Avengers Doomsday

Avengers: Doomsday Could Make the Multiverse Saga’s Biggest Failure the Point

The Multiverse Saga has felt disconnected because it has been disconnected. But Avengers: Doomsday may have a chance to turn that structural weakness into story by forcing Marvel’s isolated heroes, teams and universes to finally collide around the same moral problem.

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I Think I Figured Out How Stephen McFeely Figured Out How To Bring Tony Stark Back — Without Ruining Endgame

The new Avengers: Endgame Encore trailer brought Tony Stark’s warning about messing with time back into focus. What if Stephen McFeely’s big Secret Wars idea is a Tony variant who reaches the final choice of Endgame — and makes the other decision?

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“You Have Lived Stolen Lives”: Doctor Doom Just Put The Entire MCU On Trial

Doctor Doom says Marvel’s heroes have lived “stolen lives.” That may be more than a threat. It could turn the MCU’s biggest victories into evidence against them.

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“Did You Do This, Victor?” Why Doctor Doom Is Reed Richards’ Perfect Villain

“Did you do this, Victor?” may reveal the key to Reed Richards and Doctor Doom in Avengers: Doomsday: two geniuses trying to solve the same crisis by very different rules.

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Cyclops in Avengers: Doomsday: Marvel Is Finally Fixing the X-Men Movies’ Biggest Mistake

Cyclops gets one of Avengers: Doomsday’s biggest X-Men moments. Here’s why Scott Summers matters, what the old movies got wrong, and what Marvel can finally fix.

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Avengers: Doomsday X-Men: The Sentinels Reveal Why Marvel Brought Them Back

The X-Men aren’t in Avengers: Doomsday just for nostalgia. Xavier, Magneto, Cyclops and Doom’s Sentinels reveal the survival argument at the heart of Marvel’s multiverse collision.

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Who Is the MCU’s Anchor Being? Why Marvel Can’t Just Pick the Most Important Hero

Marvel still hasn’t revealed Earth-616’s anchor being. Tony Stark may be the obvious answer, but the MCU’s own storytelling suggests being an anchor could be something a hero earns through relationships, sacrifice and choice.

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What to Watch Before Avengers: Doomsday — Why Marvel Chose These 15 Stories

Marvel has revealed its Avengers: Doomsday watchlist, but the real story is why these 15 projects were chosen. From Xavier and Magneto to Endgame, Loki and the Fantastic Four, the list appears to be priming the moral conflicts, multiverse rules and unresolved costs Doctor Doom can exploit.

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Why Is Hulk In Spider-Man: Brand New Day? Bruce Banner’s Control Finally Breaks

Why is Hulk in Spider-Man: Brand New Day? We explain why Peter Parker seeks Bruce Banner’s help, how Jean Grey releases Savage Hulk, why the inhibitor fails, and what Bruce teaches Peter about the difference between control and healing.

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Spider-Man: Brand New Day Ending Explained: Does Ned Remember Peter Parker?

Does Ned remember Peter Parker at the end of Spider-Man: Brand New Day? We explain the handshake, MJ’s memories, the Spidey Tracker, the mysterious signal in space, and what the ending sets up next.

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