Avengers -2012 - The

Let’s not forget the risk. Marvel Studios had bet the farm on Iron Man in 2008, but The Avengers was a different beast entirely. Four solo franchises ( Iron Man 2 , The Incredible Hulk , Thor , Captain America: The First Avenger ) had to converge. No one had done this. Crossovers were for comics—cinematic universes were for pipe dreams.

And the world hasn’t been the same since. the avengers -2012

Here’s a long-form retrospective on Marvel’s The Avengers (2012), written in the style of an in-depth fan or critic post. The Avengers (2012): The Moment the Shared Universe Went Supernova Let’s not forget the risk

Joss Whedon, fresh off Firefly and Dollhouse , was handed the keys to a $220 million franchise culmination. Critics predicted a tangled mess. Fanboys worried about Hulk’s CGI. The phrase “too many cooks” was on every forum. No one had done this