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Forget About The Sinister Six, Here’s The Villainous Team That Can Save Sony’s Spiderverse
Forget About The Sinister Six, Here's The Villainous Team That Can Save Sony's Spiderverse

The Inheritors are a dimension-hopping family of psychic vampires who aim to kill every version of Spider-Man in every universe.

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Bucky Barnes as Captain America, Chris Evans as Steve Rogers, and Frank Castle as Captain America
Every Marvel Character Who Became Captain America, In Order

While Steve Rogers is most likely remembered as the original Captain America, the pages of Marvel history gave the mantle to other heroes as well.

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JK Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson, Iam McKellen as Magneto, and Hugh Jackman as Wolverine
10 Marvel Comics Characters Based on Real People

Behind the flashy costumes and superhuman abilities often lies an actual person who inspired the creation of some of Marvel's most iconic characters.

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Kathryn Newton, Margot Robbie, and Amanda Seyfried
9 Actors Who Almost Played Harley Quinn in a DC Movie

Harley Quinn is a character that many actresses wanted to play, and several almost did. Here's who came pretty close to playing the DC favorite.

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Bizarro, Gorilla Grodd, Solomon Grundy
10 Strongest DC Villains Who Haven't Shown Up in Movies Yet

DC Comics' gallery of rogues is so vast that not every villain has earned their big screen debut yet. Here are 10 such strong and evil DC villains.

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18 Forgotten Superhero TV Shows That Didn’t Last Very Long

Their time came and went in the blinking of an eye, but in that moment, they reflected the pop culture moment they were born into.

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Public Domain Characters by Alex Ross
12 Public Domain Comic Characters We Want to See in Superhero Movies

Superhero fatigue is real, but that doesn't mean there's no room for improvement. Let's look at some original stories from the public domain

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Storm and Magneto in X-Men '97
What Is an Omega Level Mutant in the Marvel Universe?

Omega-level mutants are some of the strongest characters in the Marvel universe; here is what the term means and which X-Men fall under the category.

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Onslaught, Magik, and Legion from Marvel Comics
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6 Marvel Mutants too Powerful to Join the MCU

Sometimes writers go a bit far with their character's powers. These are just a handful that need to stay out of the MCU.

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Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Michelle Pfeiffer as Catwoman, and Talia Al Ghul from Batman
Batman’s 8 Greatest Love Interests, Ranked

You can't be a billionaire playboy and not meet your fair share of eligible ladies. Bruce Wayne/Batman is no different.

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One Marvel SyFy Movie Went Places the MCU Wouldn't Dare Go
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One Marvel Syfy Movie Went Places the MCU Wouldn’t Dare Go

Three years before the MCU and with the help of the Sci-Fi Channel, Man-Thing brought a bloody and violent mess to Marvel through the small screen.

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Invincible and Omni-Man’s 9 Biggest Weaknesses, Explained
Invincible and Omni-Man’s 9 Biggest Weaknesses, Explained

Even the Viltrumites have a few things that get under their skin, sometimes literally.

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Chris Evans as Steve Rodgers and Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes in Captain America: The Winter Soldier
The Winter Soldier at 10: How It Set a New Standard for the MCU

The second Captain America film was the ninth entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and it set a completely new bar for the blockbuster franchise.

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Many Marvel characters have worn the Infinity Gauntlet, like Iron Man, Mister Fantastic, and even the Hulk.
10 Marvel Characters Who Wore the Infinity Gauntlet (Besides Thanos)

Quite a few of Marvel's heroes and villains have donned the Infinity Gauntlet over the years.

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An edited collage of X-Men '97, Moon Knight, and Echo
The 28 Best Superhero TV Shows on Disney+ to Watch Right Now

Disney+ has plenty of action-packed superhero shows to enjoy, but these are the best.

Green Lantern, Sailor Moon, and StarFire
8 DC Superheroes Who Transform Like Sailor Moon

Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman prove that fun, colorful transformation sequences aren't just for magical girls.

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Leonardo DiCaprio imagined as Doctor Strange, Batman, Iron Man, Human Torch, Spider-Man
Leonardo DiCaprio Suits Up As The Superheroes He Never Wants to Play in AI Fan Art

Leonardo DiCaprio has made it clear that he does not want to join any superhero franchises, but one fan has shared what could be in another reality.

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Clayface, Joker, and Mr. Freeze have all faced off against Superman.
10 Batman Villains Who Took on Superman

Some of Batman's greatest foes have also fought against the Man of Steel, sometimes with Superman's own enemies around to help.

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Ai Apaec, Miles Morales, and Doctor Octopus as Spider-Man
10 Marvel Characters Who Became Spider-Man After Peter Parker

A few heroes, enemies, and the occasional anti-hero know what it's like to be Spider-Man.

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Kristen Stewart in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2
Kristen Stewart Equates Acting in an MCU Film to ‘a F—ing Nightmare’ but Would Do It Under One Condition

One director could sway Kristen Stewart to do a Marvel film, but she feels starring in an MCU movie would be like "a f—ing nightmare."

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