What's Humor's Place In The Marvel Cinematic Universe? Jeph Loeb Provides An Answer!
Marvel TV's executive vice president Jeph Loeb may not be involved with the big screen films, but he knows a thing or two about humor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Here, he explains how humors plays a big part in shows like Jessica Jones & Daredevil!
In a recent interview with ComicBook.com, Marvel Television's executive vice president Jeph Loeb spoke on humor's place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Marvel TV. However, before he began to speak, he had to clarify that he couldn't say much because of the following: "Marvel security has surrounded the building, and I plan on trying to get home tonight," Loeb jokingly said, referring to the "Marvel Snipers" joke that's been floating around for years now.
Anyhow, Loeb revealed that no matter how dark a Marvel show or film may seem, there's still humor added in the mix. "When you look at any Marvel property, our secret sauce has always been not so secret in that we believe that humor is part of it. It doesn't really matter how dark we get, and certainly people felt that Daredevil and Jessica Jones were darker than they had expected Marvel properties to go, there's still a great deal of humor in those shows." He then used Spider-Man and Daredevil as an example to explain how humor is an important element in the stories Marvel tells. "We're bringing that a man can get bitten by a radioactive spider and then go out and swing across the skyscrapers of Manhattan, or that a blind superhero can actually, somehow, use his heightened senses in order to take down those that are opposed to abiding by the law. If you're going to have that as part of it, it's always a good idea to make sure that the audience is aware that, yeah, it's funny. It helps along the way in telling the story."
Finally, Loeb spoke on the Marvel TV comedies that are supposedly in development, and revealed how him and his team would tackle something of that sort. "If we were to explore half-hour comedies, we would keep in mind what's important about Marvel, which is that it needs to feel grounded and real, and at the same time that it has that kind of rebellious quality to it," he said. " Marvel has always been sort of the bad boy of the comic book universe. I don't think that's ever going to change. I think, to be perfectly honest about it, I think we're now the sort of, the bad people, not the bad boy." What do you think? Share your thoughts in the comment section below!