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Ah, Kang the Conqueror — the archvillain thwarted not by the Avengers however his personal actor’s dangerous habits!
Kang was set to be the ultimate villain of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s “Multiverse Saga,” which might’ve been capped off within the “Avengers” movies “The Kang Dynasty” and “Secret Wars.” However then Kang actor Jonathan Majors was discovered responsible of assault and harassment in December 2023, incomes him a swift firing. Marvel Studios was fast to pivot after that, bringing again Robert Downey Jr. to play Physician Doom and retooling the “The Kang Dynasty” into “Doomsday.”
The Kang character has numerous incarnations throughout time and dimensions, however different actors that’ve been floated to exchange Majors because the MCU’s Conqueror (similar to Colman Domingo) do not seem desirous about doing so. It appears the silver display Kang might be doomed to the identical destiny as Poochie the Canine, i.e. being abruptly written off and by no means, ever seen once more — however not the comedian iteration of Kang the Conqueror.
Certainly, Kang has been taking part in a recurring function within the present “Avengers” comics run, written by Jed MacKay. Within the newest arc, he employed Felicia Hardy aka Black Cat for an intergalactic heist.
Marvel has now shared an unique preview of “Avengers” #24 with /Movie. The problem wraps up “The On line casino Job,” with its abstract studying as follows:
“HOUSE RULES: KANG ALWAYS WINS! The finale of the CASINO story arc is upon us, and the Avengers are going all in! However can they win in opposition to gamers like GRANDMASTER, MYRDDIN, BLACK CAT, and KANG THE CONQUEROR? When the chips are down, who can the Avengers belief?”
See the problem’s cowl, drawn by Valerio Schiti, under:
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Black Cat and Kang The Conqueror have teamed up for Marvel’s Heist of the Century
“The On line casino Job” kicked off in “The Avengers” #22, again when the Scarlet Witch realized that the Grandmaster was auctioning off an information archive as soon as owned by Kang. The Avengers concluded they may use the presumed details about future occasions to their benefit, and so determined to steal the archive. Sadly, Kang had additionally determined to steal it again and introduced alongside Black Cat to assist.
The ending of subject #22 revealed, although, that the Grandmaster was truly a pawn of Myrddin, one other time-traveling villain and rival to Kang. (Myrddin was first launched in MacKay’s 2022 mini-series “Timeless,” a narrative he is been constructing off of all through “Avengers.”)
Problem #23 was largely a chase scene that includes the Avengers pursuing Kang & Cat to assert the MacGuffin. It turned out Felicia wasn’t doing this only for the joys or cash, although; Kang, the truth is, supplied her any grasp thief from all of her historical past as an confederate. (She selected her late father, Walter Hardy, the unique Cat Burglar.) The problem ended with Kang’s starship fleet arriving; subject #24 picks up from there because the battle commences, whereas Kang leaves the Avengers holding the bag.
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“The Avengers” #24 is scheduled for print and digital launch on March 19, 2025.
