{"id":135291,"date":"2025-12-19T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-195164"},"modified":"2025-12-19T18:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T18:00:00","slug":"opinion-marvel-cosmic-invasion-caps-off-a-great-year-to-be-a-superhero-fan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2025\/12\/19\/opinion-marvel-cosmic-invasion-caps-off-a-great-year-to-be-a-superhero-fan\/","title":{"rendered":"Opinion: Marvel Cosmic Invasion Caps Off A Great Year To Be A Superhero Fan"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cards on the table: I am a big superhero fan and I always have been. I’ve read the comics, I’ve played the games, I’ve watched the movies, I’ve got the tattoos *gulp<\/em>*. I am usually pretty adept at bending things to see the positives \u2014 heck, I can even defend Thor: The Dark World<\/strong> on a good day \u2014 but the last few years have been real dark for us fans of caped crusaders.<\/p>\n

There have been some high points: Marvel TV (on the whole) has been rather solid, I’ve played more Marvel Snap<\/a> than I care to admit, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2<\/a> was far better than some folk give it credit for, Batman: Arkham Shadow<\/a> got its TGA flowers, and show me one animated film in the last five years that doesn’t have some<\/em> Spider-Verse<\/strong> DNA in it. But, generally, it has been a very long time since I’ve been able to say “I love superheroes” without needing to have a clarifying statement in the back pocket for the inevitable, and often completely valid, comeback.<\/p>\n

The MCU has seen more misses than hits in the wake of Endgame<\/strong>, DC has had nothing magical to its name in a good decade unless its title begins with a “The”, and the less said about the Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters (SPUMC, yes really<\/em>), the better.<\/p>\n

But in 2025, that all changed. I started leaving the cinema feeling wholly optimistic, I stopped anticipating a fight whenever I logged a 4-star minimum MCU review on Letterboxd, and, most importantly for this site, I had a blast with Marvel Cosmic Invasion<\/a>. Superheroes are super again, and I couldn’t be happier.<\/p>\n

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I’ll get to the Switch-relevant stuff in just a moment, but first, let’s remember all of the other good meat that 2025 has served up. Animated TV has been wonderful, with Your Friendly Neighbourhood Spider-Man<\/strong> \u2014 the best animated Spidey since Spectacular<\/strong> \u2014 as a personal highlight. Live-action has been the same; Daredevil: Born Again<\/strong> put me right back in mind of the OG Netflix series, Peacemaker<\/strong> was ace, and even though I had some gripes with Ironheart<\/strong> and its icky presentation of the joys of AI, there’s no denying that its heart<\/em> (heh) was in the right place.<\/p>\n

Movies, too, have seen a real focus on quality stories over forward-thinking multiversal set-ups. Yeah, Captain America: Brave New World<\/strong> was guff, but Thunderbolts*<\/strong> and Fantastic Four<\/strong> are the closest we’ve come to some Phase One magic in yonks<\/em>. And Superman<\/strong>, gosh, Superman might just be the only film I’ve watched in 2025 that managed to make me feel positive about the world \u2014 and I watched Paddington in Peru<\/strong> for the first time this year, for crying out loud!<\/p>\n

Games have taken similarly optimistic steps. Marvel Rivals<\/a> might have launched last year, but it’s gone from strength to strength in 2025, and it still has my attention \u2014 an achievement that precisely zero<\/em> other hero shooters can boast. The mobile tactics RPG MARVEL Mystic Mayhem<\/a> hasn’t gobbled up quite as much of my time, but I like the little I have played of it, despite its pay-to-win trappings. And, without a VR headset on hand, I haven’t checked out Deadpool VR<\/a>, but hey, Geoff liked it!<\/p>\n