Biggest nitpicks with the MCU as an adaptation

*ToTheNines* · 08-24-2026, 10:43 AM

Unrelated to any problems with the films themselves, what fundamental elements of the MCU bother you as the "definitive" live action representation of the comics?

Here are some of mine:

- Probably my biggest one is Hank Pym having nothing to do with the creation of Ultron. I remember when the Phase 2 slate was released, it seemed pretty obvious that Age of Ultron was going to dovetail into Ant-Man. Wrong!

- Goes hand in hand with the above, but Hank and Janet not being founding members of the Avengers.

- Much of Tom Holland's Spidey lore having some gaping holes. No Oscorp, no Octavius, no Doctor Connors, apparently uncle Ben doesn't even exist, FAKE Daily Bugle. I could go on. Pretty much all because they're allergic to "retreading" any ground the previous crappy movies covered. Dumb.

- Fantastic Four being such a late addition, but that was a legal thing.

- Lame version of Adam Warlock.

- Brie Larson as Carol and Elizabeth Warren as Mar-Vell. Carol should be about the same age as Tony Stark and have a commanding presence. What do we get? Waify little Brie Larson's scrawny ass. For all of Marvel's cringy virtue signaling, they had to get a young actress instead of appropriately casting a slightly older woman for this role.

08-24-2026, 10:43 AM	#1
ToTheNines Col. Stinkmeaner Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 19,308	Biggest nitpicks with the MCU as an adaptation Unrelated to any problems with the films themselves, what fundamental elements of the MCU bother you as the "definitive" live action representation of the comics? Here are some of mine: - Probably my biggest one is Hank Pym having nothing to do with the creation of Ultron. I remember when the Phase 2 slate was released, it seemed pretty obvious that Age of Ultron was going to dovetail into Ant-Man. Wrong! - Goes hand in hand with the above, but Hank and Janet not being founding members of the Avengers. - Much of Tom Holland's Spidey lore having some gaping holes. No Oscorp, no Octavius, no Doctor Connors, apparently uncle Ben doesn't even exist, FAKE Daily Bugle. I could go on. Pretty much all because they're allergic to "retreading" any ground the previous crappy movies covered. Dumb. - Fantastic Four being such a late addition, but that was a legal thing. - Lame version of Adam Warlock. - Brie Larson as Carol and Elizabeth Warren as Mar-Vell. Carol should be about the same age as Tony Stark and have a commanding presence. What do we get? Waify little Brie Larson's scrawny ass. For all of Marvel's cringy virtue signaling, they had to get a young actress instead of appropriately casting a slightly older woman for this role.