214 It's The End Of The Marvel Cinematic Universe As We Know It And I Feel Fine

Wow, what a ride it has been!

No, I don't mean the five years I've been writing this merely magnificent, strictly sensational blog, although I WILL hop in the Wabac Machine and return to those thrilling days of Yesteryear in our next episode. I DO mean the first ten years of Marvel Studios beginning with IRON MAN, continuing with THOR, CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER, MARVEL'S THE AVENGERS (to avoid confusion with the motion picture adaptation of the UK TV series starring Patrick McNee and Diana Rigg), GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY,the SPIDER-MAN movies featuring Toby Maguire,Andrew Garfield, and Tom Holland, DOCTOR STRANGE and BLACK PANTHER, and culminating in AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR. Yes, the gang's all here, from Robert Downey,Jr. to Scarlet Johansen and everybody in between, but don't expect JUST another Marvel movie. (Yeah, I know, you haven't exactly come to expect JUST another Marvel anything, but hear me out.) Sure, they spend a lot of time in Marvel's stomping grounds of New York, but the action keeps shifting to Scotland, outer space, Washington, and tons of other cool places. Don't expect a lot of pop classics (You're going to hear "Rubberband Man" by the Spinners (the Detroit Spinners for you UK readers) and that's it.), but DO expect a lot of action, a Stan Lee cameo, and (SOB!) a few beloved characters doing the flat wave at Stiff Stadium. (Personally, I think murdering iconic fictional characters should be punished similarly to murdering, say, a JFK or an MLK,Jr, but that's just me.)

If your idea of a quiet afternoon is going to the movies to take a nap, DON'T see INFINITY WAR! If,however, you've always wanted to see Marvel's greatest heroes take on the baddest of the bad, (How do Loki, God of Mischief and Thanos, Mad Emperor of Titan, who battles our heroes for the Infinity Stones which give this movie its name, grab you?), this one is well worth the standing in line and the price of admission! (A word of warning: This movie is PG-13, so you might want to cover the ears of any young heroes tagging along.)

I'm not going to reveal any more deets, (I could, but then, I'd have to kill you if my friends at my local comic shop didn't get me first.) but I WILL say it sets the table for the upcoming Marvel-ous epics ANT MAN AND THE WASP and CAPTAIN MARVEL (starring Brie Larsen as the artist formerly known as Ms.Marvel.) and, I don't know how, and IF they can pull it off, but there IS talk of a sequel.The end of a universe DOES seem like a tough act to follow. I WILL keep you posted, and I WILL say, SEE IT!

NEXT BLOG: (Sing to the tune of Rossini's William Tell Overture or the Lone Ranger theme,depending on your cultural preference)

HAPPY ANNI-VER-SARY!
HAPPY ANNI-VER-SARY!
HAPPY ANNI-VER-SARY!
HA-PPY ANNIVERSARY!


Excelsior! (Just HAD to say it!0
Steve