Avengers of Ultron hits the screen today and millions of fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe get the next big step forward since last summer’s Guardians of the Galaxy.  One of the notable elements in the new film is the organic nature in which traditional Avengers are introduced to the overall story line.  The Vision and Scarlet Witch finally get introduced on the main screen, but their introduction probably fulfilled the desires of many fans.  After all many fans have tired of the superhero films which repeatedly give the origin of a new character, and the characters here were introduced without overwhelming the script with their background story.  With the confirmed addition of Captain Marvel and Black Panther to the Marvel Cinematic Universe in years to come the roster of the Avengers can be expected to keep expanding, and will probably expand once again this summer with the addition of Ant-Man and hopefully the Wasp.

In terms of the iconic character for the Avengers, there are going to be very few spots left to fill from what can be considered to be the usual roster, but there are still a few outliers that they could tie into the overall picture.  The Avengers from the 1960s contained among its other members Hercules and the Black Knight, and the 1980s saw the introduction of Tigra.  What do all of these characters have in common?  A tie to the fantasy genre.  Although more based in myth than pure fantasy, Hercules still belongs to the latter.  The Black Knight is also obviously tied into the genre, the more so that he has led the Knights of Wundagore.  Tigra is a member of the Cat People who are tied into the stories of the Higher Evolutionary as well, and thus also serve as a tie to fantasy.

The link between the three characters is tenuous enough, but Marvel is successful at making unconventional pairings work.  In Guardians of the Galaxy they introduced what was essentially a talking tree and fans loved it.  What is more interesting about the Guardians of the Galaxy was the mixing of genres, as some said it was essentially a mixture of Star Wars and super heroes.  The same could be asked equally though why Marvel could not attempt the same with other genres.  Marvel also recently released season 1 of Daredevil on Netflix, which the creator stated as saying that he wanted to make a superhero film as close as possible to the Wire, and so therefore why could not Marvel introduce a television series that was as close as they could take superheroes to Game of Thrones, especially while mixing in the three previously named characters and somehow spinning them into the mainstream Marvel Cinematic Universe.  It would fit with the same Netflix concept as well, especially to introduce some characters that are not so well in pop culture, thus not taking as much of a gamble.

If there is one thing that is certain it is that movie and television fans can’t get enough of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and despite having been around for a while, the euphoria does not seem yet ready to pass.  The above could be a great way in which to incorporate harder to implement characters while also giving fans something new to see.