Yeah, I believe it was first introduced in the 1998 miniseries, so that checks out.

I think it's more accurate to say his purpose was to combat Hive, both as a warrior, and as a 'cure'. He attempted both, and only succeeded at one.

Didn't Maximus try to lead a whole army of them against the Inhumans during that miniseries?

It's not presented as a religious belief in the comics (unless that's changed recently), so I don't see why it would be here. I think the important thing is to realise that just because you were 'designed' with a particular purpose in mind, doesn't mean you have to do that with your life. It just means that you'll…

He appears as one of the new recruits at the end of Age of Ultron, so there's no reason to believe he isn't an Avenger.

Surely that dialogue could have been provided by Bran, though.

Maybe that's the thing though. With Perlmutter out of the way, maybe they're finally able to pursue a project like this. I do seem to recall Perlmutter being the main reason that female characters never get any merchandise.

Thanos has his own group of lieutenants in the comics called the Black Order, and I'm hoping we'll see some variation of that lead by the Red Skull. He did get beamed off into space at the end of Cap 1, after all.

And the lack of resolution in Civil War is largely because the events of the film have lasting consequences, which is something people have been complaining about being missing for years.

I agree with everything you're saying, but at the same time, it's easy to see how someone who only shows up to 1 in 3 of these films would feel a bit cheated by the lack of resolution.

I'm not saying he should have to read the comic to enjoy the film. Just that, people in general should understand that these films tend to be subtitled after specific events/storylines from the comics, as a nod to the fans, and those subtitles shouldn't be taken completely literally. (A common complaint/joke about Age…

Huh. I mean, it doesn't sound unreasonable, but I feel like they just wouldn't give him that power in the movies.

Unless death changed him (which, fair odds), I can't really see Jon putting half of the remaining members of the Night's Watch to death. He always seemed capable of rising above that kind of stuff when more important things were on the line.

I wasn't saying the conflict wasn't bigger in the comics, because it clearly was, but it still didn't feel like what I would call a war. Mostly it was the authorities hunting down stray vigilante heroes while the rest camped out in the sewers. I mean, I'm sure my recollection isn't perfect, but I only remember two big…

Yeah, pretty much any time Chewie wasn't sitting/lying down, it wasn't Mayhew.

That's a very different claim to the one he makes in his first sentence.

I feel like it would have made a huge difference if they'd treated Ultron Prime vs Thor like a real contest, rather than a joke.

I'm curious whether you've read the comic storyline, or whether you just expected a war based on the title. 'Cause it's not much of a war in the comics, either.

It's kinda funny how many people forgot/never saw Iron Man 3, and had that same reaction. I've seen it pop up a couple of times on here, and one of the people I went to see it with thought the same thing. I can't imagine how shocking that would be.

None of the other movies end with, like, five of the heroes becoming vigilantes perpetually on the run.