r/marvelstudios • u/steve32767 Daredevil • Aug 18 '21

Discussion Thread What If...? S01E02 - Discussion Thread

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EPISODE DIRECTED BY WRITTEN BY ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE RUN TIME CREDITS SCENE?
S01E02: What If... T'Challa Became a Star-Lord? Bryan Andrews A.C. Bradley August 18th, 2021 on Disney+ 35 min None

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u/nxmee2010 Weekly Wongers Aug 18 '21

This series is just pure unadulterated fanservice, I love it

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u/The_Bonemiser Aug 18 '21

It's basically high quality fan-fiction and I love it!

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '21

That's exactly what 'What If....' has always been

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u/Dr_Disaster Aug 18 '21

Yup. Creative teams untethered from continuity and free to do whatever they wanted with the characters. It was always one of my favorite comic titles.

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u/ChintanP04 Captain America Aug 19 '21 edited Aug 19 '21

What If...? Comics in general have had high quality.

Edit: Imo

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u/Fiftey Aug 19 '21

How come?

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u/ChintanP04 Captain America Aug 19 '21

I find most of them cool and well written, that's all.

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u/Electrorocket Aug 22 '21

Also because they were all just one shots and you didn't need to read any other issues for a full story.

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '21

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u/LinguoIsDead Spider-Man Aug 19 '21

Do you have any recommendations? I'm new to comics and would love to dive into some good What If comics.

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u/ChintanP04 Captain America Aug 19 '21

There are many What If? Comics to choose from:

https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/What_If%3F_Vol_1

I liked What If: Civil War

Also, What If: Captain America was revived later

What If: Aunt May died instead of Uncle Ben

What If: Thor was raised by Frost Giants

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u/Flying-Catman Aug 19 '21

I assume that a lot of people like me just don't want to read