#marvel ramblings

[hiitspath]

I want to ask what people like about SpideyDevil.

Guess I'll go first.

I like their dynamic. I like that Matt will go out of his way to help Peter no matter what. Peter trusts Matt enough to open up to him about something that haunts him. I know there's a panel where Peter says he loves Matt (platonically) but I don't know which comic it's from. So it's clear they respect and love each other.

[flamingwordsinthesky]

I wish more marvel properties were animated.

[eri-is-online]

This is how that scene should have really gone

(I can't believe my shitpost art is now my most liked art lmfao. also shoutout to the guy who commented on my last post that all the other fanart is too homo this ones for you bro <3)

[hopelessfandomfreak]

so I think marvel owes us a prequel series that actually shows agatha and rio’s relationship because there is so much I feel that we didn’t get to see and it would make a GREAT prequel series. also, kathryn and aubrey’s chemistry is just too good to waste

[bubbarnes]

“... yeah, I think Bucky could be a great dad.”

[agentem]

Endgame and passing the torch in the MCU

I think the a lot of the failings of Phase 4 and (so far) Phase 5 have been discussed at length.

But lately I have been thinking of one I haven't seen really discussed, and that is tentpoles/franchises. Iron Man, Thor and Captain America were the big franchises of the first couple phases. As such, they were (I believe contractually) always a big part of the Avengers team-ups.

It's those three characters that enter the battle with Thanos in Endgame together. Just the three of them.

Then everyone arrives and there was a symbolic passing of the Gauntlet to the three heroes I believe Marvel expected to be the next tentpole franchises: Black Panther to Spider-man to Captain Marvel.

Sadly, the Black Panther franchise was rocked by the loss of Chadwick Boseman. He really should have been the "new face" of Marvel coming into Phase 4. I think Letitia Wright did a great job in crazy circumstances with Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. But I am still not sure she is a movie star the way Robert Downey Jr or Boseman were.

There wasn't anything Marvel could do about that loss, but it's felt in the lack of focus in Phase 4, for sure.

Tom Holland has arguably done his job as Spider-man. People still love his portrayal. No Way Home was one of the only huge hits in the COVID era. But now the future of that tentpole is also in question while Sony decides what they are going to do. I think this is something that could have been foreseen, unlike Boseman's death. Obviously Spider-man and the X-Men have been Marvel's most popular comic franchises for recent memory so they want Spider-man to be a big part of the MCU.

But wanting something and the ability to make it happen are two different things. And Marvel should've known there would be kinks in that process. They probably should've been laying the groundwork for a new deal with Tom Holland years ago. (Even if he wouldn't agree to anything before his old deal expired.)

I'm also surprised that they didn't have a Captain Marvel movie in Phase 4. I suppose Ms. Marvel was the entry that was supposed to make Carol's presence felt. And I do think Marvel really wanted that to be a huge hit. (They are going to air it on ABC near the release of The Marvels and I think that's a good idea to reach a wider audience.) I liked that show. And Marvel could totally still land this one by making The Marvels a big deal in November. TBD. But it seems late, and not just because it got pushed back a couple times.

... and then there is the weirdness that is the Thor franchise. This was the one of the "big three" that was continuing through Phase 4. And I think they whiffed it. They could have made that movie about passing the torch to Jane Foster Thor (which would keep with the themes of Falcon and the Winter Soldier and Hawkeye). They could have made that movie a way for Thor to enter the Guardians of the Galaxy world, and help transition the end of both of those franchises. They could have had it tie into Moon Knight and Eternals with the themes of "bad" gods.

This tentpole is holding up no tent. It doesn't serve the greater narrative at all.

Then characters like Doctor Strange and Ant-man were ongoing franchises that were never the biggest stars in Avengers films. And I think there was an effort to make them "matter more" by adding Scarlet Witch to DS, and making Ant-Man the first to confront Kang.

But I don't think the Multiverse of Madness did what Marvel wanted it to do. They could have positioned it as a big smack down between Strange and Wanda, who had grown in popularity following WandaVision and I think that could've worked as a messaging strategy. But the marketing was all about the multiverse and nothing really happened with the multiverse in that movie. I mean they went to two other realities and confirmed the multiverse exists. Except, you know, No Way Home came out first (which it wasn't supposed to but Sony didn't play ball, and they were probably right to do so since theirs worked and Marvel's didn't) so we already knew that. So it didn't add anything new really. Except that fans really want to see all the various Marvel film universes interact, and I think Deadpool will be the beneficiary of that lesson (which I could've told you from WandaVision alone), not Strange himself.

I was pretty "fine" with Ant-Man's showing. But a lot of people thought the third movie deviated too much from the charm of the earlier movies in the franchise. (One of the things people liked about Ant-Man was his more "regular guy" and smaller stories.) I think there was probably a better way to balance the tone of the first two movies better with the third. (Possibly less about the "Quantum People" and their struggle to make more room for Luis, Cassie's mom and step-dad and some of the other characters from the first two. (Glad David Dasmaltchian--Kurt and Veb--at least got to be in all three.)

I'm not sure I know what character is the "heart" of the Marvel stories anymore. They may be waiting for Sam Wilson's Captain America to break out in his upcoming movie, and for the Hulk rights to come back to them (because they are clearly setting something up there with the return of all his villains plus the introduction of She-Hulk.)

Also no idea what's going on with Shang-Chi and the Eternals. I do hope that Shang Chi and Kamala Khan are going to be important to the multiverse sage (see my ring theory post). But we have to wait and see how Loki and The Marvels land.

[underscore-missy]

How am I not supposed to ship them when this exists?!

[dreamingaboutsakuratrees]

Tired: Spideypool vs Poolverine vs Morpherine

Wired:

Like. Do you see my vision?

[karmicgalaxies]

18+ Content MDNI.

Logan Howlett (Wolverine) X AFAB! Reader

Disclaimers: Implied unprotected sex (Wrap it before you tap it!) Riding, Shotgunning cigar smoke, Spanking? If you squint. P in V Sex Logan’s a little mean here. Just a small imagine/drabble that’s mainly my self indulgence.

Imagine sitting in Logan’s lap while he’s smoking a cigar, laying back while you���re riding him. You’re a desperate, wet and whiny mess while you pick yourself up and sink back down onto his cock in an almost embarrassingly desperate fashion. His thick cock stretching you out oh so deliciously in all the right ways, disappearing into your aching, needy cunt again and again. “Logan.. I.. I can’t..” You begin, knees nearly buckling as you struggle with his size.

“Shh. You can. Keep goin’.” Logan replies. A smug, grin on his face as he savors the feeling of his cock enveloped in your sweet pussy. He takes another drag of the cigar between his fingers. Placing a firm smack on your asscheeks when he feels you starting to slack, the impact of his heavy palm on your pretty little ass is sudden and sharp. Yeah, that’s gonna leave a nice (not so) little handprint shaped mark. Hell, you already feel the sting. That’s motivation enough for you to build back up a pace.

“There you go, darlin’. That so hard fer ya?” Logan speaks condescendingly. Almost in a low growl. Grabbing you by the jaw, he brings your face in close to his as he shotguns the cigar smoke into your mouth, allowing you savor the flavor of the tobacco on your tongue. The proximity just shy of ending in a passionate kiss. One which you hope he gives, but he ultimately denies, a whimper escaping those pretty lips. All the meanwhile a wolfish grin is painted on Logan’s bastardly handsome face.

Shame. He almost feels bad. Almost tempted to rub his thumb at your swollen little clit in that circular motion that makes you see stars, bring you to the edge that you desperately need. However he refrains from indulging you in such a manner. Cruelly watching your pathetic attempt at getting off on his cock without his intervention or effort.

[hiitspath]

Just for fun. I'm gonna read the original run of Daredevil by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Make it my goal this year to read more and right now I'm in love with Matt Murdock and I gotta start somewhere.

Maybe I'll share my thoughts in another side blog? Who fucking knows at this point.

[flamingwordsinthesky]

I sometimes go through cycles where I can't seem to see anything redeemable about Peter Parker. I know he has so many good qualities but then I get bogged down by his many, many, many flaws. That I have to sometimes step back and ask myself "why do I like this asshole so much?"

[mintaikk]

They match each other's freak so well that if they separate, the public is in critical danger

[fawcetttweets]

NOT a Judgement Free Zone

This only took me like ten minutes and I’m so fricken happy about it!!

On the topic of Marvels playlist:

On his work playlist, he listens to a lot of older songs like Elvis and Frank Sinatra. It’s what he hears a lot around Fawcett and they were his parents favourite songs so it’s comforting to listen to, plus it helps with his cover as an immortal.

On his secret playlist, he listens to a bunch of Weird Al, children’s songs like purple people eater and Nyan Cat (or the gen alpha equivalent), and ‘innapropriate’ songs. By that I mean songs that swear a lot, never songs about sex. He only listened to WAP once by accident and he almost cried, but now he’s recovered enough to joke about it.

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[eri-is-online]

Just watched Deadpool and Wolverine. I guess I liked it a normal amount.

(God works fast but fanartists work faster)

[toobytoobs]

Things I think Captain Marvel has done to make money (some are inspired by random posts I remember but can’t find)

Sells embarrassing photos of the JL to the younger superheroes

Sells kryptonite thrown at him to the Fawcett City black market where it’s bought and thrown at him again

Using his lightning to spell stuff out in the sky for other heroes anniversaries (price depends on the person paying)

YJ paid him to juggle all of them at once. Goes without saying it ended in disaster

His tooth was knocked out by Black Adam once and Billy sold it to Batman (Batman wanted to study Cap’s dna and Billy just went “money is money”)

Many of the sidekicks (current or former) have paid him to blow up their mentor’s mailbox with lightning and Billy, once again, went “money is money”

Took kids flying (for a fundraiser, but it still counts)

Paid to eat really hot peppers or anything difficult to eat in general

He did a little jig once for 20 bucks

[ace-bucket]

Thinking about what if the reason the Winter Soldier says “who the hell is Bucky?” instead of “who is Bucky?” is because hearing his real name after possibly decades (especially from Steve) made him slip back into Bucky’s old speech patterns for just a moment? Because I can’t imagine that the handlers and such allow the Winter Soldier to talk to them like a peer or a fellow coworker, they didn’t even treat him as human

and we know Bucky uses “hell” often in exclamations once he’s himself