Questions tagged [marvel]
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How is Wong’s reply relevant to Dr. Strange’s words even though Wong didn’t bow to him?
In Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022), Dr Strange saves Wong from octopus demon:
Dr Strange: You're welcome.
Wong: You know it's ancient custom to bow in the presence of the
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Is the Thing a man covered in rocks or a man made of rocks? [duplicate]
A member of the Fantastic Four, pilot Ben Grimm is transformed into the super-strong, ultra-durable rock man known as the Thing after cosmic radiation mutates him and the rest of his team. The Thing ...
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How could Mr. Fantastic’s computer see distant planets in real-time in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer?
In Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Galactus devastated a few planets before he came to Earth. Mr. Fantastic sees the surfaces of these planets in real time. That’s not really how telescopes ...
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Why didn't Wong answer the question "are you happy?"?
At the end of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022), Dr Strange asks Wong a question:
Dr Strange: Are you happy?
Wong: That's a, um, interesting question.
Dr Strange: You'd think that ...
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Did Thanos somewhat succeed? [closed]
Spoiler warning! Though, I think we're at a point where all this is common knowledge?
Anyway, we know (see here), the Hulk didn't bring back anyone who died before or as a result of the snap, though ...
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What exactly is Dr Strange scared of?
In Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022), Dr Strange-616 says to Christine-838:
Dr Strange-616: I love you in every universe. It's not that I don't wanna care for someone or have someone ...
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Why does Christine-838 regret missing the dangerous Incursion?
Christine-838: What's your universe like?
Strange-616: It's very beautiful. I wish I could show you.
Christine-838: I'd really like that. But I have to go.
Strange-616: Yeah. Yeah, I know.
Christine-...
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What is an “enhancile”?
I have seen this term a few times in the following stories.
"Black Summer" by Warren Ellis.
"No Hero" by Warren Ellis.
"Absolution" by Christos Gage.
"Iron Man"...
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Where was Nightcrawler during Infinity Crusade?
In the Infinity Crusade (1993) limited series, heroes are separated into two groups - those who have some type of religious belief, and those who don't (to put it simply). There are scenes of lots of ...
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Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales; Explanation for bio-electrical energy system's chemical formula and link to NuForm [closed]
This is a screenshot from Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales on PS4. The chemical formula is captioned as "Bio-Electrical energy system; * chemicals that interact w/ nuform" and was found on ...
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Is there a photo of Kurt Busiek dressed as Galactus?
I saw a photo from way back of Kurt Busiek dressed as Galactus, or rather in Big G's helmet, at least.
As far as I can recall, he was in his almost-trademark Hawaiian shirt, so it's not a cosplay or ...
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When did Captain Marvel first meet Hazmat?
At the start of the Captain Marvel Vol. 10 comic series (2019), Captain Marvel (Carol Danvers) is introduced to Hazmat (Jennifer Takeda) by Tony Stark, who requests Carol's help in mentoring the ...
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Anybody have the 1995 Favorite Avenger Poll *full* results?
I was verifying the results of the Favorite Avengers Poll from '95 and got to thinking about the full results, how (I think) I only ever saw these top 20 "reprinted" in Avengers #396 (March '...
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Who are the villains that Spider-Man fights in his self-introduction scene in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse?
In Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, we see Miles Morales / Spider-Man fighting several villains in his self-introduction scene:
A villain with a white mask and a green costume with a four-leaf ...
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Why is there only one Sorcerer stationed at the New York Sanctum?
In Doctor Strange (2016), Stephen Strange is sent through the portal from the Hong Kong Sanctum to the New York Sanctum when Kaicillius begins his attacks. After wandering around for some time, ...
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How does Mordo-838 know that Mordo-616 hates Dr. Strange-616 very much?
In Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022), Dr. Strange-616 battles Mordo-838 on Earth-838 to escape the chamber and
save America Chavez from Scarlet Witch.:
Mordo 838: I think I'm ...
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How did Thanos know the stones were reduced to atoms?
In the beginning of Avengers: Endgame we see:
NATASHA ROMANONFF: Where are the Stones?
THANOS: Gone. Reduced to atoms.
BRUCE BANNER: You used them two days ago!
THANOS: I used the stones to destroy ...
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Did Hydra and Ten Rings collaborate only in Ant-Man?
In Ant-Man when the fight began in Pym Tech between Hydra, Darren Cross, and the Protagonists one of the bad guys had a Ten Rings tattoo on his neck:
Some people say he is an ex-Ten Rings member and ...
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Would Wanda have stayed reasonable if not informed about America Chavez?
In Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022), America Chavez and Doctor Strange landed on Earth-838 and met 838 Mordo. Mordo explained that a
Dreamwalking sorcerer can possess an alternate ...
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What exactly is that ring, and why didn’t Wong have it before?
In Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022), Wanda is seeking the Darkhold after its copy was burned:
Wong: It's there the Darkhold was transcribed. Mount Wundagore.
Wanda: Wundagore?
Wong: ...
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Why did Dr. Strange apologize to America Chavez here?
In Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022), America Chavez and Doctor Strange landed on Earth-838 by traveling through the
multiverse, and Doctor Strange asked her to open a portal to ...
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What does "those lives" refer to?
In Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022), Scarlet Witch comes face-to-face with Dr. Strange at Kamar-Taj to get America Chavez.
SCARLET WITCH: You gave all those lives just to keep me ...
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How did Groot get his body back?
When Groot fights against
how does he get his body back?
It seems Flora Collosus have regenerative capabilities but not sure how those apply in this case.
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What Spider-Man suits are in Peter Parker's secret hideout in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse?
In Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018), Miles Morales, Peter B. Parker, and Gwen Stacy visit Aunt May’s home. She leads them to Peter Parker’s secret hideout, where they see several Spider-Man ...
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What does "kiss the lunch box goodbye" mean?
In Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022), Wanda and Doctor Strange speak about the powers that are possessed by America
Chavez:
Wanda: She's a supernatural being. Such raw power could ...
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How did Kang's variants banish Kang to the Quantum Realm?
In the 2023 movie, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, it's revealed that Kang's variants have banished Kang to the Quantum Realm.
But how did they know about the Realm first of all? And how did they ...
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What does "Sanc..." mean?
In Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022), Dr. Strange rescues America Chavez from Gargantos. Afterwards, he and Wong
each ask her a different question:
Dr Strange: Hey, kid. What did ...
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When was this MCU character replaced by a Skrull operative? [closed]
In Secret Invasion we learn that a major MCU character,
was replaced by a Skrull operative. But when did this happen?
In the season finale the character is freed from captivity along with the other ...
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What's the composition of the Harvest?
In the Secret Invasion TV series, We see that Gravik is after the mystery item called Harvest.
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Why is Venom called Venom in Spider-Man 3 and how does the symbiote come to Earth? [closed]
Why is Venom called Venom in Spider-Man 3 (2007), when no one calls him that but the credits? And how does the symbiote come to Earth, because there is no ship?
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What are the different powers used in Secret Invasion finale?
In the Secret Invasion TV series finale
What are the superheroes and villains whose power is shown as being used in the finale?
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What is the significance of Sonya's discovery?
At the end of Secret Invasion (2023), there's a brief scene in which Sonya leads G'iah into a room containing
Nothing is explained about what these machines are, only that, in Sonya's words,
This is ...
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Which girl is Dr West referring to?
At a wedding scene in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022), Dr. West sits beside Dr. Strange and mentions not seeing him
for a while. Dr. Strange replies that he was affected by Thanos’ ...
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Why did Dr Strange mention traffic signal here?
In Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022), America Chavez and Doctor Strange landed on Earth-838 by traveling through
the multiverse. On their way to find the other Doctor Strange, they ...
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How many nozzles do Spider-Man's web shooters have in Marvel Spider-Man PS4?
How many nozzles do Spider-Man's web shooters have in Marvel Spider-Man PS4?
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Is Peter Parker considered a good photographer outside his pictures of Spider-Man? [duplicate]
Peter Parker is hired (sometimes in a freelance, sometimes in a full-time capacity) by J. Jonah Jameson's paper, The Daily Bugle, to take pictures of Spider-Man because he is the only one who can get ...
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How many pieces of clothing is Spider-Man's costume comprised of in the Sam Raimi film trilogy?
How many pieces of clothing is Spider-Man's costume comprised of in the Sam Raimi film trilogy?
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In Iron Man why do Gulmirans speak with Iranian accent?
In the 2008 movie, Iron Man, Tony Stark goes with his suit to the fictional city of Gulmira located in Afghanistan to stop the Ten Rings terrorist organization from killing innocent people.
While the ...
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Why did Natasha say "any day now" here?
In Black Widow (2021), Natasha and Yelena escapes from Black Widows. They
saw some bikes parked near a building:
Natasha: Which one's yours?
Yelena: Black. Brown seat. Where are my keys?
Natasha ...
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Why Natasha's family escaping from Shield team in opening scene?
After escaping from Shield team, Natasha's family flew from Ohio to Cuba:
This is Shield car chasing Natasha's family in opening scene.
Why Natasha's family escaping from Shield team in opening scene?...
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Why did Melina ask this question?
In Black Widow (2021), Melina snatches photo album from Natasha, who is looking through it:
Natasha: Why you doing this?
Melina: Why does a mouse born in a cage run on that little wheel?
Do you know ...
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How do the Skrulls have access to Cull Obsidian's DNA?
In Secret Invasion episode 2, we see
These samples included several notable names, such as
It's plausible to think that through all of Groot's adventures on Earth (Infinity War, Endgame, and The ...
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Can Skrulls replicate memory?
In Secret Invasion episode 3, "Betrayed", three Skrulls use their power of mimicry to take over the roles of 3 sailors who are being deployed. The Skrulls’ power seems to give them the ...
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Are clothes part of Skrull physiology?
In many MCU movies and TV shows, whenever a Skrull changes his/her physical appearance, their clothes changes too. Is clothing a part of their physiology and is it referenced in the comics or ...
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How did this Black Widow (Oksana) become a rogue Widow?
During her fight with Oksana (a "rogue former Black Widow") Yelena comes into contact with the gas that reverses the Red Room's mind-control, but how did this black widow become a rogue ...
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How did Natasha break her mind control?
Unlike Yelena, Natasha was never exposed to the red synthetic chemical agent. How then did Natasha break her programming and turn into a rogue Widow?
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Who are the blond boys in Marvel Meow Infinity Comic #10?
Marvel Meow is all about cat hijinx, and the Infinity run stars Loki as a cat starting around the middle of the 12-issue run. In #10, there's something going on in the park with Ogeode (they brawl, ...
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First instance when Captain America's shield was broken
Captain America's shield is made of vibranium and is often called unbreakable, but it obviously isn't as suggested by this.
The linked answer mentions various people who have broken Captain America's ...
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In the MCU, can the Eternals lift Mjolnir?
According to this scene, Vision can lift Mjolnir irrespective of being worthy due to being a machine. Since the Eternals are also ultimately automatons in the MCU, would they be able to lift Mjolnir ...
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Are there any superheroes in the Spider-Verse that are not Spider-Beings?
Here, I am referring to the animated Spider-Man films Into the Spider-Verse and Across the Spider-Verse.
We have seen (or seen refernced) many a Spider-Man variant, many villains, and some anti-heroes ...
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