In other words, all writers had to pause their stories so that the characters could participate in a toy commercial.
But Shooter insisted not only that Secret Wars be in continuity, but also that it crossed over into The Amazing Spider-Man, The Uncanny X-Men, and other regular issues. 80s kids regularly read stories about Wonder Woman or Spider-Man using their mighty powers to stop petty thieves from stealing Hostess fruit pies. Now, to be clear – superhero marketing stories are nothing new. Through their market research, they discovered that kids liked things that have the words “secret” and “war” in them, so then Marvel Editor-in-Chief Jim Shooter commissioned a 12-part crossover to run from 1984 to 1985. It came about when toy maker Kenner got the license to make action figures based on Marvel superheroes. The first Secret Wars was a toy commercial. But the other three are all real candidates for adaptation, so let’s take a look at the storylines and what they offer. It’s pretty unlikely that the movie will integrate parts of Secret War from 2004 – 2005, a black-ops story involving Nick Fury and SHIELD (though that might be integrated into Secret Invasion, following the model set by the comics). We’ve known for some time that Kang the Conqueror, played by Jonathan Majors, will be the prime villain of the next MCU arc, now titled the Multiverse Saga.īut Secret Wars is something of a surprise, in part because it could refer to four very different storylines. This post contains light spoilers for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Loki season one.Īfter much speculation, we finally know the name of the next two Avengers movies! Scheduled for release in 2025, Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Avengers: Secret Wars will cap off Phase Six of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which begins with Fantastic Four in 2024.
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