r/comicbookmovies • u/AdventurousBag865 • 2h ago
Thoughts on outside continuity projects
I think projects focusing on characters who haven't been shown in live action could be really cool if they're allowed to exist in their own stylized universes. Something like the Spider-Noir works so well partly because it doesn't feel obligated to cram in modern-day references or constantly connect itself to everything else. It gets to become its own thing.(It's definitely deliberate in that case due to sony and disney but point still stands)
I think the Netflix-era shows benefited from this too. Even though they were technically placed after The Avengers, most of them were largely standalone and didn't constantly mention the MCU. That gave them room to build their own identities, fanbases and lore.
I'd love to see Marvel try this more deliberately with something like a Ben Reilly show, a Clone Saga project, or an 1602-style series. They'd be different enough to stand on their own while still using characters and ideas that audiences already recognize