I haven't read the comics, but since they threw in her emblem in the final scene I'm guessing she's supposed to their trump card when all else fails. Is she really that much more powerful than all the other avengers and Thanos?
shareApparently she's super-mega-poerrful, and may give our heroes the edge they need to win.
But I'd bet my 401K that victory will be a team effort, that each and every one of our 30 or 40 leading characters will do something vital and heroic, without which good could not triumph.
What's funny is....she really isn't. In the comics, she's powerful sure....but she's not more powerful than Thor. Or the Hulk. Or even more powerful than SHE was when she was Binary.
shareOf course in the MCU, things are going to take a slightly different turn. It’s been well established that she is going to be the most powerful hero this Marvel universe has ever seen. Girl can supposedly move planets, for crying out loud! Her abilities should remain the same as in the comics, only they’ll be far greater — I take zero issue with that.
While it’s yet to be seen how overpowered she’ll actually be, you can bet like every great Marvel hero she won’t be made indestructible or invulnerable. I certainly look forward to seeing this powerful beauty in action.
It appears that they are making Captain Marvel much more powerful for the movies than she was in the comics. She wasn't even a B-lister in the comics but I'm content to wait and see what they do with her in the MCU. I'm not much of a fan of Brie Larson but I'm willing to see if she can carry a movie. Feige and company haven't disappointed me yet, so I've got faith.
shareit's just the machinery of hype, a b list character now is the center of everything.
shareShe certainly wasn't....until Marvel decided to make her A-List and convince the readers she was.
Sadly, it's the same I see DC doing with Wonder Woman. For decades now, they've said she was part of "The Trinity" because of her long standing presence in comics and because she was one of the few to keep publishing during the Wertham purge. Sadly, she really isn't worthy of this. Her titles rarely sell well and, if we're talking longevity...the Trinity really should be Superman, Batman and Robin.
Captain Marvel...Wonder Woman....hmmmm, what do these two have in common that inspires their companies to act this way? Hmmmmm.....
I'd put Wonder Woman way ahead of Marvel's Captain Marvel anytime. In my mind, Captain Marvel is still Shazam in the D.C. world. I've never appreciated that Marvel comics wouldn't just sell the rights to the name back to D.C. Seriously, let them have the name back. And I'm a Marvel-head too!
shareI WOULD feel the same way...IF Captain Marvel had not been a Fawcett publication that out-sold Superman by a fair bit, causing DC to sue Fawcett claiming Captian Marvel was a rip-off of Superman and litigating in court, forcing Fawcett to discontinue publishing superhero comics altogether. Marvel had a free path to use the name in 1967 because the name was out of use for the Captain Marvel we're discussing (the Fawcett/DC one, not the one this board is about)and that character was not published again until 1972.
DC crushed the creators and ended up scooping up the scraps to find they couldn't use the name. Boo-hoo.
You're 100% right! Can't believe I forgot the history behind DC acquiring Fawcett's characters. I shouldn't be down on Marvel. DC let this happen. Oh well, their loss!
shareDC (National Comics at the time) was VERY pissy in the 40's and 50's. Look how they screwed Jerry Siegel vis-a-vis Superboy.
And even out of court....poor Bill Finger.
Can you tell I know my Golden Age comics?
You do indeed know Golden Age. I first heard about DC's spat with Fawcett while watching a Discovery Channel documentary on the history of comic books. The brass at DC was apparently upset that Captain Marvel (Shazam) looked similar to Superman and sued Fawcett, to stop him from making his comic, which was outselling Superman at the time. Petty!
shareIf you can ever find it, I highly suggest Crawford's Encyclopedia of Comics. While hardly 100% accurate, it goes into publishers and characters from the 40's/50's that are all but forgotten. I personally love it.
And when you read it, you'll be amazed how Marvel kind of ripped off Daredevil to make....Daredevil. Yep, there was a Golden Age Daredevil....who had no real powers, used a boomerang (as opposed to a billy club) and was mute instead of blind.
But there are some real gems in that book that make me wish I could get my hands on the stories.
Sweet! I'm going to see if I can find a copy of Crawford's.
shareShe's the most powerful hero in the MCU.
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