Wonder Man: Callback
Now we see how Trevor and Simon do with their chance to impress the rather eccentric director in an episode called, appropriately enough, “Callback.”
Wonder Man: Found Footage
I often have issues when they take a character who I know and like and turn them into something wholly different for an adaptation. Usually I say the more seemingly random changes they make, the worse the adaptation is. The MCU has managed to exempt themselves from this rule of mine a few times (really, it makes a lot more sense that techno-genius Tony Stark made Ultron than bio-chemist Hank Pym). They are doing so again with their take on Wonder Man, who has very little in common with his comic book counterpart, but they are telling a great story here, which continues in “Found Footage.”
Wonder Man: Doorman
Doorman, in the comics, is a minor character, part of a group of lesser-known, mostly used as joke characters called the Great Lakes Avengers. He’s actually not the first of the GLA to show up in the MCU, since a version of Immortal Man popped up in the She-Hulk series. He’s been referenced several times so far during Wonder Man. Now, we finally get to see what happened that led to the “Doorman clause” that prohibits superhumans from working in Hollywood movies. Probably tv shows, too, but that hasn’t really been spelled out yet. They use black and white to emphasize that almost the entire episode is a flashback, as we get the story behind “Doorman.”
Wonder Man: Pacoima
As many comic book readers know, Wonder Man/Simon Williams has a very complicated family history. His brother Eric is the supervillain known as the Grim Reaper, who has never been able to accept Simon’s return from the death that was part of his origin arc. Complicating things still further, a recording of Simon’s brain patterns was used by Ultron when creating the Vision, making them essentially brothers, and earning Vision a place on the Grim Reaper’s hit list as well. Things aren’t that serious, at least not yet, but we do get to see that Eric and Simon don’t get on in the MCU as well as the comics as we attend a celebration in “Pacoima.”
Wonder Man: Self Tape
There have been assorted changes made from the comics to the on screen world of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. So far, it seems like the adaptation of Wonder Man might be one of the furthest from the source material. They are definitely leaning hard into Simon Williams’ acting career, even if they are ignoring the rest of his history. The acting career and the Hollywood life are very much the focus of episode two of Wonder Man’s series, “Self Tape.”
Wonder Man: Matinee
They seem to be going for Hollywood satire with “Wonder Man,” a character not known to many who don’t read the comics.
Who Is Wonder Man?
With the series set to drop on Disney, it’s time for a recap of one of the lesser-known Avengers.
Loki: Science/Fiction
Loki, Mobius, and the rest have a lot of unexpected things to deal with in “Science Fiction.”
What If… Happy Hogan Saved Christmas?
Some have been tragic, some dramatic, and a few have been more on the humorous side. “What If Happy Hogan Saved Christmas?” is definitely one of those. There’s all kinds of action and a few nods to assorted Christmas stories as we see an Avengers Christmas party like no other.
What If… Peter Quill Attacked Earth’s Mightiest Heroes?
This version of events shows a different, earlier forming version of the Avengers, although it gets my vote for Least Accurately Titled Episode, at least so far. Now we delve into “What If Peter Quinn Attacked Earth’s Mightiest Heroes?”