7. Pointless Cameos
Look, either do it or dont. No comic book fan, being honest, was impressed that Union Jack was in The First Avenger but not really, or that Doc Sampson was in The Incredible Hulk minus everything about him except the douchyness. Every time I see some obscure reference to the comics in films my first thought is, Who is that for? The answer is for them, the film makers must know that we question their supposed comic book acumen as we watch their films, so they place little tidbits to remind us that they have in fact read a comic. Thats nice and all, but instead of easter eggs, why not show your comic book background in the actual movie? Why do I have to even say this??? I really wish Marvel Comics hadnt shot themselves in the foot decades ago and sold their IPs to Sony and Fox. I also wish Batman didnt suck so hard that I dont care about his crappy overhyped movies (Batman cant talk like that and expect to be taken seriously, period.). So Marvel sold out literally and DC sucks, making the one thing I always wanted completely impossible, well almost. How come on the view screens aboard the Helicarrier we couldnt see footage of other Marvel heroes in New York fighting aliens? How cool would it have been to see Nova streak by in any number of city shots across the movies? Maybe a conference call with Mr. Fantastic? There are countless ways to speak to the larger Marvel universe using quick cameos, in the same way its done in the comics. Bob Harras reportedly lost his job as editor of the X-Books when the X-Men films didnt result in a boost in sales. This proved that Marvel and to a lesser extent DC have not a single clue amongst them. If I walk out of Thor and all of the comic book fans are immediately pointing out how the film is nothing (and I mean nothing dammit) like the comic, then where is the curiosity to read the comic supposed to come from? I obviously dont need to read the comic to understand the movie. By going out of their way to disassociate the films from the books they are guaranteeing that the two mediums will not really support each other. Cameos are a primary tool (at least one that isnt totally underhanded) for comic books to drum up interest in other books, and the films could easily get in on that action.