Avengers: Endgame
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As the comics giants make billions from their storylines and characters, writers and artists are speaking out about their struggles for fair payment
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There is life after Endgame, but Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes are having a hard time finding purpose. Just as well there’s a new terror group in town
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Actor who brought intelligence and warmth to his starring role in the Marvel superhero blockbuster Black Panther
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The US actor best known for his role as T’Challa in Black Panther, has died at the age of 43. We look back at his life and careerGallery
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Quentin Tarantino says ‘original movies’ are in a ‘war’ with superhero and Star Wars franchises, echoing Martin Scorsese’s attack on Marvel films
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Investors criticised the studio’s deals with Pixar, Marvel and Lucasfilm, but the strategy has paid back 10 times over
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Ellen Ripley and Gandalf have staged comebacks, but making Marvel fans watch their heroes die, then blithely return, is a big ask emotionally
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Hulk actor Mark Ruffalo chided Boris Johnson for comparing himself with Marvel’s mean, green fighting machine. But look closely at the PM’s career and the notion doesn’t seem so daft
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They used to come out years after the original – and be quite different. Now films such as Avengers: Endgame are released in ‘new’ versions weeks after the original – and fans are lapping them up
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The Lion King helps Disney amass $7.67bn to date in 2019, passing the previous best mark of $7.61bn in 2016
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Marvel Studios sequel has earned $3bn since its release in April, breaking 10-year record
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Disney is consuming its rivals – and creating a film industry devoid of innovation, says Observer film columnist Guy Lodge
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The Avengers video game has just been unveiled – and has proved controversial, thanks to redesigned characters and a trailer that looked more like a film than a game
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