A lot of the problems in Marvel’s Multiverse Saga arose when they dropped the ball on the Kang the Conqueror storyline. Before Robert Downey Jr.’s casting was announced, Avengers: Doomsday was initially titled Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and would have focused on Jonathan Majors ’ villain character.

More than six decades after Jack Kirby and Stan Lee created a superhero team to rival the Justice League, the Fantastic Four finally get a worthy big-screen adaption in a spiffy ’60s-era romp, bathed in retro futurism and bygone American optimism,

When the MCU kicked off in 2008 with the original "Iron Man," fans became clamoring for Mr. Fantastic, The Human Touch, The Invisible Woman and The Thing to share the screen with the rest of their favorite Avengers – and they’ll get their wish when "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" clobbers its way into theaters on Friday.