Marvel, If You Want Us to Fear Your Villains, Stop Making Them Sexy

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Marvel, If You Want Us to Fear Your Villains, Stop Making Them Sexy
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Editor's Note: The following contains some spoilers for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.As a society, let's make one thing clear: Marvel knew exactly what they were doing with Kang in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. The measured vocal tones, the mild gestures, the body language -- even embracing the utter absurdity of Kang's classic green-and-purple costume in leather form takes a certain type of man. And that man, Kang the Conquerer, is fine as hell.

Indeed, a handful of Kang's traits invoke his Sexy Villain predecessor in ways too specific to be entirely coincidental. There's Kang's artful power pose upon his golden throne, which was released as a still before Quantumania's release. He speaks with reserved quietness, his voice rolls like a thawing river's current, and with the barest of accustomed hand motions, Kang wields effortless control over powers too massive for mere mortals to comprehend. His steps are refined.

From Loki to Kang: When Did This Become the Marvel Norm? Two especially prosperous times in Marvel's history facilitated the Loki-to-Kang pipeline. In what feels like a coordinated attack, Marvel first dropped Thor: Ragnarok and Black Panther back-to-back then Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and Quantumania back-to-back .

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