tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401214402679376943.post6425466023565583575..comments2024-01-21T08:37:13.360-08:00Comments on The Crossover Universe: Crossover Movie Poster: The Dragon Lives AgainWin Scott Eckerthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09741672104139893249noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401214402679376943.post-63157894110275364792015-06-25T11:30:46.666-07:002015-06-25T11:30:46.666-07:00Ah, those sound like more compelling reasons for e...Ah, those sound like more compelling reasons for excluding the stories.Luke Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00801193084314615963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401214402679376943.post-72449016706406318422015-06-25T11:22:47.267-07:002015-06-25T11:22:47.267-07:00The 1990s setting is problematic, for one thing, s...The 1990s setting is problematic, for one thing, since I tend to think that Spidey retired in the '80s. There are also more references to and appearances by other Marvel heroes and teams than I am comfortable with. There's also an issue raised by the appearance of SAFE agent Matt Gunderson, who is implied to be the son of Chief Marge Gunderson from the movie Fargo. According to the opening caption, Fargo takes place in 1987. If Matt's the child Marge was pregnant with in the movie, then his depiction as a grown man in the novel creates a chronological problem. It's clear in the film that Marge and her husband don't have any other children.Sean Levinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17338199695708410919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401214402679376943.post-55470699423206517812015-06-25T11:14:05.744-07:002015-06-25T11:14:05.744-07:00The fact that these stories take place in 616 isn&...The fact that these stories take place in 616 isn't by itself reason to think they don't also take place in the CU (after all, the Shang-Chi stories take place in both, for example). I would think more important for determining compatibility with the CU would be issues like giving the characters inconsistent personalities, or having a character alive (or dead) when the character is already dead (or still alive) in the CU.Luke Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00801193084314615963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401214402679376943.post-32907587554191011212015-06-25T11:01:40.337-07:002015-06-25T11:01:40.337-07:00For various reasons, I don't consider the Sini...For various reasons, I don't consider the Sinister Six books CU canon, but I will be including them in the AU sections. Several entries in the most recent incarnation of the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe treat events from that trilogy as canon for the characters who appear in it, so we have further evidence that Earth-616 is an alternate reality to the CU.Sean Levinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17338199695708410919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401214402679376943.post-47180913368255152292015-06-25T10:57:46.680-07:002015-06-25T10:57:46.680-07:00Speaking of Bond, what about the appearances of tw...Speaking of Bond, what about the appearances of two of his villains, Goldfinger and Blofeld, in the crossoverfest Machiavelli Club from the Sinister Six novels (scroll toward the bottom of http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/gentlemn.htm for a description)? Is that compatible with the CU? Even if they're not compatible, given the sheer number of crossover characters, it seems like it's worth mentioning.Luke Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00801193084314615963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401214402679376943.post-51812459685155254902015-06-25T10:52:36.680-07:002015-06-25T10:52:36.680-07:00Apparently, they're meant to be, though they&#...Apparently, they're meant to be, though they're not referred to as Father Merrin or Don Corleone, respectively, and they don't look at all like either one.Sean Levinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17338199695708410919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401214402679376943.post-20674594582331939382015-06-25T10:50:40.023-07:002015-06-25T10:50:40.023-07:00Is "The Exorcist" and "The Godfathe...Is "The Exorcist" and "The Godfather" the characters from the movies (and theoriginal novels) of the same name?Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04695983348254508387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401214402679376943.post-23332704915304372142015-06-25T09:37:14.850-07:002015-06-25T09:37:14.850-07:00I thought it was stupidly awesome, myself. :)I thought it was stupidly awesome, myself. :)Sean Levinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17338199695708410919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401214402679376943.post-8869144640672435512015-06-25T09:32:09.820-07:002015-06-25T09:32:09.820-07:00This movie sounds like it is going to be either re...This movie sounds like it is going to be either really awesome or really stupid or stupidly awesome or awesomely stupid.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04695983348254508387noreply@blogger.com