

3brings a more-than-satisfying conclusion to an end of an era for Marvel Studios.

Whether that's a major recasting or the decision to re-center characters that may have been previously planned for retirement is anyone's idea. Where does that leave the future? With some very real drama playing out in the legal system around a performer Marvel previously seemed to be building its entire upcoming slate around, it's fair to wonder if the biggest name in comic book entertainment may have another pivot up its sleeve.

3, another trilogy conclude with satisfying arcs and time spent with all the characters that fans have grown to love over the last 9 years and seven MCU appearances.

In the last year, we've seen one trilogy close out as a way to set up the future ( Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania), one fourth installment come without a whole bunch of new to contribute ( Thor: Love and Thunder), and, now, with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. THE FUTURE of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is. Ages 15-up.The following story contains some spoilers for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. The author introduces threads about rare books and a missing treasure, then drops them, presumably to pick them up in the following volume, due out next year. It's tough to take any of this seriously: the cartoonish villain stages high-stakes showdowns that mix slasher flick style battles with chess matches. Halfway through the story, werewolves make an appearance. Written mainly in sentence fragments with an excess of exclamation points, the narrative is a mish-mash of occult motifs. He goes to live with insensitive Uncle Dervish, who regales his newly orphaned nephew with stories about the "long and bloody history" of the house that Grubbs will now call home. Grubbs is sole witness to his family's execution and his narrow escape, by means he doesn't quite understand himself, nearly drives him mad. He feels guilty about this when, just a few pages later, Gretelda, Mom and Dad are killed in appalling fashion by Lord Loss, a "demon master," and his grotesque familiars Vein and Artery. Grubbs seeks revenge against the informant, his sister, Gretelda, by smearing her bath towels with rat guts. Readers meet teen narrator Grubitsch Grady ("Grubbs") in a bad spot he's in the principal's office, caught smoking cigarettes but things are about to get far worse. The author of the popular Cirque du Freak books launches another no less gruesome series with this first installment in the Demonata books.
