5 Marvel comics that could be the Avengers of the MCU: Endgame for Phase 4

Now that Avengers: End of the game is about to become the most profitable movie of all time, and has closed the Infinity saga "as well as phase three of the MCU, fans are asking for something that they have not had to ask for years: "What now? "

[[[[Ed. Note: This piece will contain spoilers for Avengers: End of the game.]

Since The Avengers in 2012, we knew that Thanos was coming to pick up our heroes. War of Infinity and End of Game both led him to play and offered a fairly conclusive ending to his story, not once but two times (travel in time, all). Now that the dust has settled (if you forgive the pun) and the status quo of the MCU has been radically changed End of GameAfter waking up, fans have good reason to speculate on what will happen.

And although the Marvel comics universe is not parallel to the history of MCUs, there is still enough raw material for Marvel Studios to be able to shape it as it sees fit. So, here are some likely possibilities.

We have drawn up this list on the basis of what is most plausible given the status of the heroes of the MCU after theEnd of Game. Also, when reading such speculations, keep in mind that the MCU has always taken basic names and ideas in comics, but almost nothing else. Captain America: Civil war The metaphor of the Patriot Act was not an overload, but rather a personal fight between Iron Man and Cape.

Champions competition

What is it about: The first miniseries ever published by Marvel in 1982, this is a MacGuffin hunt, the Grandmaster facing Death – as in the sexy version of the concept of Death that seduces the comics Thanos loves – by making Superheroes go around the world collecting the "Golden Globe of Life" to eventually resurrect the brother of the great master, the collector.

Probability of happening: Marvel has retained the "Contest of Champions" brand by issuing a mini-series suite and another Champions competition mini in 2015 as well as a mobile hunter of the same name. And society has also adapted it in an arc of the circle for the 2000s. Ultimate Spider Man and (the little known, not widely seen and pretty enough) The four fantastics: The greatest heroes of the world cartoons. The "Champions Contest" was even the name of the gladiatorial games launched by Jeff Goldblum's Grand Master Thor Ragnarok. In addition, the title is simple enough and broad enough to fit all the stories that the MCU wants to tell.

How could it play in the MCU: You can get an even number of heroes in each team just by using Earth-related heroes, but for variety reasons, it would be fun to raise Thor and the Guardians as well. It would probably be as wide and as far-reaching as an Avengers movie, and it's not a bad thing.

Jim Shooter, Bob Layton / Marvel Comics

Secret wars

What is it about: Literally conceived as an excuse to launch a line of toys (the title being inspired by Mattel leaders who learned during marketing sessions that "secrets" and "wars" were words that generated excitement in children), the mini-series of the 1980s saw the cosmic be transport Beyonder several heroes and villains in the distant "Battleworld" where he forced them to fight to realize their dreams. The results of this event included the thing that left the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man wearing his symbiot costume, and the Colossus breaking up with Kitty Pryde because he had met a hot alien in space. Really.

Probability of occurring: It's possible, and Lord knows that Marvel does not need another excuse to buy toys, but there is still a lot to be done. More specifically, all the elements related to X-Men and Fantastic Four, but also the fact that Spider-Man would not be so far from its element on an extraterrestrial planet. To quote Nick Fury, "Slut, do you like it. You have been in space! On the other hand, it was a very influential scenario that many comic book kids in the 80s ate with a spoon and Spidey getting the black suit would be just as interesting as it would in Spider-Man 3.

How could it play in the MCU: A lot of basic work should be done and new characters specifically introduced for this to happen. but It's still possible to do what Marvel Comics did with his miniseries for all ages of 2010, telling again Spider-Man and the secret wars and center it around the old Webhead. He is the usual guy on the street level, so he would be a fun center of all the cosmic nonsense.

CondemnWar

What is it?: Doctor Doom – the greatest researcher of all time to be a mad scientist and a wizard – and his kingdom of Latveria invaded Wakanda and fought against Black Panther to acquire all the Vibranium. Like in all that. Like in the giant mountain.

Probability of occurring: We still do not know if there will be even be a Doctor Doom in the post-Fox Fusion MCU, but if it exists, it's something that has to happen. Black Panther is without a doubt the most convincing reinterpretation of his comic book counterpart in the MCU and placing this nuanced reinterpretation against a dictator / mad scientist / warlock would be right. impressive.

How could it play in the MCU: It's very simple to imagine this game similar to Captain America: Civil War, with Doom or his agents moving behind the scenes, then launching a large-scale assault in a massive eruption of act 3. And establishing Latveria is not that important – nobody had heard of Sokovia in the MCU until the last act of Age of Ultron after all. Tell me you do not want to see Shuri and his hard wrist guns blowing up Doombots.

Brian Michael Bendis, Olivier Coipel / Marvel Comics

Seat

What is it?: Norman Osborn – the green elf, but he was US Secretary of State at the time – is launching an invasion of Asgard which, after the comic book Ragnarok, had been rebuilt just in the summer. outside Broxton, Oklahoma.

Probability of occurring: Again, we have no idea if there will even be a Norman Osborn in the MCU, because Willem Goofin, legendary clueless Willem Dafoe, continues to play a leading role (no one talks about how Chris Cooper played Norman The amazing Spider-Man 2) but his role in the story could easily be filled by, say, General Thunderbolt Ross of William Hurt, who is no stranger to megalomania. But it would be a bit risky and would require a lot of setup for MCU America to invade the new Asgard based in Norway. But who would not want to see the fight that the new king Valkyrie would oppose?

How could it play in the MCU: Things would probably be more secretive, with heroes more aligned to the government such as War Machine brought alongside Ross. But again, it would take a lot of work to justify it.

Maximum security

What is it?: Short film in just three issues, this 2000-2001 miniseries has seen the various cosmic races of the Marvel universe, fed up with the Earth and its fantasies of superheroes, imprisoning the planet in a field of forces and making them a prison for the worst convicts in the galaxy, with Ronan the accuser acting as a guardian.

Probability of occurring: As in many Marvel stories of the 2000s, this question has been swept away (probably because it is so short). Yet this is an inherently amusing and understandable concept and, as End of Game proved, it's fun when the cosmic and terrestrial sides of the MCU collide.

How could it play in the MCU: Since Ronan, the accuser is dead, it would be a good opportunity to bring back the Nova Corps, which has not been shown since. Guardians of the Galaxy. Rhonann Day, by John C. Reilly, may discover that a child of a dead body cadaver is alive and well in Arizona. This is how you introduce the current Nova of the Earth, Sam Alexander, into the UCM.

As I said, Marvel Studios tends to take broad ideas from its publishing house and pretty much everything. Which is a good thing: movies and comics are inherently different mediums, capable of fundamentally different things. But it would still be fun to see them plunge into the lesser-known side of their event history, instead of leaving the same TPBs in circulation.

Anyway, the post-processingEnd of Game MCU will probably be as exciting as ever.

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Tom Speelman is a writer, proofreader and independent publisher based in Lansing, IL for many websites and publishers like Seven Seas Entertainment, for whom he adapts Makoto Fukami's Magical-Girl Spec-Ops Asuka and Seigo Tokiya. He's on Twitter @tomtificat and loves to cry about superheroes.