Sunday, November 24, 2024

Icon Vs. Thanos


 Not only is Robert Downey Jr. returning to the MCU, now there are rumors that Thanos is poised to make a reappearance in one of the upcoming Avengers sequels.  It's all in the execution, but I do think that repeated attempts to go back to the well of what has worked before can look a bit desperate.  Let's hope that care is taken if this rumor should pan out.

10 comments:

Carycomic said...

It'll be all in the execution, Ross. With Cap having slightly altered history in "Avengers: Endgame," by finally granting himself a private life with a relatively (and long overdue) happy ending, he's also created a loophole for certain other time/space discrepancies. For instance; the debut of Galactus (as more than an interstellar smog bank) in the first canonical Marvel Film of the Fantastic Four. We might even get a Caucasian Nick Fury played by a certain ex-Baywatch life guard who used to own a talking sports car!

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Ken Roskos said...

Let's see if my coffee is working this AM. I practically grew up with Thanos, and I still hold that he is one of Marvel's greatest villains, look out Dr. Doom or Magneto! (That could a book, "Growing up with Thanos".) Plus, he's a versatile character; he's been a scientist, and a philosopher, although a dark brooding one that wasn't squeamish about carnage. Thanos even had to play the hero when he faced Galactus in the Thanos mini-series. The Mad Titan wasn't just another tyrant or conqueror; Jim Starlin used Thanos brilliantly to meticulously critique the flaws and weaknesses of various people and governments, and society in general. Marvel(Disney) still owes Starlin big time. Imho.

Ben W said...

Definitely agree, the studio has to actually move forward at some point. Also, love the cover! Icon hasn't appeared here nearly enough! Course, that can apply to most of Milestone comics, aside from Static, but Icon is my favorite!

Bob Greenwade said...

Both Downey's return and Thanos' are part of the multiverse. RDJ is playing an alternate Tony Stark who became Doctor Doom (in a way that doesn't necessarily preclude Victor from showing up later). Likewise, the Thanos we'll be seeing in Doomsday and/or Secret Wars will be different from either of the two who died in Endgame, and he probably won't stick around.

About today's cover, this is a nice use of Icon.

Anonymous said...

What Bob and Cary said.

Anonymous said...

Will be interesting to see how Icon is able to deal with a wild card like Thanos

Detective Tobor said...

Thanos had a lot.more potentiai than i EVER thought.

Carycomic said...

I'd rather see Icon vs. Prime of the Ultraverse. :-)

Anonymous said...

Or, failing that, I'll settle for Icon vs. Gladiator of the Shiar Imperial Guard!

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