Author: Brandon Davis / Source: Marvel
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Avengers: Infinity War is breaking records and building buzz but it might be crowning a new most-popular villain in the world. Most of the conversation about Infinity War surrounds Thanos, the film’s villain, who has burst into the scene after several teases in prior films and simultaneously dominating several stories in Marvel Comics.
With all of this new fame and popularity, could Thanos be the new Joker? Meaning, could Thanos be the best-known, best ticket-selling, most book-selling, villain of the next generation of comic books and films?
The Joker, Batman’s biggest and best known villain with or without the Caped Crusader nearby, has been a cinematic icon for years. The character is, in fact, one of the most reputable names in comic books and films, selling books and tickets at the box office on a nearly endless basis.
As a result, the Joker has been plastered on countless books, teased on Gotham for years, and rebooted in cinema half of a dozen times. Iconic actors have played the part and others have become mega-stars as a result the harrowing laugh.
Thanos is proving to be suddenly rivaling the Joker in terms of being a household name, though. How many memes popped up in everyone’s Facebook feed about the character in the past two weeks? The purple titan will inevitably draw billions of dollars worth of fans back to theaters for Avengers 4 in just under a year. After that, though, will Marvel Studios simply push the popular villain aside? Or will Thanos be given an inevitable Joker treatment where sporadic appearances, reboots, and takes of the character are used to draw…
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