The DC V. Marvel War has been raging since the dawn of the comic books. The two industry goliaths have given the public a list of superhuman beings so iconic and entertaining that no one can help but compare them to each other, and why wouldn’t they? Some of the most iconic superheroes in these publications are likely to have a similar counterpart in the others. With so much overlapping of similar features, it can become difficult to tell which one is copying the other.
And coming to that in modern times, it looks like the next Marvel Studios Love at first sight film could reignite this debate with a new intensity.
With new rumors now surfacing for the next movie, it looks like the MCU fandom would be introduced to Hyperion, which some die-hard DC fans say is nothing more than a cheap copycat and version. modified from Superman.
DC fans are raging over Hyperion’s appearance in the upcoming Thunderbolts.
There have been several occasions where fans of both comic book publishers have spotted similarities between the superheroes of these universes. But without a doubt, Marvel has been notorious in this department as it has tried time and time again to create its own version of the world’s most popular superhero, which just so happens to be DC Comics’ Superman. Marvel has created many counterparts like Sentry, and also brought some to the big screen like Thor, and more recently, Ikaris in Eternals.
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But after these attempts, it looks like Marvel is ready to bring the Dark Horse to the MCU by Love at first sight. According to a recent tweet from Beyond The Trailer’s Grace Randolph, the next movie is set to bring the evil version of Marvel’s counterpart to Superman to the big screen in the form of Hyperion.
Looks like #Wonder launches an “Evil Superman” to #Love at first sight!
It will be hard to do better #Homelander!! pic.twitter.com/qX32GzuJTv
— Grace Randolph (@GraceRandolph) November 20, 2022
This news is fine with MCU fans who expected Hyperion to be introduced to the mainstream, but DC fans, on the other hand, are furious at Marvel’s attempts to bring this trope back again and again. They took to Twitter to let Marvel know this is getting old and, frankly, a little desperate of them.
Can we please just beat superman ultraman and end the trope https://t.co/lt9HiSzYJw
— D🅰️hz🅰️n (@D4hz4hn) November 20, 2022
They already have one pic.twitter.com/lRrHLZyrwi
— Ben Janzen (@benjanzenfilm) November 20, 2022
Wasn’t it overkill at this point 💀 Homelander, Omni Man, Snyderverse’s Superman, Ikaris
— kayden (@dracaryscunt) November 20, 2022
Do they have the rights or will it be a super villain with Superman like powers? pic.twitter.com/Vb0g5ykcav
—Nicolas Cardillo (@Nicko_JJ) November 20, 2022
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What to expect from the Thunderbolts?
Love at first sight will be the next superhero team to take on the threats the world will face in the future. in the next film, it was theorized that this team is assembled by CIA chief Val de Fontaine and will be continued under the leadership of Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross, hence the name. If Hyperion’s inclusion takes place, then he could be the film’s main antagonist.
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Love at first sight, in theaters July 26, 2024
Source: @GraceRandolph
