Whether you’ve seen Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness already or not – and if not, it’s now streaming on Disney Plus – you’re likely well aware of the involvement of the mysterious Marvel group known as the Illuminati, and you’ve probably also even gotten word about Charlize Theron’s …
Read More »The Illuminati – the super-secret superhero society that pulls the strings in Marvel Comics
The MCU now has an Illuminati. Well… had an Illuminati, as nearly the entire team was wiped out by the Scarlet Witch in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, now streaming on Disney Plus. As viewers of the film know, the MCU version of the secret squad of heroes …
Read More »America Chavez – the Marvel history of Doctor Strange 2s powerful new teen hero
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is now streaming on Disney Plus, and new viewers of the horror-tinged superhero film are getting to know America Chavez, one of the MCU’s most potentially powerful young heroes – and a teen hero who already has her super-strong bona fides in the …
Read More »Clea – the Marvel history of Charlize Therons new MCU character explained
Now that Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness is streaming on Disney Plus, new audiences are meeting Clea, the current Sorcerer Supreme in comic books and Strange’s ex-wife, played by none other than Charlize Theron in one of the film’s two post-credits stinger scenes (the one that’s not a …
Read More »A Moon Knight villain with a secret MCU past makes his Marvel Comics return
June 1’s Strange #3 (opens in new tab) ends with the set up for #4’s big villain, Shadow Knight – an evil, sinister version of Moon Knight who will attack Clea Strange at the command of the magical mafia known as the Blasphemy Cartel, and whose presence in the title …
Read More »The Scarlet Witchs Doctor Strange 2 villain turn is historically accurate but its time to do better
Wanda Maximoff, the Scarlet Witch, has been built up as a key figure in the MCU over the last few years, and the currently in theaters Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness shows exactly how she fits into the overall scheme of things. But her current MCU journey somewhat …
Read More »Secret Wars in the MCU seems more inevitable than ever
Secret Wars. In the Marvel Universe, those words are as ominous as DC’s Crisis on Infinite Earths (opens in new tab) and its spin-offs. The words ‘Secret Wars’ denote a series of events in which Marvel’s reality has been rewritten and remade, and many Marvel characters have had their own …
Read More »Captain Carter confirms What If…? was a Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness prequel
Disney Plus’s What If…? completed its first season last year but interest in the Marvel Studios streaming series may get revived with more new evidence it could be required viewing for May 6’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. It’s certainly looking more and more like the MCU’s first …
Read More »Gargantos – the Doctor Strange 2 monsters Marvel history and name change explained
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is now streaming on Disney Plus, meaning a whole new audience is meeting Gargantos, the cyclopean, tentacled monster attacking New York City in one of the film’s early action scenes. “Who the heck is Gargantos?” you may be asking, as all appearances seem …
Read More »Kingpins son the Rose is back but maybe not where you think
Wilson Fisk’s son Richard Fisk, AKA the Rose, is back. But instead of trying to fill the vacuum of power in the New York City underworld in the pages of Daredevil or Amazing Spider-Man, he’ll appear in June’s Strange #3 to menace Clea Strange, Earth’s new Sorcerer Supreme. Strange #3 …
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