It’s safe to say that Marvel Studios has re-framed the way tentpole movie franchises are viewed today. In addition to seemingly every studio rushing to create their own “Cinematic Universe,” many franchise films (and film advertising campaigns) are aiming to ape, or directly contrast, Marvel’s crowd-pleasing blend of character pathos, quirky humor, and colorful action. Most noteworthy of these is are the directly analogous super-films of the DC Extended Universe. As is the case with any fandom rivalry, sometimes the vitriol between “superfans” of the Marvel or DC brands can get nasty.
Nick Fury himself, Samuel L. Jackson has been around since the foundation of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. His appearance in the post-credits stinger for Iron Man as the then-S.H.I.E.L.D. ...
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