With the Avengers well on it's way, and very. Very, VERY highly anticipated by CBM goers and all, most people who . . . well, live, basically, and have access to media, know that the roster currently comprises of (in order of cinematic popularity) Tony Stark, Ironman; Bruce Banner, The Incredible Hulk; Steve Rodgers, Captain America; Thor Odinson, Thor; Natasha Rominoff, Black Widow; and Clint Barton, Hawkeye; as well as S.H.I.E.L.D directer Nick Fury, S.H.I.E.L.D agents Phil Coulson, and Mariah Hill. This is impressive, sure. But what about the original Avengers? Where is the fabled relationship of the team, Hank Pym, Ant-Man (and Yellow-Jacket, and Giant-Man, and the creater of Ultron who is one of the Avengers' biggest foes); and Janet Van Dyne, the Wasp? Did Marvel make a grave mistake in not including these characters which in thier own way were a piece of the spine that held the Avengers together in thier orginal outting? Or is there something more behind this exclusion? Did Marvel intentionally leave these characters out for future development of the plot, in sequels that may be hard to keep grounded to Earth once the Avengers have all learned how to play (generally) "nice" with eachother? I think we can very plausibly expect to see, possibly in the very next sequel, Ant-man and the Wasp come on to the big screen and cause a huge commotion when Hank Pym makes a scheme to put the Avengers at thier knees; but Janet finds out and tries to stop him. This is the moment never forgotten: where Hank Pym infamously struck his wife. Would this lead to a turmoil not only among the couple, but the Avengers entire? Could it lead to a certain puplic recognition of The Avengers as being a disfuntional, incompetent, and dangerous gethering of beings to powerful to be stopped?
Ultimately, speculation can only be just that for now. I like to speculate, though. I like to imagine Black-Panther stalking in the shadows of Stark Tower right next to the Avengers, while they are completely unaware of him, and then playfully pouncing on them to prove that he is not to be intervined with, and then later asking for thier help when the Hank-Pym created Ultron is seeking out his nation's most prized possession, Vibranium, for some dark scheme to destroy all sentient life. I like the Idea of Namor being arrogant and attacking the Avengers simply for flying thier Quinjet over "his ocean". I like the idea of Captain Marvel being braught in to the Avengers equation in an effort to stop the Skrull race from igniting war with the Kree, but failing, and then seeing the Avengers deal with an inter-galactic war, which they technically have no place in, and then seeing the consequences: Secret Invasion. But, all is speculation. So I ask you- the CBM enthusiasts united: Who do you want to see involved in the sequels following the most highly anticipated super hero flick EVER? Respond in the comments section with ENTHUSIASIM! :)
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I don't think the Avengers needs a summary because everybody knows about it!