On the one hand, it's easy to understand why Marvel try to make their comics line up a little more with their movies. It's something they've been doing since Spider-Man was released and Peter Parker was suddenly given organic web-shooters. However, they've gone overboard in recent years, and many of the changes they're making have begun to alienate and upset longtime comic book readers. That doesn't seem like a smart thing to do! One recent example is the introduction of Nick Fury Jr., a Samuel L. Jackson lookalike. A convoluted storyline saw Marcus Johnson learn he was the illegitimate son of the classic Nick Fury, and by the time that ended, he had lost an eye and was suddenly one of the heads of S.H.I.E.L.D. They're just taking it too far, and controversy is currently swirling around the decision to remove Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch's mutant heritage. This is being done to fit in with their revamped origin in Avengers: Age of Ultron. However, does it not devalue the decades worth of stories which preceded that decision where being Magneto's children actually played a huge role in the actions and motivations of Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch? Of course it does, but continuity being sacrificed to make their titles new reader friendly solely by imitating the movies seems like an inevitability now.
