Top 10 Storylines that Changed the Marvel Universe
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These stories have reshaped the foundation of the Marvel Universe into what we know today. There have been a number of both massive and small shake-ups throughout Marvel’s long history, but these are the stories that had the biggest impact for both the characters and the readers alike.
List Rank and Entries
#10: “Galactus Trilogy” (1966)
#9: “Avengers vs. X-Men” (2012)
#8: “The Death of Captain Marvel” (1982)
#7: “Annihilation: Conquest” (2007-08)
#6: “Dark Phoenix Saga” (1980)
#5: “The Infinity Gauntlet” (1990-91)
#4: “Age of Apocalypse” (1995-96)
#3, #2 & #1: ?
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I for one, would like to see these on the silver screen agree?
More like ten times marvel screwed itself up
Some of these storylines had consequences but then were completely forgotten
Back when Marvel was awesome and the bestest comics company in the world, instead of the disgraceful SJW pandering failure it is now
I hated Civil War. It brought One More Day into existence.
Uhm… ONSLAUGHT, anyone?
Secret wars is a masterpiece
03:53 Tom ORZECHOWSKI!!!
Secret wars ruined marvel comics.
Siktirin gidin
Also civil war 2 was bullshit then and still is bullshit today
Wheres World War Hulk
Where was days of future past?
Awesome clip
How come Siege isn’t included in the list?
Infinity Gauntlet is the biggest piece of useless fluff!
Does anyone read DC Metal?
Avengers vs X-Men is a true masterpiece!!
secret empire should be on this list even thou is suck it did cause massive change in a way I mean this was the first time they lost and heros failed and if not for x machina vomit and dead pool if you don't know what I'm talking about then look it up. if not for that then they would have lost
Im honestly curious why Secret Invasion didnt end up here
Okay, I understand why Age of Apocalypse is cool, but I still don't think it should have beaten the Dark Phoenix Saga. Not only did that saga kill of Jean Grey, but it also introduced the hugely popular Phoenix Force, as well as the first time the X-Men battled an iconic alien species, the Shi'ar. I felt like that was waayy more changing than Apocalypse.
So no mention of marvel zombies?…Really?
Captain Marvel wasn't a shape-shifter.
missing "Acts of Vengeance""
Why they never have jubillee in x men movies??
Cool!
What about Old Man Logan?
Dammit WatchMojo, if you want to list Secret Wars, list the original one from 1988! The new one is just a rip-off of DC's Identity Crisis.
World War Hulk?
Onslaught?
Now do a Top 10 Worst Comic Book Storylines of All-Time
Examples:
Deathmate (1993 – 1994)
Spider-Man: The Clone Saga (1994 – 1996)
Avengers: The Crossing (1995 – 1996)
Amazons Attack! (2007)
Spider-Man: One More Day (2007 – 2008)
Countdown to Final Crisis (2007 – 2008)
The Ultimates 3 (2008)
Ultimatum (2009)
Justice League: Cry For Justice (2009)
Civil War II (2016)
Secret Empire (2017)
At the very start of the video, they get the year wrong
I would think Marvel's first Civil War .And the House of M as defying moments in the Marvel Universe ,As.well the Infinity Gantlet as another major moment for Marvel Universe .Last but lest the first Secret Wars (1985) storyline .But I would bet they all are on the list .
I feel as though Howard the Duck gets unfairly criticized. It is such a cheesy B movie
In the original Secret Wars comics the Beyonder was the one who ruled over the world and not Dr. Doom
Where is cap is agent of hydra
the real apocalypse of Jesus, is hear!
the church age, its almost over.
Will you do the same for DC comics????
0:03. That is NOT the Fantastic Four 60's cartoon. You've done fucked up, Watchmojo.
WAIT, THERE WAS A WAR AND I WASN'T AWARE OF IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lol
Is AvX really that good? I dismissed it as another useless annual Marvel event. They started to run that trend into the ground after Secret Invasion.
Yes! Thank you for highlighting Annihilation Conquest. That whole event line (Annihilation—>Annihilation Conquest—>War of Kings—>Realm of Kings—>The Thanos Imperative) is superb, but sadly not too popular. It really changed the status quo for a lot of the Marvel cosmic characters, and even helped to bring the Inhumans to the forefront of the Marvel universe.
House of M is one of the best Marvel events in the past 2 decades. The fact that its effects are still shaping the Marvel universe 12 years later says a lot.
Civil War is amazing. I understand why some people don't like it (mostly because of some characters acting against their type, specifically Iron Man). However, because of the tragedy that starts the whole event, I think it'd be understandable why every character would be on edge and do some unpredictable things.
Secret Wars (2015). I love this story. I love almost everything about it. At its core, its a story about Doctor Doom and Reed Richards, with the stakes raised to the absolute maximum. I loved that because of the premise, a lot of the tie-ins had interesting concepts (even if sometimes executed poorly). I love that the artwork was done by Esad Ribic. Like I said, I just love this story.
Notice the lack of reference to the Inhumans (because they're lame). More X-Men titles!