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Captain Marvel (2019)

From Uncanny X-Men 158...

Logan: "I was wonderin', though, Carol, about the command pilot wings and "fruit salad" you're wearin'-- are they legit?"

Carol: "As much as yours, Logan. The wings and medals were earned. So was the rank. I was allowed to temporarily upgrade from Major to Colonel on missions. The clout came in useful."

Probably the first time we see her in uniform or find out her rank and background.

Possibly. It's also possible that I conflated her characters history with her publication history. Retcons can be confusing.

Truth be told, Claremont's run on Ms. Marvel was just a little bit before my time. I hope to soon fill in the gaps in my knowledge.

https://www.amazon.com/Ms-Marvel-Ep...tDescription_secondary_view_div_1537738608128
 
MCU seems to have a particular affinity for USAF, doesn't it?
It is a little odd. Carol actually is in the Air Force in the comics, but War Machine was originally a Marine aviator, so I'm not sure why Marvel thought they needed to make him Air Force in the MCU. Comics Falcon was never in the military IIRC, but his MCU backstory as a former Air Force Pararescueman makes sense.
 
Research Guy. Falcon's wings were a gift from the Black Panther and are a product of Wakandan technology.

Which would have been silly to talk about the Panther before they had introduced the Panther.... No, Captain America II is where they introduced the Panther.

I own the comic.

I bought it for 15 cents in 1989.
 
Bird could be seen as slang for female here. Maybe a Brit names her.
She would be in her 50’s now. That might be a bit old for him.
She's that old in the comics? They definitely don't draw her that age in any of the comi[/QUOTE]
That's nonsense. There's plenty of female shows and movies out there.
There are some, but not enough to be truly fair representation. Hell the only shows I can think of that that are mainly focused on a woman, are Quantico, Blindspot, Wynona Earp, and The 100. Obviously there are others, but those are just the first to come with mind with no research.
 
Will be interesting to see how Fury loses his eye. Something they should have done in the Indiana Jones movie.
I imagine there will be some memory erases in this so it meshes better with Avengers. Coulson implies that Thor visiting Earth was the event that changed everything so he might not remember her by the end.
 
Will be interesting to see how Fury loses his eye. Something they should have done in the Indiana Jones movie.
I imagine there will be some memory erases in this so it meshes better with Avengers. Coulson implies that Thor visiting Earth was the event that changed everything so he might not remember her by the end.

Did Coulson say something like that in Thor?

Because in Avengers, it was Fury who laid the blame on Thor's visit. And Fury has never been entirely upfront and honest, anyway.
 
He did during the scene where he explains the current whereabouts of Jane.
Fury will be the only one that knows about Carol I bet.
 
Will be interesting to see how Fury loses his eye. Something they should have done in the Indiana Jones movie.
I imagine there will be some memory erases in this so it meshes better with Avengers. Coulson implies that Thor visiting Earth was the event that changed everything so he might not remember her by the end.
The MCU has retconned a few things. SHIELD wasn't using SHIELD as a name until the end of the movie originally, but it being founded by Howard Stark and Agent Carter after WWII is what stuck and is actually a much better option. If a change makes for a better story, I'd rather they do that instead of sticking to decisions made early on that limit storytelling potential. Comics do it all the time, why shouldn't the comic movies do it as well?
 
That was only a minor one though and for all we know, that was just Coulson messing with Tony with the name.
The universe is too small to have that big of a blunder.
 
The MCU has retconned a few things. SHIELD wasn't using SHIELD as a name until the end of the movie originally, but it being founded by Howard Stark and Agent Carter after WWII is what stuck and is actually a much better option. If a change makes for a better story, I'd rather they do that instead of sticking to decisions made early on that limit storytelling potential. Comics do it all the time, why shouldn't the comic movies do it as well?

I used to think that, but I rewatched Iron Man recently and Coulson never specifically says they're either new or that they just come up the the SHIELD thing. One just gets that impression due to the context of it being the first we (and Pepper) have heard of it. In his initial meeting with Pepper I think he's just being cagey, which would make sense since it's implied he's there to figure out who is selling advanced weaponry to a mercenary group and for all he knows Pepper is in on it.

Plus he later says to Stark regarding the cover story/secret identity thing "this isn't my first rodeo" and then of course there's Fury's whole "you think you're the only super hero" bit.

As for Thor's effect: I think his visit can be interpreted as being the impetus for further action because it's a *second* lot of aliens using Earth as a place to have a dust-up. Presumably the Kree/Scrull incident (and the "Guest" 0-8-4) convinced Fury that Earth was enough of a backwater that such contact would be very rare. Like once in a millennia. Thor's arrival however heralded an escalation.
Also, Fury wouldn't be Fury if he gave away *all* the facts.
 
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No, they're talking about sexist assholes, and people that harass actors/directors/etc online. I would never do that. I'd never even consider it, I find that behavior repugnant. So, you're definitely wrong. Maybe you shouldn't pull stuff out of thin air just because someone doesn't agree with you about a movie.

Just because you apparently think that anyone that doesn't agree with you is "toxic" doesn't make you correct, and it takes away from the people who are actually toxic. Hating something doesn't make someone toxic, how they react does. Complaining about a movie you think is shitty isn't being "toxic"

@kirk55555 , this is not about you. Take it back a notch or risk getting a warning.

Everyone else, go back to your corners and let's continue the discussion topic, please
 
Remember Charlton Heston wigging out about the Statue of Liberty in Planet of the Apes?

Imagine Carol doing the same thing, over the Blockbuster Video...

For a time Carol in the comics, lived inside an apartment inside the head of the Statue of the Liberty.

So...

Those dots connect. :)
 
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