I did actually read it, every goddamn page (if in fact the book I’m thinking of is the same one you’re thinking of, but this was at least 15 years ago). Thankfully, I can’t remember for certain and I’m sure as Hell not going to go out of my way to figure it out now. Hadn’t heard that little tidbit about MZ Bradley,…

Hey, life is all shades of grey. Seeing things in B&W is... easier, I guess, but it just ain’t the whole story.

I had a bad experience with a book once, many years ago, that pissed me off so much I think I must have blocked out the details. Can’t remember the title or the author.

There is absolutely some merit to this line of thinking, but sometimes perseverance really pays off.

Nuance is hard to get across when folks are out for blood. I see the point you’re trying to make, but you’ve got to understand that it’s mostly going to fall on deaf ears, in this case.

I, uh... I just have something in my eye. I mean, uh... it’s allergy season. Yeah, that’s it. It’s allergies. That’s why my eyes are so red.

I never suggested that we’re in danger of going extinct, that would be a ludicrous proposition. I meant it in the abstract - somebody has to do it. I’m going to assume that you would prefer it not to be yourself (but by all means, please correct me if I’ve drawn the wrong conclusion). And also, since I’m going to…

If you don’t mind my asking - what are the 3 or 4 stories that have genuinely surprised you?

Here’s another way to think about it: if no one had children, we would go extinct. If you don’t personally like kids, then maybe just be thankful that somebody else chooses to propagate the species so you don’t have to?

pssst - I’m pretty sure she just did it for the lolz, to write this article. If this was meant to be a genuine movie review from a newb’s perspective, she would have (hopefully) put a little more effort into it.

But this isn’t comics-Hulk. Movie-Hulk is a different character with different history, different motivations, maybe even a slightly different power set. The MCU has drawn on comic history plenty, but they have also shown no hesitation to modify things (sometimes to intentionally subvert our expectations).

Hmmm... there is a pretty clear time gap in between Guardians 2 and Infinity War. That could work.

Yup, you’re thinking of Infinity War from 1992, which was the direct sequel to Infinity Gauntlet. Adam Warlock’s eeeeevil alternate self the Magus (you can tell he’s evil because of his awful hairstyle) was the Big Bad through that one. The final event of the Infinity Trilogy, Infinity Crusade, saw Magus come back as…

It’s just such a great story! I finished my re-read of Annihilation last week, I’m currently halfway through Annihilation:Conquest, and next week I’ll dive into War of Kings (one of my favorite crossover events). The first time through I think I only read Nova and Guardians, but now that I have a digital subscription…

My thoughts exactly. We never saw the destruction of Xandar on-screen, which leaves it ripe for a good flashback scene in the Nova Prime origin movie.

My guess is Avengers: Reassembled.

James Gunn has indicated that we won’t be seeing Adam Warlock until Guardians 3 at the earliest, so it doesn’t look like he’ll be playing any kind of a part in Avengers 4. It’s possible Gunn was faking us out to preserve the surprise, but I doubt it. Warlock’s “back story”, what little there is of it so far in the…

You’re close. Rider gets uploaded with Worldmind, the Nova battle computer/Xandarian cultural repository, and becomes Nova Prime (by default, since he’s literally the only one left). 

I was very exited recently to introduce a friend to her first MCU movie - Black Panther. It was perfect since it was almost completely self-contained, and no prior knowledge was really necessary (I started to explain the post-credits scene with the “White Wolf”, but then gave up because I realized it didn’t matter one…