10 Perfect Marvel Comics Stories Phase 4 Must Adapt
6. Higher, Further, Faster, More
Marvel Comics
Captain Marvel is already shaping up to be the most unique Marvel offering yet, and while it's already said to be targeting a Kree-Skrull conflict, it would be nice to see the character spill into the Guardians of the Galaxy's plans too, either in a sequel or a crossover.
Kelly Sue DeConnick's debut run on the character, titled Higher, Further, Faster, More, is everything the title says it is. It just is more, and grander in scale than the previous adventures that had featured the character. It's witty, fun, dramatic and colourful, and a great tale to base any feature film on.
Taking place in the midst of an inter-galactic conflict, Carol Danvers is tasked with delivering a young alien girl to her home, and things don't exactly go according to plan. It's very Guardians-esque in its tone, and - given the success of that series - it makes perfect sense to pursue it in a different medium, particularly with Brie Larson at the helm.
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.
