Robbins made his debut in 2002’s The Hood, written by Brian Okay. Vaughan (Y: The Final Man, Saga) and penciled by Kyle Hotz. As a part of Marvel’s mature-readers MAX line, The Hood took a sideways look on the Peter Parker archetype, giving us a likable everyman who operated on the earth of Marvel’s criminals. When Parker took a housebreaking job to pay for his sick mom’s therapy, he found a mystical cape and pair of trainers, clothes that granted him the powers of flight and invisibility.
Whereas that preliminary story made Parker extra of a traditional man who makes dangerous selections in tough conditions, subsequent tales have leaned into cleaning soap opera, reworking him into extra of an unrepentant supervillain. In Daredevil, he sought to change into the brand new Kingpin of Crime and he repeatedly butted heads with the New Avengers. Throughout the Secret Invasion and Secret Wars storylines, Parker turned a member of the Cabal, a form of evil Illuminati, alongside villains corresponding to Norman Osborn and Physician Doom. Later, he joined the Thunderbolts and clashed with Hawkeye, then the group’s chief.
Extra just lately, tales in regards to the Hood have emphasised his mystical powers, tying him to Ghost Rider and Physician Strange’s arch-enemy Dormammu. And that’s the place Parker has actual potential to alter the MCU.
Magic has at all times been a key a part of the MCU, ever since Thor and the primary scene of Captain America: The First Avenger. Extra just lately, motion pictures corresponding to Spider-Man: No Manner Dwelling and exhibits corresponding to Agatha All Alongside have explored the magical aspect of the universe, indicating the way it underpins the whole lot the characters do.
As seen briefly within the Ironheart trailer, the MCU model of the Hood has those self same mystical powers and, if the temporary shot of Parker writhing as runes type on his again is any indication, the powers might overwhelm him. Clearly, the skills are better than even he realizes. Moreover, rumors have as soon as once more advised that Mephisto, the Marvel Universe’s equal to Devil and a personality tied to the comedian ebook model of the Hood, will lastly seem in Ironheart, performed by Sacha Baron Cohen. Sure, folks have been saying that since WandaVision however, given the latest Mephisto identify drop in Agatha All Alongside, it now appears extra possible.
All of which raises a query: Why all this magic in Ironheart, a present a few technical genius who makes use of her science expertise? The reply is that this conflict between expertise and magic has lengthy been a theme within the Marvel Universe, going again to Iron Man‘s battles with the Mandarin, a much more magical (and much more racist) character within the comics.