#5: The announcement that RDJ will be in the third ‘Captain America’
This was a bigger moment than the actual reveal of the Captain America: Civil War title because it’s what pretty much told us that the third movie would be about Civil War. The internet went NUTS the night that the news about Robert Downey Jr. having a large part in the film came out.
There were long conversations happening everywhere we looked (including our personal Twitter streams and our article pages). The announcement sparked discussions over RDJ’s place in a Captain America (namely, Chris Evans’ last one) as well as Civil War‘s timing (and the fact that it’s a Captain America movie and not an Avengers movie). Who knew that one small casting rumor (that quickly turned into a casting announcement) could cause quite a stir in the Marvel community?
#4: The end of the ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ mid-season finale
Ho. Ly. COW. The last few minutes of this fall’s mid-season finale were insane. We’ll be honest and say that we’ve been expecting the Inhumans/”Skye is going to get powers” storyline pretty much all season. We knew it was coming, but we had no idea that it was going to come like this. At the cost of one of our favorite former agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and the grandson of a Howling Commando. It was so heart-wrenching to watch him disintegrate, especially when, moments earlier, we thought Mac was going to be the one to die.
And then Skye reaches her full potential and looks almost extraterrestrial in the way that she exhibits her powers… We got chills. It was such a powerful moment that made us feel both devastated and excited.
#3: The premiere (and success) of Ms. Marvel
To put it simply, the new Ms. Marvel series is absolutely wonderful. It’s refreshing and unlike anything we’ve ever read, not just other comics. We love Kamala’s personality and the rich culture that surrounds her, her family, and her friends. This comic has been one of the most talked about titles in 2014 and for good reason. In fact, it’s one of the most successful titles of the year! It’s just so well put together and we can’t wait to see where it goes. Thank you, 2014, for giving us this incarnation of Ms. Marvel.
#2: Dancing Baby Groot
The best part of Guardians of the Galaxy HAS to be the credits scene. Groot slowly won us over during the course of the movie but it was during his solo dancing scene that really made us fall in love with him. It’s quite possibly one of the most fun credits scenes that Marvel has ever done. In fact, it may be one of our favorite Marvel movie scenes of all time because of how unexpected and wonderful it is.
Now that we’ve seen it, we’ll never be able to listen to “I Want You Back” without flailing our arms and dancing. If there’s one thing we’ve taken away from 2014, it’s that “Groot-ing” is now a thing and we’re so happy about it.
#1: The HYDRA reveal and the fall of S.H.I.E.L.D.
The Captain America: The Winter Soldier filmmakers weren’t lying when they said that this movie would change the Marvel cinematic universe forever. Holy cow, what a fantastic twist. While it was in no way unfounded or random feeling, we honestly never saw it coming. But that’s probably what made it so awesome. It was an organic plot point that has allowed the universe to open up and create a new canon (not that the movies stayed 100% true to the comics before this point).
Plus, it was mind-boggling to find out which known MCU characters were actually HYDRA and to see everything play out on a “smaller” scale on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.. The reveal was a huge moment with a huge payoff. That’s what makes this the #1 Marvel moment of 2014 for us. It was, without a doubt, the biggest event of the year.
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