The rocky current state of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is partly due to its over-extension into too many streaming shows of varying quality — but at the same time, the best of those series have introduced some of the current MCU’s most promising characters. In the just-released The Marvels, the …
Read More »'The Marvels' Is Marvel Hanging Its Female Superheroes Out to Dry
It’s a truth universally acknowledged that the Marvel Cinematic Universe — or, and we’re just coining this term right this very second, the “MCU” — has had a shaky time trying to find a post-Infinity Saga groove. But one of the major highlights of the past few years has been …
Read More »Brie Larson's 'The Marvels' Already Has MCU Fanboys in Their Feelings
Surprise, surprise. Less than three days after Marvel Studios released the first teaser trailer for the upcoming film The Marvels, the film, and its star Brie Larson, are already facing backlash from the misogynistic side of Marvel fandom. In theaters Nov. 10, The Marvels sees its titular characters Captain Marvel …
Read More »Carol Danvers Finds Kamala Khan's Captain Marvel Shrine in 'The Marvels' Trailer
Marvel‘s superhero wires are all crossed. Carol Danvers (Brie Larson) is Captain Marvel, Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani) is Ms. Marvel, and Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris) is a S.A.B.E.R. astronaut captain — but a mysterious bond between the three has them trading places in space and time without notice or warning. …
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