Disney Buys Fox: 8 Epic Storylines The MCU Can Now Adapt
2. Secret War
Marvel Comics
The singular Secret War may not be as famous as its blockbuster (plural) predecessor Secret Wars, but it has a fascinating concept.
Centred around a covert superhero-led invasion of Doctor Doom's Latveria spearheaded by Colonel Nick Fury, the book sees the S.H.I.E.L.D. Director call in favours from Steve Rogers, Matthew Murdock (Daredevil), Natasha Romanoff, Logan and Peter Parker (Spider-Man) in order to complete a Black-Op right under the nose of Lucia Von Bardas, who he suspects to be involved in a terrorist plot against the United States.
Secret War was both timely and interesting when it was first published fourteen years ago, and a strong enough tale to carry on over into the Marvel Cinematic Universe today as well. The involvement of Daredevil is an obvious draw, with Marvel Studios still yet to sync their plans up with Marvel TV, and with Latveria, Wolverine, and other Marvel characters to choose from, Secret War could prove to be yet another spy thriller in Disney's flagship franchise.
Oh, and you can consult Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 for a brief overview of the story. (If you want.)
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.
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