"Heroes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe" by AntMan3001. Used with permission under Creative Commons with some rights reserved.

MCU Retrospective

Monday, April 15, 2019 to Friday, April 19, 2019

Theme week organized by

Jayson QuearryGeorgia State University

Digital De-Aging in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Monday, April 15, 2019

Infinity Stones: the MacGuffin at the Heart of the MCU

By Dan Hassler-Forest

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

Cloak & Dagger and Marvel's Migration to the Big Easy

By Rusty Hatchell

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Retroactive Continuity to the Maximoff: Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver and the impact of MCU Narratives on Marvel’s Comic Pages

By Monica Roxanne Sandler

Thursday, April 18, 2019

Assemble!: Proposing the 'Hero Tableau' in Comics and Superhero Film

By Jayson Quearry

Friday, April 19, 2019

Featured Content

4/15/2019 to 4/19/2019
MCU Retrospective

Theme week organized by
Jayson QuearryGeorgia State University
4/8/2019 to 4/12/2019
Sports & Politics in the U.S.

Theme week organized by
Dafna KaufmanGeorgia State University
4/1/2019 to 4/5/2019
Issues in VR/AR

Theme week organized by
Andrew KempGeorgia State University
3/25/2019 to 3/29/2019
Media Law

Theme week organized by
Lyndsey SheltonGeorgia State University
3/18/2019 to 3/22/2019
The Cinematic in Contemporary Television and Media

Theme week organized by
Angelo RestivoGSU Moving Image Studies
3/11/2019 to 3/15/2019
Sci-Fi Anthology Shows

Theme week organized by
Jazmine R. HudsonGeorgia State University

Recent comments

Re: Retroactive Continuity to the Maximoff: Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver and the impact of MCU Narratives on Marvel’s Comic Pages

Thanks for the response

By Jayson Quearry

Friday, April 19, 2019 - 17:51

First off, I am glad you've enjoyed participating in the theme week; as I said above, I think you brought a really vital interaction between the MCU and Marvel Comics into the discussion. I completely agree with your argument that many of these...
Re: Digital De-Aging in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Memory

By Jayson Quearry

Friday, April 19, 2019 - 17:28

Thank you, Drew, for contributing such a thoughtful and thought-provoking post! The technology is, without a doubt, improving, and it's clear that Disney and Marvel have been intentionally including flashback scenes to create an excuse for...
Re: Digital De-Aging in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Interesting!

By Monica Roxanne Sandler

Friday, April 19, 2019 - 01:41

Oh! That's really fascinating, I hadn't thought of that element, the modes of production that create de-aging.
Re: Digital De-Aging in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Star Knowledge

By Drew Ayers

Thursday, April 18, 2019 - 21:06

Thanks for the questions, Monica. From a production standpoint, de-aging well-known actors makes the process easier, since there's so much imagery on which to draw. For an actor like Downey Jr., there's an extensive library of images from his...
Re: Digital De-Aging in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Believability

By Drew Ayers

Thursday, April 18, 2019 - 21:01

Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Jayson, and thanks for organizing this theme week! In terms of the "uncanny valley," I think technological advances and audience familiarity with digital techniques have made this less of a problem. Firstly,...