A Study of Tone: X-Men vs. the MCU

“Sir! I’m gonna have to ask you to exit the doughnut!”- S.H.I.E.L.D. director Nick Fury (MCU)

“Does it ever wake you in the middle of the night? The feeling that one day they will pass that foolish law or one just like it, and come for you? And your children?” – Brotherhood of Mutants leader Erik Lehnsherr (X-Men)

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Together we’ve looked at the humor of the MCU, and read some of Marvel’s darker comics; now we will study the tonal dissonance between Marvel Studio’s MCU, and Fox Studio’s X-Men franchise, and learn why the two franchises have such different personalities.

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Why Ronan Is No Loki: A Review Of ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’

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What do a talking tree, a gun-wielding Raccoon, a wrestler, an assassin, and a 70’s-loving space outlaw have to do with each other?
They’re the stars of Marvel’s newest film, Guardians of the Galaxy.

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