Panel Vision - Civil War

Edited by Robert Beach

Captain America: Civil War looks to have an increasingly insurmountable task placed before it. At first, the question for Cap 3 was merely whether or not it could maintain a solid box office in the wake of Avengers 2. Then the question became about whether or not Captain America could suitably stand-up to Batman and Superman. Next, came the reveal that they were adapting Civil War and the question became about maintaining focus on Captain America in a film with a ballooning roster as well as whether or not audiences actually want to see Marvel superheroes fight each other instead of the bad guys. 

Now the big question looming over Captain America: Civil War is whether or not it can win back the Marvel fans put off by the instability of Age of Ultron while managing all the other issues floating around the film. More and more this third installment has become a sort of herculean task for Marvel and Captain America in general, but no one’s really touched on my central question for the film: how will it manage to adapt a comic that’s aged incredibly poorly? 

What Could Ant-Man 2 Be?

Edited by Robert Beach

Ant-Man is doing better than I, or a lot of critics, really thought it would. It’s still not burning down the house like Thor or Iron Man did, but it’s a solid release for Marvel that held its own against serious challengers like Minions and Pixels.  None of this is to say an Ant-Man sequel is guaranteed, especially given Michael Douglas hasn’t signed one of those multi-picture deals with Marvel, so if there is going to be a follow up, expect renegotiations there.  Still, Marvel likes success; Ant-Man is pretty successful, and they’ve been looking for something to fill the third movie slot in 2019, so if we hear sometime soon Ant-Man 2 is officially in the works, I wouldn’t be surprised.  With that predication out of the way, let’s talk about what this sequel could be.