I've heard talk of bringing The Thunderbolts to the MCU, which I am all in favor of. To properly feature that team though, they really should introduce The Masters of Evil first. With no new Avengers movie yet on the horizon, I'm not sure where they would show up. I hope a place is found, because I loved that gathering of foes, especially in the classic Under Siege arc.
Is that DC's 'Bolt' flying at the forefront of the Masters of Evil?
ReplyDeleteNope! That was Blackout. A Shadowforce user similar to Cloak, Darkstar, and The Shroud.
ReplyDeleteHoly mackerel, THAT'S a mash up! Aparo and Buscema, and a fight that would be fantastic! The cover is seamless, and it's just a thing of beauty. I would pay real American cash to get this book. This is such a great job! It makes me feel like gushing...
ReplyDeleteCarycomic said...
ReplyDelete"Nope! That was Blackout. A Shadowforce user similar to Cloak, Darkstar, and The Shroud."
Thank you.
Yes, thanks, Cary.
ReplyDeleteI also was wondering who the Silver Surfer wannabe was. I am less familiar with the Marvel U than the DCU--and I quit them all in 2007 for economic reasons, so I'm not very familiar with the DCU these days, either.
Actually, they could do a Masters of Evil prologue with stunt people in the heroes costumes like they did with Deadshot and Harley with Batman in the Suicide Squad movie, then have Zemo break the out of prison and propose the Thunderbolts scam.
ReplyDeleteOr have the individual villains be bad guys in the Disney+ shows and use extra scenes shot then as part of the prologue.
What I've come to understand about the Thunderbolts in the MCU is that they're going to start teasing things this summer, probably with Black Widow but almost certainly with The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Rather than going the Masters of Evil route, they'll be headed up by Thaddeus Ross himself, who may or may not become the Red Hulk; possible members include Zemo, Black Widow II, Ghost, the Winter Soldier... possibly even Hawkeye I and Ant-Man II. Bullseye and Elektra are also possible but unlikely, and the best possible development for me would be to include Hellcat.
ReplyDeleteClearly, the MCU Thunderbolts won't look a whole lot like the 616 Thunderbolts, but that's a necessity of motion pictures.
Making Hollywood the Masters of Necessary Evil.
ReplyDeleteCarycomic said...
ReplyDelete"Making Hollywood the Masters of Necessary Evil."
groooan...
What Bob said makes a lot of sense. The Avengers and Defenders names are off the table for now, so Thunderbolts would be up next for a non-mutant team (The Champions might be an option, if it wasn't so lame).
ReplyDeleteThose members are OK, but I'd also like to see Songbird (more eye candy and visual cues of sonic powers are well established) and maybe a semi-reformed Fixer as the Tech Guy / trouble maker / comic relief.
@Jay: Except for Hellcat, the members I listed were only those who have already appeared in the MCU (leaving out a couple who probably wouldn't be a part for various practical reasons). Adding any others would just be a creative bonus.
ReplyDeleteAnd don't pick on the Champions. That name was (and still is) good enough for Hero Games to use it for the flagship team in their superhero universe. (And I'd still like to see both teams by that name teaming up here some time!)
@Bob: I'd like to see the League of Champions meet Malibu's Protectors. Just so Donald "Marksman" Henderson could meet his Golden Age namesake (aka "John Courage") from Centaur Comics.
ReplyDeleteBatman will cheat.
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