Marvel
Vox’s ongoing coverage of all things Marvel.


Widescreen comics were the forerunner of the blockbusters we know today.


With all TV’s strengths and weaknesses.


T’Challa’s introduction was pretty close to perfection.


We talked to the screenwriters of Captain America: Civil War about the challenges and payoffs of making sure all of Marvel’s movies connected.


This is so much more than an Avengers side quest.


Minus a huge budget, it got by on attitude and romance.


Captain America and Iron Man do battle.


Lower stakes, better villains, and three other reasons.


I really thought I’d be able to plant my flag in what was supposed to be a garbage fire of a film and declare Marvel dead.

How Ant-Man compares with other shrunken people in movies, in one chart.


We break down the highs and lows of Marvel’s latest, oddest superhero tale.


How did this guy get a movie?


The story of Thanos is really about how the thirst is real.


A Black Widow scene has some fans up in arms, and it’s a perfect storm of both Whedon’s and Marvel’s worst tendencies.


Ultron is disposable — just like the rest of Marvel’s supervillains.


29 hours in a movie theater will make you realize your own human frailty.
This is Ultron’s place in the surprisingly long history of the singularity.


15 years ago, there was no reason to make an Avengers movie. Now there’s no reason to stop.


The movie most resembles director Joss Whedon’s cult TV creation Firefly.


Marvel’s Ultron story has tracked fears of communism, of nuclear war, and now of artificial intelligence. But he began with a scheme that redefined comic book evil.


There’s heartbreak, joy, pain, and a sentient cow named Bova.


This clip has a big clue about a certain character.


Even androids can cry!


Scarlet Witch, Vision, and Ultron’s background.... we find out a lot.


We find out more about Ultron’s background and we see Vision for the first time.
Here are the clues and details you may have missed.


Who exactly is that dirty-looking bearded man?


Marvel released a darker, more brooding taste of the highly-anticipated Avengers sequel.


We’re getting to know Ultron, bit by bit.


The main difference between the two trailers is an extra 55 seconds or so, and one startling scne.


Some of the best parts of the trailer only make sense for comic nerds. This doesn’t have to be the case.


On Monday night, Variety announced that Robert Downey Jr. is in the final steps of negotiating his next Marvel movie, and it isn’t an Iron Man or Avengers film.

