Black Knight is a deeply flawed hero whose abilities are steeped in darkness, making him the perfect gateway for the movies to embrace the same darkness the Avengers faced in the comics. As challenging as the MCU's villains have proved, all have eventually been beaten, so it would be fascinating to see the MCU take the same route as the comics, with Earth's Mightiest Heroes forced to surrender an entire nation to a villain they can't beat. Given that Bloodwraith's attack comes between Ultron devastating a nation and before the 'Kang Dynasty' comic arc, the MCU is actually right on track to introduce him at a comic-accurate period in the Avengers' career.īlack Knight doesn't have the most memorable villains as a whole, but the Bloodwraith was a threat even the Avengers couldn't stop, and is perfect movie fodder for Dane Whitman. Bloodwraith may not be among the Avengers' signature foes, but he is one of their rare permanent losses, as Ultron's actions created a towering specter who essentially made an entire country too deadly to enter. The Avengers have gradually built up a proven track record with the public in their defeats of insurmountable threats, whether it be Thanos, Kang the Conqueror, or Doctor Doom. He began to read them regularly around the age of 14, when he picked up a copy of Daredevil 120. Busiek did not read comics as a youngster, as his parents disapproved of them. The Bloodwraith and his menace are not only a physical hazard to the Avengers themselves, but the team's esteemed reputation. Kurt Busiek is an American comic book writer notable for his work on the Marvels limited series, his own title Astro City, and his four-year run on Avengers.
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