Oh Captain, My Captain: Thoughts on Marvel's Phase 3 Films and Captain Marvel
Happy Monday everyone! About three weeks ago, Marvel sent a chill down the spine of every good Fanboy and Fangirl by announcing the films which will feature in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the near future. Dubbing the announcement "Phase 3", (In line with the tradition of naming each new raft of films as phases in the over arching, and now highly successful, plan to build comic book continuity into their films.) they unveiled not just one or two tentatively scheduled projects but a massive concrete timeline of Named and dated films, going as far forward into the future as 2020! among the films announced were several introducing characters into the MCU for the first time, such as Black Panther, Doctor Strange, and Captain (AKA Ms) Marvel. like most fans, these announcements filled me to the brim with excitement. (particularly in regards to Captain Marvel but I'll say more about in a bit.) However, the more I thought about the Herculean task of bringing Phase 3