There’s not a whole hell of a lot more they can take away from the poor guy, and how many ways can you make a Thunder God funny? As Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence will tell you, it’s all downhill after you put on the fat suit.

The sidekick-charged, laugh-at-yourself comedy formula has worked very well, but is the funny-bubble about to burst? For example, unless Taika Waititi pulls off a comedic miracle with next year’s Thor: Love and Thunder, the character of Thor may be played out. Great, But Does Marvel Have A Problem Now? Marvel That feeling when your entire team is made up of punchline-spouting malcontents. But after the battle, Captain Marvel found Captain America amongst. At the time and in the heat of battle, Captain Americas resolve was not shaken, and he eventually helped lead the Avengers to defeat Zemo - shocking his enemy with his force of will. One could even argue that the Guardians of the Galaxy movies are nothing but wacky sidekicks. Jarvis was almost killed by the beating, with Captain America forced to do nothing but watch. (We should all have a Luis.) WandaVision brought us Agatha Harkness. Captain Marvel had Nick Fury before he became such a hard case.

It's like when Iron Man is asked about his plan of attack.įor being king of an entire nation, Black Panther sure had a lot of smarties mouthing off at him. Marvel claims it has always had a plan for where it's going with all of this, but between rights disputes, contracts renegotiated all the time, Chadwick Boseman dying, etc., it’s sometimes looks like Marvel has just been furiously laying down tracks in front of a speeding train and hoping for the best. Having Disney's deep pockets and powerhouse marketing at its disposal certainly doesn’t hurt. How has the MCU managed to be so successful? The reasons are certainly up for debate. That’s more than Star Wars and Harry Potter combined. In just 13 years, Marvel properties have grossed more than $23 billion at the box office. With 26 films and 14 TV shows so far, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has become the biggest franchise in film history, and competitor-wise, it’s not even close. For more ComedyNerd content, and Tony Stark's take on the Iran/Contra Affair, please sign up for the ComedyNerd newsletter below. Welcome to ComedyNerd, Cracked's daily comedy superstore.

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