Oh Marvel, What Have You Done Now: Captain Marvel 2018

Well, we knew this was coming. The papers haven’t even completely rested on the ground from DC’s big movie release news a couple of weeks ago and Marvel sends the comic book nerdsphere into another hurricane. Announcing movies for new and familiar characters all the way through 2019, you know the crew had some thoughts about that. #CarolCorps Ain’t Nothin’ to Fuck With. #CarolCorps Ain’t Nothin’ to Fuck With. We Made it Jimmy, We Made It! Started from the leotard, now we’re here.

Yes, yes, my people, you have heard correctly, we are in fact getting a Captain Marvel movie. Announced for July of 2018, this will fall about a year after DC’s Wonder Woman movie (and who knows what Sony will do with their supposed female led Spider-Man spinoff). Regardless, this isn’t an arms race for the first Woman-led superhero film anymore (as Marvel could’ve won that a while ago with a very absent Black Widow film…*cough*). Without the rights to Storm (Fox) and not pursuing a Natasha Ramanoff story, Marvel went to Earth’s Mightiest Hero, one Carol Danvers. Outside of possibly (big if) the Black Panther (which was also announced on the same day with a cheesin’ ass Chadwick Boseman), Captain Marvel fans (#CarolCorps for those that ain’t up on this) have been the most vocal for their favorite hero to hit the big screen in the Marvel Universe. And it makes all the sense in the world. Unique power set, Avengers member and often team leader, galactic traveler that frequently crosses paths with Mar…