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MCU REVIEW: The Marvels

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Episode 71 - The Marvels Movie Review

Just a couple of weeks ago we took a look at Captain Marvel’s solo MCU film, and now we are moving forward 4 years to the sequel, co-starring her marvelous friends Kamala Khan and Monica Rambeau. 

This Week In Comics

  • Comics are dying (again): https://www.comicsbeat.com/retailer-warns-that-comics-are-dying-again/ 
  • Moon Knight is dying (again): https://www.marvel.com/watch/trailers-and-extras/vengeance-of-the-moon-knight-1-trailer-marvel-comics  

    • New on Marvel Unlimited this Week

    • https://www.marvel.com/comics/calendar/week/2023-11-12

    Recommendation: Superhero Culture Wars: Politics, Marketing, and Social Justice in Marvel Comics by Monica Flegel & Judith Leggatt

    • https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/superhero-culture-wars-9781350148635/ 

    Film Facts

    • Tagline: Higher. Further. Faster. Together. 
  • Released: November 10, 2023  
  • Runtime: 105 minutes 
  • Box Office: worldwide estimate: $110,300,000 / domestic estimate: $47,000,000 
  • Budget: $220,000,000 
  • IMDB Rating:  6.2/10 
  • Stars: Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris, Iman Vellani, Zawe Ashton, Park Seo-Joon, Zenobia Shroff, Mohan Kapur and Samuel L. Jackson  
  • Directed: Nia DaCosta 
  • Screenplay: Nia DaCosta, Megan McDonnell and Elissa Karasik 

    • 2ish Minute Recap and Discussion Topics

    Opening Thoughts

    Carol/Captain Marvel

    Monica Rambeau 

    Kamala / Ms Marvel

    Dar-Benn

    Fury and the Family

    Skrulls

    Aladna/Prince Yan

    Flerkins

    Post-Credit Scene

    Reviews, Box Office Numbers and Various Online Kerfuffles

    Tidbits 

    From the comics 

    Face Off!

    • Which Did it better? The Comics or the Movie

    What's Next: Marvel Wrap Up

    • We are going to wrap up our look at phases 1-3 and the most recent phase 4 titles of the MCU and accompanying comics that we've looked at over the last year and a half
  • Then we'll be closing out the year looking at Moon Knight
  • Something new coming in 2024... Stay Tuned.

    • Signoff

    Questions or comments

    We'd love to hear from you!  Email us at [email protected] or find us on Twitter @comicsoftime.

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