Rocket | Nerdologists https://nerdologists.com Where to jump in on board games, anime, books, and movies as a Nerd Tue, 16 May 2023 11:50:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://nerdologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/nerdologists-favicon.png Rocket | Nerdologists https://nerdologists.com 32 32 10 Minute Marvel S3E20: What’s Next For The Guardians of the Galaxy? https://nerdologists.com/2023/05/10-minute-marvel-s3e20-whats-next-for-the-guardians-of-the-galaxy/ https://nerdologists.com/2023/05/10-minute-marvel-s3e20-whats-next-for-the-guardians-of-the-galaxy/#respond Tue, 16 May 2023 11:48:01 +0000 https://nerdologists.com/?p=8007 What's next for the Guardians of the Galaxy? We dive into the different groups or characters on this weeks 10Minute Marvel Podcast.

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It’s a big week this week for 10 Minute Marvel, though the episode is a bit shorter and less edited than sometimes. We had to record late for various sick kid reasons. But we’re asking a question, we saw where characters were left in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3. Some of them still on the team, and a lot of them off doing their own thing. So what will they be up to next. The different groups, where are they going to go on their next adventures?

Plus we hit 10,000 downloads. So that means the giveaway for Marvel Unlimited is live. Directions to win down below and in the beginning of the episode.

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10,000 Download Giveaway

And thank you so much to everyone who has downloaded the podcast. We hit 10,000 downloads and are still going strong with downloads this week. But what you probably are most curious about is how to win a year long subscription to Marvel Unlimited.

The directions are very simple. Email us at 10minmarvel@gmail.com with “Marvel Unlimited” in the subject line. And the name, if you win that you want your win to be announced as.

The winner will be announced the first episode in June, so 6th episode. And the window for entry goes through May 31st. So get your entry in the next two weeks.

Comments or Questions – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3

What is next for the Guardians of the Galaxy? Where do you think the Guardians team will go and when will we see Rocket, Kraglin, Groot, Cosmo, Adam Warlock and Phyla-Vell next? And the same with the other characters, Peter Quill and Mantis? And do we even see Gamora, Drax, or Nebula again in the MCU?

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10 Minute Marvel S3E19: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 Review https://nerdologists.com/2023/05/10-minute-marvel-s3e19-guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-review/ https://nerdologists.com/2023/05/10-minute-marvel-s3e19-guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-review/#respond Tue, 09 May 2023 11:20:28 +0000 https://nerdologists.com/?p=7989 What did you think of The Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3? We're giving our thoughts on this weeks 10 Min Marvel podcast.

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We saw Vol 3 of Guardians of the Galaxy over the weekend. What stood out to us about the movie and where does it fall in with the other Marvel movies or trilogies. Those are some of the early questions that we look to answer or at least explore on this weeks podcast. Plus some news about delays, castings, and dates when shows will be coming out.

And here is the video of fan casting that we talk about when it comes to Margot Robbie potentially being Sue Storm.

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Comments or Questions – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3

Let us know your thoughts on the movie. What were some of the highlights, what were some things you wish had been done differently? Did you enjoy the movie overall? And where does it rank for you when it comes to Marvel projects?

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10 Minute Marvel S3E18: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 Preview https://nerdologists.com/2023/05/10-minute-marvel-s3e18-guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-preview/ https://nerdologists.com/2023/05/10-minute-marvel-s3e18-guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-preview/#respond Tue, 02 May 2023 11:25:32 +0000 https://nerdologists.com/?p=7975 The band gets together one last time in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3. What are our hopes for it and more on this weeks #10MinMarvel Marvel podcast.

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This week it’s all about the upcoming movie, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3. As we get ready to go see it on Friday, what are the questions and theories we have, and what do we hope for it? We dive into all of that this week. Plus a light news week with Blade, Kraven, and Across the Spiderverse news.

Thanks for Listening to 10 Minute Marvel

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Comments or Questions – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3

What are you hoping for from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3? Do you have plans to see it opening weekend? Let us know your hopes, theories, and ideal end credit scenes.

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10 Minute Marvel S2E95: Phase 5 Hype https://nerdologists.com/2022/12/10-minute-marvel-s2e95-phase-5-hype/ https://nerdologists.com/2022/12/10-minute-marvel-s2e95-phase-5-hype/#respond Tue, 06 Dec 2022 12:22:59 +0000 https://nerdologists.com/?p=7581 This week on 10 Minute Marvel we are diving into Phase 5 and going through everything. Plus the new Guardians of the Galaxy Trailer.

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We’re talking Phase 5 this week as we run down the projects and talk about which ones we are most excited for. There are a lot of projects out there for Phase 5 and Marvel, I think, has room to fit in another Disney+ show or special still to that time frame. Plus what leads into that, the new Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 trailer which we talk about some of the highlights or some emotional beats that might be coming.

Marvel Phase 5
Image Source: Marvel Studios

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Comments or Questions

What did you think of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 trailer? Did it look like fun, did you want to see more? And who might die, if anyone does, in this movie?

Plus, looking ahead towards Phase 5, which doesn’t start too long from now, which project excites you most? Or maybe which one do you have the lowest expectations for right now?

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10 Minute Marvel S3E94: Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special https://nerdologists.com/2022/11/10-minute-marvel-s3e94-guardians-of-the-galaxy-holiday-special/ https://nerdologists.com/2022/11/10-minute-marvel-s3e94-guardians-of-the-galaxy-holiday-special/#respond Tue, 29 Nov 2022 12:50:15 +0000 https://nerdologists.com/?p=7560 It's time for the holidays, so we're talking about the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday special on this weeks 10MinMarvel.

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After a few busy weeks of Marvel news, we had a slow week. That gave us a chance to dive into the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special. And we had some differing thoughts on it. What worked or didn’t work for us with this second Marvel Special Presentation? And then we did our couple of characters we don’t want to see soon in the MCU as a bonus topic at the end.

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Comments or Questions

Two questions around the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special. First off, did you enjoy the special? But also, we’ve had two now that are tied into a holiday, Werewolf by Night at Halloween and Guardians of the Galaxy starting the holiday season. What other special presentation might you want to see tied to a holiday or in general?

And with our second topic, are there any characters you wouldn’t want to see in the MCU? Or at least characters you don’t want to see show up in the MCU right away? Mine definitely fall into that later category, I want to see them, but not right away.

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Point of Order: Fireball Island https://nerdologists.com/2021/06/point-of-order-fireball-island/ https://nerdologists.com/2021/06/point-of-order-fireball-island/#respond Mon, 21 Jun 2021 13:37:27 +0000 https://nerdologists.com/?p=5804 Some new games are coming into the collection, including Fireball Island. What else is showing up and what do I want to play next?

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So I’ve been holding off a tiny bit on buying board games. I’ve actually even dropped or reduced a few Kickstarter pledges. Some of that is that there are games like Descent, Unfathomable, and Slay the Spire coming out that I want to try and buy. They all seem like my type of game, and I only have so much room and so much budget for board games each year. But I did get a game I’ve been looking at for a long time in Fireball Island, and a little bit more.

Marvel Champions Drax

Marvel Champions Drax
Image Source: Fantasy Flight

Now, this is a bit of a standard first one and generally why I write these articles. Monthly Marvel Champions comes out with something new and in this case, they are continuing to build off of the Galaxy’s Most Wanted expansion to add in more of the Guardians of the Galaxy. We now are able to play as Rocket, Groot, Gamora, Star-Lord, and Drax. And Nebula is coming. More characters is always fun and always reminds me to pull the game out and play more.

Doodle Dungeon

The other game I picked up at my FLGS was Doodle Dungeon. This is a new game from Pegasus Spiele, and looks like a lot of fun. This game reminds me of Boss Monster and a Roll and Write smashed together. In Doodle Dungeon you are making a dungeon. But unlike Deadly Doodles where you an adventurer delving into the dungeon, here you want the dungeon to win. The hero must die, they shouldn’t kill your monsters and of course not steal your treasure.

Doodle Dungeon
Image Source: Pegasus Spiele

Now, do I need another game like this when I already have Boss Monster? Oddly enough, I had pulled Boss Monster off the shelf to sell recently because, while I think the game is a lot of fun it is a bit clutchy. The rules aren’t as smooth as they should be, and the game takes a bit to get going. I am hoping that Doodle Dungeon will work better for me.

Kohaku

This is a game that I’ve been eyeing for a little bit, mainly since GloryHoundd played it.

But what is drawing me to the game? Firstly, I like the aesthetic of the game. The tiles look amazing and different than a lot of other games. It also seems like a simple game. You draft tiles and do set collection around points, basically, and that’s it. I think this is a game that my wife will like but also one that I could take to play with my parents, or a heavier gaming group as something different. I like games to seem to offer a variety for a lot of people.

Kohaku
Image Source: 25th Century Games

Fireball Island

Finally, we have Fireball Island: The Curse of Vul-Kar. This is a kids game, basically. Or more so now a family game. There was an original Fireball Island from the 80’s that was fine from what I’ve heard. It just had an awesome marble chute and cool 3D board. This version keeps all of that but adds in more game to it. It isn’t a roll or spin and move anymore, instead you are play cards to move.

This is one that I got to see and kind of demo at GenCon in 2019 and while I don’t know it’s a game that I will play all the time, it is fun. The game play is very simple and should work to play with the toddler in a few years, but can be played with friends now. I haven’t bought it until now because it’s a $75 game.

However, at Target, I happened to spot it on the shelf with no price. So I took it to one of the scanners and it was listed at $30. SO I definitely had to buy this game I’ve been looking at. My guess to what happened, and I’ve seen this happen before with Magic: The Gathering cards is something got entered into the system wrong. Fireball Island should be retailing at $75, like I said, but the expansions, $30. So someone, somewhere, priced it as if it were an expansion when it was the base game. This will likely get fixed soon, but if you really want to try and get it cheap, right now might work.

Which Do You Want To Play?

For me, I think the one that I want to play most is Kohaku. That one is just pretty and it’s been on my radar, like I said, for a little bit. Though Doodle Dungeon does look really cool and I already know I love Marvel Champions. I should just play some more games coming up here soon. Marvel Champions for sure because I can play it solo.

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Point of Order: More Pitchcar https://nerdologists.com/2021/05/point-of-order-more-pitchcar/ https://nerdologists.com/2021/05/point-of-order-more-pitchcar/#comments Fri, 21 May 2021 14:07:04 +0000 https://nerdologists.com/?p=5692 From new Pitchcar to Dungeons and Dragons books, what has been added to my collection as I dive into a pretty big Point of Order.

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A double article Friday today, mainly because I have a tiny bit of catching up to do on my Point of Order. Yes, I have more board games coming in and a lot of them were bought on sale. You can see some of the Pitchcar at the start of my Malts and Meeples stream from Wednesday. Middara is certainly not one of them as that was Kickstartered early 2020 or late 2019. Let’s get into what is coming or has been picked up.

Pitchcar Extensions 1, 6 & 7

Pitchcar
Image Source: Self

I was able to play Pitchcar for the first time on Tuesday, but even before that, I knew I wanted to get more for it. In particular, I want The Loop. Extension 7, which I believe was on Kickstarter, is just a loop you can add to the track. This wooden track, so not sure how they make it, but it’s a new obstacle. Can you flick a disc with enough force to go up and around a loop? Or at least flick it hard enough so it will drop onto the next section of track? Then the other extensions add more pieces to create an even bigger track.

I’m not sure if it is still going on but Eagle-Gryphon had Pitchcar on sale.

Marvel Champions: Star-Lord and Gamora

Star-Lord
Image Source: Fantasy Flight

The last Marvel Champions expansion was The Galaxy’s Most Wanted. That was a campaign one that came with Rocket and Groot. So we knew when that was announced we would get more Guardians of the Galaxy characters. And yes, we did, so now you can take two characters this month and try and tackle the Galaxy’s Most Wanted campaign, or go four players and have a full team. I need to get them and a lot of other characters played, which I say every time. I should just set it up and play some evening soon.

Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

Now, what is this? This isn’t a board game, instead it is a book for Dungeons and Dragons. I planned on getting this way sooner, but I was holding out hope to get the special cover. Unfortunately that was not in the cards. So, I broke down and I bought the regular one. This comes with all sorts of things, new spells, , some DM tools, but mainly I got it for the new character options. They add in a lot of new subclasses that the players can delve into. This just gives the players even more toys and more crazy things they can do.

Aeon’s End Expansions

You know the drill, I now have everything for Aeon’s End. Well, when I say everything, I mean, all the big boxes and all the small box expansions. I don’t need all the promo cards, that would just be silly to track down. But the last two expansion, small box, were consistently sold out, but then I looked on Miniature Market and they had both. So I grabbed them with another game, which I’ll talk about next. More Aeon’s End isn’t a bad thing, and it is a game I need to play more of as well.

A Gentle Rain
Image Source: Mondo Games

A Gentle Rain

Now, I don’t know if this is an activity or a game? A Gentle Rain has you flipping tiles and matching symbols on the sides of the tiles. Your goal is to place the tiles to get completed blocks of four tiles. When you do, you place a token. The goal of the game is to see how many tokens you can place. A Gentle Rain is a true solo gaming experience, but since it is so simple, you could play it cooperatively. I just like the sound of this game as another, like Onirim, really fast solo game.

Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Another Dungeons and Dragons book has made it into my orders. This one I do get the fancy art cover for, because I pre-ordered it. I will say, with the fancy art covers for these books, order them ahead of time through your FLGS if you can, there is no guarantee how many Wizards of the Coast will make. This book will have some for the players, but it’ll mainly be for a Dungeon Master who wants to run a game in Ravenloft. Do I want to run one there, sure, but like the Eberron book, I want it for the information to add to my campaign.

The Oracles Betrayal
Image Source: Diemension Games

Deep Madness: The Oracle’s Betrayal

This might be about the end to what I get for Deep Madness, another game I need to get to the table. But I will own most of it and I can find the rest on eBay later if need be. The Oracle’s Betrayal just basically adds three more scenarios that you can play through. The theme of the game is cool, because while it is Lovecraftian in terms of the monsters, I don’t feel like monsters on a deep sea base is something that is done enough. Every time I think of the game I really want to watch The Abyss and The Sphere.

Danger Park

Now, this one is a bit sad. Story Machine Games, the publisher of Danger Park had to fold because of the Covid-19 pandemic. So they put all their stock on sale, including Danger Park. I picked up that game because it looks fun and I want a theme park game. Who doesn’t want to build a theme park that might be a little bit dangerous? Sure, there are risks but if something happens, maybe that’ll help you win the game. Who knows, this is a humorous game about building a theme park that unfortunately now will be harder to get. I checked their website, all their stock is sold out at this point.

Danger Park
Image Source: Story Machine Games

So, finally, which one is the most interesting to you? Is there a game that you can to try out of this bunch, or maybe you want to get one of the Dungeons and Dragons books?

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Top 10 Marvel (MCU) Movies https://nerdologists.com/2020/08/top-10-marvel-mcu-movies/ https://nerdologists.com/2020/08/top-10-marvel-mcu-movies/#respond Tue, 04 Aug 2020 13:38:20 +0000 http://nerdologists.com/?p=4619 I was going to make this top 10 superhero movies, but from what I’ve seen, I don’t think any non-MCU movie would make the top

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I was going to make this top 10 superhero movies, but from what I’ve seen, I don’t think any non-MCU movie would make the top 10 list. Batman Begins is the only DC one that I’d place that high, maybe, and that is probably just outside of a Top 10, plus, this is something I’m going to rehash at some point in time on 10 Minute Marvel, once I’ve completed my Marvel movie watch through. I’m also skipping the likes of the Sam Raimi Spider-Man for this just because I wanted to make it MCU focused.

10 – Avengers: Age of Ultron

This movie is very underrated, I think, when it comes to the MCU films. I think that James Spader does an amazing job as Ultron. Just his cadence and delivery as Ultron works so well. I also like that we get to see Tony Starks biggest flaw really played upon and something that pays off so well in Avengers: Endgame. He’s trying to save everything and everyone and in the end, that doesn’t really work for him in this movie. Plus, we get the best version of Quicksilver to show up in a movie, much better than the X-Men one, and we get the introduction of Wanda and Pietro. This film just builds well and I think while there are some jokes that don’t land, it also has some of the most meaningful interactions between characters. I know some people have an issue with some of that, but I think that it’s great and it plays really well throughout the movie and in the context. A few jokes land a bit flat though.

9 – Spider-Man: Homecoming

Watching this movie again it dropped a little bit on my list because I think that some of the jokes don’t hold together as well as I remember. But with that said, it is still really good. The scenes with Peter and The Vulture both knowing who each other are is a really great scene. It plays off of the awkwardness that you’d have with meeting the parents for the first time, and so to everyone else in the scene that’s what is going on. But for both Peter Parker and The Vulture it’s way more than that. Tom Holland also just does such a great job of being awkward in the films and though he isn’t a high school aged actor, he fits into that way more than any of the previous Spider-Man actors.

8 – Spider-Man: Far From Home

Back to back Spider-Man films, I give the second one a little bit of a nod. While I really like the performance of the Vulture, I think that Mysterio is a better villain in my opinion. I think how he gets close to Peter because Peter was close to Tony is interesting and works well. I know that’s an issue for some people because they want it to be more Spider-Man focused and less about Tony Stark, I think that it’s a good balance of both. I also like it for how it uses or doesn’t use Nick Fury in the film. In terms of Spider-Man himself, I think that we get to see him a bit more in action and as a bit more important to the story versus kind of getting in the way as he was in the first film, or kind of being that B-level player, now he’s an A-level Avenger having gone through and helped in Infinity War and Endgame.

Image Source: Screencrush

7 – Guardians of the Galaxy

It’s easy to like this one, it has a good blend of humor and action, and while it might be lighter on character development than the second Guardians of the Galaxy film, it still has one. I think in terms of the Marvel movies that really use humor a lot, this one is very good and doesn’t have the jokes fall flat or not stand out as much on multiple viewings. I also like that this is a team-up film but not an Avengers team-up, and in terms of the non-Avengers titles, so Captain America films and Thor: Ragnarok, this does the team-up one of the best of those. I think what really makes this work is how well they cast the main characters in the film. Chris Pratt as Star Lord just works and Bradley Cooper as Rocket is hilarious. While I think you get to dig more into their characters later, you start to see the depth of them and how interesting they are in this film.

6 – Avengers

It’s hard to go wrong with the original Avengers film, not the earliest of the films to grace my Top 10, but definitely worth talking about. We get introduced to Black Widow and Hawkeye, we get a well done Battle of New York where each of them has a chance to shine, and we get some solid humor and solid character interactions. I think that’s the piece that works so well is that it’s very believable that those characters would butt heads repeatedly, especially when meeting. It isn’t a team that comes together because they all immediately mesh, it’s because they need to come together to save the world. And I think that makes the most sense for how you create a team like that, they need the pressure cooker to pull them apart but also bring them back together. It is also nice because this is the first time we get a good Hulk on screen.

5 – Doctor Strange

Probably the shocker of the list, though Age of Ultron might have shocked some as well, but I really like Doctor Strange. A little bit of a spoiler for the list, but I like it for a lot of the same reasons that I like the next movie on the list, Iron Man. Both of these films have a villain who isn’t really the villain. Sure, Dormammu is a bad guy and Kaecilius is a bad guy, but the movie is about Stephen Strange coming to terms with himself not being who he thought he was and not being able to be as selfish. I think one way that this differs from Iron Man is that Strange is technically doing something that is good already, he is saving lives, but he’s doing it for his own selfish reasons. He has to find a way to let go of that before he can truly understand his real calling. I also like Wong in the film and even Baron Mordo and The Ancient One. I think they all play off of each other well, and especially Mordo and Strange have some good interactions.

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4 – Iron Man

As I teased, Iron Man is up next. For being the original MCU film, this really hold up well. I like that it teases something that we’re eventually going to get a payoff for with the Ten Rings in Shang-Chi, probably not intentional at that point. But I like how it’s a pretty straight forward story of Iron Man and about how he has to overcome some obstacles but one of them is coming to terms with that he and what his company have done and the fact that they are profiting off of war and death. The opening with the capture and building of the armor just works so well, as well, and while Obediah Stane is underwhelming as a villain, it’s again less about him as a villain and more about Tony Stark having to overcome his own past and overcome what is happening to him. Shows a bit of the age of the film in some of the effects and things like that, but they did a good job and holds up well for overall.

3 – Thor: Ragnarok

I’ve talked about team-ups and humor, and in terms of a non-Avengers team-up, this film does it best, and in terms of humor, this film is again probably the best. I think that the jokes just land well and the team-up works. All of that for this over the top techno colored film, it still manages to have heart to it. I think that Skurge who is currently traveling with the Asguardians of the Galaxy in the comics, has a nice arc in terms of character and Heimdall is given more to do and work with in this film, which is great because Idris Elba is great. There’s just so much that works because we have the Hulk start to realize that there are things that can hurt him, we have Banner hiding away or more so Hulk taking control and just the changing and growing dynamic of the relationship between Thor and Loki. Plus we get Valkyrie who is awesome.

2 – Avengers: Endgame

I don’t think there will be much surprise for the two that top this list, maybe just some question about the order, but for me Endgame is #2. The reason for that is that the ending doesn’t really stick with you the way that it does in Infinity War. It pulls a little bit of a Return of the King in terms of how many endings it kind of has, but it feels right still to send off all of those characters the way that they did. It also does a really good job of bringing the heroes back together again. I like how they use time travel, I like how they use Ant-Man, and I think the whole thing just makes an odd amount of sense. But really, this film is about closure and passing of the torch for Captain America, and for Iron Man, finally being able to know that he saved everyone and that he did the right thing which is what he’s been trying to do, for better or worse – it’s worse – throughout all of the films, he’s always trying to redeem himself for what started in Iron Man with him finding out that his company sold weapons to the enemy.

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1 – Avengers: Infinity War

Finally, we have Infinity War as my #1 film. I think so much of this works because we get to see into Thanos brain, and we get to see how he thinks he’s doing the right thing. Now, there are massive issues with his plan, though less absurd then trying to impress Death like in the comics, but he believes in it, and he believes that what he’s doing is the right thing and a good thing. And we get to see the start of the Avengers coming back together. I like that it isn’t them fully back together in mindset, that doesn’t come until much later in Endgame, but we get to see all the main players come together to do battle again, and this film has some epic battles, which I think Endgame is lacking in some ways, as it’s more of a very entertaining heist film. Finally, I like it that they don’t win, sure, they might win in the end, but here, they don’t win and they don’t just barely lose, they lose so much and, again, we get to see the fallout from everything that was lost in this film in Endgame.

So, that’s my list, I’m sure for a lot of people films like Winter Soldier or Civil War would make the list, and probably some like Age of Ultron and Doctor Strange would be off the list. It’s okay to have your flawed opinion, but I am curious to know how other people would put their top 10, any major surprises that would make your list from how the films are generally seen?

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Malts and Meeples Episode 31: Guardians of the Galaxy Changed Marvel https://nerdologists.com/2020/02/malts-and-meeples-episode-31-guardians-of-the-galaxy-changed-marvel/ https://nerdologists.com/2020/02/malts-and-meeples-episode-31-guardians-of-the-galaxy-changed-marvel/#respond Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:19:30 +0000 http://nerdologists.com/?p=4065 In this weeks 10 Minute Marvel (#10MinMarvel), there’s a bunch of new rumors floating out there about Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, and

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In this weeks 10 Minute Marvel (#10MinMarvel), there’s a bunch of new rumors floating out there about Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, and at least one of them, I think, might have some legs to it. Plus, I finally got back to my watch through of Marvel films in world chronological order, and I’m up to Guardians of the Galaxy, so I talk about how that movie changed what Marvel could do.

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Comic Books – Marvel: Meeting the Line-Up (part 4) https://nerdologists.com/2016/07/comic-books-marvel-meeting-the-line-up-part-4/ https://nerdologists.com/2016/07/comic-books-marvel-meeting-the-line-up-part-4/#respond Wed, 27 Jul 2016 01:57:05 +0000 http://nerdologists.com/?p=1099 We are to my final part of this. I could continue for a whole lot longer, but I only have so many more that I

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We are to my final part of this. I could continue for a whole lot longer, but I only have so many more that I know about.

Gambit: Gambit is just awesome in my opinion. He is the raging Cajun Remy Lebeau. He is one of the X-men, but has also branched out to lead his own team at certain points in time. But his past is pretty shady, he was a member of a thieve’s guild and his past comes back to haunt him from time to time and he struggles with being good.

Kitty Pryde: Another X-men, she plays a huge part in a lot of the X-Men stories. She is also known as Shadowcat. That name comes into play with the fact that she can shift through solid material, which makes for some interesting scenes and her falling through the floor in a compromising position.

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Luke Cage: Cage runs in Hell’s Kitchen most of the time and is fights in the grittier part of the Marvel universe. His skin is nearly impossible to break which makes him one of the toughest characters.

Jessica Jones: Another character who can be nearly invulnerable at times. She runs in Hell’s Kitchen as well, and has super strength. She also ends up married to Luke Cage. This makes for an interesting dynamic at times, especially after they have a child.

Iron Fist: A master of mystical kung-fu, he can punch anyone out. He partners up with Luke Cage a lot of the time in Hell’s Kitchen.

The Guardians of the Galaxy: My biggest suggestion is to just watch the movie. Peter Quill is their partially human leader. The group he leads is fairly questionable with Gamora, Drax, Rocket Raccoon, and Groot. They are really a rag tag bunch and they tend to be a little more comedic.

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Captain Marvel: A human who was affected by DNA of the Kree (and alien race). She gains super powers, in that she is faster, stronger, and can fly. Taking up the mantel of one of the Kree, the current Captain Marvel, is Carol Danvers who has a really big fan following.

And last but not least…..

Squirrel Girl: Yes, this is kind of tongue and cheek. She can communicate with squirrels. That is her super power. Much like Ant-Man can talk to ant’s, she can talk with squirrels. Yes, it is as absurd as that, but people really love her. She shows up in the New Avengers in the early 2010’s.

Which hero have I missed, there are many, that you really love? I will eventually come back to Marvel to talk about the VILLAINS! But at this point, I’m wrapping up Marvel and moving onto DC’s heroes. If I seem a little bit more cynical about DC, it is because I enjoy their movies less, but I can talk about that in a later post.

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