San Diego Comic-Con is this weekend and I’m stuck at home in my Deadpool pajamas. Even though I’m not one of the lucky people walking through the caverns of the con floor, there’s still been plenty of trailers to whet my appetite. From Aquaman’s abs in Justice League to those doofy kids in Stranger Things 2 , almost every studio has released its best nerdy content to get even the coldest fanboy hyped up. Here’s my take on the best spandex wearing, crime fighting, Hulk-busting trailers to come out of San Diego Comic-Con.
Justice League- Jack Kirby’s New Gods is a hard series to understand. There are dozens of characters with complicated names, flashy costumes and over-the-top backstories. Zac Snyder doesn’t seem to be focusing on who Darkseid’s kids are in his Justice League movie, instead focusing on Amazons punching Parademons. DC’s wonderboy tends to direct poor movies when he tries to follow the source material, which is why I have some hope for this movie. The trailer showed Flash running, Aquaman swimming and Cyborg staring out a few windows, which is as much character development as we’re going to get. I still have my worries after watching Suicide Squad , but this trailer makes me believe it might be more like Wonder Woman than Batman Vs. Superman.
Thor: Ragnarok- My favorite Comic Con trailer by far, Thor: Ragnarok has everything I’d ever want. From Hela being a badass to Hulk and Thor exchanging witty banter, it continues the Marvel tradition of blowing everyone away. World War Hulk is an amazing comic books series, bringing the green behemoth to an alien world called Sakaar, which he eventually conquers. In the comics, he fights Beta Ray Bill, or horse headed Thor, who’s being mind controlled, but this adaptation is way easier for the average movie audience to comprehend.
I was getting tired of planet Earth in my Marvel movies, so it’s good we’re going back into space. Marvel’s lexicon of planets is huge, even if Sony owns the rights to most of the really cool ones. The SHi’ar and Skrulls won’t be making an appearance, at least not until Captain Marvel , but I’d bet my Mjolnir the giant rock people from Saturn will make an appearance in Ragnarok . I don’t like to get hyped for comic book movies, but it’s really hard to control myself with this one.
The Defenders- I never managed to finish all of Netflix’s Marvel television shows – I still have the second season of Daredevil , most of Iron Fist and a couple of Luke Cage episodes. As a comic book reader, I’m used to skipping issues and still understand the story, so I’m hoping the same applies for Netflix television shows. The trailer itself was usual Marvel fanfare: some light-hearted jokes, choreographed fight scenes that are going to look terrible in the actual show and overhead shots of superheroes brooding.
It’s a bit ridiculous that the Defenders are “New York’s last hope” as Sigourney Weaver says in the trailer. I know the Avengers are busy stroking their egos in upstate New York, but Tony Stark should be able to afford Amtrak tickets. Fuel for the Quinjet can be expensive, but Ant Man doesn’t even need a ticket, just stick him in your pocket. Making the Defenders a relevant superhero team in a world with actual gods can be difficult. Hopefully they get the tone right and avoid creating a B-team for fighting ninjas in office buildings.
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