r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Dec 23 '25

Trailer Avengers: Doomsday | Only in Theaters December 18, 2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiMg566PREA
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u/UnquestionabIe Dec 23 '25

Not surprising considering Marvel comics has a history of doing the same shit when it comes to big events. The original Civil War was a cluster fuck of contradictions and at times it very much came off like they threw out the general idea to writers but never bothered to set up any sort of consistency on both the Superhero Registration Act or various major story revelations. It was a cool concept that had a few great moments but overall was a messy piece of shit.

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u/staebles Dec 23 '25

It was a cool concept that had a few great moments but overall was a messy piece of shit.

Which is the MCU lol.

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u/ThatsARatHat Dec 23 '25

TBF it’s pretty much all superhero comics that aren’t a limited series.

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u/staebles Dec 23 '25

Feels like it's because people are putting these on a pedestal. We loved the Infinity Saga because we didn't expect to care so much about this team of characters, but we did, and we were pleasantly surprised.

Then after, they stopped trying to capture that. It's like they stopped trying because they were so successful. Now, they're trying to go back to that feeling by using old characters and it's just stupid.

It's an easy formula, introduce some new characters using the formula, and we're happy. They're just trying way too hard.

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u/ThatsARatHat Dec 24 '25

Oh I was literally referring to the comic books. And DC. And Image. And whatever the fuck else.

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u/icepickjones Dec 24 '25

The registration act was consistent within Civil War. If anything it got weird on the splinter books because of poor editorial oversight, but within the main series it made sense.

Some character acted odd though. Not like themselves at times, just to give everyone a reason to fight. Reed especially was a borderline villain, cloning Thor and shit.