Comic fans, I have a question: who is the most
powerful superhero in Marvel Comics canon?
I wouldn’t know, because I’ve only got a handful
of comics. My gut instinct is to go with
one of three choices, though. First off:
the Hulk, because the madder he gets the stronger he gets. By that logic, I’m under the impression that
his power level (such as it is) reaches something very close to infinity. Failing that?
I’d guess Jean Grey, since she’s got the power of Phoenix/Dark Phoenix
inside her, and years of Marvel 3 dominance
suggest she’s one to be feared. Failing
that? Doctor Strange. If his power is to cast spells, then in the
hands of a loose cannon writer with nothing to lose, all Strange would have to
do is read up a bit to find just the
right spell to solve the problem at hand.
Since his stories have (to my knowledge) pitted him against
outer-dimensional super-beings, I’d say that that’s kind of a necessity.
So that poses a unique challenge for Marvel
Studios. How do you bring a character
whose power is, theoretically, all of the
powers into the MCU? True, it’s not
as if he starts out as a mystic god-slayer in his big debut (it is an originstory, after all), but since the execs are playing the long game on multiple
fronts, there’s a possibility that Doctor Strange will be dramatically more
powerful in his next appearance. How do
you balance future movies around that?
How do you balance this movie
around that?
Time will tell what the future holds. But for now?
I’d argue that the strongest Marvel hero is actually the weakest Marvel hero -- and the movie’s
better for it.
Mystic Sword! Bolts of
Balthakk! Spell of Vishanti! SPOILERS OF THE FALTINE!
You know, one day soon I’m going to run out of ways to
reference Marvel 3. Today’s not that day, especially since one
player managed to score a big win with a Doctor
Strange/Phoenix Wright/Captain America team.
That’s my (theoretical and barely-explored) team, damn it!
