Thunderbolts*

[whisky]

I mean I liked it, but it was also more dark and depressing than I was expecting.

Government high ups being untouchable rang too close to home.

It's not something I am in a hurry up watch again.

 

[Volpone]

Exactly. That's not the Avengers. This is the Avengers:

 

[Volpone]

Is it me, or has Marvel just forgotten that superheros need to be...heroic? And at least a little sexy?

Spoiler: Ending spoiler

At the end, I watched JLD introduce them to the crowd as "The New Avengers!" and I thought, these people are gonna headline the franchise now? They are the standard bearers? Ick. Where did all the A-list stars go? I was reminded of SNL after the original cast left.

I mean, seriously, what's the team? B-list Black Widow, B-list Captain America reject, Bucky--the only character a lot of us even know, some Russian Captain America--Captain Russia?, and a couple other characters I literally haven't been bothered to care about. I think they're girls and wear hoods. How is that supposed to get anyone excited? What do they do if Loki or Thanos attacks earth?

 

[CaptainWacky]

Is it me, or has Marvel just forgotten that superheros need to be...heroic? And at least a little sexy?

Spoiler: Ending spoiler

At the end, I watched JLD introduce them to the crowd as "The New Avengers!" and I thought, these people are gonna headline the franchise now? They are the standard bearers? Ick. Where did all the A-list stars go? I was reminded of SNL after the original cast left.

The point is that they aren't heroes and are broken people who come together through becoming heroes and form a new family.
The next Avengers movie has literally every actor ever in it, including pay Robert Downey Jr. eight billion dollars to return, so I don't think it'll be lacking in a-listers.

 

[Eggs Mayonnaise]

I mean... do the creatives need to be reminded what superheroes are for? That there's supposed to be good and evil, and pick a side?

After Ironheart, I don't know what they're thinking... everyone in that show was a bad guy including the main character. She was just bad for a different reason so it was supposed to be justified or something...

I get the 70s ushered in the era of the anti-hero, but did it have to invade mainstream comics too?

 

[whisky]

How did Bucky get all his prisoners back after blowing up all the cars?

 

[Kyehlar]

I'm still looking forward to it. I have a lot of Marvel catch-up to do first. But I love Yelena. What I need is more Yelena and Kate Bishop interaction ala Hawkeye.