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I love it! I read the book and have been waiting until they had a few seasons out before I watched them. I recommend the books if you like to read.

Bucky has been part of the MCU since Captain America: The First Avenger, so we've been following this version of the character for about 15 years now. With fans already wondering if Bucky will survive Avengers: Doomsday, I've been thinking about whether this could really be the end for him. With Doomsday bringing back so many longtime Marvel characters, I could definitely see the movie being used to close the book on a few of them. But I'm not sure I'm ready to see Bucky go yet. After everything the character has been through, I'd rather see him get a meaningful ending than have him killed just to establish how dangerous Doom is. What do you think? Will Avengers: Doomsday be Bucky's final MCU appearance, or do you think he'll survive and make it to Secret Wars? And if this is the end for Bucky, what would be a fitting way to finish his story?

Great choice. Sonic 2 is probably the game I most associate with Sonic from growing up. I'm not sure I remember much about the very first one, but definitely remember playing part 2 at a friend's house all the time.

That was such a great movie! I need to watch it again soon.

I'm extremely excited for Avengers: Doomsday, but the closer we get to the movie, the more I wonder if its biggest strength could also become its biggest problem: there are a LOT of characters in this movie. We're getting Avengers, the Fantastic Four, X-Men and characters from several different corners of the Marvel universe. On paper, that sounds incredible. But bringing all these characters together is the easy part. Giving enough of them something meaningful to do is much harder. Infinity War and Endgame had enormous casts, but they also had an advantage. By the time we reached those movies, we'd already spent years with most of those characters. Doomsday is bringing together characters who don't necessarily share that history. I'm especially curious about the Fantastic Four. Doctor Doom is one of the most important Fantastic Four characters in Marvel history, so it would feel strange if Reed Richards and the rest of the team weren't important to a story built around Doom. At the same time, this is still an Avengers movie. I'm also hoping characters like Cyclops and Gambit actually get something meaningful to do. If this ends up being one of our last opportunities to see some of these versions of the X-Men before the MCU moves forward with its own X-Men, I'd hate for their appearances to amount to little more than cameos. I don't think everyone needs equal screen time, though. Infinity War worked because it divided its huge cast into smaller groups and allowed different characters to carry different parts of the story. Doomsday may need to do something similar. I want the huge battles and those moments where characters from completely different Marvel movies finally meet. That's part of the fun. But I also want those moments to matter because there's a good story holding everything together. Do you think Doomsday has too many characters to balance successfully? And if everyone can't have a major role, which characters absolutely need to be at the center of the story? Or is the massive scale the whole point, a way to establish Doctor Doom as a major threat before Marvel slows things down again afterward?

I was really disappointed to see that Spider-Noir has been canceled after just one season. I enjoyed every episode, and even my kids loved it. It was one of those shows we could all sit down and watch together, so I was definitely hoping we'd get another season. Did anyone else enjoy Spider-Noir? How do you feel about the cancellation? Would you have liked to see where they took the story in a second season?

Sonic has been around for more than 30 years and has gone through a lot of different eras, from the original Genesis games to the 3D titles and more recent releases. If you could only pick one, what do you think is the best Sonic game ever made? It doesn't necessarily have to be the most important one. Just the Sonic game you had the most fun playing. What's your pick?

I’d definitely like to see more older shows get Blu-ray releases. There are still a lot of series out there that are difficult to watch because they only exist on older formats. Hopefully Masked Rider eventually gets that treatment too.

I’m going with Star Wars overall. I think its history, characters and impact are hard to beat. My biggest question is the future. I’m not sure how much unexplored territory Star Wars really has left without continuing to circle back to the same characters and eras. That might be where Star Trek eventually pulls ahead, because its universe feels like it has more room to keep expanding in different directions. But if I have to pick one based on everything so far, I’m still taking Star Wars.

I need to rewatch that one, it's been too long.

I’d probably go with Taskmaster. I didn’t hate the character in Black Widow, but it never really felt like the Taskmaster I knew from the comics. The personality and attitude are a big part of what makes the character fun, and I felt like most of that was missing. I’d love to see the MCU give Taskmaster another shot and bring the character a little closer to the comics.

Welcome to the forum! Which games to you play?

That’s actually a pretty cool way to end up with a comic collection. I’d be curious what was hiding in that box from the auction. Anything particularly interesting or unexpected in there?

Another week of new comics is here, with books like Fantastic Four #16, Absolute Superman #23, Batman #13, Teen Titans #1, Daredevil #6 and plenty more hitting shelves this week. I went pretty light this week. I only picked up Rook: Exodus #11, Doctor Strange and Doctor Doom: Triumph and Torment #1, and Fantastic Four #16. What did everyone else pick up? Anything you've already read that you'd recommend? And if you skipped the new releases this week, what are you reading instead?

They should lol. I always try to buy physical media when I can.

I've never seen this one. Is it worth starting at this point?

The MCU has done a great job adapting some Marvel characters, but others feel very different from their comic book counterparts. Which character do you think the MCU still hasn't gotten quite right? And if you could change one thing about their MCU version, what would it be?

I definitely hope physical games aren't going anywhere anytime soon. I still prefer buying physical copies when I can. Digital is convenient, but I like actually owning a copy that I can keep on the shelf, lend to someone or sell later. I don't think they will apologize to us though.

I could actually see Sonic and Power Rangers working pretty well together. Eggman teaming up with Rita seems like a natural way to bring the two worlds together, and seeing Sonic and the others get their own Ranger forms could be a lot of fun.

I’d be interested in seeing some completely new characters in the next 3D Sonic game. An electric-powered character could make for some fun gameplay too, especially if they gave him abilities that played differently from Sonic. I’d be curious to see what everyone else would want from a new character.

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Hi Isaiah, welcome to the Forum!

That would work too!

I'm still excited! They can write it while filming I don't care 😂

Zombies are cool! What's your favorite zombie series?