we really are the marvel generation
I know it’s been said before, but I want to say it again.
The MCU, this huge, beautiful franchise that we’ve loved for the past 11 years, is fanfiction.
At it’s core, the MCU is just a bunch of nerds like you and me who wanted to take something that they grew up with, something that meant something to them, something that they probably cared way too much about, and keep it alive.
Every stack of scripts they’ve written, every scene that’s been directed, every single ad-lib... it’s canon because they made it canon.
The Marvel that we know exists because, once upon a time, Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, and Jack Kirby, among others, had an idea, to bring together a group of remarkable people, to see if they could become something more.
Those remarkable people? They’re us, just as much as the superheroes we fell in love with.
Because with each new universe, with each reincarnation of the same hero, the Marvel Universe evolves. Every fic, every headcanon, every piece of fanart adds to this universe--and it truly is that, a universe. It’s a universe that we can’t even begin to see the end of. It’s a universe that is going to look a little bit different to me than it might for you or the next person or the person after that.
So just remember, when things don’t turn out the way you want them to, you can change it, you can. Because this universe belongs to you just as much as it belongs to the Russo’s or Stan Lee or anyone else.
So write your OOC fics. Make some kickass art. Keep this universe alive in whatever way feels right to you.
Marvel isn’t just comics, it isn’t just films--it’s a reflection of everyone who invested a little piece of their heart into this. It’s a group of remarkable people, coming together and becoming something more. It’s all of us.