where’s my goddamn money?”

“Hi. I’m Moon Knight… and I’m a sadist”

Moon Knight #190

Namor the Sub-Mariner

META / ESSAYS

How old is Namor?

The Wakandan-Atlantian War: A Retrospective View

What is Namor’s sexuality?

Why does Namorita have full atlantean looks in the Civil War? Was that make-up because they were on a tv show?

MARVEL COMIC PANELS

Avengers #9 - “The Defenders of the Deep” (2018)

“Abs-lantis”

X-Men Red “we need you to put on some damn clothes”

Quick Silver (Pietro Maximoff) and Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff)

META / ESSAYS

Pietro Maximoff

Analyzing Pietro’s position in team dynamics as well as his relationship with his sister

Introduction to Pietro Maximoff

Luna’s height: will Marvel ever age Luna up?

Wanda is not a perfect angel give Pietro a little sympathy

What color is Pietro’s hair? Does he like his hair?

Wanda Maximoff

Analyzing Wanda’s fashion since through the decades

The Necessity of Scarlet Witch & Magneto as Father & Daughter

Wanda’s relationship with Pietro

Why did Wanda use magic to have kids instead of adopting?

MARVEL COMIC PANELS

Quicksilver: No Surrender #3 (2018)

Quicksilver: No Surrender #4 (2018)

X-Factor Annual

Spider-Man (Peter Parker)

META / ESSAYS

Is Peter Parker sexist?

Mary Jane’s being out of character in Superior Spider-Man was a good thing

Peter Parker’s temper: as a teenager

Would Mary Jane do Playboy? Would Peter be okay with it?

MARVEL COMIC PANELS

“Has anyone here dated Moon Knight?”

War of the Realms Strikeforce: The Land of Giants #1 (2019)

Storm (Ororo Munroe)

META / ESSAYS

Canonical proof that Storm can physically pick up and carry Pyro

Reasons to love Storm/Wolverine

The ruin of Ororo Munroe

MARVEL COMIC PANELS

Marauders #5 - “A Time to Sow” (2020)

Marauders #8 - “Furious Anger” (2020)

Storm #10 (2015)

Wolverine & the X-Men #24 - “Ain’t No Sin To Be Glad You’re Alive” (2013)

Thor

MARVEL COMIC PANELS

Avengers: Season One Vol 1 1

Captain Marvel #14 (2019)

Deadpool #7 (2018)

Deadpool Annual #1(2012)

Fantastic Four #5 - “Guy’s Night Out” (2018)

The Mighty Thor #11

Thor #4 (2014-2015)

Winter Soldier (Bucky Barnes)

META / ESSAYS

A short history of Black Widow and Winter Soldier Part 1 of 2: The late 1950s

Did Bucky date anyone before Natasha?

Let’s talk about Bucky Barnes and Prisoners of War

MARVEL COMIC PANELS

Falcon & Winter Soldier #2 (2020)

Is Bucky moonlighting as a model?

Winter Soldier #1 (2018)

Winter Soldier #5

MARVEL SHIPS (OTP and BrOTP)

With our baby – AU (Fragments of Earth 616) Created by -HeroSkatman

Stony marvel meme

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Comic Thoughts: Power in ‘The Mighty Thor’ vols. 1, 2, & 3

Some background:

About a month after the pandemic started, I reached out to a coworker/friend who is into comics, too. I asked for a DC story/graphic novel I should read that we could then discuss. Thus our 2-person comic reading club was born. We’ve read some Superman, Black Widow, and Green Lantern. And now we are reading Jason Aaron’s The Mighty Thor.

Reading The Mighty Thor as graphic novels (and after going through breast cancer) is different from reading them issue by issue. It’s clear Jason Aaron has some views on power.

Volume 1 - Masculine vs feminine power

Volume 2 - Corporate power & greed

Volume 3 - What it means to be a god

Volume 1 - Thunder in Her Veins

Masculine vs feminine power

This first volume is as much about Loki as it is about Thor. And I find Loki’s story to be more compelling than Thor’s.

Loki has 2 fathers who see him as “less than”. For Laufey (and Odin), power is about brute strength, not intelligence. Loki is lesser because he is not as big and strong as a Frost Giant should be. Loki has to use his mind, his magic, his understanding of people to get what he wants. In this volume, Loki can’t seem to decide if he is trying to earn Laufey’s love or if he wants to annoy him. It doesn’t matter all that much as it is secondary to his true goal, joining Maleketh’s group as they conquer the realms one by one. But to do that, he has to get the approval of daddy Laufey, who make it clear he does not like Loki’s powers. Despite “passing the test” (i.e. not getting killed by a bunch of Frost Giants), no one on Maleketh's team trusts him. Given how many Loki’s there are, he can’t exactly trust himself either. Only one thing is for certain, Loki is a survivor.

With Thor, Odin cannot stand the fact that a woman is using Mjolnir. He wants her dead and the hammer back where it belongs - with his son. And yet every time Mjolnir presents itself, Jane has a choice to make. She can pick it up and have her cancer treatment be ineffectual, or she can ignore it and the people who need her help. She picks up the hammer every time, slowly killing herself not for glory or to gain power over others but instead to provide help.

Volume 2 - The Lords of Midgard

Corporate power & greed

We discussed this the Friday after the company we work for announced that there would be layoffs but before anyone was told whether they were being laid off or not. It put the story of Dario Agger’s greed and complete disregard for others into sharp focus, amplifying the feelings of anxiety and of being “cogs in a machine” that could be discarded with seeming ease.

Agger is the CEO of Roxxon Energy. He had a plan to destroy Manhattan and everyone on it if something happened to him. He did not care about those who worked for him. He did not care if he destroyed planets to get the resources he needed. He is every energy company CEO that has known for years that people are causing climate change but are doing their damnedest to convince everyone climate change does not exist.

The message is clear. Corporations don’t care about people, they care about profits. And Agger is the personification of “If I can’t have it, no one can.”

There is a bit at the end where his lawyers want to sue the company that made the jets (as a way to claim it was faulty technology and not a pre-determined process that almost destroyed Manhattan). One notes that the company is a subsidiary of Roxxon Energy. The solution? Sell the subsidiary and then sue it. It’s all slight of hand and optics.

Later Dario Agger shows up in Immortal Hulk. There he represents the Mark Zuckerbergs of the world. Profit is the most important. And if it means convincing people to believe in a reality that doesn’t actually exist, then so be it.

Volume 3 - Asgard/Shi’ar War

What does it mean to be a god?

This volume is all about the power of gods. Brief Synopsis: Loki bruises the egos of the Shi’ar gods, causing them to challenge Thor to determine who the best god is.

The Shi’ar gods see power as destruction. They create a tsunami so that the people will pray to them. Other challenges include getting someone to kill their child, spreading disease, and just generally causing pain and suffering. The Asgardian gods are little better. They are a society of warriors after all. But Thor, having all of Jane’s experiences, sees her role as bringing relief and healing.

During the challenges, particularly the tsunami, there is the notion that the gods bring hardships, and we pray for them to spare us then pray more in thanks when they do. But there is no deliberate choice on the gods’ part as to who will be saved. It’s just a game. We are playthings for them when they get bored.

But Jane is still human and knows first hand from having cancer how arbitrary it all is. She is a doctor first, god second. (A god who does not believe in gods.) She’d rather help people than be seen as all-powerful, particularly if power equates to destruction.

Given all of that, I know Jane would want us all to wear masks.

#the mighty thor #the mighty thor & power #jane foster thor

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Jason Aaron has evolved into one of the most creatively rich and productive writers at Marvel, and frankly in the entire Comic Book Landscape. His stories are saturated with texture and steeped in foundational knowledge as well as character growth. From Wolverine to the Hulk, and even Doctor Strange, Jason Aaron has taken every character he’s touched at Marvel and reshaped them into something so much more!

Well, over the past eight + years, Jason Aaron has done the same thing with the God of Thunder. So, to help new readers jumping deep into the MCU or to those that have never taken the intense plunge into THOR, here is a thorough reading order for all related Jason Aaron THOR titles dating back to 2012. This should keep you current!

Plus, if you can hang on until the end, I’ve attached single issue reviews, as well as series reviews, for tons of other Jason Aaron titles from THE GODDAMNED, to SCALPED, and other amazing Marvel Heroes in between! Thanks for the read and I hope you enjoy it.

And if you’re all caught up on Aaron’s THOR, check out my latest review of THOR #5 by Donny Cates HERE, as well as links to get your hands on current THOR issues and trades.

Thor: God Of Thunder (2012-2015)

Thor: God Of Thunder Volume 1: The God Butcher (#1-5)

A trail of blood threatens to consume Thor’s past, present, and future! Throughout the ages, gods have been vanishing, their mortal worshipers left in chaos. The only hope for these ravaged worlds is for Thor to unravel the gruesome mystery of the God Butcher! In the distant past, the Thunder God discovers a forgotten cave that echoes with the cries of tortured gods – and is shocked to find himself among them! In the present, Thor follows the bloody wake of murdered gods across the depths of space. And thousands of years from now, the last god-king of a ruined Asgard makes his final stand against the God Butcher’s berserker legions. As three Thors from three eras race to stop the God Butcher, the full extent of his vicious scheme takes terrifying shape!