10 Comic Book Movies That Could Be The Next Avengers: Infinity War

by Ewan Paterson

1. The Mangog Saga

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Marvel Comics

For all intents and purposes, yes, Thor: Ragnarok heralded the end of Asgard. Norse Mythology's most notorious doomsday event has now been chronicled and the Asgardian people, presumably split straight down the middle by Thanos in Infinity War, have been left in dire circumstances.

Believe it or not, Ragnarok isn't the worst things have gotten in the comics. A being called Mangog, who's yet to really be referenced in the MCU, is much, much worse. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, Mangog is up there with the worst of the worst of the Marvel Universe, and has only just returned after an extended hiatus in the current Mighty Thor series.

Of all the Phase 1 franchises, Thor looks like the one most deserving of a fourth entry, and while the prophesied doomsday scenario has somewhat been done to death already, Mangog is a villain worth adapting for the big screen. He possesses the power of a billion, billion beings, and with a snarling look that belongs in the Simpsons' fabled 'Big Book of British Smiles', Mangog is most certainly not to be trifled with.

It's unlikely that he'd bring together the Avengers in a way that Thor's brother did, but Mangog could serve as a great villain for the concluding chapter of the Thor series, realising Jack Kirby's vision in a way Ragnarok came tantalisingly close to doing.

What comic book storylines do you think could become the next Infinity War? Be sure to let us know in the comments below!

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WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well. In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.