Top 10 Biggest MCU Changes from The Comics

Marvel has never been afraid to differ from its source material. For this list, we’ll be looking at the either loved or hated changes the MCU made in comparison to the comics. Our countdown includes Tony Stark’s Alcoholism, The Mandarin, Thanos’s Motivation, and more! Which change got to you the most? Let us know in the comments!

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[WatchMojo]

Which change got to you the most? Let us know in the comments!

[saphiramystique]

Another change they did in MCU was Hela being Loki and Thor’s sister, in the comics she's Loki’s daughter, just like in norse Mythology.

[MrMrjack]

Biggest change was Thanos motivation: In comics he snapped just to impress mistress death... in movies not so much ! Bravo Mojo 👏

[etherealada]

Another huge change is Mantis’s entire character and origin

[mr.decencykeepinitreal]

The real Mandarin will appear in 'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.'
September 2021, here we come.

[brandonpalmer]

Donald Blake was mentioned as an ex-boyfriend of Jane Foster in the first MCU Thor film.

[billybobjoe]

I am pretty sure Hank Pym’s role was reduced due to his character history. He is known for his mental instability (that’s partly why Ultron is a villain), and for hitting his wife.

[devarsh_]

Fun Fact :- Loki And Spiderman never Met In MCU

[stevegallo]

How about Ultron's origin? That was a major one! In the MCU he was created by Tony Stark and Bruce Banner, but in the comic books Hank Pym created him. Vision's origin could be on the list as well, since in the comic books his brainwave patterns are based on those of Simon Williams aka Wonder Man who has yet to be introduced in the MCU. In the MCU, Jarvis (Tony Stark's AI assistant) is the brain of Vision.

[mr.decencykeepinitreal]

The MCU franchise, inspired by both Earth-616 and Earth-1610 versions.

[The_Windows_]

You can make the argument that Red Skull ended up stranded on Vormir as a result of his interaction with the Tesseract (aka the Space Stone, which can be used for teleportarion as seen in Infinity War & Endgame) back in Captain America: The First Avenger. We don't see him die, all we see is the Tesseract doing something to him (possibly teleporting him to Vormir and stranding him there)

[flex]

Tony telling the world that he is Iron man was big. He pretended that he was the body guard in the comics.

[Phanthief]

Other major changes:

- Hela is Odin’s daughter & Fenrir is her pet (In the comics as well as in Norse mythology Hela & Fenrir are 2 of Loki’s children)

- Ego is Star-Lord’s father (In the comics, Quill’s father is J’son, the king of the planet of Spartax, which is subtly referenced with Peter Quill’s middle name Jason)

- Taskmaster is the brainwashed daughter of the creator of the Red Room (In the comics, Taskmaster is a mercenary by the name of Tony Masters who is hired by various criminal organizations to take down heroes)

- Carol Danvers getting her powers from the Tesseract (In the comics, Carol got her powers after being exposed to a device known as the Psyche Magnitron, which fused her human DNA with Kree DNA)

[Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

Hot Take: Making Thanos a guy who took 1 college course in ethics helped him be a much better character than being a guy who wanted senpai to notice him...

[justapeacefulmanwhosbornin]

Are they gonna possibly change from "Marvel Cinematic Universe" to "Marvel Cinematic Multiverse"?

[solidsnake]

What about Bucky being the killer of Iron Man’s parents??

[TheSpectacledSteve]

Thanos tries to win Lady Death

Deadpool: sup

[ThatBoyRashaad]

If they make Dave Batista play a Saxophone in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3, I will never stop laughing

[spoz_juice]

Hawkeye's costume was better in the comics we all know it

[ChefAndyLunique]

With the exception of the Mandarin, I welcome every single change made for the MCU. Some story beats are better for different types of media. Comics are wild and don’t always translate well.