10 Famous Marvel Storylines The MCU Completely Botched

From Age of Ultron to Secret Invasion, here are 10 famous Marvel Comics stories that were drastically changed in MCU movies or TV shows.

Summary

MCU adaptations of Marvel Comics stories often differ from the source material, as in the case of Secret Invasion and Civil War.
Characters like Iron Man and Thor have had their iconic comic book narratives altered or simplified in the MCU, as seen in Demon in a Bottle and God Butcher.
While elements of famous comic book stories like Infinity Gauntlet and Planet Hulk appear in the MCU, they are significantly altered or omitted entirely.

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The MCU got some of Marvel’s most famous comic book stories completely wrong, even when the franchise was still delivering popular and well-received movies and TV shows. When Iron Man (2008) success began what would be known as the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Studios only had the right to certain characters. Heroes like Spider-Man, the X-Men, and the Fantastic Four were originally outside the boundaries of the MCU, which is why the franchise was always significantly different from Marvel Comics’ Earth-616.

The absence of characters from the comics isn’t the only reason some MCU movies or TV shows can’t match the tone or scale of the source materials. For example, Marvel secret invasion, the latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe timeline, occurred in a context where the MCU could use the Fantastic Four. From major events that became standalone adventures to stories that changed completely, here are 10 Marvel Comics stories where the MCU failed.

10 secret invasion

marvel secret invasion The show is the most recent example of an MCU adaptation that completely changed the source material. In the comics, secret invasion is a major crossover event that included dozens of superheroes and informed the entire Marvel Universe. The Avengers, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four and many other Marvel characters were involved in a story full of twists. Several superheroes were revealed to be Skrulls, and secret invasion Arguably it would only work in the MCU if it was made as an Avengers movie. Instead, Marvel secret invasion was a self-contained show whose only Avenger, Rhodey, was a Skrull the entire time.

9 Civil War

Unlike secret invasionMarvel Comics Civil war was adapted into a film that featured almost all of the franchise’s superheroes. Still, regardless of the film’s scope, Captain America: Civil war couldn’t match the scale of Marvel Civil war comic book. He Civil war The story wasn’t limited to one specific character and instead set the narrative for the entire Marvel Universe for months. All of Marvel’s books at the time, from Spider-Man and Fantastic Four to The Avengers and X-Men, were affected by Civil war. Civil war It could have been an entire phase where every MCU movie was affected by the clash of Captain America and Iron Man.

8 devil in a bottle

The number nine demon in a bottle The 1979 comic belongs on the list of the best Iron Man stories. demon in a bottle explored Tony Stark’s harmful alcohol use and put Iron Man’s health at the center of the story in a way no other comic did. demon in a bottle expanded on Marvel’s tradition of treating its heroes as humans going through real-life problems, an approach that worked especially well for Iron Man. Tony Stark would debut on the big screen three decades later with Jon Favreau. Iron Man (2008), which reinvented the character and forever changed Tony Stark’s pop culture legacy.

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Iron Man (2008) Tony Stark was very different from the one in the comics. The MCU Iron Man combined aspects of other Marvel characters who had not yet appeared in the franchise, namely Hank Pym and Reed Richards. Important Iron Man stories were omitted or reimagined, including demon in a bottle. Iron Man 2 is loosely based on demon in a bottle, as it sees Tony confronting Justin Hammer while dealing with a health issue. However, instead of alcohol problems, Tony was dealing with the pollution generated by his ARC reactor, thus removing the nuances of the original story.

7 extremes

iron Man 3 It continued the MCU’s trend of loosely covering a famous Iron Man comic while making many changes to the original story. the premise of iron Man 3 It is something similar to extreme narrative arc. Dr. Maya and Aldrich Killian have developed a new virus known as Extremis, which quickly becomes a weapon. However, iron Man 3 plays completely differently from the comic, with Tony Stark facing off against the Ten Rings organization and the man who calls himself the Mandarin. Ironically, the extreme The comic reinvented Iron Man for a new generation and inspired the MCU version of Tony Stark for the 2008 film.

6 Butcher God

Thor: love and thunder brought Gorr the God Butcher to the MCU, but the movie couldn’t have been more different from the God Butcher story. In the comics, Gorr can travel through time. The villain faces off against the God of Thunder during different times in Thor’s life, and the story serves as a celebration of Thor’s legacy and introduces one of the most powerful beings in the Marvel universe. Not only was Christian Bale’s Gorr significantly weaker than his comic book counterpart, but the time travel aspect of the story was not utilized. love and thunderThe tone was also very different from God Butcher.

5 Infinity Gauntlet

Marvel Comics’ Infinity Gauntlet story, which focuses on Thanos and the Infinity Stones, inspired the MCU’s Infinity Saga. More specifically, Avengers: infinite war and Avengers: game over saw Thanos using the Infinity Stones to erase half of the universe, leading to the heroes’ response in Avengers: game over. However, despite the similar premise, neither infinite war neither game over They are too similar to Infinity Gauntlet history. One of the biggest differences between the MCU’s Infinity Saga and Marvel Infinity Gauntlet The comical thing is the absence of Adam Warlock in the first one. Adam Warlock, who would only debut in the MCU later game overHe was one of the main characters of the Infinity Gauntlet comic.

4 Planet Hulk

Avengers: Age of Ultron ended with Hulk getting on a ship and flying into the unknown. Hulk’s final scene in Age of Ultron strongly suggested that the MCU was going to adapt Planet Hulk, which sees the Emerald Giant crash-landing on a distant planet after being exiled from Earth by the Illuminati. Although the MCU adapted elements of Planet Hulk in Thor: Ragnarök, the film bore little resemblance to the comic. The idea of Hulk becoming a gladiator on an alien planet was there, but everything else was missing. In addition, world war hulkwhich builds on Planet Hulk, was never incorporated into the MCU.

3 Age of Ultron

Unlike Iron Man 2 either infinite war, Avengers: Age of Ultron He specifically used the title of a major Marvel Comics story. Age of Ultron It was a relatively new comic compared to other stories the MCU adapted, but it was already one of Marvel’s biggest crossover events. In addition to introducing Ultron as the main villain, the MCU Age of Ultron It had nothing to do with the comic. An “age of Ultron” timeline never happened, and Ultron was nothing more than a “villain of the week” for the Avengers to face. Ultron’s origins, powers, and characterization were also very different.

2 Kree-Skrull War

Marvel’s first. Kree-Skrull war story occurred in 1971, with Avengers #89 featuring the conflict between Skrull and Kree. Earth’s mightiest heroes were caught in the middle of this galactic conflict, sparking events that would impact the Marvel universe for decades to come. Both the Kree and the Skrulls are in the MCU, and the Kree-Skrull war is part of the MCU timeline. However, instead of adapting this conflict as an Avengers movie, the MCU incorporated the Kree-Skrull war into Captain Marvel (2019). Most of the Avengers have never interacted with a Kree or Skrull in the MCU.

1 New Avengers: Illuminati

Marvel Comics Illuminati The story was an extension of the New Avengers saga, which reshaped the Marvel Universe and changed the Avengers forever. New Avengers: Illuminati featured a secret superhero council made up of some of the most powerful and influential people in the Marvel Universe, including Professor X, Iron Man, Black Bolt, Mr. Fantastic, Namor, and Doctor Strange. Doctor Strange in the multiverse of madness featured the live-action debut of Marvel’s Illuminati, but their lineup and purpose were very different from the comics. Instead, doctor strange 2The Illuminati were from an alternate universe. Scarlet Witch killed them easily and had little to no impact on Phase 4 of the MCU.